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Fewer injuries: Workers' compensation claims dropped 13 per cent last year as the recession hit companies in construction and manufacturing
Fewer injuries: Workers' compensation claims dropped 13 per cent last year as the recession hit companies in construction and manufacturing

Fewer injuries: Workers' compensation claims dropped 13 per cent last year as the recession hit companies in construction and manufacturing

Date2/11/1991
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  • Fewer injuries: Workers' compensation claims dropped 13 per cent last year as the recession hit companies in construction and manufacturing.
  • Fewer injuries: Workers' compensation claims dropped 13 per cent last year as the recession hit companies in construction and manufacturing
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fewer injuries: Workers' compensation claims dropped 13 per cent last year as the recession hit companies in construction and manufacturing.
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      How it works: Dr. John MacKenzie, who recently retired as co-ordinator of the hand clinic at the Workers' Compensation Board's Downsview Rehabilitation Centre, uses a diagram to explain injuries to workers who are sent to the clinic for treatment. he hopes to continue his research into hand injuries.
      How it works: Dr. John MacKenzie, who recently retired as co-ordinator of the hand clinic at the Workers' Compensation Board's Downsview Rehabilitation Centre, uses a diagram to explain injuries to workers who are sent to the clinic for treatment. he hopes to continue his research into hand injuries.
      Pickell, Brian
      7/2/1985
      Cleaning up: Injuries and accidents are high among garbage collection workers, writer claims
      Cleaning up: Injuries and accidents are high among garbage collection workers, writer claims
      Dunlop, Al
      4/28/1986
      Steel riggers on a Metro project are among the 200,000 Ontario construction workers affected by a Construction Safety Act. An average of one in 10 workers each year reports lost-time injuries
      Steel riggers on a Metro project are among the 200,000 Ontario construction workers affected by a Construction Safety Act. An average of one in 10 workers each year reports lost-time injuries
      Norris, Dave
      2/5/1973
      Sartorial splendor: Milton Eugene, owner of Eugene Manufacturing, displays some of the ties he has produced for 660 companies in Canada. Eugene says sales are up 30 per cent this year and he plans to expand by opening outlets in Atlanta and Dallas next ye
      Sartorial splendor: Milton Eugene, owner of Eugene Manufacturing, displays some of the ties he has produced for 660 companies in Canada. Eugene says sales are up 30 per cent this year and he plans to expand by opening outlets in Atlanta and Dallas next ye
      Bull, Ron
      12/16/1982
      Yrjo Heinonen shows his injuries claims six Helsinki policemen attacked him
      Yrjo Heinonen shows his injuries claims six Helsinki policemen attacked him
      Griffin, Doug
      4/4/1977
      On the job: Former construction worker Vito Giovannetti, right, who now runs his own company, talks with Ed Boone, one of his new employees who was hired under a program set up by the Workers' Compensation Board to find jobs for disabled workers
      On the job: Former construction worker Vito Giovannetti, right, who now runs his own company, talks with Ed Boone, one of his new employees who was hired under a program set up by the Workers' Compensation Board to find jobs for disabled workers
      Beaty, Keith
      6/5/1983
      Arthur Wishart, Chairman of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, believes state owes victims something if it fails with its law-enforcement function
      Arthur Wishart, Chairman of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, believes state owes victims something if it fails with its law-enforcement function
      Darrell, Dick
      9/14/1972
      Robert Ellery 18, was crippled by a shot from a .22 rifle. An award from Criminal Injuries Compensation Board enabled the Uxbridge youth to buy this van, equipped with hand controls, wheelchair lift.
      Robert Ellery 18, was crippled by a shot from a .22 rifle. An award from Criminal Injuries Compensation Board enabled the Uxbridge youth to buy this van, equipped with hand controls, wheelchair lift.
      Mahler, John
      7/7/1977
      Police assistance: Criminal Injuries Compensation Board can exceed its usual maximum awards for persons who are injured while assisting a peace officer, chairman Allan Grossman points out
      Police assistance: Criminal Injuries Compensation Board can exceed its usual maximum awards for persons who are injured while assisting a peace officer, chairman Allan Grossman points out
      Grossman, Allan, 1910-
      4/28/1981
      Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
      Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
      Beaty, Keith
      3/29/1982
      Gold with vice-president Derek Ford, left, has been business increase 20 per cent over last year, despite recession
      Gold with vice-president Derek Ford, left, has been business increase 20 per cent over last year, despite recession
      Beaty, Keith
      11/4/1982
      Strategies: Gold, with vice-president Derek Ford left, has been business increase 20 per cent over last year, despite recession.
      Strategies: Gold, with vice-president Derek Ford left, has been business increase 20 per cent over last year, despite recession.
      Beaty, Keith
      11/4/1982