Ohio bear owner carried no insurance for caretaker
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Records show the owner of a bear that recently mauled its caretaker to death had no workplace injury insurance to cover the man, an apparent violation of state law.
Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation spokeswoman Maria Smith said investigators will go to Sam Mazzola's home near Cleveland on Thursday to determine if he had paid 24-year-old Brent Kandra or other employees since his coverage lapsed in late 2005.
Ohio requires business owners who pay even one employee to carry insurance in the event of injury or death, Smith said.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which regulates workplace safety, is also trying to determine whether Kandra was Mazzola's employee or just a friend who occasionally helped out, spokesman Scott Allen said.
"We would only investigate if the person that was injured or killed was an employee of the company," he said.
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