DANA POINT, Calif.

Dollar General Corp. has been issued fines of $169,000 for safety hazards allegedly found at two of the retailer’s West Virginia stores, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said.

As flat-fee, or capitated, health plans become more widespread, health care providers could begin classifying more soft tissue conditions as work-related injuries, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s investigation of a carpenter’s fatal fall has resulted in manslaughter charges against his employer and foreman, the California Department of Industrial Relations said.