The city council settled 11 workers compensation cases on Tuesday night paying out $479,243.
The three biggest claims were filed by firefighters John Howe for $102,600, Robert Stemmler for $87,750, and public works park caretaker Walter Cruz for $76,413, according to city records.
Howe allegedly injured his lower back while lifting a patient onto a stretcher on Jan. 27, 2015. Stemmler allegedly injured his bilateral shoulders when he tried to prevent a ladder from falling on July 14, 2014.