No matter how safe a line of work is, the possibility for workplace injuries and accidents to occur always exists. This is especially true of trip and fall incidents, which can occur at any time and at any place. It is thus important to understand how workplace trip...
Workplace Injuries
What types of fall protection are necessary on construction sites?
The construction industry is among one of the most dangerous industries. Employers and project managers should make employee safety a top priority. One way to protect employees is to keep falls to a minimum. According to OSHA, fall protection is a necessity to prevent...
Are you covered by workers’ compensation?
Nobody wants to deal with unnecessary confusion or stress while dealing with an injury. When it comes to hospital bills or missing days at work, you want to know there are resources and support to help you through. If you suffered your injury while on the job, you...
Does your work vehicle have a defective Takata airbag?
If your job duties require you to drive, your employer may have provided you with a company car. Fortunately, this car probably has airbags, which exponentially improve your chances of surviving a motor vehicle accident. Of course, if your company car has a defective...
What are compartment injuries?
If you suffer a severe injury at work, it can completely uproot your career. Compartment syndrome is one of the severe injuries that may occur on construction sites, warehouses, and other labor-intensive industries. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine,...
How to treat an injured rotator cuff
Those who work in the construction industry, house painting, or any other career requiring repetitive overhead arm motions have a higher risk of damaging their rotator cuff. Your rotator cuff is a group of tendons and muscles around the shoulder joint. Their purpose...
Did a defective power tool injure you at work?
If you work in the construction industry, you undoubtedly use a range of power tools every single day. While power tools make performing your job duties easier and faster, they can be dangerous. After all, many of your everyday tools have motors, blades, bits,...
Common construction injuries and accident prevention strategies
People who work in construction face greater risks of injuries than those who work in many other industries. Due to the nature of the job and the equipment used, both fatal and nonfatal injuries occur in a variety of ways. Although accidents do happen, many of the...
What is a degloving injury?
If you work in manufacturing or a similar industrial occupation, you may be at risk for a degloving injury. According to Healthline, degloving occurs when something rips the top layers of skin and tissue away from the bones, muscles or connective tissue underneath....
Working with machines poses numerous safety threats
Working in metalworking and machining can be dangerous. Accidents cause numerous injuries, and some of them are life-threatening or permanent disabilities. Certain injuries are more common than others, and many of them are preventable. Common and severe machining...
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