Workplace Injuries

Nurses have chosen a career centered around caring for those who need it most. They provide far more hands-on care to sick and injured individuals than doctors, who typically have numerous patients and rush from one to the next. A nurse takes on more of the daily...

Being seriously injured at work can turn your entire life upside-down. At the same time as needing medical care, being in pain, and being temporarily disabled, you'll also be unable to earn an income to support yourself and your family. This can be an extremely...

Many people think of office work as something that’s pretty safe. While it’s true that many of these professions are safe, there are still risks that workers need to be aware of. These can lead to injuries that considerably impact a person’s ability to work and do...

Roofers have one of the most important jobs in any residential housing project. A home is only as stable and protected as the roof. It is literally the first line of defense against rain, hail, snow, ice, wind and much more. New roofs must be installed professionally...

Think back to the times as a child that you landed awkwardly, falling out of trees or off horses, or getting crunched in a football tackle. Any of those incidents could have left you in a wheelchair if you had injured your spinal cord. The more you learn about your...

For construction workers, electricity is among the top four causes of workplace accidents. Yet, you do not have to be on a construction site to be at risk from an electrical accident. Almost every Ohio workplace has electricity cables running through its site. You...

Accidental amputations can happen in a split second for those working with power tools, heavy machinery and in many other settings. They are rare, as far as injuries are concerned, but very serious.In some cases, the body part that was amputated can be reattached. It...

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that health care workers are at the greatest risk for on-the-job injuries. This statistic stands in stark contrast to a long-held belief that construction workers were most vulnerable to workplace injuries. The reality is...

Many of our previous posts here have described the difficulties that workers face when they are injured on the job and can't return to work for an extended period of time. They often face financial hardship in addition to physical limitation and the need for extensive...

Although most of us associate workplace injuries with potentially dangerous occupations, such as jobs in the construction or industrial sectors, the fact is that workplace injuries can occur in almost any sector of employment. Workplace injuries are fairly common.For...