Workplace Injuries

When most individuals hear the terminology "workplace injury," they often envision someone suffering an amputation, spinal cord injury or head trauma. The legal field often groups occupational diseases into these categories as well. Lung disease is one of more common...

There are many types of hazards in the workplace. While many employees are concerned with heavy lifting and falling, you face a different kind of hazard at work when you work for a business that uses dangerous chemicals. You may not see the broken bones or the sprains...

Do you feel like you have a dangerous workplace? In some occupations, it’s impossible to remove all risks. However, you may still think that your boss is making your job more dangerous than it needs to be.  For instance, perhaps your employer is focused only on...

Working in forestry or the lumber industry is consistently one of the most dangerous jobs. Lumber professionals have the highest fatality rates out of any industry most years, and workers can also suffer life-altering injuries in the blink of an eye.    Not everyone...

When you chose teaching as a profession, you likely didn’t imagine that you’d wind up injured and unable to work for a time as a result. However, teachers are at risk for a number of injuries. These can include injuries that result from doing everyday activities to...

A 2018 study published in the American College of Surgeons highlighted how there's been a five-fold reduction in burn injuries over the past nearly 40 years. Even still, some workers are more vulnerable to suffering this kind of disabling injury than others. These...

For workplace safety, 2020 was an unprecedented year. When the coronavirus pandemic reached the United States, several workplaces shut down to limit the virus’ spread. Other businesses had to implement safety plans to keep their workplaces safe for employees....

If you work in a salon, one of the chemicals you may be around often is acetone. Acetone can be beneficial when used as a solvent, so it is normally used in nail salons to remove old nail polish and to prep nails for new color. Acetone, as a solvent, can break down...

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...