It's that time of year again when parents are buying new clothes for their kids, kids are picking out their backpacks and lunchboxes and teachers are reviewing their new curriculum. Many teachers look forward to schools opening their doors again. Teaching isn’t often...
While everyone knows to be cautious around an open flame, there may be, however, unfortunate accidents that cause someone to burn themselves at their job. Boiling water, a spark from a plug or a chemical reaction can each cause different types of burns. How many...
Most workplace injuries can be fixed with short-term treatment and care. However, there are instances when a workplace injury can be life-altering. Life-altering injuries that require ongoing support and therapy are known as catastrophic injuries. If you sustain a...
Electricity enhances almost every part of the modern human experience and is present in nearly every work environment. From providing lighting and environmental comforts, it also powers the machinery necessary in commercial and industrial facilities. Everyone works...
It’s estimated that more than 2,000 workers in the U.S. suffer some type of eye injury each day that requires medical treatment. While some injuries may be easily treated and the worker recovers relatively quickly, others don’t have the same experience. Learning...
When thinking about on-the-job accidents and injuries, you may imagine catastrophic events, such as someone falling from a height, or a back injury caused by lifting heavy objects. What you may not realize is that an extremely common type of work injury is a...
It happens to the most cautious of workers and yet its implications could be as benign as minor bruises or as devastating as paralysis or even death, in worst-case scenarios. Depending on the severity of the impact, injuries resulting from trips, slips and falls can...
When you leave home for work, you look forward to a fruitful day doing what you were hired, and probably love, to do. Unfortunately, accidents happen in the workplace sometimes. And when you are involved in one, you might be left with serious injuries. This is why...
Did you know that you could be technically decapitated but still survive? There is an injury called an internal decapitation that could dislocate the spine from the skull but not enough that you suffer severe trauma or have any immediate signs of the seriousness of...
American meat lovers may appreciate your hard work processing and packing meat, but they aren’t going to pay your bills if you suffer an injury or illness. Fortunately, workers’ compensation is there to cover your medical expenses and replace some of the wages you...
