Workplace Injuries
What Your Doctor Needs To Know About Your Workplace Injury
Scaffolding accidents: What you need to know
Every day throughout the country, employees use scaffolding to work at heights. For example, bricklayers use this equipment on buildings of all sizes. While there is no denying the…
How workers can keep themselves safe from forklift accidents
Ask any employee who earns their living in the warehousing, manufacturing or retail sector about the essential tools of their trade, and there’s a very good chance that they will…
Black Friday can lead to workplace injury
When you are on-the-job, your expectation is that you will be safe. Even general contractors have safety guidelines that include keeping their workers safe when working at heights. Believe…
Can I receive workers’ comp and disability payments concurrently?
Each year, workers’ compensation programs are responsible for nearly $60 billion in medical benefits and cash for injured and ill workers. The biggest disability insurance program in the country,…
How to avoid some common workplace injuries
Some workplace accidents in Pennsylvania are freak accidents, things that could never have been anticipated or avoided, but many of them are rather predictable. By taking the right steps,…
Tips for protecting your eyes at work
The eyes might be the windows to the world, but they are also necessary when working in most any type of construction and similar work. Protecting one’s eyes should…
Does workers’ compensation cover injuries to federal employees?
Like employees for private organizations, those who hold federal government positions are at risk for workplace injuries. However, the way these employees receive benefits or compensation for such injuries…
Are repetitive stress injuries like carpal tunnel truly serious?
For whatever reason, a lot of people don’t take repetitive stress injuries seriously. Maybe it’s because they’re harder to conceptualize than sudden, traumatizing injuries. Maybe people assume the slow degeneration…