Back injuries are a significant concern in workplaces across various industries. These injuries often cause both pain and financial strain to employees. What should you know about these challenges? How common are workplace back injuries? Back injuries are alarmingly...
Many workplace accidents happen when workers are using ladders. It is certainly possible for a worker to be injured in a slip-and-fall accident on the same level. But accidents tend to get more serious when workers are any distance above the ground, whether that’s...
Yes. Whether they’re professional drivers or occasionally run errands for work, a lot of people wonder whether their car accident is covered by workers’ compensation. In cases where an employee was driving for work or to benefit the company, car wrecks are indeed...
Last year, four Illinois workers died during trench or excavation work. They were among 39 who died nationwide in 2022 doing this hazardous type of work. Unfortunately, that’s way up since before the pandemic. Between 2011 and 2018, 166 U.S. workers died in trench...
Last fall, OSHA initiated a “severe violators” list. It includes companies who chronically expose employees to workplace safety and health risks. Dollar General was the first company OSHA put on the list. According to CNBC, Tennessee-based Dollar General grew rapidly...
When you work around machines, you always have to be careful. Most important, perhaps, is taking the proper precautions to prevent foreseeable injuries. Employers are supposed to identify hazards and take reasonable steps to mitigate those hazards. This is especially...
The pandemic, inflation, supply chain issues and worker shortages have combined to make it harder to get many things done. That may be the reason for a sharp drop in restaurant companies performing workplace hazard assessments recently. According to a 2022 survey by...
Sometimes it seems as if winter will last forever. Most of us don’t get to stay home when the weather is bad – and some workers have to work out in that bad weather. When the temperature falls below freezing (or lower), outdoor workers risk cold stress. According to...
All workplaces must be reasonably safe. That includes preventing ordinary hazards that may not garner our full attention. When OSHA finds that an employer hasn’t taken reasonable steps to keep employees safe, it can fine that employer. Unfortunately, some may see...
"In mere seconds, thousands of pounds of soil can trap a worker in a trench collapse and lead to serious and often fatal injuries.” That’s what’s at stake when construction companies fail to follow the federal safety regulations on preventing trench collapses and...
