The chances of an employee suffering a workplace injury depend on a number of factors. For example, an employer who does not make sure his or her equipment operates safely increases the risk of an employee getting injured. If safety is not a top priority, accidents --...
Month: May 2016
The hazards of combustible dust
When there is combustible material suspended as dust in the air, it can, under certain circumstances, explode. The dust can explode from some materials that don't burn when they are in large pieces.There are many materials that will explode when in dust form. These...
What are the most common causes of workplace accidents?
When a workplace accident occurs, the employer and employees may all be trying to determine what the root cause of the accident was. It can be difficult for employees to admit that they were doing something that they shouldn't have been doing when the accident...
What is voluntary binding arbitration in workers’ compensation?
When you're injured at work, you expect to be covered by workers' compensation insurance. This coverage is supposed to provide injured workers with medical care, wage replacement, temporary and permanent disability earnings and more. If your workers' compensation case...
Traumatic brain injuries and the workplace
Not all brain injuries result in signs or symptoms immediately after the traumatic event. It can take weeks for some symptoms to appear in many cases. The symptoms also vary depending on how severe the head injury was.A minor head injury may or may not result in a...
Electrical workers thrown from cherry picker falls 30 feet
A lot of construction and similar work happens several stories above the ground. Even when workers have proper safety equipment and training for working 30, 40, 50 feet in the air or more, an accident can lead to a fall, which puts the worker at obvious risk of severe...