If you are a road worker, you need to keep an eye out for many different hazards on the job. From dangerous machinery and heat waves to backing vehicles and other risks associated with traffic, road work presents a number of dangers. Sadly, many road workers suffer...
Month: January 2022
Meatpacking dismemberments and workers’ compensation
Workers' compensation, in the most hopeful scenarios, comes into play for only minor or recoverable injuries. As nice as that might be, meatpacking plants and other industrial workplaces pose far greater—and more permanent—risks to workers. A fall on the job resulting...
Work-related injuries may have delayed symptoms
While an alarming number of Americans continue to die at work, you are much more likely to sustain an injury or develop an occupational illness. In fact, in the private sector in 2020 alone, more than 2.7 million Americans suffered non-fatal illnesses or injuries at...
