Any work environment has the potential to leave an employee with a lifelong injury. Even office jobs can have lasting consequences for employees. Nurses and CNAs especially have a lot of risks on the job, but what are they? Workplace injuries for nurses can be severe...
Workers’ Compensation
What You Should Know about Traumatic Brain Injuries
Work accidents change lives in a split second, particularly if the outcome involves a traumatic brain injury (TBI). A sudden bump or jolt impacts normal brain functions. Ranging from moderate to severe, TBIs can take various forms and range from a concussion to an...
Should employees try to work after a work injury?
New Jersey and Pennsylvania residents know that everyone needs to work because bills never stop rolling in. However, what do you do after you hurt yourself at work? Do you work through the pain to ensure you have a paycheck at the end of the month? In short, employees...
How to prevent winter chills as an outdoor worker
When most people think about brutal winters, they think about Alaska, Minnesota or Wisconsin as the kings of the snowy season. However, east coast residents know how brutally cold the east coast gets, especially as we head into January. It makes it crucial that...
Disney World Dangers for Employees
Since 1955, Walt Disney World is well known by its slogan, “The Happiest Place on Earth.” Tourists worldwide have flocked to Orlando to visit the famed resort to experience the feeling promised by the famed tagline. Combined with employees and vendors, the population...
How can I avoid the “Fatal Four” construction accidents?
Working a construction job involves many risks. There's a reason jobsites require you to wear a hard hat and gloves. When you are working with heavy machinery, standing on scaffolding, and climbing tall ladders, there are many types of injuries that may occur.Despite...
Common workers compensation injuries in the restaurant industry
It can be demanding to work in the food and beverage service industry. Your body is often the pushcart for all types of duties to make everyone in the back and front of the house happy. Not only do restaurant workers exert energy for long hours, but it is often...
New pilot program aims to make Pennsylvania road work zones safer
How drivers act in work zones greatly impacts the safety of road construction workers. Workers can suffer major injuries if they are struck by drivers who are speeding or engaging in other unsafe conduct, and these sustained injuries could change a construction...
Lightning risks for outdoor workers
Summer weather can pose safety challenges for outdoor workers. Not only are there risks presented by high temperatures, but summer can bring some severe storms. Such storms can be unpredictable, and they have the potential to inflict serious injuries on outdoor...
The dangers of working in the summer heat
For many, warm summer weather is a welcomed treat after a long, cold winter. However, summer heat can pose its dangers, especially for those individuals who work outside.When you work outside, hot temperatures could put you at risk for heat stress, which can lead to...