If you work a job where you use your hands regularly, suffering an injury to them could end up ending your career. Unfortunately, hand injuries are common in workplaces in America, because there are many different hazards that people may be exposed to. Common hand and...
Year: 2021
Why forklifts can be more dangerous than some people realize
If asked what the most dangerous piece of heavy equipment is, many people would say cranes or other large, heavy equipment like excavators and backhoes. And while they would be correct, that doesn’t mean that smaller equipment pieces, like forklifts, don’t pose their...
Does fault matter in a workers’ compensation case?
You didn’t intend to get hurt at work, of course, but you recognize that it was your own error that led to the accident. Maybe you were told to use a handcart to move something heavy, for instance, but you thought it would be quicker to just pick it up. As you did,...
3 types of disability benefits via workers’ compensation in New Jersey
When you’ve been injured on the job, you have every right to be concerned about your future. After all, the bills don’t stop coming in just because you’re not working. Fortunately, New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system offers three different types of cash benefits...
A car accident may be the result of numerous little mistakes
In some cases, you can point to one mistake that appears to have caused a car accident, such as another driver running a stop sign and hitting your car. If they hadn’t made that error, you wouldn’t have been injured. There is some truth to this, of course, but it’s...
3 common causes of head injuries on the job
If you are working and suffer a head injury, you could go through many months or years of pain and suffering. A serious head injury may impact your ability to work or do your job. You may lose the ability to work completely in some cases. That’s why it’s important to...
Carpal tunnel syndrome and workers’ compensation
What do office workers and manual laborers have in common? Answer: Repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome. These types of work-related injuries usually don't qualify as a personal injury lawsuit. However, understanding your rights under your state's...
Are you at risk for toxic exposure at your job?
As an industrial services worker, you likely have various workplace injury risks that you face. Your chances of developing an occupational disease are unpleasantly high. You can be exposed to hazardous materials through skin contact, ingestion or inhalation. The more...
First responders and others can seek workers’ compensation for job-related trauma
Different jobs expose people to different workplace dangers. People who work in retail could get hurt when customers become violent with each other during a holiday sale or if there’s an armed robbery. A pizza delivery driver could get hurt in a car crash. First...
Does inexperience play a role in car accidents?
You can study car accidents from many different angles to find out why they happen. You can look at factors like the age of the drivers, whether or not they’re intoxicated, if they got distracted behind the wheel, and much more. But looking at these direct factors...