Warehouse workers are often paid well. While the job is essential, the high pay rate may be because warehouses are a lot more dangerous than people think. Workers suffer many common kinds of injuries in warehouses. Here’s what can happen: 1. Forklifts Forklifts are...
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What should you know about work-related shoulder injuries?
People in every industry are at risk of shoulder injuries. Even office workers can have issues with their shoulders because of the nature of their work. It’s crucial that all workers do what they can to protect their shoulders. Employers must ensure they provide...
Electrical hazards at work and your rights
Electrocution is one of the most common causes of workplace accidents on construction sites. Employers must provide proper training and safeguards for workers to help prevent these incidents. If you are injured by electrical hazards, you can likely recover workers’...
Recent deaths at New Jersey Amazon warehouses being investigated
People who work in warehouses face a variety of dangers. The online retail behemoth Amazon has drawn attention and complaints from employees and safety advocates for their work conditions and the daily rate of output expected of its workers. Now, three deaths this...
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...
New Jersey Comcast worker, father of 3, electrocuted on the job
Dangerous jobs don't have to be unusual. Employees who make certain Bergen County neighborhoods are supplied with heat, light, trash pickup and cable do work other people often take for granted. You may not associate those jobs with life-threatening hazards, but the...
New Jersey ink plant blamed for fire that injured 7 workers
Bergen County industrial workers have a right to expect employers to be concerned about safety. That doesn't mean all employers live up to those expectations. Lax safety precautions can lead to manufacturing accidents, serious worker injuries and sometimes, deaths.The...
How do New Jersey companies cope with manufacturing accidents?
Some Bergen County companies have no advance plans to deal with worker injuries or deaths. Without preparation, a manufacturing accident triggers an environment of chaos. Catastrophic injuries and fatalities are not the products of every workplace accident, but...
Surgery followed New Jersey worker’s industrial accident
A Bergen County employer should be informed as soon as possible after a work injury occurs, is suspected or becomes known. Making that report in a timely manner is important, so employers can file claims with workers' compensation insurers for employee benefits. If a...
New Jersey worker’s death draws federal lawmakers’ attention
Companies that violate worker safety regulations in Bergen County are aware the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has enforcement limitations. OSHA can recommend fines against violators, which often aren't meaty enough to stop continued unsafe practices....