Repetitive stress injuries, also known as repetitive motion injuries or cumulative trauma disorders, are injuries that develop gradually over time as a result of repetitive movements or awkward postures. Just like back or neck injuries caused by a single accident,...
What can be done to prevent accidents that cause injuries on construction sites, especially summer work season heats sup? After all, injuries caused by construction accidents are not only among the most common types of workers' compensation claims. Such accidents can...
The dangers of lead have been known at least since the early days of the Roman Empire. Arsenic, too, has a well-documented history as a poisonous substance. Cadmium is increasingly known as such a substance as well. And yet these substances continue to pose work...
By any measure, law enforcement officers have one of the most dangerous jobs there is. Nationally, 134 police and sheriff's patrol officers were killed on the job in 2010. Nonfatal injuries are also very common. In Pennsylvania, a vivid reminder of the potential for...
When someone gets hurt on the job, doctors are sometimes too quick to prescribe powerful drugs to treat the symptoms of those injuries. These strong painkillers, which include drugs such as OxyContin, Percocet and Duragesic, may hurt more than help the injured worker....
Carpal tunnel injuries do not only affect office workers and grocery store clerks. Construction workers and others who perform heavy labor are also definitely at risk of this type of job-related injury. This is because carpal tunnel syndrome can be brought on or made...
How effective are government safety inspections in protecting workers from injuries? In recent years, many people have questioned the role of government. President Reagan, as a candidate, famously said the government should get off the backs of the American people....
In the 1940s, Pete Gray famously played major league baseball with only one arm. And in the decades since then, many other people have preserved despite amputations. But the challenges and difficulties of dealing with the loss of a limb shouldn't be overlooked,...
Back injuries are one of the most common types of workplace injuries. They can easily be suffered at work in lifting objects and in many other ways. As a result, back injury issues are frequent in Pennsylvania workers' compensation claims. Nationally, the number of...
Workplace accidents take a terrible toll every day in the U.S. To be sure, some jobs are more dangerous than others. But overall, the cumulative number of deaths and injuries is startling. Nationally, the number of people who suffer a workplace injury or illness adds...