Construction workers here in Pennsylvania and elsewhere know their job is a risky one. Every day they go to work, they face certain dangers that could cause them serous injury or death. One of those risks is working with large equipment, such as the vehicles used in...

There was a time when the opportunity to work at home was once considered a luxury afforded to a small portion of the workforce. A vast number of employers embraced the ideology that staff members had to be physically present to ensure that they were working. Whether...

Workers’ compensation benefits are designed to help employees recover their lost wages when they are injured while at work. However, the guidelines for these benefits can be confusing and complicated. You may not know what types of injuries are covered by your...

Pennsylvania construction workers share numerous risks with others across the country in the course of their duties. While falls are said to be the most frequent accidents they face, other hazards such as improperly secured materials can prove quite dangerous as well....

Work realms in Schuylkill County and across Eastern Pennsylvania obviously differ in the risks they pose for employees. Few people would ever consider sitting all day at a desk as an activity fraught with safety challenges, for example. Conversely, working in wind...

Falls are a common injury in every industry. The types of injuries that can result from a fall could vary widely and affect your life for quite some time. For instance, a work-related knee injury could keep a Pennsylvania resident away from work and dealing with a...

Pennsylvania residents who work in occupations that require them to conduct repetitive tasks during their workdays could begin to notice they suffer from discomfort in parts of their bodies. Wrist pain is one of those “discomforts” that could quickly turn into...

When a body part makes the same motion dozens or hundreds of times a week, it can begin to suffer considerable consequences. Employees of all types of jobs are vulnerable to these injuries. When these injuries can take months or years to develop, how can you tell if...

Working in a grocery store may not seem like hazardous work, but it definitely can be as recent events confirm. Most often, cashiers’ ordinary job duties are what put them at the most risk. Repetitive motion injuries are common in the industry and can be debilitating....

Many Pennsylvania workers go home at the end of the workday feeling as though they could not move another inch. By the next morning, many of them will feel better since they got some rest and may assume they were just tired. Then they go back to work and repeat the...