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Agricultural work is innately dangerous. Working in close proximity to livestock can lead to physical injuries or exposure to infectious materials. Working with crops can prove dangerous due to the chemicals used for cultivation and pest management. The heavy...
When a pregnant worker is injured on the job, the situation can affect both the employee’s health and her rights under Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation laws. Workplace injuries can be stressful for anyone, but when an expectant mother is involved, her concerns...
Workers are at risk of significant injuries, some of which involve the knee. These injuries can stem from cumulative trauma, but they can also occur because of a traumatic incident. Things like slips and falls are primary risks. Other risks include frequent kneeling...
Many workplace injuries are only going to change your life for a short time. Maybe you break your leg, so you can no longer do manual labor, and you need workers’ compensation benefits to help pay for your medical bills and cover the wages that you are losing. But you...
Every workplace has different safety hazards. Overexertion of the human body is an issue in many professions, but people commonly associate overuse injuries with blue-collar work. Many others may also overuse their bodies on the job, leaving them unable to continue...
Nurses frequently engage in repetitive movements, prolonged standing, patient lifting and awkward postures. These engagements tend to place considerable strain on their bodies. Over time, these physical demands can lead to muscle overuse and related injuries. This is...
Insurance provider The Travelers Cos. recently released its 2025 Injury Impact Report. This report confirms what this insurer and others like it have been witnessing for years. The frequency at which injuries are occurring in American workplaces is going down....
While most discussions around mining injuries focus on major accidents and structural hazards, repetitive motion injuries often go unnoticed. These injuries result from prolonged repetitive tasks, awkward postures and excessive force. For mine workers who often spend...
Due to its name, many people think of tennis elbow as a sports injury. Tennis players often develop pain and inflammation in the tendons in their elbow from swinging the racket. It is the repetitive motion that makes this dangerous. Swinging a tennis racket once is...
People sometimes assume that a head injury isn’t very serious. Say that someone slips at work, falls and hits their head on the concrete floor. They might jump right back up, shake it off and tell everyone that they’re fine. They genuinely feel like they are in that...