Protecting Injured Workers
And Their Families For The Short And Long Term
While it is true that working in an office is not as hazardous as working on a construction site or in logging, there are several common injuries that happen to persons who work in offices. Staying alert to potential dangers can help protect you from a potentially...
Workers want to feel safe in the workplace, regardless the degree of perceived danger their occupation may have. While many of us expect companies to actively mitigate injuries, accidents do happen. In fact, the National Safety Council (NSC) – an organization aimed at...
Many workplace injuries, especially in industries such as construction and manufacturing, affect the victim's spinal cord. These injuries may be to the spinal cord itself or to the disks and vertebrae that make up the spinal column. Many types of work-related spinal...
In terms of physical pain, stress and career setbacks, many people realize the different hardships that arise due to workplace injuries. However, it is crucial for those involved in a serious incident at work to understand the numerous financial problems they...
Every job comes with some occupational hazards. However, working in certain industries puts some people at an increased risk of suffering catastrophic or fatal injuries on the job. In this post, we will look at the 10 most dangerous jobs in the U.S. We also explore...
Whether you call it a slaughterhouse or a meat-processing plant, working in the meat-packing industry is difficult, backbreaking and dangerous. It's also getting worse.Increased efficiency often comes at the expense of worker safety. In most meat-packing plants,...
These days, plumbers are in a lot of demand -- but working as a plumber can be hazardous to your health.One of the best ways to stay safe and avoid a workplace accident is to understand the most common risks you face. For plumbers, here are the biggest risks on the...
The problem of assaults on medical workers may be at an all-time high -- and the nurses in Minneapolis metro area have had enough.The Minnesota Nurses Association is negotiating new contract terms with several metro hospitals. One key provision that the nurses want to...
While any Minnesota worker in any environment faces some risks, there are jobs out there where employees are more prone to work-related injuries or even death.Analyzing information originally gathered by the United States government, one group has identified the ten...
As this blog has reported before, our state has a relatively good track record for workplace safety, at least in some respects. The good news for residents of the greater Twin Cities area is that the state continues to improve in its effort to prevent workplace...
