Workplace Injuries

One moment you're performing your work as usual, lifting or moving components in a factory, perhaps, and the next you're in excruciating pain caused by a soft tissue or nerve injury. Back injuries are, unfortunately, quite common for blue-collar workers. They can keep...

It seems like everyone knows someone who either currently has or has had cancer. Not only is it one of the most common types of disease, there are many varieties that can develop, depending on what you may be exposed to. The most common type of cancer that occurs in...

Do you work as a laborer? For example, maybe you work on a farm. Or maybe you work in a factory. Regardless of your profession, if it requires manual labor you need to keep your health and well being in mind at all times. Anybody can be injured at work, even those who...

Staying safe in the workplace is a constant relationship between both the employer and the employee. While the employer is responsible for maintaining a safe workspace and not placing its employees in undue danger for the sake of a job, each individual employee keeps...

It may seem like the everyman worker is the one who carries all the risk and the least reward in the day-in, day-out bustle of business, and that is often the case. However, the law is quite clear that workers are entitled to a safe workplace and can demand safe...

California workers don't tend to worry about the risks of noise exposure until noticeable signs of hearing loss have already occurred. This is problematic because hearing loss tends to be permanent and living with the debility can be extremely hindering. The first...

Fall injuries can happen anywhere, even in offices that seem like they do not pose any kind of threat to employees. Indeed, tripping, falling and slipping injuries are the most frequent injuries that happen in offices throughout the United States. According to the...

There is a lot more to the right use of office posture than Madonna's famous line "strike a pose." Indeed, there's no "one" correct position for you or anyone else's body. Ergonomic experts now say that office posture is more about being dynamic. Remember Madonna's...

Movies and television have long played with the idea of robotics to enhance human performance. The dystopian film "Elysium," for example, Matt Damon played a character who wears an exoskeleton to increase his strength and speed when trying to confront dark forces. The...

No matter what your job is, doing it day after day takes a toll on your body. As an office worker, you don't face the more obvious injury risks that prevail in industries like construction or agriculture. But the risks of work-related injuries are there nonetheless....