Employees in all industries in California must deal with safety hazards. Workers' compensation claims show that each occupation poses unique safety risks. Workers in several fields encounter the dangers posed by dogs every day. Data kept by the American Veterinary...
Where The Injured
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Month: April 2020
Many workers’ compensation claims follow electrical shocks
Workers in almost all California industries have to deal with electrical hazards, and employers must ensure that safety training includes identification and control of hazards that could cause electrical shocks, some of which could be fatal. Inexperience and...
Workers’ compensation: Complacency is a workplace hazard
Some of the most dangerous work environments in California are industrial facilities where workers risk making contact with moving parts of machines and equipment. A significant number of workers' compensation claims involve amputation injuries that were caused by the...
Traumatic brain injuries can make returning to work difficult
People who suffer a traumatic brain injury may have difficulties when they try to go back to work. It is sometimes thought that they should be able to jump right back into the job they had prior to the injury, but the fact remains that issues can persist long after...
Many workers’ compensation claims cite manual handling injuries
Warehouses pose more safety hazards than many people think. Workers' compensation claims for warehouse-related injuries in California include forklift injuries, slip and trip-and-fall accidents, crush injuries caused by poorly stacked loads toppling over, and...