Foster Farms employs over 1,000 workers at two meat processing plants in Turlock. One plant was closed on a recent Tuesday after a worker lost his life in a workplace accident. Each year, a significant number of workers' compensation claims in California involve...
Where The Injured
Go To Protect Their Rights
Year: 2020
Workers’ compensation: Dog bite hazards for postal workers
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...
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...
Does receiving workers’ comp benefits affect SSDI eligibility?
Suffering a serious workplace injury can adversely affect the financial stability of a worker and his or her family. California workers might be unsure whether they are eligible for workers' compensation or Social Security Disability Insurance, or both. While...
Workers’ compensation: Tree worker dies in workplace accident
Tree workers in California face multiple life-threatening safety hazards each day. Chainsaws, log splitters and other power tools understandably cause many injuries, but dangers can lurk in areas where employees might least expect. This often results in severe or...
Workers’ compensation: Unprotected trenches can turn into graves
Workers in the construction industry are frequently exposed to the hazards of trenches. A significant percentage of workers' compensation claims filed in California result from trench collapses. Federal and state safety authorities prescribe strict safety standards...
How job displacement benefits help you regain lost income
The more commonly used workers' compensation benefits are, the greater awareness there is about them among the working population in California. Many people understand that workers' compensation will provide medical benefits with 100% coverage and disability benefits...