Slip and falls are extremely common and detrimental to workers. The National Floor Safety Institute reports that slip and falls are the leading cause of workers’ compensation claims and occupational injury amongst workers ages 55 and older in our country. Slip and falls also serve as the primary cause of missed days from…
For employees in commercial and manufacturing industries, it is often difficult to know whether one’s work setting is safe from potentially life-threatening hazards. Failure of a company to follow industry safety guidelines or follow the warnings of safety inspectors can lead to tragedy. According to the Occupational Safety & Health…
A workplace slip-and-fall accident can be disastrous. Not only may you be seriously injured—and incur expensive medical bills as a result—but you may also have to miss work as a result of your injury, leading to lost wages. When you incur debt and lose income at the same time, you may be…
Millions of workers are hurt on the job each year in New Jersey and across the U.S. These injuries can be serious and potentially life-threatening. They often threaten workers’ ability to support themselves and their families – both immediately after the injury as well as in the future. On-the-job injuries…
Workplace injuries are common in New Jersey. A relatively small percentage of these injuries prove to be fatal. However, even non-fatal injuries can carry serious consequences for the worker and his or her family. The injury may lead to many days of missed work – and income. The injury may also…
Workers in New Jersey and across the country should pay close attention to the leading causes of workplace injuries. This information can help workers to identify injury risks in their work environment. They can collaborate with their employers and co-workers on finding ways to eliminate those risks through a combination…
While it isn’t clear what went wrong at a Piscataway construction site on a recent Sunday morning, a worker there was killed while working alone on top of a bulldozer. According to NJ.com, 59-year-old Amrik Singh of Deptford was on top of a bulldozer at a construction site on Washington…
By: Attorney Samuel L. Davis, Esq. A man was killed in Queens on Thursday morning when a forklift he was repairing fell on him and crushed him to death. The man was an unidentified technician working at the Raw Equipment Corp building on College Point Boulevard in the Flushing section of…
When you are hurt in an accident, the pain can be excruciating. Whether you are hurt on the job or in a New York or New Jersey car accident, serious injuries sometimes require powerful painkillers. According to CNBC, a new study shows that these painkillers may actually hinder recovery, or…
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