While the pay may be good and the work simple, warehouse work is often very tiresome, with long hours and typically few breaks, but there’s a great deal of demand for the work, so many people are taking the job. The major drawback that any employee should watch for is...
Rotator cuff tears typically occur when people are engaging in a sport like baseball, football or tennis or when they’re lifting weights over their head or hitting a punching bag. The tear is often caused by one traumatic injury, and it’s immediately painful and...
Getting hurt on the job often means a lot of stress and short-term adjustments. You may need to take some time off of work to recover, which could affect your household budget for several months. You may need to arrange to have someone else handle household...
The risks for a workplace injury are vastly different in different industries. Someone who works as a commercial driver has to worry about repetitive strain, motor vehicle collisions and over-exertion while loading or unloading. A worker at a fast food restaurant...
The thought of being in a confined space might make you fearful if you are claustrophobic. But there are many more dangers associated with being in close quarters than that. Some of them can lead to serious injuries or be deadly. Workers like electricians, farm...
There are several hospitals and medical facilities across Vero Beach, Florida. Nurses make up a large part of the workforce in these institutions. Usually, we think about nurses as helping people to recover from their injuries and illnesses. It’s often forgotten that...
While steps have been taken through the years to make workplaces safer, injuries and fatalities still occur. In fact, OSHA estimates there are still approximately 12 work-caused fatalities each day in the U.S. Even though there are many causes of workplace...
It can be a very frustrating experience to take mandatory time off of work because of an injury or a work-acquired medical condition. By the time they have started to recover, many injured workers are eager to get back to the job. It can be quite boring to be stuck at...
It would be great if everyone had jobs that kept them interested, where every day involved something different. Yet the reality is that many jobs are rather dull. You end up doing the same thing day after day. While your brain might suffer from the lack of...
You may have a job working at a shipping company. The money may be good, and the work isn’t too tenuous. While this can all seem great, especially if this job is only temporary, you may find there are a lot of dangers while working for a shipping company. Some of the...