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...
Workers’ Compensation
Do you have a right to light duty when you first return to work?
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...
Finding your job repetitive? Watch out for injuries
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...
2 little-known dangers of working at a shipping company
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...
Common causes of construction site injuries
Working in the construction industry comes with a level of risk you can’t avoid or ignore. While most construction companies have implemented practices to help keep workers safe, accidents still happen. Knowing some of the most common accidents on construction sites...
5 ways employers may leave you at greater risk of injury
Many injured workers would never have needed to file a workers’ compensation if their employers had taken more care to comply with all safety requirements. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the government agency tasked with creating most of...
Does your work mistake prevent you from claiming workers’ comp?
Even if you are a diligent professional, you could get hurt at work. Weather issues, machinery failures and errors by other employees could all result in your injury. Of course, so you could easily make a mistake on the job that contributes to your getting hurt at...
Do you have to report an injury right away?
If you get injured on the job, you may wonder when you're supposed to report that injury. Perhaps it's serious enough that you need medical care, but it wasn't a catastrophic incident where the workplace ground to a halt. Do you need to go to your boss immediately and...
The leading causes of Florida manufacturing injuries
Unfortunately, manufacturing-related accidents and injuries are constantly happening around the country. Florida workers in this industry aren’t immune to the large number of hazards present in this field. Due to the inherent risk that goes along with working in this...
Be careful if you work with chemicals
Various workplaces across Vero Beach use, store or distribute chemical substances. With the appropriate safety measures, employees generally manage to get through their days without sustaining injuries. Nevertheless, when chemicals are present, there is always a risk...