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...
Workers’ Compensation
Rotator cuff tendonitis and repetitive movements at work
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...
Can workers’ compensation help if you must change careers?
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...
Violence in the workplace has become a bigger threat
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...
2 common hazards for medical workers
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...
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...