Working in a warehouse can be a demanding job, with its fair share of risks. While warehouse workers are aware of the common risks associated with their occupation, one often overlooked hazard is excessive heat. As temperatures rise, so does the risk of specific...
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Workers’ Compensation Injuries
What happens if workplace violence caused my injuries?
An employee who sustains injuries on the job has the comfort of knowing they will receive workers’ compensation benefits to cover the medical expenses and loss of income. The commonly covered injuries are usually consequences of accidents that occur in the workplace....
Small injuries can mean big losses for restaurant workers
According to the Labor Occupational Health Program at the University of California, Berkeley, restaurant workers are at risk of suffering a range of injuries while on the job. Those injuries can include, but are not limited to sprains and strains, cuts and...
Tips for living with your work-related injuries
If you’ve been injured on the job, then your primary concern is medical care. Second only to that is your financial stability. That’s where workers’ compensation may prove beneficial, and workers’ compensation attorneys stand ready to assist you in navigating the...
Common injuries that can occur at work
Although there are some occupations that put workers at higher risk, such as in the transportation or construction industries, workers can suffer injuries in any line of work. Each state has different requirements for employers to provide workers’ compensation to...
The hazards of work-related repetitive-stress injury
Repetitive strain injury, or RSI, is a type of injury related to repetitive motions or strain from overuse of the same muscles. Workers in San Diego and elsewhere may experience a job-related RSI that progressively gets worse over time due to the nature of their work,...
What are the most common injuries for factory workers?
According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 13 million workers in the manufacturing industry are at risk for injury. Factory workers have some of the most physically demanding jobs in the United States. Between sorting items on the assembly line and using...
Workplace injury treatment has not been delayed over past year
For those that work in a factory setting or in an industrial machine shop, the risk of a workplace injury is relatively high. And, especially when large objects or machinery are involved, those injuries can be severe, which needs immediate and ongoing medical...
Amputations in the workplace: The risks workers face
Many workers in various industries are at risk of suffering from amputations. Amputations are among the most serious and most debilitating injuries that people can face on the job. They happen when workers get caught or pulled into unguarded machinery, work with drill...
Excessive heat may lead to an uptick in workplace injuries
I cannot deny that summer in the San Diego area can be brutally hot at times. Still, we see people going to work at construction sites and factories every day in the heat. However, one study has found that when the weather is scorching the number of workplace injuries...