Despite improvements in training and equipment, construction remains a comparatively dangerous industry in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. In fact, in 2019, construction workers suffered about 150,000 reportable injuries. Falls, electrocutions, caught-between accidents and equipment-related incidents were the most common…
Pennsylvania workers like you deserve a safe working environment where the emphasis is on your health and well-being. Unfortunately, company policies promising safety are not always fool-proof. This is the case for circumstances around fall incidents and injuries. You may…
Some of the most common injuries that workers across all fields of employment suffer affect the back. Regardless of the work they complete every day, many workers face a serious risk of sustaining a back injury that could limit their…
According to the National Safety Council, women are disproportionately impacted by workplace assault and a number of other injuries at work. For example, of all non-fatal assaults where the victim needed days away from work, women were the victims in…
Pennsylvania requires virtually every employer to provide workers’ compensation coverage. If you’ve ever had a near-miss at work, you may have wondered how the program works. Do you have to file a lawsuit? Can you be denied coverage? How do…
According to OSHA, workplace violence is far more common in the healthcare field than it is in the rest of private industry. How much more common? About four times more common, according to 2002 - 2013 data about incidents of…
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