Industrial Workers’ Injuries

In our last blog post, we discussed the new injury risks and safety hazards that warehouse workers could face in 2020. The addition of advanced technology and artificial intelligence will change the environment of warehouses and many other workplaces across the nation...

Trucking deaths are up and experts are blaming driver training for the increase.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 840 truckers died on the roads in 2017, a 25 percent increase since 2011. The trucking industry sees an average of 26.8 deaths per 10,000...

No matter how hard a company tries, there will be times when an industrial accident happens. While this isn't always serious, there are situations in which the end result is injury or death.There are many potential causes of an industrial accident. This includes but...

When you're on the job, you take safety precautions to make sure you don't get hurt. For instance, if you're working with electricity, the breaker should be turned off, and you should be wearing the appropriate safety gear. Otherwise, if something goes wrong and...

Working in a factory setting or around heavy machinery is dangerous. There's no way around that. It's so well known that this is a dangerous industry that there are special safety requirements and a safety administration that oversees workplace accidents.Employers...

When it comes to workplace injuries, many people are concerned about chemical burns. Obviously, this is something to think about if you work in close proximity to dangerous chemicals on a regular basis.Many years ago, companies and workers did not know how to protect...

It's been awhile since we last wrote about forklift injuries. In our March 1 post, we discussed the issue of safety training and how the lack of it can cause workers to be injured in forklift accidents.This week, let's look at a fatal accident that recently occured in...