Like many other kinds of industries, the food industry uses factories and conveyor systems to package, monitor and manufacture products. Some of those facilities, slaughterhouses, can be particularly difficult work.Slaughterhouse workers face injuries on the job; they...
According to Carnegie Mellon University, 15 percent of all accidental deaths are due to slips, trips and falls. It is second only to fatalities caused by motor vehicles.Is there a difference between a slip, a trip and a fall? For victims, there really isn't much...
Crashes caused by recklessness are some of the most tragic, particularly for families who lose a loved one. If you've lost someone because of a drunk driver's negligence or because another driver felt speeding was appropriate, you do have rights as a member of the...
A recent single-car accident in Sharptown, Maryland, took the life of a 17-year-old girl and left three others injured.The crash occurred on Sharptown Road about 10 p.m., when the vehicle carrying the four teenagers left the roadway and struck a tree. The three that...
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...
Anybody who gets behind the wheel of a vehicle could become fatigued at some point. If this happens, it's important for the person to get off the road as soon as possible. Furthermore, drivers should not return to the road until they are well rested.Some people have a...
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...
Medical malpractice is both a frightening term and dangerous behavior. Patients who suffer from malpractice can face living with scars and disfigurement, brain damage or other long-term injuries. Sometimes, patients have to undergo additional surgeries to correct...
As a worker, you trust that every product you use is safe. However, you need to realize that this is not always true. For example, a bad product design could make a product dangerous to rely on.Unfortunately, when a product is dangerous, you don't often know about it...
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...
