Workplace Accidents

Electricity is so common in daily life that it can become easy to forget how dangerous it can be. Everyday household items can become unsafe, and people who work around powerful tools and equipment face additional hazards. Anyone who works around electricity should be...

Sometimes construction work places you in excavations and trenches. Construction workers face a variety of risks on the job, and a trench is not an exception. These dangers can threaten your health and even your life without the proper safety precautions. Construction...

Construction sites are dangerous work environments where falling, electrocution and other types of injuries are unfortunately common. One particularly prevalent source of danger at a construction site is the potential misuse of heavy equipment. Federal OSHA reports...

A World Cup security guard fell to his death while on duty at Lusail Stadium in Qatar during the 2022 games. The incident once again revealed the dangers workers face while on the job all over the world. New York City employees regularly face hazards that could lead...

Employees in New York do their best to get the job done, but this can lead to workplace accidents and injuries. While these injuries cause a hit to the bottom line of industries, they also take a toll on the financial, physical and emotional health of employees. One...

Workers in construction and other industries use scaffolding to accomplish tasks at heights. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, millions of construction industry workers use such apparatuses in performing their job duties. Unfortunately,...

Working in a place where people go to get well, many assume hospital workers face few risks on the job. However, numerous occupational hazards contribute to a high rate of work-related injuries among those employed in such settings. Understanding the potential hazards...

If you work with hazardous chemicals, you undoubtedly know just how catastrophic they can be. After all, chemicals can burn your skin, eyes, throat, lungs and stomach. If you burn yourself when working with chemicals, your initial instinct may be to apply ice to the...

As someone who makes your living working on a New York construction site, you may use ladders on a regular basis to perform your typical job duties. Ladder use is common in construction. Yet,  ladders are also a frequent source of injury and fatality for workers in...

Whether you work as a teacher, trainer or librarian, it is pivotal to identify hazards that you face while performing your job duties. Although these occupations do not see high numbers of fatalities and serious injuries in comparison to other fields, many educators...