Workplace Accidents

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...

If you work around electricity, you need to have a clear understanding of the risks that you could encounter. Some people frequently face electrical hazards while performing their job duties, such as electricians and construction workers. However, you could face...

Regardless of your area of work, you could suffer a serious injury if something goes wrong on the job. It is crucial to understand the unique risks that you face in your field and go over statistics on work-related accidents in general in order to focus on the...

Even though your power tools improve both your efficiency and the quality of your work product, they also are inherently dangerous. Still, some of the tools you use regularly are more dangerous than others. According to reporting from the Family Handyman, table saws,...

Many of today’s construction workers work on scaffolding on a near-daily basis. These elevated platforms are a necessary part of construction and enable construction workers to reach heights they otherwise could not. However, they are also a common source of injury...