The longer we do our jobs, the older we get. For older New Jersey workers, there is a higher risk of death. According to a new study that looked at workplace death statistics throughout the nation, older workers have a higher chance of dying on the job.
The Associated Press revealed in a recent analysis that death statistics for workers in the United States have decreased overall, but older...
If you work with electricity, you’re bound to get shocked sooner or later. It’s just the nature of the business. Maybe you are connecting two wires and you forgot to switch off the breaker, and you soon find out the error of your ways.
Most electrical shocks are relatively harmless. However, when you’re working around electricity in a professional capacity on a regular basis,...
Workers’ compensation death benefits are intended to financially help family members of workers who died on the job. The people who can receive death benefits related to a deceased worker are usually children, spouses and dependent family members.
In most cases, the only people who can get death benefits must be related to the deceased worker by marriage or blood, and they must have...
Any New Jersey spouse is lucky to have a husband and wife who diligently goes to work every day to help make financial ends meet. However, some jobs come with a high level of risk. Although you might not want to think about it — if your spouse works in construction, as a driver, or as a firefighter or police officer — your spouse could be facing very real and present dangers every...
A judge in South Jersey said that workers’ compensation should pay for medical marijuana costs earlier this year. The ruling was issued in a case brought by a man who suffered a serious on-the-job injury while working at a lumber company.
The man has been eligible to receive medical marijuana since 2014 due to a job-related hand injury. However, when he purchased 2.25 ounces of...
Mesothelioma cancer is not the most common form of cancer. That is, not unless you have been exposed to asbestos at a New Jersey worksite. For New Jersey hardhats who’ve spent their careers working in asbestos-contaminated work zones, getting sick with mesothelioma is one of the hazards that comes with the job.
Some workers a lot of asbestos exposure never suffer from mesothelioma...
Office chairs generate a lot of accidents and injuries, believe it or not. In New Jersey, some of the most common workers’ compensation claims relate to people falling off chairs after they’ve tried to stand on top of one to access a hard-to-reach item. However, sometimes people get seriously hurt just from sitting on a chair the wrong way.
Let’s take a look at a few...
New Jersey is home to thousands of types of jobs. Some of them involve the risk of exposure to dangerous chemicals and substances. When a worker is hurt on the job by one of these hazardous materials, it could give rise to what’s called an occupational exposure claim.
For example, let’s say that you work in a print shop. A lot of chemicals are used at printing companies. If those...
The vast majority of workplace back injuries could be avoided if New Jersey workers and employers adhered to specific back injury prevention strategies. These strategies are not difficult to implement, but they do take discipline.
Ultimately, the rewards of a back injury free work environment should be more than enough motivation to encourage workers and employers to implement the following...
As a veteran construction worker, you know that you are in danger every time you set foot on a job site. From uncovered holes to loose scaffolding and randomly falling objects, there are hazards around every corner. This is why, under state and federal laws, employers must strive to provide a safe environment.
If you feel that your workplace is not safe due to a lack of protective gear,...
