When people think about work injuries, they often imagine unexpected, traumatic events, like a fall from a building or a machinery malfunction. These things do happen and can cause serious worker injuries and even deaths. However, many workers are also injured in less dramatic ways. Repetitive stress or strain injuries can slowly develop over years of work and leave a worker unable to perform...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a citation against a New Jersey construction company regarding a tragic collapse that claimed the life of a worker in Dutton. The accident happened in Poughkeepsie in August 2017. One construction worker died and another worker suffered serious injuries when part of a concrete retaining wall collapsed.
Onekey, the...
People who do physical jobs can suffer from a host of injuries. One of the areas of the body that is likely to suffer from an injury is the knee. Knee injuries can be caused by an accident, such as a fall, or by the constant stress on the joint during the course of a normal work day.
Knee problems are often debilitating and can make it difficult to function. In many cases, they require...
A construction worker was injured on the Bayonne Bridge prompting the swift closure of the bridge operations while investigators tried to determine what happened. The incident happened on a recent Tuesday afternoon, and although the bridge closure backed up traffic in both directions for some time, it was soon re-opened.
The 49-year-old construction worker suffered severe injuries in the...
The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation ACT (EEOICPA) has been in effect since October 2000. Part B of this act went into effect in August 2001. Part B’s mission has been to offer workers’ compensation to Department of Energy (DOE) employees. Current and former employees of the DOE, its predecessors and some of the DOE’s contractors, subcontractors and vendors...
No matter how safe and attentive you try to be, a serious table saw accident could happen to you at any time if you regularly use a saw on the job. However, a miraculous new saw technology could save you from losing fingers in the event of a slip-up. “SawStop” is a special technology that will instantly stop the blade of a saw as soon as the device forms an electrical contact with...
Table saws are dangerous and they account for numerous worker injuries in New Jersey. One false move and you can lose a finger, a hand or even an arm while using a table saw to cut items for your job. However, if you follow the safety tips in this article, there’s a good chance that you can stay safe and avoid many types of serious table saw injuries.
Table saw tips that will help you...
If you’ve been in the construction business for a while, you’ve probably seen, erected and used a lot of different kinds of scaffolds. When it comes to scaffold related injuries, and pursuing compensation for those injuries, the type of scaffold that hurt you matters. Also, the stage of scaffold use at the time of the injury matters.
First, let’s do a quick review of the...
You might think that a typical office job is virtually free of dangers, but you can get seriously hurt while sitting at a desk typing all day. The injuries don’t relate to accidents when you’re sitting at a desk, they relate to lack movement and repetitive use. Carpal tunnel syndrome, for example, is a condition that could render you completely incapable of using a mouse and...
With a wide variety of construction projects, New Jersey is home to several instances and types of work site injuries. Slips and falls on scaffolds and roofs can lead to catastrophic back, neck and limb injuries. Construction equipment such as cranes, cement mixers and haul trucks hold dangers made worse by untrained or inattentive operators.
Repetitive stress injuries, such as tendonitis and...
