When you are injured at work, you need to get medical treatment. In Illinois, employers should have a list of physicians approved by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, from which they will select one for you. If you are not satisfied with their choice, you...
By its very nature, construction labor presents a variety of risks. It's physically demanding work that occasionally requires working at heights or in perilous situations, and it involves operating large machines. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that it can cause...
Some workplace accidents will result in amputation. This is a risk when people work with heavy machinery, for example, and they can become entangled in it. It can also be a problem with hydraulic presses and other types of powerful tools. If this happens, and the...
Whether your teen has a part-time job throughout the year or they take a temporary job during winter break, they are almost certainly entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits if they are injured while working. Many parents don’t realize that minors have the...
Work on the construction and maintenance of tunnels comes with all kinds of risks. That’s true of any underground or underwater operations. One risk that people associate more with scuba diving than tunnel work is depression sickness (DCS). DCS, which is commonly...
Most workplaces contain hazards, with some being more dangerous than others. Fires can occur anywhere under the right circumstances, and they can quickly turn from small flames into massive blazes. Recognizing some of the more common causes of workplace fires could...
By the end of the year, many people work outside or in environments with below-zero temperatures. Employees, especially new workers, who aren’t prepared for the temperature shift could suffer from serious medical conditions. One of the most common injuries people...
It doesn’t matter which list of the most dangerous jobs you are looking at, construction work will always be on there somewhere. However, some hazards result in more injuries than others and the severity of injuries can also vary depending on what has happened....
Workplace injuries are a common occurrence in many industries, and healthcare workers are no exception. They are at a higher risk for certain types of injuries than employees in other fields, primarily due to the nature of their work. How do these injuries occur, and...
You know that you deserve workers’ compensation if you’re at work and you get injured in an accident. This compensation can help to pay for things like the wages that you lose while you are healing and the medical bills incurred by the injury. But, for many workers,...
