Prevent Blindness America -- an organization "dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight" -- has officially designated March "Workplace Eye Wellness Month." This makes sound sense when you consider all the vision hazards that those men and women who earn their...
Month: March 2013
Study reveals startling injury rate among health care workers
Hospitals, clinics and other medical facilities are probably not the first places that come to mind when discussing the incidence of serious and debilitating work injuries. However, a recently released report by a renowned research institute suggests that these work...
Explosion at Chicagoland paint factory injures three workers
A paint factory located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago was the scene of a terrifying industrial accident last week that sent several workers to the hospital and left investigators with a multitude of unanswered questions. According to reports, emergency...
How work comp cases can become extremely complicated for physicians
According to the Handbook on Workers' Compensation and Occupational Diseases by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Committee, work comp benefits are available for any accidents "that arise out of and in the course of employment." In essence, this means that work comp...