Harrisburg Workers’ Compensation Law Blog
What are the most common workplace injuries?
Workplace safety is a paramount point of concern in Pennsylvania and across the United States. As we enter into 2020, it is important to do everything we can to keep workers protected from injury. However, the statistics indicate that we have a lot of work to do in...
Using employee wellness initiatives to protect yourself
Working for an employer in Pennsylvania that you care about and feel appreciated by can make a tremendous difference in your motivation to get up and go to work each day. Your employer should also provide the necessary means for you and your coworkers to be safe while...
When holiday work leads to holiday woes
Like hundreds of thousands of Americans, you may have taken on an extra job over the holidays. It seems like a win for everyone - the companies have extra hands during the busiest season of the year, and you get some extra funds to make your holiday celebrations...
Hangovers and workplace accidents
There are a number of factors that can make a workplace accident more likely. However, working while one is under the influence of drugs or alcohol can significantly increase the chances of something going wrong. Moreover, those who are hungover after a night of...
How great of a TBI risk do construction workers face?
As a Pennsylvania construction worker, you must perform many of your tasks while balanced on a ladder, a scaffold or a sloping roof. Despite whatever safety equipment you use, this puts you at substantial risk for falling. And a fall, in turn, puts you at substantial...
Can you still recover workers’ comp if you were at fault?
As with many accidents in life, workplace injuries are often the result of mistakes or omissions on both the employee’s and employer’s part. Sometimes, the employee is almost entirely to blame. If you feel as if you are primarily at fault for your workplace accident...
Managing outdoor operations during the winter months
There are no doubt a number of different factors that prompted you to seek a career in the construction industry, one of which was likely the opportunity to escape from the traditional office and work outdoors. Yet for all the freedom that outdoor work offers,...
Common causes of work-related burns
A burn can be a very serious injury that affects several layers of your body tissue. A severe burn may require surgery to treat. The recovery process can take months, and the scars may last forever. You may be at increased risk of burns at your workplace depending on...
Facing wrist injury as a typist
When Pennsylvania workers like you think of workplace injuries, it may conjure up images of dramatic, horrific incidents in which the injuries are severe, coming swiftly and without warning. But did you know that even people who spend most of their time typing can...
What is silicosis?
Are you a Pennsylvania worker currently or formerly involved in the steel industry, construction, road repair, masonry or roofing? If so, you could be at risk for silicosis. Silica is a tiny crystal present in quartz and other mineral ores, sand and rock. Silicosis...
