Many job-related tasks are relatively safe. However, regardless of the perceived lack of risk associated with a task, unexpected events can cause workplace injuries. Two brothers working in a California field were performing a task likely considered relatively safe...
Month: October 2016
Workplace injuries prove fatal in recent industrial accident
A workplace death in California typically prompts an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in order to determine the cause of the accident and what -- if anything -- could have prevented it. Depending on the organization's findings, the...
How a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Can Help Injured Workers Get Medical Care
Receiving medical care after a work-related injury is the first thing you should do in order to start your road to recovery. However, you need to make sure you are receiving proper medical care and advice.Selecting a DoctorThe state of California has a medical system...
Families of deceased men may benefit from workers’ compensation
All workplaces in California hold some degree of risk with many hazards arising from unexpected places. Unfortunately, two men in another state have recently lost their lives in an accident that officials are still investigating. The families of the two men may...
California man dies after suffering workplace injuries
The risk of being injured at work is likely well known. Unfortunately, the U.S. Department of Labor reports that over 4,000 fatal workplace injuries were reported in 2014. Of that number, 28 percent were related to occupations involving moving or transportation, and...
Back injuries are the most common work injury
When people think of workers' compensation, they usually think of slips, falls, overexertion and repetitive motion injuries. All are true, and back pain may be the consequence from any of them. After the common cold, back pain is one of the main reasons Americans miss...
Forklift accident in California causes fatal workplace injuries
Those who work in the outdoors in California must often juggle deadline expectations with poor weather conditions. As such, some people must perform tasks in less than ideal weather. Unfortunately, officials believe that wet roads may have contributed to a recent...
Toxic exposure to lead in the workplace
Hazards in the workplace come in many forms. An employee could be injured due to motor vehicle accidents, falls, repetitive motions, and many others. Some employees in California and across the country are harmed as a result of toxic exposure to lead. Despite...
Construction accidents: Man killed in trench collapse
Many jobs in California can lead to worker injuries or even death. Those who work in construction, for example, face harm from a variety of different construction accidents, including collapsing walls, falling from heights, being hit by heavy machinery and...
Worker at California Goodwill suffers fatal workplace injuries
Most people in California are aware that all occupations contain some degree of risk. While the risk for an employee of Goodwill, for example, likely seems relatively low, any occupation that requires a worker to operate heavy machinery could lead to workplace...
