Mechanical lifts may be a constant fixture on job sites when tasks require workers in North Carolina an elsewhere to operate at heights. While similar types of equipment may play an integral role in performing such tasks, they could also pose a certain level of threat...
Year: 2020
Understanding why a workers’ compensation claim may be denied
Suffering an injury while on the job can be a stressful experience that could leave a person in North Carolina facing a long road to recovery. Individuals who encounter a similar circumstance could choose to seek much-needed financial aid through the workers’...
Your work-related TBI and the workers compensation rating
You have worked as a roofer for years but never had a serious injury until now when you fell from a ladder and were diagnosed with TBI. How does the doctor rate your injury, and how long can you expect workers’ compensation benefits to continue? About TBI A traumatic...
Car accident: 4 injured, 4 killed in multiple-vehicle crash
In some cases, it could take little more than a minor deviation in lane control to prompt a chain of events that places the safety of everyone nearby at risk. Collisions involving similar scenarios have a chance of leaving those involved with severe injuries and...
Head-on car accident kills 1, leaves 2 in critical condition
Operating a motor vehicle at a high rate of speed can be hazardous under various scenarios. Such negligence not only reduces driver response times, but should a fast-moving vehicle deviate off course, other drivers nearby may struggle to react to the situation. A...
2 killed, 1 injured during recent industrial workplace accident
Individuals in North Carolina and elsewhere who operate in fields that require them to work with and around high-voltage power cables may face various hazards nearly every day. Work-related incidents involving power lines have the unfortunate chance of causing workers...
Understanding the basics of repetitive stress injuries
It is very common for people to suffer from a repetitive stress injury. If you have a job that requires you to do the same motions daily, you are susceptible to a repetitive stress injury. Drivers, healthcare professionals, warehouse workers and office workers are...
Car accident involving impaired driver kills 1
Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is never advisable, as the presence of impairment can severely inhibit one’s ability to safely operate a motor vehicle. Unfortunately, such negligence continues to be a major concern and far too many families have...
3 main causes of workplace ladder injuries
If you work in the construction industry, you undoubtedly spend some time on ladders. After all, you perform job duties that require you to reach above your head. While ladders are an invaluable tool, they are also a leading cause of injuries. In fact, there may be as...
Speeding suspected in car accident that kills 5, injures 3
Operating a motor vehicle at excessive speeds can be dangerous under any circumstance, as such negligence inherently reduces one’s ability to handle a variety of driving scenarios. Those who exhibit such behavior run the risk of creating a dangerous situation that...