When you work with heavy equipment and machinery, it's important that you don't wear loose clothing and that your hair is always tied back or held back away from moving parts. If you're not careful or are highly unlucky, you could be caught up in the moving parts and...
If you or someone you love is hit by a car, the only thing that most people would want is for the driver to stop and stay at the scene. If they can, they should render aid and support the victim until help arrives.Sadly, that isn't always what happens. Take, for...
When you're hurt at work, it's a real problem. Not only have you impacted your ability to make money, you've also been left with injuries that are painful and disruptive to your life. You may not be able to go back to work, and you could struggle to make ends meet.The...
Out of all the different kinds of construction accidents, those caused by falling objects result in many of the injuries seen in emergency rooms. Falling objects can be almost anything from planks that weren't secured to hammers or tools that didn't have safety straps...
Drivers of passenger vehicles should be cautious when sharing the road with large trucks. Since these rigs are often traveling at significant speeds with the driver focused on getting to a destination, it is easy to get caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and...
Most people wouldn't think of hospital work as inherently dangerous or particularly violent, but hospital staff members suffer workplace injuries at a higher rate than people in most other industries. Although many of these injuries result from machinery, dangerous...
Climbing up and down a ladder all day is hard work. Even if it has been a big part of your job for many years, it doesn't do anything to relieve your stress. One false step or wrong move is all it takes to cause an accident.There are a variety of steps you can take to...
In San Diego and across Southern California, there are jobs where workers are constantly at risk of being injured. Some of these workplace accidents are so serious that the worker is killed. These fatalities can happen in any kind of job, whether it is physical labor,...
