Back pain is one of the most common workplace complaints and can happen in a wide range of jobs. While jobs involving heavy lifting or strenuous movement are often associated with back pain, an office job that involves sitting in the same position or in an...
It is easy to see how working at heights at a construction site or working with heavy machinery in a warehouse could cause workplace injuries. However, along with factories and construction sites, retail stores and offices in New York City could present slip, trip and...
Certain industries in New York and elsewhere possess a certain level of dangers for those working in it. Whether it is due to the environment a worker is in or the equipment or materials an employee is working with, it is important that both employers and employees...
People in New York City have many different types of jobs. These jobs have different job requirements and some tend to be more dangerous than others. Jobs that require heavy machinery or are very labor intensive create situations where injuries may be more likely to...
Some jobs such as in the construction or transportation industries put workers at much higher risk for injury than other occupations. Construction work is inherently dangerous, and there are significant onsite hazards even when safety protocols and regulations are...
Falls may seem to be commonplace in certain work settings such as construction or manufacturing, but the truth is that any worker can suffer a fall injury on-the-job. Fall injuries can be very serious and could even be fatal. The following is some information about...
Back injuries can be painful and long-lasting for injured workers to suffer with. Back injuries are also common and according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics greater than 1 million workers suffer with back injuries which represents nearly 20% of all...
Some employees in New York may describe their jobs as monotonous, as they are doing the same thing each day at work. For some employees, this is a very accurate description, as they are continuously doing the same motion throughout the day. Repetitive motions are...
Lots of New Yorkers go to work in dangerous professions. Many of them have to work from heights, near the road or around dangerous machinery. Others spend their days lifting heavy objects or working with dangerous chemicals. Finally, while people do not think about...
Workers who repeatedly perform the same tasks in the workplace could cause temporary or permanent damage to their bodies. Repetitive Motion Disorders (“RMDs”) include several muscular conditions that can result from repeated motions during a normal day. Jobs such as...