When you make your living working in health care, you face numerous on-the-job risks, and you are at a particularly high risk of developing musculoskeletal injuries. These injuries are a common result of performing heavy lifting or moving patients, and some such...
Workplace injuries
In what workplace am I most likely to fall?
Fall injuries can be extremely severe. Thousands of workers each year must end their careers due to these crippling injuries. However, the workplace where workers are most likely to suffer a fall may surprise you. Many people believe that you are most likely to suffer...
If your injury has a permanent impact, how long can you receive benefits?
Many workers depend on workers’ compensation to help them cover their expenses while they recover from their injuries. For some, however, recovery is not possible. Workers who have permanently damaged their hearing or sight, lost a limb or experienced other permanent...
What are the common causes of back injuries at work?
A back injury can linger as these muscles and tendons often require lengthy healing times. SafeStart explains that many back injuries in the workplace stem from not observing safety protocols, but there are many reasons why this happens. Desensitization If you...
What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
When you work what many people in New York might perceive to be the proverbial “desk job,” you may assume that workplace injuries would be relatively easy to avoid (after all, what risk is there in spending hour after hour typing away on a computer?). Yet why are you...
Workers’ compensation benefits due to anxiety
Most people in New York City hear the term "workers' compensation" and likely only associate it with workplace accidents that leave you with visible physical injuries that prevent you from working for an extended period of time. In reality, however, the conditions...
Does complex regional pain syndrome qualify for workers’ comp?
Your New York City workers’ compensation claim may not as simple as obtaining reimbursement for the costs of a broken leg. This might prove especially true if your injury exacerbated a preexisting condition. Complex regional pain syndrome is an example of a condition...
Can you receive workers’ compensation for hearing loss?
Working with loud equipment can damage your ears, even if you take proper precautions. Long-term exposure to noise can harm cells and membranes in your inner ear. And sudden bursts of sound could rupture your eardrum. You may consider ear injuries minor compared with...
Workers’ compensation and family members
For injured workers, workers' compensation is a lifeline that helps many recover from a terrible accident that occurred while they were performing their job duties. However, it is also important to recognize that these benefits help the family members of many injured...
What can cause repetitive motion injury?
According to OSHA, repetitive motion injuries are the most common injuries in the US. They happen as a result of repetitive actions in daily living. This type of damage makes up to 50% of injuries seen by doctors, and they cause a massive loss in terms of workforce....