Whether you work as an administrative professional at a busy real estate office or as a line cook at a popular local eatery, the job that you do comes with certain safety risks. From dangerous equipment to volatile customers, there are countless ways workers can get hurt in any given work environment, even those…
While many people in Cleveland work at a fixed location — an office, store, factory, warehouse, etc. — others do not. Delivery driver, trucker, handyman and many other jobs require you to spend a lot of your workday in your vehicle, driving from place to place. Spending so much time on the road inevitably…
Cleveland is home to several auto and auto part manufacturing facilities. The industry continues to thrive in this region, but such work exposes employees to potentially catastrophic injury hazards. People often seek auto manufacturing jobs because the industry is stable and pays a decent wage however, you should know about the injury risks you…
Workers’ compensation benefits are supposed to provide financial relief if you suffer a work-related injury or illness. However, not all workers injured on the job enjoy these benefits. A significant number of valid workers’ compensation claims do not get approved for any number of reasons such as mistakes in the paperwork, missing deadlines or…
A primary goal for members of the Cleveland, Ohio, workforce is to earn as high a wage as possible to provide for their families. Unfortunately, this leads many to choose occupations with extreme injury risks. While a high-paying job may ensure a comfortable retirement, you could be putting your life at risk. Before choosing…
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is protective clothing that helps to ensure workers remain as safe as possible. PPE is utilized across various sectors, but it is especially important in the field of construction. There are thousands of accidents in construction every year and PPE prevents a lot of these from being fatal. Not only…
When you think about construction work, it’s pretty easy to conjure up all kinds of images of danger. After all, construction work involves a lot of heavy equipment, dangerous tools and sharp objects. Workers fall, get electrocuted, are hurt by moving vehicles and more — all the time. There is one danger; however, construction…
After the first few days of medical leave after an injury on the job, most people are quite anxious to get back to work. However, those with serious injuries may find that returning to work isn’t as easy as just resting for a few days or taking over-the-counter pain medication. Some people who break…
You are working on a construction site and fall from the third floor onto the ground below. Miraculously, you are still alive, but you injure your back in the process. While your employer could claim the back injury occurred elsewhere, the chance a court believes them is low as ten witnesses saw you land…
No matter what industry you work in, you always run the risk of suffering an injury on the job. Whether it’s a factory worker losing a limb, a construction worker falling from a dangerous height, or even an office worker suffering a back injury from lifting heavy boxes, every worker could potentially have an…