While there is no such thing as a "good" work accident there are most definitely some accidents that have better outcomes than others. When it comes to industrial accidents, it is not uncommon for the end result to be catastrophic. In the worst cases, it may lead to...
Month: February 2013
Chemotherapy drugs can prove hazardous to health care providers
While caring for, and in some cases, saving the lives of the patients for whom they are caring for, health care providers throughout the nation, including North Carolina, face hazards other types of workers can't even imagine. One such group of individuals is those...
Dust more than just a mess in industrial workplaces
There are many factors that contribute to a dangerous industrial workplace. In addition to heavy equipment made up of multiple moving parts, by-products of the items being manufactured can pose problems as well. An issue that affects many industrial plants,...
Commission in charge of state’s workers’ compensation to change
Workers throughout the state of North Carolina expect to be able to do their job each day without suffering an injury. Because this does not always happen however, most businesses in the state are required to purchase a workers' compensation insurance policy. When a...
Woman awarded compensation for lunch break fall injury
When a worker in the state of North Carolina is injured on the job, it may be possible for the injured worker to seek benefits via a workers' compensation claim. There are many reasons these claims are not automatically accepted however. One of those reasons is the...
Ex-NFL players go out of state for workers’ compensation
Now that the Super Bowl is in the history books, most people are turning their attention to other things. Workers' compensation advocates, however, still have their attention firmly fixed on the NFL. The league's shaky safety record, which has been called into...
Fatal mining accidents hit rock bottom in 2012
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration released its 2012 review of mining accidents a few days ago, and it looks as if the agency's renewed focus on safety has paid off. Just one shy of 2009's record low number of mine workers killed on the job, 36 miners...