Equipment and vehicle accidents reflect two of the most common causes of serious injuries in construction, as noted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overexertion and toxic exposure, however, also cause severely disabling medical conditions. According to the CDC,...
Staying safe is never guaranteed while working on heavy-duty construction in a shipyard. Shipyard injuries are numerous and may result in broken limbs, amputations, brain damage or worse conditions. There are workers' compensation laws in Virginia that apply to...
Working in construction is rewarding and rife with opportunities, but it also comes with many more risks than the average white-collar or office job today. If you are a construction worker or in charge of a construction site in Virginia, understanding common...
Construction workers help keep the state of Virginia running, but unfortunately, many construction workers experience job-related injuries. No matter how skilled a construction worker might be, the very nature of the work presents many opportunities to get hurt. Some...
You might think of injuries that qualify for workers’ compensation benefits as the kind that occur to people with hazardous jobs such as those in construction or manufacturing work. However, injuries can also happen to workers with desk jobs. For example, it is not...
You may have been working in construction for years, and when you wake up each morning, you can feel the toll your job has taken on your back. Or you have spent nearly a decade working in a warehouse and now you are suffering knee pain from lifting and moving boxes so...
Worker classification determines a lot of things about your job. Your employer may classify you as an employee or an independent contractor. If you are an independent contractor, you may lose certain benefits that you typically get as an employee, including the right...
A construction accident usually results in an injured worker needing time away from the job or a restricted workload. Of the 4,200 injury cases in the industry in 2018, just under half led to days away from work, while about 900 led to job restrictions or a transfer....
Workers are hurt on the job in various ways, whether they sustain a broken arm, lose the ability to walk or are sidelined for some other reason. However, it is important to remember that some of these accidents lead to other hardships that are very difficult to...
Repetitive stress injuries are common in just about every industry. This includes those who work in offices, butchers, carpenters, electricians, computer jobs, delivery, warehouses, assembly lines and more. These injuries happen when there is stress to one part of the...