What Happens to My Workers’ Compensation Benefits if I Lose My Job or My Employer Goes Out of Business?
The stress of an on-the-job injury and the lost wages that follow may be more drama than one person can manage. Collecting workers’ compensation benefits may make life a little easier and will alleviate some of the anxiety due to being injured and out of work. If an employment status change – like being laid…
Read MoreMotorcycle Accidents Can Happen When Drivers Aren’t Careful
Motorcycles are “freedom for the soul,” according to Harley-Davidson, the most renowned motorcycle manufacturer in the world. Motorcycle riding is often described as intoxicating and addictive. The pull of the force of the bike, the feel of the wind and the road, the roar of the engine, and the velocity of the ride can be…
Read MoreWhat Can We Do to Reduce Accidental Fatalities?
Fatal accidents take many forms. Thousands of people die every year in motor vehicle crashes, work accidents, slip and fall accidents, drownings, and many other incidents. Sometimes an accident isn’t anyone’s fault, but in many cases fatal accidents are preventable, which makes them even more tragic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reports…
Read MoreFiling a Claim for Injuries from Truck Debris Accidents in Harrisburg, PA
In January of this year, a dump truck and a tractor-trailer collided on Route 54 in Montour County. This led to a cargo spill of live animals unlike any we’ve seen before in the Commonwealth, because this wasn’t a trailer carrying chickens or even cows. The trailer was carrying live monkeys, and four of them…
Read MoreThe Use of Restraints in Nursing Homes
When you make the decision to place your loved one in a nursing home, there is a certain level of trust you put in the hands of the nursing home staff. You expect them to do what is in the best interest for your loved one. However, how would you feel if you discovered that…
Read MoreConstruction Site Falls Top OSHA’s “Fatal Four Hazards”
The construction industry is one of the most dangerous sectors to work in for various reasons, particularly accidents. Many serious injuries occur at construction sites, where employees are required to work with hazardous equipment, heavy machinery, dangerous chemicals, airborne materials, dust and other contaminants, and excessive noise. According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration…
Read MoreAre Ridesharing Services Really Reducing Drunk Driving Accidents?
Numerous fatal traffic accidents in the U.S. involve drunk drivers, and there’s no conclusive evidence proving that ridesharing reduces drunk driving. However, recent research seems to support the notion that rideshare services like Uber and Lyft help to reduce motor vehicle accidents and the subsequent injuries related to impaired driving. Christopher Morrison, an assistant professor…
Read MoreCan You Get Workers’ Compensation for Transportation Accidents?
Even with the drops in traffic and driving stemming from the global pandemic, statistics show transportation accidents were still the primary event for fatal work-related accidents in 2020. When many workers consider filing workers’ compensation for injuries at the workplace, they do not consider the injuries they suffer from transportation-related accidents. However, workers who drive…
Read MoreAmazon’s Workplace Injuries Continue Rising
Although former CEO Jeff Bezos once pledged to make Amazon “Earth’s Safest Place to Work,” the company’s warehouse employees were injured twice as often as those employed by rival companies in 2021. According to a recent study conducted by the Strategic Organizing Center (SOC), Amazon workers suffered over 34,000 serious work-related injuries in 2021, twice…
Read MoreWhat Is a Trench Collapse?
To successfully provide buildings with the cables, pipes, and drainage that they require, construction workers must excavate. However, this excavation comes at a cost. Construction workers risk their lives to perform the necessary installations in trenches. Unfortunately, the soil and debris can shift without warning, the empty spaces created by the excavation. This is called…
Read MoreDrunk Driving Increases in the Summer. Be Prepared.
Despite beneficial changes that have happened in the transportation industry, there is still one dangerous phenomenon that increases during the summertime. According to the latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the percentage of drunk drivers involved in fatal accidents is highest in the summertime. It makes sense. Summertime is the time…
Read MoreTraumatic Amputation Injuries Change Lives Forever
An amputation can result from a medical condition or a traumatic event. The reason behind your amputation is what will determine the distinction—a traumatic amputation results from a traumatic and unexpected event like a car accident. When you suffer a traumatic loss of limb, it can happen instantly at the scene or surgically at the…
Read MoreWarehouse Workers Have Rights to Workers’ Compensation
The warehouse industry is ingrained in our daily lives. Most of the products we use are stored in warehouses before reaching the consumer. There is a constant hustle and bustle within these warehouse spaces as workers move products. Warehouse employees use a range of machines to get products in and out of the facility like…
Read MoreWorkers’ Compensation for Hanover Factory Workers
There are very few areas that still have manufacturing plants and factories. Hanover is one of those locations. Factory workers and manual laborers face exponential dangers that many other workers in Pennsylvania do not. An injury in the workplace can be a career-ending situation. Injured workers trust that their employer will cover all medical costs…
Read MoreDistracted Driving Awareness Month Is Over, But Danger Still Exists
While distracted driving awareness month has come and gone, this does not mean that distracted driving is no longer an issue. It is still critical to reduce distracted driving year-round and not just during one month. Distracted driving leads to grave dangers, including serious car accidents. Pennsylvania State Police issued 3,400 citations for distracted driving…
Read MoreCatastrophic Injuries from Truck Accidents
Colliding with a commercial truck such as a semi or delivery truck can result in some very serious injuries. Heavy and unwieldy, trucks on the road are dangerous to maneuver, both for the truck driver and for the other vehicles trying to get around them. Unfortunately, because of their large blind spots and wide turns,…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Tip-over Incidents for Children
When it comes to our children, we are willing to do whatever it takes to keep them safe. That means buying expensive car seats, protective gear for inclement weather, making sure toys do not have choking hazards and so forth. Other major risks for children include accidents involving televisions, storage cabinets or entertainment centers, and…
Read MoreCan You Appeal if Your Workers’ Compensation Claim Is Denied?
Being injured on the job can be frightening and painful. Not only are you injured, but you are unable to work. That is what workers’ compensation is for. However, what happens when your claim for compensation is not accepted? You likely feel frustrated (and probably a little anxious) when this happens, but there is something…
Read MoreCan I File a Wrongful Death Claim if My Loved One Dies in a Car Accident?
Driving, while often necessary to our day-to-day lives, is inherently dangerous. We take precautions such as driving lessons, seatbelts, and airbags, but if we are involved in a crash, there is no guarantee that we will survive it. Should a loved one of yours die in a car accident due to someone else’s negligence, then…
Read MoreDeadly I-81 Pileup Highlights Dangers of Truck Accidents.
A certain amount of risk is involved every time a person gets into a vehicle. Most people accept this risk without dwelling on it too much, but the simple reality is that danger can come in many forms and at any time. Driver error, mechanical or other vehicle problems, poor road conditions, weather-related issues. These…
Read MoreAAA Study Finds Dangerous Drivers Increased During the Pandemic
For the last year and a half, news outlets around the country have been sounding the alarm about the increasing number of traffic fatalities. Any way you slice it, 2020 and 2021 were dangerous years to be on the road, despite record numbers of people staying home. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety studied this…
Read MoreWhat Are the Most Common Pedestrian Accidents?
When we drive, we understand that we are taking a risk. We understand that we pose a danger in our cars, and other cars are dangerous to us; however, when we are walking on a sidewalk, or crossing the street, we could also taking a risk, even if we do not realize it. Pedestrian accidents…
Read MoreWhat Are Truck Backup Accidents?
When driving on the road, we know the risks we take. Simply getting into a car and driving it is a risk, because we cannot control the actions of others. Perhaps one of the biggest potential hazards on the road are those large tractor-trailers we often see driving on the highway. With limited visibility and…
Read MoreDo I Have to Release My Medical Records for a Workers’ Compensation Claim?
Being hurt while on the clock is a frustrating and painful experience. Not only are you injured, but now you may be facing lost wages because you cannot work. Missing work, however, does not necessarily mean missing out on being paid for days you would have worked. Workers’ compensation is a no-fault system that provides…
Read MoreWhat Is an Independent Medical Exam?
Employers and employees understand the importance of medical examinations in a workers’ compensation claim. The medical expertise of a physician can help to answer certain questions related to a work-related injury. However, sometimes, employees do not have the option of seeking the medical care of their primary care physician. Employees may have to choose a…
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