If a workers' compensation claim is accepted in Minnesota, the injured worker will receive payment for all reasonable medical expenses that are incurred as a result of the workplace injury. The worker may also be reimbursed for medication that is prescribed during the...
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Disputed facts in a Minnesota workers’ compensation case
An individual who is injured while working may be concerned with the requirements for filing a claim and receiving benefits. Minnesota statutes set forth the requirements of workers' compensation in cases of death or personal injury occurring in the course of...
Federal workers protected by jobsite regulations
Federal employees working in Minnesota are entitled to worksites that are free from recognized health and safety hazards. Both federal agencies and their employees are required to take steps that ensure security in the work environment. Most of these are preventative...
Minnesota workers most commonly suffer back injuries
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry reported that, in 2010, back injuries were three times as common as any other type of injury among workers, accounting for 26 percent of all work injury cases. Common work-related neck and back injuries include herniated...
What types of injuries fall under workers’ compensation?
Ramsey employees may wish to know what types of injuries are covered under workers' compensation. Depending on the connection of the injury to the job, many injured workers are eligible for benefits under these programs. Mandated by state law, workers' compensation...
OSHA issues fine after worker dies in Minnesota
An Illinois business has been fined after one of its employees died in an accident on the job near New Prague. The accident happened in August 2013 while Aldridge Electric worked on the CapX2020 electric transmission line. Two people fell into a hole that was made for...
OSHA announces new rules affecting electrical lineworkers
Minnesota residents might take interest in new safety rules pertaining to electrical workers whose job involves climbing towers, poles and power lines. Whereas these workers had been heretofore unaffected by federal laws mandating the use of harnesses and other safety...
Dangerous industries and rate of pay
The type of job a person has in Minnesota and across the country can increase their risk of being injured or even dying on the job. The National Safety Council calculates the risk of death from all types of calamities, such as getting struck by lightning at 1 in...
Preventing workplace injuries with ergonomics
Injuries at the workplace are costing employers and their employees in Minnesota and nationwide billions of dollars per each year. One reason for such expense is from employees taking time off due to injuries that may have been preventable. Common injuries workplace...
Sleep deprivation and high-risk jobs
Employees who perform dangerous work roles face even greater dangers of injury or death from fatigue, especially in the hours shortly after the lunch period referred to as the 'mid-afternoon dip," said a safety advisor for the Meadowbrook Insurance Group in Minnesota....