Minnesota workers concerned about on-the-job injuries may be interested in the effect that daylight saving time has on work injury statistics. Studies show that the effect is real and offers some suggestions to avoid increased accidents. According to research by the...
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Workplace Injuries
The basics of vibration hazards in the workplace
In workplaces throughout Minnesota and the rest of the U.S., employers strive to protect their workers from a variety health hazards. Despite this, workers and employers alike may not be aware of the harmful effects vibrations can have on the human body. Impact...
Hearing loss and Minnesota manufacturing workers
According to a report from the National Occupational Research Agenda, a subdivision of OSHA in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hearing loss is the top-recorded occupational illness in manufacturing, accounting for one in every nine...
Burned worker sues Minnesota sugar plant for injuries
A man who suffered severe burns when he was sprayed by scalding beet juice at American Crystal Sugar is suing the company for negligence. The incident occurred at the East Grand Forks plant on Jan. 29, 2013. According to the complaint, the plaintiff was injured while...
Lessening the risk of common workplace injuries
Many Minnesota workers are injured every year while working. Accidents at work can occur in a variety of circumstances, but there are five main categories of injury types that together account for 73.1 percent of all work-related injuries. Both employers and employees...
Understanding herniated discss
Employees in Pennsylvania may benefit from learning more about herniated discs and the risks associated with this injury. This injury may technically be described as spinal disc pathology, while other common terms used to refer to this type of pain include bulging...
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...
Minnesota temp workers may be at greater risk for injury
Most U.S. residents are aware that the majority of temporary jobs offer no job security, but it was recently discovered that temp workers may also be in greater physical danger than permanent employees, even while performing the exact same job. According to...
Work-related brain injuries could lead to increased stroke risk
Experts based at the University of Michigan Health System have recently published important research on the link between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke risk. Their findings can be viewed in full in a late June online issue of the medical journal Neurology....
Diagnosing, treating and preventing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Not all work injuries result from significant falls, toxic exposure and other dramatic accidents. In fact, most work-related injuries result simply from performing the same tasks repeatedly with improper form or without the assistance of certain injury prevention...
