The days of lumberjacks plying their trades in the forestry industry are becoming an antiquated concept. Modern-day technology has largely replaced those hard-working professionals who are still suffering severe injuries while using axes and chainsaws. On far too many...
Work Accidents
Construction workers and summer heat: 4 ways to stay safe
With temperatures that average over 90 degrees Fahrenheit, few places in the United States get as hot as Alabama in the summertime. When it gets this hot, it is no wonder that the already dangerous construction industry can see a spike in illness and injury during the...
5 of the most common construction industry accidents
Birmingham construction sites may be safer places to work than they were decades ago. But accidents still happen, and construction workers suffer major injuries. These accidents happen in any number of ways, but certain incidents tend to happen again and again. Here...
The deadly consequences of construction accidents
Construction workers play an important role, yet face numerous risks on a deadly basis. The risk of fatal and not fatal traumatic brain injuries continues to be a clear and present danger. Out of all the industries in the United States, traumatic brain injuries are...
Does it matter who is at fault for a workplace injury?
Getting injured on the job can leave you with many questions. You may wonder how you'll support your family, how long it will take to recover, and, of course, if you qualify for workers' compensation benefits. Some manual labor workers in Alabama believe they must...
What are non-accident workplace injuries?
We all want to avoid workplace injuries, but some are harder to avoid than others and can happen even without accidents. The cost of a workplace injury resulting in medical consultations and treatment can be several thousand dollars or more, but in order for you to...
OSHA lists four common causes for construction deaths
The construction industry makes up over 20% of all deaths on the job in the private sector. In order to raise awareness about the dangers of this industry, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a so-called "fatal four" that causes nearly...
Does your safety hinge on the company’s earnings expectation?
In addition to meeting business objectives, U.S. companies also strive to meet analyst forecasts. This critical measure of the business' earnings expectation may be causing some companies to put their workers at risk.What is this all-important benchmark? An earnings...
OSHA aims to reduce injury rate for landscape workers in Alabama
The United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is calling attention to the many dangers present in landscape work. The federal agency is aiming these efforts specifically at Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi. In...
Alabama auto parts plants pose significant danger to workers
The auto parts industry in Alabama puts 26,000 people to work. While this benefits the economy, the cost to some workers has been cruel. Too often, safety violations in these plants result in devastating injuries. Workers have been crushed, burned and entrapped by...
