Workplace Injuries Most Common Among Health Care Workers
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2010 Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Report, health care workers are at a far greater risk for workplace injuries than people in any other... Read more »
Employers Trimming, Eliminating Disability Insurance
Workers should look closely at their disability coverage details and costs during the annual benefit enrollment period, because many employers are lowering the amount they will cover – or eliminating the... Read more »
Ground Zero Firefighters at Higher Risk for Cancer
A recent study has found that New York City firefighters who worked at Ground Zero after the terrorist attacks on September 11 are 19 percent more likely... Read more »
World Trade Center Health Program Won't Cover Cancer Treatments for Ground Zero Workers
Leaders of the World Trade Center Health Program recently announced that Ground Zero workers and first responders of the World Trade Center attacks... Read more »
Older Workers’ Risk of Injuries is on the Rise
Injuries among working Americans over age 55 have increased 5% since 2003, according to federal health officials. Recent reports found that 17% of Americans in that age group have suffered from a work-related injury – totaling 210,830... Read more »
Pennsylvania Job Deaths Lowest in Years
There were 166 people killed on the job in Pennsylvania last year. That's the lowest number since 1992, when the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics began keeping records.
Highway accidents were the most common... Read more »
More Details Emerge on Mine's Safety Violations
April 15 2010 UPDATE – Since an explosion killed 29 coal miners in West Virginia, more information has been released about the mine's long history of safety problems. Federal documents show that the... Read more »
Surprisingly "Painful" Jobs
There are some professions where the risk of pain and injury seem par for the course, but ABC News has revealed several "painful" careers that may come as a surprise, including nurse aides and truck drivers. Sometimes it's not physical risk that leads to injury in... Read more »
What to Do if You're Hurt on the Job in Pennsylvania: Steps to Take Once You've Reported Your Injury
Here are important steps to take after you've reported your Pennsylvania on-the-job injury to your employer:
1. Now that you checked to see if your employer has a Panel of Physicians, you need... Read more »
What to Do if You're Hurt on the Job in Pennsylvania: Steps to Take If You've Just Been Injured
1. First, you have to report the injury to your employer within 120 days of becoming injured. Oftentimes, injured workers think that they're not hurt that badly or the injury will go... Read more »
