COVID-19 has impacted nearly every aspect of life. Now, even as Massachusetts lifts its mask mandate and social distancing requirements, lasting effects of the pandemic have made their way to the state’s beaches, pools, and lakes. As beaches, pools, and lakes reopen at total capacity for the first summer since the height of the pandemic, …
Safely Sharing the Roads: How Bicyclists and Drivers Can Prevent Accidents
Bicycling is one of the most popular forms of transportation and exercise. Unfortunately, bicyclists are at a real risk of injury when sharing the road with motor vehicles. Accordingly, safety precautions must be taken, particularly as summer approaches and the number of bicyclists on the road rises. Sometimes accidents can still occur, regardless of safety …
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Heat Stress: Causes, Symptoms, and Prevention Techniques
Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, is Monday, May 31. As summer approaches and temperatures rise, employees working in the heat are at an increased threat of injury. Workers exposed to extreme heat are threatened by heat stress, a condition including multiple heat-related injuries and illnesses such as heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, …
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Preventing the Most Common Workplace Injuries: Cuts and Lacerations
Cuts and lacerations caused by workplace activity are often experienced and infrequently discussed. For example, in 2019, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, private industry had 89,730 reported cases of cuts, lacerations, or punctures that resulted in days away from work. Manufacturing alone had 15,380 cases. These numbers are substantial but they likely do …
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Improper Lifting: Examples, Consequences, & Workers’ Comp Eligibility
Injured your back from lifting? You’re not alone. Thousands of workers are hurt on the job in the United States each year. One of the biggest culprits? Overexertion in lifting or lowering. While improper lifting can be harmful in more ways than one, back injuries are a frequent consequence. If you’ve developed back pain from …
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Cashier Wrist Pain: Do I Have an Occupational Overuse Injury?
Working as a cashier is far from easy. From keeping long lines under control to serving each customer efficiently and effectively – there is a lot of incentive to work quickly with few breaks. Such fast-paced, repetitious work can lead to serious health consequences. For example, occupational overuse injuries, like cashier wrist pain, may occur. …
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How Many Workplace Injuries Occur Each Year?
How many workplace injuries occur each year? Unfortunately, the answer may startle you. Non-Fatal Injuries According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 888,220 private industry workers sustained a nonfatal injury or illness causing them to miss at least one day of work in 2019. Of these 888,220 injuries, ten particular occupations saw larger …
Workers Memorial Day 2021
Thousands of workers lose their lives while on the job each year. For this reason, on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, we acknowledge Workers Memorial Day and the 50th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). What is Workers Memorial Day? Workers Memorial Day honors workers who lost their lives “to largely preventable fatal …
