The types of injuries faced by workers at a health care facility are so varied, surprising, and, in some cases, shocking. Anyone who works at a hospital or clinic faces the threat of workplace injuries that few people in other occupations can comprehend. Doctors,...
Workplace Injuries
3 things to know about Social Security Disability Insurance
If you suffer injury in a New York workplace, you might need to take days or weeks off work to fully recover. Especially if you were involved in a motor vehicle collision, you might have suffered a broken bone or a brain injury or other severe condition. In a worse...
Social Security Disability: another important consideration
We've spent the past few weeks here on our blog talking about an option available to support disabled workers with a lump sum payment: the Schedule Loss of Use award. However, there's another option outside of the workers' compensation system entirely that can also...
Representing Utica workers with repetitive stress injury claims
As we discussed last week here on our blog, repetitive stress injuries suffered on the job entitle a Utica worker to compensation just as do accidental injuries or traumatic injuries. However, backing up your claim that you suffered your injuries on the job can be...
Are musculoskeletal disorders compensable workplace injuries?
Some of our readers may have seen previous posts here about comparatively dramatic accidents. By their very nature, some work-related accidents are particularly shocking and attention-grabbing.But, what about other types of workers' injuries, those that develop over...
Cemetery worker killed in work-related accident
Utica residents understand that working around heavy machinery can be dangerous. This is especially true when employers fail to take care of the equipment properly and train employees in its use. However, a work-related accident doesn't need to involve giant...
Social Security Disability and worker’s compensation benefits
Workers in the construction industry face the risk of a serious on-the-job injury. Employers have obligations and best practices to follow in order to keep their employees safe, but there are no 100 percent guarantees against a work-related accident.When a worker's...
Burns common among restaurant workers’ injuries
When Utica residents think of health and safety in the context of a restaurant, they probably think about the safety of the food patrons are eating; whether it's properly cooked, whether it was handled by clean hands or prepared in a sanitary, hygienic kitchen. But...
Returning to work after a work-related accident
Many workplace injuries force employees to take time off work to recuperate. At some point, the victims recover and return to work. While the act of returning to work may sound easy, there is a process involved and people who need to be informed. In addition, some...
Work-related accident rate high at New York hospital
Although many accidents in the workplace are caused by slips, trips, falls and strains, an increasing number of injuries are caused by violence. Most of these - 75 out of 114 incidents since 2012 - took place in healthcare settings, particularly hospitals. The...