Even though the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) spends considerable funds to prevent construction site accidents, the work of construction is an inherently dangerous activity with an average of 200,000 workers injured every year...
People often think a spine injury immediately means paralysis, but that is not the case. Only if the spinal cord is damaged will paralysis be the probable result. Even a broken back does not necessarily...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1.7 million people in the U.S. sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year. These injuries contribute to a third of the deaths caused by...
Electric shock causes injuries, but electrocutions are fatal. An electric shock injury might lead to a personal injury lawsuit, while an electrocution may lead to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of the...
Brain damage can occur in a variety of ways but is considered to be any type of injury to the structure of the brain that disrupts or prevents normal brain function or healthy brain development....
A worker is performing a duty near the ceiling within the path of travel of an automatic overhead door. Without warning, the door begins to move and the top edge of the door collides with...