If you recently injured yourself while on the clock, have you noticed any indications of emotional or mental trauma connected to your injury? HelpGuide explores symptoms of emotional and psychological trauma linked to physical trauma. Understand just how much (and...
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What are the most common workplace injuries?
According to the National Safety Council, a worker experiences an on-the-job injury approximately every seven seconds. These work injuries add up over time, with 104,000,000 lost production days in 2017 alone. While all manners of injuries can occur in the workplace,...
Repetitive stress injuries and your hands
Human beings throughout history have created a wide range of engineering marvels and seemingly miraculous machines, yet they all pale in comparison to the hands that crafted them. Each of your hands contains over one-tenth of all the bones in your body, giving you a...
What can I expect when I get a claim denial?
Suffering an injury at work is never ideal, but at least you have workers' compensation to help you out, right? What happens when they deny you claim? What do you do then? This is something many workers in Pennsylvania have to go through. Luckily, the claims denial...
Performing the same job function may lead to injury
Pennsylvania law requires most employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance coverage in case an employee gets hurt while performing a job. The parameters of these laws allow employees to file a claim and get benefits from the carrier if the injury is valid. One...
How common are fatal work injuries in Pennsylvania?
Fatal work injury rates for Pennsylvania employees have fluctuated over the last decade. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number has dropped significantly with 172 fatal injuries in the state in 2017, down from 241 in 2008. In the country, there are...
Q and A about Workers’ Compensation
Injuries are a problem at every workplace, from the most upscale office to the rough-and-tumble world of professional sports. Sometimes, those injuries results in workers' compensation claims. For that reason, Pittsburgh workers should understand the workers'...