More than 27,000 Amazon employees in New York and around the country were injured on on-the-job accidents in 2020 according to figures from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and many of them were warehouse workers. Large fulfillment centers can be...
Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Won For Injured New Yorkers
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What Accident Risks Do Warehouse Workers Face?
A crowded warehouse could be a busy New York workplace as people, equipment and vehicles continually come and go. Warehouse employees might find the work rewarding, but this environment comes with risks. Specific injuries are common among warehouse professionals....
Do Health Care Professionals Face Slip-and-Fall Risks?
Health care workers run into many occupational risks that those outside the profession may never consider. Most people realize that a registered nurse, a physical therapist, or another professional could contract a virus from exposure to patients. Not everyone...
Can You Get Arthritis From Working?
There are many occupations in New York that require regular use of the body, many times significantly affecting the joints. Arthritis can actually develop in all joints, and manual labor jobs can put stress on all of them to some degree. The problem is that workers'...
Effect of a Pre-Existing Condition on Workers’ Compensation
Employees in New York rely on workers' compensation benefits after being hurt or becoming sick on the job. Although these benefits exist to pay for medical care and sometimes lost income after workplace accidents or dangerous exposures, insurance companies look for...
Common Construction Site Injuries
New York construction workers are at a higher risk for being injured on the job than many other workers. Due to the consistent change in working environments, there are many different types of injuries that construction workers may experience while on the job. There...
What Costs Could an Injured Worker Face?
Lifting a heavy object could cause an immediate injury, and now a New York worker finds him or herself facing recovery time. Some workers might feel additional worries beyond concerns about healing: They may think about the medical expenses and other bills....
Common Hazards for Home Health Care Workers
With the increasing need for home health care in New York, injuries to home health care workers are also on the rise. These workers face unique challenges on the job largely because they are not working in a controlled, consistent environment. What is a home health...
What is the Injury Rate of Crane Accidents?
79 percent of occupational injuries are related to cranes, hoists, and derricks, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. Cranes also fall over once in every 10,000 hours of use in New York. Crane operators are at a high risk...
Telecommuting from Home and Workers’ Compensation Coverage
2020 marked a year in which there was a notable spike in the number of New York employees who telecommute. In a good number of situations, remote working from home proved successful on a number of fronts, both for workers and their employers. As a result, some...