Every workplace has its fair share of potential risks and health hazards. Unfortunately, some of these risks are universal and exist no matter what job you hold. A number of these universal risks can also hold severe consequences. For example, if you work at any...
Recognizing symptoms of a herniated disc
Between the bones in your spine, you have rubbery discs, and if anything causes damage to these discs, it may lead to considerable pain and discomfort. Many North Carolina residents with herniated disc injuries suffer them at work after a fall or heavy lifting. Other...
The high cost of an ACL surgery
When you suffer an anterior cruciate ligament injury while working in North Carolina, you may face an uphill battle in the aftermath. ACL injuries affect the ligaments that allow your knee to move about and are often excruciatingly painful. In many cases, work-related...
What do you know about light-duty accommodation?
After suffering a work injury in North Carolina and taking time to recover, you feel well enough to work, but not well enough to perform the work you used to. Has your employer brought up light-duty accommodation? FitSmallBusiness gives a thorough breakdown of the...
Do you need help adjusting your budget after your work injury?
Your recent work injury left you unable to fulfill your job duties. Your North Carolina employer has workers' compensation coverage, but it may not be enough to cover your bills while you recover. Learn how to make the most of any workers' comp benefits that you...
Does the workers’ comp system make your job more dangerous?
A Raleigh News & Observer story from late December should be essential reading if you are a worker in North Carolina. The story begins with the account of a retail worker who sustained a shoulder injury while moving a box at work. It ends with an alarming...
Nurses’ risks during pandemic
In the first month of 2020, the United States watched as China grappled with an outbreak of Coronavirus. At that time, likely nobody thought the same level of measures would ever be needed in the U.S. yet that seems to be happening. Every day, the reality facing the...
Why do lower back injuries never seem to heal?
It seems like once you injure your lower back, you always have a tendency to reinjure it or the pain just never goes away completely. When you injure your back at work, there is a good chance that you will have another injury or that you will not completely be able to...
Long shifts create serious injury risks for warehouse workers
A warehouse is a dangerous work environment already, but at least one industry employer is making things even more hazardous by making employees to work long, grueling overnight shifts. When the length of a warehouse worker’s shift increases, so, too, does that...
Is hearing loss covered by workers’ compensation?
From working the grounds of an airport to a construction worksite, many workers face regular exposure to loud workplaces year-round. For these workers, this might be a normal part of the job. However, a loud workplace could pose a higher risk to workers than they...