Construction workers' jobs here in Minnesota and elsewhere are hard enough without having to worry about all of the dangers that come along with them. One of those dangers is falling from scaffolding, ledges and other heights. According to the Occupational Safety and...
Minnesota workers in excavation and trenching are employed in one of the more dangerous subfields of the construction profession. Dangers in excavation and trenching include cave-ins, trench collapses, hazardous atmospheres, falling loads, falls and incidents with...
TV shows and movies filmed in Minnesota and other states have seen an increase in serious on-set accidents, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Despite celebrity endorsements of an OSHA safety awareness campaign, accident reports doubled...
Minneapolis employees who use spark or fire-producing tools to perform hot work, such as soldering, cutting, grinding, brazing, welding and burning, face many dangers on a daily basis. Whenever hot work takes place, there is the danger of a fire or explosion if a...
OSHA investigators in Minnesota concluded that a 35-year-old man's death was caused by inadequate fall protection. The man died while working on the Vikings' stadium's north roof face in August 2015 when he fell 50 feet. His employer, Berwald Roofing, was found to be...
Although there have been fewer illnesses and injuries in workplaces over the past several years, Minnesota workers may be shocked to learn that there have been more fatalities. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries shows that 4,821 workers around the country...
As a nurse, you dedicate your time, effort and entire career to the care and treatment of others who are injured or ill. Working in the health care industry comes with many risks, and if you are hurt on the job, it is important to know your rights. Injured nurses have...
More and more, the number of employees aged 55 and older are increasing in workplaces around the country. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, workers of this age group represented nearly a fifth of the workforce in 2010, and by 2024, the amount could increase...
Minnesota workers in the manufacturing sector put a lot of physical efforts into their jobs. Safety experts know that simple changes in workflow procedures could reduce musculoskeletal injuries caused by repetitive motions, but they have struggled to find easy and...
Minnesota employers should have plans to keep workers safe at all times. A fall arrest system may prevent an employee from suffering serious injury or death when working at heights. However, a worker can still suffer an injury while in the air. This is referred to as...