While being a teacher may not appear to be a dangerous profession at first glance, there is the potential for extreme injuries. While schools should naturally take whatever actions are necessary to protect instructors and students against unsafe conditions, anything...
Year: 2018
Can I sue my employer for a work-related injury?
While caring for a mentally ill patient, the patient unexpectedly snapped and physically assaulted you. You later discovered that your employer had known the patient had a violent history against his peers and other caregivers, but failed to report the danger to you....
Construction workers and back injuries
As a North Carolina construction worker, you likely lift, hold and carry heavy equipment and materials every day at work. Your back consequently suffers strain almost every hour of your work day. This strain builds up over time, often resulting in a musculoskeletal...
When nursing home residents injure you
For the average person, the phrase "nursing home injuries" likely evokes an image of things like an elderly person falling in a nursing home. It is true that this type of thing can happen at nursing homes. However, there is another type of injury, and that is when...
Auto mechanics: 3 common injuries to know about
As a car mechanic, you know your job is important. You fix vehicles to keep people on the road so they can work and go to school. In addition to being valuable to your community, your job is also dangerous. In fact, 91 mechanics died at work in 2015. You encounter...
The grave consequences of asbestos exposure
As a North Carolina worker, you may inhale microscopic asbestos fibers on a daily basis without even realizing it. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral found in numerous industrial and consumer products. Its superior insulating properties and its resistance to...
What to do when your employer denies your workers’ comp claim
Many employers will want to get out of paying an employee's medical bills in a workers' comp case. This matter becomes even more complicated in North Carolina where lawmakers recently shifted the burden of proof to fall more on the employee's side than the employer's....
Which North Carolina jobs are the most dangerous?
As a North Carolina worker, you expect to work in a safe workplace. You certainly do not expect to die from an on-the-job injury. Sadly, however, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that North Carolina workplaces are more dangerous today than they were a...
Top reasons that police officers need workers’ compensation
Policing is a dangerous job in many ways, but many of these dangers receive little or no attention in the face of much more obvious risks. In fact, these hidden dangers often turn out to be the reasons that police officers need workers' compensation.Here is a...
I got a work-related injury but was not at work – now what?
You learned all about workers’ compensation insurance when your co-worker tripped on a computer cord in your office and sprained her knee. Since this accident happened when she was at work, she received workers’ compensation to treat her injury. However,...