Workplace accidents can affect more than just your physical health. Suffering injuries or witnessing a severe accident can leave mental and emotional scars. These invisible injuries, just like physical ones, can affect your ability to work and live your day-to-day...
Workers’ Compensation
Injured off-site? Workers’ compensation may still be an option
As a construction worker, you might find yourself working at various locations. But what happens if you're injured at a job site that isn't your usual workplace? Does workers' compensation still cover you? In Massachusetts, the answer is yes if you were doing your job...
Defective products can cause serious workplace injuries
Many of us work with different types of equipment or products in our jobs. However, if these are defective, they can cause you to suffer serious injuries and may cause you to lose time from work. Defective products If machinery is defective because of a design flaw, a...
Massachusetts transit workers injured by electric third rail
Accidents can -- and do -- happen in all kinds of industries, all kinds of workplaces, and to all kinds of workers. Sometimes these accidents are due to unsafe working conditions. Other times, it's impossible to say that they are anyone's fault. Electrical accident...
Many workers are at risk of muscle and soft tissue injuries
Numerous industries in Massachusetts put workers at risk of muscle and soft tissue injuries. These injuries do not result from a single accidental event but rather from prolonged repetition of the same bodily movements and overwork. These types of injuries affect...
Ways to prevent common workplace injuries
At any workplace, time is money. That's why the state of Massachusetts is looking to reduce absenteeism on the job by investigating it at the source. For example, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) defines guidelines for reasonable...
What are the most common construction site injuries?
Construction is one of the most demanding jobs in Massachusetts and elsewhere. As a result, even with safety measures in place, it’s no surprise that accidents and injuries occur. These are the most common construction site injuries. Fall injuries Construction workers...
Can you receive workers’ compensation benefits after a car accident?
After a car accident, people may wonder how they will support themselves and address the cost of treatment as they recover. People injured during work-related travel might be surprised to know that some car accidents may be eligible for workers’ compensation. Are you...
Workers’ compensation for the telecommuter
After an employee is injured at a factory, workers' compensation should provide them with benefits to pay for their medical care and help them with the loss of income while they are recovering. The same goes for employees who are injured in the course of doing their...
Common causes of construction accidents
Construction accidents can be particularly devastating for construction workers who should know where to turn if they are injured in a construction accident. Different protections are available to construction workers who are injured on the job that injured workers...