A History
Of Success
Most people experience hip or knee pain at some point in their lives due to the body's natural wear and tear. However, repetitive tasks can accelerate this process and actually be responsible for knee pain that younger workers in North Carolina experience when on the...
North Carolina workers who have jobs that require manual labor and strenuous lifting are at a higher risk of developing a shoulder injury. Rotator cuff injuries tend to be the most common, and they're brought on either suddenly or over time through excessive wear and...
If you collect workers’ compensation in North Carolina, your Social Security disability benefits may be affected. When you receive both Social Security and workers’ compensation, you may experience a reduction in your Social Security benefits. The 80% rule If you...
Residents of North Carolina and throughout the rest of the country spend an average of $2 billion a year on treating carpal tunnel syndrome. In fact, carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most commonly reported occupational injuries there is. It has always been a...
One relatively common type of physical condition underpinning workers’ compensation claims is a back injury and associated back pain. There are a number of factors that tend to give rise to back issues among North Carolina workers. Common causes of back pain arising...
Going to work should mean coming home in the same condition. But falls in some types of work environments are common, and despite great efforts to prevent workplace injuries, it can be difficult to completely get rid of dangers. There are some techniques that you can...
Every employee makes an agreement with their employer when they show up for work. The employee agrees to exchange time for dollars, with the presumption that when those hours are complete, they will be able to return home in essentially the same condition as they...
Construction workers face a high risk for injuries and even fatalities here in North Carolina, and this risk holds nationwide. For this reason, construction employers must take the following steps to ensure a safe workplace. Careful planning and risk management...
North Carolina residents who work for relatively large companies may want to know about the results of one international study. This study analyzed over 100,000 Oregon-based organizations and traced their survival during a period of 25 years. In the end, researchers...
Workers in North Carolina who operate machinery are probably familiar with the concept of machine guarding. OSHA requires every machine part that could cause injury to be guarded, but the means of guarding will differ from machine to machine. Roughly speaking, there...
