In one of our blogs posted on June 14th, we investigated reasons why so many workplace injuries go unreported. We received multiple responses, saying that their bosses would intimidate employees or threaten to fire them for reporting safety issues, and attempting to make workers’ comp injury claims. These responses shed light onto a dark issue in many workplaces. However, there are ways counteract these practices. What Can You Do About Employer Intimidation? In Ohio, all empl

An idiopathic injury is defined as an injury experienced by an employee at work that was caused by pre-existing medical conditions. An injury that results because of an employee’s condition, with no other circumstantial implications, does not generally need to be covered by the employer. However, certain conditions imposed by the employer or work environment may cause an increased risk of injury to the employee, meaning that employers can be held legally responsible for medic

Investing in workplace safety is not only beneficial to the workers themselves, but the effects of having a safe and secure workplace trickle into other areas of our society, including community happiness and wellbeing. Employers will make more profits from decreases in worker injuries. In 2002, the National Safety Council estimated the average cost of an injury that causes a worker to lose time is about $33,000. Employers with effective safety programs were found to reduce i

Many factory workers have jobs that require them to use forceful and repetitive hand motions. These demanding hand and wrist movements build up over time and cause stress to joints and hand functions. Jobs such as poultry processing and other packing jobs have a high percentage of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). MSDs include carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, arthritis, and osteoporosis. A 2014 report conducted by the Health Hazard Evaluation Program found that 34 percent