Impaired drivers are a danger for anyone on the road, but they pose a considerable threat to road workers. Many of these workers find themselves on the roads at night when visibility may not be at its best. This means they are at a much greater r...
Allowing our children to play outside and explore their surroundings is crucial for them to have a healthy and active childhood. While we try our best to ensure their safety, running into certain hazards such as aggressive animals, specifically dogs,...
Falling debris can cause a variety of severe injuries on a job site, including head and brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neck and back injuries, broken bones, and even death in some cases. So it is in your best interest to know what these fallin...
Claiming workers’ compensation can either be easy or complex. In a lot of instances, the speed and efficiency of the whole process lie in your employer’s willingness to give what is due to you. A personal injury or work accident can be stressful f...
The ability to drive gives our aging population a sense of independence at a time in their lives when they are starting to feel the effects of getting older. Conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, gradual loss of hearing, and bad eyesight are just som...
Vehicle crash data published by Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) reveals that there were 403, 626 vehicle crashes in 2018 alone. Fatalities from those crashes reached 3,135, while injuries were numbered at a total of 255,353. Accide...
For salaried workers in Florida, one of the reassuring social safety nets in place is known as Workers' Compensation. It means that you may be on the job, and you get injured while working through circumstances that are not your fault. Your recovery...
People can get injured in tons of different ways. They usually don't plan on the events unfolding, but still, sometimes they do. This article is going to focus on pedestrian/car accidents. The sections will discuss some of the reasons why the inciden...
As most people realize, tractor-trailers are massive when compared to standard passenger vehicles. They are heavy enough on their own, but then, once cargo gets added to the equation, the combination of the truck, trailer, and freight is usually arou...
When we lose someone close to us, it’s never an easy experience, but when we lose someone as a result of someone else’s actions, the trauma is intense. It’s one thing to lose a loved one to a natural process, such as old age or disease. It’s another...
Florida is a great place to live and own a motorcycle. That is probably why the Sunshine State came in second out of all the states with registered bikes in 2018. According to Statista.com, there were 587,499 motorcycles on file here in that year. Pl...
The United States is now entering a “heavy” phase of the global pandemic known as COVID-19. COVID-19 is a “novel virus,” which means that it is new to the human species, and, as a result of having never encountered it before, we currently have no imm...
When we talk about workplace injuries, the most common hazards that come to mind are the risks faced by construction workers or people in industrial jobs. Few people think about the kind of harm that can be sustained at an office because white-collar...
