A cloud of chlorine gas emanated from the dishwasher in an IHOP last week after an employee mixed two cleaning products and started the wash cycle. “There was a big cloud of smoke and it filled up the air. It smelled like straight bleach,” according to one witness. This incident could lead to workers’ compensation…
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) can be the debilitating result of a simple or minor injury or the result of something more severe, such as a heart attack, stroke or other trauma. When an on-the-job injury results in the development of CRPS/RSD, Colorado workers’ compensation may be available to cover…
A 45-year-old construction worker is happy to be safe and healthy after a three-inch nail was accidently shot into his skull. The man, who suffered this severe head injury in the workplace, was convinced he was going to die after the incident, but doctors discovered that the nail had missed all major blood vessels in…