Neck pain can have many causes. You've probably experienced it when you slept awkwardly and woke up unable to even turn your head to the side. That type of pain tends to fade after a day or two. However, it can be far more serious, especially if you're involved in a...
Back & Neck Injuries
Young workers, falls and spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injuries change lives. People may never fully recover. It's more than just long-term back pain. They may lose motor function entirely. They could face short-term or long-term paralysis. Even with prompt medical treatment, severe injuries may never heal....
Most common reasons workers get injured on the job
Getting injured on the job is more common than you may think, and injuries occur in more workplace environments than you would expect. A new study by Pinnacol, a leading workers’ compensation insurance provider, examines five years of data regarding workers’...
Workers’ compensation benefits also available for back injuries
While the construction and manufacturing industries are typically associated with workplace injuries, other less physical occupations can also be hazardous. Office and retail workers also face risks of suffering a work injury. Many of these workers suffer back...
You can’t change the laws of physics: lifting patients and back injuries
Nurses and nursing assistants have difficult jobs that include long hours and intense physical activity. Caring for patients is strenuous work.According to an online article from NPR, "Nursing employees suffer more debilitating back and other body injuries than almost...
A spinal cord injury can lead to a permanent disability
Numerous workers in Colorado suffer spinal cord injuries each year. Just hearing those words can illicit fear for both the victim and the victim's family. This type of injury can cause permanent disability, which in turn completely alters the victim's life. Most...
New Years Resolution: reduce workplace fatalities
In the beginning of a new year, people tend to look back on the year before and resolve to do things differently moving forward. They often think about what happened, what caused certain events and what should be changed to make the new year even better.The National...
Steel building collapse causes workplace injuries
Employers throughout the Colorado and the rest of the U.S. are responsible for maintaining the safety of their construction workers by ensuring the structural integrity of the facilities where work is being conducted. Otherwise, dangerous collapses may lead to serious...
OSHA’s Alliance Program aims to reduce scaffolding accidents
You’ve heard it before: employers have a responsibility to keep the workplace safe for workers. But what does that mean? Who monitors the employers? What guidelines are in place to ensure that employers are kept up-to-date on industry standards?In order to help...
Decking the office halls? What happens if you fall?
In an earlier post, we highlighted some of the ways that workers could get injured during the holiday shopping season. And while Black Friday has come and gone, there are other types of workplace injuries that could occur in the weeks before Christmas.‘Tis...