Truck drivers sustain more than 70,000 shoulder injuries each year, which really puts the physical stress of this profession into perspective. Jacking up a trailer requires you to position weighted equipment while using a crank to extend heavy landing gears. These...
If you live in Colorado and work in the waste or recycling industry, you might be more vulnerable to an on-the-job injury than people in many other occupations. A 2019 report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the sixth deadliest job in the country was that...
Many people in Colorado work in the manufacturing industry. Regardless of what you manufacture, it's imperative to make sure you stay safe while working. One way to do this is by avoiding dangerous situations. With that in mind, here's how to avoid the most common...
Hand injuries are very common among Colorado workers. Because you use your hands for a variety of tasks every day, this makes total sense. What does not make sense is that hand safety is rarely a top priority, and finger and hand injuries remain far too prevalent in...
Putting in a proverbial "hard day's work" is troubling for many of Denver's workers who suffer the impact of strenuous labor on the body. Not all physical problems come from cumulative stress, either. One bad day is all it takes for an unexpected accident to cause...
Workers' compensation claims are often employment specific with respect to the claimed injury. A prime example in Colorado is construction workers who regularly suffer back injuries and other workers who do significant heavy lifting while on the job. Certain...
Around the shoulder, there is a group of muscles and tendons that help keep the head of your upper arm bone in place. When there is an injury to one or more of those tissues, you may have an ache in your shoulder that doesn't seem to want to go away. Additionally, you...
Workers who erect, maintain and repair cellphone and electrical towers face some serious hazards. This job is often called the most dangerous in the country, and this likely isn't far from the truth. There are many reasons why this is the case, so the employers of...
You love your job, but you do end up doing heavy lifting throughout the day. It's frustrating to have to work so hard when you're sore and tired, but you need to work to earn enough money to live comfortably. You should have listened to your body, though, because...
Workplace injuries can happen anywhere and to anyone, but grocery store workers are a group of individuals who really need to watch out for accidents and injuries on the job. They come into contact with many people each day, may lift heavy items and could be...
