Although the average Portland, Oregon, worker probably tries to be careful while on the job and follow the rules, like anyone else, employees do make mistakes. Moreover, it is an unfortunate reality that sometimes these mistakes leave that employee seriously and even...
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Crush injuries can lead to serious, long-term problems
Many people in Portland, Oregon, work at industrial sites or construction zones where there are literally lots of heavy moving parts. In addition to different types of vehicles and industrial equipment like forklifts, walls, heavy loads and other objects are...
Can I choose my own doctor after a workplace accident?
Although some employers might suggest that an injured worker has to go to a doctor who is chosen by the employer's insurance company, an injured employee in fact has the right to choose his or her own doctor. The person's doctor need only be properly licensed to...
Can I lose my job for filing a workers’ compensation claim?
Like its sister states, Oregon's workers' compensation system is a no fault system, meaning that, generally speaking, no one is going to ask whether a work-related injury was due to the mistake or even the carelessness of the employee. In other words, the system...
Are you suffering from a repetitive motion injury?
If you perform a series of repetitive motions for your job, you might be noticing a difference in how you feel lately. An ache here, some stiffness there, even significant and ongoing pain. If you have been performing the same type of work for a while, you might have...
Third party liability claims after a workplace injury
The people of Portland expect that their employers will provide them with a safe place to work. Should they wind up getting hurt at work, it is therefore quite understandable that Portlanders and other Oregonians will first look to their employers to make things...
Study: Emergency medical workers more prone to workplace injury
Emergency medical services (EMS) employees have a higher rate of work-related injuries compared with the general workforce, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The four-years of research concluded that an estimated 22,000...
Three easy steps to prevent workplace falls
Workplace falls continue to be one of the leading causes of injury and death in many industries, including the construction industry. As such, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been running a fall prevention campaign. It's very simple, but...
5 key facts about ladder accidents
Many workers who use ladders every day quickly stop thinking about the potential risks. They get comfortable. This doesn't mean an accident won't happen. In fact, feeling overconfident could actually make it more likely. To keep things in perspective, here are some...
Crushing injuries in the workplace
There is a class of profound workplace injuries that doctors call compression injuries, but every day people call crushing injuries. Crushing injuries can happen almost anywhere, including car accidents and serious assaults, but they occur most often in the workplace,...