The biggest incidents of workers’ compensation fraud come from employers who misclassify their employees and aim to unfairly deny their workplace injury claims. However, insurers are always on the lookout for individual incidents of fraud among workers. Because of the...
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Do yellow vests keep construction workers safe?
Construction workers and those in related industries who have to work near roads often wear bright yellow vests. The most common example is a road construction worker, but you’ll also find these vests on various construction sites all over the state. The idea is that...
Workers who have the highest rate of back injuries
Many Minnesota residents aren't surprised to find out that the top two jobs that lead to back injuries are nursing and construction. Back injuries are one of the main reasons that workers end up missing work and piling up huge medical bills. A back injury makes it...
Why a traumatic brain injury should worry you
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is perhaps one of the worst ailments you could suffer in an incident. While many of these injuries result from someone playing recreational sports or suffering a car accident, countless others result from an on-the-job incident. Many of...
Workplace injuries can affect you in more ways than you think
Most people do not realize the full consequences of a severe workplace accident. In many cases, it is not just your body that is injured. While the physical damage and pain of your injury is often immediately clear, the true effects of a severe workplace injury may be...
The top causes of workplace injury
Minnesota workers face injury daily on the job, and many of these injuries can be prevented. Simply being situationally aware, using proper body mechanics and the proper operation of heavy equipment can greatly minimize the potential for injury. The top causes of...
What are the ‘fatal four’ injuries that construction workers face?
A report published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 2014 described the "fatal four" injuries construction workers most commonly face on the job. The regulatory agency then noted that those factors result in at least 58% of construction...
Does worker fatigue create workplace injuries?
According to data from the U.S. Department of Labor, 5,333 American workers died on the job in 2019. Big improvements in workplace safety have steadily driven the annual figure down in Minnesota and elsewhere since the 1970s, but safety at work remains a serious...
Can I choose my own doctor in a workers’ comp claim?
Minnesota employees might be wondering whether they are able to select their own doctor when they file a claim for workers' compensation benefits. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has addressed this issue. Your own doctor A work-related injury may...
The country’s most dangerous jobs
While statistics are not available for 2020 yet, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the numbers of workplace injuries for 2019 in December. They found that 2019 followed the trend for the last seven years of increased workplace fatalities. In 2019, deaths reached...
