It's no secret that construction workers face danger on a daily basis. Construction work remains one of the most hazardous jobs in the country. As an example, consider the recent incident in which a 2,000-pound boulder struck a construction crew member while working...
Workplace Injuries
Workplace Injuries
Shoulder Injury: What Is My Claim Worth?
Shoulder injuries, through either a single traumatic event at work or due to an employee’s work duties over time, are common work injuries in Wisconsin. In addition to medical bills and lost wages, injured workers can pursue permanent partial disability benefits,...
Walking goofy after a leg injury?
Many workers suffer hip, knee, ankle and foot injuries in Wisconsin. The causes of these injuries are varied, ranging from trip and fall, awkward twisting, lifting, or walking on uneven surfaces. Some of these injuries result in surgery and some even result in joint...
Domer Law está aquí para ayudar a los clientes que hablan español
Domer Law está aquí para ayudar a los clientes que hablan español. Si usted ha sido lesionado en el trabajo, probablemente esté preocupado por una serie de cosas diferentes. Por ejemplo: cuando puedas volver al trabajo cómo puedes pagar sus facturas cuando no estás...
The dangerous effects of workplace slip-and-fall accidents
Most people think of slip-and-fall (or trip-and-fall) injuries as minor accidents – ones that might be more embarrassing than painful. But make no mistake: a simple slip-and-fall on the job can have far more serious consequences than you may realize. Below, we...
A look at “mega” workers’ comp claims
Regular readers of our Wisconsin Workers’ Compensation Law Blog know that in order to get a full understanding of issues involving on-the-job injuries, we sometimes dive into the ways employers and workers’ comp insurers view the world. A recent article in an...
Healthcare workers and the risk of on-the-job injuries
Over the course of the pandemic, America has learned to appreciate essential workers that were perhaps previously taken for granted, such as those working in grocery stores, utilities, pharmacies, farms, community organizations, government offices and more. One...
More of OSHA’s Top Ten Violations
Regular readers of our Wisconsin Workers’ Compensation blog will no doubt recall that we recently shared half of the federal government’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Top Ten list of citations it issued in fiscal year 2019. The first five...
What is overexertion and which workers are most susceptible to it?
It turns out there is reason to be concerned about working too hard. Liberty Mutual Insurance has long published a workplace safety index that lists the top causes of disabling workplace injuries. Topping the list for many years has been overexertion. In its 2020...
Two railroad workers injured in tragic Wisconsin crash
If you drive southwest of Milwaukee for about an hour, you will arrive in Clinton, Wisconsin. The small Rock County town was recently the site of a motor vehicle crash. Two men were killed when their Jeep slammed into a Union Pacific work truck parked along a road...