New Jersey residents may have heard about a court decision that ordered the federal government to pay $41.6 for a botched forceps delivery. The clinic was federally-funded, and the baby had brain damage as a result of negligent forceps use by a obstetrician employed...
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Injuries at chemical manufacturing plants
New Jersey residents working at one of the state's numerous chemical manufacturing plants should know about the most common injuries that occur at these facilities and their causes. Knowing about the various safety threats can help prevent accidents from occurring.The...
Steps to safe ladder use
A stepladder can be an effective tool for New Jersey workers who need help reaching something that is several feet off of the ground. However, it is important that they use stepladders properly to ensure that they don't get hurt doing so. For instance, the ladder...
What does New Jersey workers’ compensation cover?
You may have worked for years or even decades without any issues. Suddenly, one day, you experience pain from a slowly-building repetitive stress injury. Maybe there's an accident at work, and you're seriously injured. Now, you can't perform your job anymore, and...
Medication errors might be underreported
New Jersey patients may be interested to learn that, according to a report, medication errors are being significantly underreported by anesthesia providers in certain health care institutions. It is estimated that approximately 10 percent of the errors that are not...
Grain entrapment accidents spike in 2016
Grain silos continue to put workers in New Jersey and around the country at risk, according to a report by Purdue University. It notes that grain entrapment accidents rose by 21 percent in 2016 from the previous year. These types of accidents often occur when grain...
National conversations and controversy over workers comp opt-outs
A century ago, Texas started allowing employers to opt out of state-mandates workers’ compensation benefits. In spite of opposition and controversy, it has stood the test of time. In those 100 years, other states have tried to model their worker’...
Medical malpractice and the tragic sounds of silence
Researchers at Johns Hopkins estimate that medical mistakes kill 251,000 Americans annually, ranking as the third leading cause of death in the country. Many who suffer injury or death are not only victims of malpractice, but also of hospitals’ standard...
Children and Falls Leading to Serious Head Injuries
Children are taught early in life about falling, and are even warned about hitting their heads. Unfortunately, it's only the monkeys jumping on the bed that gets by with a mere scolding from the doctor. What most kids aren't taught is the potentially devastating...