From heavy machinery to sharp tools, faulty equipment and electricity, there is no shortage of hazards at construction sites. If you or someone you love sustains an injury while working at a construction site, you may be eligible for financial restitution through Ohio workers’ compensation laws. An injury is deemed as catastrophic when it…
There are countless reasons that another driver might need to blame for your recent Ohio wreck. Maybe they ran a red light, or perhaps they failed to signal before changing lanes, leading to a preventable collision with your vehicle. At the scene of a crash, police officers will talk to you and the other…
If you’re injured in a crash caused by another driver, you depend on their insurance coverage to help cover your medical bills, damage to your vehicle and other financial losses. Many Ohio drivers still have uninsured/underinsured coverage to help out if an at-fault driver has no coverage or too little coverage to adequate adequately…
Every workplace has its share of hazards. However, construction sites are particularly dangerous. From flying objects to loose cables, electrocution, heavy machinery and faulty ladders, construction workers contend with a lot of hazards. One of the injuries you can sustain at a construction site is a back injury. If you sustain a back injury…
Whether you work as an administrative professional at a busy real estate office or as a line cook at a popular local eatery, the job that you do comes with certain safety risks. From dangerous equipment to volatile customers, there are countless ways workers can get hurt in any given work environment, even those…
The average car crash will cause property damage, and drivers can often rely on their insurance to cover most of those costs after they pay any deductible that applies. More serious collisions may also cause personal injury. In a small minority of collisions, severe injury or death is the outcome. Such collisions often result…
While many people in Cleveland work at a fixed location — an office, store, factory, warehouse, etc. — others do not. Delivery driver, trucker, handyman and many other jobs require you to spend a lot of your workday in your vehicle, driving from place to place. Spending so much time on the road inevitably…
We all get frustrated behind the wheel. Maybe we’re late and someone is driving too slowly ahead of us, or we get stuck in a traffic jam. The fact is that driving can be stressful. Unfortunately, not all drivers handle this stress very well and become aggressive. Aggressive drivers put all other road users…
Cleveland is home to several auto and auto part manufacturing facilities. The industry continues to thrive in this region, but such work exposes employees to potentially catastrophic injury hazards. People often seek auto manufacturing jobs because the industry is stable and pays a decent wage however, you should know about the injury risks you…
Workers’ compensation benefits are supposed to provide financial relief if you suffer a work-related injury or illness. However, not all workers injured on the job enjoy these benefits. A significant number of valid workers’ compensation claims do not get approved for any number of reasons such as mistakes in the paperwork, missing deadlines or…