When it comes to workplace injuries, understanding your rights and options is important. Workers’ compensation coverage provides you with financial support following an injury or illness related to your job. As you navigate the process, you might hear phrases such as...
When walking on a scaffold, the danger you are in may not seem obvious at first. Collapsed scaffolding is often a source of spinal cord and brain trauma. Whether you are facing negligent coworkers or unsafe structures, learning about how scaffolds can harm you is...
Maintaining the nation's highways, roads and bridges requires a large investment. According to the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission of the U.S. Congress, it will take an estimated $185 billion per year for the next 50 years to simply...
The streets of Altoona, PA, can be dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists, but proposed improvements to Margaret Avenue aim to change that. The Metropolitan Planning Organization has approved a $920,000 streetscape project that will improve the street and might make...
Walking is a good form of exercise, and in some areas, the only place to walk is alongside a busy road. When a pedestrian gets hit by a car, they generally have the worse outcome due to the size and speed of the motor vehicle. Fortunately, there are some precautions...
Every job carries risks. Even if you’re doing everything that you’re supposed to, you could end up being taken by surprise by a situation that leaves you injured. If you don’t believe us, just look at recent reports indicating that even retail work can pose a...
Each year, there are almost 6 million car accidents in this country, and the odds are that you will be involved in a crash by the time you are 34. According to this data, there is a good chance that you will find yourself at the scene of a car crash. Taking these...
There are a lot of dangerous jobs out there. But truth be told, some of the most dangerous are those that you would think are the safest. For example, just a few years ago, statistics showed that retail work was riskier than factory work, with 3.5 out of every 100 of...
There can be a lot of contributing factors to dangerous driving. Intoxication, fatigue, and distraction are some of the biggest. But there are other situations that can prove just as hazardous. And any one of these situations could put you and your loved ones at risk,...
There are two main pieces to your personal injury case. In the first, you have to prove liability. This means that you’ll have to demonstrate that the other driver’s negligence caused your accident and your resulting injuries. If you can successfully show liability,...
