Work Injuries Workers Comp for Amputations and Crush Injuries Missouri puts a schedule on what a finger is worth. Your life puts a different one. Amputations and crush injuries are among the most serious workplace injuries, and workers’ compensation treats them differently: alongside medical care and lost wages, Missouri pays specific loss compensation based on … Read more
While organizations like OSHA have made the workplace safer, on the job injuries still happen every day. In the United States, a worker is injured every 7 seconds. This means that approximately 12,900 workers a day and 4.7 million workers per year are injured at work. Workplace injuries occur more commonly among young workers who … Read more
Amputation injuries are not only a devastating injury with lifelong consequences, they are also very expensive to treat. The US Department of Labor reports that about half of all amputation injuries take place in the manufacturing industry. It also states that this type of workplace injury is more likely to occur with the use of … Read more
