Fatigue & Workplace Injuries
BY Chelsie King Garza FILED UNDER: Workplace Injuries
The Exxon Valdez, Chernobyl and Three Mile Island disasters all have one thing in common. Fatigue. Employee fatigue has been found to play a role in each of these tragic accidents. Fatigue not only reduces a worker’s efficiency, it also reduces a person’s ability to work safely. As a result, fatigue increases the risk of
Common causes of trucking accidents
BY Chelsie King Garza FILED UNDER: Highway Crashes
It is an unavoidable fact that around 90% of today’s traffic accidents are caused by human error. Learn how to avoid them. There are common driving situations that commercial drivers control and therefore can avoid accidents. For example turning the vehicle, reversing, load securing and avoiding distractions. There are also environmental concerns that a driver
Recorded Statement for an Insurance Claim
BY Chelsie King Garza FILED UNDER: Highway Crashes
If you have recently been involved in a car accident, you are likely in contact with the insurance company for the other driver. Often, the adjuster for the at-fault driver’s insurance company will tell you that they need a recorded statement from you in order to understand your side of the story. You may be
Risks of vacuum assisted delivery
BY Chelsie King Garza FILED UNDER: Birth Injuries
Injuries during labor and delivery remain common. Injuries to the baby during delivery can be caused by vacuum extraction. A vacuum extraction, or vacuum assisted delivery, is a procedure sometimes done during the course of vaginal childbirth. During vacuum extraction, a doctor applies the vacuum — a soft or rigid cup with a handle and