Sentences with phrase «over workplace injuries»

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According to a report published last fall by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, awards for damages caused by «mental injury» in the workplace have soared 700 % over the past five years.

Second, the facts about construction workplace hazards: A newly released report found that over the past five years, the fatal occupational injury rate statewide in New York increased by 29.5 percent.

These injuries can either occur in workplace accidents or in the form of a repetitive motion or musculoskeletal injury which builds up over time.

Overexertion injuries are the most common type of workplace injury and they account for over 25 percent of all annually distributed Workers» Compensation benefits, according to a Liberty Mutual report.

Fears over fraudulent Employers» Liability claims persist and reforms are strongly supported by SMEs — 79 percent of SME owners would like to see tougher medical examinations imposed for workplace related accident or injury claims in order to crack down on fraudulent activity.

The hazards we discussed above can result in many types of workplace injuries, but researchers have found several that tend to crop up over and over again.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 5,000 workplace injuries resulted in death of the employee, many of which were from construction site accidents.

Repetitive stress injuries: These are injuries that are caused by repeating the same movements over and over in the workplace.

She has settled a wide variety of different types of workplace accident claims over the years including trips and slips at work, falls from height at work, and manual handling injuries.

Repetitive motion injuries can occur in any workplace, but those who are required to repeat the same motions over and over while at work are most likely to develop these injuries.

They are the quotidian and the banal: disputes over rent and damage to a rented apartment; a few hundred dollars a month in disputed disability payments from the government; the compensation to which a victim of crime is entitled; a workplace injury that renders someone unemployable.

With over 25 years of litigation experience, Theodora Lee serves as an arbitrator and mediator in matters involving workplace harassment and discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour disputes, board of director disputes, personal injury and real estate issues.

Over the last few years, workplace injuries have increased, making coverage like Calgary disability insurance even more important.

It's not just designed for sudden falls and accidents, it also covers injuries that develop over a long period due to the nature of the work or even workplace conditions.

Construction Worker, Mission Renovation2015 — Present • Read blueprints and assign responsibilities to work crew accordingly • Prepare construction sites before crew comes out to make sure all hazards are removed • Measures distances to ensure remodeling and installations will fit perfectly • Erect scaffolding and other safety structures to reduce the number of workplace injuries by 80 percentConstruction Worker, Rose Falls Remodeling2013 — 2015 • Operated jackhammers to break up concrete to install pipes under the earth • Assisted masons, plasterers, and carpenters with specialty work • Cleaned surfaces before and after material was to be applied, which included hosing water, sand, or steam based on the material being worked on • Installed over 60 new roofs on residential houses throughout the city