August 19, 2017 Injury Alert: Home Exercise Equipment A three-year-old girl nearly suffered an amputation after she was pulled underneath her mother’s home treadmill. The child required skin grafts on her hand, arm and chest and is expected to spend the next two years wearing compression clothing to protect and treat her injuries. Serious injuries from home exercise equipment, including many injuries to … Read More »
August 18, 2017 It is Critical to Provide Forklift Safety Training The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) found that workers who lack basic forklift safety training are at an increased risk for injury and death while operating them. There are 62,000 non-serious injuries and 35,000 serious injuries from forklifts each year, so it is important that employers do as much to prevent … Read More »
August 17, 2017 High Risk of Hand and Arm Injuries in Workplaces Workers can suffer a range of debilitating hand and arm injuries while they are at work. This type of injuries is often caused by repetitive motion, trauma or contact with dangerous materials or machinery. Although the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) works to decrease hand and arm injuries, statistics show that thousands of amputations, … Read More »
August 16, 2017 Utility Vehicles Recalled for Crash Hazards So far, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has received 80 reports of brake failures leading to crash hazards, which occurred while consumers were operating Cub Cadet’s line of utility vehicles (UTV). Although no injuries have been reported yet, the commission has launched a recall to prevent the dangerous or deadly injuries that can occur … Read More »
August 16, 2017 Some Eclipse Viewing Glasses Can Cause Eye Injuries According to a recent report from CCN Money, consumers who purchased certain types of eclipse-viewing protective glasses may be at an increased risk for serious eye injuries. Since the solar eclipse is set to occur on August 21st, Amazon has launched a widespread preventive recall of many eclipse-viewing glasses, hopeful that consumers can be made … Read More »
August 11, 2017 Women’s Health Alert High Fat Diet During Pregnancy May Increase Cancer Risks A recent health study published important medical results: data showing female mice that eat a high fat diet during pregnancy are at a “substantially” higher risk of breast cancer. The findings have piqued the interest of the medical community, with many researchers calling on the … Read More »
August 10, 2017 Cell Phone Technology Changing to Save Lives According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 9 people die each day in car accidents as a result of being distracted. In order to inhibit distractions for drivers, both iPhone and Android have come up with updates and applications that are meant to save people’s lives by stopping them from using their … Read More »
