According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the overall incidence rate of cases involving non-fatal occupational injury and illnesses which required absence from work to recuperate in 2014 was 107.1 cases for every 10,000 full-time workers. There were 1,157,410 days-away-from-work cases in state government, local government, and private industry. The same year, the preliminary total of fatal work injuries was 4,679. Abrasive blasting is a job that comes with high risk of injury. Compressed air or water is used to direct a high-velocity stream of abrasive material to clean a surface or object, apply a texture, remove burrs or prepare a surface to apply

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), organized sports participation is on the rise in the United States. Nearly 30 million children and adolescents in the country take part in youth sports.  According to the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, roughly 3 million children ages 14 and under injure themselves every year while playing sports or taking part in recreational activities. Although it is rare to find a fatality caused by a sports injury, the leading cause of death resulting from a sports-related injury is a brain injury. Approximately 21% of all traumatic brain injuries among children in the US are caused

According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), in 2014, there was an increase of approximately 15% in the number of fatal general aviation accidents, going up to 253 from 222 in 2013. Approximately 85% of general aviation flights have a non-commercial purpose. No-engine aircrafts have the highest rate of accidents and the mortality rate is 233% of the overall total. In order to avoid being in an aviation accident, there are a number of things that passengers can do. Although it is relatively rare for an aviation accident to occur, they can happen. You can sue these tips to avoid sustaining serious spinal cord

TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER DEADLY PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (June 22, 2016) – A 27-year-old cyclist was killed in a tragic car accident after she was hit by a truck making a left turn near Evergreen Avenue onto Hart Street, according to the Gothamist. The truck driver involved in the Bushwick crash has been arrested. Authorities have been able to identify the woman that died as Leah Sylvain. Police and paramedics rushed to the scene of the collision in order to tend to the downed bicyclist who was suffering from head trauma. Leah Sylvain was transported to a local area hospital where she later died due