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Stretching at work to avoid injuries on the job
Whether you are climbing a rock wall or the corporate ladder, it is important to stretch first. That is the advice from an orthopedic surgeon about how to enhance and maintain your range of motion and reduce the risk of injury on the job. To help achieve those goals, some…
Two little girls killed in North Carolina tractor-trailer crashes
A Charlotte TV station recently reported on a fiery, deadly crash involving 18-wheelers on a North Carolina interstate. A family of four – including two young girls – was killed when a tractor-trailer hit their vehicle on I-95 just north of the South Carolina border. The family members killed included…
No warning: Life with disability and without work
It was an ordinary day for 46-year-old Mark Schuh. The painting business owner was working alongside an employee in a custom home. He decided to take some 100-pound doors to his shop for a coat of stain, so he and his employee loaded them into a work trailer. It was…
Minor injuries: pregnant pedestrian with stroller hit by car
Perhaps it was coincidence that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police were out warning pedestrians crossing streets to be careful and to obey the law. And maybe the officers were doing that because of an incident earlier that day in which a pregnant woman pushing a baby stroller was struck by a vehicle. The woman…
Crane collapses crowd list of worst construction accidents
Recent reports indicate that North Carolina’s construction industry is on solid footing and that it can expect steady growth this year and in the near future. While that is good news for the state’s economy and construction workers, it must also be acknowledged that some of those workers will suffer…
Best ways to avoid parking lot accidents
Mother’s Day is nearly upon us. With that, we all want to get to a store and pick up gifts for the special ladies in our lives. Indeed, we all want to get in and out of shopping centers as quickly and expeditiously as we can, but in doing so,…
The future of truck drivers on America’s roads
The next time you pass a semi-truck on the highway, you may not consider whether someone is actually driving it. After all, human beings have been behind the wheel of the largest vehicles on the road since they were introduced to American highways. Nevertheless, that may change in the near…
Part II: Be aware that May is Mental Health Awareness Month
As regular readers of our North Carolina Law Blog know, we recently wrote about Mental Health Awareness Month. Throughout May, advocates and organizations will be working hard to raise awareness, empathy, understanding and respect for those dealing with mental health issues. As we noted in our previous post, some people…
Could your car have a counterfeit airbag?
The fallout stemming from defective Takata airbags affected a number of prominent automakers, including General Motors, BMW, Nissan and Toyota. The discovery prompted recalls of millions of vehicles and is still being felt today. Of course, no automaker wants to have a car that has an airbag that shoots shrapnel…
Workplace accidents: Where unsafe conditions meet unsafe acts
H.W. Heinrich was an American pioneer in the field of industrial safety. The principles he laid out in his groundbreaking 1931 book “Industrial Accident Prevention: A Scientific Approach” are still discussed and in use today. One of Heinrich’s assertions was that 88 percent of workplace accidents are caused by unsafe…
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