Every year, millions of workers are infected with a contagious respiratory illness: influenza, commonly known as the flu. Many workers who are sick with the flu refuse to let the illness prevent them from working, thinking they can “tough it out.” So they go to work with a reduced ability to work safely and productively, and they jeopardize the health of their co-workers.
Depression affects tens of millions of workers across the U.S. and Canada, with a cost to companies of more than $50 billion annually from absenteeism, loss of productivity and medical expenses. By 2020, depression is projected to rank second only to heart disease as the leading cause of disability worldwide. The toll on the workers themselves is often immeasurable.
In humans, most West Nile virus infections cause either no symptoms or a mild flu-like illness. Severe infections include high fever, stiff neck, disorientation, tremors, muscle weakness and paralysis. The most severely affected patients may
Think back to the last time you came to work after a night spent tossing and turning – or with no sleep at all. Now imagine working that way day in and day out.
Head injuries are one of the most serious types of injuries that can occur at work.
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At the age of 51 a sheet metal worker died of lung cancer. His case was typical of asbestos exposure. He had been exposed during his working career when removing and installing duct work in
A former carpenter died of cancer at age 54. The disease began as skin cancer, caused by excessive exposure to the sun. During his career he was a framer, working on residential buildings. Traumatic injury
Could exposure to a workplace solvent cause someone to commit suicide? A coroner in Wellington, New Zealand, says it could. He conducted an inquest into the death of a worker in the printing industry who
At the age of 52, a mechanic died of mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He had worked with automotive brake and clutch parts containing asbestos. The workers' compensation authority
A new worker on a mining prospecting job became separated from his companions in the wilderness and died of exposure to the cold.
A 37-year-old nurse was killed at work by a doctor.
A man died after being hospitalized with a back injury from a construction incident, although he died from an unrelated cause.
A narcotics officer who died of cancer believed that exposure to the toxic products, solvents, and volatiles of the meth labs and drug factories he busted contributed to his death.
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