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Slip-and-fall accidents are among the most common causes of back and neck injuries. What happens in an instant and seems like a simple fall actually involves being thrown off-balance, followed by the overextension of muscles and bones during the fall, and then blunt-force trauma on impact with the ground or floor. One of the worst…

A tragic fall from a scaffold at a construction site on Thursday left a 27-year-old ironworker dead and another worker in critical condition at a UChicago Medicine building. The accident happened when high winds knocked the workers from a scaffold to the ground, according to a Fire Department spokesman. The survivor was listed in critical…

We’ve come a long way since the days of sweatshops, but don’t tell that to the millions of U.S. outdoor workers who brave the sweltering summer heat on the job. Hotter days mean more cases of heatstroke and injuries from falling down or mishandling machinery. Some workers — including those over 65 who are overweight…