The nastiest personal injuries are burns and they can happen anyplace, anytime, with devastating consequences.<\/p>\n
Close to one million people in the US are affected every year by burn injuries, with many that have happened in the workplace. In fact, workplace injuries are not all that uncommon, and may happen in a number of ways.<\/p>\n
The most common burn injuries are those that happen to people working with an open flame of some sort, used in making or destroying various commodities. A fairly high rate of burn injuries tends to take place in the metalworking industry, where workers are melting materials to manipulate them while they are soft.<\/p>\n
Industries that are housed in aging buildings don’t always have proper protection in the event of a fire. They may not, despite being warned or cited, have fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems or even a fire alarm. The ramifications would be particularly devastating to those working in (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The nastiest personal injuries are burns and they can happen anyplace, anytime, with devastating consequences. Close to one million people in the US are affected every year by burn injuries, with many that have happened in the workplace. In fact,…<\/span><\/p>\n