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The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports that out of 4,379 worker fatalities in the year 2015, 21.4% (937) occurred in the construction industry. Construction is a highly dangerous industry in which workers have to operate heavy machinery, work from great heights, handle toxic chemicals, and work with electricity. Fatal and nonfatal construction injuries…

Most people are familiar with common types of nursing home abuse: physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse, and neglect. However, with the fast rise of mobile devices and related social media platforms, a new kind of elder abuse has developed in nursing homes and care facilities across the country: social media nursing home…