By Ryan Murphy | Published November 1, 2022 | Posted in Back Injuries, Workers' Compensation | Tagged Tags: Back Injury, Injured on The Job, work injury |
How To Protect Your Back From Workplace Injuries
Back injuries are one of the top workplace injuries every year. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), back injuries make up one out of every five injuries in the workplace. The majority of these, around 80%, impact the lower back and are associated with manual materials handling tasks. Middle, upper and Read More
Read MoreCan a Lifting Injury Qualify You for Workers Compensation Benefits?
Lifting injuries that occur at work in Springfield, MO are much like those in small towns and big cities everywhere. They can happen to almost anyone, in any circumstance. While typically associated with manual labor — taking place at a loading dock or warehouse, or while engaged in maintenance or agricultural work — it is Read More
Read MoreCan Spinal Fusion Enable an Employee to Continue Working?
Back injuries — the result of the most common workplace accidents — affect productivity, and sometimes create permanent disability. However, modern medicine offers medication, therapy and surgery to address this problem. Today, many patients have spinal fusions to deal with certain back injuries. In Missouri, where millions of jobs are in patient care, manufacturing, food Read More
Read MoreWhy Some People Collect More than Others from Workplace Back Injuries
It is the job of a lower back injury attorney in Missouri to prove that his or her client suffered an injury at work — and that the injury was severe enough to prevent him or her from working for an extended period of time or permanently. This is not always easy to do, either Read More
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