The Most Common Types Of Work Place Injuries

Employees are injured on the job with a high rate of frequency. Injuries occur at all manners of jobs be them physically intensive or those inside of offices. One might erroneously believe that the majority of work place injuries result in physical injuries though this isn't true. Many of the injuries sustained by employees are psychological/mental which can cause ongoing grief and suffering.

Overexertion

Above all other types of injuries sustained at work, overexertion is the most frequent. Overexertion is defined as injury caused by holding, carrying, pushing, pulling, and lifting activities at a job. There are instances too where physical and mental exhaustion are included under the overexertion umbrella.

Caution Wet Floor

The second most frequent type of personal injury sustained at work deals with slips and falls. Some employers may put out wet floor signs while others may not. In either case employees that slip and/or fall on wet surfaces likely have a case based on negligent or irresponsible behavior. Slips and falls are not relegated to only those that occur inside of an office or job site but those that happen in parking structures, walkways, elevators, stairwells, etc. Falls and slips can also occur from roofs, ladders, and even include reactionary injuries that occur when someone trips or slips but does not fall.

The Sky Is Falling

A great deal of employees sustain injury when they are struck by falling objects. Employers whose negligence results in a falling object will be held responsible for any injuries those objects cause. Employees and their attorneys need only to demonstrate that it was the employer and not the employee's behavior that caused something to fall from above.

Moving Objects

Not surprisingly moving objects cause nearly as many workplace injuries as do falling objects. Employees working on an assembly line, working with heavy machinery, and in jobs where other employees transport merchandise from one location to another are at great risk of being hurt by moving objects. In many cases these injuries stem from negligence of some sort, usually on the part of the employer.

On The Road

Persons whose job includes driving are at great risk of personal injury. Driving is dangerous and there are always irresponsible people on the road with a company's employees. Other times company vehicles may not be cared for or repaired properly resulting in employee injury.

Workplace Violence

Anyone who has held a job knows all to well that workplace politics and disagreements can escalate quickly with some resulting in physical assault. While co-workers can be held responsible for their dubious behavior so can employers who didn't do enough to either quell a dispute or keep it from happening altogether.

Involving An Attorney

Victims of workplace injuries tend to brush their injuries off as insignificant either out of pride or fear of losing their job. It's a good idea however for anyone who's sustained an injury at work to at the very least speak with an attorney. More often than not employees don't realize they are entitled to compensation and have a tremendous amount of rights. Even if one does not wish to litigate their injury a personal injury lawyer can protect victims from an employers threats.