Work-related back injury risk factors
A work-related back injury can be incredibly debilitating, not least because the spine is the centre of operations for so much of the body's physical mobility.
The causes of a work-related back injury can be manifold. In some occupations, such as nursing or gardening, a work-related back injury will result from a long period of cumulative stress on the back. In other occupations, such as construction work or mining work, a work-related back injury might occur suddenly as the result of a work accident.
Yet these occupational scenarios are only generalisations and do not always hold true, as work-related back injuries can occur in just about any profession and can be precipitated by either the sudden force of a work accident or a long history of wear and tear.
Work-related back injuries fall within the larger category of musculoskeletal disorders, which together make up for around 22% of all self-reported work-related injuries in Britain.
Specific causes of work related-back injuries
All of the following have a strong association with causing work-related back injuries in work accidents and may be determining factors in claims for personal injury compensation:
- Frequent lifting and carrying of objects.
- Lifting and carrying of unduly heavy objects.
- Prolonged periods of physical activity without sufficient rest.
- Poor supervision or training of intensive manual tasks.
- Poor working posture or badly-designed office chairs.
- Poorly designed or maintained manual equipment.
- Use of heavy and often vibrating machinery.
- Undue pressure to carry out manual tasks quickly.
- Sedentary office work without sufficient opportunities to take breaks and stretch.
- Frequent bending or stooping.
What kind of occupations are at risk of suffering a work-related back injury
Practically every kind of worker in the UK is at some risk of suffering a work-related back injury.
Nurses and care professionals are often at a high-risk as their jobs involve a large amount of bending, stooping and the manual moving of the ill or infirm.
Construction and factory workers may be at an increased risk of suffering a work-related back injury as their jobs are often labour intensive and involve a large amount of wear and tear. These professions are also at risk of suddenly suffering a back injury in a work accident as they sometimes involve the manual handling of very heavy objects.
Typists and office workers are at risk too as their jobs involve a large amount of sedentary work, which can have a detrimental impact on posture and musculoskeletal systems in the body.
Other factors impacting a work-related back injury include frequent twisting, lifting, pushing or pulling. Slip, trip and fall work accidents can also cause severe back injuries.
Making a compensation claim for a work-related back injury
If you have suffered a work-related back injury, through no fault of your own, through the course of your employment, you are almost certainly entitled to claim work accident compensation.
Employers take out work accident compensation insurance for this very reason, so you can rest assured that by making a no win, no fee claim you will only be following your legal right.
YouClaim's panel of personal injury solicitors are among the finest in the UK, this is clearly reflected in the excellent success rate we have worked hard to achieve over the years.
When you make a no win, no fee claim with us, you will never at any stage have to pay a penny to either us or the opposing side; and we guarantee that will you keep 100% of any compensation awarded to you because, unlike many claims providers, we never take a cut.
So why not investigate your right to work-related back injury compensation today?
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