Most people living in California rely upon their ability to work in order to feed and house themselves and their families. Without employment, you would not know how to start covering bills or managing your expenses. If you work in a simple office job, sitting at a desk and using a keyboard, you might think … Read More
In the past, workers would perform a variety of jobs, often moving between different tasks in order to ensure that the job was done correctly. Whether they were working the land or operating a machine in a garment factory, the worker had a variety of roles to fulfill. Modern workers, however, tend to have a … Read More
When we discuss “cumulative trauma injuries” in these blogs, it’s often with the explanation that “performing these actions over long periods of time can cause these injuries.” That’s certainly true, but it’s not the only way that these injuries occur. However, there are other factors that could cause you to suffer these injuries on the … Read More
A shockingly high number of people suffer injuries due to repetitive job duties every year in the United States. Caused by making the same movement again and again without respite, many workers in America failed to have the injury properly assessed, and also don’t report cumulative trauma injuries. It is estimated that the accounts of … Read More
One of the most innocuous, yet damaging, hazards in the workplace is the threat of cumulative injuries. Unlike accidents, or negligence within your company, cumulative injuries build up slowly over time, and you may not even realize that you are beginning to suffer from the effects until you are in pain. In order to overcome … Read More
Evidence shows that injuries caused by repetitive actions are some of the costliest occupational problems in the US, affecting many thousands of workers in the States, and costing employers more than $20 billion in compensation annually. The majority of occupational repetitive illnesses occur in the upper part of the body, including the hand, wrist, elbow … Read More
When you think about what you do at work every day, you may realize that many of the tasks you perform are quite repetitive. It could be that you spend all day typing or entering data at your computer or desk. Perhaps you work in a factory or on an assembly line and perform the … Read More
“Repetitive stress injuries” build up over time, but it feels like they happen in a moment. When someone falls and breaks their arm, or when they drop something on their foot and fracture it, those are injuries that you know everything about. The moment they happened, how they happened, the exact circumstances –they’re clear. Repetitive … Read More
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