How an Attorney Can Help with Your Back Injury

Frequent Causes of Back Injury

A back injury is caused by a multitude of factors, situations, and reasons—including, but not limited to:

·         Sleeping issues, like falling from one’s bed or sleeping on a hard surface consistently
·         Carrying a heavy object, load, or person while both lifting and turning at the waist
·         Lifting a heavy object and reaching up at the same time, perhaps dropping the object in the process
·         Lifting an object, load, or person that is too heavy for the person trying to lift it/them
·         Lifting heavy load that are difficult to get traction on because they are strangely shaped
·         Sitting or standing for long periods of time
·         Walking on a slick surface perhaps due to weather or owner negligence, and slipping as a result
·         Physically working in a tight space or awkward positioning

If You’ve Been Injured at Work…

Did you know that the most common place where a back injury occurs is in a work space or working environment?  Especially the healthcare industry (who’s workers suffer 4.5 the amount of back injuries than any other employee of any other field), workers are put on an often constant strain.  A recent study concluded that more than one third of all back injuries yearly reported are preventable via ergonomics, or “working smarter not harder.”  The U.S. Department of Labor determines that “back disorders are one of the leading causes of disability for people in their working years and afflict over 600,000 employees each year with a cost of about $50 billion annually in 1991 according to NIOSH” (http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_vii/otm_vii_1.html#2). 

…an Attorney Can Help

A back injury attorney from our reputable, highly esteemed and experienced law group can represent you legally against an employer that is not working with you, won’t provide you with the financial compensation for your back injury that you are entitled to, or is discriminating against you because of your back injury.  Call our toll free number for more information about how a back injury attorney can get you back the money you lost due to your injury.