Top Industries Most Likely To Cause Work Injuries

Getting injured in the workplace is day by day becoming a more significant problem than most of us might realize. Even after taking proper training, safety and precautions, it becomes difficult for some industries to put a stop the workplace injuries. Those who get hurt on the job or while working may suffer for a few months to years. This generally depends on the type of injury. Along with the pain of the injuries, the injured also have to face an excessive amount of undue anxiety, stress, and financial difficulties.

The consequences of work accidents are vast. They include lost productivity, missed days of work, decreased morale among the employees, legal fees, injury pain, high medical bills, or even loss of life. But those who got injured at work or while working can collect compensation for their lost wages and medical expenses through the workers’ compensation program of the state. In Burbank, work injury law firms are hired by the injured workers for claiming compensation from the insurance companies and employer. These law firms include professional work injury lawyers that help the injured throughout the compensation process.

Employees in certain industries generally remain at risk of being the victim of a work injury or workplace accident. Here is a list of the top industries that are most likely to work injuries.

Transportation:-

Transportation is an industry that includes those workers who work in warehouses. Such workers travel for delivering the goods as well as couriers and messengers. The delivery drivers in such industry generally remain at risk of being involved in any road accidents. The cause of the accident can be motorcyclists, colliding with cyclists, high- traffic, driving under the influence, and pedestrians.

Warehousing:-

Those who work in the warehouses have a high risk of accidents. These workers also suffer from shoulder, neck, and back injuries as a result of heavy lifting, and due to repeatedly performing similar movements. Such workers remain at risk of muscle tears, strains from improper load lifting, cuts, bruises, etc. the accidents at warehouses generally result in spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, broken bones, etc.

Construction:-

The construction industry is one of the riskiest in terms of worker's safety and accidents. Workers of this industry were found to be more likely to experience accidents and injuries due to a fall from height or injury by a falling/moving object, Electrocution, or being compressed or caught by objects or equipment, and due to getting struck, crushed, or caught in any collapsing equipment, structures, or material.

Health and medical care:-

Health and medical care is another top industry that has high chances of work accidents. Those workers who provide health care usually remain at the highest rate of injuries. This industry is prone to manual handling accidents. The accidents or injuries in this industry include infection, irritation, or reaction due to handling of any substance, cuts, assault, stress, Slips, trips and falls, muscular injuries, etc. When your hire an experienced work injury law firm in Burbank, they help you to file the case, to help you get the compensation for your injury and loss, that you deserve.

Manufacturing:-

The manufacturing industry involves the manual handling of machinery, its use maintenance, and operating the vehicles. It also involves racking systems. The injuries in this industry may result due to mechanical faults, improper handling, lack of training, lack of safety equipment, old machinery, movement of heavy objects, repetitive tasks, exposure to harmful substances, chemicals, etc. Accidents in manufacturing industries can lead to concussions, severe injuries, first-degree burns, as well as fractures, and even death.

At the Law Offices of Hussain & Gutierrez, we represent clients in a wide range of workers’ compensation and immigration matters in Van Nuys