DID YOU KNOW? Manual lifting, is a source of many injuries.
- Overexertion while lifting can result in strains, sprains, torn ligaments or muscles, and ruptured or slipped disks. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 94,420 workers in private industry suffered injuries due to overexertion while lifting during 2015. These injuries were serious enough to require days away from work.
- Falls to a lower level (which many people consider to be more hazardous than lifting) caused 50,490 injuries during 2015.
- According to the National Safety Consul Laboure and Medical Research 20 % of back aches are interpreted to inflammation such as […]
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