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Top 10 Most Common Workplace Injuries
1 :Overexertion.2 :Fall on Same Level Surfaces.3 :to Lower Level.4 :Bodily Reaction.5 :Struck by Object.6 :Struck against an Object .7 :Highway Incident.8 :Caught In/ Compressed By .9 :Repetitive Motion.10:Assaults and Violent Acts
Overexertion This includes injuries related to pulling, lifting, pushing, holding, carrying, and throwing activities at work. Overexertion has consistently been a number one workplace injury among the surveys and statistics.
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Fall On Same Level Surfaces This pertains to falls on wet and slippery office floors. Other related examples are falls and slips especially by elderly people on snow covered pathways on their way to work.
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Fall to Lower LevelThis type of fall happens from an elevated area such as roofs, ladders, and stairways.
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Bodily Reaction These are injuries caused by slipping and tripping without falling
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Struck by Object Objects that fall from shelves or dropped by another person. These can cause very serious injuries.
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Struck against an Object This happens when a person accidentally runs into concrete objects such as walls, doors, cabinets, glass windows, table, chairs etc.
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Highway IncidentTransportation used for business purposes such as trucks and cars may be involved in an automobile accident just like any regular traveler
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Caught In/ Compressed ByThis type of injury usually occurs in a factory where large and dangerous machinery is used. Sometimes little or no precaution in its usage may endanger the safety of its operators. Exposure to extreme temperature is also an example of this workplace injury
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Repetitive Motion This type of workplace injury is one of those less obvious but definitely harmful ones in the long run. Repetitive motions such as typing and using the computer 24/7 can strain muscles and tendons causing back pain, vision problems, and carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Assaults and Violent Acts Attacks caused by office politics and other arguments have led to serious physical injuries.
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