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Protecting Yourself from Slips/Trips Can Cost You Income

When you are on the job and suffer a slip or trip due to hazardous working environments, your automatic reaction to the event might be cause even more damage than the ultimate fall. Each year, workers end up out of work due to these common slips or trips on the work floor. They subsequently suffer a loss of income that can be devastating to their family's quality of life and the injuries incurred can be costly.

When people experience the sensation of falling unexpected, gut instincts kick in and people are prone to extending their arms to stop themselves from hitting the ground. This can result in severe and potentially chronic injuries and pain to the arms, wrist, shoulders and neck. In addition to the reaction injuries, many workers will also suffer from injuries caused by their body hitting the floor.

Just some of the common on the job injuries seen as a result of a reaction include:

Whiplash
Pulled muscles
Fractures
Broken bones
Cardio stress

Depending on how you try to protect yourself and how you land when you fall, your injuries can be severe right away (broken bones) or develop more painful symptoms as time goes by (pulled muscles). Medical attention will need to be obtained to properly diagnose and treat all injuries related to the reaction and the fall. Employers potentially can suffer multiple injuries at the same time during one fall.

Reaction injuries can put you out of work for a short or long period of time, resulting in a loss of income and perhaps the inability to return to work at all. If you have suffered an on the job injury, it is important you contact our office today for a free evaluation of your workers compensation case. Call our office toll free at (866) 205-2415 or use our online contact form.