Reduce the Risks: Can you cut costly lifting injuries

摘要

An employee at a landscape company continually twists his torso while manually lifting flagstone, resulting in recurring injury to his back. His jobs are generally in backyards or along the shoreline, where access to skid steer loaders and other largeequipment is limited. A worker at a different landscape company moves too quickly, then slips and falls off of a ladder. His back injuries are severe. As a result, his employer can expect to see his company's workers' compensation premium rise by as much as 8,000 dollar to 10,000 dollar.