Back Injury Causes
Back injury compensation is a common type of injury claim. The causes of back injury can range from car accidents to work activities like lifting or carrying on a repetitive basis. The causes of back injuries can also include sporting activities, for example jumping from a height and landing on the heels.
Gardening or housework where any twisting, straining or overextension of the back muscles is undertaken can lead to back sprains. Meanwhile, road traffic accidents and falls can often be causes of back injuries like fractures in the vertebrae. These types of injuries can all have painful results and might cause you to think about claiming back injury compensation or look into the idea of claiming compensation for your back injury.
Causes of back injury compensation claims at work
Workplace causes of back injury may involve lifting very heavy objects without proper training or equipment. Often, when a heavy object is lifted without bending the knees, or with the object further away from the body, this will cause a back injury.
While one instance of inappropriate lifting can cause a back injury on its own, repetitive lifting of smaller objects is also one of the known causes of back injury which may lead to claiming back injury compensation as a result.
Some people, having experienced a back injury in the past, or just due to a natural vulnerability to back injuries, are more likely to be at risk from the causes of back injury such as lifting. If this is the case, the employee should alert their employer to this before taking on any lifting or carrying jobs.
Employers should provide training and equipment necessary to employees who lift and carry objects to help them lift without the danger of sustaining a back injury. If they have not provided these things they might be more susceptible to back injury compensation claims from employers.
Are you eligible to claim back injury compensation?
Where an employer fails in their duty to train or safeguard their employees from the causes of back injuries, you may have the right to claim back injury compensation. If you think you might be entitled to compensation for your back injury then call us today. We can give you all the advice and information you need to make a claim and we'll let you know the next steps to take if you decide you want to claim for back injury compensation.
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