Who Can Claim Compensation For Work Related Back Injuries?
Injuries to the lower back, mainly muscle strains and lumbar sprains, account for more days off work in the UK than anything apart from the common cold. The latest Health and Safety Executive figures for 2009/10 show that 23.4 million days were lost due to work related ill health, and previous surveys indicate that around a fifth of the workers affected will have originally sustained back` injuries leading to acute or chronic back conditions. Construction, factory, warehouse and production line workers are particularly susceptible to back` injuries at work. These injuries may be the result of a workplace accident, or be caused by years of cumulative bending and lifting. There is also a high incidence of long-term back conditions among delivery drivers, nurses, care workers and gardeners. No industry is immune however, and a high percentage of back 1injuries occur among office workers performing everyday tasks such as moving desks or filing cabinets and carrying folders. The most common
