Employers have a responsibility to provide safe working environments and to train employees to avoid injury. Nevertheless, despite all the precautions in place, sometimes work-related injuries occur. Employees injured on the job typically have the right to receive workers’ compensation Maitland FL.

Any injury to which a causal link to a work-related activity can be established may qualify for workers’ compensation. However, certain types of injuries tend to occur more frequently than others.

1. Contact With Objects and Equipment

Injuries due to contact with objects and equipment can occur in several different ways. For example, a worker can become injured by bumping into, kicking, or stepping on an object or piece of equipment. Perhaps the contact wasn’t intentional on the employee’s part. Perhaps someone or something else pushed or threw the worker onto the object or piece of equipment.

This type of injury can also occur because of a structure collapsing on a worker, a body part being squeezed between two shifting objects, or a moving object striking the employee. It is also possible for a worker to become injured due to contact with a heavily vibrating object.

2. Slips, Trips, and Falls

If it is necessary for a worker to climb up to a higher level on a ladder or scaffolding, he or she may fall down to a lower level. However, falls can also occur on the same level and sometimes result in injury. Another way that employees can be injured is by jumping to another level. In this situation, a worker can still receive compensation because work comp is a no-fault system.

A slip occurs when one or both of the feet loses traction and slides out from under the individual. A trip occurs when the foot strikes an obstacle in the way. Slips and trips can cause injuries even if they do not result in falls. The worker may become injured by catching himself or herself to stop the fall.

3. Bodily Reaction and Overexertion

This category includes things such as repetitive motion that results in strain or stress. Overexertion results from lifting or similar strenuous effort.