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Sunrise, FL 33351
Phone: (954) 677-0155
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Nursing Home Employees at Risk for South Florida Lifting Injuries

Manufacturing and construction workers in Florida are not the only ones that perform back-breaking work. In fact, there are many jobs that require their employees to do physical labor and lift heavy items. Nursing home employees, for example, are workers who have a high injury rate due to lifting, pushing and strenuous physical labor caring for the elderly.

Surprisingly, nursing homes in Florida are dangerous for nursing home workers, as nurses and certified nursing assistants are constantly lifting residents who are disabled or impaired to do things, such as:

Getting in or out of bed
Using the toilet
Bathing themselves
Sitting in and getting out of a chair or wheelchair

Because the residents in nursing homes need help taking care of themselves, it places physical pressure on nursing home employees, which often leads to South Florida lifting injuries. These above mentioned tasks are what these employees engage in daily, which requires a lot of strength in order to transfer, move, push, pull, lift or assist another human.

Although nursing home employees are typically taught how to move and lift correctly in their training, sometimes one traumatic work accident can cause a back injury in Florida. Additionally, lifting overtime can lead to an injury due to repetitive strains placed on the back.

Nursing home employees generally know how to lift properly, but if they are understaffed it may cause a worker to move quickly and cut corners. When employee and staffing reductions result in a South Florida workplace injury, the employer may have a legal liability to the injured employee.

Types of lifting injuries include:

Muscle spasms
Strains and sprains
Back injuries
Lumbar injuries
Herniated disc
And more

Back injuries can be complicated to diagnose, and often employers dismiss back injuries as a pre-existing condition. This is why employees need to talk with a skilled Fort Lauderdale workers’ compensation lawyer to find out if they qualify for benefits. Protect your rights to recovery and call a qualified Broward County work accident attorney at the Law Offices of David Benenfeld for a free legal at 866-9 HELP NOW or 866-943-5766.

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David M. Benenfeld, P.A.
7800 W. Oakland Park Boulevard
Building F
Suite 216
Sunrise, FL 33351
Phone: (954) 677-0155
Fax: (954) 677-0773
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