| Unfortunately, many workplaces are full of hazards | | | | injured knee, the problems will only get worse. This is |
| that can cause serious injuries to employees. While | | | | why jobs involving physical labor are the most |
| the risks posed by heavy machinery, tools, and high | | | | common sources for workplace knee injuries. |
| heights at a serious construction site are fairly | | | | Knee injuries can result in problems that extend far |
| obvious, there are potential causes of injury in almost | | | | beyond the reach of physical pain, though. Medical bills |
| any type of work environment. A simple leak or | | | | can put serious financial strain on a family, particularly |
| exposed cable can create a dangerous situation in | | | | if they do not have good medical insurance. If the |
| even the most comfortable and low-stress office | | | | injured individual is the family's main provider, the |
| environments. | | | | results can truly be catastrophic, forcing a reliance on |
| Knee injuries are one common type of on-the-job | | | | credit cards and other debt-inducing payment |
| injury. Unfortunately, they are also difficult to recover | | | | methods. Having to take time off work to recover |
| from, since the knee is a complex body part and a | | | | will only make the financial strains of a knee injury |
| load-bearing joint. A person can do serious damage to | | | | more devastating. Even if an injury appears to have |
| their knees in a number of ways. Common sources | | | | been cured, there is a chance that serious, expensive |
| of occupational knee injuries include hyper-extension | | | | surgery may be necessary to fix problems in the |
| from unnatural body movements, slips and falls, | | | | future. |
| impacts with hard surfaces, overuse or repetitive | | | | If an employer does not keep a workplace clean and |
| motions, twisting or abnormal lateral movements, | | | | free of unnecessary obstacles, the risk for workers |
| awkward turning or stopping. | | | | suffering knee injuries will be greatly increased. When |
| If a worker is unfortunate enough to suffer a serious | | | | a negligent employer does not meet safety |
| knee injury, the consequences can be painful and | | | | standards and puts their employees in harm's way |
| long-lasting. Physical symptoms can include knee pain, | | | | unduly, they should be held responsible for their |
| stiffness, numbness or tingling, popping, swelling, | | | | actions. Employees can seek compensation by |
| limited range of motion, or sensitivity to pressure. If | | | | contacting a legal professional experienced in dealing |
| a person's job requires regular strain to be put on an | | | | with workers' compensation cases. |