Alabama Workers Compensation Lawyers Profession with the most back injuries? Healthcare

Alabama Workers Compensation Lawyers  Profession with the most back injuries?  Healthcare

The attorneys at Powell and Denny each have over 30 years of experience handling Alabama Workers’ Compensation cases, and we have handled hundreds and hundreds of claims where the worker has suffered a back injury (e.g. a herniated disc), which makes sense as in the United States, back injuries account for approximately 24% of all on the job injuries. Many of our clients have worked in construction, been iron workers, steel workers, convenience store clerks-but the profession that has the most back injuries?  Healthcare workers.

Nurses, certified nurses’ assistants (C.N.A.), physical therapists, orderlies, etc.) do very physical work every day, spending the majority of their days on their feet, having to react quickly, twisting and turning and lifting heavy objects-including patients.  Bathing patients, helping them into the shower or to the bathroom, dealing with patients who can be combative-these are demanding jobs.  According to the U.S. Department of Labor, healthcare workers sustained 4.5 times more work related back injuries than any other industry.  According to government statistics, six of the top 10 professions at the greatest risk for back injuries were: certified nursing assistants (CNA), licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, health aides, radiology technicians and physical therapists.

Healthcare workers spend their entire career helping others-when they suffer a job injury-Powell and Denny work to help them.  If you work in the healthcare industry, you have suffered a work injury and you have questions about your rights under Alabama Workers Compensation laws, please do not hesitate to contact and speak with one of the experienced Alabama+ Workers Comp Lawyers at Powell and Denny today for a free consultation; and remember, virtual appointments are available through Zoom so you can meet with one of the attorneys of Powell and Denny from wherever you live.

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Powell and Denny have been selected as one of the Best Law Firms by U.S. News and World Report for each of the last 9 years, have been selected as one of Birmingham’s Top Lawyers by B-Metro Magazine for the last 5 years, have been selected by The National Advocates as one of the Top 20 Workers’ Compensation Firms (plaintiffs) and Powell and Denny, P.C.-has been selected as one of the “Best of the Best” law firms by The American Registry and included in the list as one of the Mid-South’s Super Lawyers.

Mr. Denny is AV rated by Martindale Hubbard (the highest rating possible) and Mr. Powell has been rated as Superior by The National Registry

+ Powell and Denny have successfully represented injured workers from Birmingham, Huntsville, Florence, Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, Athens, Decatur, Town Creek Ardmore, Hartselle, Madison, Toney, Scottsboro, Ft. Payne, New Hope, Guntersville, Albertville, Boaz, Ashville, Anniston, Gadsden, Cullman, Jasper, Gardendale, Morris, Kimberly, Centerpoint, Leeds, Tarrant City, Fairfield, Hueytown, Bessemer, Adger, Tuscaloosa, Cordova, Alabaster, Pelham, Harpersville, Opelika, Phenix City, Montgomery, Clanton, Calera, Enterprise, Monroeville, Mobile, Evergreen, Centreville, Brent, West Blocton, Woodstock, Brierfield, Lakeview and towns and cities in between.

 

Alabama Workers Compensation Lawyers  Profession with the most back injuries?  Healthcare