Showing posts with label Arizona Workplace Injury. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arizona Workplace Injury. Show all posts

Friday, June 28, 2013

How to Avoid Stand Injuries

When you think about stands, you think about hunters, professionals who work in labor departments and industries, firemen, and other professionals who frequently see great heights due to their career choices. While stands and lifts assist many working professionals with their duties, they can also lead to dangerous situations. Many people who work in these professions are injured every year when they fall from stands and lifts used for their jobs. Stand-related injuries are often incredibly serious because the falls typically occur when the lift or stand is at its highest level, many feet above the ground with no barrier to catch the worker underneath.

Injuries Caused by Falling From Heights

Stand injuries are similar to those attained from falling from heights, but these injuries may also be slightly more serious since the person involved may become caught in the lift or in the safety restraints. Most often, injuries falling from stands occur because the person involved is not using their safety restraints properly or at all or is using a broken safety restraint. There are many different types of serious injuries that can be caused by falling from a lift, a stand, or a bucket. These injuries include but are never limited to: