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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts training seminars nationwide to assist employers in identifying and controlling amputation hazards in the workplace. Despite this fact, numerous companies receive citations and fines from the OSHA for exposing workers to amputation dangers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an alarming 10,000 workers suffer amputations through every year, contributing to 6.5 percent of all amputations performed nationally.

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A workplace injury lawyer can help with many of the injuries that require amputation

The manufacturing and construction sectors make up two-thirds of all amputation claims, and occur most often to workers who operate and maintain machinery. According to the OSHA, injuries resulting in amputations are widespread and involve many varieties of equipment. In the manufacturing sector, some of the most frequent safety violations cited by the OSHA include: inadequate safety guards on power presses, saws, conveyers, grinders, and milling machines that prevent fingers and arms from being pulled into machinery, failures to conduct “lockout-tagout” inspections which ensure machines remain off when conducting routine maintenance, failures to conduct regular equipment inspections, and inadequate training of new employees regarding the safe operation of machines.

The numbers tell the story. Workers getting caught or compressed in running equipment account for 83% of amputation accidents. A vast proportion of claims, 48%, are for amputation accidents occurring during a worker’s first year on the job, and 22% occur within the first three months.

Most commonly, workers suffer the loss of fingers and thumbs. However, 3% of amputation injuries involve the loss of hands and arms, and another 3% involve the loss of legs. Every year, 600 workers in the U.S. lose a limb while on the job.

Workplace injuries are very costly

The costs to both employers and workers can be staggering. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, amputation injuries are among the most costly worker claims by injury. Recovery from traumatic amputation is a long process, resulting in many days of lost labor. Those recovering from such injuries can expect be faced with expensive hospital bills, lost wages, and painful therapies.

Many other injuries assail America's workers, of course. These injuries also may require costly and extensive medical treatment and involve loss of wages.  That means the worker must seek compensation in order survive financially.

Contact an Alder workplace injury lawyer for help

If you or a loved one has suffered a workplace injury resulting in an amputated body part or other  physical travail, you may be entitled to compensation from your employer. Inadequate safety training, exposure to hazardous equipment and general negligence can jeopardize your safety while on the job.

When such negligence has led to any injury, an experienced personal injury lawyer is needed. Contact Jim S. Adler & Associates to receive a free case review, and make sure your rights are protected. More articles of interest related with Workplace Injury.