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5 Costs Employers Pay Dealing With Occupational Injuries
TRUCK DRIVERS HAVE THE 3RD HIGHEST RATE OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURY. Injury Risks Commercial truck drivers have similar rates of injury to professional athletes. “…shoulder injuries were the second most common driver injury, but, even more important, it took longer to heal, cost more downtime, and often required more extensive treatments than back problems.”* “The reason we think that they (shoulder injuries) take much longer to get over is because a lot of them require surgery. They’re going to involve either a rotator cuff tear or perhaps involve a labral tear or both.”* *Kahaner, Larry 19 Jan. 2018. www.fleetowner.com Costs...