Healthcare-focused businesses can range from hospitals and doctors’ offices to physical therapy practices. Nurses and other health care providers often place themselves in harm’s way while in the process of trying to tend to the medical needs of patients. According to the BLS’s data, the most-prevalent risks for nurses are:

– Overexertion and bodily reaction (46% of all injuries and illnesses)
– Falls, slips and trips (25% of all injuries and illnesses)
– Violence and injuries caused by other persons (12% of all injuries and illnesses)
– Contact with objects or equipment (10% of all injuries and illnesses)

Nurses and other health care providers face a variety of injury and illness risks on a day-to-day business. In Illinois, nurses injured on the job are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. Nurses and other health care providers are one of the groups of workers most likely to suffer a qualifying injury, which may include:

– Ergonomic hazards from lifting and repetitive tasks
– Infections from patients
– Workplace violence
– Back Injuries
– Slip and fall
– Sprains
– Burns

Nurses and other healthcare workers are injured on the job much more frequently than imagined. At Krol, Bongiorno & Given, we have handled well over 30,000 claims for injured workers throughout the state of Illinois. For immediate help with a work injury case, call (312) 726-5567 for a free consultation or contact us online.