One of the U.S.’s most productive pork processing plants is being forced to restructure part of its workspace to prevent the repetitive motion injuries that plague meatpacking workers. Expand your ...

The term ‘repetitive stress injury’ covers a wide variety of conditions. A Repetitive stress or strain injury happens when too much stress is placed on a given body part and can result in pain, ...

As news of one Sonoma County manufacturer’s issues with workplace safety made headlines, North Bay production plants point out the benefits of automation in reducing repetitive motion injuries on ...

The new workplace injury and illness data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) had some welcome news about the declining number of work-related repetitive motion injuries. "I am pleased to ...

For the first time in humans, scientists have found early indicators of inflammation — potential warning signs — in work-related injuries caused by repetitive motion. Their findings could someday lead ...

A factory worker at Amy’s Kitchen who previously spoke out about working conditions has filed a formal complaint with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health on behalf of all workers ...

Decades of scientific research show "strong evidence" that repetitive stress injuries are caused on the job, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Institute for Occupational Safety ...

Soft-tissue injuries are prevalent, persistent and pernicious, and result in significant direct costs and pain and lost productivity, as well as hampered workflow. These injuries are also known as ...

Matthew Springer learned to take breaks and rest his hands after suffering two repetitive-motion injuries. "I ended up with two basically useless arms." In constant pain, he says, he could not type ...

Mae Jackson's list of work-related injuries would make a quarterback wince. Years of twisting the caps off medication and prescription bottles, stretching her 5' 1" frame to reach high shelves, ...

A Guymon processing and packaging facility, operated by one of the nation’s largest pork processors, failed to prevent workers from being exposed to repetitive motion injuries and did not record ...

“If you’re doing one sport for a few months and then another, there are different types of stresses and strains on the body,” said orthopedic surgeon Christopher Good, M.D, of Virginia Spine Institute ...