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The renowned and popular Teamster President, Mr. James Hoffa, once said, "If it has to go anywhere, it has to go on a truck."» The Law Offices of Joseph J. Spingola in Chicago provides legal advice & representation for truck drivers experiencing lower back injury (lumbar sprain to multiple herniated discs) and arm injury (rotator cuff sprain to tears of the rotator cuff, glenoid or biceps) - Click here to contact us for legal advice and possible workers compensation claim.In some cases truck drivers are required only to drive and operate a truck and perform preventative maintenance. Injuries occur most frequently from the simple act of getting in and out of a truck. Running boards become slippery from rain, snow, oil or gasoline. Hand injuries occur while handling chains, dollies, or while servicing an engine. Currently, more truck drivers are required to perform the physical activities of loading and unloading their cargo. These include package delivery personnel, including, but not limited to, United Parcel, FedEx and others. However, we now have groceries being delivered much the same as packages. In most cases, semi-tractor trailers are still loaded and unloaded with a forklift. However, that activity occurs, most often at a loading dock. Anyone who is loading and unloading a truck, no matter what the cargo maybe, is susceptible to lower back injury (lumbar sprain to multiple herniated discs) and arm injury (rotator cuff sprain to tears of the rotator cuff, glenoid or biceps). Deliveries at loading docks or anywhere else in inclement weather always pose a risk of slip and fall causing injury to almost any part of the body. However, loading docks are particularly hazardous when forklifts are moving about and the activity is high. Over-the-road truck drivers should be particularly aware of the deterioration and degeneration of their lower back. This process occurs as a result of constant bouncing causing multiple min-compressions of the spine. ____________________________________________________________________
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