Work-Related Traumatic Injuries: A Case Study

Critical Analysis

By

Saira Mirza

Turnitin Score: 16%

In a study conducted by Qiyun et al., “work-related traumatic injuries impose a significant health and economic burden to patients and contribute to lost productivity (2014).” This is especially true when the injury sustained happens to be to the hand and the employee can no longer perform the basic job functions. If the incident occurs on company property, during work, it’s very important to determine who’s at fault, or even who will compensate the employee for the medical bills and lost wages. Naturally, if it’s an “on the job” injury, one would think it’s the employer’s responsibility. Through further analysis of the case study as well as assistance

He was “pushing a large piece of wood through a table saw.” He claims he was following all safety procedures but the machine itself had not been maintained for it to operate safely. The company claims that the machine was indeed operating according to all safety standards and the employee sustained injuries due to negligence. According to the Consultant Report, by David Rankin, after an accident, the individual will mostly claim, “I have always done it that way. (2005).” He goes on to say; that these accidents occur with individuals that have 1) never operated the machinery before or 2) have years of experience with the machine. With that said, it’s important to determine if John was experienced with the machine because if he didn’t have enough experience with the machine, the employer could be held liable because John’s supervisor should have supervised him while he was using the table saw. To the contrary, if John has enough experience using the table saw, then he could be held liable for negligence. Since that information is not listed, one could assume John knew how to use the machine. Thus, the accident may have been caused by