As we've previously reported, nurses suffer work-related back injuries at 3 times the rate of construction workers, Nurses and Work Injuries. But OSHA and a number of states have taken and are taking successful steps to dramatically reduce the number of work injuries suffered by nurses as reported in The Nation, If You Could Decrease a Workplace's Injury Rate by 65 Percent, Would You?

This is really encouraging news and shows how it is possible to work smarter, safer and better.

Lexington, Kentucky workers compensation lawyer Robert Abell handles Kentucky workers compensation cases; contact him at 859-254-7076.