The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the information March 30 in its report on the characteristics of lost-worktime injuries and illnesses for the year. Not only are repetitive motion ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Xtensor exercises hands to relieve repetitive motion stress A Melville, N.Y., company has developed an award-winning device that is designed to counteract the effects of repetitive motion injuries ...

Since 1958, workers at the Maker's Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky, have sealed bottles of their famous bourbon by hand-dipping them into wax. And according to a company spokesman, not one ...

Chefs often have baby faces. It's all that steam in the kitchen, all those hours not spent in the sun. These are the fountain-of-youth advantages of the job. The reality is that the work remains ...

I was impressed by “Salving a Workplace Pain” (editorial, Jan. 14), on repetitive motion injuries. I am 66 and have done hard physical labor, raised, fed and trained horses and moved heavy items all ...

“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 ...

Congress’ headlong rush last week to repeal regulations designed to decrease on-the-job injuries might yet have a silver lining for California workers. That’s if state officials acknowledge the ...