{"id":433,"date":"2021-11-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/?p=433"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T10:33:52","slug":"facts-about-workplace-shoulder-injuries-in-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/blog\/2021\/11\/facts-about-workplace-shoulder-injuries-in-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts about workplace shoulder injuries in New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workplace shoulder injuries are some of the common injuries that workers in many different industries face. If you\u2019ve experienced this type of injury, then you know how devastating it can be, but you should also know that workers\u2019 compensation laws and regulations are designed to protect employees like you from the negative effects of getting injured on the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-are-some-of-the-common-causes-of-workers-shoulder-injuries\">What are some of the common causes of workers\u2019 shoulder injuries?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most common cause is lifting at the wrong angle or using improper techniques. If you\u2019ve experienced this type of injury, it\u2019s possible that your company didn\u2019t provide proper training on how to perform certain tasks safely and efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to lifting the wrong way, workers\u2019&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orthoatlanta.com\/media\/shoulder-impingement-in-the-workplace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shoulders<\/a>&nbsp;are also often injured from repetitive motions or a simple fall. Either of these can cause a shoulder injury that results in workers\u2019 compensation benefits if the injury is bad enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-are-some-of-the-symptoms-that-workers-experience-from-shoulder-injuries\">What are some of the symptoms that workers experience from shoulder injuries?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of these injuries will cause severe pain, but others may not cause any noticeable symptoms at all. Many workers\u2019 shoulder injuries affect the rotator cuff, which is a group of muscles and tendons in the upper back region that help you lift heavy objects. When these muscles and tendons become injured, workers may notice pain in the shoulder area that gets worse when they\u2019re working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"filing-for-workers-comp\">Filing for workers\u2019 comp<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the context of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmallonlaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workers\u2019 compensation<\/a>, shoulder injuries are often classified as either mild or serious. Mild workers\u2019 shoulder injuries are ones that don\u2019t last long and cause workers few problems. If you\u2019re experiencing this kind of injury, it should pass within days or weeks at most. Workers with serious workers\u2019 shoulder injuries may need surgery to repair damaged tissue in the rotator cuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workers often receive these benefits if their injury is severe enough or if it was caused by their work environment. If your company doesn\u2019t provide sufficient safety training for certain tasks and you end up with a serious workers\u2019 shoulder injury as a result, then you may seek workers\u2019 compensation benefits to help you pay for medical bills and a portion of your lost wages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workplace shoulder injuries are some of the common injuries that workers in many different industries face. If you\u2019ve experienced this type of injury, then you know how devastating it can be, but you should also know that workers\u2019 compensation laws and regulations are designed to protect employees like you from the negative effects of getting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-workers-compensation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":449,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433\/revisions\/449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}