The Ergonomic Powerhouse Helping Mitigate Worker’s Compensation Claims

The age old saying of, “If you want something done right, then you have to do it yourself” might be causing more harm than good in general manufacturing facilities.

Approximately 4.9 million workers filed for workers’ compensation in the past year and, according to the Missouri Department of Labor’s 2024 compensation report, upper extremities endure a vast majority of these injuries, particularly in the health care, construction, manufacturing, and transportation industries. These reports even mention fatalities as a result from serious muscular strains and accidental falls.

Creating a safe, ergonomic work environment not only boosts productivity but it also protects companies from workers’ compensation costs.

A Guide to Workers’ Compensation

Workers’ compensation is a required insurance system that companies must provide for their employees in the event of an injury obtained while on the job. These expenses can expand a broad range of coverage including medical procedures, financial assistance, rehabilitation programs, and more. The average settlement can cost anywhere between $2,000 and $40,000, depending on the severity of the injuries sustained.

Not only that, but employers are required to document, process, and send reports to their insurance providers within 5 days of the injury, an undertaking that will inevitably steal valuable time away from production along with the loss of a skilled worker.

In these fast-paced, bustling industries – where safety should always be a priority – relying on ergonomic equipment to complete repetitive, strenuous tasks is the optimal solution to preventing unnecessary workplace injuries.

How Material Handling Equipment Prevents Injury in the Workplace

Material Handling Equipment is designed to ease physical strain on workers by providing mechanical assistance to daily tasks.

Whether you’re lifting trash bins into dumpsters, harvesting delicate crops from the fields, or pouring food ingredients into hoppers, Solus Group offers a series of reliable, easy-to-use Bin Dumpers designed to reduce the physical strain on employees and ease the minds of their employers. Designed for safety from the ground up, with two-handed control systems implemented to prevent access to moving parts during operation, these bin dumping machines have lifting capabilities of up to 1,300 pounds and are primed and ready to ease your work load.

With additional appliances such as the Forward Bin Tippers that can gently dumps produce, the Adjustable Crate Wizard designed to move several stacked crates at once, and the Labor Saving Powerpusher that reduces manpower when transporting heavy loads to lower the risk of excess muscle strain, an entire warehouse can be outfitted as an ergonomic playground fit for double the productivity with none of the perilous drawbacks.

Worried about wearing down your wallet with expensive hydraulic machinery? The Ezi-MT Manual Bin Dumper was designed with an innovative hand-crank for safe operation, which means there are no more excuses for emptying carts and bins by hand.