Read a study that said carpet installers have a 40% higher injury rate than other construction trades

I was looking up some safety stuff on a government website and that number just jumped out at me. It makes sense with all the kneeling and lifting, but forty percent is a huge difference. What's the most common injury you guys see on the job?

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4 Comments

lee8472mo ago

Heard it's mostly knee and back problems.

elliot_gibson272mo ago

What about shoulder and wrist issues?

wesley_jones2mo ago

Tell me about it, my shoulder clicks like an old door hinge now. Wrists are just as bad, feels like they're full of gravel after a long day. Guess my body's just falling apart one joint at a time. At this rate, my knees and back will be the next to go on strike. Who needs a full set of working parts anyway?

the_elliot26d ago

lee847 got it right with knees and back, but wesley_jones mentioning shoulders and wrists is spot on too. It's part of a bigger pattern in everyday life where we're always bent over our phones or hunching at desks, so those joints take a beating from all angles. Body just piles on the wear and tear from every direction and pretends it's fine until it's not.