orders or repetitive strain injuries. Statistics from OSHA suggest that these are the fastest-growing workplace injuries in the country, accounting for 34% of all lost workdays due to injury or illness and $1 of every $3 spent on workers' comp claims (Muha, 1999, 34).
OSHA has released guidelines for all employers that are available to us for this project. These guidelines describe how the "wear-and-tear" injuries are caused by overuse or improper use of muscles, ligaments, or tendons of the upper body. As Muha points out "Employees at greatest risk fall into two categories: those who perform the same movement repeatedly, whether on an assembly line or at a computer terminal, and those who remain in a static position for long periods of time--with their arms parallel to a computer key
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