Overexertion Injuries
These usually occur when a worker tries to lift a heavy object. The back and shoulders are most often injured body parts in overexertion injuries. These injuries might also occur when warehouse workers are pushing, pulling or lowering heavy objects.Forklift Accidents
When you walk into a warehouse, you might find goods or materials stacked 25 feet high. Forklifts are used to raise, lower or retrieve them. Warehouse workers can be hit or run over by forklifts. The forklifts themselves can overturn and crush an operator or somebody else next to it.

Falls
Slip-and-falls and trip-and-falls are common workplace injuries. Slips usually occur in wet or dusty areas. Trips occur in areas with uneven floor surfaces. Debris, poorly placed pallets and poor lighting can all contribute to injuries from slips and trips.

Hit By Objects
When inventory or loads shift, they can fall on workers. These types of warehouse accidents are particularly dangerous when objects fall from above. They can cause serious and permanent brain or spinal cord injuries.

Loading Dock Accidents
Workers can fall off of docks or become pinned between the dock and a truck. Trip-and-falls are serious dangers in these areas. Warehouse workers might otherwise injure themselves while in the process of loading or unloading goods or materials.

Compensation
When somebody suffers an injury while on the job as a warehouse employee, it’s important that he or she report the injury to a supervisor or other appropriate individual right away. Doing so triggers the employer’s duties. Those don’t only consist of payment of all reasonable medical bills in connection with the injury. If the injured employee cannot work because of his or her condition, the employer must pay that employee a sum equal to two-thirds of his or her average weekly wage. If the injury is deemed to be permanent, a lump sum permanent partial disability payment might be in order too.

Workers’ compensation claims in California involve strict liability for the employer. That operates to the benefit of the injured employee, even if that employee’s own negligence caused his or her injuries. The injured employee needn’t prove that the employer did anything wrong. An injured employee need only show that he or she was injured in the course and scope of their employment by an anticipated and foreseeable risk of that employment. Regardless of that, benefits disputes often arise between employees, the employer and the employer’s workers’ compensation insurer.