Warehouses can be dangerous places to work due to nearly constant movement of goods and machinery ranging from small objects to things weighing a ton or more.
Warehouse Worker Injuries Are Becoming More Common
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 2 million people work in warehouses across the country. With the ever-increasing popularity of online shopping, fulfillment warehouses require a huge labor force to keep up with demand. Texas has attracted many big name national and international companies who need large warehouses and thousands of workers in these locations. The work environment is often fast-paced with large numbers of objects being moved swiftly from place to place by handtrucks, pallet jacks, complex machinery, forklifts, freight trucks, trains, etc. With the increase of jobs in this highspeed industry, workplace injuries have become an increasing problem.
