Iowa Workers' Compensation - Repetitive Injuries

Steve Lombardi

Attorney
(866) 735-1102 Ext 335

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If you break your leg it's clear you have an injury and when it occurred. But what if your job requires you to reptitively trim meat? Doing that job might bother your hands, wrists and forearms but not enough that you have to stop. And the more you do it the easier it seems to become. But one day you notice a nagging ache, pain, stiffness and swelling that over time gets worse. And at night pain shoots up your arms from the wrist. Is this a workers' compensation injury?

Yes it probably is, it's called a repetitive type of injury and like the broken leg that you get at work, it too is compensable. It can be a challenge to determine the "date of injury" but never impossible. There are several medical diagnosis involving the wrists, hands and arms that qualify for benefits under the Iowa Workers' Compensation Act.

That pain and discomfort, even night pains may be a sign of several conditions including carpal tunnel syndrome, DeQuervain's tenosynovitis or several other medical conditions covered under the act. Report your injury to the company you work for, be factual and describe the job function that involves your hands, wrists and arms.