A residential framing contractor operating in Northern Illinois was tracking several soft tissue injuries among workers from lifting walls and other framing materials on new single-family homes. From 2018-2020, soft tissue injuries accounted for 34% of all injuries and 71% of the total incurred. As a result of this loss experience, the contractor engaged with MMA Safety Consulting to identify solutions for minimizing future losses from soft-tissue injuries.

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