When working in a warehouse environment, it is crucial that employees follow all safety precautions. If not, accidents can occur which could result in serious injuries and/or fatalities. According to Dalmec.com, there were “395,300 warehouse injuries in 2019.” However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused these numbers to skyrocket due to staffing shortages and employees trying to satisfy increased consumer demands.

     Prominent warehouse injuries include trips, falls, falling items, and pallet rack collapses. In order to reduce your risk of suffering from a warehouse-related injury, Dalmec.com offers several safety tips that you can implement while on the job. These tips include making sure your warehouse workspace is clean and organized, wearing supportive and protective footwear along with a hard hat, not placing heavy items on top shelves, training employees to properly clean a spill, recognizing items that are not safely stored on shelves, having a well-lit workspace, placing the heaviest items on bottom shelving areas and being well-trained to operate forklifts.

    Following these safety tips can not only save lives and prevent injuries, but they can also create a more orderly workspace which can boost efficiency. Because of this, all warehouse managers should strive to make safety for employees their number one priority.

   Contact an Experienced Warehouse Injury Attorney

      At Dougherty Leventhal & Price, L.L.P., our attorneys recognize that warehouse injuries can often have life-altering consequences. If you or a loved one has been hurt on the job, please contact our experienced team of attorneys. Our firm has over forty years of experience in dealing with warehouse injuries and has successfully won lucrative settlements for our clients! Remember: Injury? Call DLP! (570) C-A-L-L-D-L-P.

Works Cited

“4 Common Warehouse Injuries and How to Avoid Them.” Dalmec, 27 May 2020, https://www.dalmec-na.com/blog/4-common-warehouse-injuries-and-how-to-avoid-them/. Accessed 28 September 2022.