Cumulative Trauma

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Cumulative Trauma or Repetitive Injury

What is Cumulative Trauma?

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    In California, the state recognizes that not all injuries happen on a certain date and time. As such, workers are eligible to file for workers' comp benefits for Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTD). This is a type of injury that is caused by the day in and day out activities of work, which causes the body to physically deteriorate over time.


    Some injuries take place over time as a result of an employee's daily work activities. Injuries like these are referred to as cumulative trauma, continuous trauma or repetitive trauma injuries. 

  • Examples of cumulative trauma injury

    Examples of this are an employee developing carpal tunnel syndrome from doing continuous, daily hand activities or an employee having a serious back injury as a result of long-term, daily heavy lifting.


    • Degenerative Disc (Back, Neck)
    • Carpal tunnel Syndrome
    • Trigger Finger/Thumbs
    • Repetitive Motion Disorder
    • Degenerative Joint (Knee)
    • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
    • Repetitive Strain Injury
    • Upper Limb Syndrome

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  • How Can I Prove My Injury?

    Documentation will help your case. Any evidence that you followed the rules, incurred an injury, and your employer failed to improve your work conditions is helpful. Documents to consider bringing to an appointment include:


    • Your employer's workers' comp policy.
    • Medical documentation of your problem or problems.
    • Safety guidelines posted at your office.
    • Evidence that you followed these guidelines, such as a daily checklist showing that you wore personal protective equipment (PPE).
    • Evidence of your attendance at safety trainings.
  • What Should I Watch Out For?

    Employees who claim a cumulative trauma injury with the help of a workers' compensation lawyer are often unaware that their postings on social media may be discoverable. Information in social media can invalidate a claim of an injury. Evaluate what you post on sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. It could negate your workers' comp claim. This is not to encourage you to make false statements. It is to alert you to the fact that workers' comp insurance carriers often try to link proof of an injury to a non-work activity that the employer's workers' comp insurance does not cover.

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