FACTS
- Serious knee injuries frequently result when carpet layers kneel on hard surfaces and use a knee kicker to install carpet.
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) requests assistance in preventing knee injuries and disorders among carpet layers. These workers frequently report bursitis of the knee, fluid buildup requiring knee aspiration (knee taps), skin infections of the knee, and a variety of knee symptoms that are caused by frequent kneeling on hard surfaces and use of the knee kicker for stretching wall-to-wall carpet.
- Although kneeling cannot be eliminated, carpet […]
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