What Are Repetitive Stress Injuries?
One common type of injury that carmen often suffer is repetitive stress injury. These injuries typically affect the hands, elbows, shoulders, neck, spine, back, hips, and knees.
In many cases, these injuries can result from the repetitive nature of specific tasks necessary to repair railcars or locomotive cabs. Repetitive stress injuries can be painful, debilitating, and impact the ability of carmen to continue to work in their jobs.