You merely have to prove that the injury arose out of your employment. Because an injured worker does not have to prove that the employer was at fault in the injury in order to recover benefits, the amount of benefits and the length of time these benefits are available are limited. Specific injuries are those which happen at a specific identifiable time in a specific manner and are compensable. An example would be sustaining a back injury while lifting, twisting, or pulling. Similarly, injuries to extremities, organs, feet, hands, toes, fingers, skin and other specific parts of the body are also compensable.
Some injuries occur over time as a result of repeated use of a part of the body.
While the symptoms and disabilities become apparent over a period of time, no specific accident can be identified. These repetitive trauma injuries are compensable under the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law. An example of this is injury to nerves and joints of the wrist through repetitive twisting, pronating, grasping, or trauma to the wrist. Typing, weaving, assembling work, and similar jobs frequently result in injury due to repetitive trauma. Occurrences such as radiation exposure, or inhalation of fibers and airborne toxins to which a person is exposed at work can result in significant occupational diseases.