Back injuries account for 42% of all musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace. Four out of 5 of these injuries occurred when an employee was lifting. 64% occur in men and 36% occur in women. Back injuries account for 2.9 million lost days of work per year in the United States. With this being said, lifting mechanics and back safety is something every employer and employee should be aware of whether they work in a job requiring manual labor or a job that is more sedentary.

This month's article will discuss the causes, prevention and treatment of back injuries.

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Healthy Partners is a pioneering healthcare insurance service offering direct contracting of services between physicians and San Diego County employers. The self-funded healthcare model will be offered to employers throughout San Diego County with as few as 100 employees.

Healthy Partners was launched by XiMED in partnership with Indianapolis-based Key Benefits Administrators (KBA). Founded in 1979, KBA has grown to be one of the largest third-party administrators in the country.

Healthy Partners was designed from the outset to enable physicians to provide proactive care for patients while giving employers previously unavailable data on their overall healthcare expenditures, all in an effort to improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs for employers and their employees.

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Inside this month's issue of the Employer Spotlight, we sit down with Dee Garnett, District Safety Manager for Southern California at First Transit. 

First Transit has 60 years of experience and one of the largest private sector providers of transportation contract and management services in North America, moving more than 350 million passengers annually. They operate public transport systems on behalf of city transit authorities.

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