Scenario 3-1: Workers in nursing homes regularly experience a number of physical and psychological health and safety issues. Incidents can involve twisting and/or lifting injuries, contact with viruses and bacteria, as well as stress-related illnesses from dealing with very sick and dying patients. At Restwell Manor there are 80 employees who work an average of 6 hours per day for 250 days a year. In the past year, the employer reported a total of 8 injuries for a total lost time of 50 days.
-What type of loss is incurred by a Restwell Manor worker who has to switch to light-duty nursing due to a back injury that prevents him/her from bending over a patient's bed?

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The worker's ability to perform their previous job duties has been limited by their back injury, resulting in a loss of functional capacity. Light-duty nursing may require less bending over patients' beds, but it is still a limitation on their ability to perform their original job duties. This is not an occupational injury because the injury occurred on the job and is not a range of motion loss because it is not limited to just a single joint or body part.

Scenario 3-1: Workers in Nursing Homes Regularly Experience a Number