Occupational Disease
What is occupational disease?
An occupational disease is any usual ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity. Occupational hazards that are of a painful nature (such as falls by roofers) are not conceived to be occupational diseases. Under the law of workers’ compensation in many jurisdictions, there is a presumption that specific disease are caused by the worker being in the work environment and the burden is on the employer or insurer to show that the disease came about from another cause.
An occupational disease is a health problem caused by exposure to a workplace health hazard.
An occupational disease arises from the conditions to which a specific type of worker is exposed. A person disabled by a work-related occupational disease receives the same benefits as for an on-the job injury. Occupational disease is surprisingly common. An estimated 860,000 illnesses and 60,300 deaths from workplace exposures occur annually in the United States. They are distinguished from occupational injuries, which are disorders resulting from trauma such as strains or sprains, lacerations, and burn or soft-tissue injuries such as bruises.
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