{"id":1678,"date":"2019-01-23T08:02:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T18:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/2019\/01\/23\/barista-wrist-leads-all-restaurant-related-injuries-in-time-lost\/"},"modified":"2019-01-23T08:02:03","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T18:02:03","slug":"barista-wrist-leads-all-restaurant-related-injuries-in-time-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/2019\/01\/23\/barista-wrist-leads-all-restaurant-related-injuries-in-time-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"Barista Wrist Leads All Restaurant-Related Injuries In Time Lost"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Being a barista is cool, sure, but it\u2019s also an incredibly physical profession that takes a toll on your body. Being on your feet all day can lead to back problems, the potential for a slip and fall from wet floors is ever-present, and there are any number of machines (and their many surfaces) pumping out boiling-to-near-boiling water to leave all manner of fun shaped burn marks on your hands and arms. It\u2019s dangerous on the that side of the counter.<\/p>\n

And a new report from AmTrust<\/a> confirms just how dangerous the barista profession is. According to the report, coffee shops and cafes have the most time lost due to injury out of all restaurant types, and the leading cause of caf\u00e9-based injury? Barista Wrist.<\/p>\n

Read Alex Bernson’s 2013 series Real Talk: Barista Health in the Workplace<\/a> on Sprudge.<\/div>\n

In their first ever Restaurant Risk Report<\/a>, AmTrust Financial Services\u2014a US-based workers compensation insurer\u2014surveyed over 84,000 restaurant claims made being 2013 and 2017 that resulted in loss payments. They found that in terms of time lost, cafes are the most dangerous places to work in the restaurant industry, with 45% more time lost than other areas.<\/p>\n

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The leading cause of this time lost is Barista Wrist (or Bawrister, as I presume the Australians call it). A repetitive motion injury, Barista Wrist is the result of tamping\u2014the thing baristas do hundreds of times a day\u2014using an unnatural, not ergonomic wrist position. And according to the Restaurant Risk Report, Barista Wrist injuries are associated with an \u201caverage of 366 days to return to work,\u201d almost three times that of the next largest class of injury, \u201cstruck or injured by\u201d with 130.7.<\/p>\n

To help reduce incidents of Barista Wrist, the report make the following suggestions: work in a neutral posture, reduce excessive force, keep everything within easy reach, work at a proper counter height, reduce excessive motions, minimize pressure points, move, exercise, and stretch, and maintain an all-around comfortable environment.<\/p>\n

Read Jenn Chen’s 2018 multi-part series on health issues affecting baristas here<\/a>.<\/div>\n

So while you may romanticize pouring pretty pictures with milk for the handsome artist or connecting with a regular by poring over every nuance both in the taste and production of a single origin brew, being a coffee professional isn’t always the bohemian dream job. It’s also labor, and it can take its toll.<\/p>\n

Zac Cadwalader<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor at Sprudge Media Network and a staff writer based in Dallas.\u00a0Read more Zac Cadwalader\u00a0on Sprudge<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Top image via AmTrust<\/em><\/p>\n

The post Barista Wrist Leads All Restaurant-Related Injuries In Time Lost<\/a> appeared first on Sprudge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: Coffee News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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