Hacker News with Generative AI: Injuries

Tell HN: I am no longer worried about losing the use of my hands (ycombinator.com)
I have done well as a programmer. My biggest job-related concern has been sustaining an injury to my hands that prevents me from typing, which would prevent me from doing my job and end my career potentially.
Programming, Career, Injuries, Health
10 points by elliotbnvl 26 days ago | 5 comments
Woman dies after being impaled by metal straw (2019) (independent.co.uk)
A woman was killed when she fell onto a metal drinking straw that pierced her eye socket and entered her brain, an inquest heard.
Accidents, Health, News, Injuries
13 points by fortran77 32 days ago | 2 comments
Broken legs and ankles heal better if you walk on them within weeks (scientificamerican.com)
Twenty years ago my husband, Mark, broke his left ankle and was in a cast and on crutches for nearly two months. Last year he broke the other ankle. But this time, after surgery, his doctor surprised us by instructing Mark to walk on it two weeks later.
Health, Injuries, Medicine, Research
641 points by sohkamyung 43 days ago | 336 comments
Amazon Disregarded Internal Warnings on Injuries, Senate Investigation Claims (nytimes.com)
A staff report by the Senate labor committee, led by Bernie Sanders, uncovered evidence of internal concern about high injury rates at the e-commerce giant.
Amazon, Labor, Injuries, Investigations, Senate
14 points by gnabgib 107 days ago | 2 comments
'Headspin hole': an overuse injury among breakdancers (casereports.bmj.com)
This case report focuses on ‘headspin hole’, a unique overuse injury in breakdancers caused by repetitive headspins.
Dance, Injuries, Breakdancing, Case Studies, Sports Medicine
12 points by bookofjoe 163 days ago | 2 comments
Exploding pagers injure hundreds in attack targeting Hezbollah members (cnn.com)
Terrorism, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Middle East, Injuries
89 points by ath0 197 days ago | 4 comments
Injuries with Electric vs. Conventional Scooters and Bicycles (jamanetwork.com)
Injuries, Transportation, Electric Vehicles, Scooters, Bicycles
12 points by rntn 249 days ago | 8 comments
Summer heat is making soda cans burst on Southwest flights, injuring attendants (cbsnews.com)
Summer, Airlines, Safety, Injuries
20 points by rntn 249 days ago | 5 comments
One Prime Day, Amazon warehouse workers endured '45% injury rate' (theregister.com)
Amazon, Labor, Injuries, E-Commerce, Workplace Safety
8 points by nabla9 260 days ago | 1 comments
The Runners Who Went So Hard They Were Never the Same (outsideonline.com)
Running, Sports, Health, Injuries
25 points by georgecmu 332 days ago | 39 comments