Hand injuries are the third most common injury of restaurant workers averaging $3,733 per payout. (Credit: Andrey/Adobe Stock)

While comprising just 1% of all workers' compensation claims in restaurants, back injuries to a disc, vertebrae or spinal cord are by far the most expensive, according to an AmTrust report.

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Joe Toppe serves as managing editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. Joe is also a father of three, an author, and longtime lover of baseball.

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