Injured worker advocate honoured with award on National Day of Mourning [Video]

It’s been 25 years since Kevin Jones was injured while employed at a factory building transport trailers.

He spent most of his work days bent over.

“There was repetitive strain, motion muscles, skeletal tearing, and nerve pain in my neck, shoulders and upper back,” explained Jones, 51, of London, Ont.

His injuries were hidden, and he worked for 11 months before his company filed an injured worker claim.

“They didn’t take me off work, and instead gave me light duties, but it doesn’t fix you,” said Jones.

Eventually he was sent to hospital, but for one-and-a-half years, he didn’t have any treatment because he said “the company didn’t want to pay me good money for light duties.”

More than two decades later, he’s still in pain, and doesn’t sleep well.

However if you’ve been to Victoria Park, or any major event recently, you’ve likely seen Jones set up with signs that read ‘”Keep the Focus on Injured Workers” or …