Top Injuries in the Workplace

TOP INJURIES IN THE WORKPLACE WORKPLACE INJURIES BY THE NUMBERS Almost 3 million private sector workplace injuries and illnesses were reported in 2012 3 MILLION That's 3.4 incidents for every 100 full-time workers 94.8% OF THESE CASES WERE INJURIES 75.2% of these injuries were in service-providing industries 24.8% of these injuries were in goods-producing industries OVER 50% OF THESE INJURIES RESULTED IN LOST TIME OR CHANGED DUTIES AT WORK OR THE MOST COMMON WORKPLACE INJURIES MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES 40 60 > 37% of workers have experienced this type of injury May be a result of heavy lifting, overexertion, or simply typing SLIP AND FALL INJURIES 40 100 > 31% of workers have experienced job-related slip and fall injuries May result from slipping on wet surfaces or tripping over objects REPETITIVE MOTION INJURIES 100 • 20% of workers have experienced this type of injury Carpal tunnel syndrome and tendinitis are common from repetitive use MACHINERY OR OBJECT INJURIES 20 40 60 100 > 17% of workers have been injured by machinery or struck by objects Employers can be held liable for workplace safety issues MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT INJURIES 40 60 100 > 12% of workers have had car Employers may be liable whether it's a company or accident injuries while working private vehicle INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: Jack Schmerling Attorney At Law www.jackschmerling.com JACK SCHMERLING ATTORNEY AT LAW Sources: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf http://blogs.findlaw.com/free_ -injuries-revealed.html http://arbill.webll.hubspot.com/arbill-safety-blog/bid/160371/Workplace -Accidents-10-Most-Common-Workplace-Injuries e/2013/12/the-5-most-common-workplace