Workplace Safety: Protect Your Workers

• 13 WORKERS DIE EVERYDAY from traumatic injuries in the USA.
• OVER $95 BILLION EVERY YEAR is spent by employers on workers’ compensation insurance.
• 3.5 OUT OF EVERY 100 FULL-TIME WORKERS will be injured at work.
• 4 MILLION WORKERS SUFFER a nonfatal injury or illness each year.
• 99 WORKING DAYS ARE LOST EACH YEAR due to self-reported workplace injuries.
• 2.2 MILLION FATALITIES are caused by workplace injuries and illnesses each year.

WORKERS COMPENSATION BENEFITS:

• ARM - $169,878
• LEG - $153,221
• HAND - $144,930
• THUMB - $42,432
• EYE - $96,700

(Avg. max)

OSHA Top 5 Violations:

1. FALL PROTECTION - 7,720
2. HAZARD COMMUNICATION - 4,552
3. SCAFFOLDS - 3,336
4. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION - 3,118
5. LOCKOUT/TAGOUT - 2,944

By number of violations. 2018.

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD)

What is an MSD? Back Pain. Muscle Strain. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Rotator Cuff Syndrome. Tendinitis. Tennis Elbow. Shoulder Pain

• 34% OF LOST WORK DAYS are MSDs.
• WORK-RELATED BACK PAIN makes up 42% of MSD cases and take 7 days of recovery.
• MSD CASES BY GENDER: Men account for 59% of MSD cases; women, 41%.
• MSDs COST $20 Billion a year on direct costs.
• MSDs MAKE UP 33% OF ALL injury and illness cases.
• $1 OUT OF EVERY $3 is spent on MSD related workers’ comp.
• 51% OF CASES occurred in an office job setting.

MSDs DEVELOP OVER TIME:

• Highly Repetitious Tasks
• Forceful Exertions
• Repetitive/Sustained Awkward Postures
• Poor Work Practices
• Lack of Physical Ftness
• Bad Health Habits

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