"Workplace Injuries Cost Companies $1B Per Week. Here Are Two Ways to Bring that Number Down."4/13/2019
"A focus on prevention can dramatically cut the number of on-the-job injuries suffered every year." A Risk & Insurance® e-newsletter article, in collaboration with Concentra©. Published April 11, 2019. "Every employer wants to keep their workers safe and healthy. But some of the latest data suggests their efforts are falling short, and it comes at a steep cost. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that 2.9 workplace injuries occurred for every 100 full-time employees in 2017, totaling about 3.3 million nationally. Collectively, workplace injuries cost the U.S. economy roughly $52 billion to $60 billion per year — that’s at least $1 billion per week. The impact comes not just from expensive medical treatment, but from absenteeism, decreased productivity, and increased employee turnover as well." Download the full article here. Comments are closed.
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