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Overexertion, Falls Top Causes of Workplace Injuries, Costs Near $60B Per Year: Liberty Mutual
Liberty Mutual's latest Workplace Safety Index has found that workplace accidents cost U.S. employers $58.7 billion annually, with the top 10 causes of injuries accounting for 86 percent of those ...
Workplace Severity Rises While Frequency Declines: Travelers
Changing workforce demographics are contributing to changes in injuries sustained at work, according to the 2025 Injury Impact Report by Travelers. As one of the country's largest workers' ...
New OSHA Data Sets Could Aid in Preventing Workplace Injuries
OSHA injury data sets that are now available to the public are an underused resource in preventing workplace injuries, according to researchers at George Washington University. Maintaining and ...
‘Exoskeletons’ Could Reduce Work-Related Back Injuries, More Study Needed
New research suggests that while wearable technology has great potential to cut down on workplace back injuries, it needs to be further investigated, according to Brock University. "Wearable ...
Higher OSHA Penalties Announced for 2025
Annual inflation adjustments to penalties for workplace injuries in the U.S. were announced in a memo issued last week by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). As required by the ...
USDA Studies Confirm U.S. Meat Plant Workers Face Higher Health Risks
Workers in U.S. chicken and pork plants face higher risks than other manufacturing workers for musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, according to two studies the U.S. Department ...
U.S. Labor Agency Releases Final 2023 Injury, Fatality Stats
Last year, there were 5,283 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States, a 3.7-percent decrease from 5,486 in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The fatal work injury rate was ...
OSHA Severe Injury Dashboard Now Public
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched the Severe Injury Dashboard offering employers a chance to view trending severe injuries. The online tool offers data collected from ...