Injury and Illness
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Virginia Is the First State to Implement COVID-19 Safety Standard
Virginia has become the first state to issue a COVID-19 workplace standard with the caveat that the standard may be withdrawn when Virginia is no longer in a state of emergency due to the virus. To execute the new regulations, the standard Read more... -
Fatal Injuries Rise for First Time Since 2007
In recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics appearing in its Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2019, there were 5,333 fatal work injuries recorded in the U.S. in 2019, a 2 percent increase from the 5,250 recorded in 2018. This is the Read more... -
Injuries Cost Businesses $1 Billion Per Week
According to the newly released 2020 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, workplace injuries cost U.S. businesses more than $1 billion per week. Here is the 2020 list of the top 10 causes of disabling workplace injuries: Handling objects ( Read more... -
OSHA Issues Alert to Keep Package Delivery Workers Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing safety tips employers can follow to help protect package delivery workers from exposure to coronavirus. Safety measures employers can implement to protect employees in Read more... -
ER Visits as a Result of Work-Related Injuries
If a worker goes to a hospital’s emergency department, it is usually because the injury is so severe that seeing a doctor in his or her office or through a walk-in clinic requires too long of a wait. The 2018 Survey of Read more... -
Employer Reported Injuries and Illnesses Drop in 2015
According to recently released numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were approximately 2.9 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private industry employers in 2015, which occurred at a rate of 3.0 cases per 100 Read more... -
Hawaii Experiences Surge in Employee Accidents
The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) recently revealed that four fatalities and several serious injuries occurred during a 20 day period in May. The Hawaii Occupational Safety & Health Division (HIOSH) is Read more... -
Workplace Accidents: Consider All of the Costs
Workplace accidents are more expensive than most people realize but do you know why? If you think about it, some costs related to on-the-job accidents are obvious, such as workers’ compensation claims, which cover medical costs, and indemnity Read more...
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