“Workplace injuries cost US companies more than $1 billion per week, according to new data from Liberty Mutual.
“According to Liberty Mutual, the 10 costliest causes of workplace injury and illness are:
- Overexertion involving outside sources ($13.11 billion)
- Falls on same level ($10.38 billion)
- Struck by object or equipment ($5.22 billion)
- Falls to lower level ($98 billion)
- Other exertions or bodily reactions ($3.69 billion)
- Roadway incidents involving a motorized vehicle ($2.7 billion)
- Slip or trip without falling ($2.18 billion)
- Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects ($1.93 billion)
- Repetitive motions involving microtasks ($1.59 billion)
- Struck against object or equipment ($1.15 billion)
Source: Ryan Smith, “Insurance Business America”
