Workplace Injuries: 2012 in Review
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Recently BLS released information on workplace injuries in 2012, with a big focus on the downward trend for workplace injuries in the past decade. With workplace safety regulations, training and awareness, we have seen a major reduction in workplace injuries. According to BLS: Nearly 3.0 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported by private industry employers in 2012, resulting in an incidence rate of 3.4 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers. The rate reported for 2012 continues the pattern of statistically significant declines that, with the exception of 2011, occurred annually for the last decade. More than 2.8 million (94.8 percent) of the nearly 3.0 million nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in 2012 were injuries. Among injuries, 2.1 million (75.2 percent) occurred in service-providing industries, which employed 82.4 percent of the private industry workforce. The remaining 0.7 million injuries (24.8 percent) occurred in goods-producing industries, which accounted for 17.6 percent of private industry employment in 2012. “SAFETY FIRST” IS “SAFETY ALWAYS.” - CHARLES M. HAYES Source: http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2013/ted_20131114.htm
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