Many people of varying ages, industries of work, income, and ethnicity are injured on the job.
-Every year, over 4 million employees are injured or become ill during work
-Out of 100 full time employees, there are about 4.4injuries
-Over 2 million employees are too ill or their injury is serious enough to miss work and requires medical attention
-Most injuries occur at mid size firms that employ 50-250 employees
-Small firms that employ less than eleven workers have fewer injury reports
-There are about 165 fatalities resulting from work site diseases daily and 18 deaths from injuries on the job, totaling 1,000 fatalities each year in the United States
-Work site fatalities, injuries, and illnesses cost a total of $155.5 billion each year
-Occupational injuries can be prevented, however 4% of work site accidents result from technical problems
-6.5% of work site illness and injury have health care
-Construction: 15.2 deaths out of 100,000 employees. Deaths result from falls, electrocution, car accidents, machine accidents, hit by objects.
-1/5 construction worker work-site fatalities; 1,300 deaths, annually
-Most injuries happen to Latino employees
-Texas, California, and Florida rank the highest for states with the most work place injuries according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
-The amount of work site fatalities rose more than 20% in Alaska, Hawaii, Delaware, Kentucky, Michigan, Maine, Nebraska, North Dakota, New Mexico, Rhode Island, West Virginia, and Vermont
-Decrease of more than 20% of work site fatalities occurred in Alabama, New Hampshire, Iowa, New Jersey, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Wyoming, Wisconsin, and Washington DC
If you are concerned about your business’ New York or New Jersey worker’s compensation, New York or New Jersey general liability insurance, or risks you and your company face and located in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, Queens, Westchester, Rockland County, or Union County, don’t hesitate to consult Metropolitan Risk Advisory to answer your questions. You can also visit the Occupation Safety and Health Administration to make sure your business is adhering to regulations and following proper procedures.