TIP OF THE WEEK
November 19, 2010
Did you know...?
Days Off Work Due to Injuries Dropped 9% in 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced last week that the number of reported nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases that required days away from work to recuperate decreased by 9%, to 1,238,490 cases in 2009 for private industry, state government and local government compared to 2008.
The bureau also reported the total incidence rate decreased by 5% percent to 117 cases per 10,000 full-time workers.
Local and state government workers had higher rates of injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work than workers in private industry, the bureau said. The report is significant in that, for the first time, it reports incidence rates for workers in state and local governments, half of whom work in states where public employees have no OSHA coverage. A troubling finding to note is that the rate among local and state government workers was 185 cases and 180 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, respectively. That compares with 106 cases per 10,000 full-time employees in private industry.
There was a high occurrence among many public employee occupations, particularly for transit and intercity bus drivers, law enforcement officers, emergency response workers, and nursing aides and orderlies.
Musculoskeletal disorders continue for the second year in a row to comprise almost 30% of all workplace injuries and illnesses requiring time away from work.
Economic conditions may have weighed heavily on the decline. A decrease in employment and total hours worked, especially in construction and manufacturing, has led to fewer workers exposed to safety and health hazards in the workplace. As the economy improves it is speculated that more Americans back on the job could potentially lead to easily preventable work-related injuries and illnesses. Employers and workers are urged to continue to be conscious of safety issues.
Source: OSHA
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