Wednesday, January 2, 2019

MOST COMMON INJURIES IN 2018

MOST COMMON INJURIES IN 2018

As we start 2019, it’s a great time to review how to make your workplace safer. Your organization can start by focusing on systems and processes that have the greatest potential to cause injury as well as the most common injury types. Below are the injury types reported most frequently to Workers Compensation Fund of Utah in 2018.

Slips and Falls 20%
Cuts 19%
Hit By/Against 17%
Misc 14%
Strains and Sprains 13%
Strain by Lifting 7%
Caught in Object 5%
Motor Vehicle 3%
Burns 2%