What are the most common injuries in the workplace?
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INTRODUCTION
 According to the  Nat ional  Safety Counc i l ,  every 
seven seconds an employee is  in jured on the  job.  
 Work in jur ies  not only  aff ect the employee,  but  thei r  
col leagues and employer.  Fortunate ly ,  there are  
precaut ions that companies can put  in  p lace  to he lp 
prevent  these most  common work place  in jur ies.
Source: www.mercycare.org
Slips and Falls
 Sl ips and fa l l s  are a large l iabi l i ty  to a company.  A 
person can fa l l  and,  in the process ,  h i t  the ir  head,  
in jure thei r  back or  f racture  a bone.
Source: www.mercycare.org
Strains
 One of  the most  common workplace  in jur ies i s  
employees stra ining the ir  back or  neck.  Stra ins 
typical ly  occur  when employees try  to  l i ft  suppl ies 
or  a  del ivery without the proper technique or  
equipment.
Source: www.mercycare.org
Repetitive Use Injuries
 Repeti t ive  use in jur ies can be brought on by 
administrat ive ,  manufactur ing,  and process ing 
tasks .  But  rea l ly  any movements  done al l  day,  
mul t ip le  days a  week,  w i thout  rest  can,  lead to a  
repeti t ive  use injury.
Source: www.mercycare.org
Cuts
 Letter  openers ,  box cutters  and sharp edges on 
offi ce equipment have been to know to in jure 
employees to the  po int  o f  needing a workers’  
compensat ion c la im.
Source: www.mercycare.org
Collisions and Crashes
 Pr ime examples of  work-re lated co l l is ions  and 
crashes,  inc lude dr iv ing fork l i fts ,  sa les reps v is i t ing 
c l ients  in  personal  or  company cars and tra i le r  
operators.  
Source: www.mercycare.org
Being hit by falling objects
 Plenty of  workers fi nd themselves on the rece iv ing 
end of  fa l l ing objects  –  and what ’s  more,  th is  i sn’ t  
just  a problem in warehouse-type envi ronments.
Source: www.bytestart.co.uk
Inhaling toxic fumes
 While  most  of  us don’t  work wi th hazardous 
chemicals ,  those of  us who do may be at  r i sk of  sk in 
or  eye react ions as wel l  as  potent ia l ly  more ser ious 
in jur ies when exposed to them without  protect ion.
Source: www.bytestart.co.uk
Exposure to loud noise
 You might  think that  industr ia l  deafness  is  a th ing of  
the past  and went out  with a l l  those  o ld heavy 
industr ies ,  but  that ’s  not  the case  –  not  least  
because many industr ia l  workers cont inue to be  
exposed to loud no ises whi le  at  work.
Source: www.bytestart.co.uk
Fire and explosions
 Fi res and explos ions can burn your body t issue,  
cause severe damage to your respi ratory system, 
and potent ia l ly  cause d isfi gurement.  This  type of  
workplace injury is  not  too common,  but  i t  does 
have the h ighest  casual ty  rate  depending on how 
c lose you are  to the  b last .
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