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The work injuries resulted in an average of 1.06 years of lost productivity for each of the 31,588 allowed claims. [13] In 2010, 25% of occupational injuries and illnesses that were not fatal but caused work absences were related to injuries to the upper limb. [14]
An average fatality rate is computed by dividing the sum of the fatalities across the years by the sum of the annual employment figures for the given occupation over the given time period, and multiplying by 100,000. In the U.S. the Bureau of Labor Statistics makes available extensive statistics on workplace accidents and injuries. [4] For example:
2023 65 Luxembourg 1.7 2020 66 Australia 1.6 2.8 0.3 2017 67 Iceland 1.5 2020 Slovakia 1.5 3 0.1 2021 69 Israel 1.4 2.8 0 2020 Japan 1.4 2019 Poland 1.4 2.5 0.1 2020 Norway 1.4 2020 73 Belgium 1.3 2019 Denmark 1.3 2020 75 Singapore 1.1 2021 Switzerland 1.1 2020 77 Belize 0.9 1.6 0 2021 Greece 0.9 2020 79 Barbados
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that all employers maintain a record of occupational injuries, illnesses and fatalities. Occupational fatalities must be reported to OSHA within eight hours of the incident. Failure to do so can result in legal action against the employer including citations and fines. [12]
OSHA's protection applies to all federal agencies. Section 19 of the OSH Act makes federal agency heads responsible for providing safe and healthful working conditions for their workers. OSHA conducts inspections of federal facilities in response to workers' reports of hazards and under programs that target high-hazard federal workplaces. [8]
The journal was established in 1994 as the International Journal for Consumer and Product Safety. It was renamed to Injury Control and Safety Promotion in 2000, before obtaining its current name in 2005. [3] It was published by Æolus Press for ECOSA until 1999 and then by Swets & Zeitlinger, until that company was acquired in 2003 by Taylor ...
In occupational safety and health, hand arm vibrations (HAVs) are a specific type of occupational hazard which can lead to hand–arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). HAVS, also known as vibration white finger (VWF) or dead finger, [1] is a secondary form of Raynaud's syndrome, an industrial injury triggered by continuous use of vibrating hand-held ...
In the UK there were 135 fatal injuries at work in financial year 2022–2023, compared with 651 in 1974 (the year when the Health and Safety at Work Act was promulgated). The fatal injury rate declined from 2.1 fatalities per 100,000 workers in 1981 to 0.41 in financial year 2022–2023. [87]