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Work Safety: Musculoskeletal Injuries and Illnesses

WebThe private sector experienced 976,090 musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) DART cases, including 502,380 DAFW cases in 2021-2022. MSDs are a grouping of related injuries sometimes referred to as “ergonomic injuries.”. MSDs generally occur when the worker uses muscles, tendons, and ligaments to perform tasks in awkward positions or in frequent

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Sports and Recreational Injuries

WebThe largest decreases in injuries were sports-related. Injuries associated with track and field, lacrosse, hockey, soccer, baseball, softball, football, and basketball all saw reductions of more than 60% from March through September 2020. Sports injuries saw the largest decreases in the younger to late teen ages in the 2020 period.

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Work Safety Introduction

WebThe preventable injury death rate of 3.2 per 100,000 workers is up from 3.1 in 2021. Work-related medically consulted injuries totaled 4.53 million in 2022. 2022 Occupational Safety Highlights. Preventable injury-related deaths. 4,695. Preventable injury-related deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers. 3.2.

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All Injuries Overview

WebThe death rate in 2022 was 68.1 per 100,000 population – a 0.6% increase from 2021 and a 100% increase over 1992 (the lowest rate on record, 34.0 per 100,000). Comparing 2022 to 2021, home deaths increased 0.5%, motor-vehicle deaths decreased 2.0%, public deaths increased 4.9%, and work deaths increased 5.0%. Source: NSC estimates (rounded

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Work Safety: COVID-19

WebPrior to 2020, this event type was the sixth ranked cause. Using the interactive chart, several trends become clear. First, females are highly over represented, experiencing 67.2% of DAFW COVID-19 cases and an incident rate 175% higher than males. Second, over half of DAFW cases occurred in the Health Care and Social Assistance Industry (55%).

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Older Adult Falls

WebAs our population ages, the prevalence of falls among older adults is increasing. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one in four older adults report a fall each year. In 2021, 38,742 older adults aged 65 and older died from preventable falls, and nearly 2.9 million were treated in emergency departments.. Over the past 10 …

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Deaths in the Home: Introduction

WebData Details. The number of deaths in the home increased 0.5% in 2022, while the death rate remained at 38.6 per 100,000 population. The rate of preventable injury-related deaths occurring in or around the home has increased 253% since 1999. This rapid increase has erased the progress made over many decades.

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Work Injuries: Occupational Profile

WebIn 2021-2022, the occupations experiencing the most DAFW cases include: Transportation and material moving (503,610 – 22% of total) Production (223,840 – 10% of total) Healthcare practitioners and technical (223,680 – 10% of total) Healthcare support (218,110 – 10% of total) In 2021-2022, the occupations experiencing the most DART cases

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International Overview

WebOverview. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 55.4 million people died worldwide in 2019. Of this total, 3,159,000 died from preventable injuries. While preventable injuries are the world’s fifth leading cause of death, they have been the third leading cause of death in the United States since 2016, behind heart disease

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Most Dangerous Industries

WebIn 2022, depending on the measure used, each of these four industries could be ranked as most dangerous: Construction – experienced the most workplace deaths. Education and health services – experienced the most nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting – experienced the

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Work-related Injury and Illness Incident Rate Trends

WebIn 2022, the rate of injury cases in the private sector was 2.3 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, unchanged from 2021. In contrast, the illness rate increased 19.9% in 2022. The illness rate in 2022 was 45.2 cases per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers compared to 37.7 cases in 2021. There have been several changes that affect

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Top 10 Preventable Injuries 2021

WebThe top three leading causes of preventable injury-related death – poisoning, falls, and motor vehicle – account for 86% of all preventable deaths. No other preventable cause of death — including suffocation, drowning, fires and burns, and natural or environmental disasters — accounts for more than 5% of the total.. In contrast, nonfatal emergency …

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Top 10 Preventable Injuries

WebPoisoning, including drug overdoses, is the leading cause of preventable injury-related death in the United States, according to the latest preliminary 2022 data from the National Center for Health Statistics.A total of 103,486 poisoning deaths occurred in 2022, accounting for about 45% of all preventable injury-related deaths. Poisoning fatalities were the leading …

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