Identify, Evaluate and Control Stats and Facts Identify, Evaluate and Control Stats and Facts Favorite Print Email Spanish FACTS These safety violations lead to a significant number of non-fatal and fatal workplace injuries: Inadequate fall protection Unsafe scaffolding Inadequate hazard communication standards Unsafe ladders Inadequate respiratory protection Powered industrial truck safety violations Failure to control hazardous energy (lockout or tagout violations) Inadequate fall protection training Inadequate machine guarding and unsafe machinery Inadequate face and eye protection STATS According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2019 data, the most common workplace injuries categories, from most to least common are: Sprains, tears, and strains (approximately 35 incidents per 10,000 full-time workers) Pain and soreness (approximately 18 incidents per 10,000 full-time workers) Lacerations, punctures, and cuts (approximately 9 incidents per 10,000 full-time workers) Contusions and bruises (approximately 9 incidents per 10,000 full-time workers) Fractures (approximately 8 incidents per 10,000 full-time workers) According to the National Safety Council, in the United States, a worker is injured on the job every seven seconds. This equates to: 540 work injuries per hour 12,900 work injuries per day 90,400 work injuries per week 7 million work injuries per year New & Trending New & Trending English & Spanish Eye Injury – Restaurant Safety – Meeting Kit English & Spanish Eye Injury – Restaurant Safety – Meeting Kit – Spanish English & Spanish Eye Injury – Restaurant Safety – Stats and Facts Jeffrey Turner2022-06-29T00:00:00+00:00 You May Also Like Employer Rights and Responsibilities Following a Federal OSHA Inspection Analyzing Hazards – A Task for Many Hands and Many Eyes