FACTS

These safety violations lead to a significant number of non-fatal and fatal workplace injuries:

1. Inadequate fall protection
2. Unsafe scaffolding
   
3. Inadequate hazard communication standards
4. Unsafe ladders
   
5. Inadequate respiratory protection
6. Powered industrial truck safety violations
   
7. Failure to control hazardous energy (lockout or tagout violations)
8. Inadequate fall protection training
   
9. Inadequate machine guarding and unsafe machinery
10. 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