Incidents Affect More than 165,000 Workers<\/p>\n
In recently published statistics, the Illinois Department of Health noted that 165,500 workplace injuries and illnesses occurred in the latest reporting year. More than 83,300 of these incidents were serious enough to prevent employees from being able to work for a period of time. The largest number of injuries occurred in the transportation, trade and utilities industries, followed by the education, health services, and manufacturing industry.<\/p>\n
On average, workers needed 11 days to recover before returning to work. Sprains and strains, cuts and lacerations, and bruises were the most frequent injuries, and workers suffered problems with their back and fingers most often. The Department of Health noted that flooring surfaces and work-required motions and actions caused most of the problems. Employees voiced concerns about overexertion and issues with equipment and objects. By canvassing employers in state and local government as well as private employers, the department found (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Incidents Affect More than 165,000 Workers In recently published statistics, the Illinois Department of Health noted that 165,500 workplace injuries and illnesses occurred in the latest reporting year. More than 83,300 of these incidents were serious enough to prevent employees…<\/span><\/p>\n