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<blockquote data-quote="twnjrspc" data-source="post: 149647" data-attributes="member: 6850"><p>dville, 22 years of Overexertion and Repetitive Motion most certainly has led to your problem. I do believe that the addition of power steering, and the lower step on the newer package cars should help reduce these types of injuries. However, for those that are still subjected to the daily use of the older equipment, may put some at risk.</p><p></p><p>Study of Serious Workplace Injuries Points to Mixed Results</p><p>November 18, 2004</p><p></p><p></p><p>CHICAGO – Risk managers and safety professionals got some bad news and good news about serious on-the-job injuries - those causing an employee to miss six or more days of work - from the latest findings of the annual Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index.</p><p></p><p>First, the bad news: The cost of these workplace injuries continues to soar, even after adjusting for medical and wage inflation. In fact, over half of the 12.1 percent increase between 1998 and 2002 happened in 2002, despite a drop in the number of serious injuries over those four years.</p><p></p><p>Now the good news: The ranking of the top nine causes of workplace injuries was the same for the past four years, giving risk and safety managers a clear roadmap for preventing the most expensive injuries.</p><p></p><p>“If you want to dramatically cut workers compensation costs, follow the numbers not the headlines,” notes Dr. Tom Leamon, Director of the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, who presented the 2004 Index’s findings at the National Workers Compensation and Disability Conference. “<strong>Understand why your employees get hurt and address these sources, rather than the latest safety fads.</strong> The top causes of injuries identified by the Index may not make the front page, but they’re probably driving your costs.”</p><p></p><p><strong>Findings</strong></p><p></p><p>The top 10 workplace injuries in 2002 were:</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Injury Type: Cost: Percentage: Overexertion</strong> $13.2 billion 26.6 % Falls on Same Level $6.2 billion 12.5 % Bodily Reaction $5.3 billion 10.8 % Falls to Lower Level $4.6 billion 9.2 % Struck by Object $4.4 billion 8.9 % <strong>Repetitive Motion</strong> $2.8 billion 5.7 % Highway Incident $2.6 billion 5.2 % Struck against Object $2.3 billion 4.7 % Caught in or Compressed by $1.9 billion 3.8 % Assaults $0.4 billion 0.9 % All Other $5.8 billion 11.7 % Total $49.6 billion 100 %</p><p>Other highlights from the latest study include:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The top three injury causes (<strong>Overexertion,</strong> Falls on Same Level and Bodily Reaction):<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Represent 50 percent of the total cost of serious workplace injuries in 2002, costing employers about $25 billion a year or $500 million a week</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Are the fastest growing of all injury costs. Costs for each of the top three rose 3.8 percent, 5.9 percent and 11.8 percent, respectively, between 2001 and 2002. Between 1998 and 2002, costs for each rose 16.4 percent, 25.7 percent and 28.7 percent, respectively</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Serious work-related injuries cost employers almost $1 billion per week in 2002 in payments to injured workers and their medical care providers, growing to $49.6 billion from $46.1 billion in 2001</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The number of serious work-related injuries fell 0.7 percent in 2002 from 2001, and 7.8 percent between 1998 and 2002</li> </ul><p><strong>Take Action</strong></p><p>So what can risk and safety managers do to control the impact of fewer but more expensive serious workplace injuries, the bad news from the latest Index findings?</p><p></p><p>Quite a bit.</p><p></p><p><strong>“Workplace injuries aren’t inevitable,”</strong> explains Dr. Leamon. “Risk and safety managers improve safety every day. And significantly - one Liberty Mutual workers compensation client cut serious repetitive motion claims by 58 percent in two years. But nothing happens without a plan.</p><p></p><p>“And those plans that have the greatest impact share five key steps. <strong>Identify the injuries that drive your workers compensation costs</strong>, using the Index as a starting point. Prioritize the ones you want to address. Set clear targets for reducing each injury. Put in place the tactics and training that will prevent these injuries. And regularly track performance and update the plan.”</p><p></p><p>More information on the latest Workplace Safety Index findings and improving workplace safety is available at <u><span style="color: #0000ff"><a href="http://www.libertymutual.com" target="_blank">www.libertymutual.com</a></span></u>.</p><p></p><p><strong>How the study works</strong></p><p>The 2004 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index is reported by the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety. It analyzes data from 1998 though 2002.</p><p></p><p><strong>For each study, researchers combine workers compensation information from Liberty Mutual, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Academy of Social Insurance to provide a broad perspective on the causes and costs of serious workplace injuries.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>About Liberty Mutual</strong></p><p>Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group (LMG) is a leading global insurer and sixth largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. whose largest line of business is personal auto based on 2003 direct written premium. As of December 31, 2003, LMG had $64.4 billion in consolidated assets and $16.6 billion in annual consolidated revenue and ranked 116th on the Fortune 500 list of largest corporations in the United States for 2003.</p><p></p><p>In 2001 and 2002 LMG reorganized into a mutual holding company structure. The three principal mutual companies of the group, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company and Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, each became separate stock insurance companies under the ownership of Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Inc. This structure provides LMG with better capital market access and greater strategic flexibility to pursue acquisitions and alliances, while aligning its legal structure with its operating structure and preserving mutuality.</p><p>LMG offers a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, workers compensation, commercial multiple peril, commercial automobile, general liability, global specialty, group disability, assumed reinsurance, fire and surety.</p><p></p><p>LMG employs nearly 38,000 people in nearly 900 offices throughout the world.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">1<strong> Overexertion – Injuries caused from excessive lifting, pushing, pulling et cetera.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">2 Bodily Reaction – Injuries from bending, slipping or tripping without falling.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">3 Struck by Object – Such as a tool falling on a worker from above.</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 9px">4 Repetitive Motion – Injuries due to repeated stress or strain.</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">5 Struck Against Object – Such as a worker walking into a door frame.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="twnjrspc, post: 149647, member: 6850"] dville, 22 years of Overexertion and Repetitive Motion most certainly has led to your problem. I do believe that the addition of power steering, and the lower step on the newer package cars should help reduce these types of injuries. However, for those that are still subjected to the daily use of the older equipment, may put some at risk. Study of Serious Workplace Injuries Points to Mixed Results November 18, 2004 CHICAGO – Risk managers and safety professionals got some bad news and good news about serious on-the-job injuries - those causing an employee to miss six or more days of work - from the latest findings of the annual Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index. First, the bad news: The cost of these workplace injuries continues to soar, even after adjusting for medical and wage inflation. In fact, over half of the 12.1 percent increase between 1998 and 2002 happened in 2002, despite a drop in the number of serious injuries over those four years. Now the good news: The ranking of the top nine causes of workplace injuries was the same for the past four years, giving risk and safety managers a clear roadmap for preventing the most expensive injuries. “If you want to dramatically cut workers compensation costs, follow the numbers not the headlines,” notes Dr. Tom Leamon, Director of the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, who presented the 2004 Index’s findings at the National Workers Compensation and Disability Conference. “[B]Understand why your employees get hurt and address these sources, rather than the latest safety fads.[/B] The top causes of injuries identified by the Index may not make the front page, but they’re probably driving your costs.” [B]Findings[/B] The top 10 workplace injuries in 2002 were: [B]Injury Type: Cost: Percentage: Overexertion[/B] $13.2 billion 26.6 % Falls on Same Level $6.2 billion 12.5 % Bodily Reaction $5.3 billion 10.8 % Falls to Lower Level $4.6 billion 9.2 % Struck by Object $4.4 billion 8.9 % [B]Repetitive Motion[/B] $2.8 billion 5.7 % Highway Incident $2.6 billion 5.2 % Struck against Object $2.3 billion 4.7 % Caught in or Compressed by $1.9 billion 3.8 % Assaults $0.4 billion 0.9 % All Other $5.8 billion 11.7 % Total $49.6 billion 100 % Other highlights from the latest study include: [LIST] [*]The top three injury causes ([B]Overexertion,[/B] Falls on Same Level and Bodily Reaction): [LIST] [*]Represent 50 percent of the total cost of serious workplace injuries in 2002, costing employers about $25 billion a year or $500 million a week [*]Are the fastest growing of all injury costs. Costs for each of the top three rose 3.8 percent, 5.9 percent and 11.8 percent, respectively, between 2001 and 2002. Between 1998 and 2002, costs for each rose 16.4 percent, 25.7 percent and 28.7 percent, respectively [/LIST] [*]Serious work-related injuries cost employers almost $1 billion per week in 2002 in payments to injured workers and their medical care providers, growing to $49.6 billion from $46.1 billion in 2001 [*]The number of serious work-related injuries fell 0.7 percent in 2002 from 2001, and 7.8 percent between 1998 and 2002 [/LIST] [B]Take Action[/B] So what can risk and safety managers do to control the impact of fewer but more expensive serious workplace injuries, the bad news from the latest Index findings? Quite a bit. [B]“Workplace injuries aren’t inevitable,”[/B] explains Dr. Leamon. “Risk and safety managers improve safety every day. And significantly - one Liberty Mutual workers compensation client cut serious repetitive motion claims by 58 percent in two years. But nothing happens without a plan. “And those plans that have the greatest impact share five key steps. [B]Identify the injuries that drive your workers compensation costs[/B], using the Index as a starting point. Prioritize the ones you want to address. Set clear targets for reducing each injury. Put in place the tactics and training that will prevent these injuries. And regularly track performance and update the plan.” More information on the latest Workplace Safety Index findings and improving workplace safety is available at [U][COLOR=#0000ff][URL='http://www.libertymutual.com']www.libertymutual.com[/URL][/COLOR][/U]. [B]How the study works[/B] The 2004 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index is reported by the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety. It analyzes data from 1998 though 2002. [B]For each study, researchers combine workers compensation information from Liberty Mutual, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Academy of Social Insurance to provide a broad perspective on the causes and costs of serious workplace injuries.[/B] [B]About Liberty Mutual[/B] Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group (LMG) is a leading global insurer and sixth largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. whose largest line of business is personal auto based on 2003 direct written premium. As of December 31, 2003, LMG had $64.4 billion in consolidated assets and $16.6 billion in annual consolidated revenue and ranked 116th on the Fortune 500 list of largest corporations in the United States for 2003. In 2001 and 2002 LMG reorganized into a mutual holding company structure. The three principal mutual companies of the group, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company and Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, each became separate stock insurance companies under the ownership of Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Inc. This structure provides LMG with better capital market access and greater strategic flexibility to pursue acquisitions and alliances, while aligning its legal structure with its operating structure and preserving mutuality. LMG offers a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, workers compensation, commercial multiple peril, commercial automobile, general liability, global specialty, group disability, assumed reinsurance, fire and surety. LMG employs nearly 38,000 people in nearly 900 offices throughout the world. [SIZE=1]1[B] Overexertion – Injuries caused from excessive lifting, pushing, pulling et cetera.[/B] 2 Bodily Reaction – Injuries from bending, slipping or tripping without falling. 3 Struck by Object – Such as a tool falling on a worker from above.[/SIZE] [B][SIZE=1]4 Repetitive Motion – Injuries due to repeated stress or strain.[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=1]5 Struck Against Object – Such as a worker walking into a door frame.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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