
4 Common Workplace Accidents & How to Avoid Them
The United States Department of Labor carefully monitors all deaths and injuries that occur in the workplace. In 2016, through the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), it was reported that approximately 2.8 million employees suffered from workplace injuries or illnesses in 2017. Of this, 882,730 injuries resulted in an injured or ill employee having to take days off from work. (The BLS also found that the average number of days off from work because of injuries received while on the job was 8.)


