Travelers Injury Impact Report Details Most Frequent Workplace Accidents
May 16 2016 - 9:30AM
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Report Finds Most Frequent Employee Injury
Averages 57 Days Away from Work
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV), the country’s largest
workers compensation carrier, today released its Injury Impact
Report, which identifies the most common causes of workplace
accidents and injuries. The company analyzed more than 1.5 million
workers compensation claims filed between 2010 and 2014 from a
variety of business sizes and industries.
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Travelers Outlines Most Common Workplace
Injuries (Graphic: Travelers)
The most frequent causes of workplace injuries included:
- Material handling (32 percent of total
claims);
- Slips, trips and falls (16
percent);
- Being struck by or colliding with an
object (10 percent);
- Accidents involving tools (7 percent);
and
- Traumas occurring over time, for
example when a part of the body is injured by overuse or strain (4
percent).
The above incidents most often resulted in strains, sprains,
cuts, punctures, contusions, inflammation, fractures or chronic
sicknesses resulting from a type of work (e.g., a skin disease
caused by chemical exposure). On average, strains and sprains
resulted in 57 missed work days, followed by cuts and punctures at
24 days. Of the most commonly-resulting injuries, inflammation and
fractures caused the most time away from work at 91 and 78 days,
respectively.
“Even seemingly minor injuries, such as strains or sprains, can
substantially impact an employee and slow a business’s operations
and productivity,” said Woody Dwyer, Second Vice President, Workers
Compensation, Risk Control, Travelers. “The most common injuries we
see can often be prevented if the proper safety measures are in
place, if safety issues are promptly addressed and if leaders
continuously emphasize a culture of safety with employees.”
Industry-Specific Findings
Analysis of the workers compensation claim data revealed that
certain causes of accidents and resulting injuries were more
prevalent in some industries than others:
- While material handling accidents were
the top cause of injuries overall, these were especially common in
the manufacturing and retail industries, causing nearly 40 percent
of injuries in both sectors.
- Falling from height was among the top
causes of injuries in both the construction and retail
industries.
- The oil and gas industry was the only
segment in which motor vehicle accidents were one of the most
frequent causes of injury.
- Eye injuries were one of the most
frequent types of injuries in manufacturing and construction.
Additional industry-specific information can be found in the
full Travelers Injury Impact Report.
The Costliest Injuries
The injuries with the highest average incurred costs included
amputations, dislocations, electric shock, crushing and multiple
trauma injuries, such as breaking multiple bones at once. These
severe injuries have typically occurred less frequently
overall.
Protecting the Workforce
Travelers has developed an approach called Travelers Workforce
AdvantageSM to help businesses establish a safer workplace and to
help prevent employee injuries. The approach begins with the
development of safety programs that focus on the employee and
highlights three key areas: attracting and hiring the right
candidates; onboarding and training; and supporting and engaging
the current workforce.
Helping Employees Recover
Despite best efforts to develop a robust safety culture,
accidents can still happen. Travelers ConciergeCLAIM Nurse ® –
a patented workers compensation claim program that simplifies the
claim process for injured employees and helps them recover and
return to work as soon as medically appropriate – reduces days out
of work by an average of 41 percent and the amount of time it takes
to close a claim by 31 percent. The program, which was recently
expanded and is now available in more than 60 locations across the
United States, is part of Travelers’ patented TravComp workers
compensation claim process which consistently outperforms industry
benchmarks for successful return to work and claim outcomes.
To learn more about Travelers’ workers compensation products and
services, visit www.travelers.com.
About Travelers
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) is a leading provider
of property casualty insurance for auto, home and business. A
component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Travelers has
approximately 30,000 employees and generated revenues of
approximately $27 billion in 2015. For more information, visit
www.travelers.com.
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