Back Injury At Work Statistics

About 20 percent of people affected by acute low back pain develop chronic low back pain with persistent symptoms at one year.

Back injury at work statistics.

According to the bureau of labor statistics bls a back related injury accounts for one in every five injuries and illnesses at work. And each year these risks leave millions of workers unable to do their jobs on a short term or long term basis. Bls ran a survey and discovered that 80 of these injuries were to the lower back and unsurprisingly 75 of these happened during lifting tasks. Industry injury and illness data.

State occupational injuries and illnesses. Back to osha data statistics. Back pain can affect people of all ages from adolescents to the elderly. 69 208 injuries to employees reported under riddor.

Back injuries can be extremely painful and long lasting. Work related injuries happen every day. Back pain accounts for more than 264 million lost work days in one year that s two work days for every full time worker in the country. Only the common cold accounts for more lost days of work.

Workplace injury illness and fatality statistics source injury illness incidence rates. 2 446 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures 2018. Key figures for great britain 2018 19 1 4 million working people suffering from a work related illness. Chronic back pain is defined as pain that continues for 12 weeks or longer even after an initial injury or underlying cause of acute low back pain has been treated.

111 workers killed at work 2019 20. Experts estimate that up to 80 of the population will experience back pain at some time in their lives. From broken bones to back pain workers in all occupations and industries are exposed to a broad range of injury risks. 28 2 million working days lost due to work.