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The following are the annual top 10 causes of injuries in the workplace, according to the researchers and their statistics:
Of the above, overexertion amounted to a quarter of the entire workplace injury cost for the study. The top three encompassed just below 50 percent of all the workplace injury costs.
Overexertion is common in physically demanding jobs, such as occupations requiring heavy lifting, pulling and carrying. Other reasons for overexertion are repetitive motions or working in awkward positions. Not getting enough sleep and not drinking enough water can cause one to overexert themselves too soon.
Workplace injury studies can lead to jobsite improvements so that on-the-job injuries are reduced.
Check back with us again, as we will go into more detail on specific causes of workplace injury in the future.
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