70% of workers who injure their hands aren’t wearing gloves
According to the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hand injuries account for 1,080,000 emergency department visits by workers per year in the United States. Hand injuries resulting from cuts and puncture cost the construction industry $382 million each year; this injury figure is second only to back strain and sprain injury, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). If that were not enough to demonstrate the need for improving hand protection in the workplace, consider the following:
• 70 percent of workers who experienced hand injuries were not wearing gloves