Compared to 10-15 years ago, companies are safer. Whether it’s tighter regulations, more awareness, enhanced experience, technology improvements or other factors, companies are doing a better job keeping their employees safe at the workplace. However, that number has plateaued over the last couple of years—the total incident rate per 100 workers has not changed significantly since 2017.
Even with the safety improvements, 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses occurred in 2019, and almost 1 million of those incidents caused a worker to miss at least one day of work.