The top ten workplace injuries in 2003, according to the Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, were:

1. Overexertion, 26.4%

2. Falls on Same Level, 13.7%

3. Bodily Reaction, 10.2%

4. Falls to Lower Level, 9.0%

5. Struck by Object, 8.5%

6. Repetitive Motion, 5.9%

7. Highway Incidents, 5.8%

8. Struck against Object, 4.4%

9. Caught in or Compressed by, 3.9%

10. Assaults & Violent Acts, 0.8%

All other, 11.3%

Employers spent $50.8 billion in 2003 on wage payments and medical care for workers hurt on the job. Overexertion led the way, costing employers $13.4 billion.