Travelers Publishes 2024 Injury Impact Report
Analysis of 1.2 million workers compensation claims reveals the costliest claims are driven by the most common workplace accidents; also shows first-year employees still among those most vulnerable to injury
Most frequent causes of injury:
- Overexertion (29% of claims analyzed).
- Slips, trips and falls (23%).
- Being struck by an object (12%).
- Motor vehicle accidents (5%).
- Caught-in or caught-between hazards (5%).
Top five drivers of severe claims (
- Slips, trips and falls.
- Overexertion.
- Being struck by an object.
- Motor vehicle accidents.
- Caught-in or caught-between hazards.
“Factors such as inexperience, workforce shortages and maintenance issues are all contributing to these unfortunate and often avoidable accidents,” said
New Employees Are Most Vulnerable
Similar to previous years, the 2024 report found that employees in their first year on the job continue to be the most vulnerable to workplace injuries, accounting for 35% of all workers compensation claims. This year’s analysis also uncovered increases in missed workdays due to injuries:
- On average, injured employees missed 72 workdays, up one day from last year’s report.
- The construction industry continued to have the highest average number of lost workdays per injury (103 workdays, up from 99), followed by transportation (83 workdays, up from 77).
- Injured small-business employees missed an average of 82 workdays, up from 79.
“There are tangible consequences to any injury, and many include long-term, sometimes permanent, effects,” said
Additional findings from the 2024 Injury Impact Report can be found at Travelers.com/InjuryImpactReport. For best practices on creating safer workspaces, visit the Workplace Safety Resources page on the company’s website.
About the 2024 Injury Impact Report
Travelers analyzed more than 1.2 million workers compensation claims that it received between 2017 and 2021 from a variety of industries and business sizes. Findings were based solely on indemnity claims, where the injured employees could not immediately return to work and incurred medical costs.
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