Most Common Workplace Injury In America - Business Insider

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Most Common Workplace Injury In America - Business Insider
Nov 8th 2012, 21:06

A new report from the BLS takes a look at the most common workplace injuries that resulted in people missing days. 

By a long shot, the most common injuries requiring days off were sprains, strains, and tears (accounting for 38 percent), the most common source of those was "overexertion in lifting or lowering" and by far the most common thing injured was the back. 

Here's the chart breaking it down:

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What it comes down to is, Americans are ignoring the advice that's posted in nearly every workplace in the nation: Lift with your lower body, not your back!

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http://www.businessinsider.com/most-common-workpace-injury-in-america-2012-11

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