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Top Causes of Kansas City On-The-Job Injuries #1: Motor Vehicle Accidents

Nearly 3.9 million workers in the U.S. were classified as motor vehicle operators. About 1.7 million of these motor vehicle drivers are semi-truck or long distance drivers. Millions of other workers operate vehicles owned or leased by their employer or drive personal vehicles for work as a daily part of their jobs. So, it is not surprising that Missouri motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of work-related fatalities in Kansas City. In fact, vehicle-related accidents are the leading cause of on-the-job injury and death throughout the United States. Of the approximately 5,700 on-the-job fatalities that occur each year, 35% are associated with motor vehicles.

Each year:

• 1354 American workers die in crashes on public highways
• 324 American workers die in crashes that occur off-road or on a job site.
• 358 pedestrian workers die as a result of being struck by a motor vehicle.

Motor vehicle crashes cost employers $60 billion annually in medical care, legal expenses, property damage, and lost productivity.

Vehicles involved in workplace traffic accidents

• Tractor-trailer trucks (35%)
• Pickup trucks (16%)
• 2- or 4-door sedan (14%)
• Other (35%)

U.S. Industries with the highest average annual rates of deaths from traffic-related motor vehicle crashes

1. Trucking industry 12.1%
2. Logging industry 9.0%
3. Fuel dealers 5.6%
4. Petroleum products 5.2%
5. Agriculture crop production 4.2%
6. Sanitary service 4.1%
7. Taxicab service 3.9%
8. Farm supplies 2.9%
9. Oil and gas extraction 2.6%
10. Bus service/Public transportation 2.3%
11. Coal mining 2.1%

U.S. Occupations with the highest average annual rates of death from traffic-related motor vehicle crashes

1. Truck driver 12.2%
2. Garbage collector 11.5%
3. Sheriff/bailiff 7.1%
4. Supervisor, farm worker 5.2%
5. Surveying and mapping technician 5.1%
6. Policeman/detective 4.9%
7. Taxicab driver 4.7%
8. Logging occupations 4.3%
9. Construction laborer 3.9%
10. Operating engineers 3.7%

If you are injured while on-the-job, you are entitled to Missouri Workers’ Compensation benefits. If the accident was caused by the negligence of someone other than your employer, you may have a personal injury claim for other damages such as medical expenses, pain and suffering and property damage.

If your loved one has died due to a work-related accident, you and your family may be entitled to damages including: medical expenses, future wages, and pain and suffering. You may also be entitled to wrongful death damages for loss of companionship, loss of services and loss of support.

The Kansas City personal injury attorneys at Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys represent victims of on-the-job injury in Missouri and Kansas. To learn more about your rights as an injured worker, contact our Missouri Workers’ Compensation attorneys at 888-348-2616 to schedule a free case evaluation.

Learn more about on-the-job injury; download our free guide, “How to Avoid Becoming a Work Injury Horror Story.”

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