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Hurt on-the-job injury in Kansas? Here are the statistics.
In 2009, there were 63,130 cases of work-related illness and injury in Kansas. According to the Kansas Division of Workers’ Compensation, the most common on-the-job injuries include:
1. Strains: 14,288 injuries
2. Other: 11,210 injuries; 14 fatalities
3. Lacerations: 8,779 injuries
4. Contusions: 7,043 injuries
5. Sprains: 3,377 injuries
6. Punctures: 3,174 injuries
7. Foreign body: 2,349 injuries; 1 fatality
8. Fractures: 2,154 injuries
9. Multiple physical injuries only: 1,942 injuries; 4 fatalities
10. Burns: 1,439 injuries; 1 fatality
These top ten ways that workers are hurt while on the job are:
1. Lifting: 6,317 injuries
2. Slip or fall: 3,733 injuries; 1 fatality
3. Strain or injury by miscellaneous: 3,496 injuries; 1 fatality
4. Object being listed or handled: 2,942 injuries
5. Falling or flying object: 2,881 injuries
6. Striking or falling against an object: 2,844 injuries
7. Struck or injured by a fellow worker or patient: 2,509 injuries
8. Injured by hand tool or utensil (not a power tool): 2,507 injuries
9. Pushing or pulling: 2,319 injuries
10. Repetitive motion: 2,166 injuries
The top sources of injury include:
1. No explanation: 25.035 injuries; 11 fatalities
2. Another person (not the injured person): 3,629 injuries; 3 fatalities
3. Bodily motion: 3,455 injuries
4. Boxes, barrels, containers and packages: 2,267 injuries
5. Furniture, fixtures and furnishings: 2,126 injuries; 1 fatality
6. Miscellaneous: 2,073 injuries
7. Buildings and structures: 1,432 injuries
8. Floor: 1,147injuries
9. Knife or razor: 1,126 injuries
10. Machines: 1,117 injuries
The body parts most often injured are:
1. Fingers: 6,755 injuries
2. Lower back: 5,689 injuries
3. Multiple body parts: 4,960 injuries; 1 fatality
4. Knee: 4,489 injuries
5. Hand: 3,666 injuries
6. Shoulder: 3,473 injuries
7. Eye: 3,095 injuries
8. Upper extremities: 3,077 injuries
9. Wrist: 2,296 injuries
10. Ankle: 2,169 injuries
If you are hurt while on the job in Kansas, you are entitled to compensation. But, you have only ten days to file a report! Don’t delay, or you may lose your benefits.
Order our free book How to Avoid Becoming a Work Injury Horror Story to learn what you can do to protect your case. The book will help you get started with your injury claim.
If you aren’t sure if you are getting fair compensation or have any other questions about your injury case, contact the Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys. We can schedule a free case consultation with no obligation to discuss your situation. We’ll let you know if you have a case and how we can help you get the compensation you deserve.
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Kansas City, MO 64106
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Overland Park, KS 66210
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