In 2008 three out of every 100 full-time workers fell victim to nonfatal workplace injury and illness, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. This translates into 3.7 million workers ...

In some areas, Labor Department workplace injury and illness data published earlier this month suggests governments may lag behind in keeping their employees safe. Across all areas of local ...

The most frequent causes of workplace injuries included: Material handling (32 percent of total claims); Slips, trips and falls (16 percent); Being struck by or colliding with an object (10 ...