Americans are safer at work than they are at home – 11 times safer.
When you add friends and families into the equation there are a staggering 72,600 deaths that take place in homes and in the community from unintentional injuries, as well as over 20,200,000 disabling injuries, affecting 112 million households, costing Americans over $251.9 billion.
These injuries are from:
- falls, especially among adults 65 and older
- drivers who are distracted while texting or using their cell phones
- inexperienced teen drivers
- poisonings especially from unintentional drug overdose from painkillers or other prescription drugs
- sports injuries
- overexertion
- choking
- drowning
- and many more incidents that we never intended to happen
As a society, we must think about safety not only when we’re at work, but when we’re home and in our communities, in our cars, or on vacation. By understanding the hazards we face, adopting safety as a fundamental right, and knowing that we can influence safe outcomes, together we can make the United States the safest country in the world – each minute of the day, one day at a time.
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