Workplace injuries have significant costs for employees and employers, but we’re finding new ways to provide care quickly and safely. Safety management has a surprising bottom line impact on American businesses. The costs of these events total more than $170 billion annually.
These costs are entirely preventable, thanks to remote injury care and other safety management software. That’s because many injuries simply don’t warrant a trip to the ER, although the majority of American workers end up at a hospital due to older protocols, no matter the severity of the injury.
Discovering new ways to help employees be safer and get treated quickly has made it possible to prevent further damage.
Thanks to workplace safety data, we know these are the top four types of workplace injuries in the U.S.:
- Overexertion (muscle strain)
- Slips, trips, and falls
- Repetitive motion injuries
- Colliding with a stationary object or equipment
While 80% of all job-related injuries are musculoskeletal strains and sprains, businesses commonly escalate the incident by sending the worker directly to an ER or urgent care. The result is an OSHA-reportable events and unnecessary delays in treatment, which in turn leads to higher costs.
OrthoLive Remote Injury Care allows businesses to provide their valuable employees with an immediate triage response to a workplace injury. Instead of making a costly and time-consuming trip to the ER for every type of injury, a telemedicine video chat with a clinical professional can assess the severity of the incident just after it occurs. This immediate response improves employer workplace safety, cuts workers’ compensation costs, and improves employee satisfaction.
