Ouch!

According to research on accidents and injuries by the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

- Head Injuries

- Most workers who suffered impact injuries to the head while performing their normal jobs at their regular workplaces were not wearing head protection.

- More than one-half of the workers were struck in the head while they were looking down and almost three-tenths were looking straight ahead. One third were injured when bumping into stationary objects.

- Eye Injuries

- About 60 percent of workers who suffered eye injuries were not wearing eye protective equipment.

- The typical injury was caused by flying or falling blunt metal objects.

- Arm Injuries

- Common types of injuries to arms and hands are burns, cuts, electrical shock, amputation and absorption of chemicals.

- Foot Injuries

- Most of the workers who suffered foot injuries were not wearing protective footwear.

- Hearing

- Exposure to high noise levels can cause hearing loss or impairment. Prevention of excessive noise exposure is the only way to avoid hearing damage because there is no cure for noise-induced hearing loss.