Quite a lot, apparently. 

In fact, Liberty Mutual has a Workplace Safety Index for 2020 stating that businesses are paying about $1 billion dollars a week. 

Unfortunately, numbers that high are thrown around a lot and it can be hard to grasp the significance. 

So we wanted to share their report to show where most of those high dollar amounts are going towards. 

The number one cause of workplace injuries is the "Overexertion of outside sources", which includes injuries related to lifting, pushing, pulling, holding, carrying, or throwing objects. They lead to musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, that result in a lot of lost work time for employees. 

Those injuries make up almost 24% of all serious workplace incidents and cost employers nearly $14 billion in total in claims and recordables.

If you're interested in how you can reduce these types of workplace injuries in your company, chat with us and we'll show you how you can save money and have a healthier, more productive workforce.