2020 Workplace Injury Statistics
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries & Illnesses report (published on Nov. 2020) the total injuries per 100 full-time workers remained unchanged at 2.8. 

Your company has employees working long hours, while doing physically challenging work that requires repetition and heavy lifting.  Sounds a bit like an athlete working hard to win the game, doesn't it?

A recent NetSuite article for CFOs — titled "5 Unexpected (and Painless) Ways to Cut Expenses" — contained an interesting survey, as well as useful advice, on how companies can conserve cash.

Does your industrial company use a nursing hotline to deal with workplace injuries? 

As an industrial CFO, you need to demonstrate operational prowess, a mindset towards growth, and strong fiscal leadership.

Quite a lot, apparently. 

We asked several customers of our Virtual Injury Prevention platform what they feared most before implementing a solution like Healthy Roster's that helps eliminate workplace injuries.

Musculoskeletal disorders are injuries that impact how we move and usually caused by the repetitive stress and overuse of our muscles, ligaments, and tendons.

Over 66% of people dealing with MSDs say their jobs caused or aggravated their injuries. Not only do people suffer but there is a huge economic cost associated with these disorders of movement. 

As the CFO, you're responsible for managing all the financial activities within your company. You are tasked with saving or mitigating costs where ever and wherever you are able but there may be an area being ignored that could prove extremely valuable. 

According to the studies, 69% of all work injuries are preventable. While workplace incidents have slowly decreased over the years, the problems persist. So does this mean that employee incidents and lost work days are in inevitable cost of doing business?