
The five leading causes of workplace injuries drive nearly 72% of the nations direct workers compensation costs, according to research released Tuesday by Liberty Mutual Group Inc. Overexertionor injuries caused by lifting, pushing, pulling, holding and carryingcosts businesses $12.5 billon in direct annual expenses and accounts for more than 25% of the national burden, according to Liberty Mutuals Workplace Safety Index. The index, compiled by the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, relies on data that researchers collected on injuries causing at least six missed days of work.
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