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State: Ntl. Paduda: Will Work Comp Injuries Increase?: [2022-05-06] |
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News arrived this week that new employees get injured much more often than their more-experienced colleagues. Travelers provided the research, which confirmed — and added more detail — to what we already (sort of) knew: About a third of injuries happen to workers with a year or less on the job. This makes sense. Newer workers are less experienced, have had less training, are likely younger and don’t know what they don’t know. Not surprisingly, the incidence rate varies by industry:
A couple of additional observations:
And here are related issues that deserve your attention:
What does this mean for you? All these factors suggest injuries may bump up later in 2022 and into 2023. Kudos to Travelers for the work. This is helpful indeed. Joseph Paduda is co-owner of CompPharma, a consulting firm focused on improving pharmacy programs in workers’ compensation. This column is republished with his permission from his Managed Care Matters blog. |