Every year 6.1 million American workers are either injured on the job or suffer an occupational illness. That comes to 7.1 workers per 100 employed. So let's put it another way. That's serious money. Well obviously, business and industry has its part.
Most companies pay attention to the problem.
The stick comes from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Some unexpected advice The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has long studied the injured worker problem. They are, after all, the people who wind up treating many of them. The association says all the things you would expect to hear. An injured employee should get early medical evaluation.