No, not luck. The hard work by state agencies gives us cause to celebrate the thirteenth year for safety success. Over 1600 of our employees experienced serious injuries in that year. Compare that with FY00 rate of .94 per 100 FTE and 451 serious injuries.
State agencies pay attention to time loss occurrences.
These are serious injuries that result in workers compensation claims with time loss from work. This means that someone else has to do the injured employee s work. Returning an injured worker to modified work as soon as possible improves employee morale and productivity. The injured worker benefits as well. Studies show that an injured worker heals more rapidly while continuing to work within their medical work restrictions.