And in recent years, workplace injuries are down, even though employment is way up. It's called workers' comp insurance. Safe workplaces pay lower rates.
Unsafe workplaces pay higher rates.
Every employer in America reads the handwriting on the wall. As a result, workplaces are safer than ever. Aside from workers' comp, employers have a human interest and a business interest in safe workplaces. The human interest is that they know their employees and their families by name. The business interest is that in a tight labor market, lost work days due to injury cost big money in lost productivity.