OSHA’s Seven-Year Lookback on Workplace Accidents:

OSHA released a report titled “Severe Injury Report: A Seven Year Look Back,” covering workplace safety across various occupations in the United States from 2015 to 2021. This report revealed that the manufacturing, construction, and transportation and warehousing industries experienced the highest numbers of severe injuries. The report also highlighted that the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas exploration sector had the highest injury rate. The most common causes of severe injuries were found to be body parts caught in machinery and falls, with the upper extremities being the most frequently injured body parts​