In terms of cost, falls on the same level were the second most disabling workplace injury in the United States in 2024. The direct costs for this type of injury that year stood at some 9.99 billion U.S. dollars. This statistic displays the direct costs of the top 10 most disabling U.S. workplace injuries in 2024, in billion U.S. dollars.
Direct costs of the top 10 most disabling U.S. workplace injuries in 2024
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Costs in billion U.S. dollars
Overexertion involving outside sources
12.49
Falls on same level
9.99
Falls to lower level
5.68
Struck by object or equipment
5.55
Other exertions or bodily reactions
3.68
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicle
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Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety. (June 11, 2024). Direct costs of the top 10 most disabling U.S. workplace injuries in 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/711311/direct-costs-of-top-disabling-workplace-injuries-in-the-us/
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety. "Direct costs of the top 10 most disabling U.S. workplace injuries in 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/711311/direct-costs-of-top-disabling-workplace-injuries-in-the-us/
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety. (2024). Direct costs of the top 10 most disabling U.S. workplace injuries in 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/711311/direct-costs-of-top-disabling-workplace-injuries-in-the-us/
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety. "Direct Costs of The Top 10 Most Disabling U.S. Workplace Injuries in 2024 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/711311/direct-costs-of-top-disabling-workplace-injuries-in-the-us/
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Direct costs of the top 10 most disabling U.S. workplace injuries in 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/711311/direct-costs-of-top-disabling-workplace-injuries-in-the-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Direct costs of the top 10 most disabling U.S. workplace injuries in 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, June 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/711311/direct-costs-of-top-disabling-workplace-injuries-in-the-us/
