December 2011 – Pick 6

Posted by Editor on Nov 15, 2011 in content usa, Infographic, pick 6 | Comments Off

Odds of winning the lottery: 1 in 135, 145, 920 (multi-state, mega-millions jackpot)

Injury rate (involving lost time, job restriction or transfer) among warehousing/storage workers: 4.3 per 100 fulltime workers. (US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS))

1:   1 of the most common causes of warehouse injuries is slipping, tripping or falling. (WorkSafeVictoria, Australia)

3:  3 primary injuries occurring in warehouses stem from lifting, straining and turning. (International Warehouse Logistics Association)

10: Warehouse injuries account for between 10 and 15 deaths per 100,000 warehouse workers. (University of California, Davis)

15: The warehouse and storage industry experiences nearly 15,000 injuries and illnesses every year. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

100: Approximately 100 workers across the US die every year while operating forklifts and another 95,000 forklift operators are injured on the job. (OSHA)

145: More than 145,000 people work in more than 7,000 warehouses across the US. (OSHA)