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A recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report revealed that employers reported decreased nonfatal workplace illnesses and injuries in 2023. This drop within private industry workplaces showed an 8.4 percent fall from 2022. A 56.6 percent drop in illnesses drove the decrease. Overall, the report examines the key factors contributing to the increase as reported to the BLS. In November 2023, the BLS released its 2022 Survey of Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses. The 2022 Survey, however, showed an increase in workplace illness and injuries year over year.

In 2013, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported more than 23,000 significant injuries due to assault at work. More than 70 percent of these assaults were in healthcare and social service settings. Health care and social service workers are almost four times as likely to be injured as a result of violence than the average private sector worker. To reduce the risk, the Occupational Safety...