Key Findings from the Workplace Safety Index:

• The financial burden of workplace injuries grew 13.5 percent between 1998 and 2001, or 4 percent after adjusting for inflation in medical and wage benefits
  
• The frequency of such injuries dropped 6 percent between 2000 and 2001
  
• The ten leading causes of serious workplace injuries

Additional resources:

• A summary of the latest Workplace Safety Index results
  
• A news release on the latest Index findings
  
• A PDF graph showing the ten leading causes of workplace injuries.
  
• More information available at www.libertymutual.com