Safety Statistics and Data

Recent high profile cases of sexual assault against housekeepers shed light on the widespread problem of harassment of female hotel workers.

Hotel employees also have a high rate of occupational injuries including incidents of acute trauma in kitchen workers.

Outfitting hospitality staff with an effective emergency response solution saves lives.

The Facts:
About 5% of hotel workers are injured on the job (National Library of Medicine)
Housekeepers make up nearly 8% of all reported injuries (National Library of Medicine)
In 2013, 2,380 injuries and 107 deaths directly related to workplace violence in hospitality were reported across the U.S (National Safety Council)
Of 46 female hotel workers polled from 5 star hotels in Queensland, Australia, 44 experienced some kind of inappropriate advance from a male guest (Gender, Work & Organization Journal)

Harassment in Hospitality: How Can We Prevent It?

“The type of harassment involves everything from claims of a hostile working environment which might arise from foul language being used by cook staff in the kitchen to outright sexual battery by a guest toward a housekeeper,” Hotelbusiness.com, May, 2020

How a button became one of the greatest #MeToo victories
“Those who now have the protection of a panic button say their work place experience has been life-changing.” Vox, October 1, 2019

The healthcare industry employs more than 15 million people across the U.S. including hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and residential care facilities. Long hours, emotional stress, and physical strain all contribute to a myriad of incidents across the healthcare spectrum. It is no wonder healthcare is the number one most dangerous job when it comes to nonfatal injuries.

The Facts:
Over 1.3 million healthcare workers are injured on the job each year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
The level of violence against healthcare workers increased a dramatic 63% from 2006 to 2016 (H.R. 1309)
From 2002 to 2013, the rate of serious workplace violence incidents (those requiring days off for an injured worker to recuperate) was more than four times greater in healthcare than in private industry on average (OSHA)
Healthcare professionals reported more than 730,000 cases of assault from 2009 – 2013 (Government Accountability Office)
64% of households with a health care worker said worry and stress over the coronavirus caused them to experience at least one adverse effect, such as difficulty sleeping or eating, increases in alcohol consumption or substance use, and worsening chronic conditions, on their mental health and wellbeing (KFF Tracking Poll)

‘Epidemic’: 75% of workplace assaults happen to healthcare workers
“Workplace violence is in every health care institution across the country. Large and small, urban, rural — it occurs everywhere.” ABC News, December 21, 2019

Facing Escalating Workplace Violence, Hospital Employees Have Had Enough
“There is a very fundamental problem in U.S. health care that very few people speak about and that’s the violence against health care workers. Daily — literally, daily — we are exposed to violent outbursts, in particular in emergency rooms.” NPR, April 8, 2019

From manufacturing plants to leasing offices, employees across all industries are accidentally injured or purposely victimized at alarmingly high rates. Overall, workplace violence accounts for 18% of all violent crime. Each year thousands of U.S. workers die and millions more are injured in workplace accidents.

Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit, manufacturing was an industry filled with risks; therefore, manufacturers already know that emergency response plans are critical to keep a facility running safely, but especially so during a pandemic.

The Facts:

Nearly 21 million Americans are living with substance use disorder, according to the U.S. Surgeon General (National Safety Council)

Three-quarters of those struggling with alcohol, pain medication, marijuana and other substance use disorders are employed. (National Safety Council)

Every 7 seconds, a worker is injured on the job (National Safety Council)

4,383 fatal work accidents and 3.7 million nonfatal work injuries were reported in 2012 (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

14% of Americans say they do not feel safe at work. Nearly a quarter of employees and almost half of HR professionals polled said they had experienced an incident of workplace violence (Society for Human Resource Management)

In 2018, workplace assaults resulted in 20,790 injuries and 453 fatalities (Injury Facts®.)

Manufacturing:
4.4% of manufacturing workers are injured on the job each year (National Safety Council)

342 fatal injuries and 395,300 non-fatal injuries were reported in the manufacturing industry in 2018 (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Workers in heavy manufacturing like machinery, metal, or wood products experience an injury rate of 6 out of 100 (National Safety Council)

20,000 workers are injured in forklift accidents each year (National Safety Council)

Real Estate:

40% of real estate agents reported situations that made them fear for their personal safety (2015 National Association of Realtors study)

Construction:
About 4% of all construction workers are injured each year (National Safety Council)
60% of all construction worker injuries were the result of falling (National Safety Council)

Some industries have proven themselves to be more dangerous than others. Here are the most accident-prone industries according to their research and statistics:

Most Dangerous Industries for Fatal Work Accidents (National Safety Council)

• Construction
• Transportation
• Agriculture
• Professional and business services
• Government
• Manufacturing
• Mining
• Wholesale and retail trade
• Leisure and hospitality
• Educational and health services

Most Dangerous Industries for Nonfatal Work Accidents

• Agriculture
• Mining
• Construction
• Manufacturing
• Wholesale and retail trade
• Transportation
• Utilities
• Financial activities
• Professional and business services
• Leisure and hospitality