As we all know, the workplace is rife with safety hazards. In fact, one in five American adults say that they have suffered an injury while on the job, according to a new FindLaw.com survey.

What’s more, the survey found that certain work-related injuries occur much more frequently than others.

Here are the five most common on-the-job injuries, according to the survey:

For more information on employers’ obligations when it comes to on-the-job injuries, you may want to consult an experienced employment lawyer near you.

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Related Resources:

  • Legal to Discipline an Injured Employee? (FindLaw’s Free Enterprise)
  • Workers’ Compensation: How to Handle an Injured Worker (FindLaw’s Free Enterprise)
  • Small Business Workers’ Compensation: 5 Things to Know (FindLaw’s Free Enterprise)
  • 3 Things to Know When Injured Workers Return (FindLaw’s Free Enterprise)

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