Data: Nursing Homes Most Dangerous Workplaces in America

According to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), nursing homes had the highest rates of workplace injury and illness in 2012.

The incidence rate for illness and injury in private sector nursing and residential care facilities was 7.3 percent in 2012. State-run nursing homes reported an even higher rate of 13 percent. Of all the illness and injury rates reported by the BLS, this was the only one to reach double digits. By comparison, the figure for construction workers was only 3.6 percent.

Many of the reported injuries occurred while workers were moving residents, highlighting the importance of a safe lifting program.

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