The Importance of Musculoskeletal Disorder and Related Injury Surveillance

Methods, systems and tools for injury surveillance 

Workplace injuries cost U.S. organizations billions of dollars with 2.6 million illness and injury cases being reported in 2023 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, reliable data and surveillance systems that properly reflect the nature and extent of injuries are widely missing.

This is especially true for non-fatal injuries, including musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Without reliable collection and record keeping, organizations challenged with preventing injuries aren’t well prepared and don’t know where to allocate resources or develop mitigation and hazard reduction strategies. This paper:

• Highlights common ways to categorize and consider ergonomic injuries
• Details injury surveillance methods
• Provides examples of injury cases and ways to categorize and record such injuries
• Contains example data dashboards and injury record keeping forms to help organizations develop or refine injury surveillance methods

Read the report now and learn how to implement an injury surveillance system that is easily used and understood by employees.