Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Personal Injury Law Blogs -> Northern Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer

Personal Injury Law

: Northern Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer

Government Jobs Causing more Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

By Ben Glass

<p>According to new numbers, more workplace personal injuries and illnesses reported in Virginia were from people involved in government jobs than those in the private sector in 2007.<br /> <br /> According to a report released on January 8 by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, in 2007 104,200 workers sustained personal injuries or suffered illnesses while working.<br /> <br /> Of those 104,200, 5.2 out of every 100 full-time state and local government employees reported sustaining an injury or suffering an illness, in comparison to 3.2 of every 100 private employees.<br /> <br /> The 37th annual survey of job-related injuries and illnesses was done with the cooperation of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Department of Labor.</p><a href="http://northernvirginia.injuryboard.com/workplace-injuries/government-jobs-causing-more-workplace-injuries-and-illnesses.aspx?googleid=255302">Originally posted</a> at <a href="http://www.InjuryBoard.com">InjuryBoard</a> by <a href="http://www.injuryboard.com/Ben-Glass/">Ben Glass</a>

Full post as published by Northern Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer on June 15, 2009 (boomark / email).