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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently launched a new website designated strictly for work-related injuries in hospitals and other care facilities. Most people don't think of hospitals as being a hazardous workplace. However, the OSHA claims that 253,700 hospital injuries occurred in 2011, which is nearly twice the injury rate as other private industries.The OSHA hopes to improve these numbers with the launch of their new website, https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hos …

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLR), there are approximately 3 million nonfatal work-related injuries reported to employers each year. And this doesn't even account for injuries which aren't reported to employers. Work-related injuries harm businesses in a number of different ways, some of which includes a general loss of productivity, higher insurance premiums, reduced employee morale, medical expenses, lost wages, and legal fees. While there's no way to fully prevent 100% of acci …