Abstract
[This is an excerpt.] In 2020, there were 78,740 cases of nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses that resulted in at least one day away from work among registered nurses in private industry. This was a 290.8-percent increase, about four times as many cases, compared with 2019, when there were 20,150 such cases. The increase in days away from work cases for registered nurses in private industry was driven by a drastic increase in cases due to exposure to harmful substances or environments. There were 660 of these cases in 2019 and 55,750 in 2020. Cases of work-related COVID-19 were coded within this category. [To read more, click View Resource.]
This resource is found in our Actionable Strategies for Health Organizations: Ensuring Physical & Mental Health (Workplace Violence Prevention).
