Alaska Notches 46% Decrease in Workplace Accidents in 2014

Alaska has seen a 46% decline in workplace injuries in 2014 along with a 2.6% decrease in workers' compensation premiums, state officials have revealed to the Alaska Journal of Commerce. Mike Monagle, director of the Workers' Compensation Division, told the newspaper that the state's lost-time claims fell to 0.61 per 100 employees this year. Alaska has experienced a long-term downward trend in indemnity claim frequency, a fact consistent in most states around the nation – according to Monagle, the number of lost-time claims fell from 30,000 to 19,000 from 2008 to 2...