Occupational Illnesses and Exposures Up Slightly, Report Shows

By one measure, work-related illnesses and exposures increased slightly in Connecticut in 2016, thanks in part to a rise in infectious disease and human-bite incidents. By another measure, the number of reported diseases was lower than in 2015, but the rate was still higher than in most other states. That’s according to a report done for the state Workers’ Compensation Commission by the University of Connecticut Health System. The study focused on occupational illnesses rather than injuries, which are reported elsewhere. But because illnesses are typically hard to detect and unde...