An analysis by the National Safety Council has found that women are disproportionately impacted by certain safety issues, most notably nonfatal workplace violence.
Females account for 70% of all assault-related injuries involving days away from work, NSC said in a news release on Tuesday. The number of women who incurred assault-related injuries at work in 2017 was 12,820 — a 60% increase since 2011.
In contrast, 5,530 men sustained assault-related injuries at work in 2017.
Other work-related injuries and illnesses that disproportionately impact women include accidental injury by...
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