• MSDs account for 34 percent of all lost-workday injuries and illnesses.
•Employers report nearly 600,000 MSDs requiring time away from work every year.
• MSDs account for $1 of every $3 spent for worker/employee compensation.
• MSDs each year account for more than $15 billion to $20 billion in worker’s/employee compensation costs. Total direct costs add up to as much as $50 billion annually.
• On average, it takes workers/employees 28 days recover from carpal tunnel syndrome, longer than the time needed to recover from amputation or fractures.
• Workers’/employees with severe injuries can face permanent disability that prevents them from returning to their jobs or handling simple, everyday tasks.