(December 2012) Fort Lesley J. McNair is a United States Army post located on the tip of Greenleaf Point, the peninsula that lies at the confluence of the Potomac River and the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. To the peninsula's west is the Washington Channel, while the Anacostia River is on its south side.
In many industrialized countries, where the number of deaths from work-related accidents has been falling, deaths from occupational disease, notably asbestosis, is on the rise. Globally, asbestos alone is responsible for 100,000 occupational deaths per year.
Note: All other types of injuries account for the remaining 12.5% . As you can see from the above statistics, slips, trips and falls are still the leading causes of injuries in the workplace. What can we learn from these statistics? Paying attention to the top causes of injury, and also the top fines by OSHA, may help you identify areas to focus on to improve safety behavior throughout your organization.