When do most injuries occur in the workplace based on experience level of the employee?

The answer may surprise you. 

• People who have worked at a job for less than five years make up 39% of workplace injuries. 
  • Untrained workforce, distractions, lack of focus, minimal mechanical ability
• This is followed by people with 5-10 years of experience making up 29% of workplace accidents. 
  • Overconfidence
• Third place goes to people with 10-15 years of experience in their job making up 14% of accidents. 
  • Comfortable but not overconfident
• 18% of workplace accidents are made by people who have worked there for over 15 years.  
  • Takes more risks because they haven't been hurt in over 15 years they test limits

Trying to move away from administrative controls removing the human thought process is vital to a safe work environment when engineered safety solutions can be used in place with just a small investment.