Friday, June 25, 2004

Home Safety Council report released regarding home injury costs

The Home Safety Council released a report today stating that employers are spending $38 billion a year for employee's injuries suffered at home. The State of Home Safety in America report found that falls to be the most common fatal home injury, followed by poisonings, fires/burns, choking and suffocation and drowning.

It is of note that one third of the Board of Directors of this group is comprised of employee's of Lowe's.