HOUSE OF HORRORS? - Most people are safer at work than at home

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  • By National Safety Council
WASHINGTON, DC --  Most Americans, on average, are safer at work than they are at home --- 11 times safer to be exact, according to the National Safety Council.

Each year, on average, there are 53,200 off-the-job deaths compared to 4,933 on-the-job deaths. Additionally, 9.4 million people suffer off-the-job disabling injuries, while 3.7 million experience the same on the job. And then there's the economics of it: off-the-job mishaps cost society $240.3 billion, compared to $164.7 billion on the job.

When friends and families are added into the equation, there are a staggering 72,600 deaths that take place in homes and in the community from unintentional injuries each year, as well as more than 20,200,000 disabling injuries, affecting 112 million households, and costing Americans over $251.9 billion.

As a society, Americans must think about safety not only when at work, but at home, on the road and in the community as well.

"By understanding the hazards we face, adopting safety as a fundamental right, and knowing that we can influence safe outcomes, together we can make the United States the safest country in the world -- each minute of the day, one day at
a time," NSC officials said.