02/06/2018

Injury-prevention Solutions Needed For Aging Workforce

The incidence of workplace deaths is on the rise

The wave of Baby Boomers leaving the workforce is cresting as the largest generation of American workers continues to reach retirement age. Yet, while the number of employees between ages 55 and 65 will peak over the next decade, many will remain in the workforce past the traditional retirement age, by choice or necessity.

That can be dangerous.

In recent years at least half of all workplace deaths in Minnesota happened to those age 55 and older, and those 65 and older die from workplace injuries at far higher rates than other age groups, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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