Worker Injuries at Food Production Sites Have Been Dropping

“Post-pandemic has been a very volatile time for the food manufacturing industry due to labor shortages, supply chain issues and inflationary costs,” Matt Zender, senior vice president, workers’ compensation product manager, at AmTrust. “In general, though, workplace injuries were down in 2020, 2021 and 2022 compared to 2019.” (Credit: dusanpetkovic1/Adobe Stock)

Strains, cuts and falls, the most common injuries seen at food manufacturing sites, were reduced by 13% in 2022 when compared with pre-pandemic levels, according to a review by AmTrust Financial.

Diving further into the data reveals that strains declined by more than 27% in the final quarter of 2022 since hitting a peak in the third quarter of 2019. Punctures, cuts and scrapes were reduced by more than 34% since Q4 2020, while injuries caused by slips and falls have been reduced by more than 54% in Q4 2022 after hitting a peak in the final quarter of 2019, AmTrust reported.