1. ® © 2011 National Safety Council Overview

2. © 2011 National Safety Council 2 Unintentional Injuries #1 cause of death for people 1 to 42 years old #5cause of death for all ages Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.

3. © 2011 National Safety Council 3 Leading Causes of Death, 2008 Heart disease616,828 Cancer565,469 Stroke134,148 Chronic lower respiratory disease141,090 Unintentional injuries121,902 Alzheimer’s disease82,435 Source: National Center for Health Statistics

4. © 2011 National Safety Council 4 Key Trends: 2009  2010 Overall risk increased in 2010 Risk of U-I death increased … –… at home –… in the community –… at work Risk decreased … –… on the highway Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.

5. © 2011 National Safety Council 5 Unintentional Injuries In 2010, 37.9 million people – 1 in 8 – sought medical attention for an injury. Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.

6. © 2011 National Safety Council 6 Medically Consulted Nonfatal Injuries 37% Source: National Center for Health Statistics

7. © 2011 National Safety Council 7 Latest Estimates: 2010 Class Medically Consulted Injuries Costs (billions) All U-I37,900,000$730.7 Motor-Vehicle3,600,000$258.0 Work5,000,000$176.9 Home19,800,000$204.7 Public9,800,000$112.5 Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.

8. © 2011 National Safety Council 8 Latest Estimates: 2010 Class2010 Deaths Change from 2009 All126,100+2.8% Motor-Vehicle35,500-2% Work3,783+1% Home62,800+6% Public25,700+3% Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.

9. © 2011 National Safety Council 9 Changes: 2009  2010 Total Change+3,400 Poisoning+2,100 Falls+2,000 Choking+200 Mechanical Suffocation+100 Drowning0 Fires, flames, smoke0 Motor-Vehicle-800 All other causes-200

10. © 2011 National Safety Council 10 Long-Term Trends

11. © 2011 National Safety Council 11 Trends in Leading Causes Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.

12. © 2011 National Safety Council 12 Long-Term Trends (Cont.)

13. © 2011 National Safety Council 13 Recent Trends Death Rate Indexes (1992=100) *Deaths per 100,000 workers. Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed. Workplace death rate* down 29%.

14. © 2011 National Safety Council 14 Recent Trends (Cont.) Death Rate Indexes (1992=100) *Deaths per 100 million vehicle-miles traveled. Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed. Highway death rate* down 36%.

15. © 2011 National Safety Council 15 Recent Trends (Cont.) Death Rate Indexes (1992=100) Home & Community death rate* up 70%. *Deaths per 100,000 population. Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.

16. © 2011 National Safety Council 16 Recent Trends (Cont.) Death Rate Indexes (1992=100) *Deaths per 100,000 population. Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed. Total U-I death rate* up 20%.

17. © 2011 National Safety Council 17 Lives Saved From 1912-2010, US The number of people who would have died if the 1912 rate of 82.5 did not improve. 5,700,000 Total Lives Saved Source: Injury Facts, 2012 Ed.