Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention at Work: Safety Strategies & Best Practices
TL;DR Protect Your Employees at Work It’s concerning to us that in Minnesota alone, falls, trips, and slips accounted for 24% (per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) of workplace fatalities in recent years. Nationally, they remain one of the leading causes of serious occupational injury across almost every industry. Since 2007, our team at […]
AI in Workplace Safety: Predicting and Preventing Hazards Before They Happen
TL;DR Why Is the Shift to AI Workplace Safety So Important? For every dollar invested in an effective workplace safety program, research shows a return of $4 to $6 in direct cost savings. AI workplace safety initiatives push those returns even further by changing the fundamental approach from reacting to injuries to preventing them in […]
Urgent Care vs ER Cost: What Employers Should Know to Reduce Workers’ Comp Claims
TL;DR Why Does It Matter Where an Injured Worker Gets Treatment? When a workplace injury happens, the instinct is to act fast and send the worker wherever they can be seen immediately. But where that treatment happens has a significant impact on claim costs, productivity loss, and how straightforward the workers’ comp process ends up […]
Workplace Injury Costs: A Complete Breakdown for Employers in 2026
TL;DR Decoding Workplace Injury Costs to Help You Control Them Effectively Did you know that serious non-fatal workplace injury costs companies in the USA over $50 billion every year? And it’s not just the massive financial impact that businesses have to grapple with. There’s reputation damage to consider as well as regulatory compliance issues, especially […]
Are Lithium-Ion Battery Injuries OSHA Recordable?
TL;DR The OSHA Recordability of Lithium-Ion Battery Injuries From power tools and laptops to electric vehicles and industrial equipment, lithium-ion batteries are a fixture across nearly every industry. In manufacturing facilities across Minnesota and the Midwest, these batteries power the tools and equipment workers depend on every day. But they also carry some risks. And […]
Types of Occupational Medicine Services: Complete Guide to Workplace Health
TL;DR Why Do Employers Need Occupational Medicine Services? A few years ago, private sector employers in Minnesota reported over 57,000 workplace injuries and illnesses in a single year. Across the country, that number climbed close to 2.5 million. The average workers’ compensation claim cost exceeded $47,000. For employers across the country, balancing worker safety, regulatory […]
The First Provider Decision vs. the Second Provider Decision: Where Claims Go Right or Wrong
TL;DR Don’t Let Minor Injuries Escalate Into Long Claims Due to Decision Hiccups Imagine this scenario – a construction site worker feels a sharp back pain while lifting something heavy. It doesn’t seem serious. The supervisor connects with the injury triage provider, the employee speaks to a clinical professional, and the case gets directed to […]
Employer and Adjuster Alignment: What Information the Claims Team Needs on Day 1
TL;DR Why Your Injury Management System May Be Imperfect Having spent nearly two decades in workplace injury management, the WorkPartners USA team has observed a consistent pattern. Most organisations respond to injuries with a two-pronged approach (and nothing else): arranging care for the worker and documenting the incident. While that is necessary, it is not […]
Medical Management That Prevents Claim Drift: What It Is and What It Is Not
TL;DR Why Does Claim Drift Happen Even When Injuries Are Being Treated? At WorkPartners USA, our physician-led team in Minnesota resolves up to 80% of workplace injuries through advanced first aid alone. However, escalations are sometimes necessary. Serious injuries, slow recovery, and complex conditions all call for additional medical attention. Claim drift occurs when injury […]
How to Evaluate Injury Triage Vendors: 12 Questions That Expose Scripted vs. Physician-Led Models
TL;DR Why Do Most Employers Evaluate Injury Triage Vendors the Wrong Way? When employers compare injury triage vendors, they typically focus on features such as call centre hours, response times, and reporting dashboards. That is what we have observed at WorkPartners USA since 2007. Two vendors can offer near-identical dashboards and respond within seconds. One […]