As wholesalers navigate the ongoing labor shortages, desperately trying to ensure their warehouses are fully stocked with knowledgeable employees, companies also need to train their staff to prevent workplace injuries. According to Travelers’ 2022 Injury Impact Report, 35 percent of all wholesale and distribution injuries came from first-year employees.
To provide businesses with a better understanding of what is happening in their workplaces, Travelers recently analyzed more than 1.5 million workers compensation claims submitted from 2015 through 2019.