Underreporting in injuries related to awareness of hazards, IWH report find

A study conducted in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario by Institute for Work & Health shows workers are more likely to report injuries at work when they are engaged in work exposing them to a common work hazard. For example, an office worker who hurts their back lifting a box of documents is less likely to report the injury than someone who lifts and carries heavy things regularly as part of their job, said IWH Senior Scientist Dr. Peter Smith, lead investigator of the study.