The top three most common workplace injuries are: 1) being struck by objects or caught in equipment, 2) overexertion from lifting, and 3) slips, trips and falls. The neck to waist area of the trunk sees the most injuries, especially the back. Mondays see the most injuries which often occur between 8am and noon. Sprains, strains, bruises and contusions are the most common diagnoses. Workers with one year or less of experience account for a third of all injuries despite being a quarter of the workforce. Repetitive stress injuries typically result in the longest absences from work besides fractures. Men suffer around two thirds of injuries requiring time off despite a gender-balanced workforce.

1. Workplace Injuries

2. Top three, in order of occurrence: 1) being struck by object or getting caught in equipment; 2) overexertion, often while lifting; 3) slips, trips and falls. Bringing up the rear: transportation accidents, exposure to harmful substances and repetitive-motion injuries. How We Get Hurt

3. Where We Sustain Injury The hot zone: from the neck to the waist. Of all trunk injuries, 65% are back-related. Shoulders, knees and wrists are also vulnerable. Safest body part? Your toes.

4. When Bad Things Happen Monday is a wake-up call for a lot of reasons. Not only is it the start of a long work week, it's also the day you're most likely to get hurt. Nearly one out of five injuries occur on Monday, compared to just 6% on Sunday. The most dangerous time of day is 8 a.m. to noon, when 36% of all injuries happen. Coffee, anyone?

5. Popular Diagnoses The most frequent injuries are sprains and strains--followed by bruises and contusions, cuts and lacerations, and fractures. Better that than the other way around.

6. Rookie Mistakes Workers on the job a year or less may only constitute a quarter of the total private industry workforce, but they also account for a third of all injuries and illnesses.

7. Injuries To Carp About You're more likely to be sidelined for long stretches by carpal tunnel and other repetitive-motion injuries (median absence: 28 days) than from any other kind of workplace injury, except bone fractures.

8. Bruised Breadwinners While the overall workforce is just about evenly divided between the genders, men suffer nearly two-thirds of all injuries and illnesses requiring time away from work. So much for equal opportunity.