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title: High Cost of Employee Injuries - 2021 OSHA Insights by OCCU-TEC, Inc.
description: See how employee injuries can cost a company over $1 million. Learn more about how OCCU-TEC helps customers stay OSHA compliant and improve safety.
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# [High Cost of Employee Injuries - 2021 OSHA Insights by OCCU-TEC, Inc.](https://www.occutec.com/blog/high-cost-of-employee-injuries)

 Written by [OCCU-TEC, Inc.](https://www.occutec.com/blog/author/occu-tec-inc-) | Oct 01, 2021

The financial impact of employee injuries can be significant. Injuries can happen as a result of not staying [OSHA](https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs) compliant. Consider the cost of just one lost-time injury due to mental stress, a much-discussed injury type today, for a company operating at a 5% profit margin.

- Direct cost-$35,151
- Indirect cost-$38,666
- Total cost-$73,817

To cover the total cost of this one lost-time injury a company must sell an additional $1,476,340.

 

[Learn more ](https://www.occutec.com/workplace-safety)about OSHA compliance to prevent costly and avoidable workplace injuries.

 

Source: OSHA, Safety Pays

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