GE CitizenshipWorkplace Injury & Illness
GE’s goal is to continuously improve on injury reduction. In 2008, GE’s Global Total Recordable Rate decreased 12 percent to 1.23 injuries per 100 employees and the company’s Global Lost Time Rate decreased by 17 percent to 0.35 cases per 100 employees. Overall, since 1996, we have achieved a 79 percent reduction in workplace injuries and illnesses and a 74 percent reduction in lost-time cases.
GE was saddened to have four work-related fatalities in 2008: two employees and two contractors. In each case, GE conducted a thorough analysis and has aggressively addressed any issues arising from that analysis.
See full data on workplace injury and illness in the EHS section of Performance Metrics.