07/25/2024
In the 2024 report released by WORLDMETRICS.ORG, human errors play a significant part in common to complex situations. See the summary below pulled directly from “WORLDMETRICS.ORG.”
Summary
• Human error causes an estimated 80% of workplace accidents.
• Human error is responsible for approximately 94% of car accidents in the U.S.
• In healthcare settings, human error is estimated to cause up to 400,000 deaths annually in the U.S.
• Human error contributes to around 70-80% of aviation accidents.
• Around 90% of data breaches are caused by human error.
• Human error is responsible for up to 75% of inventory shrinkage in retail.
• Human error accounts for 22% of all cyber incidents in organizations.
• Human error is a contributing factor in 60-80% of industrial accidents.
• FDA data suggests that around 20-25% of product recalls are due to human error.
• Human error has been identified as a factor in 10-30% of all maritime accidents.
• Human error accounts for approximately 75% of all train accidents.
• Human error is responsible for up to 95% of workplace incidents in the construction industry.
• In the financial sector, human errors account for 23% of all cybersecurity breaches.
• Human error contributes to 75-96% of all medical imaging errors.
• 80% of unplanned downtime can be attributed to human error.
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