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Employee Safety
Employee Safety
We believe workplace safety is a critical aspect of providing day-to-day well-being for employees. Our efforts in this area include having safety policies and providing training on safety-related practices.
In the event an on-the-job injury does occur, our employees have support to ensure that they can get the treatment they need. Additionally, all regular U.S. employees are eligible for workers’ compensation, and we make temporary, light-duty positions available for employees with injury-related restrictions.
Distribution centers hold start-of-shift meetings to spread awareness on how to prevent injuries, including both acute and repetitive injuries. Safety managers are on staff at the distribution centers to support a healthy workplace.
Our team works with injured employees to help them get healthy and back to work as quickly as possible. Because of these efforts, we’ve seen a reduction to our financial reserve for workers’ compensation claims over the past few years.
Occupational Health and Safety Data
Data based on workers directly employed by Carter’s
2022
2021
2020
Work-related injuries*
50
46
36
Days away, restricted, or transferred (DART) rate**
0.78
0.52
0.53
High-consequence work-related injuries***
0
0
1
Fatalities
0
0
0
*Top types of work-related injuries: Slip or fall, strain by lifting, injury due to repetitive motion.
**DART Rate = Number of OSHA recordable injuries and illnesses that resulted in days away, restrictions, or transfers x 200,000 ÷ Employee hours worked.
***Work-related injuries from which the worker cannot, does not, or is not expected to recover fully to pre-injury health status within 6 months.
**DART Rate = Number of OSHA recordable injuries and illnesses that resulted in days away, restrictions, or transfers x 200,000 ÷ Employee hours worked.
***Work-related injuries from which the worker cannot, does not, or is not expected to recover fully to pre-injury health status within 6 months.