More than 1 in 10 injuries on the job may be linked to insufficient sleep, reports Safety + Health magazine.

Despite all the research, how has such a significant risk factor gotten so little attention in the workplace? One reason is a simple lack of data.

“When employers fill out paperwork for an incident in the workplace, most are not asking about fatigue, how much sleep the person got or how many hours they worked in the last couple of days,” Whitcomb said. “So, while we know it’s a significant contributing factor to a good portion of workplace injuries and incidents, it’s hard for us to conceptualize just how big the problem is.”