In 2004, there was a total of 4.3 million injuries and illnesses on the job in the US. That’s at a rate of about 5 out of 100 people on the job. For those that do get injured, it can be frustrating and even confusing to figure out basic information like compensation, healing time, and the cause of the injury. The Injuries is a site that provides resources for people who are injured (or, who may be injured).

As part of their goals, The Injuries hopes to become a resource for the injured through information and advice about injuries, and through interactions with other people with similar injuries. Although there are other sites that allow users to talk about injuries, The Injuries looks to be a nicely design and focused site that could be very valuable as more users use it as a common resource.

It’s great to see Web 2.0 starting to diversify into verticals such as health. The Injuries can potentially do a good job of providing user interaction and a sense of community for those that are injured. Their database is small right now, but, watch out for them to grow as more users join and comment with their own injury experiences.