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The Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program provides annual information on the rate and number of work related injuries, illnesses, and fatal injuries, and how these statistics vary by incident, industry, geography, occupation, and other characteristics.
Nonfatal injuries and illnesses in State and local government workplaces in 2008
State and local government workers—nearly 19 million combined—experienced nonfatal workplace injuries and illness at a significantly higher rate than private sector workers, according to estimates published for the first time from the 2008 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Within local government, workers employed in fire protection and police protection experienced nonfatal injuries and illnesses at some of the highest rates among all workers—14.8 and 14.5 cases per 100 full-time workers, respectively. State government hospital workers experienced 11.9 nonfatal injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers—more than one and a half times that experienced by hospital workers in either local government or private industry. Read More.
Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days Away From Work
November 09, 2010
The number and incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses that required days away from work declined again in 2009 for combined private industry, state government, and local government. For private industry the rate decreased 6 percent, while the rate remained unchanged for state and local government.
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Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (Annual)
October 21, 2010
The total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rate among private industry employers declined in 2009 to 3.6 cases per 100 workers--its lowest level since 2003 when NAICS-based estimates from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses were first published.
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Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
August 19, 2010
The preliminary count of fatal work injuries in the U.S. 2009 was 4,340, down from a revised total of 5,214 in 2008. Economic factors played a major role in the fatal work injury decrease in 2009, continuing a trend that began in 2007. Overall, fatal work injuries are down 26 percent since 2006. More »
Current
- Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
- Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
- Industry counts and frequency rates (HTML) (PDF 62K)
- Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work (HTML) (PDF)
Archived
- Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
- Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
- Survey of Workplace Violence Prevention, 2005 (TXT) (PDF 187K)
- Survey of Respirator Use and Practices (TXT) (PDF)
- Time of Lost-Workday Injuries and Illnesses, 2002 - First Results Announced By BLS (PDF)
Schedule
- The Compensation and Working Conditions (CWC) Online - includes articles that relate to occupational safety and health issues
- The Monthly Labor Review (MLR) publication online
- Fatal Workplace Injuries in 2006, a Collection of Data and Analysis, Report 1015
-- Includes 27 charts, 7 tables, and 3 articles highlighting data gathered from the 2006 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
- Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Counts, Rates, and Characteristics, 2006, Report 1014
-- Includes 37 charts and accompanying text highlighting summary and case and demographic data gathered from the 2006 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
- Fatal Workplace Injuries in 2005: A Collection of Data and Analysis, Bulletin 2593
-- Includes 27 charts, 8 tables, and 3 articles highlighting data gathered from the 2005 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
- Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Counts, Rates, and Characteristics, 2005, Bulletin 2592 — Includes 37 charts and accompanying text highlighting summary and case and demographic data gathered from the 2005 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
- Fatal Workplace Injuries in 2004: A Collection of Data and Analysis, Bulletin 2587
-- Includes 29 charts, 32 tables, and 5 articles highlighting data gathered from the 2004 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
- Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Counts, Rates, and Characteristics, 2004, Bulletin 2584 — includes 38 charts and accompanying text highlighting summary and case and demographic data gathered from the 2004 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
- Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Program - July 2006 - Program Brochure (PDF 3MB)
- National Summary report, Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses, 2003 detailed industry incidence rates and case counts (PDF 239K)
- National Summary report, Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses, 2002 detailed industry incidence rates and case counts (PDF 111K)
- Fatal Occupational Injuries in the United States, 1995-1999: A Chartbook
- Use of Workers' Compensation Data for Occupational Injury and Illness Prevention
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for the administration and interpretation of issues related to record keeping and safety standards. Here are links to assist you with these subjects:
Other Useful Links
What BLS does not have
- We consider data provided by individual companies to be confidential and not for public release. Costs are not available from the BLS Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities statistical program.
Office of Safety, Health and Working Conditions Contacts
Staff members of the Office of Safety, Health and Working Conditions are available Monday through Friday for your assistance.
Telephone: (202) 691-6170
Fax: (202) 691-6196 or (202) 691-7862
E-mail: Staff
Written inquiries should be directed to:
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Office of Safety, Health and Working Conditions
Postal Square Building - Suite 3180
2 Massachusetts Ave., NE
Washington, D.C. 20212
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Latest Numbers
Nonfatal injuries and illnesses, private industry
Total recordable cases:
3,277,700 in 2009
Cases involving days away from work:
965,000 in 2009
Cases involving sprains, strains, tears:
379,340 in 2009
Cases involving injuries to the back:
195,150 in 2009
Cases involving falls:
212,760 in 2009
Fatal work-related injuries
Total fatal injuries (all sectors):
4,340(p) in 2009
Total fatal injuries (private industry):
3,890(p) in 2009
Highway incidents (private industry):
768(p) in 2009
Falls (private industry):
579(p) in 2009
Homicides (private industry):
440(p) in 2009
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