2018 SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & ILLNESSES … · State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates* compared to the national rate, private industry, 2018. Source:

2018 SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & ILLNESSES

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November 7, 2019

•Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal work-related injuries and illnesses are presented by industry and case types, including total recordable cases (TRC); days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (DART) cases; days away from work (DAFW) cases; and other recordable cases (ORC).

•Industry-level estimates for nonfatal injuries and illnesses combined and for injuries only are presented per 100 full-time workers for incidence rates and rounded to thousands for numbers of cases. Industry-level estimates of illness cases are presented per 10,000 full-time workers.

Industry-level estimates

•Estimates of case circumstance and worker characteristics are presented for the subsetof cases that resulted in days away from work (DAFW).

•Case circumstances include: event or exposure, source, nature of injury or illness, part of body, day of week and time of incident

•Worker characteristics include: occupation, gender, age, and race•DAFW incidence rates are calculated per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers and case counts are rounded to the nearest ten.

Case circumstances and worker characteristics

•More information on the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) can be found inthe BLS Handbook of Methods at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/home.htm.

•Data users are cautioned to take into account the different levels of precision when analyzing estimates presented in these charts.

NOTE:

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2019

https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/home.htm

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence ratesby case type, private industry, 2003-18


TRC = total recordable casesDART = days away from work, job transfer, or restriction casesDAFW = days away from work casesDJTR = days of job transfer or restriction only casesORC = other recordable cases

5.04.8

4.64.4

4.23.9

3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.23.0 2.9 2.8 2.8

2.6 2.5 2.4 2.32.1 2.0

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.61.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.91.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.11.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4

1.3 1.3 1.3

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The total recordable cases (TRC) incidence rate among private industry employers remained unchanged at 2.8 cases per 100 full-time workers in 2018. Even though the incidence rate for days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (DART) cases increased to 1.6 cases in 2018—up from 1.5 cases in 2017—the rates for days away from work (DAFW) cases and for days of job transfer or restriction only (DJTR) cases were unchanged. The rate for other recordable cases (ORC) cases also remained unchanged from 2017.

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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by private industry sector, 2018


Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Utilities

Management of companies and enterprises

Finance and insurance

Information

Educational services

Real estate and rental and leasing

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Professional and technical services

Other services (except public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Wholesale trade

Construction

Transportation and warehousing

Accommodation and food services

Retail trade

Manufacturing

Health care and social assistance

0 125 250 375 500 625

32.7544.8

8.8

395.3 35.0

401.1

7.6271.0

8.3213.1

3.6195.6

3.7157.1

5.8112.8

1.970.8

4.466.1

3.554.4

2.651.8

0.945.2

35.1 | 1.8

31.7 | 1.6

26.1 | 2.5

16.8 | 0.8

9.6 | 1.0

9.4 | 0.4

Number of cases(in thousands)

Injuries

Illnesses

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Injuries accounted for 95 percent of cases reported among all private industry workplaces combined in 2018, as well as the majority of cases reported among individual industry sectors. Illnesses accounted for only a small fraction of cases reported in each industry sector.

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnessesby private industry sector, 2018





Information


Utilities





Wholesale trade

Construction


Manufacturing

Retail trade





6.0 4.0 2.0 0 200 400 600

5.3

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.3

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.4

1.3

0.8

0.8

0.5

9.8

10.6

17.5

28.5

33.3

36.9

46.1

54.4

57.9

70.5

72.8

118.6

160.8

199.1

221.4

278.5

409.9

430.3

577.4

Incidence rate(per 100 full-time workers)


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The estimated rate of occupational injuries and illnesses across industry sectors ranged from 5.3 cases per 100 full-time workers in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting to 0.5 cases in finance and insurance. Health care and social assistance had the highest number of injuries and illnesses, accounting for approximately 1 in 5 injury and illness cases reported by private industry employers in 2018.

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnessesby private industry sector, 2018







Construction


Information

Wholesale trade

Retail trade





Utilities




Manufacturing

45.0 30.0 15.0 0 15 30 45

27.7

25.2

25.0

22.3

18.8

16.6

11.1

9.0

8.5

7.5

6.5

6.3

6.0

5.3

5.3

5.2

4.4

4.4

3.2

0.4

0.8

0.9

1.0

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.5

2.6

3.5

3.6

3.7

4.4

5.8

7.6

8.3

8.8

32.7

35.0

Incidence rate(per 10,000 full-time workers)


The estimated rate of occupational illness across private industry was 12.6 cases per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers, with rates ranging among industry sectors from 3.2 cases in the management of companies and enterprises sector to 27.7 cases in manufacturing. The manufacturing and health care and social assistance industry sectors together reported 53.7 percent of all private industry illness cases in 2018.

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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type and ownership, 2018


Private industry State government Local government

1.41.6

0.9

1.9

2.4

1.6

0.50.80.7

1.7

2.8

1.3

3.6

5.3

2.8

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TRC DART DAFW DJTR ORC

TRC = total recordable casesDART = days away from work, job transfer, or restriction casesDAFW = days away from work casesDJTR = days of job transfer or restriction only casesORC = other recordable cases

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Continuing a trend since 2008, the total recordable cases (TRC) incidence rate of injuries and illnesses remained highest among local government workplaces (5.3 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers), compared to state government (3.6 cases) and private industry (2.8 cases) workplaces. The local government TRC rate increased from 5.0 cases in 2017 to 5.3 cases in 2018, while state government and private industry rates remained statistically unchanged.

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnessesby select industry, state government, 2018


Colleges, universities, and professional schools (NAICS 6113)

Correctional institutions (NAICS 92214)

Hospitals (NAICS 622)

Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)

12.0 9.0 6.0 3.0 0 8 16 24 32

11.9

8.1

7.3

1.9

13.1

22.8

25.0

29.9



Estimates of nonfatal injuries and illnesses in 2018 are available for select industries within state government and provide forlimited comparisons to the same industries in local government or private industry. For example, rates observed for state government hospitals or for state government nursing and residential care facilities may differ significantly from rates in private industry and in local government as a result of different types of facilities that are more prevalent in one compared to the other.

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnessesby industry, local government, 2018


Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)

Hospitals (NAICS 622)

Water sewage and other systems (NAICS 2213)

Public administration (NAICS 92)

Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)

15.0 10.0 5.0 0 100 200 300

7.3

6.5

5.8

5.4

4.5

3.8

8.5

29.5

228.3

235.7



Eight in ten nonfatal injury and illness cases reported occurred with workers employed in elementary and secondary schools and public administration in 2018.

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State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates*compared to the national rate, private industry, 2018

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2019* Total recordable case (TRC) incidence rate per 100 full-time workers

State rate not available (9 states)State rate statistically greater than national rate (22 states)State rate not statistically different from national rate (7 states)State rate statistically less than national rate (12 states and DC)

AL(2.7)

AK(3.6)

AZ(3.0) AR

(2.2)

CA(3.3) CO

CT(3.2)

DE(2.4)

DC(1.7)

FL

GA(2.5)

HI(3.3)

ID

IL(2.7)

IN(3.2)

IA(3.3)

KS(3.1) KY

(3.2)

LA(1.8)

ME(4.7)

MD(2.8)

MA(2.6)MI

(3.0)

MN(3.2)

MS

MO(2.8)

MT(3.9)

NE(3.2)NV

(3.5)

NH

NJ(2.6)

NM(2.8)

NY(2.2)

NC(2.4)

ND

OH(2.4)

OK

OR(3.6)

PA(3.2)

RI

SC(2.4)

SD

TN(2.8)

TX(2.0)

UT(2.8)

VT(4.7)

VA(2.5)

WA(4.0)

WV(3.0)

WI(3.6)

WY(3.2)

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Private industry and public sector estimates are available for 41 participating states and for the District of Columbia for 2018. The private industry and illness rate was higher in 22 states than the national rate of 2.8 cases per 100 full-time workers, lower in 12 states and in the District of Columbia, and not statistically different in 7 states. Caution should be taken when comparing rates among different states as some differences can be attributed to different industry composition within each state.

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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates for cases with days away from work, by ownership, 2018

The incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work for all ownerships was unchanged in 2018 from 2017. The rate for all ownerships decreased each year from 2011 through 2017.

Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers

Number of cases with days away from work

Number of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work, by ownership, 2018


Local government

State government

Private industry

All ownerships

Local government

State government

Private industry

All ownerships

0.0 40.0 80.0 120.0 160.0 200.0

98.4

89.7

142.6

163.9

0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000

1,133,670

900,380

56,170

177,120

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94.3 83.4

0.0

100.0

200.0

300.0

Incidence rate per 10,000full-time workers

218.2

120.3

0.0

100.0

200.0

300.0


Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates and distribution of cases with days away from work, by gender and ownership, 2018

The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work for women in private industry increased to 83.4 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2018, up from 81.5 in 2017. The rate for men in private industry was unchanged from 2017.

179.7115.3

0.0

100.0

200.0

300.0



Men60%

Women40%

Private industryInjuries and illnesses

Men53%

Women47%

State governmentInjuries and illnesses

Men59%

Women41%

Local government Injuries and illnesses

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Median days away from work is a key measure of severity of injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work. Workers 55 to 64 years old had one of the highest median days in 2018, but their incidence rate was equivalent to workers aged 16 to 19 years.

Median days away from work Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers


Median days away from work due to injuries and illnesses and incidence rate by age of worker, all ownerships, 2018

Median days away from work(All ownerships median days = 9)Days-away-from-work rate(All ownerships rate = 98.4)

20 15 10 5 0

35 to 44 years

45 to 54 years

0.0 50.0 100.0 150.0

65 years and over14

11

8

16 to 19 years5 111.4

20 to 24 years5 100.9

25 to 34 years6 86.5

91.7

104.5

55 to 64 years14 113.4

98.3

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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates for cases with days away from work by selected event or exposure, all ownerships, 2014-18

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

Overexertion andbodily reaction

Falls, slips, trips Contact with objects orequipment

Violence and otherinjuries by persons or

animals

Transportationincidents

Event or exposure

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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The incidence rate of falls, slips, or trips increased from 2017 to 26.6 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2018. In the five-year period 2014 to 2018, the rate of occupational injuries and illnesses resulting from violence and other injuries by persons or animals increased from 6.8 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2014 to 7.3 cases in 2018.


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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates for cases with days away from work by selected nature of injury or illness, all ownerships, 2014-18

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

Sprains, strains, tears Soreness, pain Cuts, lacerations,punctures

Bruises, contusions Fractures

Nature of injury or illness

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Incid

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The rate of occupational injuries and illnesses resulting in soreness, pain was unchanged from 18.3 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2014 compared to 18.7 cases in 2018.


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In 2018, injuries and illnesses resulting in multiple injuries with fractures led to 48 median days away from work, fractures led to 32 median days away, and amputations led to 31 median days away. Sprains, strains, and tears occurred at a rate of 34.0 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2018, down from 35.0 cases in 2017.


Median days away from work and incidence rate due to injuries and illnesses by nature, all ownerships, 2018

Median days away from work Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers

Median days away from work(All ownerships median days = 9)Days-away-from-work rate(All ownerships rate = 98.4) Punctures (except gunshots)

Chemical burns and corrosions

Cuts, lacerations, punctures

Cuts, lacerations

Heat (thermal) burns

Bruises, contusions

Multiple injuries with sprains

Soreness, pain

Multiple traumatic injuries

Sprains, strains, tears

Tendonitis

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Amputations

Fractures

Multiple injuries with fractures

0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.050 40 30 20 10 0

48

32

31

30

14

11

9

8

7

5

5

4

4

3

3

8.2

34.0

0.5

8.8

Less than 0.5

1.5

18.7

7.5

1.5

9.0

0.5

Less than 0.5

1.5

Less than 0.5

2.8

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Eleven occupations had 20,000 or more days-away-from-work cases across all ownerships. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers accounted for approximately 6 percent of total cases. Police and sheriff’s patrol officers had the highest rate of injury and illness among these occupations.

Nonfatal occupational injury and illness number of cases with days away from work and incidence rates for selected occupations with 20,000 cases or more, all ownerships, 2018


Number of cases Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers

Number of cases (Total=1,113,670)Days away from

work rate = 98.4Construction laborers

Light truck or delivery services

Registered nurses

Police and sheriff's patrol officers

Stock clerks and order fillers

Retail salespersons

General maintenance and repair workers

Nursing assistants

Janitors and cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

90,000 60,000 30,000 0

68,470

49,700

35,620

33,430

29,370

26,760

25,570

25,410

24,080

22,480

21,710

0.0 175.0 350.0 525.0 700.0

93.6

272.4

371.4

200.9

74.3

151.1

222.4

214.7

262.1

233.0

264.1

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0.0

25.0

50.0

75.0

Fall on same level Roadway incidents Struck by object

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

0.0

25.0

50.0

75.0

Struck by object Overexertion inlifting or lowering

Fall on same level

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand*

0.050.0

100.0150.0200.0

Violence and otherinjuries by persons

or animal

Fall on same level Roadway incidents

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers

0.0

25.0

50.0

75.0

Fall on same level Overexertion inlifting or lowering

Violence and otherinjuries by persons

or animal

Nursing assistants

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rate for cases resulting in days away from work by selected occupation and event or exposure, all ownerships, 2014-18

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*Incidence rates are not available for 2014 for Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers.

Event or exposure


Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers along with heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers had the highest number of cases with days away from work in 2018. Police and sheriff’s patrol officers had the highest incidence rates for occupations with at least 20,000 cases. Nursing assistants had an incidence rate of 272.4 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. A common event leading to occupational injuries in these occupations included fall on the same level.

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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates for cases involving days away from work for selected healthcare and protective service occupations, by ownership, 2018

In state government, the incidence rate for psychiatric aides increased in 2018 and was over nine-times greater than the incidence rate for all state government workers (142.6 cases). In the private industry, rates for nursing assistants (255.7 cases) was more than twice the rate for registered nurses (88.4 cases) and licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses (85.6 cases).


Private industry Local governmentState government

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0.0 200.0 400.0 600.0 800.0 1,000.0 1,200.0 1,400.0 1,600.0

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

Registered nurses

Firefighters

Nursing assistants

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics

Police and sheriff's patrol officers

Psychiatric technicians

Psychiatric aides



Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates of musculoskeletal disorders with days away from work, by ownership, 2018

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) accounted for 30.3 percent of days-away-from-work cases in 2018 in private industry and occurred at a rate of 27.2 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. This rate was down from 28.6 cases in 2017 and from 31.9 in 2014.

Number of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases of musculoskeletal disorders with days away from work, by ownership, 2018

Number of MSD cases with days away from work


Local government

State government

Private industry

Local government

State government

Private industry


0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0

27.2

33.5

45.4

0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000

272,780

13,210

49,080

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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates and number of cases of musculoskeletal disorders by selected occupations, all ownerships, 2018

The rate of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) experienced by firefighters occurred at more than 6 times the MSD rate for all workers in 2018. The number of MSD cases experienced by laborers and freight, stock, and material movers by hand accounted for approximately 8 percent of all MSD cases in 2018.


Rate per 10,000 full-time workers Number of MSD cases

Number of MSD cases (Total=335,070)

Days away from work MSD rate = 29.1 Maids and housekeeping cleaners

Light truck or delivery services drivers

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

Telecommunications line installers and repairers

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, expect line installers

Bus drivers, transit and intercity

Nursing assistants

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics

Firefighters

250.0 200.0 150.0 100.0 50.0 0.0

191.1

174.7

146.4

140.5

123.7

123.2

117.0

100.0

87.4

82.4

0 8,000 16,000 24,000 32,000

7,170

4,510

1,740

17,240

1,790

2,800

1,450

25,930

8,430

6,240

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0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000

Mining

Utilities







Professional, scientific, and technical services

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

Wholesale trade



Construction

Retail trade

Manufacturing


Number of cases

Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses with days away from work by medical treatment facility visits, private industry, 2018

Emergency room visits only

In-patient overnight hospitalizations(with or without ER visits)

In private industry, of the 900,380 total days away from work (DAFW) cases reported, 333,830 (37 percent) resulted in workers visiting a medical treatment facility such as an emergency room or in-patient hospital. In health care and social assistance, 57,390 (39 percent) DAFW cases resulted in an emergency room visit only and another 3,360 (2 percent) resulted in in-patient hospitalization.


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Injured or ill workers in transportation and warehousing visited an emergency room (ER) for treatment at a rate of 53.3 cases per 10,000 full-time workers compared to the rate of 29.4 for workers in all industries in 2018. Workers in this industry took a median of 71 days away from work when treated in an in-patient hospitalization and a median of 17 days if treated in an ER compared to all industries with 41 days and 7 days, respectively.


0.0

20.0

40.0

60.0


0

20,000

40,000

60,000

Numberof

cases

020406080

Transportation andwarehousing

Construction Health care and socialassistance

Accommodation andfood services

Manufacturing Retail trade

Median days away from work

Emergency room visits only In-patient overnight hospitalization (with or without ER visit)

Incidence rate, number of cases, and median days away from work of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses with days away from work by medical treatment facility visits, selected

private industry sector, 2018

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2018 SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & ILLNESSES … · State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates* compared to the national rate, private industry, 2018. Source: