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2017 SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & ILLNESSES
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November 8, 2018
Industry-level estimates•Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal work-related injuries and illnesses are presented by industryand 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 presentedper 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.
Case circumstances and worker characteristics•Estimates of case circumstance and worker characteristics are presented for the subset of casesthat resulted in days away from work (DAFW).
•Case circumstance 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 countsrounded to tenths.
NOTE:•Chart packages prior to the 2016 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) first publishedindustry-level results, followed several weeks later by more detailed estimates of case circumstances andworker characteristics for cases that resulted in days away from work. Beginning with results from the2016 SOII, chart packages combine highlights from both of these data series.
•Data users are cautioned to take into account the different levels of precision when analyzingestimates presented in these charts.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
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1.0
2.0
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4.0
5.0
Year
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence ratesby case type, private industry, 2003-17
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
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
4.2
3.9
3.63.5
3.4 3.43.3
3.23.0
2.92.8
2.62.5
2.42.3
2.12.0
1.8 1.8 1.8 1.81.7 1.7
1.6 1.61.51.5
1.4 1.41.3
1.21.1 1.1 1.1
1.0 1.0 1.0 1.00.9 0.9 0.9
1.1 1.11.0 1.0
0.9 0.90.8 0.8
0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
2.42.3
2.22.1 2.1
1.91.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4
1.31.3
The total recordable cases (TRC) incidence rate among private industry employers declined to 2.8 cases per 100 full-time workers in 2017—down from 2.9 cases in 2016. While the incidence rate for days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (DART) cases declined to 1.5 cases in 2017—down from 1.6 cases in 2016—the rates its components of days away from work (DAFW) cases and days of job transfer or restriction only (DJTR) cases were unchanged. The rate for other recordable cases (ORC) cases also remained unchanged from 2016.
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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by private industry sector, 2017
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Utilities
Management of companies and enterprises
Finance and insurance
Information
Educational services
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Other services (except public administration)
Professional and technical services
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
34.7548.1
34.3394.6
9.7386.0
7.6275.0
7.3208.3
3.8194.3
3.0154.9
4.8112.1
2.966.8
2.363.7
2.756.2
3.047.2
37.0 | 1.5
32.0 | 1.7
25.9 | 1.7
19.0 | 1.6
10.3 | 0.9
9.8 | 0.5
Number of cases(in thousands)
Injuries
Illnesses
Injuries accounted for 95 percent of cases reported among all private industry workplaces combined in 2017, 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, 2017
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
Finance and insurance
Professional and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Information
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Educational services
Utilities
Other services (except public administration)
Administrative and waste services
Real estate and rental and leasing
Wholesale trade
Construction
Accommodation and food services
Retail trade
Manufacturing
Health care and social assistance
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Transportation and warehousing
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
6.0 4.0 2.0 0 200 400 600
5.0
4.6
4.2
4.1
3.5
3.3
3.2
3.1
2.8
2.4
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.5
1.3
0.9
0.8
0.5
10.2
11.2
20.6
27.5
33.7
38.5
46.6
50.2
58.9
66.0
69.6
116.9
157.9
198.1
215.7
282.6
395.7
428.9
582.8
Incidence rate(per 100 full-time workers)
Number of cases(in thousands)
The estimated rate of occupational injuries and illnesses across industry sectors ranged from 5.0 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 2017.
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The manufacturing and health care and social assistance industry sectors together reported 55.6 percent of all private industry illness cases in 2017. The estimated rate of occupational illness across private industry was 12.8 cases per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers, with rates ranging among industry sectors from 3.0 cases in the finance and insurance sector to 29.8 cases in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnessesby private industry sector, 2017
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
Finance and insurance
Professional and technical services
Wholesale trade
Construction
Information
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Other services (except public administration)
Management of companies and enterprises
Educational services
Retail trade
Accommodation and food services
Administrative and waste services
Transportation and warehousing
Utilities
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Health care and social assistance
Manufacturing
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
45.0 30.0 15.0 0 15 30 45
29.8
27.6
24.2
19.5
16.7
15.5
9.2
8.7
8.2
7.4
7.4
7.3
7.0
6.7
6.0
5.3
3.5
3.0
0.5
0.9
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.7
2.3
2.7
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.8
4.8
7.3
7.6
9.7
34.3
34.7
Incidence rate(per 10,000 full-time workers)
Number of cases(in thousands)
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type and ownership, 2017
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
Private industry State government Local government
1.4
1.6
0.9
1.9
2.3
1.5
0.4
0.70.7
1.7
2.6
1.3
3.6
5.0
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
Case type
Continuing a trend since 2008, the total recordable cases (TRC) incidence rate of injuries and illnesses remained highest among local government workplaces (5.0 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers), compared to state government (3.6 cases) and private industry (2.8 cases) workplaces. The private industry TRC rate declined from 2.9 cases in 2016 to 2.8 cases in 2017, while local and state government rates remained statistically unchanged.
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnessesby select industry, state government, 2017
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (NAICS 6113)
Police protection (NAICS 92212)
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
Correctional institutions (NAICS 92214)
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)
14.0 10.5 7.0 3.5 0 10 20 30 40
10.9
7.9
7.7
7.2
1.8
8.0
12.1
22.0
24.2
31.8
Incidence rate(per 100 full-time workers)
Number of cases(in thousands)
National public sector estimates of nonfatal injuries and illnesses, covering more than 4.9 million state government workers* in 2017, are available for select industries within state government and provide for limited comparisons to 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.
* 2017 employment from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnessesby industry, local government, 2017
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
Water sewage and other systems (NAICS 2213)
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)
Public administration (NAICS 92)
15.0 10.0 5.0 0 100 200 300
6.5
6.0
5.4
5.1
3.9
3.2
8.2
27.1
198.9
225.8
Incidence rate(per 100 full-time workers)
Number of cases(in thousands)
While the incidence rate for elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)—3.9 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers—was lower than the average rate for all local government workers (5.0 cases), this industry accounted for 38.2 percent (198,900 cases) of all injuries and illnesses among local government workers in 2017. Conversely, the incidence rate for nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)—6.0 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers—was higher than the average rate for all local government workers, while accounting for only 0.6 percent (3,200 cases) of all injuries and illnesses among local government workers.
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State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates*compared to the national rate, private industry, 2017
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018* Total recordable case (TRC) incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
State rate not available
State rate statistically greater than national rate
State rate not statistically different from national rate
State rate statistically less than national rate
AL(2.5)
AK(3.8)
AZ(2.9) AR
(2.5)
CA(3.2)
CO
CT(3.2)
DE(2.3)
DC(1.5)
FL
GA(2.6)
HI(3.8)
ID
IL(2.6)
IN(3.3)
IA(3.5)
KS(3.0) KY
(3.1)
LA(1.9)
ME(4.8)
MD(2.6)
MA(2.7)MI
(3.1)
MN(3.2)
MS
MO(2.6)
MT(4.3)
NE(3.0)
NV(3.7)
NH
NJ(2.6)
NM(2.7)
NY(2.2)
NC(2.3)
ND
OH(2.6)
OK
OR(3.8)
PA(3.1)
RI
SC(2.5)
SD
TN(2.9)
TX(2.2)
UT(3.0)
VT(4.6)
VA(2.4)
WA(4.0)
WV(2.9)
WI(3.6)
WY(3.5)
PR
Private industry and public sector estimates are available for 41 participating states and for the District of Columbia for 2017. The private industry injury and illness rate was statistically higher in 20 states than the national rate of 2.8 cases per 100 full-time workers, lower in 15 states and in the District of Columbia, and not statistically different in 6 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, 2017
The incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work for “All ownerships” have decreased each year since 2011.
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 workby ownership, 2017
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
Local government
State government
Private industry
All ownerships
0.0 40.0 80.0 120.0 160.0 200.0
98.0
89.4
143.8
161.0
Local government
State government
Private industry
All ownerships
0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000
1,109,270
882,730
57,520
169,020
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95.2 81.5
0.0
100.0
200.0
Incidence rate per 10,000full-time workers
Male
61%Female
38%
Private industry
Injuries and Illnesses
Male
56%
Female
44%
State government
Injuries and Illnesses
222.8
111.4
0
100
200
300
Incidence rate per 10,000full-time workers
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates and distribution of cases with days away from work by gender and ownership, 2017
The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work for male workers in private industry decreased to 95.2 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2017, down from 98.4 cases in 2016.
189.1
110.0
0.0
100.0
200.0
300.0
Incidence rate per 10,000full-time workers
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
Male
61%
Female 38%
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. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved fewer days than the specified median. Workers 55 to 64 years old required more time to return to work than workers in other age groups and their incidence rate was among the highest in 2017.
Median days away from work Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
Median days away from work due to injuries and illnesses and incidence rate by age of worker, all ownerships, 2017
20 15 10 5 0
16 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
65 years and over
55 to 64 years
0.0 50.0 100.0 150.0
15
14
12
9
6
5
4 112.1
96.3
89.1
90.8
106.0
109.5
92.1
Median days away from work(All ownerships median days = 9)Days-away-from-work rate(All ownerships rate = 98.0)
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates for cases with days away from work by selected event or exposure, all ownership, 2013-17
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
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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Across the five-year period from 2013 to 2017, the rate of occupational injuries and illnesses resulting from overexertion and bodily reaction decreased from 37.7 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2013 to 32.0 cases in 2017.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 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 ownership, 2013-17
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
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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The rate of occupational injuries and illnesses resulting in sprains, strains, or tears decreased from 40.2 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2013 to 35.0 cases in 2017.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
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In 2017, injuries and illnesses resulting in tendonitis led to 33 median days away from work, fractures led to 31 median days away, and carpal tunnel syndrome led to 30 median days away. Sprains, strains, and tears occurred at a rate of 35.0 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2017, down from 36.3 cases in 2016.
Median days away from work Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
Median days away from work and incidence rate due to injuries and illnesses by nature, all ownerships, 2017
50 40 30 20 10 0
Punctures (except gunshots)
Cuts, lacerations, punctures
Cuts, lacerations
Chemical burns and corrosions
Heat (thermal) burns
Bruises, contusions
Multiple injuries with sprains
Multiple traumatic injuries
Soreness, pain
Sprains, strains, tears
Amputations
Multiple injuries with fractures
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Fractures
Tendonitis
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0
33
31
30
24
22
11
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
3
8.7
35.0
Less than 0.5
8.6
1.4
17.1
7.2
1.7
8.9
0.6
Median days away from work(All ownerships median days = 9)Days-away-from-work rate(All ownerships rate = 98.0)
Less than 0.5
Less than 0.5
Less than 0.5
2.4
1.1
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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 6 percent of total cases resulting in days away from work. 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, 2017
Number of cases Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
Light truck or delivery services
Construction laborers
Stock clerks and order fillers
Registered nurses
Retail salespersons
Police and sheriff's patrol officers
General maintenance and repair workers
Nursing assistants
Janitors & cleaners, except maids & housekeeping cleaners
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
0.0 175.0 350.0 525.0 700.090,000 60,000 30,000 0
64,410
47,860
35,580
34,210
30,580
27,120
25,200
24,540
23,990
23,290
22,830
110.0
314.5
447.5
231.0
80.0
165.8
285.7
262.1
293.0
278.1
305.4
Number of cases (Total=1,109,270)Days-away-from-
work rate = 98.0
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0.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
Fall on same level Roadway incidents Struck by object
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
0.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
Struck by object Overexertion inlifting or lowering
Fall on same level
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand*
0.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
Violence and otherinjuries by persons
or animal
Fall on same level Roadway incidents
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
0.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
Fall on same level Overexertion inlifting or lowering
Violence and otherinjuries by persons
or animal
Nursing assistants
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rate for cases resulting in days away from work by selected occupations and leading event or exposure, all ownership, 2013-17
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*Incidence rates are not available for 2014 for Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers.
Event or exposure
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers; heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers; police and sheriff’s patrol officers; and nursing assistants were among occupations that had at least 20,000 days-away-from-work cases in 2017. Falls on the same level was a common event leading to occupational injuries in these occupations.
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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, 2017
These occupations often are employed in both the private and public sectors. In state government, the incidence rate of psychiatric aides (1,160.7 cases per 10,000 full-time workers) in 2017 was over seven-times greater than the incidence rate for all state government workers (143.8 cases).
Private industry
Local government
State government
Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
Registered nurses
Psychiatric technicians
Psychiatric aides
Police and sheriff's patrol officers
Nursing assistants
Licensed practical and licensedvocational nurses
Firefighters
Emergency medical techniciansand paramedics
0.0 200.0 400.0 600.0 800.0 1,000.0 1,200.0 1,400.0
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates of musculoskeletal disorders with days away from work by ownership, 2017
Musculoskeletal disorders accounted for 32 percent of days-away-from-work cases in 2017 in private industry and occurred at a rate of 28.6 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. This rate was down from 29.4 cases in 2016.
Number nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases of musculoskeletal disorders with days away from work by ownership, 2017
Number of injuries and illnesses with days away from work
Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers
Local government
State government
Private industry
Local government
State government
Private industry
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0
28.6
38.0
44.8
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000
282,750
15,210
47,010
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates and number of cases of musculoskeletal disorders by selected occupations, all ownerships, 2017
These ten occupations had at least 0.1 percent of total employment. The incidence rates for musculoskeletal-disorder cases increased for bus drivers from 173.3 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2016 and emergency medical technicians and paramedics from 167.3 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2016.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2018
Rate per 10,000 full-time workers
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Light truck or delivery services drivers
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
Telecom equipment installers & repairers, except line installers
Reservation & transportation ticket agents & travel clerks
Highway maintenance workers
Nursing assistants
Firefighters
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
Bus drivers, transit & intercity
Number of cases
0 8,000 16,000 24,000 32,000250.0 200.0 150.0 100.0 50.0 0.0
206.2
187.4
167.5
166.3
164.2
127.2
119.6
117.6
105.7
100.7
2,540
4,310
5,680
18,090
2,060
1,510
2,470
24,800
8,680
6,760
Number of MSD cases (Total=344,970)
Days-away-from-work MSD rate = 30.5
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