2008 SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & ILLNESSES
SUMMARY ESTIMATES CHARTS PACKAGE
October 29, 2009
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Total nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates
by case type, private industry, 2003-2008
TRC
DART
DAFW
DJTR
ORC
TRC=total recordable cases
DART=days away from work, job transfer, or restriction cases
DAFW=days away from work cases
DJTR=days of job transfer or restriction only cases
ORC=other recordable cases
6.0
5.0
4.8
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
5.0
4.6
4.4
4.2
3.9
4.0
3.0
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.1
2.0
2.4
1.5
1.0
1.1
2.3
2.2
1.4
1.4
1.1
2.1
1.3
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.2
1.1
0.9
0.9
2007
2008
0.0
2003
2004
2005
Year
2006
The overall rate of nonfatal injuries and illnesses has declined each year since 2003, when NAICS-based
estimates were first published by this survey. With the exception of cases involving days of job transfer
or restriction (DJTR), the injury and illness incidence rate for all other case type declined in 2008.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates
by employment size class, private industry, 2004-2008
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
7.0
5.9 5.8
6.0
5.5
5.4
5.3
4.9
5.0
4.2 4.1
4.0
5.2
5.4
5.0
5.2
4.9
4.7
4.5
4.4
4.1
3.9 3.8
3.4
3.0
2.0
1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8
1.0
0.0
Size 1
1-10 employees
Size 2
11-49 employees
Size 3
50-249 employees
Size 4
250-999 employees
Size 5
1000+ employees
Employment size class
The total recordable case injury and illness incidence rate was highest among mid-size
establishments (those employing between 50 and 249 workers) in 2008 and lowest among small
establishments (those employing fewer than 11 workers) compared to establishments of other sizes.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases
by category of illness, private industry, 2008
Respiratory
conditions
0.4%
Skin diseases
1.0%
3,696,100 total cases
Poisoning
0.1%
Hearing loss
0.6%
Injuries
94.9%
Illnesses
5.1%
All other
illnesses
3.0%
Only 5 percent of injury and illness cases reported among private industry establishments in 2008
were illnesses. Nearly 6 in 10 illnesses cases were categorized as “All other illnesses,” which
includes such things as repetitive motion cases and other systemic diseases and disorders.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries versus illnesses by private industry sector, 2008
Manufacturing
Health care and social assistance
Retail trade
Construction
Accommodation and food services
Transportation and warehousing
Wholesale trade
Administrative and waste services
Other services (except public administration)
Professional and technical services
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Real estate and rental and leasing
Information
Injuries
Finance and insurance
Illnesses
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Educational services
Management of companies and enterprises
Mining
Utilities
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Number of cases (in thousands)
Similar to the distribution of injury and illness cases reported among all private industry establishments
in 2008, injuries also accounted for most cases reported among individual private industry sectors.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Incidence rate and number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by private industry sector, 2008
Transportation and warehousing
5.7
Health care and social assistance
241.8
5.4
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
660.2
5.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
46.5
5.1
Manufacturing
68.7
5.0
Construction
689.7
4.7
Retail trade
322.7
4.4
Accommodation and food services
532.8
4.1
Wholesale trade
311.7
3.7
Utilities
218.5
3.5
19.6
Administrative and waste services
3.1
Other services (except public administration)
3.1
Real estate and rental and leasing
3.1
Mining
154.3
95.0
57.2
2.9
Educational services
24.3
2.3
Information
39.1
2.0
Management of companies and enterprises
52.4
1.6
Professional and technical services
28.7
1.1
Finance and insurance
81.9
0.9
7.5
6.0
4.5
3.0
1.5
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
51.0
0
150
300
450
600
750
Number of cases
(in thousands)
The rate of nonfatal injuries and illnesses among private industry sectors in 2008 ranged from 5.7
cases per 100 workers in transportation and warehousing down to 0.9 cases in finance and insurance.
Three sectors alone—manufacturing, health care and social assistance, and retail trade—combined to
account for more than half of all cases reported among private all industry establishments in 2008.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Incidence rate and number of nonfatal occupational injuries
by private industry sector, 2008
Transportation and warehousing
5.5
233.6
Health care and social assistance
5.0
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
4.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
4.9
615.9
43.7
65.2
Construction
4.6
Manufacturing
4.6
Retail trade
314.2
630.6
4.3
Accommodation and food services
520.6
4.0
Wholesale trade
303.2
3.6
Utilities
211.3
3.2
17.6
Other services (except public administration)
3.0
Real estate and rental and leasing
3.0
Mining
2.9
Administrative and waste services
2.9
Educational services
91.9
54.9
23.7
145.6
2.3
Information
37.6
1.9
Management of companies and enterprises
48.7
1.5
Professional and technical services
27.1
1.1
Finance and insurance
76.3
0.8
7.5
6.0
4.5
3.0
1.5
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
46.7
0
150
300
450
600
750
Number of cases
(in thousands)
While not significantly different from one another, manufacturing and health care and social
assistance industry sectors reported more injury cases in 2008 than other industry sectors.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Incidence rate and number of nonfatal occupational illnesses
by private industry sector, 2008
Manufacturing
43.2
Health care and social assistance
59.1
36.1
Utilities
44.3
35.2
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
1.9
32.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
2.8
26.3
Transportation and warehousing
3.5
19.4
Administrative and waste services
8.2
17.7
Information
8.7
14.0
3.6
Real estate and rental and leasing
12.6
Construction
12.2
Wholesale trade
12.2
Accommodation and food services
2.3
8.4
7.2
11.1
8.5
Retail trade
9.9
Other services (except public administration)
9.8
12.1
3.1
Educational services
8.9
1.5
Management of companies and enterprises
8.7
1.6
Professional and technical services
7.7
Finance and insurance
7.6
Mining
7.3
45.0
30.0
15.0
Incidence rate
(per 10,000 full-time workers)
5.6
4.3
0.6
0
20
40
60
Number of cases
(in thousands)
More illness cases were reported in manufacturing than in any other industry sector in 2008, resulting in an illness rate
in manufacturing that was more than twice the rate of illnesses nationally (19.7 cases per 10,000 full-time workers).
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Incidence rates for cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction,
by private industry sector, 2008
Transportation and warehousing
2.5
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
1.4
1.8
Construction
1.1
1.7
Health care and social assistance
0.7
1.4
Mining
1.1
1.3
Administrative and waste services
1.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
1.2
Manufacturing
1.2
Real estate and rental and leasing
1.2
Retail trade
1.2
Wholesale trade
1.2
Utilities
0.7
0.6
1.1
1.5
0.6
1.1
1.0
1.1
Other services (except public administration)
0.8
1.0
Accommodation and food services
0.5
0.9
Educational services
0.7
Information
0.7
Management of companies and enterprises
0.4
Professional and technical services
0.3
Finance and insurance
0.2
0
0.6
0.3
0.4
DJTR rate
0.3
DAFW rate
0.2
0.1
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Manufacturing was the only industry sector in which the rate of cases involving job transfer or restriction exceeded
the rate of cases involving days away from work in 2008. This has been the case in manufacturing since 1998.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Number of cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction,
by private industry sector, 2008
Health care and social assistance
171.3
Manufacturing
131.2
164.9
Retail trade
207.9
146.3
Construction
137.1
120.2
Transportation and warehousing
51.3
104.1
Wholesale trade
71.9
Accommodation and food services
69.5
Administrative and waste services
59.0
46.6
57.1
Other services (except public administration)
60.1
29.9
30.5
15.8
Real estate and rental and leasing
21.9 | 10.2
Professional and technical services
21.5 | 12.0
Information
18.1 | 9.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
16.7 | 15.1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
16.1 | 9.9
Finance and insurance
13.1 | 5.6
Educational services
11.4 | 4.6
Mining
10.6 | 5.8
Management of companies and enterprises
7.0 | 5.8
Utilities
5.9 | 4.7
0
DJTR count
DAFW count
100
200
300
400
Number of cases
(in thousands)
Manufacturing was the only industry sector in which the number of cases involving days of job
transfer or restriction was significantly higher than cases involving days away from work. This
sector also reported more cases of job transfer or restriction than any other industry sector in 2008.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Highest nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates among 3-digit NAICS industries,
private industry, 2008
Couriers and messengers (NAICS 492)
8.7
Air transportation (NAICS 481)
8.7
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)
8.4
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
7.6
Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331)
7.2
Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321)
7.2
Animal production (NAICS 112)
6.9
Warehousing and storage (NAICS 493)
6.8
Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332)
6.8
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 312)
6.8
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
Among the ten 3-digit NAICS industries with the highest rates of nonfatal injuries and
illnesses, three industries—couriers and messengers (NAICS 492), air transportation
(NAICS 481), and nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)—experienced rates that
were more than twice the rate for all private industry (3.9 cases per 100 workers) in 2008.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Industries reporting 100,000 or more nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses,
all ownerships, 2008
Elementary and secondary schools (Local govt., NAICS 6111)
General medical and surgical hospitals (Private industry, NAICS 6221)
Food services and drinking places (Private industry, NAICS 722)
Specialty trade contractors (Private industry, NAICS 238)
284.5
5.6
258.2
7.6
227.6
3.7
217.8
5.1
Administrative and support services (Private industry, NAICS 561)
133.7
General merchandise stores (Private industry, NAICS 452)
129.3
Ambulatory health care services (Private industry, NAICS 621)
2.9
5.7
120.8
Nursing care facilities (Private industry, NAICS 6231)
113.8
Justice, public order, and safety activities (Local govt., NAICS 9221)
111.7
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (Private industry, NAICS 423)
109.2
Supermarkets and other grocery stores (Private industry, NAICS 44511)
108.3
Fabricated metal product manufacturing (Private industry, NAICS 332)
107.5
300
225
150
2.7
8.9
12.3
3.6
6.2
6.8
75
Number of cases
(in thousands)
0
3.5
7.0
10.5
14.0
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
A dozen industries—each reporting more than 100,000 injury and illness cases—combined to account
for more than 4 in 10 cases among all private industry and State and local government workers in 2008.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases and employment
by ownership, 2008
100%
90%
3.6%
4.2%
10.3%
16.0%
4,634,100
total cases
80%
70%
134,035,100 total
employees
60%
State govt.
Local govt.
50%
40%
86.1%
Private industry
79.8%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Cases
Employment
Nearly 8 in 10 nonfatal injury and illness cases reported in 2008 occurred among
private industry establishments which accounted for 86 percent of total employment
covered by this survey. The remaining 20 percent of injury and illness cases occurred
to public sector workers who accounted for less than 14 percent of total employment.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type and ownership, 2008
Private Industry
State govt.
Local govt.
8.0
7.0
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
TRC=total recordable cases
DART=days away from work, job transfer, or restriction cases
DAFW=days away from work cases
DJTR=days of job transfer or restriction only cases
ORC=other recordable cases
4.7
3.9
3.0
4.2
2.7
2.4
2.3
2.0
2.0
1.7
1.1
1.9
1.9
0.9
1.0
0.6
0.8
0.0
TRC
DART
DAFW
DJTR
ORC
Case type
Private industry establishments experienced a lower incidence of nonfatal injuries and illnesses (3.9
cases per 100 full-time workers) compared to State and local government workers in 2008—the first
year for which national public sector estimates are available. Local government workers experienced
the highest rate among the three ownerships—7.0 cases per 100 workers in 2008.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates,
public versus private hospitals by case type, 2008
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
12.0
Private industry
State govt.
Local govt.
10.0
TRC=total recordable cases
DART=days away from work, job transfer, or restriction cases
DAFW=days away from work cases
DJTR=days of job transfer or restriction only cases
ORC=other recordable cases
8.0
6.0
4.0
11.9
7.6
7.3
6.1
5.8
2.0
4.6
4.0
3.0
4.6
2.7
1.7
1.7
1.3
1.8
1.0
0.0
TRC
DART
DAFW
DJTR
ORC
Case type
Workers at State government hospitals experienced nonfatal occupational injuries and
illnesses at a significantly higher rate in 2008—11.9 cases per 100 full-time workers—than
workers at either local government or private industry hospitals, whose rates were not
significantly different from one another. The same was true for all other case types as well.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Incidence rate and number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by industry, State government, 2008
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
12.5
17.0
11.9
36.9
Correctional institutions (NAICS 92214)
7.9
Construction (NAICS 23)
34.6
6.9
Police protection (NAICS 92212)
5.1
5.9
Colleges and universities (NAICS 6113)
6.6
2.6
14.0
10.5
7.0
3.5
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
31.5
0
10
20
30
40
Number of cases
(in thousands)
National public sector estimates covering nearly 5 million State government employees are available
from the SOII for the first time for 2008, presenting injury and illness estimates for select industries.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
Incidence rate and number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by industry, local government, 2008
Fire protection (NAICS 92216)
Police protection (NAICS 92212)
Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)
14.8
26.2
14.5
61.8
12.9
12.6
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)
9.5
Water sewage and other systems (NAICS 2213)
5.2
9.0
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
13.5
7.3
Transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485)
39.2
6.8
Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)
13.1
5.6
15.0
10.0
284.5
5.0
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
0
100
200
300
Number of cases
(in thousands)
Newly available national public sector estimates covering nearly 14 million local government
employees show that nearly 4 in 10 nonfatal injuries and illnesses reported in local
government occurred among elementary and secondary school workers in 2008, although the
rate of occurrence in this industry was comparatively lower than rates in other industries.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates*
compared to the national rate, private industry, 2008
WA
(5.6)
MT
(6.4)
ME
(6.0)
ND
OR
(4.6)
MN
(4.2)
ID
SD
WY
(4.6)
NV
(4.5)
CA
(3.9)
WI
(4.9)
UT
(4.7)
CO
AZ
(3.7)
MI
(4.4)
IA
(5.0)
NE
(4.4)
PA
IL
(3.6)
KS
(4.5)
OK
(4.5)
NM
(3.8)
AK
(5.1)
OH
IN
(4.7)
MO
(3.6)
KY
(4.7)
AR
(4.5)
AL
(4.1)
MA(3.6)
RI
CT(4.6)
NJ(3.2)
DE(3.3)
WV
(4.7)
VA
(3.1)
MD(3.3)
DC(1.9)
NC
(3.4)
TN
(4.2)
MS
TX
(3.1)
NY
(2.8)
VT(5.5)
NH
SC
(3.1)
GA
(3.3)
LA
(2.8)
FL
(3.8)
HI
(4.3)
State rate not available
State rate greater than national rate
State rate not significantly different from national rate
State rate less than national rate
Among the 42 States for which estimates are available for 2008, 22 States experienced a higher incidence
of injuries and illnesses than the national rate (3.9 cases per 100 workers); 14 States experienced a lower
rate; and 6 States had rates that were not significantly different from the national rate.
* Total recordable case (TRC) incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009
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