2010 SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & ILLNESSES
SUMMARY ESTIMATES CHARTS PACKAGE
October 20, 2011
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates
by case type, private industry, 2003-2010
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
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
5.0
5.0
4.8
4.6
4.0
4.4
4.2
3.9
3.6
3.0
2.0
2.6
2.4
1.5
1.0
0.0
1.1
2003
2.5
2.3
1.4
1.1
2004
2.4
2.2
1.4
2.3
2.1
2.1
2.1
1.3
1.0
1.0
2005
2006
1.2
2.0
1.9
1.1
0.9
0.9
2007
2008
1.8
1.8
3.5
1.8
1.1
1.7
1.1
0.8
0.8
2009
2010
Year
Incidence rates for total recordable cases (TRC) and for other recordable cases (ORC) declined in 2010,
while incidence rates for other types of cases remained unchanged from 2009 at the level of detail at
which estimates are presented in this chart. The TRC rate has declined every year since 2003.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011
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Total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates
by employment size, private industry, 2006-2010
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
6.0
5.5
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
5.3
5.0
4.9
5.0
4.9
4.7
4.5
3.9
4.0
4.4
4.5
4.4
4.1
3.8
3.8
3.4
4.0
4.0
3.8
3.4
3.2
3.0
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.6
1.0
0.0
1-10 employees
11-49 employees
50-249 employees
250-999 employees
1000+ employees
Employment size
The total recordable cases injury and illness incidence rate was highest among mid-size
establishments (those employing between 50 and 249 workers) in 2010 and lowest among small
establishments (those employing fewer than 11 workers) compared to establishments of other sizes.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011
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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases
by category of illness, private industry, 2010
100%
Poisoning 1.5%
Illnesses 5.1%
Total cases:
3,063,400
Respiratory conditions 8.1%
Hearing loss 12%
75%
Skin diseases 15.8%
50%
Injuries 94.9%
Other illnesses 62.5%
25%
0%
Injuries and illnesses
Illnesses
Nonfatal occupational injuries accounted for the overwhelming majority of cases reported for the SOII in 2010—94.9
percent—with illnesses accounting for the remaining 5.1 percent of cases. Most illness cases fall into the “All other
illnesses” category, which includes such things as repetitive motion cases and systemic diseases and disorders.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011
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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by private industry sector, 2010
615.8
Health care and social assistance
Manufacturing
38.1
454.1
47.7
442.1
Retail trade
258.0
Accommodation and food services
7.4
Construction
195.9
6.2
Transportation and warehousing
194.8
7.3
174.1
Wholesale trade
121.1
Administrative and waste services
65.8
Professional and technical services
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
53.7
5.6
6.6
4.7
2.6
Real estate and rental and leasing
46.0 | 2.1
Information
43.3 | 2.9
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
37.6 | 2.6
Finance and insurance
37.0 | 3.7
Educational services
35.1 | 2.2
Management of companies and enterprises
11.6
Illnesses
24.7 | 1.3
Utilities
15.3 | 1.6
Mining
15.1 | 0.5
0
100
Injuries
200
300
400
500
600
700
Number of cases
(in thousands)
Similar to the distribution of injuries and illnesses reported among all private industry
establishments in 2010, injuries accounted for most cases reported among individual industry
sectors—illnesses accounted for only a fraction of cases reported in each industry sector.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by private industry sector, 2010
Health care and social assistance
5.2
Transportation and warehousing
5.2
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
4.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
4.8
Manufacturing
653.9
202.1
40.2
56.4
501.8
4.4
453.8
4.1
Retail trade
202.1
4.0
Construction
265.4
3.7
Accommodation and food services
179.7
3.4
Wholesale trade
3.1
Utilities
Real estate and rental and leasing
16.9
48.1
2.9
127.6
2.8
Administrative and waste services
Other services (exc. public administration)
79.1
2.7
Mining
2.3
15.5
2.2
Educational services
37.3
46.3
1.8
Information
Management of companies and enterprises
1.5
26.0
70.5
1.0
Professional and technical services
40.7
0.8
Finance and insurance
6.0
4.5
3.0
1.5
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
0
200
400
600
800
Number of cases
(in thousands)
Three sectors alone—health care & social assistance, manufacturing, and retail trade—combined to
account for more than half of all cases reported among private industry establishments in 2010.
Health care and social assistance reported more cases than any other private industry sector in 2010.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries
by private industry sector, 2010
Transportation and warehousing
194.8
5.0
615.8
4.9
Health care and social assistance
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
53.7
4.6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
4.5
37.6
Manufacturing
4.0
Retail trade
4.0
454.1
442.1
195.9
3.9
Construction
258.0
3.6
Accommodation and food services
174.1
3.3
Wholesale trade
2.8
Utilities
Administrative and waste services
2.7
Other services (exc. public administration)
2.7
Real estate and rental and leasing
2.7
Mining
15.3
121.1
76.7
46.0
2.2
15.1
2.1
Educational services
35.1
1.7
Information
Management of companies and enterprises
43.3
1.4
24.7
65.8
1.0
Professional and technical services
0.7
Finance and insurance
6.0
4.5
3.0
1.5
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
37.0
0
200
400
600
800
Number of cases
(in thousands)
As in 2009, more injury cases were reported in 2010 in health care & social assistance than in any other private industry
sector—615,800 cases—and accounted for 21.2 percent of all injury cases reported among private industry workplaces.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses
by private industry sector, 2010
Manufacturing
41.9
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
47.7
30.9
Health care and social assistance
30.2
Utilities
30.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
2.6
38.1
1.6
22.5
Transportation and warehousing
2.6
18.9
7.3
14.6
Administrative and waste services
6.6
Educational services
12.9
2.2
Real estate and rental and leasing
12.7
2.1
Construction
12.3
Information
11.8
6.2
2.9
Retail trade
10.5
Wholesale trade
10.5
Accommodation and food services
10.3
11.6
5.6
7.4
Management of companies and enterprises
7.7
Finance and insurance
7.2
Mining
6.9
Professional and technical services
6.9
45.0
30.0
15.0
Incidence rate
(per 10,000 full-time workers)
1.3
3.7
0.5
4.7
0
20
40
60
Number of cases
(in thousands)
Manufacturing and health care & social assistance together reported more than half—54.6 percent—of all
private industry illness cases in 2010. The illness rate in manufacturing was highest among all private industry
sectors and more than twice the rate of illnesses nationally (18.1 cases per 10,000 full-time workers).
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011
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Incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work,
job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2010
Transportation and warehousing
2.3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
1.3
1.7
1.1
1.5
Construction
0.6
1.4
Health care and social assistance
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
1.0
1.3
1.0
1.2
Retail trade
Manufacturing
1.1
Wholesale trade
1.1
Administrative and waste services
1.1
Real estate and rental and leasing
1.0
Mining
1.0
Accommodation and food services
1.0
Utilities
1.0
Other services (exc. public administration)
1.0
1.3
1.0
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.9
0.4
0.8
Information
0.3
0.6
Educational services
Management of companies and enterprises
0.4
0.3
Professional and technical services
Finance and insurance
0.2
DJTR rate
0.3
DAFW rate
0.2
0.2 | 0.1
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Manufacturing remained in 2010 as the only private industry sector in which the incidence
rate of cases involving job transfer or restriction exceeded the incidence rate of cases
involving days away from work. This has been the case in manufacturing since 1998.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011
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Number of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work,
job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2010
176.4
Health care and social assistance
Retail trade
131.4
Manufacturing
127.1
Transportation and warehousing
114.8
151.3
89.5
49.1
Construction
75.0
30.4
Accommodation and food services
73.7
37.1
58.1
Wholesale trade
50.7
50.6
Administrative and waste services
Other services (exc. public administration)
128.3
21.8
27.3 | 11.6
Information
19.3 | 7.6
Professional and technical services
18.1 | 10.8
Real estate and rental and leasing
17.0 | 10.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
15.0 | 11.8
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
14.0 | 9.0
Finance and insurance
10.5 | 3.7
Educational services
10.4 | 4.2
Management of companies and enterprises
7.2 | 5.2
Mining
6.9 | 2.9
Utilities
5.7 | 3.9
0
DJTR count
DAFW count
100
200
300
400
Number of cases
(in thousands)
Manufacturing reported the most cases involving job transfer or restriction (DJTR) among
all private industry sectors in 2010 and was once again the only sector in which the
number of DJTR cases exceeded the number of cases involving days away from work.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011
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Industries reporting 100,000 or more nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses,
all ownerships, 2010
Elementary and secondary schools (local govt., NAICS 6111)
249.9
General medical and surgical hospitals
(private industry, NAICS 6221)
5.1
241.7
Food services and drinking places (private industry, NAICS 722)
7.0
194.3
3.3
Specialty trade contractors (private industry, NAICS 238)
132.7
Ambulatory health care services (private industry, NAICS 621)
130.4
4.3
2.8
Administrative and support services (private industry, NAICS 561)
111.2
Nursing care facilities (private industry, NAICS 6231)
110.9
General merchandise stores (private industry, NAICS 452)
109.3
Grocery stores (private industry, NAICS 4451)
2.7
8.6
5.0
100.0
300
200
100
Number of cases
(in thousands)
5.4
0.0
3.5
7.0
10.5
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Nine industries reported 100,000 or more injury and illness cases in 2010. Together
these nine industries combined to account for 35.5 percent of all cases reported
among private industry and state and local government workplaces in 2010.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011
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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases
and employment by ownership, 2010
100%
State government 3.7%
State government 4.7%
Local government 11.1%
Local government 16.4%
75%
Total cases:
3,883,600
Total employment:
124,868,500
50%
Private industry 78.9%
Private industry 85.2%
25%
0%
Cases
Employment
Nearly 8 in 10 nonfatal injury and illness cases reported in 2010 occurred among private industry workplaces which
accounted for 85.2 percent of total employment covered by the SOII. The remaining 21.1 percent of injury and illness
cases occurred among public sector workers who accounted for only 14.8 percent of the employees covered by this survey.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type and ownership, 2010
Private industry
7.0
6.1
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
6.0
5.0
State government
Local government
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
4.6
4.0
3.5
3.5
3.0
2.6
2.4
2.3
2.0
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.1
0.8
1.0
0.8
0.5
0.0
TRC
DART
DAFW
Case type
DJTR
ORC
As in 2009, the rate of total recordable cases (TRC) of injuries and illnesses remained highest among
local government workplaces in 2010 (6.1 cases per 100 full-time employees), compared to state
government (4.6 cases) and private industry (3.5 cases) workplaces. The TRC rate among private
industry workplaces in 2010 was significantly lower than the rate in either state or local government.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by select industry, state government, 2010
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623) 15.1
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
20.0
11.8
Correctional institutions (NAICS 92214)
38.1
7.8
Police protection (NAICS 92212)
32.6
6.7
Colleges and universities (NAICS 6113)
6.3
2.6
18.0
13.5
9.0
4.5
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
32.6
0
10
20
30
40
Number of cases
(in thousands)
National public sector estimates covering more than 4.6 million state government workers are
available for the third consecutive year for 2010. Injury and illness estimates are available for selected
industries within state government and provide for limited comparisons to same industries in local
government or private industry, such as for hospitals or for nursing & residential care facilities.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by industry, local government, 2010
Fire protection (NAICS 92216)
22.5
13.9
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)
11.4
Police protection (NAICS 92212)
7.0
11.1
Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)
47.2
9.6
Transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485)
9.3
7.2
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
13.9
6.9
Water sewage and other systems (NAICS 2213)
37.5
6.2
Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)
9.8
5.1
15.0
10.0
5.0
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
249.9
0
100
200
300
Number of cases
(in thousands)
While the incidence rate was comparatively lower than in other industries, nearly 4 in 10
nonfatal injury and illness cases reported among the 13.8 million local government
workers nationally occurred among elementary and secondary schools workers in 2010.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011
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State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates*
compared to the national rate, private industry, 2010
WA
(4.8)
MT
(5.0)
OR
(3.9)
ND
MN
(3.8)
ID
WY
(4.0)
NV
(3.8)
CA
(3.7)
ME
(5.6)
UT
(3.4)
AZ
(3.3)
SD
NE
(4.2)
CO
WI
(4.3)
KS
(3.7)
OK
(4.0)
NM
(3.7)
IA
(4.4)
MO
(3.4)
AK
(4.5)
MI
(4.2)
PA
IL
(3.3)
OH
IN
(4.1)
KY
(4.2)
WV
(4.4)
TN
(3.7)
AR
(3.3)
MS
TX
(2.7)
NY
(2.7)
AL
(3.5)
GA
(3.1)
VA
(3.1)
VT(5.2)
NH
MA(3.2)
RI
CT(4.0)
NJ(3.2)
DE(3.2)
MD(3.6)
DC(1.9)
NC
(3.1)
SC
(3.1)
LA
(2.7)
FL
(3.4)
HI
(3.9)
State
State
State
State
rate
rate
rate
rate
not available
statistically greater than national rate
not statistically different from national rate
statistically less than national rate
Among the 42 states for which estimates of nonfatal injuries and illnesses are available for 2010, 22 states experienced
a higher incidence of injuries and illnesses than the national rate (3.5 cases per 100 full-time workers); 14 states
experienced a lower rate; and six states had rates that were not statistically 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 2011
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