2014 SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & ILLNESSES
SUMMARY ESTIMATES CHARTS PACKAGE
October 29, 2015
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates
by case type, private industry, 2003-2014
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
5.0
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
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
1.0
2005
2.3
2.1
1.3
1.0
2006
2.1
2.1
1.2
2.0
1.9
1.1
0.9
0.9
2007
2008
3.5
3.4
3.4
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.1
1.7
1.1
1.0
1.6
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.7
2009
2010
2011
3.3
3.2
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.0
1.5
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.7
2012
2013
2014
Year
The total recordable cases (TRC) incidence rate among private industry employers declined to 3.2 cases per 100 full-time workers in
2014—down from 3.3 cases in 2013. Incidence rates for other recordable cases (ORC) declined to 1.5 cases per 100 full-time workers
in 2014—down from 1.6 cases in 2013. Incidence rates for all other case types remained unchanged in 2014 compared to 2013.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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Total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates
by employment size, private industry, 2010-2014
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
5.0
4.4
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
4.2
4.2
4.0
4.0
3.2
3.2
3.9
4.0
3.8
3.7
3.8
3.6
3.7
3.5
3.6
3.5
3.3
3.1
3.1
2.9
3.0
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.5
1.0
0.0
1-10 employees
11-49 employees
50-249 employees
250-999 employees
1,000+ employees
Employment Size
The total recordable cases incidence rate declined in 2014 among each individual establishment size, compared
to 2013. Mid-size establishments (those employing between 50 and 249 workers) reported the highest rate of
injury or illness cases by establishment size in 2014, while small establishments (those employing fewer than 11
workers) experienced the lowest rate of injury or illness cases compared to establishments of other sizes.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases
by category of illness, private industry, 2014
Poisoning 1%
100
Illnesses 4.9%
Total cases:
2,953,500
Respiratory conditions 8.4%
Hearing loss 12.7%
75
Percent
Skin diseases 15.2%
50
Injuries 95.1%
Other illnesses 62.7%
25
0
Injuries and illnesses
Illnesses
Nonfatal occupational injuries accounted for the overwhelming majority (95.1 percent) of cases reported by private industry
employers in 2014, with illnesses accounting for the remaining 4.9 percent of cases. Most illness cases (62.7 percent) fall in
to the “Other illnesses” category, which includes such things as repetitive motion cases and systemic diseases and disorders.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by private industry sector, 2014
Health care and social assistance
575.0
Manufacturing
37.4
440.5
Retail trade
42.8
404.9
Accommodation and food services
275.4
7.4
Construction
196.3
4.6
Transportation and warehousing
193.8
7.7
Wholesale trade
159.7
Administrative and waste services
123.3
Other services (except public administration)
72.5
11.2
3.4
6.0
2.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
52.0
2.7
Real estate and rental and leasing
49.6
1.6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
49.4
3.0
Educational services
37.0 | 1.5
Information
33.2 | 2.1
Finance and insurance
32.5 | 2.3
Management of companies and enterprises
20.2 | 0.9
Illnesses
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
17.0 | 0.8
Injuries
Utilities
12.1 | 1.3
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Number of cases
(in thousands)
In 2014, injuries accounted for the majority of cases reported among individual industry sectors.
Illnesses accounted for only a small fraction of cases reported in each industry sector.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by private industry sector, 2014
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
5.5
Transportation and warehousing
52.4
4.8
Health care and social assistance
201.5
4.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
612.5
4.2
Manufacturing
54.7
4.0
483.3
Construction
3.6
Retail trade
3.6
Accommodation and food services
200.9
416.1
3.5
282.8
Real estate and rental and leasing
2.9
Wholesale trade
2.9
Administrative and waste services
51.1
163.1
2.6
Other services (except public administration)
129.3
2.5
Utilities
74.8
2.4
Educational services
13.4
2.1
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
38.5
2.0
Information
17.9
1.4
Management of companies and enterprises
35.3
1.0
Professional and technical services
21.1
0.9
Finance and insurance
69.9
0.7
6.0
4.5
3.0
1.5
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
34.8
0
200
400
600
800
Number of cases
(in thousands)
Approximately 1 in 5 cases reported by private industry employers in 2014 occurred in healthcare and social assistance
industries. More than half (51.2 percent) of all nonfatal injury and illness cases reported among private industry establishments
in 2014 occurred in only three industry sectors —health care and social assistance, manufacturing, and retail trade.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries
by private industry sector, 2014
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
5.2
Transportation and warehousing
49.4
4.6
Health care and social assistance
193.8
4.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
575.0
4.0
Manufacturing
52.0
3.6
Construction
3.5
Retail trade
3.5
Accommodation and food services
440.5
196.3
404.9
3.4
Wholesale trade
275.4
2.9
Real estate and rental and leasing
159.7
2.8
Administrative and waste services
49.6
2.5
Other services (except public administration)
123.3
2.4
Utilities
72.5
2.2
Educational services
12.1
2.0
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
37.0
1.9
Information
17.0
1.3
Management of companies and enterprises
33.2
1.0
Professional and technical services
20.2
0.9
Finance and insurance
65.2
0.6
6.0
4.0
2.0
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
32.5
0
225
450
675
Number of cases
(in thousands)
More nonfatal injury cases were reported in the health care and social assistance industry sector (575,000)—which
includes establishments such as hospitals, residential care facilities, and more—than in any other private industry
sector in 2014, accounting for 20.5 percent of all injury cases reported among private industry workplaces.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses
by private industry sector, 2014
Manufacturing
35.0
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
42.8
31.1
Health care and social assistance
3.0
27.6
Utilities
37.4
23.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
1.3
20.5
Transportation and warehousing
2.7
18.4
Administrative and waste services
7.7
12.2
6.0
Retail trade
9.7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
9.3
Accommodation and food services
9.2
Real estate and rental and leasing
8.8
1.6
Information
8.4
2.1
Construction
8.2
Educational services
8.0
Other services (except public administration)
7.5
Wholesale trade
11.2
0.8
7.4
4.6
1.5
2.3
6.2
Management of companies and enterprises
4.4
Finance and insurance
4.2
45.0
30.0
15.0
Incidence rate
(per 10,000 full-time workers)
3.4
0.9
2.3
0
20
40
60
Number of cases
(in thousands)
The manufacturing and health care and social assistance industry sectors together reported more than
half (55.8 percent) of all private industry illness cases in 2014. While agriculture, forestry, fishing and
hunting had an overall nonfatal occupational illness rate of 31.1, employers reported 3,000 cases in 2014.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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Incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work,
job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2014
Transportation and warehousing
2.3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
1.2
1.8
Construction
1.5
1.3
0.6
Health care and social assistance
1.2
0.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
1.2
0.9
Administrative and waste services
1.1
Wholesale trade
1.1
Retail trade
1.0
Manufacturing
1.0
Real estate and rental and leasing
0.9
Other services (except public administration)
0.9
Accommodation and food services
0.9
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
0.9
1.0
1.2
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.8
Utilities
0.5
0.4
0.7
0.6
Educational services
0.6
0.2
Information
0.6
0.2
Professional and technical services
0.3
Management of companies and enterprises
0.3
Finance and insurance
Days of job transfer or restriction only cases rate
0.1
Days away from work cases rate
0.2
0.2 | 0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Manufacturing remained the only private industry sector in which the incidence rate of cases involving job transfer or
restriction only exceeded the incidence rate of cases involving days away from work in 2014. In this sector, the rate of job
transfer or restriction only cases has exceeded the rate of cases involving days away from work every year since 1998.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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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, 2014
Health care and social assistance
164.4
Manufacturing
124.2
126.0
Retail trade
148.5
120.6
Transportation and warehousing
112.9
95.0
Accommodation and food services
75.1
Construction
74.5
Wholesale trade
49.3
40.4
35.6
59.2
Administrative and waste services
48.6
52.8
Other services (except public administration)
24.7
25.9
Professional and technical services
11.6
19.4 | 8.3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
17.0 | 14.2
Real estate and rental and leasing
16.3 | 10.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
15.8 | 11.5
Information
15.7 | 5.0
Educational services
11.5 | 4.5
Finance and insurance
10.0 | 2.6
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
7.7 | 3.7
Management of companies and enterprises
5.5 | 4.5
Utilities
Days of job transfer or restriction only cases count
Days away from work cases count
3.8 | 3.2
0
100
200
300
Number of cases
(in thousands)
Employers in manufacturing reported the most job transfer or restriction only (DJTR) cases (148,500) among all private industry sectors in
2014 and was the only sector in which the number of reported DJTR cases exceeded the number of cases involving days away from work
(DAFW). More DAFW cases were reported in health care and social assistance (164,400) than among any other private industry sector in 2014.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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Selected industries reporting 100,000 or more nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses,
all ownerships, 2014
General medical and surgical hospitals (Private industry, NAICS 6221)
222.3
Elementary and secondary schools (Local govt., NAICS 6111)
6.2
217.3
Restaurants and other eating places (Private industry, NAICS 72251)
4.2
192.1
Nursing and residential care facilities (Private industry, NAICS 623)
3.2
177.0
Specialty trade contractors (Private industry, NAICS 238)
7.1
132.9
Ambulatory health care services (Private industry, NAICS 621)
3.8
124.3
Administrative and support services (Private industry, NAICS 561)
109.3
General merchandise stores (Private industry, NAICS 452)
107.8
300
200
2.4
2.4
4.8
100
Number of cases
(in thousands)
0.0
3.5
7.0
10.5
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Eight industries reported 100,000 or more injury and illness cases in 2014. Combined
these eight industries alone accounted for more than one-third (34.9 percent) of all cases
reported among private industry and state and local government workplaces in 2014.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases
and employment by ownership, 2014
100
State government 3.4%
State government 4.4%
Local government 10.3%
Local government 15.2%
75
Percent
Total cases:
3,675,800
Total employment:
133,884,000*
50
Private industry 80.3%
Private industry 86.3%
Cases
Employment
25
0
Approximately 8 in 10 nonfatal injury and illness cases reported in 2014 occurred among private industry workplaces, which
accounted for 86.3 percent of total employment. In comparison, local and state government workers combined incurred a
disproportionately higher percentage (19.6 percent) of injuries and illnesses relative to their 13.7 percent share of the workforce.
* Total employment is the 2014 annual average from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type and ownership, 2014
Private industry
6.0
State government
Local government
5.4
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
4.1
4.0
3.2
3.0
3.0
2.3
2.1
2.0
2.0
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.5
1.0
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.4
0.0
TRC
DART
DAFW
DJTR
ORC
Case type
Continuing a trend since 2008, the rate of total recordable cases (TRC) of injuries and illnesses remained highest among local government
workplaces in 2014 (5.4 cases per 100 full-time employees), compared to state government (4.1 cases) and private industry (3.2 cases)
workplaces. The rate for more serious injury and illness cases—those requiring days away from work (DAFW)—were higher for local
government (1.7 cases per 100 full-time employees) and state government (1.7 cases), than for private industry (1.0 case) in 2014.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by select industry, state government, 2014
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623) 12.6
15.0
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
8.7
Correctional institutions (NAICS 92214)
25.5
8.2
Police protection (NAICS 92212)
32.6
6.9
7.6
Colleges, universities, and professional schools (NAICS 6113)
14.0
2.1
10.5
7.0
3.5
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
26.4
0
10
20
30
40
Number of cases
(in thousands)
National public sector estimates covering more than 4.5 million state government workers are available for the seventh consecutive year for 2014.
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. For example, rates observed for hospitals or for nursing and residential care facilities may differ significantly
between private industry and local government as a result of different types of facilities that are more prevalent in one compared to the other.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by industry, local government, 2014
Fire protection (NAICS 92216)
12.1
Police protection (NAICS 92212)
21.2
10.6
Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)
44.3
8.6
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)
8.5
7.4
Transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485)
4.2
7.1
13.7
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
5.7
Water sewage and other systems (NAICS 2213)
5.5
Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)
30.3
8.4
4.2
15.0
10.0
5.0
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
217.3
0
100
200
300
Number of cases
(in thousands)
While the incidence rate among local elementary and secondary schools workers was 4.2 cases
per 100 full-time workers, these workers incurred 38.8 percent of all nonfatal injury and illness
cases reported among the nearly 13.8 million local government workers nationally in 2014.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates
compared to the national rate, private industry, 2014
WA
(4.6)
MT
(4.5)
OR
(3.9)
MN
(3.6)
ID
WY
(3.5)
NV
(4.0)
CA
(3.4)
ME
(5.3)
ND
UT
(3.2)
AZ
(3.0)
SD
KS
(3.4)
OK
NM
(3.2)
TX
(2.4)
AK
(3.9)
IA
(3.9)
NE
(3.5)
CO
WI
(3.9)
MO
(3.2)
IL
(2.8)
NY
(2.5)
MI
(3.6)
OH
(2.9)
IN
(3.8)
KY
(3.7)
PA
(3.7)
WV
(4.0)
TN
(3.2)
AR
(2.6)
MS
AL
(2.9)
GA
(2.9)
VA
(2.7)
VT(5.0)
NH
MA(2.7)
RI
CT(3.5)
NJ(2.9)
DE(2.6)
MD(3.1)
DC(1.6)
NC
(2.7)
SC
(2.8)
LA
(2.0)
FL
HI
(3.7)
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
PR
Private industry and public sector estimates are available individually for 41 participating states and for the District of Columbia for
2014. The private industry injury and illness rate was statistically higher in 19 states than the national rate of 3.2 cases per 100 fulltime workers, lower in 14 states and in the District of Columbia, and not statistically different in 8 states. Caution should be taken when
comparing rates among different states as some differences can be attributed to different industry composition within each state.
Note: Incidence rate is the total recordable case (TRC) incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015
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