2012 SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & ILLNESSES
SUMMARY ESTIMATES CHARTS PACKAGE
February 5, 2015
Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Data Error
BLS identified data processing errors that impacted previously published national-level estimates from the 2011 and 2012 Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. These estimates were corrected and republished in November 2014. More information on the data
correction and revised estimates can be found at http://www.bls.gov/bls/errata/iif_errata_1014.htm.
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates
by case type, private industry, 2003-2012
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
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.2
1.1
0.9
0.9
2007
2008
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
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
0.7
2009
2010
2011
2012
Year
1
Total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates
by employment size, private industry, 2008-2012
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
4.9
5.0
4.5
4.4
4.4
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
4.2 4.2
4.0
4.1
3.8 3.8
3.7
4.0 4.0
3.8
3.6
3.7
3.4 3.4
3.2 3.2
3.1
3.0
2.0
1.8 1.8
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.0
0.0
1-10 employees
11-49 employees
50-249 employees
250-999 employees
1,000+ employees
Employment Size
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
2
Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases
by category of illness, private industry, 2012
100
Poisoning 1.2%
Illnesses 5.2%
Total cases:
3,027,600
Respiratory conditions 8.6%
Hearing loss 11.8%
75
Percent of total cases
Skin diseases 15.0%
50
Injuries 94.8%
Other illnesses 63.3%
25
0
Injuries and illnesses
NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
Illnesses
3
Distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by private industry sector, 2012
Health care and social assistance
594.1
Manufacturing
36.2
458.1
Retail trade
45.7
433.4
Accommodation and food services
279.4
Transportation and warehousing
189.0
Construction
184.5
Wholesale trade
128.3
Other services (except public administration)
70.7
Professional and technical services
62.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
54.6
4.4
6.2
6.6
3.1
4.2
2.9
Real estate and rental and leasing
48.7 | 2.1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
47.1 | 2.9
Finance and insurance
8.6
8.2
171.0
Administrative and waste services
13.2
35.2 | 4.2
Educational services
33.0 | 1.7
Information
32.9 | 2.2
Management of companies and enterprises
18.8 | 1.2
Mining
17.1 | 0.7
Utilities
13.3 | 1.8
0
100
Illnesses
Injuries
200
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
300
400
500
600
700
Number of cases
(in thousands)
4
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by private industry sector, 2012
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
5.5
Transportation and warehousing
50.1
4.9
Health care and social assistance
197.1
4.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
630.3
4.6
Manufacturing
57.5
4.2
Retail trade
503.8
4.0
Accommodation and food services
446.5
3.8
Construction
288.0
3.7
Wholesale trade
188.9
3.2
177.2
Administrative and waste services
2.9
Real estate and rental and leasing
2.9
Utilities
134.9
50.8
2.8
Other services (except public administration)
15.2
2.5
Mining
73.9
2.1
Educational services
17.8
1.9
Information
34.6
1.4
Management of companies and enterprises
35.0
1.1
Professional and technical services
20.0
0.9
Finance and insurance
66.5
0.8
6.0
4.5
3.0
1.5
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
39.5
0
200
400
600
800
Number of cases
(in thousands)
5
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries
by private industry sector, 2012
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
5.2
Transportation and warehousing
47.1
4.7
Health care and social assistance
189.0
4.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
594.1
4.4
Manufacturing
54.6
3.9
Retail trade
458.1
3.8
Accommodation and food services
433.4
3.7
Construction
279.4
3.6
Wholesale trade
184.5
3.1
Real estate and rental and leasing
171.0
2.8
Administrative and waste services
48.7
2.7
Other services (except public administration)
2.4
Utilities
2.4
Mining
128.3
70.7
13.3
2.0
Educational services
17.1
1.8
Information
33.0
1.3
Management of companies and enterprises
32.9
1.0
Professional and technical services
18.8
0.9
Finance and insurance
62.3
0.7
6.0
4.0
2.0
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
35.2
0
225
450
675
Number of cases
(in thousands)
6
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses
by private industry sector, 2012
Manufacturing
38.4
Utilities
45.7
33.8
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
1.8
32.2
Health care and social assistance
2.9
27.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
36.2
23.5
Transportation and warehousing
2.9
20.2
Administrative and waste services
8.2
14.0
Real estate and rental and leasing
6.6
12.4
2.1
Retail trade
11.7
Accommodation and food services
11.3
Wholesale trade
11.3
Other services (except public administration)
13.2
8.6
6.2
10.6
Educational services
3.1
9.3
1.7
Information
8.7
Construction
8.5
Mining
8.4
Finance and insurance
8.2
Management of companies and enterprises
2.2
4.4
0.7
4.2
6.6
Professional and technical services
1.2
5.7
45.0
30.0
15.0
Incidence rate
(per 10,000 full-time workers)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
4.2
0
20
40
60
Number of cases
(in thousands)
7
Incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work,
job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2012
Transportation and warehousing
2.2
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
1.1
2.0
Construction
1.3
1.5
0.6
Health care and social assistance
1.3
1.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
1.3
1.0
Manufacturing
1.1
Wholesale trade
1.1
Administrative and waste services
1.1
Retail trade
1.1
Real estate and rental and leasing
1.0
Accommodation and food services
1.0
1.3
0.9
0.6
1.0
0.6
0.5
Mining
0.9
0.4
Other services (except public administration)
0.9
0.4
Utilities
0.8
Educational services
0.6
Information
0.6
Management of companies and enterprises
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.2
Professional and technical services
0.2 | 0.1
Finance and insurance
0.2 | 0.1
0.0
Days of job transfer or restriction only cases rate
0.2
Days away from work cases rate
1.0
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
2.0
3.0
4.0
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
8
Number of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work,
job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2012
Health care and social assistance
169.1
Retail trade
127.0
Manufacturing
125.4
Transportation and warehousing
125.0
111.7
153.4
90.2
Accommodation and food services
75.6
Construction
75.2
Wholesale trade
45.6
40.5
30.2
58.1
Administrative and waste services
48.3
52.0
Other services (except public administration)
26.2
27.3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
12.3
17.9 | 12.2
Real estate and rental and leasing
17.5 | 10.4
Professional and technical services
16.3 | 9.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
15.7 | 13.0
Information
15.2 | 5.3
Educational services
10.0 | 4.7
Finance and insurance
8.9 | 3.5
Mining
7.4 | 3.6
Management of companies and enterprises
5.5 | 4.4
Utilities
Days of job transfer or restriction only cases count
Days away from work cases count
4.4 | 3.4
0
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
100
200
300
Number of cases
(in thousands)
9
Selected industries reporting 100,000 or more nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses,
all ownerships, 2012
Elementary and secondary schools (Local govt., NAICS 6111)
250.7
General medical and surgical hospitals (Private industry, NAICS 6221)
5.2
231.1
Food services and drinking places (Private industry, NAICS 722)
6.5
213.2
3.4
Ambulatory health care services (Private industry, NAICS 621)
126.8
Specialty trade contractors (Private industry, NAICS 238)
123.2
General merchandise stores (Private industry, NAICS 452)
118.3
Administrative and support services (Private industry, NAICS 561)
115.4
Nursing care facilities (Private industry, NAICS 6231)
2.6
3.9
5.3
2.7
101.2
300
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
200
100
Number of cases
(in thousands)
7.9
0.0
3.5
7.0
10.5
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
10
Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases
and employment by ownership, 2012
100
State government 3.5%
State government 4.6%
Local government 10.6%
Local government 16.2%
75
Percent
Total cases:
3,820,800
Total employment:
128,875,700*
50
Private industry 79.2%
Private industry 85.9%
25
0
Cases
Employment
* Total employment is the 2012 annual average from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type and ownership, 2012
Private industry
7.0
6.1
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
6.0
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
5.0
4.4
4.0
3.6
3.4
3.0
2.5
2.3
2.1
2.0
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.6
1.0
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.4
0.0
TRC
DART
DAFW
DJTR
ORC
Case type
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by select industry, state government, 2012
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623) 13.6
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
16.9
9.2
Correctional institutions (NAICS 92214)
27.4
8.8
35.4
Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)
4.5
Colleges and universities (NAICS 6113)
3.2
2.3
14.0
10.5
7.0
3.5
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
28.4
0
10
20
30
Number of cases
(in thousands)
13
40
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by selected industry, local government, 2012
Police protection (NAICS 92212)
11.8
Fire protection (NAICS 92216)
49.8
11.2
Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)
21.3
10.3
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)
9.0
9.6
Transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485)
6.0
7.1
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
13.4
6.2
Water sewage and other systems (NAICS 2213)
33.1
5.9
Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)
9.0
5.2
15.0
10.0
250.7
5.0
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
0
100
200
300
Number of cases
(in thousands)
14
State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates
compared to the national rate*, private industry, 2012
WA
(4.8)
MT
(5.0)
OR
(3.9)
MN
(3.8)
ID
WY
(3.5)
NV
(4.1)
CA
(3.5)
ME
(5.6)
ND
UT
(3.4)
AZ
(3.2)
SD
NE
(3.9)
CO
NM
(3.9)
KS
(3.6)
OK
(3.6)
TX
(2.7)
AK
(4.6)
WI
(4.0)
IA
(4.5)
MO
(3.3)
IL
(3.2)
NY
(2.5)
MI
(4.0)
IN
(3.9)
OH
(3.2)
KY
(4.1)
TN
(3.5)
AR
(3.2)
MS
AL
(3.3)
PA
(3.9)
WV
(4.1)
GA
(2.8)
VA
(2.7)
VT(5.0)
NH
MA(3.1)
RI
CT(3.9)
NJ(3.1)
DE(2.8)
MD(3.1)
DC(1.6)
NC
(2.9)
SC
(3.0)
LA
(2.3)
FL
HI
(3.8)
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
* The national private industry total recordable case (TRC) incidence rate was 3.4 per 100 full-time workers.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
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