2011 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.
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates
by case type, private industry, 2003-2011
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
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
2.1
2.1
1.2
2.0
1.9
1.1
0.9
0.9
2007
2008
1.8
1.8
3.5
3.4
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.1
1.1
0.8
0.8
2009
2010
1.7
1.0
0.7
2011
Year
1
Total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates
by employment size, private industry, 2007-2011
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
6.0
5.3
4.9
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
5.0
4.5
4.0
4.7
4.4
4.2
3.8
4.5
4.4
4.1
3.8 3.8
3.4 3.4
3.7
4.0 4.0
3.8
3.2 3.2
3.0
2.0
1.9
1.8 1.8
1.6
1.8
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
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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases
by category of illness, private industry, 2011
100
Poisoning 1.2%
Illnesses 5.2%
Total cases:
3,034,500
Respiratory conditions 8.2%
Hearing loss 11.7%
75
Percent of total cases
Skin diseases 15.7%
50
Injuries 94.8%
Other illnesses 63.3%
25
0
Injuries and illnesses
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
Illnesses
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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by private industry sector, 2011
Health care and social assistance
601.3
Manufacturing
39.1
459.4
Retail trade
47.1
421.9
Accommodation and food services
272.5
9.4
Construction
190.1
5.6
Transportation and warehousing
185.3
8.2
Wholesale trade
168.1
Administrative and waste services
118.1
73.1
2.4
Professional and technical services
68.7
3.6
55.8
Real estate and rental and leasing
49.6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
4.4
6.0
Other services (except public administration)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
11.3
3.1
1.1
46.4 | 2.6
Finance and insurance
38.1 | 4.2
Information
36.8 | 2.4
Educational services
35.7 | 1.8
Management of companies and enterprises
Illnesses
23.2 | 1.5
Utilities
17.2 | 2.1
Mining
16.6 | 0.6
0
100
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)
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by private industry sector, 2011
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
5.5
Health care and social assistance
49.0
5.0
Transportation and warehousing
640.4
4.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
193.5
4.8
Manufacturing
58.9
4.3
506.4
Construction
3.9
Retail trade
3.9
Accommodation and food services
195.7
433.3
3.8
Utilities
281.9
3.5
Wholesale trade
19.3
3.2
Real estate and rental and leasing
172.5
3.0
Administrative and waste services
50.8
2.7
Other services (except public administration)
124.1
2.6
Mining
75.5
2.2
Educational services
17.2
2.1
Information
37.4
1.6
Management of companies and enterprises
39.2
1.4
Professional and technical services
24.7
1.0
Finance and insurance
72.3
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
42.3
0
200
400
600
800
Number of cases
(in thousands)
5
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries
by private industry sector, 2011
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
5.2
46.4
Health care and social assistance
4.7
Transportation and warehousing
4.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
601.3
185.3
4.5
Manufacturing
55.8
3.9
Construction
3.8
Retail trade
3.8
Accommodation and food services
459.4
190.1
421.9
3.7
272.5
Utilities
3.1
Wholesale trade
3.1
Real estate and rental and leasing
17.2
168.1
3.0
Administrative and waste services
49.6
2.6
Other services (except public administration)
118.1
2.5
Mining
73.1
2.2
Educational services
16.6
2.0
Information
35.7
1.5
Management of companies and enterprises
36.8
1.3
Professional and technical services
23.2
1.0
Finance and insurance
68.7
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
38.1
0
225
450
675
Number of cases
(in thousands)
6
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses
by private industry sector, 2011
Manufacturing
40.4
Utilities
47.1
38.3
Health care and social assistance
2.1
30.5
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
39.1
29.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
2.6
25.1
Transportation and warehousing
3.1
20.8
8.2
Administrative and waste services
13.1
Accommodation and food services
12.8
Construction
6.0
9.4
11.1
5.6
Retail trade
10.2
11.3
Information
10.1
2.4
Educational services
10.0
1.8
Management of companies and enterprises
8.4
Finance and insurance
8.2
4.2
Wholesale trade
8.2
4.4
Other services (except public administration)
8.1
Mining
7.9
Real estate and rental and leasing
1.5
2.4
0.6
6.9
Professional and technical services
1.1
5.2
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
3.6
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, 2011
Transportation and warehousing
2.2
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
1.1
1.8
Construction
1.3
1.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
1.3
Health care and social assistance
1.3
Wholesale trade
1.1
Manufacturing
1.1
Retail trade
1.1
Administrative and waste services
1.1
Real estate and rental and leasing
1.1
Accommodation and food services
1.0
Utilities
1.0
Mining
0.9
Other services (except public administration)
0.9
1.0
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.3
Information
0.6
0.3
Professional and technical services
0.3
Finance and insurance
1.0
1.2
0.6
0.4
0.9
0.9
Educational services
Management of companies and enterprises
0.7
Days of job transfer or restriction only cases rate
0.2
Days away from work cases rate
0.1
0.2 | 0.1
0.0
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, 2011
Health care and social assistance
172.0
Manufacturing
130.0
Retail trade
127.4
Transportation and warehousing
122.1
145.4
113.7
88.2
42.4
Construction
73.6
32.5
Accommodation and food services
70.8
37.3
Wholesale trade
57.3
Administrative and waste services
46.1
48.3
Other services (except public administration)
21.2
26.9
Real estate and rental and leasing
11.9
18.7 | 10.7
Professional and technical services
18.3 | 8.6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
16.3 | 11.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
16.0 | 11.4
Information
14.1 | 7.6
Educational services
10.7 | 4.8
Finance and insurance
9.8 | 2.9
Mining
7.1 | 3.5
Management of companies and enterprises
6.8 | 4.2
Utilities
5.7 | 4.7
0
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
Days of job transfer or restriction only cases count
Days away from work cases count
100
200
300
Number of cases
(in thousands)
9
Selected industries reporting 100,000 or more nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses,
all ownerships, 2011
Elementary and secondary schools (Local govt., NAICS 6111)
249.4
General medical and surgical hospitals (Private industry, NAICS 6221)
5.0
238.1
Food services and drinking places (Private industry, NAICS 722)
6.8
213.0
3.6
Ambulatory health care services (Private industry, NAICS 621)
128.2
Specialty trade contractors (Private industry, NAICS 238)
127.5
2.7
4.1
Administrative and support services (Private industry, NAICS 561)
106.5
Nursing care facilities (Private industry, NAICS 6231)
105.7
General merchandise stores (Private industry, NAICS 452)
101.2
300
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
200
2.5
100
Number of cases
(in thousands)
8.2
4.6
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, 2011
100
State government 3.6%
State government 4.8%
Local government 10.9%
Local government 16.5%
75
Percent
Total cases:
3,857,700
Total employment:
126,548,000*
50
Private industry 85.5%
Private industry 78.7%
25
0
Cases
Employment
* Total employment is the 2011 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, 2011
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
4.7
4.0
3.5
3.4
3.0
2.6
2.4
2.3
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.0
1.0
0.0
1.9
0.7
TRC
DART
DAFW
0.5
DJTR
0.7
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, 2011
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)
13.1
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
17.3
9.2
Public administration (NAICS 92)
28.5
5.0
Construction (NAICS 23)
90.0
3.8
Colleges and universities (NAICS 6113)
2.6
2.6
31.5 28.0 24.5 21.0 17.5 14.0 10.5 7.0
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
3.5
29.8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Number of cases
(in thousands)
13
80
90
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by selected industry, local government, 2011
Fire protection (NAICS 92216)
13.5
Police protection (NAICS 92212)
23.8
11.1
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)
46.4
10.2
Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)
6.3
8.8
Transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485)
8.7
7.4
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
13.9
6.8
Water sewage and other systems (NAICS 2213)
36.8
6.1
Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)
9.4
5.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015
249.4
0
100
200
300
Number of cases
(in thousands)
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State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates
compared to the national rate*, private industry, 2011
WA
(4.9)
MT
(5.0)
OR
(3.8)
MN
(3.7)
ID
WY
(3.6)
NV
(3.9)
CA
(3.5)
ME
(5.7)
ND
UT
(3.6)
AZ
(3.2)
SD
NE
(3.9)
CO
NM
(4.2)
KS
(3.9)
OK
(3.9)
TX
(2.7)
AK
(4.5)
WI
(4.2)
IA
(4.3)
MO
(3.4)
IL
(3.2)
NY
(2.9)
MI
(3.8)
PA
(4.1)
OH
IN
(4.2)
KY
(4.2)
WV
(3.9)
TN
(3.5)
AR
(3.4)
MS
AL
(3.7)
VA
(2.9)
VT(5.0)
NH
MA(3.2)
RI
CT(4.5)
NJ(3.0)
DE(2.9)
MD(3.0)
DC(1.9)
NC
(3.1)
SC
(3.3)
GA
(2.9)
LA
(2.5)
FL
HI
(3.5)
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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