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The Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program provides annual information on the rate and
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number of work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatal injuries, and how these statistics vary by
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Median days away from work: 8 in 2016
https://www.bls.gov/rda/home.htm.
Cases involving sprains, strains, tears: 317,530 in 2016
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Cases involving injuries to the back: 154,180 in 2016
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Cases involving falls, slips, trips: 229,240 in 2016
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Cases involving days away from work: 892,300 in 2016
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Total recordable cases: 2,857,400 in 2016
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Total fatal injuries (all sectors): 5,190 in 2016
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Roadway incidents (all sectors): 1,252 in 2016
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Falls, slips, trips (all sectors): 849 in 2016 Homicides (all sectors): 500 in 2016
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FEATURED DATA PRODUCTS Nonfatal injury and illness rates by industry
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A description of how the Occupational Safety and Health Statistics program has evolved to offer more accurate and complete data on occupational injuries and illnesses. Read More BLS REPORTS
A pilot study of job-transfer or work-restriction cases, 2011–2013 This report presents data that led to employees being transferred to another job or restricted from their normal duties. Read More
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Total of 5,190 fatal work injuries in 2016, highest since 2008 12/19/2017 A total of 5,190 workers died from a work-related injury in the U.S. in 2016, the highest annual figure since 2008. The fatal injury rate was 3.6 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers, the highest since 2010. HTML | PDF | RSS | Charts
Employer-reported injury and illness rate declined to 2.9 cases per 100 workers in 2016 11/09/2017 Nearly 2.9 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2016 included 892,300 severe cases requiring days away from work. The count (118,050 cases) and rate (94.9 cases per 10,000 full-time workers) of severe cases fell in manufacturing but was unchanged for overall private industry. HTML | PDF | RSS
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Calculator Customized Industry Rate Tool Injury and Illness Allows users to calculate injury and illness incidence rates for their specific establishment or firm and to compare them with the averages for the Nation, for States, and for the industry in which the establishment is found.
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More Tools Series Report—Already know the series identifier for the statistic you want? Use this shortcut to retrieve your data. Flat files (FTP)—For those who want it all. Download a flat file of the entire database or large subset of the database. Search for those tables and articles that have a specific word or phrase included in their titles. Much of our data are already included in tables and articles. All IIF Databases »
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Recordkeeping, standards, and forms The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for the administration and interpretation of issues related to record keeping and safety standards. Here are links to assist you with these subjects: OSHA home page Record keeping (including the revised forms for January 2004)
Other Useful Links Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - information related to safety and health issues in coal, metal, and non-metal mining industries The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - a government organization that is part of the HHS. National Safety Council (NSC) - a quasi government organization that was created by Act of Congress and publishes data related to safety, injuries, and fatalities that are both workrelated and non-work related. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - a government organization that is part of DOT. SIC (Standard industrial classification) Manual NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)
What BLS does not have We consider data provided by individual companies to be confidential and not for public release. Costs are not available from the BLS Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities statistical program.
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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) Staff members of the IIF program within the Office of Safety, Health and Working Conditions are available Monday through Friday for your assistance. Telephone: (202) 691-6170 Fax: (202) 691-6196 or (202) 691-7862 E-mail: Staff Written inquiries should be directed to: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Office of Safety, Health and Working Conditions Postal Square Building - Suite 3180 2 Massachusetts Ave., NE Washington, D.C. 20212
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