(The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Archived articles from The Editor's Desk—
Occupational safety and health

• Homicides in retail trade, 2003–2008 (01/04/2012)
• Fatal occupational injuries in retail trade, 2003–2008 (12/13/2011)
• Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work in 2010 (11/17/2011)
• Private industry workplace injuries and illnesses decline in 2010 (10/26/2011)
• Fatal occupational injuries by incident in 2010 (08/30/2011)
• Fatal occupational injuries in 2010 (08/29/2011)
• Workplace fatalities in mining, 2004–2008 (08/01/2011)
• Number and incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by occupation, 2009 (07/13/2011)
• Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses among food and beverage servers in 2008 (04/01/2011)
• Nonfatal injuries and illnesses in State and local government industries, 2008 (03/03/2011)
• Workplace injuries involving the eyes, 2008 (03/02/2011)
• Fatal occupational injuries among volunteer workers, 2003–07 (12/30/2010)
• Fatal occupational injuries at road construction sites, 1995–2007 (12/08/2010)
• Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work decrease in 2009 (11/18/2010)
• Private industry workplace injuries and illnesses decline in 2009 (10/28/2010)
• Fatal occupational injuries in 2009 (08/24/2010)
• Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work for State government and local government workers, 2008 (03/04/2010)
• Injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work by age in 2008 (12/02/2009)
• Illnesses and injuries among State and local government workers in 2008 (11/04/2009)
• Declines in occupational illnesses and injuries in 2008 (11/03/2009)
• Types of fatal occupational injuries in 2008 (08/27/2009)
• Fatal work injuries in 2008 (08/24/2009)
• Occupational injuries and illnesses, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands (12/29/2008)
• Musculoskeletal disorders and days away from work in 2007 (12/02/2008)
• Jobs with most injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work (12/01/2008)
• Injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work by age in 2007 (11/21/2008)
• Workplace injury and illness rates by industry in 2007 (10/27/2008)
• Injury and illness rate down again in 2007 (10/24/2008)
• On-the-job fatalities due to falls in 2007 (08/28/2008)
• Workplace homicides in 2007 (08/26/2008)
• Fatal work injuries in 2007 (08/21/2008)
• Coal mining fatalities (07/03/2008)
• Distribution of days away from work due to workplace injuries and illnesses, 2006 (11/27/2007)
• Injuries and illness resulting in days away from work by age in 2006 (11/09/2007)
• Occupational injuries and illnesses and establishment size (10/26/2007)
• Decline in injuries and illnesses rates continued in 2006 (10/17/2007)
• Railroad-related work fatalities (09/13/2007)
• Fatal on-the-job highway incidents in 2006 (09/06/2007)
• Age and fatal work injuries in 2006 (08/20/2007)
• Workplace homicides declined in 2006 (08/14/2007)
• Fatal work injuries in 2006 (08/10/2007)
• Workplace injuries and illnesses among mechanics (05/30/2007)
• Sprains and strains again most common workplace injury (11/20/2006)
• Workplace violence prevention programs and policies (10/31/2006)
• Workplace violence in 2005 (10/30/2006)
• Incidence rates of nonfatal occupational illnesses by industry, 2005 (10/25/2006)
• Injuries and illnesses rates down again in 2005 (10/20/2006)
• Hurricanes and workplace fatalities, 2005 (08/15/2006)
• Fatal work injuries in 2005 (08/11/2006)
• Workplace injuries and illnesses among nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (07/03/2006)
• Distribution of days away from work due to workplace injuries and illnesses, 2004 (12/20/2005)
• Age and injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work, 2004 (12/14/2005)
• Workplace fatalities among Asian workers (12/01/2005)
• Injury and illness rate up in the utilities industry (11/28/2005)
• Injury and illness rates down in 2004 (11/22/2005)
• Age, on-the-job injuries and illnesses, and days away from work (11/15/2005)
• Fatal on-the-job highway incidents in 2004 (09/20/2005)
• Fatal work injuries by occupation in 2004 (09/13/2005)
• Workplace homicides declined in 2004 (09/01/2005)
• Age and fatal work injuries in 2004 (08/30/2005)
• Fatal work injuries in 2004 (08/26/2005)
• Length of work absences due to injuries and illnesses, 2003 (04/07/2005)
• Sprains and strains most common workplace injury (04/01/2005)
• Injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work, 2003 (03/31/2005)
• Comparing old and new statistics on workplace injuries and illnesses (01/25/2005)
• On-the-job fatalities at road construction sites (01/04/2005)
• Days away from work, job transfer, or restriction due to injuries and illnesses, 2003 (01/03/2005)
• Occupational injuries and illnesses by industry, 2003 (12/15/2004)
• Multiple-fatality rate highest in government (12/14/2004)
• Lost-worktime injuries and illnesses by day of week, 2002 (12/03/2004)
• Work-related multiple-fatality incidents, 1995-99 (11/24/2004)
• Fatal work injuries from accidental gunshot wounds (10/28/2004)
• Fatal work injuries by occupation, 2003 (10/08/2004)
• Fatal on-the-job injuries by age in 2003 (10/06/2004)
• Fatal occupational injuries by industry, 2003 (09/30/2004)
• Fatal work injuries in 2003 (09/23/2004)
• Fatalities among professional athletes (08/17/2004)
• Foreign-born workers and on-the-job fatalities by industry (06/30/2004)
• Occupational fatalities: self-employed workers and wage and salary workers (04/12/2004)
• Occupations with most lost-time injuries and illnesses (03/31/2004)
• Repetitive motion results in longest work absences (03/30/2004)
• Events causing occupational injuries (03/26/2004)
• Days away from work, job transfer, or restriction due to injuries and illnesses, 2002 (01/02/2004)
• Workplace injuries by industry, 2002 (12/22/2003)
• Fatal occupational injuries by industry, 2002 (10/02/2003)
• Most frequent types of work-related fatalities in 2002 (09/24/2003)
• Fatal work injuries count lower in 2002 (09/22/2003)
• Longest work absences result from repetitive motion (04/04/2003)
• Sources of lost-worktime injuries and illnesses in 2001 (04/02/2003)
• Lost-worktime injuries by age (03/31/2003)
• Jobs with the most lost-time injuries (03/28/2003)
• Most cases of repeated-trauma disorder are in manufacturing (01/07/2003)
• Incidence of injuries with days away from work down again in 2001 (01/03/2003)
• Injuries and illnesses in goods-producing and service-producing industries in 2001 (12/23/2002)
• On-the-job injuries and illnesses rate at new low (12/20/2002)
• Fatal on-the-job highway incidents rise in 2001 (10/10/2002)
• Work-related fatalities up in construction industry (10/03/2002)
• September 11 raises fatal work injury toll in 2001 (09/26/2002)
• Worker fatalities in eating and drinking places (06/18/2002)
• On-the-job injuries in eating and drinking places (06/17/2002)
• Repetitive motion leads to longest work absences (05/01/2002)
• Truck drivers again have the most lost-time injuries (04/24/2002)
• Injuries and illnesses that resulted in time away from work in 2000 (04/11/2002)
• About 1 in 5 toxicology reports positive in occupational fatalities (04/02/2002)
• Use of respirators in the workplace (03/21/2002)
• Two-thirds of occupational illnesses are repeated trauma cases (01/10/2002)
• Incidence of injuries with days away from work edged down in 2000 (01/02/2002)
• Injuries and illnesses in goods-producing and service-producing industries in 2000 (12/26/2001)
• Rate of on-the-job injuries and illnesses at record low (12/19/2001)
• Increase in job-related homicides in 2000 (08/28/2001)
• Work-related fatalities decrease in construction industry (08/24/2001)
• Decline in fatal on-the-job highway incidents (08/21/2001)
• Fatal work injuries in 2000 (08/15/2001)
• Sources of lost-worktime injuries and illnesses (04/04/2001)
• Days away from work highest for carpal tunnel syndrome (04/02/2001)
• Truck drivers have the most lost-time injuries (03/29/2001)
• Insect bites, stings cause thousands of workplace injuries (02/06/2001)
• Animal attacks and on-the-job fatalities (01/25/2001)
• Another decrease in days away from work due to workplace injuries and illnesses (12/26/2000)
• Injuries and illnesses in goods-producing and service-producing industries in 1999 (12/21/2000)
• Decline in on-the-job injuries and illnesses continues (12/19/2000)
• Job-related homicides continue to decline (08/25/2000)
• On-the-job deaths due to falls in 1999 (08/23/2000)
• Fatal work injuries in 1999 (08/21/2000)
• Risk of lost worktime injuries for youth (07/27/2000)
• Sprains, strains by far the most common injuries resulting in time away from work (05/04/2000)
• National Security largest component of work-related aircraft fatalities (05/03/2000)
• Fatal and nonfatal falls in the workplace (05/01/2000)
• Taxicabs have by far the greatest work-related homicide risk (04/27/2000)
• Lost-worktime injuries and illnesses (04/24/2000)
• Decline in work-related homicides (04/19/2000)
• Highest risk of falls in construction (04/18/2000)
• Robbery by far the most common motive for work-related homicides (04/12/2000)
• Work-related homicide rates highest among cabbies, cops (04/05/2000)
• Largest number of truckdriver highway fatalities occurred in Texas in 1998 (02/24/2000)
• Collisions are the most common cause of truckdriver fatalities (02/11/2000)
• Truckdriver highway fatalities most common in summer (02/04/2000)
• Eighth consecutive drop in incidence of days away from work due to workplace injuries and illnesses (12/28/1999)
• Injuries and illnesses in goods-producing and service-producing sectors (12/21/1999)
• Rate of on-the-job injuries and illnesses continues to decline (12/17/1999)
• Industries with the most cases of occupational stress (10/27/1999)
• Toxicology reports and workplace deaths (10/26/1999)
• Rate of occupational injuries and illnesses in construction drops by 38 percent in 1976-97 (10/21/1999)
• Occupational stress and time away from work (10/20/1999)
• Working in manufacturing safer over the past two decades (10/18/1999)
• White-collar workers account for most cases of occupational stress (10/14/1999)
• Decline in cases of occupational stress (10/13/1999)
• Hospitals have highest number of occupational injuries (08/18/1999)
• Rate of fatal work injuries rises with age (08/17/1999)
• Most reported occupational illnesses are repeated-trauma disorders (08/13/1999)
• Fatal work injuries at seven-year low (08/11/1999)
• Meat packing plants have the highest rate of repeated-trauma disorders (08/05/1999)
• Nonfatal injuries to young workers (08/04/1999)
• Hazards of refuse collection (07/28/1999)
• Workdays lost to injury in manufacturing (07/27/1999)
• Youths and on-the-job danger (07/15/1999)
• Fatalities among firefighters (07/09/1999)
• Blue-collar workers earn more of compensation in benefits than other workers (07/06/1999)
• How risky is police work? (07/02/1999)
• Five days away from work is median for injury or illness (05/04/1999)
• Lost-worktime injuries decline from 1993 to 1997 (04/26/1999)
• Manufacturing leads industries in nonfatal injuries and illnesses (04/16/1999)
• Sprains, strains, and tears most frequent time-lost work injury (04/12/1999)
• More fatalities from being caught in machinery in 1997 (01/12/1999)
• Most dangerous occupation of 1997? Timber cutting (01/04/1999)
• Injuries and illnesses with lost workdays declining (12/28/1998)
• Injury and illness incidence rate lowest on record (12/18/1998)
• Highway fatalities on-the-job reach all-time high in 1997 (10/09/1998)
• Job-related deaths are less likely for women (09/30/1998)