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Incorrect Data for Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, 2011–17 (except 2015)

The Bureau of Labor Statistics discovered errors in the estimates from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) – Case and Demographics associated with Source of Injury or Illness categories 3244 Oil drilling rigs and machinery and 345 Derricks and related equipment for reference years 2011 to 2017 (except 2015). The error affected estimates for case counts, incidence rates, and median days away from work for national-level data and the following states: California, District of Columbia, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The error affected estimates for the following specific source of injury or illness:

32 Construction, logging, and mining machinery

324 Mining and drilling machinery

3244 Oil drilling rigs and machinery

34 Material and personnel handling machinery

345 Derricks and related equipment

The tables listed below include the affected categories for source of injury or illness. The data in these tables have not been corrected for the affected categories. BLS will not reissue these tables. Users should not cite data for the affected categories.

For questions regarding these incorrect data, please contact SOII staff.

Tables for reference years (2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011):

Number of nonfatal injuries and illnesses

R25. Detailed source by selected natures
R26. Detailed source by selected parts of body affected
R27. Detailed source by selected events or exposures
R55. Detailed source by age of worker
R56. Detailed source by race or ethnic origin of worker
R57. Detailed source by gender and length of service with employer
R58. Detailed source by summary occupational groups
R59. Detailed source by industry division
R69. Detailed source by number of days away from work
R74. Detailed source by major industry division
R80. Detailed source by hours worked before event occurred
R87. Detailed source by day of the week event occurred
R94. Detailed source by time of day event occurred

Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers of nonfatal injuries and illnesses

R28. Detailed source by selected natures
R29. Detailed source by selected parts of body affected
R30. Detailed source by selected events or exposures
R107. Detailed source by age of worker
R108. Detailed source by gender
R109. Detailed source by summary occupational groups

The table below summarizes the affected categories associated with data series for Survey ID “CS”. Affected data series were removed from the database and will not be replaced. For information about the “CS” data series, see: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cs/

Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, Case and Demographics error summary of categories affected
Year	State and ownership	Construction, logging, and mining machinery	Mining and drilling machinery	Oil drilling rigs and machinery	Material and personnel handling machinery	Derricks and related equipment
2011	All U.S.	X	X	X	X	X
	All ownership	X	X	X	X	X
	Private	X	X	X	X	X
	State government	X	X		X
	Local government	X			X
	State and local government	X	X		X
	Georgia	X	X		X
	All ownership	X	X		X
	Private	X	X		X
	North Carolina	X	X		X
	All ownership	X	X		X
	Private	X	X		X
	State and local government	X
	Tennessee	X			X
	All ownership	X			X
	Private	X			X
	Local government	X
	State and local government	X
	Texas	X	X	X	X	X
	All ownership	X	X	X	X	X
	Private	X	X	X	X	X
2012	All U.S.	X	X	X	X	X
	All ownership	X	X	X	X	X
	Private	X	X	X	X	X
	State government	X			X
	Local government	X			X
	State and local government	X	X		X
	Louisiana	X	X	X	X
	All ownership	X	X	X	X
	Private	X	X	X	X
	New Mexico	X	X		X
	All ownership	X	X		X
	Private	X	X		X
	Pennsylvania	X	X	X	X
	All ownership	X	X	X	X
	Private	X	X	X	X
	Washington	X	X		X
	All ownership	X	X		X
	Private	X	X		X
	Local government	X			X
	State and local government	X			X
2013	All U.S.	X	X	X	X	X
	All ownership	X	X	X	X	X
	Private	X	X	X	X	X
	State government	X			X
	Local government	X			X
	State and local government	X	X		X
	District of Columbia				X
	All ownership				X
	Private				X
2014	All U.S.	X	X	X	X	X
	All ownership	X	X	X	X	X
	Private	X	X	X	X	X
	State government	X			X
	Local government	X	X		X
	State and local government	X	X		X
	Louisiana	X	X		X
	All ownership	X	X		X
	Private	X			X
	Local government	X
	State and local government	X
	Minnesota	X			X
	All ownership	X			X
	Private	X			X
	State and local government				X
	Texas	X	X	X	X	X
	All ownership	X	X	X	X	X
	Private	X	X	X	X	X
	Wyoming	X	X	X	X
	All ownership	X	X	X	X
	Private	X	X	X	X
2016	All U.S.	X	X	X	X	X
	All ownership	X	X	X	X	X
	Private	X	X	X	X	X
	State government	X			X
	Local government	X	X		X
	State and local government	X	X		X
	California	X	X		X
	All ownership	X	X		X
	Private	X	X		X
	Local government				X
	State and local government				X
	Maryland	X	X		X
	All ownership	X	X		X
	Private	X	X		X
	State and local government	X
	Texas	X	X	X	X	X
	All ownership	X	X	X	X	X
	Private	X	X	X	X	X
2017	All U.S.	X	X		X
	All ownership	X	X		X
	Private	X	X		X
	State government	X			X
	Local government	X	X		X
	State and local government	X	X		X
	California	X			X
	All ownership	X			X
	Private	X			X
	State and local government				X
	Massachusetts	X			X
	All ownership	X			X
	Private	X			X
	Texas	X	X		X
	All ownership	X	X		X
	Private	X	X		X
	Wisconsin	X			X
	All ownership	X			X
	Private	X			X
	State and local government	X

Last Modified Date: February 14, 2019