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Total nonfatal work injury and illness rates, private industry

Charts related to the latest "Employer-reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses" news release   |   More chart packages

Total nonfatal work injury and illness rates, private industry
Year Total recordable cases Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer Other recordable cases

2018

2.8 1.6 1.3

2019

2.8 1.5 1.2

2020

2.7 1.7 1

2021

2.7 1.7 1.0

2022

2.7 1.7 1.0

Note: Components may not add to totals due to rounding. For more information on case types, please see our Handbook of Methods concepts page: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/concepts.htm.