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The Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program produces a wide range of information about workplace injuries and illnesses. These data are collected and reported annually through the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) and the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).
For information on nonfatal workplace injury and illness, see the most recently published industry data. See the latest industry incidence rates (OSHA recordable case rates), or calculate a firm's incidence rate by using BLS's incidence rate calculator. More information on calculating incidence rates.
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
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
2023
2.4
1.5
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.
Median days away from work (DAFW): 10 in 2022
DAFW Cases involving sprains, strains, tears: 547,980 in 2022
DAFW Cases involving injuries to the back: 250,830 in 2022
DAFW Cases involving falls, slips, trips: 450,540 in 2022
Total fatal injuries (all sectors): 5,486 in 2022
Roadway incidents (all sectors): 1,369 in 2022
12/19/2023
There were 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2022, a 5.7-percent increase from 5,190 in 2021. The fatal work injury rate was 3.7 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers, up from 3.6 per 100,000 FTE in 2021.
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11/08/2024
In 2023, employers reported 2.6 million injury and illness cases in private industry, down 8.4 percent from 2022. Illness cases decreased 56.6 percent to 200,100, while injuries remained essentially unchanged at 2.4 million cases in 2023.
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The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data for 2023 are scheduled to be released on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.