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2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses occurred in 2018
November 12, 2019
There were 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private industry employers in 2018. That number was unchanged from 2017. The incidence rate for total recordable cases in 2018 was also unchanged from the previous year, at 2.8 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers. This was the first year since 2012 that the incidence rate for private industry has not decreased.
Rates per 100 full-time workers of workplace injuries and illnesses in private industry
Year
Rate
2010
3.5
2011
3.4
2012
3.4
2013
3.3
2014
3.2
2015
3.0
2016
2.9
2017
2.8
2018
2.8
The health care and social assistance industry accounted for nearly 1 in 5 injury and illness cases reported in 2018, with 577,400. Manufacturing had 430,300 cases, and retail trade recorded 409,900 cases.
United States Department of Labor
