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2.8 million workplace injuries and illnesses in private industry in 2022, up 7.5 percent from 2021
December 14, 2023
Private industry employers reported 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2022, up 7.5 percent from 2021. This increase was driven by the rise in both injuries, up 4.5 percent to 2.3 million cases, and illnesses, up 26.1 percent to 460,700 cases.
Injury and illness case counts, private industry, 2019–2022
Year
Total reported cases
Illnesses
Injuries
2019
2,814,000
127,200
2,686,800
2020
2,654,700
544,600
2,110,100
2021
2,607,900
365,200
2,242,700
2022
2,804,200
460,700
2,343,600
The increase in illnesses was driven by the rise in respiratory illness cases, up 35.4 percent to 365,000 cases in 2022. This comes after a decrease in respiratory illnesses from 2020 to 2021. The number of illness cases in 2022 remains higher than the 2019 pre-pandemic level.
United States Department of Labor
