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Health care and social assistance had 562,500 injuries and illnesses in 2023, fewer than in 2022
December 03, 2024
Total recordable injuries and illnesses decreased in private industry health care and social assistance to 562,500 cases in 2023, down from 665,300 in 2022. The injury and illness incidence rate in health care and social assistance was 3.6 cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, lower than the rate of 4.5 in 2022.
Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in selected private industries
Industry
2022
2023
Health care and social assistance
665,300
562,500
Manufacturing
396,800
355,800
Retail trade
422,700
353,900
Transportation and warehousing
276,300
265,700
Accommodation and food services
221,100
231,400
Construction
169,600
173,200
Wholesale trade
147,600
129,900
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
106,300
99,300
Professional, scientific, and technical services
81,100
77,400
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
55,000
61,000
Other services (except public administration)
58,600
57,900
Real estate and rental and leasing
44,400
42,400
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
39,500
40,300
Educational services
40,200
37,200
Information
27,200
28,900
Finance and insurance
15,900
18,000
Management of companies and enterprises
18,600
15,400
Utilities
9,500
10,100
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
8,500
8,600
Injuries and illnesses in manufacturing also declined from 396,800 cases in 2022 to 355,800 cases in 2023. Cases in retail trade fell by 68,800 over the year to 353,900 in 2023. Incidence rates for these industries were 2.8 and 3.1 cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, respectively, both down from 2022.
Fewer injuries and illnesses and lower incidence rates were also recorded over the year in transportation and warehousing and in wholesale trade. No private industry sectors experienced increases in total cases or incidence rates in 2023.
United States Department of Labor
