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Midwest Economy - Safety and Health Statistics

Incidence rates (per 100 full-time workers) of nonfatal injuries and illnesses in private industry, United States and midwest states, 2022
Area Total recordable
cases
Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction Other
recordable
cases
Total Cases with days
away from work
Cases with job transfer
or restriction

United States

2.7 1.7 1.2 0.6 1.0

Illinois

2.7 1.8 1.3 0.5 0.9

Indiana

2.9 1.6 0.9 0.7 1.2

Iowa

3.3 2.1 1.2 0.8 1.3

Kansas

2.9 1.7 1.1 0.7 1.2

Michigan

2.8 1.6 0.9 0.7 1.2

Minnesota

3.7 2.2 1.6 0.7 1.5

Missouri

2.8 1.6 0.9 0.6 1.2

Nebraska

3.1 1.8 1.2 0.5 1.3

North Dakota

- - - - -

Ohio

2.3 1.3 0.9 0.4 1.0

South Dakota

- - - - -

Wisconsin

3.0 1.7 1.0 0.7 1.3

Note: - Dashes indicate data not available.
Definition of terms available at Occupational Safety and Health Definitions Homepage
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies.

Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, United States and midwest states, 2022
Area Total
Fatalities
Event or Exposure
Violence and
other injuries
by persons or
animals
Transportation
incidents
Falls, slips,
trips
Exposure to
harmful
substances
or
environments
Contact with
objects and
equipment
All other(1)

United States

5,486 849 2,066 865 839 738 129

Illinois

177 26 75 23 30 - 23

Indiana

156 23 60 15 32 22 4

Iowa

56 - 36 8 - 7 5

Kansas

52 - 31 6 - 11 4

Michigan

139 37 29 26 17 26 4

Minnesota

81 8 27 18 10 16 2

Missouri

121 17 57 12 9 24 2

Nebraska

57 - 37 - - 10 10

North Dakota

37 5 13 3 7 8 1

Ohio

153 14 60 26 21 26 6

South Dakota

27 - 20 - - 3 4

Wisconsin

125 19 42 17 20 23 4

Footnotes:
(1) Includes other events and exposures not shown separately.

Note: - Dashes indicate data not available.
Definition of terms available at Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Homepage
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies.

Area Total recordable
cases Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction Other
recordable
cases Total Cases with days
away from work Cases with job transfer
or restriction

 Fatal occupational injuries, United States and midwest states, 1992-2022
Year U.S. Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North
Dakota
Ohio South
Dakota
Wisconsin

1992

6,217 250 148 110 82 143 103 140 43 20 203 28 135

1993

6,331 252 136 88 99 160 113 131 78 30 190 28 138

1994

6,632 247 195 74 106 180 82 155 83 21 209 31 109

1995

6,275 250 156 54 95 149 84 125 54 28 186 26 117

1996

6,202 262 143 70 85 155 92 140 56 23 201 32 108

1997

6,238 240 190 80 93 174 72 123 46 35 201 23 114

1998

6,055 216 155 68 98 179 88 145 56 24 186 28 97

1999

6,054 208 171 80 87 182 72 165 66 22 222 46 105

2000

5,920 206 159 71 85 156 68 148 59 34 207 35 107

2001

5,915 231 152 62 94 175 76 145 57 25 209 35 110

2002

5,534 190 136 57 89 152 81 175 83 25 202 36 91

2003

5,575 200 132 76 78 152 72 154 51 26 206 28 103

2004

5,764 208 153 82 80 127 80 165 46 24 202 24 94

2005

5,734 194 157 90 81 110 87 185 36 22 168 31 125

2006

5,840 207 148 71 85 157 78 167 57 31 193 37 91

2007

5,657 185 127 89 101 120 72 156 63 25 165 22 104

2008

5,214 193 143 93 73 123 65 148 53 28 168 30 77

2009

4,551 158 125 80 76 94 61 142 57 25 137 24 94

2010

4,690 206 118 77 85 146 70 106 54 30 161 36 91

2011

4,693 177 125 93 78 141 60 132 39 44 155 31 89

2012

4,628 146 115 97 76 137 70 88 48 65 161 31 114

2013

4,585 176 127 72 55 135 69 118 39 56 149 20 97

2014

4,821 164 130 91 73 143 62 106 55 38 185 29 99

2015

4,836 172 115 60 60 134 74 117 50 47 202 21 104

2016

5,190 171 137 76 74 162 92 124 60 28 164 31 105

2017

5,147 163 138 72 72 153 101 125 35 38 174 30 106

2018

5,250 184 173 77 61 155 75 145 44 35 158 32 114

2019

5,333 158 146 76 83 164 80 106 53 37 166 20 113

2020

4,764 135 158 58 55 131 67 105 48 26 117 32 108

2021

5,190 176 157 49 63 140 80 147 39 34 171 20 105

2022

5,486 177 156 56 52 139 81 121 57 37 153 27 125

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies.