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Thursday, February 27, 2020
Nebraska’s private industry employers reported 21,700 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2018, resulting in an incidence rate of 3.2 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Charlene Peiffer noted that Nebraska was among 22 states that had an incidence rate of total recordable cases (TRC) significantly higher than the national rate of 2.8. (Nebraska was 1 of 41 states and the District of Columbia for which statewide estimates are available. See Technical Note at the end of this release for more information about the survey.)
Nebraska’s findings from the 2018 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses include:
TRC incidence rates in private industry ranged from 1.1 in financial activities to 4.8 in natural resources and mining. (See table 1.)
Two supersectors, with 35 percent of private industry employment, accounted for 50 percent of the occupational injuries and illnesses: manufacturing and trade, transportation, and utilities. (See table 2.)
In private industry, the TRC injury and illness incidence rate ranged from 1.6 for establishments employing fewer than 11 workers to 3.9 for establishments employing 50 to 249 workers. (See table 3.)
Nebraska’s private industry TRC rate of 3.2 in 2018 was similar to the rate in 2017. (See table 4.)
Characteristic | United States | Nebraska | ||
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Number (in thousands) | Rate (per 100 workers) | Number (in thousands) | Rate (per 100 workers) | |
Total cases | 2,834.5 | 2.8 | 21.7 | 3.2 |
Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction | 1,578.7 | 1.6 | 10.6 | 1.6 |
Cases with days away from work | 900.4 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
Cases with job transfer or restriction | 678.3 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
Other recordable cases | 1,255.9 | 1.3 | 11.1 | 1.6 |
Note: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. |
Of the 21,700 private industry injury and illness cases reported in Nebraska, 10,600 were of a more severe nature, involving days away from work, job transfer, or restriction—commonly referred to as DART cases. These cases occurred at a rate of 1.6 cases per 100 full-time workers. Almost 56 percent of the DART cases in Nebraska were incidents that resulted in at least one day away from work, compared to 57 percent nationally. Other recordable cases (those not involving days away from work, job transfer, or restriction) accounted for the remaining 11,100 cases in Nebraska, at a rate of 1.6. In comparison, the national rate for other recordable cases was 1.3.
In Nebraska, the leisure and hospitality supersector had a significant increase in the DART incidence rate over the year. No other private industry supersector had a significant change in either the TRC incidence rate or the DART incidence rate from the previous year.
Local government injury and illness casesIn Nebraska, local government reported 2,200 injury and illness cases in 2018, resulting in a rate of 2.8 cases per 100 full-time workers. Nationally, the rate for local government employment was 5.3.
State estimatesPrivate industry and public sector estimates are available for 41 participating states and the District of Columbia for 2018. (See chart 1.) The private industry injury and illness rate was statistically higher than the national rate of 2.8 cases per 100 full-time workers in 22 states, lower in 12 states and the District of Columbia, and not statistically different in 7 states. Caution should be taken when comparing rates among different states as some differences can be attributed to different industry composition within each state.
The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) is a Federal/State cooperative program that publishes estimates on nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. Each year, approximately 200,000 employers report for establishments in private industry and the public sector (state and local government). In-scope cases include work-related injuries or illnesses to workers who require medical care beyond first aid. See the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for the entire recordkeeping guidelines. The SOII excludes all work–related fatalities as well as nonfatal work injuries and illnesses to the self–employed; to workers on farms with 10 or fewer employees; to private household workers; to volunteers; and to federal government workers. For more information on the scope and sampling methodology see the SOII Handbook of Methods.
Additional occupational injury and illness data are available from our regional web page at www.bls.gov/regions/midwest.
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Industry(1)(2)(3) | Total recordable cases | Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction | Other recordable cases | ||
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Total | Cases with days away from work(4) | Cases with job transfer or restriction | |||
All industries including state and local government | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
Private industry | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
Goods-producing | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
Natural resources and mining | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
Construction | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
Manufacturing | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
Service-providing | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
Information | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Financial activities | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Professional and business services | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Education and health services | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
Leisure and hospitality | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
Other services, except public administration | 2.3 | 1.0 | - | - | 1.2 |
State and local government | - | - | - | - | - |
State government | - | - | - | - | - |
Local government | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Footnotes: | |||||
Note: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. Dashes indicate data not available. |
Industry(1)(2)(3) | Total recordable cases | Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction | Other recordable cases | ||
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Total | Cases with days away from work(4) | Cases with job transfer or restriction | |||
All industries including state and local government | 24.8 | 11.7 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 13.0 |
Private industry | 21.7 | 10.6 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 11.1 |
Goods-producing | 7.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
Natural resources and mining | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Construction | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Manufacturing | 4.7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
Service-providing | 14.8 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 8.3 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities | 6.1 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
Information | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | (5) | 0.1 |
Financial activities | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Professional and business services | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Education and health services | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
Leisure and hospitality | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Other services, except public administration | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 |
State and local government | - | - | - | - | - |
State government | - | - | - | - | - |
Local government | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
Footnotes: | |||||
Note: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. Dashes indicate data not available. |
Industry(1)(2)(3) | All establishments | Establishment employment size (workers) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 to 10 | 11 to 49 | 50 to 249 | 250 to 999 | 1,000 or more | ||
All industries including state and local government | 3.1 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Private industry | 3.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
Goods-producing | 4.3 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 6.0 |
Natural resources and mining | 4.8 | (4) | 4.7 | 6.1 | - | - |
Construction | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 | - |
Manufacturing | 4.6 | - | 3.9 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
Service-providing | 2.9 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities | 3.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | - |
Information | 1.5 | (4) | 1.7 | 3.1 | - | - |
Financial activities | 1.1 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 0.5 |
Professional and business services | 1.7 | - | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
Education and health services | 3.9 | - | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
Leisure and hospitality | 3.5 | - | 3.4 | 3.8 | 7.2 | - |
Other services, except public administration | 2.3 | - | - | 2.8 | - | - |
State and local government | - | - | - | - | - | - |
State government | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Local government | 2.8 | - | 1.9 | 2.9 | - | - |
Footnotes: | ||||||
Note: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. Dashes indicate data not available. |
Industry(1)(2)(3) | Total recordable cases | Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (4) | ||
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2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | |
All industries including state and local government | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Private industry | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Goods-producing | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
Natural resources and mining | 5.5 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
Construction | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
Manufacturing | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Service-providing | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
Information | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
Financial activities | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Professional and business services | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Education and health services | 3.8 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Leisure and hospitality | 2.9 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 1.1* |
Other services, except public administration | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
State and local government | - | - | - | - |
State government | - | - | - | - |
Local government | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
Footnotes: | ||||
Note: Dashes indicate data not available. |
Last Modified Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020