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Tuesday, March 03, 2020
Over 13,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported among Hawaii’s private industry employers in 2018, resulting in an incidence rate of 3.3 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Assistant Regional Commissioner for Regional Operations Richard Holden noted that Hawaii was among 22 states that had an incidence rate of total recordable cases (TRC) significantly higher than the national rate of 2.8. (Hawaii 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.)
Hawaii’s findings from the 2018 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses include:
Characteristic | United States | Hawaii | ||
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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 | 13.4 | 3.3 |
Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction |
1,578.7 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 2.0 |
Cases with days away from work |
900.4 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 1.8 |
Cases with job transfer or restriction |
678.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
Other recordable cases |
1,255.9 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 1.3 |
Note: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. |
Of the 13,400 private industry injury and illness cases reported in Hawaii, 8,200 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 2.0 cases per 100 full-time workers. Eighty-seven percent of the DART cases in Hawaii 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 5,200 cases in Hawaii, at a rate of 1.3, equal to the national rate.
In Hawaii, the information industry supersector experienced a significant decrease in both the TRC and DART incidence rates from the previous year, while the leisure and hospitality sector experienced a significant DART rate decrease. No other private industry supersector had a significant change in the TRC or DART rate over the year.
In 2018, approximately 12,900 (96.3 percent) of private industry recordable injuries and illnesses were injuries. Workplace illnesses accounted for an additional 600 recordable cases.
State and local government injury and illness casesIn the state and local government sector in Hawaii, 2,400 injury and illness cases were reported in 2018, resulting in a rate of 3.2 cases per 100 full-time workers. Nationally, the rate was 4.8. Fifty-four percent of injuries and illnesses reported in Hawaii’s public sector occurred among state government workers.
State estimatesPrivate industry and public sector estimates are available for 41 participating states and for the District of Columbia for 2018. The private industry injury and illness rate was statistically higher in 22 states than the national rate of 2.8 cases per 100 full-time workers, lower in 12 states and in 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.
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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 |
3.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Private industry |
3.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Goods-producing |
3.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Natural resources and mining |
2.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Construction |
3.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Manufacturing |
3.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Service-providing |
3.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
3.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
Information |
0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | (5) | (5) |
Financial activities |
2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (5) | 1.2 |
Professional and business services |
2.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Education and health services |
3.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Leisure and hospitality |
4.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
Other services, except public administration |
2.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
State and local government |
3.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
State government |
2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | (5) | 0.7 |
Local government |
6.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Footnotes: |
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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 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Cases with days away from work(4) | Cases with job transfer or restriction | |||
All industries including state and local government |
15.8 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 5.8 |
Private industry |
13.4 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 5.2 |
Goods-producing |
1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Natural resources and mining |
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | (5) | (5) |
Construction |
1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Manufacturing |
0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Service-providing |
11.7 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
3.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
Information |
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | (5) | (5) |
Financial activities |
0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | (5) | 0.3 |
Professional and business services |
1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Education and health services |
2.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Leisure and hospitality |
3.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
Other services, except public administration |
0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | (5) | 0.2 |
State and local government |
2.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
State government |
1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (5) | 0.4 |
Local government |
1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (5) | 0.2 |
Footnotes: |
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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) | ||||
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1 to 10 | 11 to 49 | 50 to 249 | 250 to 999 | 1,000 or more | ||
All industries including state and local government |
3.3 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
Private industry |
3.3 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Goods-producing |
3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | - |
Natural resources and mining |
2.9 | (4) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.9 | - |
Construction |
3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | - |
Manufacturing |
3.2 | (4) | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.6 | - |
Service-providing |
3.3 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
3.8 | - | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.8 | - |
Information |
0.8 | (4) | - | - | - | - |
Financial activities |
2.2 | (4) | 4.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | - |
Professional and business services |
2.3 | - | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
Education and health services |
3.1 | (4) | 1.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
Leisure and hospitality |
4.3 | - | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
Other services, except public administration |
2.2 | - | 1.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | - |
State and local government |
3.2 | - | 2.5 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
State government |
2.3 | (4) | (4) | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
Local government |
6.1 | - | 4.2 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 6.0 |
Footnotes: |
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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 |
3.7 | 3.3* | 2.4 | 2.1* |
Private industry |
3.8 | 3.3* | 2.3 | 2.0* |
Goods-producing |
4.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
Natural resources and mining |
3.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
Construction |
4.6 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Manufacturing |
4.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
Service-providing |
3.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.0* |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
4.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
Information |
3.5 | 0.8* | 2.9 | 0.7* |
Financial activities |
1.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
Professional and business services |
2.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
Education and health services |
3.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
Leisure and hospitality |
4.8 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.5* |
Other services, except public administration |
3.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
State and local government |
3.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
State government |
2.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
Local government |
5.5 | 6.1* | 4.3 | 4.9* |
Footnotes: |
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Note: Dashes indicate data not available. |
Last Modified Date: Tuesday, March 03, 2020