November 13, 2009
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Bureau of Labor Statistics releases 2008 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses results
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its report on nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses for 2008. According to the report, nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private industry employers in 2008 occurred at a rate of 3.9 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers - a decline from 4.2 cases in 2007. The total recordable case (TRC) injury and illness incidence rate among private industry employers has declined significantly each year since 2003, when estimates from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) were first published using the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
National public sector estimates covering nearly 19 million State and local government workers – for example, Police protection and Fire protection - are available for the first time from the SOII for reference year 2008. Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among State and local government workers combined occurred at a higher rate (6.3 cases per 100 full-time workers) than among private industry workers in 2008.
Key findings of the 2008 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses:
- Incidence rates for injuries and illnesses combined among private industry establishments declined significantly in 2008 for all case types, with the exception of job transfer or restriction cases whose rate remained unchanged from 2007. The number of cases of injuries and illnesses combined declined significantly in 2008 for all case types.
- For injuries only, both the incidence rate and the number of cases in private industry establishments declined significantly in 2008 compared to 2007 - each falling 8 percent from the year earlier.
- Looking at illnesses, both the incidence rate and the number of cases declined significantly in 2008 compared to 2007 - mainly the result of a decline among the "All other illnesses" category, which accounted for nearly 84 percent of the decline in illness cases among private industry establishments.
- Manufacturing was the only private industry sector in 2008 in which the rate of job transfer or restriction cases exceeded the rate of cases with days away from work, continuing an 11 year trend.
- The total recordable case injury and illness incidence rate was highest in 2008 among mid-size private industry establishments (those employing between 50 and 249 workers) and lowest among small establishments (those employing fewer than 11 workers) compared to establishments of other sizes.
State Estimates
Private and public sector estimates are available for 42 participating States individually for 2008, including 15 States for which public sector estimates covering State and local government workers were previously unavailable. Kansas and Missouri are 2 of the States adding public sector estimates beginning with 2008.
As compared to a year earlier, private industry TRC incidence rates among the 42 States (including the District of Columbia) for which estimates were available in 2008 declined in 22 States and remained relatively unchanged in the remaining 20 States.
- Kansas’s nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rate was higher than the national average at 4.5
- Missouri’s nonfatal occupational injury and illness incident rate was less than the national average at 3.6
(State data can be requested from respective State offices. See http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshstate.htm for State contacts.)
To read the full report, visit www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/osh_10292009.pdf.
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