2012 SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & ILLNESSES

SUMMARY ESTIMATES CHARTS PACKAGE

February 5, 2015

Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Data Error

BLS identified data processing errors that impacted previously published national-level estimates from the 2011 and 2012 Survey of 

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. These estimates were corrected and republished in November 2014. More information on the data 

correction and revised estimates can be found at http://www.bls.gov/bls/errata/iif_errata_1014.htm. 
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

Year

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

by case type, private industry, 2003-2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015

TRC = total recordable cases

DART = days away from work, job transfer, or restriction cases

DAFW = days away from work cases

DJTR = days of job transfer or restriction only cases

ORC = other recordable cases

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4

2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3

2.1 2.0

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8

1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0

1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7

2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1

1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6

1
Total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

by employment size, private industry, 2008-2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

4.1 4.0 4.0

3.8 3.7

1.8 1.8

1.6

1.8

1.6

3.4 3.4

3.2 3.2 3.1

4.4

3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6

4.9

4.5 4.4

4.2 4.2

Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

1-10 employees 11-49 employees 50-249 employees 250-999 employees 1,000+ employees

Employment Size

2
Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases

by category of illness, private industry, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015 Percent of total cases

0

25

50

75

100

Injuries and illnesses Illnesses

Injuries 94.8%

Illnesses 5.2%

Other illnesses 63.3%

Skin diseases 15.0%

Hearing loss 11.8%

Respiratory conditions 8.6%

Poisoning 1.2%

Total cases:

3,027,600

3 NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
Distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by private industry sector, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015

Utilities

Mining

Management of companies and enterprises

Information

Educational services

Finance and insurance

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Real estate and rental and leasing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Professional and technical services

Other services (except public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Wholesale trade

Construction

Transportation and warehousing

Accommodation and food services

Retail trade

Manufacturing

Health care and social assistance

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

594.1 36.2

458.1 45.7

433.4 13.2

279.4 8.6

189.0 8.2

184.5 4.4

171.0 6.2

128.3 6.6

70.7 3.1

62.3 4.2

54.6 2.9

48.7 | 2.1

47.1 | 2.9

35.2 | 4.2

33.0 | 1.7

32.9 | 2.2

18.8 | 1.2

17.1 | 0.7

13.3 | 1.8

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Injuries

Illnesses

4
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

by private industry sector, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015

Finance and insurance

Professional and technical services

Management of companies and enterprises

Information

Educational services

Mining

Other services (except public administration)

Utilities

Real estate and rental and leasing

Administrative and waste services

Wholesale trade

Construction

Accommodation and food services

Retail trade

Manufacturing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Health care and social assistance

Transportation and warehousing

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

6.0 4.5 3.0 1.5 0 200 400 600 800

5.5

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.4

1.1

0.9

0.8

15.2

17.8

20.0

34.6

35.0

39.5

50.1

50.8

57.5

66.5

73.9

134.9

177.2

188.9

197.1

288.0

446.5

503.8

630.3

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

5
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries

by private industry sector, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015

Finance and insurance

Professional and technical services

Management of companies and enterprises

Information

Educational services

Mining

Utilities

Other services (except public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Real estate and rental and leasing

Wholesale trade

Construction

Accommodation and food services

Retail trade

Manufacturing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Health care and social assistance

Transportation and warehousing

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

6.0 4.0 2.0 0 225 450 675

5.2

4.7

4.5

4.4

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.0

0.9

0.7

13.3

17.1

18.8

32.9

33.0

35.2

47.1

48.7

54.6

62.3

70.7

128.3

171.0

184.5

189.0

279.4

433.4

458.1

594.1

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

6
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses

by private industry sector, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015

Professional and technical services

Management of companies and enterprises

Finance and insurance

Mining

Construction

Information

Educational services

Other services (except public administration)

Wholesale trade

Accommodation and food services

Retail trade

Real estate and rental and leasing

Administrative and waste services

Transportation and warehousing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Health care and social assistance

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Utilities

Manufacturing

45.0 30.0 15.0 0 20 40 60

38.4

33.8

32.2

27.7

23.5

20.2

14.0

12.4

11.7

11.3

11.3

10.6

9.3

8.7

8.5

8.4

8.2

6.6

5.7

0.7

1.2

1.7

1.8

2.1

2.2

2.9

2.9

3.1

4.2

4.2

4.4

6.2

6.6

8.2

8.6

13.2

36.2

45.7

Incidence rate

(per 10,000 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

7
Incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work,

job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015

Finance and insurance

Professional and technical services

Management of companies and enterprises

Information

Educational services

Utilities

Other services (except public administration)

Mining

Accommodation and food services

Real estate and rental and leasing

Retail trade

Administrative and waste services

Wholesale trade

Manufacturing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Health care and social assistance

Construction

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Transportation and warehousing

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0

2.2 1.1

2.0 1.3

1.5 0.6

1.3 1.0

1.3 1.0

1.1 1.3

1.1 0.9

1.1 0.6

1.1 1.0

1.0 0.6

1.0 0.5

0.9 0.4

0.9 0.4

0.8 0.6

0.6 0.3

0.6 0.2

0.3 0.2

0.2 | 0.1

0.2 | 0.1

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Days away from work cases rate

Days of job transfer or restriction only cases rate

8
Number of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work,

job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015

Utilities

Management of companies and enterprises

Mining

Finance and insurance

Educational services

Information

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Professional and technical services

Real estate and rental and leasing

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Other services (except public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Wholesale trade

Construction

Accommodation and food services

Transportation and warehousing

Manufacturing

Retail trade

Health care and social assistance

0 100 200 300

169.1 125.0

127.0 111.7

125.4 153.4

90.2 45.6

75.6 40.5

75.2 30.2

58.1 48.3

52.0 26.2

27.3 12.3

17.9 | 12.2

17.5 | 10.4

16.3 | 9.1

15.7 | 13.0

15.2 | 5.3

10.0 | 4.7

8.9 | 3.5

7.4 | 3.6

5.5 | 4.4

4.4 | 3.4

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Days away from work cases count

Days of job transfer or restriction only cases count

9
Selected industries reporting 100,000 or more nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses,

all ownerships, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015

Nursing care facilities (Private industry, NAICS 6231)

Administrative and support services (Private industry, NAICS 561)

General merchandise stores (Private industry, NAICS 452)

Specialty trade contractors (Private industry, NAICS 238)

Ambulatory health care services (Private industry, NAICS 621)

Food services and drinking places (Private industry, NAICS 722)

General medical and surgical hospitals (Private industry, NAICS 6221)

Elementary and secondary schools (Local govt., NAICS 6111)

300 200 100 0.0 3.5 7.0 10.5

2.6

2.7

3.4

3.9

5.2

5.3

6.5

7.9

250.7

231.1

213.2

126.8

123.2

118.3

115.4

101.2

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

10
Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases

and employment by ownership, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015 Percent

0

25

50

75

100

Cases Employment

Private industry 79.2%

Local government 16.2%

State government 4.6%

Private industry 85.9%

Local government 10.6%

State government 3.5%

Total cases:

3,820,800

Total employment:

128,875,700*

11 * Total employment is the 2012 annual average from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type and ownership, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015

Private industry State government Local government

1.7 1.8

1.0

2.1

2.5

1.8

0.4

0.7 0.7

2.3

3.6

1.6

4.4

6.1

3.4

Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

TRC DART DAFW DJTR ORC

TRC = total recordable cases

DART = days away from work, job transfer, or restriction cases

DAFW = days away from work cases

DJTR = days of job transfer or restriction only cases

ORC = other recordable cases

Case type

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

by select industry, state government, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015

Colleges and universities (NAICS 6113)

Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)

Correctional institutions (NAICS 92214)

Hospitals (NAICS 622)

Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)

14.0 10.5 7.0 3.5 0 10 20 30 40

13.6

9.2

8.8

4.5

2.3

3.2

16.9

27.4

28.4

35.4

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

13
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

by selected industry, local government, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015

Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)

Water sewage and other systems (NAICS 2213)

Hospitals (NAICS 622)

Transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485)

Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)

Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)

Fire protection (NAICS 92216)

Police protection (NAICS 92212)

15.0 10.0 5.0 0 100 200 300

11.8

11.2

10.3

9.6

7.1

6.2

5.9

5.2

6.0

9.0

9.0

13.4

21.3

33.1

49.8

250.7

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

14
State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

compared to the national rate*, private industry, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, February 2015

* The national private industry total recordable case (TRC) incidence rate was 3.4 per 100 full-time workers.

State rate not available

State rate statistically greater than national rate

State rate not statistically different from national rate

State rate statistically less than national rate

AL

(3.3)

AK

(4.6)

AZ

(3.2) AR

(3.2)

CA

(3.5) CO

CT(3.9)

DE(2.8)

DC(1.6)

FL

GA

(2.8)

HI

(3.8)

ID

IL

(3.2)

IN

(3.9)

IA

(4.5)

KS

(3.6) KY

(4.1)

LA

(2.3)

ME

(5.6)

MD(3.1)

MA(3.1)

MI

(4.0)

MN

(3.8)

MS

MO

(3.3)

MT

(5.0)

NE

(3.9) NV

(4.1)

NH

NJ(3.1)

NM

(3.9)

NY

(2.5)

NC

(2.9)

ND

OH

(3.2)

OK

(3.6)

OR

(3.9)

PA

(3.9)

RI

SC

(3.0)

SD

TN

(3.5)

TX

(2.7)

UT

(3.4)

VT(5.0)

VA

(2.7)

WA

(4.8)

WV

(4.1)

WI

(4.0)

WY

(3.5)

PR

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