2010 SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & ILLNESSES 

SUMMARY ESTIMATES CHARTS PACKAGE 

October 20, 2011
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

by case type, private industry, 2003-2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

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 

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

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.6 3.5

2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3

2.1 2.0

1.8 1.8

1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1

1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8

2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1

1.9 1.8 1.7

2 

Incidence rates for total recordable cases (TRC) and for other recordable cases (ORC) declined in 2010, 

while incidence rates for other types of cases remained unchanged from 2009 at the level of detail at 

which estimates are presented in this chart. The TRC rate has declined every year since 2003. 
Total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

by employment size, private industry, 2006-2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8

1.6

4.9

4.5

4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8

3.4 3.4

3.2

5.0

4.7

4.4

3.8 3.8

5.5

5.3

4.9

4.5 4.4

Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

1-10 employees 11-49 employees 50-249 employees 250-999 employees 1000+ employees

Employment size

3 

The total recordable cases injury and illness incidence rate was highest among mid-size 

establishments (those employing between 50 and 249 workers) in 2010 and lowest among small 

establishments (those employing fewer than 11 workers) compared to establishments of other sizes. 
Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases

by category of illness, private industry, 2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Injuries and illnesses Illnesses

Injuries 94.9%

Illnesses 5.1%

Other illnesses 62.5%

Skin diseases 15.8%

Hearing loss 12%

Respiratory conditions 8.1%

Poisoning 1.5%

4 

Nonfatal occupational injuries accounted for the overwhelming majority of cases reported for the SOII in 2010—94.9 

percent—with illnesses accounting for the remaining 5.1 percent of cases. Most illness cases fall into the “All other 

illnesses” category, which includes such things as repetitive motion cases and systemic diseases and disorders. 

Total cases: 

3,063,400 
Distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by private industry sector, 2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

Mining

Utilities

Management of companies and enterprises

Educational services

Finance and insurance

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Information

Real estate and rental and leasing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Professional and technical services

Administrative and waste services

Wholesale trade

Transportation and warehousing

Construction

Accommodation and food services

Retail trade

Manufacturing

Health care and social assistance

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

615.8 38.1

454.1 47.7

442.1 11.6

258.0 7.4

195.9 6.2

194.8 7.3

174.1 5.6

121.1 6.6

65.8 4.7

53.7 2.6

46.0 | 2.1

43.3 | 2.9

37.6 | 2.6

37.0 | 3.7

35.1 | 2.2

24.7 | 1.3

15.3 | 1.6

15.1 | 0.5

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Injuries

Illnesses

5 

Similar to the distribution of injuries and illnesses reported among all private industry 

establishments in 2010, injuries accounted for most cases reported among individual industry 

sectors—illnesses accounted for only a fraction of cases reported in each industry sector. 
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

by private industry sector, 2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

Finance and insurance

Professional and technical services

Management of companies and enterprises

Information

Educational services

Mining

Other services (exc. public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Real estate and rental and leasing

Utilities

Wholesale trade

Accommodation and food services

Construction

Retail trade

Manufacturing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Transportation and warehousing

Health care and social assistance

6.0 4.5 3.0 1.5 0 200 400 600 800

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.0

0.8

15.5

16.9

26.0

37.3

40.2

40.7

46.3

48.1

56.4

70.5

79.1

127.6

179.7

202.1

202.1

265.4

453.8

501.8

653.9

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

6 

Three sectors alone—health care & social assistance, manufacturing, and retail trade—combined to 

account for more than half of all cases reported among private industry establishments in 2010. 

Health care and social assistance reported more cases than any other private industry sector in 2010. 
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries

by private industry sector, 2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

Finance and insurance

Professional and technical services

Management of companies and enterprises

Information

Educational services

Mining

Real estate and rental and leasing

Other services (exc. public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Utilities

Wholesale trade

Accommodation and food services

Construction

Retail trade

Manufacturing

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Health care and social assistance

Transportation and warehousing

6.0 4.5 3.0 1.5 0 200 400 600 800

5.0

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.3

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.0

0.7

15.1

15.3

24.7

35.1

37.0

37.6

43.3

46.0

53.7

65.8

76.7

121.1

174.1

194.8

195.9

258.0

442.1

454.1

615.8

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

7 

As in 2009, more injury cases were reported in 2010 in health care & social assistance than in any other private industry 

sector—615,800 cases—and accounted for 21.2 percent of all injury cases reported among private industry workplaces. 
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses

by private industry sector, 2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

Professional and technical services

Mining

Finance and insurance

Management of companies and enterprises

Accommodation and food services

Wholesale trade

Retail trade

Information

Construction

Real estate and rental and leasing

Educational services

Administrative and waste services

Transportation and warehousing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Utilities

Health care and social assistance

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Manufacturing

45.0 30.0 15.0 0 20 40 60

41.9

30.9

30.2

30.0

22.5

18.9

14.6

12.9

12.7

12.3

11.8

10.5

10.5

10.3

7.7

7.2

6.9

6.9

0.5

1.3

1.6

2.1

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.9

3.7

4.7

5.6

6.2

6.6

7.3

7.4

11.6

38.1

47.7

Incidence rate

(per 10,000 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

8 

Manufacturing and health care & social assistance together reported more than half—54.6 percent—of all 

private industry illness cases in 2010. The illness rate in manufacturing was highest among all private industry 

sectors and more than twice the rate of illnesses nationally (18.1 cases per 10,000 full-time workers). 
Incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work,

job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

Finance and insurance

Professional and technical services

Management of companies and enterprises

Educational services

Information

Other services (exc. public administration)

Utilities

Accommodation and food services

Mining

Real estate and rental and leasing

Administrative and waste services

Wholesale trade

Manufacturing

Retail trade

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

2.3 1.3

1.7 1.1

1.5 0.6

1.4 1.0

1.3 1.0

1.2 1.0

1.1 1.3

1.1 1.0

1.1 0.5

1.0 0.6

1.0 0.4

1.0 0.5

1.0 0.7

0.9 0.4

0.8 0.3

0.6 0.2

0.4 0.3

0.3 0.2

0.2 | 0.1

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

DAFW rate

DJTR rate

9 

Manufacturing remained in 2010 as the only private industry sector in which the incidence 

rate of cases involving job transfer or restriction exceeded the incidence rate of cases 

involving days away from work. This has been the case in manufacturing since 1998. 
Number of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work,

job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

Utilities

Mining

Management of companies and enterprises

Educational services

Finance and insurance

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Real estate and rental and leasing

Professional and technical services

Information

Other services (exc. public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Wholesale trade

Accommodation and food services

Construction

Transportation and warehousing

Manufacturing

Retail trade

Health care and social assistance

0 100 200 300 400

176.4 128.3

131.4 114.8

127.1 151.3

89.5 49.1

75.0 30.4

73.7 37.1

58.1 50.7

50.6 21.8

27.3 | 11.6

19.3 | 7.6

18.1 | 10.8

17.0 | 10.7

15.0 | 11.8

14.0 | 9.0

10.5 | 3.7

10.4 | 4.2

7.2 | 5.2

6.9 | 2.9

5.7 | 3.9

Number of cases

(in thousands)

DAFW count

DJTR count

10

Manufacturing reported the most cases involving job transfer or restriction (DJTR) among 

all private industry sectors in 2010 and was once again the only sector in which the 

number of DJTR cases exceeded the number of cases involving days away from work. 
Industries reporting 100,000 or more nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses,

all ownerships, 2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

Grocery stores (private industry, NAICS 4451)

General merchandise stores (private industry, NAICS 452)

Nursing care facilities (private industry, NAICS 6231)

Administrative and support services (private industry, NAICS 561)

Ambulatory health care services (private industry, NAICS 621)

Specialty trade contractors (private industry, NAICS 238)

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

2.7

2.8

3.3

4.3

5.0

5.1

5.4

7.0

8.6

249.9

241.7

194.3

132.7

130.4

111.2

110.9

109.3

100.0

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

11

Nine industries reported 100,000 or more injury and illness cases in 2010. Together 

these nine industries combined to account for 35.5 percent of all cases reported 

among private industry and state and local government workplaces in 2010. 
Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases

and employment by ownership, 2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Cases Employment

Private industry 78.9%

Local government 16.4%

State government 4.7%

Private industry 85.2%

Local government 11.1%

State government 3.7%

Total cases:

3,883,600

Total employment:

124,868,500

12

Nearly 8 in 10 nonfatal injury and illness cases reported in 2010 occurred among private industry workplaces which 

accounted for 85.2 percent of total employment covered by the SOII. The remaining 21.1 percent of injury and illness 

cases occurred among public sector workers who accounted for only 14.8 percent of the employees covered by this survey. 
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type and ownership, 2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

Private industry State government Local government

1.8 1.8

1.1

2.3

2.6

1.8

0.5

0.8 0.8

2.4

3.5

1.7

4.6

6.1

3.5

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

13

As in 2009, the rate of total recordable cases (TRC) of injuries and illnesses remained highest among 

local government workplaces in 2010 (6.1 cases per 100 full-time employees), compared to state 

government (4.6 cases) and private industry (3.5 cases) workplaces. The TRC rate among private 

industry workplaces in 2010 was significantly lower than the rate in either state or local government. 
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

by select industry, state government, 2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

Colleges and universities (NAICS 6113)

Police protection (NAICS 92212)

Correctional institutions (NAICS 92214)

Hospitals (NAICS 622)

Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)

18.0 13.5 9.0 4.5 0 10 20 30 40

15.1

11.8

7.8

6.7

2.6

6.3

20.0

32.6

32.6

38.1

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

14

National public sector estimates covering more than 4.6 million state government workers are 

available for the third consecutive year for 2010. Injury and illness estimates are available for selected 

industries within state government and provide for limited comparisons to same industries in local 

government or private industry, such as for hospitals or for nursing & residential care facilities. 
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

by industry, local government, 2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)

Water sewage and other systems (NAICS 2213)

Hospitals (NAICS 622)

Transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485)

Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)

Police protection (NAICS 92212)

Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)

Fire protection (NAICS 92216)

15.0 10.0 5.0 0 100 200 300

13.9

11.4

11.1

9.6

7.2

6.9

6.2

5.1

7.0

9.3

9.8

13.9

22.5

37.5

47.2

249.9

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

15

While the incidence rate was comparatively lower than in other industries, nearly 4 in 10 

nonfatal injury and illness cases reported among the 13.8 million local government 

workers nationally occurred among elementary and secondary schools workers in 2010. 
State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates*

compared to the national rate, private industry, 2010

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2011

* Total recordable case (TRC) incidence rate 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

(3.5)

AK

(4.5)

AZ

(3.3) AR

(3.3)

CA

(3.7) CO

CT(4.0)

DE(3.2)

DC(1.9)

FL

(3.4)

GA

(3.1)

HI

(3.9)

ID

IL

(3.3)

IN

(4.1)

IA

(4.4)

KS

(3.7) KY

(4.2)

LA

(2.7)

ME

(5.6)

MD(3.6)

MA(3.2)

MI

(4.2)

MN

(3.8)

MS

MO

(3.4)

MT

(5.0)

NE

(4.2)

NV

(3.8)

NH

NJ(3.2)

NM

(3.7)

NY

(2.7)

NC

(3.1)

ND

OH

OK

(4.0)

OR

(3.9)

PA

RI

SC

(3.1)

SD

TN

(3.7)

TX

(2.7)

UT

(3.4)

VT(5.2)

VA

(3.1)

WA

(4.8)

WV

(4.4)

WI

(4.3)

WY

(4.0)

16

Among the 42 states for which estimates of nonfatal injuries and illnesses are available for 2010, 22 states experienced 

a higher incidence of injuries and illnesses than the national rate (3.5 cases per 100 full-time workers); 14 states 

experienced a lower rate; and six states had rates that were not statistically different from the national rate.