2013 SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & ILLNESSES

SUMMARY ESTIMATES CHARTS PACKAGE

December 4, 2014

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 2013

Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

by case type, private industry, 2003-2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014

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 3.3

2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3

2.1 2.0

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7

1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0

1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7

2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1

1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6

The total recordable cases (TRC) incidence rate among private industry employers declined to 3.3 cases per 100 full-time workers in 2013—

down from 3.4 cases in 2012 and 2011. Incidence rates for cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (DART) declined to 

1.7 cases in 2013, the first decline in this case type since 2009. Incidence rates for cases with days of job transfer or restriction (DJTR), 

cases with days away from work (DAFW), and other recordable cases (ORC) remained unchanged in 2013 when compared to 2012. 

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Total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

by employment size, private industry, 2009-2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

4.0 4.0

3.8 3.7 3.6

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.6 1.7

3.4

3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1

3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5

4.5 4.4

4.2 4.2

4.0

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

Mid-size establishments (those employing between 50 and 249 workers) continued to have the highest rate 

of injury or illness cases by establishment size in 2013. The rates among establishments with 50 or more 

workers declined significantly from 2012. Small establishments (those employing fewer than 11 workers) 

continued to have the lowest rate of injury or illness cases compared to establishments of other sizes. 

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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases

by category of illness, private industry, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014 Percent of total cases

0

25

50

75

100

Injuries and illnesses Illnesses

Injuries 94.9%

Illnesses 5.1%

Other illnesses 61.4%

Skin diseases 17.1%

Hearing loss 11.9%

Respiratory conditions 8.5%

Poisoning 1.1%

Total cases:

3,007,300

Nonfatal occupational injuries accounted for the overwhelming majority (94.9 percent) of cases reported by private industry 

employers in 2013, with illnesses accounting for the remaining 5.1 percent of cases. Most illness cases (61.4 percent) fall into

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

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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by private industry sector, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014

Utilities

Mining

Management of companies and enterprises

Finance and insurance

Educational services

Information

Real estate and rental and leasing

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Professional and technical services

Other services (except public administration)

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

589.7 39.8

434.0 42.7

426.7 11.6

277.8 7.1

197.8 5.2

184.4 7.6

168.8 5.0

119.1 6.9

71.9 3.1

71.1 3.6

58.4 3.0

51.4 3.5

51.4 1.0

35.3 | 2.7

35.0 | 1.9

34.7 | 3.9

21.6 | 1.2

15.9 | 1.0

10.0 | 1.3

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Injuries

Illnesses

Similar to the distribution of injuries and illnesses reported among all private industry establishments in 2013, injuries accounted for most 

cases reported among individual industry sectors. Illnesses accounted for only a small fraction of cases reported in each industry sector. 

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

by private industry sector, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014

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

Accommodation and food services

Retail trade

Construction

Manufacturing

Transportation and warehousing

Health care and social assistance

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

6.0 4.5 3.0 1.5 0 200 400 600 800

5.7

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

0.7

11.4

16.9

22.8

36.9

38.0

38.6

52.4

54.9

61.4

74.7

75.0

126.0

173.8

192.0

203.0

284.9

438.3

476.7

629.5

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

More than 1 in 5 cases reported by private industry employers in 2013 occurred among healthcare and social assistance 

industries. More than half (51.4 percent) of all nonfatal injury and illness cases reported among private industry establishments 

in 2013 occurred in three industry sectors alone—health care and social assistance, manufacturing, and retail trade. 

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries

by private industry sector, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014

Finance and insurance

Professional and technical services

Management of companies and enterprises

Information

Utilities

Educational services

Mining

Other services (except public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Real estate and rental and leasing

Wholesale trade

Accommodation and food services

Manufacturing

Retail trade

Construction

Health care and social assistance

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Transportation and warehousing

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

6.0 4.0 2.0 0 225 450 675

5.3

4.6

4.5

4.4

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.0

2.9

2.5

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.1

0.9

0.6

10.0

15.9

21.6

34.7

35.0

35.3

51.4

51.4

58.4

71.1

71.9

119.1

168.8

184.4

197.8

277.8

426.7

434.0

589.7

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

More nonfatal injury cases were reported in the health care and social assistance industry sector (589,700) than in any other 

private industry sector in 2013, accounting for 20.7 percent of all injury cases reported among private industry workplaces.

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses

by private industry sector, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014

Professional and technical services

Real estate and rental and leasing

Management of companies and enterprises

Finance and insurance

Wholesale trade

Accommodation and food services

Construction

Educational services

Retail trade

Other services (except public administration)

Information

Mining

Administrative and waste services

Transportation and warehousing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Utilities

Health care and social assistance

Manufacturing

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

45.0 30.0 15.0 0 20 40 60

36.7

35.9

29.9

24.6

23.4

18.8

14.6

11.6

11.0

10.4

10.2

10.0

9.8

9.1

8.8

7.4

6.4

5.4

4.8

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.9

2.7

3.0

3.1

3.5

3.6

3.9

5.0

5.2

6.9

7.1

7.6

11.6

39.8

42.7

Incidence rate

(per 10,000 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Employers in the manufacturing and health care and social assistance industry sectors together reported more than half 

(54.2 percent) of all private industry illness cases in 2013. Workers in the manufacturing industry sector experienced 

illnesses at a rate more than twice the private industry rate (16.6 cases per 10,000 full-time workers) in 2013.

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

job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014

Professional and technical services

Management of companies and enterprises

Utilities

Information

Educational services

Other services (except public administration)

Mining

Administrative and waste services

Manufacturing

Wholesale trade

Accommodation and food services

Retail trade

Real estate and rental and leasing

Health care and social assistance

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

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 0.7

1.4 0.8

1.3 0.9

1.1 0.6

1.1 1.0

1.0 0.6

1.0 0.9

1.0 1.2

1.0 0.5

0.9 0.3

0.8 0.4

0.6 0.2

0.6 0.2

0.6 0.5

0.4 0.2

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

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The rate of job transfer or restriction only (DJTR) cases in the manufacturing industry sector has exceeded the rate of cases involving days away from 

work (DAFW) every year since 1998. Manufacturing remained the only private industry sector in 2013 in which the incidence rate of DJTR cases (1.2 

cases per 100 full-time workers) exceeded the rate of DAFW cases (1.0); both of these rates declined in manufacturing by 0.1 case from 2012. 
Number of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work,

job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014

Utilities

Management of companies and enterprises

Mining

Educational services

Information

Professional and technical services

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Real estate and rental and leasing

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Other services (except 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

167.2 123.2

128.8 111.9

120.1 145.2

87.2 44.8

82.0 36.1

77.1 42.8

57.2 48.0

46.5 24.3

23.9 12.0

19.6 | 13.0

19.5 | 10.3

17.6 | 10.9

16.4 | 9.1

16.1 | 5.7

10.5 | 4.4

7.8 | 3.0

6.8 | 4.1

3.3 | 2.5

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Days away from work cases count

Days of job transfer or restriction only cases count

Employers in manufacturing reported the most job transfer or restriction only (DJTR) cases (145,200) among all private industry sectors in 

2013 and was the only sector in which the number of reported DJTR cases exceeded the number of cases involving days away from work 

(DAFW). More DAFW cases were reported in health care and social assistance (167,200) than among any other private industry sector in 2013. 

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

all ownerships, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014

General merchandise stores (Private industry, NAICS 452)

Administrative and support services (Private industry, NAICS 561)

Ambulatory health care services (Private industry, NAICS 621)

Specialty trade contractors (Private industry, NAICS 238)

Nursing and residential care facilities (Private industry, NAICS 623)

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

2.5

2.7

3.3

4.2

4.7

4.8

6.4

7.3

237.1

226.6

209.5

181.5

136.7

135.2

108.1

104.0

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Eight industries reported 100,000 or more injury and illness cases in 2013. Together these eight industries combined to account for 

more than one-third (35.7 percent) of all cases reported among private industry and state and local government workplaces in 2013.

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Approximately 8 in 10 nonfatal injury and illness cases reported in 2013 occurred among private industry workplaces, which 

accounted for 86.1 percent of total employment. In comparison, local and state government workers incurred a disproportionately 

higher percentage (19.9 percent) of injuries and illnesses relative to their 13.9 percent share of the workforce. 

Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases

and employment by ownership, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014 Percent

0

25

50

75

100

Cases Employment

Private industry 80.1%

Local government 15.6%

State government 4.3%

Local government 10.5%

State government 3.4%

Total cases:

3,753,300

Total employment:

131,197,600*

Private industry 86.1%

* Total employment is the 2013 annual average from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). 11
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type and ownership, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014

Private industry State government Local government

1.6 1.7

1.0

2.1

2.4

1.7

0.5

0.7 0.7

1.9

3.2

1.6

3.9

5.7

3.3

Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

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

Continuing a trend since 2008, the rate of total recordable cases (TRC) of injuries and illnesses remained highest among local government 

workplaces in 2013 (5.7 cases per 100 full-time employees), compared to state government (3.9 cases) and private industry (3.3 cases) 

workplaces. The rate for more serious injury and illness cases—those requiring days away from work (DAFW)—were higher for local 

government (1.7 cases per 100 full-time employees) and state government (1.6 cases), than for private industry (1.0 case) in 2013. 

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

by select industry, state government, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014

Colleges and universities (NAICS 6113)

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

13.7

7.7

7.6

2.1

16.7

24.2

27.0

31.2

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

National public sector estimates covering more than 4.5 million state government workers are available for the sixth 

consecutive year for 2013. 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. For example, rates 

observed for hospitals or for nursing and residential care facilities may differ significantly between private industry and 

local government as a result of different types of facilities that are more prevalent in one compared to the other. 

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

by select industry, local government, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014

Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)

Hospitals (NAICS 622)

Water sewage and other systems (NAICS 2213)

Transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485)

Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)

Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)

Fire protection (NAICS 92216)

Police protection (NAICS 92212)

15.0 10.0 5.0 0 100 200 300

11.5

11.2

8.1

8.0

7.1

6.7

6.0

4.7

4.9

7.2

10.2

13.2

20.2

31.4

47.0

237.1

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

While the incidence rate among elementary and secondary schools workers (4.7 cases per 100 full-time workers) 

was comparatively lower than among other local government industries, these workers incurred 40.5 percent of all 

nonfatal injury and illness cases reported among the 13.7 million local government workers nationally in 2013. 

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State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates*

compared to the national rate, private industry, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2014

* 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

(3.3)

AK

(4.3)

AZ

(3.3) AR

(3.0)

CA

(3.5) CO

CT(3.8)

DE(2.7)

DC(1.7)

FL

GA

(2.8)

HI

(3.7)

ID

IL

(3.2)

IN

(3.6)

IA

(4.5)

KS

(3.5) KY

(4.0)

LA

(2.2)

ME

(5.3)

MD(3.0)

MA(2.9) MI

(3.7)

MN

(3.7)

MS

MO

(3.2)

MT

(4.7)

NE

(3.8) NV

(4.0)

NH

NJ(2.9)

NM

(3.2)

NY

(2.4)

NC

(2.7)

ND

OH

(2.9)

OK

OR

(4.1)

PA

(3.9)

RI

SC

(2.9)

SD

TN

(3.3)

TX

(2.6)

UT

(3.4)

VT(5.2)

VA

(2.6)

WA

(4.8)

WV

(3.7)

WI

(4.0)

WY

(3.4)

PR

Private industry and public sector estimates are available individually for 41 participating states and for the District of Columbia for 

2013. The private industry injury and illness rate was statistically higher in 20 states than the national rate of 3.3 cases per 100 fulltime workers, lower in 12 states and in the District of Columbia, and not statistically different in 9 states. Caution should be taken 

when comparing rates among different states as some differences can be attributed to different industry composition within each state. 

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