2009 SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & ILLNESSES

SUMMARY ESTIMATES CHARTS PACKAGE

October 21, 2010

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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

by case type, private industry, 2003-2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

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

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.6

2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3

2.1 2.0

1.8

1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1

1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8

2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1

1.9 1.8

Incidence rates for all case types declined significantly in 2009, with the exception of days-away-from-work cases 

whose rate remained relatively unchanged from 2008 at the level of detail at which data are presented in this chart.

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Total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

by employment size, private industry, 2005-2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8

5.2

4.9

4.5

4.1 4.0 4.1

3.9 3.8

3.4 3.4

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.4

3.8

5.8

5.5

5.3

4.9

4.5

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

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

(those employing between 50 and 249 workers) in 2009 and lowest among small establishments (those 

employing fewer than 11 workers) compared to establishments of other sizes.

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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases

by category of illness, private industry, 2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Injuries and Illnesses Illnesses

Injuries 94.9%

Illnesses 5.1%

Other illnesses 62.7%

Skin diseases 15.6%

Hearing loss 11.7%

Respiratory conditions 8.8%

Poisoning 1.2%

Injuries accounted for the overwhelming majority of cases reported for the SOII—94.9 percent, with 

illnesses accounting for the remaining 5.1 percent of cases. Most illnesses are classified as “All other 

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

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Total cases:

3,277,700
Distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by private industry sector, 2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

Utilities

Mining

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

623.9 43.4

480.7 47.9

475.0 12.3

269.5 7.9

244.2 6.8

199.9 7.0

181.4 4.5

127.6 6.7

78.3 3.9

60.8 2.4

56.8 2.5

46.1 | 3.2

42.8 | 2.1

41.0 | 4.3

39.1 | 2.0

28.5 | 1.9

17.1 | 0.6

16.6 | 1.8

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Injuries

Illnesses

Similar to the distribution of injuries and illnesses reported among all private industry establishments in 2009, injuries accounted for most 

cases reported among individual private industry sectors—illnesses accounted for only a 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, 2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

Finance and insurance

Professional and technical services

Management of companies and enterprises

Information

Educational services

Mining

Other services (except public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Wholesale trade

Utilities

Real estate and rental and leasing

Accommodation and food services

Retail trade

Manufacturing

Construction

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Transportation and warehousing

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Health care and social assistance

7.5 6.0 4.5 3.0 1.5 0 150 300 450 600 750

5.4

5.3

5.2

4.9

4.3

4.3

4.2

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.2

0.8

17.7

18.4

30.3

41.0

44.9

45.3

49.3

59.3

63.2

82.2

87.4

134.3

185.9

206.9

251.0

277.4

487.2

528.6

667.3

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

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 2009.

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries

by private industry sector, 2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

Finance and insurance

Professional and technical services

Management of companies and enterprises

Information

Educational services

Mining

Administrative and waste services

Other services (except public administration)

Utilities

Wholesale trade

Real estate and rental and leasing

Accommodation and food services

Manufacturing

Retail trade

Construction

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Transportation and warehousing

Health care and social assistance

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

7.5 6.0 4.5 3.0 1.5 0 150 300 450 600 750

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.1

0.8

16.6

17.1

28.5

39.1

41.0

42.8

46.1

56.8

60.8

78.3

82.3

127.6

181.4

199.9

244.2

269.5

475.0

480.7

623.9

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Health care and social assistance reported more injury cases than any other private industry sector—623,900 

cases—and accounted for 20.1 percent of all injury cases reported among private industry workplaces in 2009. 

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses

by private industry sector, 2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

Professional and technical services

Mining

Wholesale trade

Finance and insurance

Management of companies and enterprises

Retail trade

Accommodation and food services

Educational services

Construction

Information

Real estate and rental and leasing

Administrative and waste services

Transportation and warehousing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Utilities

Health care and social assistance

Manufacturing

45.0 30.0 15.0 0 20 40 60

39.0

34.8

32.6

24.7

19.0

17.4

14.4

13.7

12.3

11.6

11.5

10.6

10.6

10.4

8.0

7.9

7.8

5.5

0.6

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.4

2.5

3.2

3.9

4.3

4.5

6.7

6.8

7.0

7.9

12.3

43.4

47.9

Incidence rate

(per 10,000 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Manufacturing and Health care & social assistance together reported the majority of private industry illnesses in 2009, resulting in 

an illness rate in Manufacturing that was more than twice the rate of illnesses nationally (18.3 cases per 10,000 full-time workers).

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

job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

Finance and insurance

Professional and technical services

Management of companies and enterprises

Educational services

Information

Utilities

Manufacturing

Accommodation and food services

Other services (except public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Mining

Wholesale trade

Retail trade

Real estate and rental and leasing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Health care and social assistance

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Construction

Transportation and warehousing

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0

2.3 1.3

1.6 0.7

1.6 1.2

1.4 1.1

1.3 1.0

1.2 0.7

1.2 1.0

1.1 0.9

1.1 0.4

1.1 0.5

1.0 0.5

1.0 0.5

1.0 1.3

1.0 0.8

0.7 0.3

0.6 0.2

0.4 0.4

0.3 0.1

0.2 | 0.1

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

DAFW rate

DJTR rate

Manufacturing was the only private industry sector in which the rate of cases involving job transfer or restriction exceeded 

the rate of cases involving days away from work in 2009. This has been the case in Manufacturing since 1998.

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

job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

Utilities

Management of companies and enterprises

Mining

Finance and insurance

Educational services

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Information

Real estate and rental and leasing

Professional and technical services

Other services (except public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Wholesale trade

Accommodation and food services

Transportation and warehousing

Construction

Manufacturing

Retail trade

Health care and social assistance

0 100 200 300 400

172.8 131.1

137.0 117.3

127.1 158.5

92.5 44.0

90.7 50.3

71.1 37.4

62.4 49.8

49.4 25.3

29.0 13.9

24.0 | 10.0

21.6 | 11.7

17.0 | 8.1

16.6 | 12.8

13.8 | 10.4

10.4 | 4.1

8.7 | 3.7

7.8 | 2.9

7.3 | 6.7

5.6 | 4.4

Number of cases

(in thousands)

DAFW count

DJTR count

Manufacturing reported the most cases involving days of job transfer or restriction (DJTR) among all private industry sectors and 

was the only sector in which the of number DJTR cases exceeded the number of cases involving days away from work in 2009. 

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Industries reporting 100,000 or more nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses,

all ownerships, 2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

Grocery stores (Private industry, NAICS 4451)

Justice, public order, and safety activities (Local govt., NAICS 9221)

Nursing care facilities (Private industry, NAICS 6231)

Administrative and support services (Private industry, NAICS 561)

General merchandise stores (Private industry, NAICS 452)

Ambulatory health care services (Private industry, NAICS 621)

Specialty trade contractors (Private industry, NAICS 238)

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

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

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

300 225 150 75 0.0 3.5 7.0 10.5 14.0

2.7

2.7

3.4

4.6

5.0

5.2

5.5

7.3

8.9

11.5

253.1

250.6

206.8

168.7

124.2

117.5

115.1

113.6

107.9

102.5

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Ten industries reported 100,000 or more injury and illness cases in 2009. Together these industries combined to 

account for nearly 4 in 10 cases reported among private industry and State and local government workers in 2009. 

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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases

and employment by ownership, 2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Cases Employment

Private Industry 79.2%

Local government 16.2%

State government 4.7%

Private Industry 85.5%

Local government 10.7%

State government 3.7%

Total cases: 4,140,700

Total employment: 130,315,800

Nearly 8 in 10 nonfatal injury and illness cases reported in 2009 occurred among private industry workplaces which 

accounted for 85.5 percent of total employment covered by the SOII. The remaining 20.9 percent of injury and illness 

cases occurred among public sector workers who accounted for 14.4 percent of the employees covered by this survey.

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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type and ownership, 2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

Private Industry State government Local government

1.8 1.8

1.1

2.3

2.6

1.8

0.5

0.7 0.8

2.3

3.7

1.8

4.6

6.3

3.6

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 cases

ORC = other recordable cases

Case type

The rate of total recordable cases of injuries and illnesses was highest among local government 

workplaces in 2009 (6.3 cases per 100 full-time workers), compared to State government and 

private industry workplaces whose rates were 4.6 cases and 3.6 cases, respectively. 

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

by selected industry, State government, 2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

Colleges and universities (NAICS 6113)

Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)

Correctional institutions (NAICS 92214)

Hospitals (NAICS 622)

14.0 10.5 7.0 3.5 0 10 20 30 40

11.0

7.8

5.1

2.5

3.9

32.3

33.7

34.7

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

National public sector estimates covering nearly five million State government workers are available from the 

SOII in 2009 for just the second consecutive year, presenting injury and illness estimates for select industries.

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

by selected industry, local government, 2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

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)

Police protection (NAICS 92212)

Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)

Fire protection (NAICS 92216)

16.5 11.0 5.5 0 100 200 300

15.3

13.1

12.7

11.1

7.8

7.0

6.5

5.0

6.5

10.0

13.1

14.8

29.4

38.5

55.0

250.6

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

National public sector estimates covering nearly 14 million local government employees show that nearly 4 in 10 nonfatal 

injuries and illnesses reported in local government workplaces occurred among elementary and secondary school workers 

in 2009, although the rate of occurrence in this industry was comparatively lower than rates in other industries.

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State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates*

compared to the national rate, private industry, 2009

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2010

* 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

(3.6)

AK

(4.5)

AZ

(3.5) AR

(3.5)

CA

(3.7) CO

CT(4.2)

DE(3.1)

DC(1.9)

FL

(3.5)

GA

(3.1)

HI

(4.0)

ID

IL

(3.5)

IN

(4.2)

IA

(4.6)

KS

(4.1) KY

(4.2)

LA

(2.8)

ME

(5.6)

MD(3.3)

MA

MI

(4.2)

MN

(3.8)

MS

MO

(3.5)

MT

(5.3)

NE

(4.1) NV

(4.3)

NH

NJ(3.3)

NM

(4.2)

NY

(2.9)

NC

(3.1)

ND

OH

OK

(4.0)

OR

(4.4)

PA

RI

SC

(3.2)

SD

TN

(3.8)

TX

(2.9)

UT

(4.0)

VT(5.2)

VA

(2.9)

WA

(5.1)

WV

(4.4)

WI

(4.2)

WY

(4.0)

Among the 41 States for which estimates of nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses are available for 2009, 22 States 

experienced a higher incidence of injuries and illnesses than the national rate (3.6 cases per 100 full-time workers); 11 

States experienced a lower rate; and eight States had rates that were not significantly different from the national rate. 

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