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WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES – 2010 

Nearly 3.1 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported among private industry 

employers in 2010, resulting in an incidence rate of 3.5 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers—

down from 3.6 cases in 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See tables 1 and 2.) 

The total recordable cases (TRC) injury and illness incidence rate among private industry employers has 

declined significantly each year since 2002, when estimates from the Survey of Occupational Injuries 

and Illnesses (SOII) were first published using the current OSHA requirements for recording 

occupational injuries and illnesses. 

Key findings from the 2010 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses 

Incidence rates for injuries and illnesses combined among private industry establishments declined 

significantly in 2010 for total recordable cases and for other recordable cases. The incidence rates for 

cases with days away from work; for cases of job transfer and restriction; and for cases of days away 

from work, job transfer, or restriction together each remained unchanged from 2009. (See chart 1.) 

Manufacturing was the sole private industry sector to experience an increase in the incidence rate of 

injuries and illnesses in 2010—rising to 4.4 cases per 100 full-time workers from 4.3 cases the year 

earlier. The increased rate resulted from a larger decline in hours worked than the decline in the 

number of reported cases in the industry sector. 

The total recordable cases incidence rate in the private construction industry sector decreased by 0.3 

cases to 4.0 cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010—a seven percent decline. Specialty trade 

contractors reported a similar decline of 0.3 cases in the injury and illness incidence rate—falling to 

4.3 cases per 100 full-time workers—and was largely responsible for the reported decline in the 

construction industry sector. 

Health care and social assistance experienced an incidence rate of injuries and illnesses of 5.2 cases 

per 100 full-time workers—down from 5.4 cases in 2009—and was the lone industry sector in which 

both reported employment and hours worked increased in 2010. 

The incidence rate of injuries only among private industry workers remained unchanged between 

2009 and 2010 at 3.4 cases per 100 full-time workers. (See table 5.) 

The incidence rate of illness cases alone remained relatively unchanged in 2010, as did rates among 

all illness categories with the exception of poisoning, whose rate increased from 0.2 cases per 10,000 

full-time workers in 2009 to 0.3 cases in 2010. (See table 6a.) 

National public sector estimates covering more than 18.4 million state and local government workers 

are available for the third consecutive year with an incidence rate of 5.7 cases per 100 full-time 

workers in 2010, relatively unchanged from 2009.

USDL-11-1502

Note on error in benchmark data: An error in input data was identified that affected the 2007-

2009 workplace injury and illness national numbers. The effect on the national numbers is small and 

none of the incidence rates or state estimates were affected. See table A for further information.
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More than one-half of the 3.1 million private industry injury and illness cases reported nationally in 

2010 were of a more serious nature that involved days away from work, job transfer, or restriction—

commonly referred to as DART cases. These cases occurred at a rate of 1.8 cases per 100 full-time 

workers, unchanged from 2009. (See table 7.) The rates for the two components of DART cases (cases 

involving days away from work and those requiring job transfer or restriction) also remained unchanged 

in 2010—1.1 and 0.8 cases per 100 full-time workers, respectively. Manufacturing was the only private 

industry sector in 2010 in which the rate of job transfer or restriction cases exceeded the rate of cases 

with days away from work, continuing a 13-year trend. Other recordable cases—those not involving 

days away from work, job transfer, or restriction—accounted for the remaining nearly 1.5 million injury 

and illness cases nationally and occurred at a lower rate in 2010 (1.7 cases per 100 full-time workers) 

compared to 2009 (1.8 cases). 

The total recordable cases injury and illness incidence rate was highest in 2010 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. (See 

table 3 and chart 2.) 

Private Industry Injuries and Illnesses 

Injuries. Approximately 2.9 million (94.9 percent) of the 3.1 million nonfatal occupational injuries and 

illnesses in 2010 were injuries. Of these, 2.2 million (75.8 percent) occurred in service-providing 

industries, which employed 82.4 percent of the private industry workforce covered by this survey. The 

remaining 0.7 million injuries (24.2 percent) occurred in goods-producing industries, which accounted 

for 17.6 percent of private industry employment in 2010. 

Illnesses. Workplace illnesses accounted for 5.1 percent of the 3.1 million injury and illness cases in 

2010. (See table 6b.) The rate of workplace illnesses in 2010 (18.1 per 10,000 full-time workers) was 

not statistically different from the 2009 incidence rate (18.3 cases). 

Goods-producing industries as a whole accounted for 36.3 percent of all occupational illness cases in 

2010, resulting in an incident rate of 31.8 per 10,000 full-time workers—up from 29.1 cases in 2009. 

The manufacturing industry sector accounted for over 30 percent of all private industry occupational 

illness cases, resulting in the highest illness incidence rate among all industry sectors of 41.9 cases per 

10,000 full-time workers in 2010—an increase from 39.0 cases in 2009. Service-providing industries 

accounted for the remaining 63.7 percent of private industry illness cases and experienced a rate of 14.6 

cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2010—statistically unchanged from the prior year. Among 

service-providing industry sectors, health care and social assistance contributed 24.2 percent of all 

private industry illness cases and experienced an incidence rate of 30.2 cases per 10,000 full-time 

workers in 2010—down from 34.8 cases in 2009. 

National Public Sector Estimates 

National public sector estimates covering approximately 18.4 million state and local government 

workers—for example, police protection (NAICS 922120) and fire protection (NAICS 922160)—are 

available from the 2010 SOII for the third consecutive year. 

Approximately 820,300 injury and illness cases were reported among state and local government 

workers combined in 2010, resulting in a rate of 5.7 cases per 100 full-time workers—significantly 

higher than the rate among private industry workers (3.5 cases per 100 workers), and relatively 
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unchanged from the rate (5.8 cases) reported among these public sector workers in 2009. Nearly 4 in 5 

injuries and illnesses reported in the public sector occurred among local government workers in 2010, 

resulting in an injury and illness rate of 6.1 cases per 100 full-time workers—significantly higher than 

the 4.6 cases per 100 full-time workers in state government. (See chart 3.) 

State Estimates 

Private industry and public sector estimates are available for 42 participating states (including the 

District of Columbia) individually for 2010. Data for establishments in the nine states for which 

individual estimates are unavailable are collected by BLS regional offices and used solely for the 

tabulation of national estimates. (See chart 4.) State estimates will be available online 10 business days 

following the release of national estimates; these estimates may also be requested prior to this from the 

respective state offices. (See www.bls.gov/iif/oshstate.htm for state contacts.) 

As compared to a year earlier, private industry TRC incidence rates among the 42 states (including the 

District of Columbia) for which estimates are available in 2010 declined in six states and remained 

statistically unchanged in 35 states (estimates were not available for Massachusetts for 2009 for 

comparison). 

The private industry TRC incidence rates were higher in 22 states than the national rate of 3.5 cases per 

100 full-time workers in 2010, lower than the national rate in 14 states, and not statistically different 

from the national rate in six states. Differences in industry mix account for at least some of the 

differences in rates across states. 

Publication Tables and Supplemental Charts 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has generated estimates of injuries and illnesses for many of the 

2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-digit industries as defined in the 2007 North American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) manual. A complete listing of these estimates is not available in this release. However, 

summary tables 1 and 2—providing incidence rates and counts of injuries and illnesses by detailed 

NAICS industry, case type, and ownership (e.g., total recordable cases or cases with days away from 

work in private industry), respectively—may be accessed electronically for the current and prior years 

from www.bls.gov/iif/oshsum.htm, requested from BLS staff at 202-691-6170, or requested by email at 

IIFSTAFF@bls.gov. Supplemental tables and charts illustrating trends among incidence rates and counts 

are also available from these sources. 

Background of the Survey 

Second in a series of three releases from the BLS covering occupational safety and health statistics for 

2010, this release follows the August report on fatal work-related injuries from the Census of Fatal 

Occupational Injuries. A third release in November, 2011 will provide case circumstances and worker 

characteristics from the SOII for nonfatal injury and illness cases requiring at least one day away from 

work to recuperate. 

Additional background and methodological information regarding the BLS occupational safety and 

health statistics program, including information such as changes in the definition of recordable cases due 

to revised recordkeeping requirements in 2002 and the inherent underreporting of illnesses, can be found 

in Chapter 9 of the BLS Handbook of Methods at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch9.htm. 
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Error in benchmark data 

Employments used in benchmarking national survey data were revised for 2010 to correct an error in 

input data that affected the 2007-2009 workplace injury and illness national numbers. This resulted in 

national estimates of the number of injuries and illnesses that were marginally higher than would have 

otherwise been the case. Table A displays the estimates as originally published and as revised. This 

change does not affect national incidence rates or any state estimates. BLS does not plan to revise 

previously-published estimates of the number of injuries and illnesses, but cautions data users that this 

change could minimally affect the comparability of injury and illness numbers over time. 

Table A. Effect of updated benchmark employment on 2008 and 2009 estimates

Industry

2008 2009

Original total 

recordable 

cases number

(in thousands)

Adjusted 

total recordable 

cases number

(in thousands)

Percent 

change

Original 

total recordable 

cases number

(in thousands)

Adjusted 

total recordable 

cases number

(in thousands)

Percent 

change

Private industry 3,696.1 3,669.6 -0.7% 3,277.7 3,254.5 -0.7%

State government 196.8 187.5 -4.7% 193.0 183.9 -4.7%

Local government 741.2 737.9 -0.4% 670.0 667.0 -0.4%

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

Chart 1. Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

by case type, private industry, 2003-2010

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 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
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Chart 2. Total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

by employment size, private industry, 2006-2010

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

Chart 3. Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates 

by case type and ownership, 2010

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
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Chart 4. State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates*

compared to the national rate, private industry, 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

(3.5)

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)
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by case type and ownership, selected industries, 2010

Industry2 NAICS code3

2010

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

All industries including State and local government6 ........................... 124,868.5 3.8 1.9 1.2 

Private industry6 ........................................................................................ 106,444.4 3.5 1.8 1.1 

Goods producing6 ................................................................................. 18,727.9 4.2 2.3 1.2 

Natural resources and mining6,7 ...................................................... 1,579.8 3.7 2.2 1.4 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting6 ........................................ 11 967.8 4.8 2.7 1.7 

Crop production6,8 ....................................................................... 111 416.0 4.6 2.7 1.6 Animal production6,8 .................................................................... 112 158.6 5.2 2.8 2.0 

Forestry and logging .................................................................... 113 55.9 3.6 2.0 1.8 

Support activities for agriculture and forestry .............................. 115 328.9 4.9 2.9 1.6 

Mining7 ............................................................................................. 21 612.0 2.3 1.4 1.0 

Oil and gas extraction .................................................................. 211 148.2 1.2 .7 .5 

Mining (except oil and gas)9 ........................................................ 212 201.9 3.1 2.0 1.5 

Support activities for mining ........................................................ 213 261.8 2.2 1.4 .9 

Construction ...................................................................................... 5,701.5 4.0 2.1 1.5 

Construction .................................................................................... 23 5,701.5 4.0 2.1 1.5 

Construction of buildings ............................................................. 236 1,282.3 3.5 1.7 1.2 

Heavy and civil engineering construction .................................... 237 827.5 3.8 2.2 1.3 

Specialty trade contractors .......................................................... 238 3,591.8 4.3 2.3 1.7 

Manufacturing .................................................................................... 11,446.6 4.4 2.4 1.1 

Manufacturing .................................................................................. 31-33 11,446.6 4.4 2.4 1.1 

Food manufacturing ..................................................................... 311 1,441.9 5.8 3.7 1.4 

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing ............................ 312 184.8 6.4 4.4 1.9 

Textile mills .................................................................................. 313 119.0 3.3 1.7 .7 

Textile product mills8 ................................................................... 314 120.3 3.1 1.9 .9 

Apparel manufacturing8 ............................................................... 315 160.2 3.0 1.5 .7 

Leather and allied product manufacturing ................................... 316 27.3 5.0 2.6 .9 

Wood product manufacturing ...................................................... 321 343.5 6.2 3.4 1.9 

Paper manufacturing ................................................................... 322 390.7 3.4 2.0 1.0 

Printing and related support activities .......................................... 323 494.0 3.2 1.8 1.0 

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing ............................... 324 109.9 1.5 .9 .6 Chemical manufacturing .............................................................. 325 789.2 2.4 1.5 .7 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by case type and ownership, selected industries, 2010 — 

Industry2 NAICS code3

2010

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing8 .............................. 326 615.3 5.1 3.0 1.3 

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing ................................ 327 375.6 6.0 3.5 1.8 

Primary metal manufacturing ....................................................... 331 350.9 6.3 3.4 1.6 

Fabricated metal product manufacturing ..................................... 332 1,261.2 5.5 2.7 1.4 

Machinery manufacturing8 ........................................................... 333 978.8 4.4 2.1 1.0 

Computer and electronic product manufacturing ......................... 334 1,093.1 1.5 .8 .4 

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing 335 355.5 3.3 1.8 .7 

Transportation equipment manufacturing8 .................................. 336 1,303.2 5.5 3.0 1.2 

Furniture and related product manufacturing8 ............................. 337 363.6 5.2 2.8 1.3 

Miscellaneous manufacturing ...................................................... 339 568.4 3.0 1.6 .8 

Service providing .................................................................................. 87,716.6 3.4 1.7 1.0 

Trade, transportation, and utilities10 ............................................... 24,503.5 4.1 2.4 1.4 

Wholesale trade ............................................................................... 42 5,487.5 3.4 2.1 1.1 

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ......................................... 423 2,729.9 3.1 1.7 .9 

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ................................... 424 1,939.9 4.5 3.0 1.5 

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers ............... 425 817.6 2.0 1.0 .7 

Retail trade ...................................................................................... 44-45 14,521.5 4.1 2.2 1.2 

Motor vehicle and parts dealers .................................................. 441 1,620.5 3.8 1.8 1.2 

Furniture and home furnishings stores ........................................ 442 441.3 4.2 2.4 1.5 

Electronics and appliance stores ................................................. 443 500.8 1.6 .7 .4 

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers ... 444 1,151.1 5.1 3.0 1.4 

Food and beverage stores ........................................................... 445 2,830.4 5.1 2.9 1.5 

Health and personal care stores .................................................. 446 984.7 2.8 1.1 .7 

Gasoline stations ......................................................................... 447 824.8 2.9 1.5 1.1 

Clothing and clothing accessories stores .................................... 448 1,370.1 2.7 .8 .6 

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores .......................... 451 608.7 3.2 1.3 .7 

General merchandise stores ....................................................... 452 2,992.6 5.0 3.2 1.4 

Miscellaneous store retailers ....................................................... 453 781.6 3.1 1.6 .9 

Nonstore retailers ........................................................................ 454 414.9 3.5 2.2 1.3 

Transportation and warehousing10 .................................................. 48-49 3,937.4 5.2 3.6 2.3 

Air transportation ......................................................................... 481 452.8 8.1 6.3 4.6 

Rail transportation10 .................................................................... 482 – 2.0 1.4 1.3 

Water transportation .................................................................... 483 60.7 3.2 1.6 1.3 

Truck transportation ..................................................................... 484 1,240.1 5.0 3.3 2.4 

Transit and ground passenger transportation .............................. 485 419.5 5.3 3.4 2.5 

Pipeline transportation ................................................................. 486 41.6 2.5 1.1 .9 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by case type and ownership, selected industries, 2010 — 

Industry2 NAICS code3

2010

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Scenic and sightseeing transportation ......................................... 487 26.4 4.0 2.6 1.6 

Support activities for transportation ............................................. 488 539.8 3.8 2.6 1.6 

Couriers and messengers ........................................................... 492 519.9 7.2 4.6 2.6 Warehousing and storage ........................................................... 493 631.6 5.9 4.1 1.8 

Utilities ............................................................................................. 22 557.1 3.1 1.7 1.0 

Utilities ......................................................................................... 221 557.1 3.1 1.7 1.0 

Information ......................................................................................... 2,725.6 1.8 1.1 .8 

Information ....................................................................................... 51 2,725.6 1.8 1.1 .8 

Publishing industries (except Internet) ........................................ 511 767.3 1.2 .7 .4 

Motion picture and sound recording industries ............................ 512 361.3 2.3 .8 .5 

Broadcasting (except Internet) .................................................... 515 295.0 2.8 1.4 .9 

Telecommunications8 .................................................................. 517 922.7 2.2 1.6 1.2 

Other information services8 ......................................................... 519 139.3 .7 .4 .4 

Financial activities ............................................................................. 7,508.5 1.3 .6 .4 

Finance and insurance .................................................................... 52 5,542.9 .8 .3 .2 

Monetary authorities - central bank ............................................. 521 20.8 1.5 .5 .3 

Credit intermediation and related activities .................................. 522 2,554.6 .9 .3 .2 

Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial

investments and related activities .............................................. 523 807.2 .3 .1 .1 

Insurance carriers and related activities ...................................... 524 2,072.5 .8 .3 .2 

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles .................................. 525 87.7 1.2 .4 .3 

Real estate and rental and leasing .................................................. 53 1,965.6 2.9 1.6 1.0 

Real estate8 ................................................................................. 531 1,418.3 2.7 1.5 1.0 

Rental and leasing services ......................................................... 532 521.7 3.3 2.1 1.1 

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted

works) ........................................................................................ 533 25.6 1.0 .2 .1 

Professional and business services ................................................ 16,644.9 1.7 .9 .6 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ................................ 54 7,525.9 1.0 .4 .3 

Professional, scientific, and technical services8 .......................... 541 7,525.9 1.0 .4 .3 

Management of companies and enterprises ................................... 55 1,887.6 1.5 .7 .4 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by case type and ownership, selected industries, 2010 — 

Industry2 NAICS code3

2010

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Administrative and support and waste management and

remediation services ...................................................................... 56 7,231.4 2.8 1.6 1.1 

Administrative and support services8 .......................................... 561 6,877.4 2.7 1.5 1.1 

Waste management and remediation services ........................... 562 354.1 4.5 3.0 1.9 

Education and health services ......................................................... 18,596.7 4.8 2.2 1.3 

Educational services ........................................................................ 61 2,464.5 2.2 .9 .6 

Educational services .................................................................... 611 2,464.5 2.2 .9 .6 

Health care and social assistance ................................................... 62 16,132.2 5.2 2.4 1.4 

Ambulatory health care services ................................................. 621 5,950.8 2.8 1.0 .7 

Hospitals ...................................................................................... 622 4,616.1 7.0 2.8 1.6 

Nursing and residential care facilities .......................................... 623 3,109.6 8.3 4.9 2.5 

Social assistance ......................................................................... 624 2,455.8 3.5 1.8 1.3 

Leisure and hospitality ..................................................................... 13,232.5 3.9 1.7 1.1 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................................................. 71 2,049.9 4.8 2.3 1.3 

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries ............ 711 404.9 6.7 2.8 1.6 

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions ....................... 712 127.2 4.7 2.4 1.4 

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries ....................... 713 1,517.8 4.3 2.1 1.2 

Accommodation and food services .................................................. 72 11,182.6 3.7 1.5 1.0 

Accommodation ........................................................................... 721 1,788.6 5.3 2.8 1.6 

Food services and drinking places .............................................. 722 9,394.0 3.3 1.3 .9 

Other services .................................................................................... 4,504.8 2.7 1.3 .9 

Other services, except public administration ................................... 81 4,504.8 2.7 1.3 .9 

Repair and maintenance ............................................................. 811 1,148.6 3.3 1.7 1.3 

Personal and laundry services .................................................... 812 1,284.9 2.3 1.3 .8 

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar

organizations ............................................................................. 813 1,324.1 2.6 .9 .7 

State and local government6 .................................................................... 18,424.1 5.7 2.5 1.8 

State government6 ..................................................................................... 4,624.5 4.6 2.3 1.8 

Service providing .................................................................................. 4,542.2 4.6 2.3 1.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by case type and ownership, selected industries, 2010 — 

Industry2 NAICS code3

2010

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Education and health services ......................................................... 2,547.2 4.9 2.3 1.6 

Educational services ........................................................................ 61 1,928.6 2.6 1.1 .7 

Educational services .................................................................... 611 1,928.6 2.6 1.1 .7 

Health care and social assistance ................................................... 62 618.6 10.7 5.6 4.1 

Hospitals ...................................................................................... 622 344.6 11.8 5.1 3.6 Nursing and residential care facilities .......................................... 623 140.6 15.1 9.9 7.6 

Public administration ........................................................................ 1,851.3 4.2 2.1 1.8 

Public administration ....................................................................... 92 1,851.3 4.2 2.1 1.8 

Justice, public order, and safety activities ................................... 922 724.1 6.0 3.2 2.8 

Local government6 .................................................................................... 13,799.6 6.1 2.6 1.8 

Goods producing6 ................................................................................. 110.5 9.5 4.9 – 

Construction ...................................................................................... 109.4 9.5 5.0 – 

Construction .................................................................................... 23 109.4 9.5 5.0 – 

Heavy and civil engineering construction .................................... 237 106.8 9.6 5.0 – 

Service providing .................................................................................. 13,689.1 6.1 2.6 1.8 

Trade, transportation, and utilities10 ............................................... 515.4 6.7 4.1 2.9 

Transportation and warehousing10 .................................................. 48-49 271.0 7.2 4.4 3.7 

Transit and ground passenger transportation .............................. 485 220.3 7.2 4.5 3.9 

Utilities ............................................................................................. 22 241.2 6.2 3.8 2.1 

Utilities ......................................................................................... 221 241.2 6.2 3.8 2.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by case type and ownership, selected industries, 2010 — 

Industry2 NAICS code3

2010

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Education and health services ......................................................... 8,689.4 5.1 1.9 1.3 

Educational services ........................................................................ 61 7,785.9 4.9 1.7 1.2 

Educational services .................................................................... 611 7,785.9 4.9 1.7 1.2 

Health care and social assistance ................................................... 62 903.5 6.6 2.7 1.8 

Hospitals ...................................................................................... 622 650.9 6.9 2.5 1.7 Nursing and residential care facilities .......................................... 623 77.6 11.4 7.3 4.2 

Public administration ........................................................................ 3,953.9 7.6 3.4 2.5 

Public administration ....................................................................... 92 3,953.9 7.6 3.4 2.5 

Justice, public order, and safety activities ................................... 922 993.0 10.2 4.9 4.0 

1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and

were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees during the 

calendar year 

200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Totals include data for industries not shown separately. 3 North American Industry Classification System — United States, 2007 4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-Quarterly

Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. 5 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without jobtransfer or restriction.

6 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 7 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System — United States,

2007) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining

operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining cometal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in ot

8 Industry scope changed in 2009. 9 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to 

Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining codo not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Admrequirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for thestimates in other industries.

10 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provide

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 11 Data too small to be displayed.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to tota

publication guidelines. 

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by case type and ownership, selected industries, 2010

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2010

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

All industries including State and local government5 ........................... 124,868.5 3,883.6 1,957.2 1,191.1 

Private industry5 ........................................................................................ 106,444.4 3,063.4 1,598.1 933.2 

Goods producing5 ................................................................................. 18,727.9 759.6 416.6 223.0 

Natural resources and mining5,6 ...................................................... 1,579.8 55.8 32.8 20.9 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5 ........................................ 11 967.8 40.2 23.0 14.0 

Crop production5,7 ....................................................................... 111 416.0 16.8 9.8 5.7 

Animal production5,7 .................................................................... 112 158.6 9.2 5.0 3.5 

Forestry and logging .................................................................... 113 55.9 1.8 1.0 .9 

Support activities for agriculture and forestry .............................. 115 328.9 12.2 7.2 3.9 

Mining6 ............................................................................................. 21 612.0 15.5 9.8 6.9 

Oil and gas extraction .................................................................. 211 148.2 1.9 1.1 .8 

Mining (except oil and gas)8 ........................................................ 212 201.9 7.1 4.7 3.5 

Support activities for mining ........................................................ 213 261.8 6.6 4.0 2.7 

Construction ...................................................................................... 5,701.5 202.1 105.4 75.0 

Construction .................................................................................... 23 5,701.5 202.1 105.4 75.0 

Construction of buildings ............................................................. 236 1,282.3 39.5 18.8 13.4 

Heavy and civil engineering construction .................................... 237 827.5 29.9 16.9 9.9 

Specialty trade contractors .......................................................... 238 3,591.8 132.7 69.7 51.6 

Manufacturing .................................................................................... 11,446.6 501.8 278.4 127.1 

Manufacturing .................................................................................. 31-33 11,446.6 501.8 278.4 127.1 

Food manufacturing ..................................................................... 311 1,441.9 82.8 53.4 20.2 

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing ............................ 312 184.8 11.4 7.8 3.3 

Textile mills .................................................................................. 313 119.0 3.8 2.0 .8 

Textile product mills7 ................................................................... 314 120.3 3.6 2.2 1.1 

Apparel manufacturing7 ............................................................... 315 160.2 4.2 2.1 1.0 

Leather and allied product manufacturing ................................... 316 27.3 1.3 .7 .2 

Wood product manufacturing ...................................................... 321 343.5 20.6 11.2 6.3 

Paper manufacturing ................................................................... 322 390.7 13.6 8.0 4.1 

Printing and related support activities .......................................... 323 494.0 14.8 8.4 4.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by case type and ownership, selected industries, 2010 — Contin

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2010

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing ............................... 324 109.9 1.7 1.0 0.7 

Chemical manufacturing .............................................................. 325 789.2 19.5 11.8 5.7 

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing7 .............................. 326 615.3 31.6 18.2 8.0 

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing ................................ 327 375.6 22.2 12.9 6.5 

Primary metal manufacturing ....................................................... 331 350.9 23.2 12.5 5.9 

Fabricated metal product manufacturing ..................................... 332 1,261.2 68.8 33.8 17.4 

Machinery manufacturing7 ........................................................... 333 978.8 43.4 20.5 9.9 

Computer and electronic product manufacturing ......................... 334 1,093.1 16.5 8.2 4.0 

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing 335 355.5 11.6 6.3 2.6 

Transportation equipment manufacturing7 .................................. 336 1,303.2 72.7 39.2 16.3 

Furniture and related product manufacturing7 ............................. 337 363.6 18.0 9.7 4.6 

Miscellaneous manufacturing ...................................................... 339 568.4 16.5 8.5 4.1 

Service providing .................................................................................. 87,716.6 2,303.7 1,181.5 710.2 

Trade, transportation, and utilities9 ................................................. 24,503.5 852.5 503.2 284.6 

Wholesale trade ............................................................................... 42 5,487.5 179.7 108.8 58.1 

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ......................................... 423 2,729.9 81.0 45.0 25.0 

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ................................... 424 1,939.9 83.4 56.3 27.6 

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers ............... 425 817.6 15.3 7.6 5.5 

Retail trade ...................................................................................... 44-45 14,521.5 453.8 246.2 131.4 

Motor vehicle and parts dealers .................................................. 441 1,620.5 58.7 27.1 18.7 

Furniture and home furnishings stores ........................................ 442 441.3 14.6 8.5 5.1 

Electronics and appliance stores ................................................. 443 500.8 6.6 2.9 1.5 

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers ... 444 1,151.1 52.7 30.6 14.3 

Food and beverage stores ........................................................... 445 2,830.4 108.4 60.3 31.8 

Health and personal care stores .................................................. 446 984.7 20.8 8.5 5.2 

Gasoline stations ......................................................................... 447 824.8 18.7 9.5 7.0 

Clothing and clothing accessories stores .................................... 448 1,370.1 21.6 6.6 4.9 

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores .......................... 451 608.7 12.5 4.9 2.7 

General merchandise stores ....................................................... 452 2,992.6 109.3 70.3 30.1 

Miscellaneous store retailers ....................................................... 453 781.6 17.3 8.9 5.1 

Nonstore retailers ........................................................................ 454 414.9 12.6 8.1 4.9 

Transportation and warehousing9 .................................................... 48-49 3,937.4 202.1 138.7 89.5 

Air transportation ......................................................................... 481 452.8 29.5 23.2 16.9 

Rail transportation9 ...................................................................... 482 – 5.2 3.8 3.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by case type and ownership, selected industries, 2010 — Contin

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2010

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Water transportation .................................................................... 483 60.7 2.4 1.2 1.0 

Truck transportation ..................................................................... 484 1,240.1 65.2 43.8 31.4 

Transit and ground passenger transportation .............................. 485 419.5 16.1 10.5 7.7 

Pipeline transportation ................................................................. 486 41.6 1.0 .4 .4 Scenic and sightseeing transportation ......................................... 487 26.4 .7 .5 .3 

Support activities for transportation ............................................. 488 539.8 19.7 13.5 8.1 

Couriers and messengers ........................................................... 492 519.9 27.5 17.7 10.1 

Warehousing and storage ........................................................... 493 631.6 34.8 24.2 10.4 

Utilities ............................................................................................. 22 557.1 16.9 9.6 5.7 

Utilities ......................................................................................... 221 557.1 16.9 9.6 5.7 

Information ......................................................................................... 2,725.6 46.3 27.0 19.3 

Information ....................................................................................... 51 2,725.6 46.3 27.0 19.3 

Publishing industries (except Internet) ........................................ 511 767.3 8.8 4.8 3.1 

Motion picture and sound recording industries ............................ 512 361.3 6.3 2.0 1.5 

Broadcasting (except Internet) .................................................... 515 295.0 7.7 3.8 2.4 

Telecommunications7 .................................................................. 517 922.7 20.2 14.3 10.5 

Other information services7 ......................................................... 519 139.3 .9 .5 .5 

Financial activities ............................................................................. 7,508.5 88.8 41.8 27.5 

Finance and insurance .................................................................... 52 5,542.9 40.7 14.1 10.5 

Monetary authorities - central bank ............................................. 521 20.8 .3 .1 .1 

Credit intermediation and related activities .................................. 522 2,554.6 20.7 6.9 5.0 

Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial

investments and related activities .............................................. 523 807.2 2.3 1.0 .9 

Insurance carriers and related activities ...................................... 524 2,072.5 16.4 5.8 4.3 

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles .................................. 525 87.7 1.0 .3 .3 

Real estate and rental and leasing .................................................. 53 1,965.6 48.1 27.6 17.0 

Real estate7 ................................................................................. 531 1,418.3 32.6 17.7 11.7 

Rental and leasing services ......................................................... 532 521.7 15.2 9.9 5.3 

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted

works) ........................................................................................ 533 25.6 .2 .1 10 ( ) 

Professional and business services ................................................ 16,644.9 224.1 113.7 75.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by case type and ownership, selected industries, 2010 — Contin

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2010

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Professional, scientific, and technical services ................................ 54 7,525.9 70.5 29.0 18.1 

Professional, scientific, and technical services7 .......................... 541 7,525.9 70.5 29.0 18.1 

Management of companies and enterprises ................................... 55 1,887.6 26.0 12.3 7.2 

Administrative and support and waste management and

remediation services ...................................................................... 56 7,231.4 127.6 72.4 50.6 

Administrative and support services7 .......................................... 561 6,877.4 111.2 61.6 43.9 

Waste management and remediation services ........................... 562 354.1 16.4 10.8 6.7 

Education and health services ......................................................... 18,596.7 691.2 319.4 186.8 

Educational services ........................................................................ 61 2,464.5 37.3 14.6 10.4 

Educational services .................................................................... 611 2,464.5 37.3 14.6 10.4 

Health care and social assistance ................................................... 62 16,132.2 653.9 304.7 176.4 

Ambulatory health care services ................................................. 621 5,950.8 130.4 48.8 33.6 

Hospitals ...................................................................................... 622 4,616.1 258.2 102.6 60.0 

Nursing and residential care facilities .......................................... 623 3,109.6 202.3 120.9 60.1 

Social assistance ......................................................................... 624 2,455.8 63.0 32.4 22.7 

Leisure and hospitality ..................................................................... 13,232.5 321.7 137.6 88.7 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................................................. 71 2,049.9 56.4 26.9 15.0 

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries ............ 711 404.9 15.2 6.4 3.5 

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions ....................... 712 127.2 4.1 2.1 1.2 

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries ....................... 713 1,517.8 37.1 18.4 10.3 

Accommodation and food services .................................................. 72 11,182.6 265.4 110.8 73.7 

Accommodation ........................................................................... 721 1,788.6 71.0 36.6 21.1 

Food services and drinking places .............................................. 722 9,394.0 194.3 74.1 52.6 

Other services .................................................................................... 4,504.8 79.1 38.8 27.3 

Other services, except public administration ................................... 81 4,504.8 79.1 38.8 27.3 

Repair and maintenance ............................................................. 811 1,148.6 34.6 17.9 13.6 

Personal and laundry services .................................................... 812 1,284.9 21.2 12.3 7.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by case type and ownership, selected industries, 2010 — Contin

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2010

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar

organizations ............................................................................. 813 1,324.1 23.2 8.6 6.1 

State and local government5 .................................................................... 18,424.1 820.3 359.1 257.9 

State government5 ..................................................................................... 4,624.5 183.9 90.4 69.5 

Service providing .................................................................................. 4,542.2 179.9 88.3 67.9 

Education and health services ......................................................... 2,547.2 99.0 47.1 33.0 

Educational services ........................................................................ 61 1,928.6 37.7 15.2 9.6 

Educational services .................................................................... 611 1,928.6 37.7 15.2 9.6 

Health care and social assistance ................................................... 62 618.6 61.2 31.9 23.5 

Hospitals ...................................................................................... 622 344.6 38.1 16.6 11.5 

Nursing and residential care facilities .......................................... 623 140.6 20.0 13.1 10.0 

Public administration ........................................................................ 1,851.3 74.3 36.8 30.9 

Public administration ....................................................................... 92 1,851.3 74.3 36.8 30.9 

Justice, public order, and safety activities ................................... 922 724.1 41.9 22.1 19.2 

Local government5 .................................................................................... 13,799.6 636.4 268.6 188.4 

Goods producing5 ................................................................................. 110.5 9.4 4.9 – 

Construction ...................................................................................... 109.4 9.4 4.9 – 

Construction .................................................................................... 23 109.4 9.4 4.9 – 

Heavy and civil engineering construction .................................... 237 106.8 9.3 4.8 – 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by case type and ownership, selected industries, 2010 — Contin

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2010

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Service providing .................................................................................. 13,689.1 627.0 263.7 184.8 

Trade, transportation, and utilities9 ................................................. 515.4 31.4 19.3 13.5 

Transportation and warehousing9 .................................................... 48-49 271.0 17.1 10.5 8.7 

Transit and ground passenger transportation .............................. 485 220.3 13.9 8.7 7.5 

Utilities ............................................................................................. 22 241.2 14.4 8.8 4.8 

Utilities ......................................................................................... 221 241.2 14.4 8.8 4.8 

Education and health services ......................................................... 8,689.4 310.0 112.4 77.5 

Educational services ........................................................................ 61 7,785.9 260.1 92.2 64.0 

Educational services .................................................................... 611 7,785.9 260.1 92.2 64.0 

Health care and social assistance ................................................... 62 903.5 49.9 20.3 13.5 

Hospitals ...................................................................................... 622 650.9 37.5 13.6 9.2 

Nursing and residential care facilities .......................................... 623 77.6 7.0 4.5 2.6 

Public administration ........................................................................ 3,953.9 262.1 118.9 84.6 

Public administration ....................................................................... 92 3,953.9 262.1 118.9 84.6 

Justice, public order, and safety activities ................................... 922 993.0 91.2 44.0 36.0 

1 Totals include data for industries not shown separately. 2 North American Industry Classification System — United States, 2007 3 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-Quarterly

Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. 4 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without jobtransfer or restriction.

5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 6 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System — United States,

2007) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for miningoperators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HealthAdministration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal,metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safetyand Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore,

estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in ot

7 Industry scope changed in 2009. 8 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to 

Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining codo not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Admrequirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for thestimates in other industries.

9 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provide

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 10 Data too small to be displayed.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to tota

publication guidelines. 

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 3. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by major industry sector, employment size, and o

Industry sector

All

establishments

Establishment employment size (wo

1 to 10 11 to 49 50 to 249 250 

All industries including State and local government2 ..................................... 3.8 1.7 3.3 4.6 

Private industry2 ............................................................................................ 3.5 1.6 3.2 4.4 

Goods producing2 ...................................................................................... 4.2 2.9 4.6 5.0 

Natural resources and mining2,3 ............................................................ 3.7 1.7 3.7 4.3 

Construction .......................................................................................... 4.0 3.4 4.6 4.6 

Manufacturing ........................................................................................ 4.4 2.1 4.8 5.2 

Service providing ....................................................................................... 3.4 1.4 2.9 4.3 

Trade, transportation, and utilities4 ........................................................ 4.1 1.9 3.7 5.0 

Information ............................................................................................. 1.8 – 1.8 2.5 

Financial activities ................................................................................. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 

Professional and business services ...................................................... 1.7 1.0 2.0 2.1 

Education and health services ............................................................... 4.8 1.1 2.9 6.0 

Leisure and hospitality ........................................................................... 3.9 1.2 3.1 4.8 

Other services, except public administration ......................................... 2.7 1.8 3.0 4.0 

State and local government2 ......................................................................... 5.7 3.2 4.6 5.7 

State government2 ......................................................................................... 4.6 2.1 3.6 4.0 

Local government2 ......................................................................................... 6.1 3.6 4.9 6.0 

1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time

workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees during the 

calendar year 

200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System — United

States, 2007) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health

Administration rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Exactivities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mininnot reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, eare not comparable to estimates in other industries. 4 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to 

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines.SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 4. Number of cases and incidence rate1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for industries with 1

more cases, 2010

Industry2 NAICS code3

2010

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total cases

(thousands)

Elementary and secondary schools (Local government) ........................ 6111 7,236.1 249.9 

General medical and surgical hospitals (Private industry) ...................... 6221 4,317.3 241.7 

Food services and drinking places (Private industry) .............................. 722 9,394.0 194.3 

Specialty trade contractors (Private industry) .......................................... 238 3,591.8 132.7 

Ambulatory health care services (Private industry) ................................. 621 5,950.8 130.4 

Administrative and support services (Private industry) ........................... 561 6,877.4 111.2 

Nursing care facilities (Private industry) .................................................. 6231 1,651.1 110.9 

General merchandise stores (Private industry) ....................................... 452 2,992.6 109.3 

Grocery stores (Private industry) ............................................................. 4451 2,478.3 100.0 

All industries including State and local government5 ........... 124,868.5 3,883.6 

1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100

full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees during the 

calendar year 

200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Totals include data for industries not shown separately. 3 North American Industry Classification System — United Stat4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is deriv

the BLS-Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) pro

5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries and ownership, 2010

Industry2 NAICS code3

2010

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

All industries including State and local government5 ........................................ 124,868.5 3.6 

Private industry5 ..................................................................................................... 106,444.4 3.4 

Goods producing5 .............................................................................................. 18,727.9 3.9 

Natural resources and mining5,6 ................................................................... 1,579.8 3.5 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5 ..................................................... 11 967.8 4.5 

Crop production5,7 .................................................................................... 111 416.0 4.4 

Animal production5,7 ................................................................................. 112 158.6 5.0 

Forestry and logging ................................................................................. 113 55.9 3.5 Support activities for agriculture and forestry ........................................... 115 328.9 4.5 

Mining6 ......................................................................................................... 21 612.0 2.2 

Oil and gas extraction ............................................................................... 211 148.2 1.2 Mining (except oil and gas)8 ..................................................................... 212 201.9 3.0 Support activities for mining ..................................................................... 213 261.8 2.2 

Construction ................................................................................................... 5,701.5 3.9 

Construction ................................................................................................. 23 5,701.5 3.9 

Construction of buildings .......................................................................... 236 1,282.3 3.4 Heavy and civil engineering construction ................................................. 237 827.5 3.7 Specialty trade contractors ....................................................................... 238 3,591.8 4.1 

Manufacturing ................................................................................................. 11,446.6 4.0 

Manufacturing ............................................................................................... 31-33 11,446.6 4.0 

Food manufacturing ................................................................................. 311 1,441.9 5.0 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing ......................................... 312 184.8 6.2 Textile mills ............................................................................................... 313 119.0 3.0 Textile product mills7 ................................................................................ 314 120.3 3.0 

Apparel manufacturing7 ............................................................................ 315 160.2 2.6 

Leather and allied product manufacturing ................................................ 316 27.3 4.3 Wood product manufacturing ................................................................... 321 343.5 5.8 Paper manufacturing ................................................................................ 322 390.7 3.1 Printing and related support activities ...................................................... 323 494.0 3.0 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing ............................................ 324 109.9 1.4 Chemical manufacturing ........................................................................... 325 789.2 2.2 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing7 ........................................... 326 615.3 4.8 

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing ............................................. 327 375.6 5.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries and ownership, 2010 — 

Industry2 NAICS code3

2010

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Primary metal manufacturing ................................................................... 331 350.9 5.8 Fabricated metal product manufacturing .................................................. 332 1,261.2 5.1 Machinery manufacturing7 ........................................................................ 333 978.8 4.1 

Computer and electronic product manufacturing ..................................... 334 1,093.1 1.3 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing ............. 335 355.5 3.0 Transportation equipment manufacturing7 ............................................... 336 1,303.2 4.7 

Furniture and related product manufacturing7 .......................................... 337 363.6 4.9 

Miscellaneous manufacturing ................................................................... 339 568.4 2.7 

Service providing ............................................................................................... 87,716.6 3.2 

Trade, transportation, and utilities9 .............................................................. 24,503.5 4.0 

Wholesale trade ........................................................................................... 42 5,487.5 3.3 

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ...................................................... 423 2,729.9 3.0 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ................................................ 424 1,939.9 4.4 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers ............................ 425 817.6 1.8 

Retail trade ................................................................................................... 44-45 14,521.5 4.0 

Motor vehicle and parts dealers ............................................................... 441 1,620.5 3.7 Furniture and home furnishings stores ..................................................... 442 441.3 4.1 Electronics and appliance stores .............................................................. 443 500.8 1.6 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers ................ 444 1,151.1 5.0 Food and beverage stores ....................................................................... 445 2,830.4 5.1 Health and personal care stores .............................................................. 446 984.7 2.8 Gasoline stations ...................................................................................... 447 824.8 2.9 Clothing and clothing accessories stores ................................................. 448 1,370.1 2.6 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores ...................................... 451 608.7 3.2 General merchandise stores .................................................................... 452 2,992.6 4.8 Miscellaneous store retailers .................................................................... 453 781.6 2.9 Nonstore retailers ..................................................................................... 454 414.9 3.4 

Transportation and warehousing9 ................................................................ 48-49 3,937.4 5.0 

Air transportation ...................................................................................... 481 452.8 7.6 Rail transportation9 ................................................................................... 482 – 1.9 

Water transportation ................................................................................. 483 60.7 3.0 Truck transportation ................................................................................. 484 1,240.1 4.9 Transit and ground passenger transportation .......................................... 485 419.5 5.1 Pipeline transportation .............................................................................. 486 41.6 2.4 Scenic and sightseeing transportation ..................................................... 487 26.4 3.3 Support activities for transportation .......................................................... 488 539.8 3.7 Couriers and messengers ........................................................................ 492 519.9 6.8 Warehousing and storage ........................................................................ 493 631.6 5.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries and ownership, 2010 — 

Industry2 NAICS code3

2010

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Utilities .......................................................................................................... 22 557.1 2.8 

Utilities ...................................................................................................... 221 557.1 2.8 

Information ...................................................................................................... 2,725.6 1.7 

Information ................................................................................................... 51 2,725.6 1.7 

Publishing industries (except Internet) ..................................................... 511 767.3 1.2 Motion picture and sound recording industries ......................................... 512 361.3 2.2 Broadcasting (except Internet) ................................................................. 515 295.0 2.8 Telecommunications7 ............................................................................... 517 922.7 2.0 

Other information services7 ...................................................................... 519 139.3 .7 

Financial activities ......................................................................................... 7,508.5 1.2 

Finance and insurance ................................................................................. 52 5,542.9 .7 

Monetary authorities - central bank .......................................................... 521 20.8 1.5 Credit intermediation and related activities .............................................. 522 2,554.6 .8 

Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and

related activities ...................................................................................... 523 807.2 .3 

Insurance carriers and related activities ................................................... 524 2,072.5 .8 

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ............................................... 525 87.7 1.2 

Real estate and rental and leasing ............................................................... 53 1,965.6 2.7 

Real estate7 .............................................................................................. 531 1,418.3 2.6 

Rental and leasing services ..................................................................... 532 521.7 3.2 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) ..... 533 25.6 .9 

Professional and business services ............................................................ 16,644.9 1.6 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ............................................ 54 7,525.9 1.0 

Professional, scientific, and technical services7 ....................................... 541 7,525.9 1.0 

Management of companies and enterprises ................................................ 55 1,887.6 1.4 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation

services ...................................................................................................... 56 7,231.4 2.7 

Administrative and support services7 ....................................................... 561 6,877.4 2.5 

Waste management and remediation services ........................................ 562 354.1 4.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries and ownership, 2010 — 

Industry2 NAICS code3

2010

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Education and health services ...................................................................... 18,596.7 4.5 

Educational services .................................................................................... 61 2,464.5 2.1 

Educational services ................................................................................ 611 2,464.5 2.1 

Health care and social assistance ................................................................ 62 16,132.2 4.9 

Ambulatory health care services .............................................................. 621 5,950.8 2.6 Hospitals ................................................................................................... 622 4,616.1 6.5 Nursing and residential care facilities ....................................................... 623 3,109.6 8.0 Social assistance ...................................................................................... 624 2,455.8 3.3 

Leisure and hospitality .................................................................................. 13,232.5 3.7 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation .............................................................. 71 2,049.9 4.6 

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries ......................... 711 404.9 6.6 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions .................................... 712 127.2 4.4 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries .................................... 713 1,517.8 4.1 

Accommodation and food services .............................................................. 72 11,182.6 3.6 

Accommodation ........................................................................................ 721 1,788.6 5.1 Food services and drinking places ........................................................... 722 9,394.0 3.3 

Other services ................................................................................................ 4,504.8 2.7 

Other services, except public administration ................................................ 81 4,504.8 2.7 

Repair and maintenance .......................................................................... 811 1,148.6 3.3 Personal and laundry services ................................................................. 812 1,284.9 2.2 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations ..... 813 1,324.1 2.4 

State and local government5 ................................................................................. 18,424.1 5.3 

State government5 .................................................................................................. 4,624.5 4.2 

Service providing ............................................................................................... 4,542.2 4.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries and ownership, 2010 — 

Industry2 NAICS code3

2010

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Education and health services ...................................................................... 2,547.2 4.5 

Educational services .................................................................................... 61 1,928.6 2.4 

Educational services ................................................................................ 611 1,928.6 2.4 

Health care and social assistance ................................................................ 62 618.6 9.7 

Hospitals ................................................................................................... 622 344.6 10.4 

Nursing and residential care facilities ....................................................... 623 140.6 14.7 

Public administration ..................................................................................... 1,851.3 3.8 

Public administration .................................................................................... 92 1,851.3 3.8 

Justice, public order, and safety activities ................................................ 922 724.1 5.5 

Local government5 ................................................................................................. 13,799.6 5.7 

Goods producing5 .............................................................................................. 110.5 8.4 

Construction ................................................................................................... 109.4 8.5 

Construction ................................................................................................. 23 109.4 8.5 

Heavy and civil engineering construction ................................................. 237 106.8 8.6 

Service providing ............................................................................................... 13,689.1 5.7 

Trade, transportation, and utilities9 .............................................................. 515.4 6.3 

Transportation and warehousing9 ................................................................ 48-49 271.0 6.9 

Transit and ground passenger transportation .......................................... 485 220.3 6.9 

Utilities .......................................................................................................... 22 241.2 5.7 

Utilities ...................................................................................................... 221 241.2 5.7 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries and ownership, 2010 — 

Industry2 NAICS code3

2010

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Education and health services ...................................................................... 8,689.4 4.9 

Educational services .................................................................................... 61 7,785.9 4.8 

Educational services ................................................................................ 611 7,785.9 4.8 

Health care and social assistance ................................................................ 62 903.5 5.9 

Hospitals ................................................................................................... 622 650.9 6.1 Nursing and residential care facilities ....................................................... 623 77.6 10.9 

Public administration ..................................................................................... 3,953.9 6.9 

Public administration .................................................................................... 92 3,953.9 6.9 

Justice, public order, and safety activities ................................................ 922 993.0 9.4 

1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time workers and

were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where 

N = number of injuries EH = total hours worked by all employees during the 

calendar year 

200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Totals include data for industries not shown separately. 3 North American Industry Classification System — United States, 2007 4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the

BLS-Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. 5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 6 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System —United States, 2007) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety andHealth Administration rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction andrelated support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal miningare provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coalmining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the OccHealth Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effectherefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable tindustries.

7 Industry scope changed in 2009. 8 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BL

and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independeare excluded. These data do not reflect the changes the OccHealth Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effectherefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable tindustries.

9 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to 

Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to to

data do not meet publication guidelines. 

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 6a. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational illnesses by major industry sector, category of illness, and ownership, 2010

Industry sector Total cases

Skin

diseases

or

disorders

Respiratory

conditions Poisonings Hea

 Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers

All industries including State and local government2 ........... 21.1 3.4 1.9 0.3 

Private industry2 ................................................................... 18.1 2.9 1.5 .3 

Goods producing2 ............................................................ 31.8 3.8 1.3 .5 

Natural resources and mining2,3 .................................. 20.2 5.1 1.1 .9 

Construction ................................................................. 12.3 1.8 1.1 .9 Manufacturing .............................................................. 41.9 4.5 1.5 .2 

Service providing .............................................................. 14.6 2.6 1.5 .2 

Trade, transportation, and utilities4 .............................. 12.6 1.8 1.1 .3 

Information ................................................................... 11.8 2.2 .6 .1 Financial activities ........................................................ 8.5 .7 1.7 – 

Professional and business services ............................. 9.6 2.7 .8 .1 

Education and health services ..................................... 28.2 4.6 3.2 .3 Leisure and hospitality ................................................. 12.0 3.2 1.2 .4 Other services, except public administration ................ – 1.9 .7 – 

State and local government2 ................................................ 38.6 6.6 4.5 .5 

State government2 ............................................................... 39.4 5.1 3.2 .5 

Local government2 ............................................................... 38.3 7.2 5.1 .6 

1 The incidence rates represent the number of illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were

calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000, where

N = number of illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year 20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System — United States,

2007) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators

in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the MinDepartment of Labor. Independent mining contractors are exclumining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occumade to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002are not comparable to estimates in other industries. 4 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provid

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to to

publication guidelines. 

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 6b. Numbers of cases of nonfatal occupational illnesses by major industry sector, category of illness, and ownership, 2010

Industry sector Total cases

Skin

diseases

or

disorders

Respiratory

conditions Poisonings Hea

 Numbers of illnesses in thousands

All industries including State and local government1 ........... 212.8 34.4 19.3 3.2 

Private industry1 ................................................................... 157.2 24.9 12.8 2.4 

Goods producing1 ............................................................ 57.0 6.7 2.4 .8 

Natural resources and mining1,2 .................................. 3.1 .8 .2 .1 

Construction ................................................................. 6.2 .9 .5 .5 Manufacturing .............................................................. 47.7 5.1 1.7 .2 

Service providing .............................................................. 100.2 18.1 10.4 1.6 

Trade, transportation, and utilities3 .............................. 26.1 3.8 2.2 .6 

Information ................................................................... 2.9 .6 .2 4 ( ) 

Financial activities ........................................................ 5.8 .5 1.2 – Professional and business services ............................. 12.6 3.5 1.0 .2 Education and health services ..................................... 40.3 6.6 4.6 .4 Leisure and hospitality ................................................. 10.0 2.7 1.0 .3 

Other services, except public administration ................ – .6 .2 – 

State and local government1 ................................................ 55.6 9.5 6.6 .8 

State government1 ............................................................... 15.6 2.0 1.3 .2 

Local government1 ............................................................... 40.0 7.5 5.3 .6 

1 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 2 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System — United States,

2007) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operatorsin coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S.Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetalmining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administrationmade to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries

are not comparable to estimates in other industries. 3 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provid

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 4 Data too small to be displayed.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to to

publication guidelines. 

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 7. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by major private industry sector and selected case types, 2

Industry sector

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away from work,

job transfer, or restriction

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work2

Cases

with job

transfer o

restrictio

2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 2010 2008 2009 

Private industry3 ....................................................................... 3.9 3.6 3.5 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 

Goods producing3 ................................................................. 4.9 4.3 4.2 2.6 2.3 2.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 

Natural resources and mining3,4 ....................................... 4.1 4.0 3.7 2.5 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.4 1.4 .9 .8 

Construction ..................................................................... 4.7 4.3 4.0 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.5 .7 .7 Manufacturing ................................................................... 5.0 4.3 4.4 2.7 2.3 2.4 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.3 

Service providing .................................................................. 3.6 3.4 3.4 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.0 1.0 .8 .7 

Trade, transportation, and utilities5 ................................... 4.4 4.1 4.1 2.6 2.4 2.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.0 

Information ........................................................................ 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.1 1.0 1.1 .7 .7 .8 .4 .3 Financial activities ............................................................ 1.5 1.5 1.3 .7 .6 .6 .5 .4 .4 .2 .2 Professional and business services ................................. 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.0 .9 .9 .6 .6 .6 .3 .3 Education and health services .......................................... 5.0 5.0 4.8 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 Leisure and hospitality ...................................................... 4.2 3.9 3.9 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.1 .7 .6 Other services, except public administration .................... 3.1 2.9 2.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.0 .9 .5 .5 

1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were

calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees during the 

calendar year 

200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job

transfer or restriction.

3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 4 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System — United States,

2007) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safetreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related supin coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the MinDepartment of Labor. Independent mining contractors are exclumining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occumade to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002are not comparable to estimates in other industries. 5 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provid

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totalsSOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor