2014 SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & ILLNESSES

SUMMARY ESTIMATES CHARTS PACKAGE

October 29, 2015
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

Year

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

by case type, private industry, 2003-2014

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

TRC = total recordable cases

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

DAFW = days away from work cases

DJTR = days of job transfer or restriction only cases

ORC = other recordable cases

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2

2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3

2.1 2.0

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7

1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1

1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5

The total recordable cases (TRC) incidence rate among private industry employers declined to 3.2 cases per 100 full-time workers in 

2014—down from 3.3 cases in 2013. Incidence rates for other recordable cases (ORC) declined to 1.5 cases per 100 full-time workers 

in 2014—down from 1.6 cases in 2013. Incidence rates for all other case types remained unchanged in 2014 compared to 2013. 

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Total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

by employment size, private industry, 2010-2014

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

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.5

3.2 3.2

3.1 3.1

2.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.3

4.4

4.2 4.2

4.0

3.9

Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

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

Employment Size

The total recordable cases incidence rate declined in 2014 among each individual establishment size, compared 

to 2013. Mid-size establishments (those employing between 50 and 249 workers) reported the highest rate of 

injury or illness cases by establishment size in 2014, while small establishments (those employing fewer than 11 

workers) experienced the lowest rate of injury or illness cases compared to establishments of other sizes. 

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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases

by category of illness, private industry, 2014

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

0

25

50

75

100

Injuries and illnesses Illnesses

Injuries 95.1%

Illnesses 4.9%

Other illnesses 62.7%

Skin diseases 15.2%

Hearing loss 12.7%

Respiratory conditions 8.4%

Poisoning 1%

Total cases:

2,953,500

Nonfatal occupational injuries accounted for the overwhelming majority (95.1 percent) of cases reported by private industry 

employers in 2014, with illnesses accounting for the remaining 4.9 percent of cases. Most illness cases (62.7 percent) fall in 

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

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In 2014, injuries accounted for the majority of cases reported among individual industry sectors. 

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

Distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by private industry sector, 2014

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

Utilities

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Management of companies and enterprises

Finance and insurance

Information

Educational services

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Real estate and rental and leasing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Other services (except public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Wholesale trade

Transportation and warehousing

Construction

Accommodation and food services

Retail trade

Manufacturing

Health care and social assistance

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

575.0 37.4

440.5 42.8

404.9 11.2

275.4 7.4

196.3 4.6

193.8 7.7

159.7 3.4

123.3 6.0

72.5 2.3

52.0 2.7

49.6 1.6

49.4 3.0

37.0 | 1.5

33.2 | 2.1

32.5 | 2.3

20.2 | 0.9

17.0 | 0.8

12.1 | 1.3

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Injuries

Illnesses

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

by private industry sector, 2014

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

Finance and insurance

Professional and technical services

Management of companies and enterprises

Information

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Educational services

Utilities

Other services (except public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Wholesale trade

Real estate and rental and leasing

Accommodation and food services

Retail trade

Construction

Manufacturing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Health care and social assistance

Transportation and warehousing

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

6.0 4.5 3.0 1.5 0 200 400 600 800

5.5

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.5

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.4

1.0

0.9

0.7

13.4

17.9

21.1

34.8

35.3

38.5

51.1

52.4

54.7

69.9

74.8

129.3

163.1

200.9

201.5

282.8

416.1

483.3

612.5

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Approximately 1 in 5 cases reported by private industry employers in 2014 occurred in healthcare and social assistance 

industries. More than half (51.2 percent) of all nonfatal injury and illness cases reported among private industry establishments 

in 2014 occurred in only three industry sectors —health care and social assistance, manufacturing, and retail trade. 

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries

by private industry sector, 2014

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

Finance and insurance

Professional and technical services

Management of companies and enterprises

Information

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Educational services

Utilities

Other services (except public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Real estate and rental and leasing

Wholesale trade

Accommodation and food services

Retail trade

Construction

Manufacturing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Health care and social assistance

Transportation and warehousing

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

6.0 4.0 2.0 0 225 450 675

5.2

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.3

1.0

0.9

0.6

12.1

17.0

20.2

32.5

33.2

37.0

49.4

49.6

52.0

65.2

72.5

123.3

159.7

193.8

196.3

275.4

404.9

440.5

575.0

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

More nonfatal injury cases were reported in the health care and social assistance industry sector (575,000)—which 

includes establishments such as hospitals, residential care facilities, and more—than in any other private industry 

sector in 2014, accounting for 20.5 percent of all injury cases reported among private industry workplaces. 

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses

by private industry sector, 2014

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

Finance and insurance

Management of companies and enterprises

Wholesale trade

Other services (except public administration)

Educational services

Construction

Information

Real estate and rental and leasing

Accommodation and food services

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Retail trade

Administrative and waste services

Transportation and warehousing

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Utilities

Health care and social assistance

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Manufacturing

45.0 30.0 15.0 0 20 40 60

35.0

31.1

27.6

23.2

20.5

18.4

12.2

9.7

9.3

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.5

6.2

4.4

4.2

0.8

0.9

1.3

1.5

1.6

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.7

3.0

3.4

4.6

6.0

7.4

7.7

11.2

37.4

42.8

Incidence rate

(per 10,000 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

The manufacturing and health care and social assistance industry sectors together reported more than 

half (55.8 percent) of all private industry illness cases in 2014. While agriculture, forestry, fishing and 

hunting had an overall nonfatal occupational illness rate of 31.1, employers reported 3,000 cases in 2014.

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

job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2014

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

Finance and insurance

Management of companies and enterprises

Professional and technical services

Information

Educational services

Utilities

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Accommodation and food services

Other services (except public administration)

Real estate and rental and leasing

Manufacturing

Retail trade

Wholesale trade

Administrative and waste services

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Health care and social assistance

Construction

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Transportation and warehousing

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0

2.3 1.2

1.8 1.5

1.3 0.6

1.2 0.9

1.2 0.9

1.1 0.5

1.1 0.9

1.0 1.0

1.0 1.2

0.9 0.6

0.9 0.4

0.9 0.5

0.8 0.4

0.7 0.6

0.6 0.2

0.6 0.2

0.3 0.1

0.3 0.2

0.2 | 0.0

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Days away from work cases rate

Days of job transfer or restriction only cases rate

Manufacturing remained the only private industry sector in which the incidence rate of cases involving job transfer or 

restriction only exceeded the incidence rate of cases involving days away from work in 2014. In this sector, the rate of job 

transfer or restriction only cases has exceeded the rate of cases involving days away from work every year since 1998.

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Employers in manufacturing reported the most job transfer or restriction only (DJTR) cases (148,500) among all private industry sectors in 

2014 and was the only sector in which the number of reported DJTR cases exceeded the number of cases involving days away from work 

(DAFW). More DAFW cases were reported in health care and social assistance (164,400) than among any other private industry sector in 2014.

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

job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2014

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

Utilities

Management of companies and enterprises

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Finance and insurance

Educational services

Information

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Real estate and rental and leasing

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Professional and technical services

Other services (except public administration)

Administrative and waste services

Wholesale trade

Construction

Accommodation and food services

Transportation and warehousing

Retail trade

Manufacturing

Health care and social assistance

0 100 200 300

164.4 124.2

126.0 148.5

120.6 112.9

95.0 49.3

75.1 40.4

74.5 35.6

59.2 48.6

52.8 24.7

25.9 11.6

19.4 | 8.3

17.0 | 14.2

16.3 | 10.0

15.8 | 11.5

15.7 | 5.0

11.5 | 4.5

10.0 | 2.6

7.7 | 3.7

5.5 | 4.5

3.8 | 3.2

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Days away from work cases count

Days of job transfer or restriction only cases count

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

all ownerships, 2014

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

General merchandise stores (Private industry, NAICS 452)

Administrative and support services (Private industry, NAICS 561)

Ambulatory health care services (Private industry, NAICS 621)

Specialty trade contractors (Private industry, NAICS 238)

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

Restaurants and other eating places (Private industry, NAICS 72251)

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

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

300 200 100 0.0 3.5 7.0 10.5

2.4

2.4

3.2

3.8

4.2

4.8

6.2

7.1

222.3

217.3

192.1

177.0

132.9

124.3

109.3

107.8

Number of cases

(in thousands)

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Eight industries reported 100,000 or more injury and illness cases in 2014. Combined 

these eight industries alone accounted for more than one-third (34.9 percent) of all cases 

reported among private industry and state and local government workplaces in 2014.

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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases

and employment by ownership, 2014

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

0

25

50

75

100

Cases Employment

Private industry 80.3%

Local government 15.2%

State government 4.4%

Local government 10.3%

State government 3.4%

Total cases:

3,675,800

Total employment:

133,884,000*

Private industry 86.3%

* Total employment is the 2014 annual average from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

Approximately 8 in 10 nonfatal injury and illness cases reported in 2014 occurred among private industry workplaces, which 

accounted for 86.3 percent of total employment. In comparison, local and state government workers combined incurred a 

disproportionately higher percentage (19.6 percent) of injuries and illnesses relative to their 13.7 percent share of the workforce. 

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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type and ownership, 2014

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

Private industry State government Local government

1.7 1.7

1.0

2.1

2.3

1.7

0.4

0.7 0.7

2.0

3.0

1.5

4.1

5.4

3.2

Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

TRC DART DAFW DJTR ORC

TRC = total recordable cases

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

DAFW = days away from work cases

DJTR = days of job transfer or restriction only cases

ORC = other recordable cases

Case type

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

workplaces in 2014 (5.4 cases per 100 full-time employees), compared to state government (4.1 cases) and private industry (3.2 cases) 

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

government (1.7 cases per 100 full-time employees) and state government (1.7 cases), than for private industry (1.0 case) in 2014. 

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

by select industry, state government, 2014

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

Colleges, universities, and professional schools (NAICS 6113)

Police protection (NAICS 92212)

Correctional institutions (NAICS 92214)

Hospitals (NAICS 622)

Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)

14.0 10.5 7.0 3.5 0 10 20 30 40

12.6

8.7

8.2

6.9

2.1

7.6

15.0

25.5

26.4

32.6

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

National public sector estimates covering more than 4.5 million state government workers are available for the seventh consecutive year for 2014. 

Injury and illness estimates are available for selected industries within state government and provide for limited comparisons to same industries in 

local government or private industry. For example, rates observed for hospitals or for nursing and residential care facilities may differ significantly 

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

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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

by industry, local government, 2014

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

Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)

Water sewage and other systems (NAICS 2213)

Hospitals (NAICS 622)

Transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485)

Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)

Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)

Police protection (NAICS 92212)

Fire protection (NAICS 92216)

15.0 10.0 5.0 0 100 200 300

12.1

10.6

8.6

7.4

7.1

5.7

5.5

4.2

4.2

8.4

8.5

13.7

21.2

30.3

44.3

217.3

Incidence rate

(per 100 full-time workers)

Number of cases

(in thousands)

While the incidence rate among local elementary and secondary schools workers was 4.2 cases 

per 100 full-time workers, these workers incurred 38.8 percent of all nonfatal injury and illness 

cases reported among the nearly 13.8 million local government workers nationally in 2014.

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State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

compared to the national rate, private industry, 2014

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

Note: Incidence rate is the 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

(2.9)

AK

(3.9)

AZ

(3.0) AR

(2.6)

CA

(3.4) CO

CT(3.5)

DE(2.6)

DC(1.6)

FL

GA

(2.9)

HI

(3.7)

ID

IL

(2.8)

IN

(3.8)

IA

(3.9)

KS

(3.4) KY

(3.7)

LA

(2.0)

ME

(5.3)

MD(3.1)

MA(2.7)

MI

(3.6)

MN

(3.6)

MS

MO

(3.2)

MT

(4.5)

NE

(3.5) NV

(4.0)

NH

NJ(2.9)

NM

(3.2)

NY

(2.5)

NC

(2.7)

ND

OH

(2.9)

OK

OR

(3.9)

PA

(3.7)

RI

SC

(2.8)

SD

TN

(3.2)

TX

(2.4)

UT

(3.2)

VT(5.0)

VA

(2.7)

WA

(4.6)

WV

(4.0)

WI

(3.9)

WY

(3.5)

PR

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

2014. The private industry injury and illness rate was statistically higher in 19 states than the national rate of 3.2 cases per 100 fulltime workers, lower in 14 states and in the District of Columbia, and not statistically different in 8 states. Caution should be taken when 

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

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