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Workplace injuries and illnesses incidence rate was 3.0 per 100 full-time workers in 2015
October 31, 2016
Workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private industry employers occurred at a rate of 3.0 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers in 2015. The 2015 rate, which is 0.2 cases lower than the 2014 rate, continues a pattern of decreases since 2003 (except 2012).
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates per 100 full-time workers by case type, private industry, 2003–15
Year
Recordable cases incidence rate
Total recordable cases
Days away from work cases
Days of job transfer
or restriction only cases
Other recordable cases
2003
5.0
1.5
1.1
2.4
2004
4.8
1.4
1.1
2.3
2005
4.6
1.4
1.0
2.2
2006
4.4
1.3
1.0
2.1
2007
4.2
1.2
0.9
2.1
2008
3.9
1.1
0.9
1.9
2009
3.6
1.1
0.8
1.8
2010
3.5
1.1
0.8
1.7
2011
3.4
1.0
0.7
1.7
2012
3.4
1.0
0.7
1.6
2013
3.3
1.0
0.7
1.6
2014
3.2
1.0
0.7
1.5
2015
3.0
0.9
0.7
1.4
Note: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
The fall in the total recordable cases rate was driven by a decline in the rate of cases involving days away from work and other recordable cases—each falling 0.1 cases—as the rate for cases of job transfer or restriction only has remained at 0.7 cases since 2011.
These data are from the Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities program. For more information, see "Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses — 2015" (HTML) (PDF).
United States Department of Labor
