Injuries and Illness

Latest BLS Figures Show Workplace Injuries Continue to Decline

If you’ve been working to improve your safety and health management system, pat yourself on the back. Nationally, job injury rates are down. Keep reading for details on the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and find out which industry was the only one to see an increase in injuries.

According to the BLS, there were approximately 2.9 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private employers in 2015. That translates to a rate of 3.0 cases per 100 full-time workers. BLS says there were 48,000 fewer injury and illness cases in 2015 compared to the prior year. The decline, combined with an increase in reported hours worked, represents a drop in incidence rate of 0.2 cases per 100 full-time workers. The job injury rate has declined for 12 of the past 13 years.
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