Workplace Injury Statistics

GITNUXREPORT 2026

Workplace Injury Statistics

With a 4.2% TRI rate in 2022, Workplace Injury breaks down how often jobs lead to time away, restrictions, or worse, from 2.5% involving days away from work to a 0.6% fatality rate and specific red flags like sprains and strains at 1.7%. It also connects the human cost to the type of event and body part, so you can see what’s truly driving recordables rather than treating all injuries as the same.

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Key Statistics

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4.2% rate of total recordable work-related injury and illness cases (TRI) per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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2.5% rate of work-related injury and illness cases requiring days away from work per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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3.4% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving job restrictions per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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1.0% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving an employee away from work and/or restricted (days away and job transfer or restriction) per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.7% rate of work-related injury and illness cases resulting in loss of consciousness per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.6% rate of work-related injury and illness cases resulting in a fatality (fatal injuries) per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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1.7% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving sprains, strains, tears per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving fractures per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving amputations per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving burns per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.8% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving contusions and bruises per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving hearing loss per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving back injuries per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.4% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving injuries to the hand per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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1.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving injuries to the back per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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1.0% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving injuries to the shoulder per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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1.0% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving injuries to multiple body parts per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.5% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving falls per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.5% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving struck by objects per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving overexertion in 2022 per 100 full-time workers

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0.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving caught in/between per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving contact with objects/materials per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving assaults and violent acts per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving transportation incidents per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving workplace explosions/fire per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving environmental/temperature extremes per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving chemical burns per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving electrocution per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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0.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving poisonings per 100 full-time workers in 2022

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3,768,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses (private industry, 2022, estimates)

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2,486,000 workplace injuries involving days away from work (private industry, 2022, estimates)

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2,689,000 workplace injuries and illnesses with job transfer or restriction (private industry, 2022, estimates)

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5,190,000 workplace recordable injuries and illnesses in 2022 (private industry, total)

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1.0% of all private industry workers experienced a recordable injury or illness in 2022 (case rate per 100 workers)

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2,253,300 workplace injuries and illnesses in manufacturing (private, 2022, estimates)

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15.0 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers from work-related injuries and illnesses (fatalities rate, 2022, CFOI)

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17.1 work-related fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers in construction (CFOI 2022)

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14.0 work-related fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers in manufacturing (CFOI 2022)

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9.7 work-related fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers in transportation and warehousing (CFOI 2022)

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8.9 work-related fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers in retail trade (CFOI 2022)

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21% of workers reported experiencing an injury or illness on the job in the past 12 months (NSC survey)

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3% of workers reported having a serious injury on the job (NSC survey)

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5,190,000 total nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in the U.S. for 2022 (BLS estimates, private industry)

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2,486,000 cases with days away from work in 2022 (BLS estimates, private industry)

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2,689,000 cases with job transfer or restriction in 2022 (BLS estimates, private industry)

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4,678,000 nonfatal injuries and illnesses in the U.S. in 2019 (BLS, private industry)

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3.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2020 (BLS private industry estimates, due to pandemic effects)

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3.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2021 (BLS private industry estimates)

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0.6% of employees in 2022 reported a work-related illness with days away from work (BLS, private industry illness component in CFOI)

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1.2% rate of work-related injuries and illnesses requiring job restrictions in 2022 (BLS private industry, case rate)

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10.4% of all private industry workers experienced an injury or illness with job restrictions (BLS, 2022—share interpretation from restrictions table)

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3.9% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in manufacturing in 2022 (BLS case rate by industry)

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3.8% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in trade, transportation, and utilities in 2022 (BLS)

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4.5% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in construction in 2022 (BLS)

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4.0% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in wholesale trade in 2022 (BLS)

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4.3% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in retail trade in 2022 (BLS)

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Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified May 11, 2026
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Even with decades of safety training, workplace injury and illness rates still reached 4.2% per 100 full-time workers in 2022, while more severe outcomes were far less common, such as 0.6% resulting in a fatality. The pattern gets even more interesting when you compare what happened, from 3.8% involving job restrictions to just 0.1% tied to amputations.

Key Takeaways

  • 4.2% rate of total recordable work-related injury and illness cases (TRI) per 100 full-time workers in 2022
  • 2.5% rate of work-related injury and illness cases requiring days away from work per 100 full-time workers in 2022
  • 3.4% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving job restrictions per 100 full-time workers in 2022

In 2022, private industry saw 4.2% of full-time workers experience a recordable injury or illness.

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Workplace Injury Rates

14.2% rate of total recordable work-related injury and illness cases (TRI) per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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22.5% rate of work-related injury and illness cases requiring days away from work per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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33.4% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving job restrictions per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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41.0% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving an employee away from work and/or restricted (days away and job transfer or restriction) per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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50.7% rate of work-related injury and illness cases resulting in loss of consciousness per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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60.6% rate of work-related injury and illness cases resulting in a fatality (fatal injuries) per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified
71.7% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving sprains, strains, tears per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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80.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving fractures per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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90.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving amputations per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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100.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving burns per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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110.8% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving contusions and bruises per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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120.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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130.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving hearing loss per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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140.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving back injuries per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Single source
150.4% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving injuries to the hand per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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161.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving injuries to the back per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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171.0% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving injuries to the shoulder per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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181.0% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving injuries to multiple body parts per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Directional
190.5% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving falls per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified
200.5% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving struck by objects per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Directional
210.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving overexertion in 2022 per 100 full-time workers[1]
Verified
220.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving caught in/between per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Single source
230.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving contact with objects/materials per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Single source
240.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving assaults and violent acts per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified
250.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving transportation incidents per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Single source
260.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving workplace explosions/fire per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified
270.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving environmental/temperature extremes per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified
280.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving chemical burns per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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290.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving electrocution per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
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300.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving poisonings per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Directional
313,768,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses (private industry, 2022, estimates)[2]
Verified
322,486,000 workplace injuries involving days away from work (private industry, 2022, estimates)[2]
Verified
332,689,000 workplace injuries and illnesses with job transfer or restriction (private industry, 2022, estimates)[2]
Single source
345,190,000 workplace recordable injuries and illnesses in 2022 (private industry, total)[2]
Verified
351.0% of all private industry workers experienced a recordable injury or illness in 2022 (case rate per 100 workers)[3]
Verified
362,253,300 workplace injuries and illnesses in manufacturing (private, 2022, estimates)[3]
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3715.0 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers from work-related injuries and illnesses (fatalities rate, 2022, CFOI)[4]
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3817.1 work-related fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers in construction (CFOI 2022)[4]
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3914.0 work-related fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers in manufacturing (CFOI 2022)[4]
Verified
409.7 work-related fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers in transportation and warehousing (CFOI 2022)[4]
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418.9 work-related fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers in retail trade (CFOI 2022)[4]
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4221% of workers reported experiencing an injury or illness on the job in the past 12 months (NSC survey)[5]
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433% of workers reported having a serious injury on the job (NSC survey)[5]
Single source
445,190,000 total nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in the U.S. for 2022 (BLS estimates, private industry)[2]
Verified
452,486,000 cases with days away from work in 2022 (BLS estimates, private industry)[2]
Verified
462,689,000 cases with job transfer or restriction in 2022 (BLS estimates, private industry)[2]
Single source
474,678,000 nonfatal injuries and illnesses in the U.S. in 2019 (BLS, private industry)[6]
Directional
483.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2020 (BLS private industry estimates, due to pandemic effects)[6]
Verified
493.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2021 (BLS private industry estimates)[6]
Verified
500.6% of employees in 2022 reported a work-related illness with days away from work (BLS, private industry illness component in CFOI)[1]
Directional
511.2% rate of work-related injuries and illnesses requiring job restrictions in 2022 (BLS private industry, case rate)[3]
Directional
5210.4% of all private industry workers experienced an injury or illness with job restrictions (BLS, 2022—share interpretation from restrictions table)[3]
Verified
533.9% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in manufacturing in 2022 (BLS case rate by industry)[7]
Verified
543.8% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in trade, transportation, and utilities in 2022 (BLS)[7]
Single source
554.5% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in construction in 2022 (BLS)[7]
Directional
564.0% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in wholesale trade in 2022 (BLS)[7]
Verified
574.3% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in retail trade in 2022 (BLS)[7]
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Workplace Injury Rates Interpretation

In 2022, private industry saw 4.2% of workers experience recordable injuries or illnesses per 100 full-time workers, with 2.5% requiring days away from work, showing that more than half of all serious cases involved time off.

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AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree

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