The rate of recordable workplace injuries and illnesses reached 4.2 per 100 full-time workers. More than half of these serious cases required time away from work.
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 Rates30 stats
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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
Interpretation
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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APA
Thomas Lindqvist. (2026, February 13). Workplace Injury Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/workplace-injury-statistics
MLA
Thomas Lindqvist. "Workplace Injury Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/workplace-injury-statistics.
Chicago
Thomas Lindqvist. 2026. "Workplace Injury Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/workplace-injury-statistics.