Workplace injuries and illnesses affect workers across industries and job types. On this page, we summarize recent patterns using rates per 100 full-time employees, including total recordable cases and those that involve days away from work or job restrictions. You’ll also see how overlapping outcomes help distinguish lost-time incidents from cases that require workplace adjustments.
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, 4.2% of full time workers had recordable workplace injuries or illnesses, with 2.5% missing work.
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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 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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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 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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3.4% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving job restrictions per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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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 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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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 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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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 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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1.7% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving sprains, strains, tears per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving fractures per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving amputations per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving burns per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.8% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving contusions and bruises per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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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 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving hearing loss per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving back injuries per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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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 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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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 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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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 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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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 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.5% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving falls per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.5% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving struck by objects per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving overexertion in 2022 per 100 full-time workershttps://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving caught in/between per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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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 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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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 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving transportation incidents per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving workplace explosions/fire per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving environmental/temperature extremes per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving chemical burns per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving electrocution per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
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0.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving poisonings per 100 full-time workers in 2022https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
Interpretation
Workplace Injury Rates Interpretation
In 2022, workplace injury rates were 4.2% for total recordable cases per 100 full-time workers, but they dropped to 2.5% for cases involving days away from work, showing that the majority of incidents are either less severe or do not require time away.
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Workplace injury severity breakdown (2022)
In 2022, the largest share of work-related injury and illness cases by severity was for days away from work plus job transfer/restriction (3.1%), leading over job-transfer/restrict
3.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving days away from work and job transfer or restriction per 1003.1%
2.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving job transfer or restriction only per 100 full-time workers
2.1%
0.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving days away from work only per 100 full-time workers in 2022
0.2%
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Thomas Lindqvist. (2026, February 13). Workplace Injury Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/workplace-injury-statistics
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Thomas Lindqvist. "Workplace Injury Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/workplace-injury-statistics.
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Thomas Lindqvist. 2026. "Workplace Injury Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/workplace-injury-statistics.