In 2022, U.S. private industry recorded 5,190,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses, and the breakdown of rates by severity, injury type, and work activity reveals how widespread and varied these risks really are.
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 private industry workers had a recordable work injury or illness.
Workplace Injury Rates
14.2% rate of total recordable work-related injury and illness cases (TRI) per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified22.5% rate of work-related injury and illness cases requiring days away from work per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified33.4% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving job restrictions per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified41.0% 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]
Directional50.7% rate of work-related injury and illness cases resulting in loss of consciousness per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Single source60.6% rate of work-related injury and illness cases resulting in a fatality (fatal injuries) per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified71.7% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving sprains, strains, tears per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified80.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving fractures per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified90.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving amputations per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Directional100.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving burns per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Single source110.8% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving contusions and bruises per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified120.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified130.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving hearing loss per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified140.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving back injuries per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Directional150.4% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving injuries to the hand per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Single source161.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving injuries to the back per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified171.0% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving injuries to the shoulder per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified181.0% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving injuries to multiple body parts per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified190.5% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving falls per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Directional200.5% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving struck by objects per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Single source210.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving overexertion in 2022 per 100 full-time workers[1]
Verified220.3% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving caught in/between per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified230.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving contact with objects/materials per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified240.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving assaults and violent acts per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Directional250.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving transportation incidents per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Single source260.2% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving workplace explosions/fire per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified270.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving environmental/temperature extremes per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified280.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving chemical burns per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Verified290.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving electrocution per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Directional300.1% rate of work-related injury and illness cases involving poisonings per 100 full-time workers in 2022[1]
Single source313,768,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses (private industry, 2022, estimates)[2]
Verified322,486,000 workplace injuries involving days away from work (private industry, 2022, estimates)[2]
Verified332,689,000 workplace injuries and illnesses with job transfer or restriction (private industry, 2022, estimates)[2]
Verified345,190,000 workplace recordable injuries and illnesses in 2022 (private industry, total)[2]
Directional351.0% of all private industry workers experienced a recordable injury or illness in 2022 (case rate per 100 workers)[3]
Single source362,253,300 workplace injuries and illnesses in manufacturing (private, 2022, estimates)[3]
Verified3715.0 deaths per 100,000 full-time workers from work-related injuries and illnesses (fatalities rate, 2022, CFOI)[4]
Verified3817.1 work-related fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers in construction (CFOI 2022)[4]
Verified3914.0 work-related fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers in manufacturing (CFOI 2022)[4]
Directional409.7 work-related fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers in transportation and warehousing (CFOI 2022)[4]
Single source418.9 work-related fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers in retail trade (CFOI 2022)[4]
Verified4221% of workers reported experiencing an injury or illness on the job in the past 12 months (NSC survey)[5]
Verified433% of workers reported having a serious injury on the job (NSC survey)[5]
Verified445,190,000 total nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in the U.S. for 2022 (BLS estimates, private industry)[2]
Directional452,486,000 cases with days away from work in 2022 (BLS estimates, private industry)[2]
Single source462,689,000 cases with job transfer or restriction in 2022 (BLS estimates, private industry)[2]
Verified474,678,000 nonfatal injuries and illnesses in the U.S. in 2019 (BLS, private industry)[6]
Verified483.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2020 (BLS private industry estimates, due to pandemic effects)[6]
Verified493.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2021 (BLS private industry estimates)[6]
Directional500.6% of employees in 2022 reported a work-related illness with days away from work (BLS, private industry illness component in CFOI)[1]
Single source511.2% rate of work-related injuries and illnesses requiring job restrictions in 2022 (BLS private industry, case rate)[3]
Verified5210.4% of all private industry workers experienced an injury or illness with job restrictions (BLS, 2022—share interpretation from restrictions table)[3]
Verified533.9% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in manufacturing in 2022 (BLS case rate by industry)[7]
Verified543.8% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in trade, transportation, and utilities in 2022 (BLS)[7]
Directional554.5% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in construction in 2022 (BLS)[7]
Single source564.0% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in wholesale trade in 2022 (BLS)[7]
Verified574.3% average injury and illness rate per 100 full-time workers in retail trade in 2022 (BLS)[7]
VerifiedWorkplace 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.
References
- 1bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoi_rates.htm
- 2bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf
- 3bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/case-rate.htm
- 4bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm
- 6bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/oshnew.htm
- 7bls.gov/iif/oshwc/case-rates.htm
- 5nsc.org/work-safety/safety-topics/facts-and-statistics/work-related-injuries-and-fatalities