Thursday, October 29, 2009
Tweet[IWS] BLS: WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES--2008 [29 October 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES--2008 [29 October 2009]
also known as
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (Annual)
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh.toc.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private industry employers in 2008 occurred at a rate of
3.9 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers--a decline from 4.2 cases in 2007, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported today. Similarly, the number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses reported
in 2008 declined to 3.7 million cases, compared to 4 million cases in 2007. The total recordable case
(TRC) injury and illness incidence rate among private industry employers has declined significantly
each year since 2003, when estimates from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII)
were first published using the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). (See
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshsum.htm for links to news releases and tables for prior years.)
National public sector estimates covering nearly 19 million State and local government workers--for
example, Police protection and Fire protection--are available for the first time from the SOII for
reference year 2008. (See table 1.) Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among State and local
government workers combined occurred at a higher rate (6.3 cases per 100 full-time workers) than
among private industry workers in 2008.
Key findings of the 2008 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
* Incidence rates for injuries and illnesses combined among private industry establishments declined
significantly in 2008 for all case types, with the exception of job transfer or restriction cases whose
rate remained unchanged from 2007. (See chart 1.) The number of cases of injuries and illnesses
combined declined significantly in 2008 for all case types.
* For injuries only, both the incidence rate and the number of cases in private industry establishments
declined significantly in 2008 compared to 2007--each falling 8 percent from the year earlier.
* Looking at illnesses, both the incidence rate and the number of cases declined significantly in 2008
compared to 2007--mainly the result of a decline among the 'All other illnesses' category, which
accounted for nearly 84 percent of the decline in illness cases among private industry establishments.
* Manufacturing was the only private industry sector in 2008 in which the rate of job transfer or
restriction cases exceeded the rate of cases with days away from work, continuing an 11 year trend.
* The total recordable case injury and illness incidence rate was highest in 2008 among mid-size
private industry establishments (those employing between 50 and 249 workers) and lowest among
small establishments (those employing fewer than 11 workers) compared to establishments of other
sizes. (See table 3 and chart 2.)
Slightly more than one-half of the 3.7 million private industry injury and illnesses cases reported
nationally in 2008 were of a more serious nature that involved days away from work, job transfer, or
restriction--commonly referred to as DART cases. (See table 2.) These occurred at a rate of 2.0 cases
per 100 workers, declining from 2.1 cases in 2007. (See table 7.) Among the two components of DART
cases, the rate of cases involving days away from work fell from 1.2 to 1.1 cases per 100 workers, while
the rate for cases resulting in job transfer or restriction remained unchanged at 0.9 cases in 2008. Other
recordable cases--those not involving days away from work, job transfer, or restriction--accounted for
the remaining injury and illness cases nationally and occurred at a lower rate in 2008 (1.9 cases per 100
workers) compared to 2007 (2.1 cases per 100 workers).
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES...
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES--2008 [29 October 2009]
also known as
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (Annual)
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh.toc.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private industry employers in 2008 occurred at a rate of
3.9 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers--a decline from 4.2 cases in 2007, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported today. Similarly, the number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses reported
in 2008 declined to 3.7 million cases, compared to 4 million cases in 2007. The total recordable case
(TRC) injury and illness incidence rate among private industry employers has declined significantly
each year since 2003, when estimates from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII)
were first published using the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). (See
http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshsum.htm for links to news releases and tables for prior years.)
National public sector estimates covering nearly 19 million State and local government workers--for
example, Police protection and Fire protection--are available for the first time from the SOII for
reference year 2008. (See table 1.) Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among State and local
government workers combined occurred at a higher rate (6.3 cases per 100 full-time workers) than
among private industry workers in 2008.
Key findings of the 2008 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
* Incidence rates for injuries and illnesses combined among private industry establishments declined
significantly in 2008 for all case types, with the exception of job transfer or restriction cases whose
rate remained unchanged from 2007. (See chart 1.) The number of cases of injuries and illnesses
combined declined significantly in 2008 for all case types.
* For injuries only, both the incidence rate and the number of cases in private industry establishments
declined significantly in 2008 compared to 2007--each falling 8 percent from the year earlier.
* Looking at illnesses, both the incidence rate and the number of cases declined significantly in 2008
compared to 2007--mainly the result of a decline among the 'All other illnesses' category, which
accounted for nearly 84 percent of the decline in illness cases among private industry establishments.
* Manufacturing was the only private industry sector in 2008 in which the rate of job transfer or
restriction cases exceeded the rate of cases with days away from work, continuing an 11 year trend.
* The total recordable case injury and illness incidence rate was highest in 2008 among mid-size
private industry establishments (those employing between 50 and 249 workers) and lowest among
small establishments (those employing fewer than 11 workers) compared to establishments of other
sizes. (See table 3 and chart 2.)
Slightly more than one-half of the 3.7 million private industry injury and illnesses cases reported
nationally in 2008 were of a more serious nature that involved days away from work, job transfer, or
restriction--commonly referred to as DART cases. (See table 2.) These occurred at a rate of 2.0 cases
per 100 workers, declining from 2.1 cases in 2007. (See table 7.) Among the two components of DART
cases, the rate of cases involving days away from work fell from 1.2 to 1.1 cases per 100 workers, while
the rate for cases resulting in job transfer or restriction remained unchanged at 0.9 cases in 2008. Other
recordable cases--those not involving days away from work, job transfer, or restriction--accounted for
the remaining injury and illness cases nationally and occurred at a lower rate in 2008 (1.9 cases per 100
workers) compared to 2007 (2.1 cases per 100 workers).
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES...
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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