Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Latest Numbers
The following data is from the Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities section of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Injuries and Illnesses. Data from the previous 4 years is also provided on the site.
Nonfatal injuries and illnesses, private industry
Total recordable cases:
2,834,500 in 2018
Cases involving days away from work:
900,400 in 2018
Median days away from work:
8 in 2018
Cases involving sprains, strains, tears:
308,630 in 2018
Cases involving injuries to the back:
142,230 in 2018
Cases involving falls, slips, trips:
240,160 in 2018
Fatal work-related injuries
Total fatal injuries (all sectors):
5,250 in 2018
Roadway incidents (all sectors):
1,276 in 2018
Falls, slips, trips (all sectors):
791 in 2018
Homicides (all sectors):
453 in 2018
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Injuries
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
This program from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides data on illnesses and injuries on the job and data on worker fatalities.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Injury Data and Resources
Gateway to national level injury data including data on injury resulting in deaths, hospitalizations, visits to emergency departments, and self-reported medically attended episodes.
WISQARS or Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System
An interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related mortality data and nonfatal injury data.
National Safety Council
Injury Facts
A complete reference source for safety statistics. It presents the most current occupational, motor vehicle, home, community, state, and international injury statistics on deaths, nonfatal injuries and their costs.
National Safety Council website
Fact sheets and some limited statistics are reported on the NSC website. News from studies are reported.
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) is a national probability sample of hospitals in the U.S. and its territories. Patient information is collected from each NEISS hospital for every emergency visit involving an injury associated with consumer products. From this sample, the total number of product-related injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms nationwide can be estimated. This web access to NEISS allows certain estimates to be retrieved on-line.