Research and Statistics -- Workplace safety
Injury and illness incidence rates from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
Injury and illness case incidence rates for Minnesota and the U.S., private sector, 2005-2015
A. Total injury and illness cases per 100 FTE workers, private sector [1]
Click to view tableYear |
Minnesota |
United States |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 8.1 | 8.6 |
| 1989 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
| 1990 | 8.0 | 8.8 |
| 1991 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
| 1992 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 8.7 | 8.5 |
| 1994 | 8.7 | 8.4 |
| 1995 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
| 1996 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| 1997 | 7.6 | 7.1 |
| 1998 | 7.7 | 6.7 |
| 1999 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| 2000 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
| 2001 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Total recordable cases per 100 FTE workers | ||
| 2002 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
| 2006 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 2009 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 2010 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 2011 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 2012 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 2013 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 2014 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| 2015 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
B. Lost-workday/DART cases and days-away-from-work cases per 100 FTE workers [1]
Click to view table| Lost-workday cases | Days-away-from-work cases | |||
| Year | Minnesota | United States | Minnesota | United States |
| 1988 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 1989 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 1990 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 1991 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 1992 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| 1993 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 1994 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| 1995 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 1996 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 1997 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| 1998 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| 1999 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 2000 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 2001 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| DART cases | Days-away-from-work cases | |||
| 2002 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 2005 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 2006 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 2008 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| 2010 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2012 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2014 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2015 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
1. Rates are shown as the number of cases per 100 full-time-equivalent (FTE) workers. An FTE worker is equal to 2,000 annual hours of work. Includes only injuries and illnesses in the private sector. Due to OSHA recordkeeping changes, data for 2002 and later is not comparable with data from earlier years.
Source: Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
