Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Minnesota OSHA Compliance -- Serious-injury investigations



Serious-injury incidents investigated by Minnesota OSHA:  2008 through 2012



Occupational serious-injury type
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Total
Amputation
4 9 4 6 6 29
Asphyxiation/chemical exposure
6 1 3 3 0 13
Burn
1 3 0 0 3 7
Crushed by
8 3 11 13 10 45
Electrical shock
5 2 1 3 4 15
Environmental stress
0 0 0 0 0 0
Explosion
4 1 3 2 6 16
Fall
8 6 7 7 14 42
Struck by
7 4 1 5 8 25
Total
43 29 30 39 51 195
Percent in construction industry
14/43

33%
5/29

17%
7/30

23%
14/39

36%

25/51

43%

62/192

32%
Percent in general industry
29/43

67%
24/29

83%
23/30

77%
25/39

64%
29/51

57%
130/192

68%

Updated February 2013

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