Are workplace injuries going down

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• Personal Author:
  Krajewski A
• Description:
  Non-Fatal Work Place Injuries: There were nearly three million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported overall in the United States in 2011. In Illinois, there were a total of 156,100 non-fatal occupational injuries and illnesses for all industries, including state and local government. The number of reportable cases of non-fatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Illinois has continued to decline over the last several years, following with the national trend. There was an estimated 49,500 cases that had days away from work and an estimated 26,500 cases that had job transfer or restriction. Injury Characteristics: 1. Private Industry. a. The industries with the largest number of recordable cases were trade, transportation and utilities (30.5%), followed by education and health services (20.8%) and manufacturing (20.1%). b. White workers accounted for 37.7% of reported injuries and illnesses; Hispanic and Latino workers 16.3%; African American workers 8.1%; and 36.7% did not have race reported. c. About 44.1% of reported cases worked for their employer for more than five years. d. Majority of injuries and illnesses were mostly reported among those aged 45-54 (25.1%) and 35-44 (22.4%). e. The most common type of injury or illness reported was sprain or strain (39.8%), with back being the most frequently reported body part, followed by finger and knee. 2. Government, State and Local. a. Female workers in state government had more reported injuries than males, but male worker had higher rates of injury than female in local government. b. Majority of injuries and illnesses were reported for those age 35-44 (25.7%) and 45-54 (25.2%). c. Approximately 50.8% of injuries and illnesses were among those that held service occupations, 17..3% reported for those that held professional or related occupations. d. About 58.2% of reported cases worked for their employer for more than five years. e. The most common type of injury or illness reported was sprain or strain (38.0%), with the back reported as the most affected body part. Fatal Work Place Injuries: The overall rates of fatal work place injuries have continued to remain relatively stable in 2011. On a national level, 21 states reported increases in the total number of fatalities at the work place. Despite the increases in some states, 2011 fatal injury rate was the third lowest annual total since 1992. In 2011, there was a decrease in the number of work place fatalities from the previous year in Illinois. Key Points: a. In 2011, there were 177 injury-related occupational fatalities in IL, a decrease from the 206 deaths in 2010. b. The majority of the fatalities were male (86.4 percent) and wage and salaried workers (76.3 percent). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Education Environmental Exposure Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Men Morbidity Mortality Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Transportation Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age Groups Back Injuries Exposure Levels Extremities Fatalities Health Services Humans Injuries Manufacturing Morbidity Rates Mortality Rates Racial Factors Risk Factors Service Industries Transportation Industry Work Environment Workers

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• Publisher:
  University of Illinois Chicago
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048278
• Citation:
  Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Chicago, School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Division, 2013 Jun; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20100701
• Source Full Name:
  Are workplace injuries going down?
• End Date:
  20150630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
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