Injury and Illness Report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 7.5 percent increase in occupational injuries and illnesses last year while the overall rate remained unchanged; injuries grew proportionally with the growth of the workforce.
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, 2021-2022
11/08/2023 News Release: Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses–2021-2022 For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, November 8, 2023 USDL-23-2359 Technical information: (202) 691-6170 • IIFSTAFF@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/iif Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov EMPLOYER-REPORTED WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES – 2021-2022 (NOTE: This release was reissued on November 9, 2023, due to an error in table 6. The count and annualized incidence rate for educational services for “other diseases due to viruses, not elsewhere classified” were incorrect. The table has been corrected.) Private industry employers reported 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2022, up 7.5 percent from 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This increase is driven by the rise in both injuries, up 4.5 percent to 2.3 million cases, and illnesses up 26.1 percent to 460,700 cases. (See chart 1). The increase in illnesses is driven by the rise in respiratory illness cases, up 35.4 percent to 365,000 cases in 2022. (See chart 2). This comes after a decrease in respiratory illnesses in 2021 compared to 2020. These estimates are from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and illnesses (SOII). (Charts 1 and 2 appear here in the printed release.)
