{"id":13515,"date":"2014-12-09T04:02:19","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T09:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/?p=13515"},"modified":"2022-04-30T06:12:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T06:12:37","slug":"report-worker-injuries-decline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/report-worker-injuries-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Worker Injuries on Decline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While there\u2019s good\u00a0news to report in the federal government\u2019s annual tally of worker injuries and illnesses, the statistics also point to places where employers need to improve on this front.\u00a0<span id=\"more-20878\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Private industry employers <a title=\"BLS news release\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/osh.nr0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> slightly more than 3 million nonfatal worker injuries and illnesses in 2013. The incidence rate was 3.3 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, down from <a title=\"Serious injuries down, but workers stay out longer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.safetynewsalert.com\/serious-injuries-down-but-workers-stay-out-longer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3.4 in 2011 and 2012<\/a>. The rate has declined each of the last 11 years with the exception of 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The incidence rate for more serious cases \u2013 those requiring days away from work, job transfer or restriction known as DART cases \u2013 also declined to 1.7 from 1.8 where the rate had held steady from 2009 through 2012.<\/p>\n<p>However, over half of the private industry worker injuries and illnesses were DART cases.<\/p>\n<p>Some other key findings from the Bureau of Labor Statistics\u2019 (BLS) report:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Worker Injury and illness rates declined significantly among the manufacturing, retail and utilities sectors<\/li>\n<li>The worker injury rate remained highest among mid-size private industry facilities employing 50 to 249 workers and lowest among small establishments with fewer than 11 workers, and<\/li>\n<li>Of the 3+ million injuries and illnesses, over 2.1 million (75.5%) occurred in service industries which employed 82.4% of the workforce; the remaining 0.7 million worker injuries (24.5%) occurred in goods-producing industries which employed 17.6% of the workforce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over time, most of the overall injury rates have fallen (see Charts 1 and 2).<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.safetynewsalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2013-BLS-inj.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-20880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2013-BLS-inj-790x1024-2.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2013-BLS-inj-790x1024-2.jpg 790w, https:\/\/www.safetynewsalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2013-BLS-inj-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.safetynewsalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2013-BLS-inj-386x500.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.safetynewsalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2013-BLS-inj.jpg 1275w\" alt=\"2013 BLS inj\" width=\"790\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Injury rates for government workers are higher than for private industry (see Chart 3). BLS also reported the injury rates for 41 of the 50 states and Washington, DC (see Chart 4).<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.safetynewsalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BLS-injuries-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-20881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safetynewsalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BLS-injuries-2-790x1024.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.safetynewsalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BLS-injuries-2-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/www.safetynewsalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BLS-injuries-2-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.safetynewsalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BLS-injuries-2-386x500.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.safetynewsalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BLS-injuries-2.jpg 1275w\" alt=\"BLS injuries 2\" width=\"790\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safetynewsalert.com\/report-worker-injuries-decline-but-most-of-more-serious-nature\">This article retrieved from Safetynewsalert.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Related Training DVDs:<\/h2>\n<div id=\"images_hz\">\n<h3>An Introduction To Workplace Safety Training Video<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/an-introduction-to-workplace-safety-training-video.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/media\/opti_image\/webp\/catalog\/product\/cache\/abab59c8ca702d842c4c76003b1d2408\/2\/7\/2703.webp\" alt=\"worker injuries\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> Provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of both the company and the employee in regard to safety. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/an-introduction-to-workplace-safety-training-video.html\"> View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"images_hz\">\n<h3>Workplace Safety 101 A Guide for New Employees<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/complete-safety-program\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/large_1396_256132-2.jpg\" alt=\"worker injuries\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> Allows you to deliver effective and consistent safety orientation training, &amp; more. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/complete-safety-program\"> View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"images_hz\">\n<h3>Pro Active Safety Attitudes Target Zero Training DVD<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/pro-active-safety-attitudes-target-zero-training-dvd-9873.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/large_9873_tqm003-dvd-xxx.jpg\" alt=\"worker injuries\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> Help your facility reach for the highest safety standards and aim for zero accidents at work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/shop\/pro-active-safety-attitudes-target-zero-training-dvd-9873.html\"> View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While there\u2019s good\u00a0news to report in the federal government\u2019s annual tally of worker injuries and illnesses, the statistics also point to places where employers need to improve on this front.\u00a0 Private industry employers reported slightly more than 3 million nonfatal worker injuries and illnesses in 2013. 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