The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) is conducted by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The survey results are used to estimate the number of work-related injuries and illnesses and measure the frequency at which they occur. The Quality, Metrics and Statistics (QMS) division of the Indiana Department of Labor (IDOL) collects and codes this data on behalf of the BLS.
Notes for the 2024 SOII year:
- 2.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in 2024-the Second lowest Total Recordable Case (TRC) Rate in Indiana’s history!
- The estimated rate increased by 3.85% from the 2023 injury and illness rate of 2.6. At the inception of the SOII program in 1992, the overall nonfatal injury and illness rate was 11.0 injuries per 100 full-time workers. However, the rate reached a high of 11.3 in 1994 and has since declined 76.11%.
- 89.26% of employers responded to the 2024 SOII survey.
Private vs Public Sector
- BLS estimated that approximately 69,000 Hoosier workers experienced a nonfatal OSHA-recordable injury or illness in 2024. This is a 3.92% increase from 2023 estimated of 66,400 injuries and illnesses.
- An estimated 57,000 or 82.61% of the recordable nonfatal workplace injury and illness cases accrued in the private sector, and an estimated 38,800 or 68.07% of the 57,000 cases occurred in the Service industry.
- An estimated 12,000 or 17.39% of the recordable nonfatal workplace injury and illness cases accrued in the state and local government sector, and all 12,000 or 100% of the estimated nonfatal injury and illnesses cases occurred in the Service industry.
- For all industries in the private sector and both of the state and local government sectors, it’s estimated that more than half (52.03%) of all recordable injuries and illnesses in 2024 resulted in one or more days away from work (DAFW) or days with job transfer or restriction (DJTR). This was a slight decrease from the 2023 recordable DAFW and DJTR injuries and illnesses of 52.26%
- In 2024, there were an estimated 17,700 injury and illness cases with at least one or more DAFW and 18,200 injury and illness cases with at least one or more DJTR days.
By Industry Sector
The SOII uses the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) to identify the industries and sub-industries where workplace injuries and illnesses occur. NAICS codes provide a detailed description of the business activity of the injured or ill worker.
| Industry Sector | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| Construction | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Manufacturing | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Wholesale trade | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Retail trade | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| Utilities | 1.9 | 1.4 | - |
| Information | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Finance and insurance | 0.6 | - | - |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.9 | 1.8 | - |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 0.9 | - | 1.1 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | - | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Educational services | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 3.6 | 5.7 | 4.1 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| State government | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Local government | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
11 Hoosier Industry sectors had a Total Recordable Case rates below the overall state rate of 2.7
- Construction (2.1)
- Wholesale trade (2.4)
- Retail trade (2.6)
- Information (1.1)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (1.1)
- Management of companies and enterprises (0.6)
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (1.4)
- Educational services (1.1)
- Accommodation and food services (2.2)
- Other services (except public administration (1.7)
- State government (1.8)
Six (6) Hoosier Industry sectors had Total Recordable Case rates higher than the overall state rate of 2.7:
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3.2)
- Manufacturing (2.8)
- Transportation and warehousing (3.4)
- Health care and social assistance (3.7)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4.1)
- Local government (5.4)
Six (6) industry sectors experienced a decrease in their nonfatal injury and illness rates from 2023 to 2024. These included:
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting by 8.60%
- Manufacturing by 6.67%, its estimated injury and illness rate has decreased each year since its 2021 rate of (3.6).
- Transportation and warehousing by 8.11%
- Educational services by 35.29%
- Health care and social assistance by 2.63%, its estimated injury and illness rate has decreased each year since its 2020-year rate of (6.9).
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation by 28.07%
Three (3) industry sectors experienced no changes in their nonfatal injury and illness rates from 2023 to 2024. These included:
- Construction, its estimated injury and illness rate has been at 2.2 for the last three consecutive years.
- Accommodation and food services
- State government
Eight (8) industry sectors experienced an increase from their estimated injury and illness rates from 2022 to 2023. These included:
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction by 28.57%
- Wholesale trade by 20%
- Retail trade by 8.33%
- Information by 37.50%
- Management of companies and enterprises by 100%
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services by 7.69%
- Other services (except public administration by 13.33%
Local government by 5.88%
Occupational Injury & Illness Table
- 2022 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2021 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2020 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2019 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2018 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2017 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2016 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2015 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2014 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2013 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2012 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2011 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2010 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2009 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2008 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
- 2007 Injury and Illness Counts by Industry
- 2006 Injury and Illness Counts and Rates by Industry
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