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Nonfatal Workplace Injuries & Illnesses

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 2023 SOII year:

  • Estimated 2.6 injuries or illnesses per 100 full-time workers in 2023 - the lowest Total Recordable Case (TRC) Rate in Indiana’s history!
  • The estimated rate decreased by 10.34% from the 2022 injury and illness rate of 2.9. 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. The rate reached an all-time high of 11.3 in 1994 and has since decreased by 77%.
  • 89% of companies surveyed responded

Private vs Public Sector
  • Per BLS estimates, approximately 66,400 Hoosier workers experienced a nonfatal OSHA-recordable injury or illness in 2023. This is an 8.29% decrease from the 2022 estimated of 72,400 injuries and illnesses.
  • An estimated 54,600 (82%) of the recordable nonfatal workplace injury and illness cases occurred in the private sector, with 35,500 (65%) of the cases occurring in the Service industry.
  • An estimated 11,800 (18%) of the public sector recordable nonfatal workplace injury and illness cases occurred in the state and local government sector, with all cases occurring in the Service industry.
  • Estimates show that more than half (52%) of all recordable injuries and illnesses in 2023 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 2022 recordable DAFW and DJTR injuries and illnesses of 54%
  • In 2023, an estimated 17,400 injury and illness cases resulted in one or more DAFW and an additional 17,300 resulted in one or more DJTR.

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.

Thirteen (13) Hoosier Industry sectors had a Total Recordable Case rates below the overall state rate of 2.6:

  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (2.1)
  • Construction (2.1)
  • Wholesale trade (2.0)
  • Retail trade (2.4)
  • Utilities (1.4)
  • Information (1.8)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (1.8)
  • Management of companies and enterprises (0.3)
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (1.3)
  • Educational services (1.7)
  • Accommodation and food services (2.2)
  • Other services (except public administration) (1.5)
  • State government (1.8)

Six Hoosier Industry sectors had Total Recordable Case rates higher than the overall state rate of 2.6:

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3.5)
  • Manufacturing (3.0)
  • Transportation and warehousing (3.7)
  • Health care and social assistance (3.8)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5.7)
  • Local government (5.1)

Nine (9) industry sectors experienced a decrease in their nonfatal injury and illness rates from 2022 to 2023:

  • Manufacturing by 14.29%
  • Wholesale trade by 25.93%
  • Retail trade by 22.58%
  • Transportation and warehousing by 9.76%
  • Utilities by 26.32%
  • Information by 27.27%
  • Administration and support and waste management and remediation services by 40.91%
  • Health care and social assistance by 11.63%
  • Other services (except public administration) by 51.61%

Two (2) industry sectors experienced no changes in their nonfatal injury and illness rates from 2022 to 2023:

  • Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction
  • Construction

Seven (7) industry sectors experienced an increase from their estimated injury and illness rates from 2022 to 2023:

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting by 6.1%
  • Real estate and rental and leasing by .9%
  • Educational services by 41.67%
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation by 58.33%
  • Accommodation and food services by 22.22%
  • State government by 28.57%
  • Local government by 15.91%

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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