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OSHA’s total recordable cases at lowest levels since 2003

… but keep vigilant as the holidays often see rise in incidents

December 13, 2024

Each November and December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases their annual reports on workplace illnesses and injuries.

Workplace injuries at lowest levels since 2019

Bureau of Labor Statistics reports big decrease in illnesses and respiratory cases

Benita Mehta

November 20, 2024

The decline in reported cases was largely driven by a 56.6% decrease in reported illnesses, which fell to 200,100 cases in 2023.

Understanding workplace fatalities: Insights from the BLS report

Benita Mehta

February 8, 2024

There were 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2022, a 5.7 percent increase from 2021.

Women in Construction Week

Women making strides amid challenges

In male-dominated industry, let's celebrate some positive steps forward

March 7, 2023

The construction is slowly seeing some change. As we celebrate the annual Women in Construction Week (WiC), which takes place March 5-11, let’s take a look at the advances being made by women of all ages and backgrounds in the industry.

Reactions to BLS report on workplace fatalities

OSHA, NSC, ASSP, COSH release statements

January 5, 2023

Many organizations commented on the recent Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report detailing increasing workplace fatalities. Here’s what some of them had to say.

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Workplace fatalities increased nearly 9% in 2021

Latest BLS report reveals highest annual rate since 2016

January 5, 2023

There were 5,190 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2021, an 8.9 percent increase from 4,764 in 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Dec. 16, 2022. The stats reveal it was the highest annual rate since 2016. One worker died every 101 minutes from a work-related injury in 2021.

BLS: Workplace fatalities at highest level in 12 years

December 22, 2020

A total of 5,333 workers died as a result of on-the-job injuries in 2019 – a 1.6% increase from 2018 and the highest number of fatalities since 5,657 were recorded in 2007, according to Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data released Dec. 16 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

No decline in 2018 workplace injury rate

Dave Johnson

November 8, 2019

For the first time since 2012, the national injury rate for U.S. workplaces did not decline in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. There were 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private industry employers in 2018, unchanged from 2017. In both years the total recordable injury case rate (TRC) per 100 full-time workers was 2.8 cases.

Best practices to prevent and avoid accidents at workplace

Joel Cordle

January 24, 2017

Every year, millions of American are hurt in the workplace and most of it requires medical attention. Accidents at workplace can always happen due to a momentary lapse of judgment, a slip in the office floor, or prolonged sitting or standing that leads to other health issues.

Traumatic workplace deaths up last year

December 19, 2016

The number of deaths due to workplace trauma last year was the highest recorded since 2008, according to data released late last week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics culled from its 2015 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).