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Nonfatal Workplace Injuries & Illnesses

Each year, nearly 5,800 Indiana businesses participate in the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) 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.

By the Numbers

  • 2.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in 2022—the lowest Total Recordable Case (TRC) Rate in Indiana’s history!
  • 74.3% decrease from the high of 11.3 in 1994
  • Nearly 5,800 employers surveyed
  • 90% employer response rate
  • 72,400 Hoosier workers experienced a nonfatal workplace injury or illness
  • 54.28% of all recordable injuries and illnesses days away from work (DAFW) or days with job transfer or restriction (DJTR)

SOII Rates by Year

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.

2022 SOII Rates by Industry

Twelve Hoosier industry sectors had Total Recordable Case rates below the overall state rate of 2.9:

  • Finance and insurance (0.6)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (0.9)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (0.9)
  • Information (1.1)
  • Educational services (1.2)
  • State government (1.4)
  • Accommodation and food services (1.8)
  • Utilities (1.9)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (2.1)
  • Construction (2.1)
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (2.2)
  • Wholesale trade (2.7)

Eight Hoosier industry sectors had Total Recordable Case rates higher than the overall state rate of 2.9:

  • Retail trade (3.1)
  • Other services (except public administration) (3.1)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting (3.3)
  • Manufacturing (3.5)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3.6)
  • Transportation and warehousing (4.1)
  • Health care and social assistance (4.3)
  • Local government (4.4)

The Calculations

The SOII rates are reported as the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers. To calculate these rates, BLS divides the total number of nonfatal injuries and illnesses reported in an industry (N) by the total number of hours worked by employees in that industry (EH). To represent the hours worked by 100 full-time workers, the result is then multiplied by 200,000 to represent 100 full-time workers working 40 hours per week for 50 weeks per year.

N /  EH X  200,000 = Nonfatal Injury and Illness Rate

To quickly calculate your company’s rates, visit https://data.bls.gov/iirc/ . To see previous Indiana SOII reports, please click here.

How is this data useful?

This data is used by the Indiana Department of Labor and safety professionals to determine trends in workplace safety and health. For example, OSHA emphasis programs are often based on upward trends in a particular type if injury or in a specific occupation. INSafe uses this information to identify high-hazard industries for outreach and consultations. Indiana's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (INSHARP) and Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) participants use these rates to benchmark their performance to other businesses in the same industry.

A Recordable Incident

To be recorded as an incident for the SOII, a worker must be injured or made ill while engaged in the course of his/her job and require medical attention.

The SOII focuses on three principal classes of injuries and illnesses:

  • A Recordable Incident is any work-related injury or illness that requires medical attention.
  • Restriction or Transfer means the injury required the worker to be restricted in performance of their work or transferred to other duties.
  • An incident which results in Days Away from Work requires the worker to be absent from work in order to heal.

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

Click here for information about workplace injuries and illnesses and a national level.