1992 Workplace Injuries and Illnesses — 1993-12-15

A total of 6.8 million injuries and illnesses was reported in private industry workplaces during 1992, occurring at a rate of about 9 cases for every 100 equivalent full-time workers. The rate varied by industry, ranging from 13 injuries and illnesses for every 100 full-time construction workers to 3 per 100 full- time workers in finance, insurance, and real estate, according to initial results from the 20th annual survey of job-related injuries and illnesses by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. The 1992 findings announced today are the second in a series of three releases from BLS's recently redesigned safety and health statistical system. In October 1993, a first release covered work-related fatalities from a new BLS national Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.