2013 Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days Away From Work — 2014-12-16

The overall incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases requiring days away from work to recuperate was 109.4 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2013, down from the 2012 rate of 111.8, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2013, there were 1,162,210 days-away-from-work cases in private industry, state government, and local government, essentially the same number of reported injuries and illnesses as in 2012. The median days away from work to recuperate--a key measure of severity of injuries and illnesses--was 8 days in 2013, one fewer than reported in 2012. (See table 1.) * The private sector rate for days-away-from-work cases was 99.9 cases per 10,000 full-time workers and was not statistically different from 101.9 in 2012.