2015 Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days Away From Work — 2016-11-10

The overall incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases requiring days away from work to recuperate was 104.0 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2015, down from 107.1 cases in 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In 2015, there were 1,153,490 days-away-from-work cases in private industry, state government, and local government�essentially unchanged from the number of cases reported in 2014. The median days away from work to recuperate�a key measure of severity of injuries and illnesses�was 8 days in 2015, 1 day fewer than reported in 2014. (See table 1.) In the private sector, the incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers was 93.9 cases in 2015, down from 97.8 cases in 2014. (See table 1.) * Occupations that had among the highest number of cases in 2015 resulting in days away from work included heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers; laborers and freight, stock, and material movers; and nursing assistants.