For the first time in a decade, the rate of nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses did not decrease from one year to the next. The question is: Why?
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Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, DART rate, non-fatal injuries, OSHA recordables
Preliminary numbers from the federal government show the number of workers who died on the job in 2011 declined from the year before. But the report comes with a big asterisk.
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Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, construction fatalities, truck transportation, workplace deaths
It’s been suggested that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) under-counts the number of workplace injuries each year, and that looking at how many workers’ comp claims are filed would provide a better measure of occupational injuries. But what if workers aren’t filing for comp benefits?
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Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Workers' comp, workplace injuries
It’s official: More workers died in the U.S. in 2010 than in 2009.
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Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Deepwater Horizon, Upper Big Branch, workplace deaths
The latest statistics on workplace injuries and illnesses contain good news for U.S. workers and their employers, particularly in these challenging economic times.
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Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, construction, direct and indirect cost of injuries, illness and injury rate, manufacturing, nonfatal workplace injuries
Just how dangerous are the jobs at your company?
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Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, dangerous jobs, fishing, transportation, workplace fatalities
Attention, those who believe that OSHA has gone overboard with its workplace safety regulations: You’ve got one less fact to support your argument. When all is said and done, the final count of worker fatalities in 2010 will be higher than in 2009.
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Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, California, construction, Florida, homicides, New Hampshire, OSHA regulations, Pennsylvania, Texas, transportation, violence, worker deaths
The federal government has reported the smallest annual total of workplace deaths since the census of occupational injuries was started.
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Tags: 2009 workplace deaths, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hilda Solis, workplace fatalities
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says 10% of all workplace deaths are caused by employees being struck by objects or equipment.
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Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, secure equipment, struck-by
Previously, we looked at the causes of workplace fatalities in 2008 according to government figures. Now, let’s take a look at where the deaths are occurring.
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Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Falls, workplace fatalities
