In 2023, around 563,000 incidents of nonfatal occupational injuries or illnesses were recorded in the health care and social assistance sector, more than any other industry sector. Additionally, around 354,000 incidents were recorded in the retail trade industry.
Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the United States in 2023, by industry sector
(in 1,000s)
Private industry sector
Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in thousands
Health care and social assistance
562.5
Manufacturing
355.8
Retail trade
353.9
Transportation and warehousing
265.7
Accommodation and food services
231.4
Construction
173.2
Wholesale trade
129.9
Administration and support and waste management and remediation services
99.3
Professional, scientific, and technical services
77.4
Arts, entertainment, and recration
61
Other servcies (except public administration)
57.9
Real estate and rental and leasing
42.4
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting*
40.3
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Includes injuries and illnesses involving days away from work only.
All industries shown are private with the exception of government, which includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry.
* Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
** Data for Mining include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates of other industries.
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