Despite nearly three million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private employers last year, results from a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics’ survey show the total recordable cases incidence rate fell 0.1 cases per 100 full-time workers.
Overall, employers reported nearly 54,000 fewer non-fatal injury and illness cases in 2014 compared to a year earlier. While the total recordable cases incidence rate fell, the rates for cases involving days away from work and for cases of job transfer or restriction only were unchanged.