Workplace Injuries & Illnesses

The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produces annual data on nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work, job restriction, or job transfer. The survey covers private-sector employers and some state and local government employers.

The incidence rate is the number of recordable cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers per year. A rate of 3.5 means 3.5 cases per 100 workers annually. Industries with high physical demands, equipment exposure, or repetitive motion risks tend to show higher rates. Only injuries and illnesses that are work-related and meet OSHA's recording criteria are counted.

Ranked by each industry's most recent published incidence rate. The latest available year varies — BLS publishes detailed industry breakdowns less frequently than in the past, so the year shown per row may be older than the most recent SOII release (2022).

Industries ranked by workplace injury incidence rate, BLS SOII.
Industry	Incidence Rate	Total Recordable	Days Away Cases	Year
Sports Teams and Clubs	13.4	5,900	900	2008
Veterinary Services	11.0	27,000	3,600	2013
Skiing Facilities	10.1	1,900	500	2013
Iron Foundries	9.9	4,600	900	2013
Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds)	9.6	1,800	400	2013
Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing	9.3	2,700	500	2013
Manufactured Home (Mobile Home) Manufacturing	9.2	1,600	300	2013
Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum	9.0	500	200	2012
Materials Recovery Facilities	8.8	1,300	300	2012
Creamery Butter Manufacturing	8.8	200	100	2013
Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing	8.6	1,400	200	2013
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing	8.4	4,200	1,100	2013
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	8.3	24,800	14,100	2013
Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing	8.0	1,000	200	2013
Framing Contractors	8.0	3,700	1,400	2013
Bottled Water Manufacturing	8.0	1,100	200	2013
Steel Foundries (except Investment)	8.0	1,600	400	2013
Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering	7.8	11,600	1,500	2013
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing	7.7	4,100	1,200	2013
Steel Wire Drawing	7.7	800	200	2013
Ambulance Services	7.6	10,200	3,600	2013
Motor Home Manufacturing	7.6	600	100	2009
Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)	7.6	1,200	400	2013
Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	7.5	10,000	1,900	2013
Truck Trailer Manufacturing	7.5	2,700	700	2013
Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing	7.4	1,300	300	2013
Iron and Steel Forging	7.3	1,900	400	2013
Malt Manufacturing	7.3	100	—	2008
Ship Building and Repairing	7.2	7,300	2,300	2013
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	7.2	15,922	6,738	2022
Farm Management Services	7.1	1,100	400	2012
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	7.1	4,000	900	2013
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping	7.1	5,200	900	2013
Other Metal Container Manufacturing	7.0	1,100	300	2013
Management of Companies and Enterprises	7.0	18,323	10,820	2022
Beet Sugar Manufacturing	7.0	500	100	2013
Marine Cargo Handling	7.0	3,000	1,600	2013
Hardware Manufacturing	6.9	2,500	500	2005
Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating	6.9	1,600	1,100	2013
Soft Drink Manufacturing	6.9	5,300	1,400	2013
Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal	6.9	1,200	600	2013
Amusement and Theme Parks	6.8	7,200	1,400	2013
Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing	6.8	4,600	1,000	2013
Plate Work Manufacturing	6.7	3,400	1,000	2013
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing	6.7	3,300	700	2013
Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing	6.7	800	200	2013
Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage	6.7	3,300	1,500	2013
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	6.6	2,300	800	2013
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	6.6	8,200	2,400	2012
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	6.5	2,100	700	2013
Knit Fabric Mills	6.5	400	200	2013
Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors	6.5	3,400	1,300	2012
Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing	6.5	2,200	700	2013
Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing	6.4	600	200	2012
Fluid Milk Manufacturing	6.4	3,600	1,200	2013
Boat Building	6.4	2,000	400	2013
Solid Waste Collection	6.4	8,700	4,300	2013
Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing	6.4	900	200	2013
Ice Manufacturing	6.4	400	200	2013
Consumer Electronics and Appliances Rental	6.4	1,700	600	2012
Construction	6.3	69,206	15,959	2022
Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing	6.3	700	200	2013
All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing	6.2	1,100	400	2013
Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)	6.2	4,800	1,700	2013
Footwear Manufacturing	6.2	700	200	2013
Linen Supply	6.1	4,200	1,000	2013
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds	6.1	900	—	2013
Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing	6.1	1,900	500	2013
Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing	6.1	600	200	2013
Cotton Ginning	6.1	500	200	2012
Armored Car Services	6.1	1,900	600	2012
Sawmills	6.0	4,900	1,700	2013
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing	6.0	5,100	1,400	2013
Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	6.0	1,700	400	2013
Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing	6.0	2,100	400	2013
Finance and Insurance	6.0	45,878	19,581	2022
Nonferrous Forging	6.0	400	200	2013
Mattress Manufacturing	5.9	1,400	400	2013
Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing	5.9	2,600	600	2013
Home Centers	5.9	35,100	10,800	2013
Custom Roll Forming	5.9	300	100	2011
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing	5.9	5,700	1,300	2013
Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	5.9	800	100	2013
Wholesale Trade	5.9	36,695	9,716	2022
Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use	5.8	1,600	400	2013
Glass and Glazing Contractors	5.8	2,500	700	2013
Concrete Pipe Manufacturing	5.8	500	—	2012
Used Household and Office Goods Moving	5.8	4,700	1,500	2013
Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing	5.8	1,300	500	2013
Cheese Manufacturing	5.7	2,400	800	2013
Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing	5.7	800	400	2013
Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing	5.7	1,900	800	2013
Dairy Cattle and Milk Production	5.6	5,200	2,100	2013
Port and Harbor Operations	5.6	1,100	800	2011
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders	5.6	7,200	2,200	2013
Rice Milling	5.5	300	100	2013
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring	5.5	3,500	800	2013
Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing	5.5	1,300	300	2013
Truck, Utility Trailer, and RV (Recreational Vehicle) Rental and Leasing	5.5	3,100	700	2013
Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing	5.4	700	200	2013