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Data compiled by the BLS/OSH Statistics UnitPhone:
1-800-884-1273
Website: www.slh.wisc.edu/bls
Wisconsin State Laboratory of HygieneOccupational Health &
Safety Division
Largest Employing Industries in Wisconsin Injury Rate(per 100
FTEs)
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Hospitals
Machinery Manufacturing
Food Service & Drinking Establishments
Administrative Support Services (Temp Agencies)
Durable Goods Wholesalers
Outpatient Health Care
Professional Services
Insurance Carriers
8.6
8.0
6.8
5.2
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.1
2.5
1.0
2010OCCUPATIONAL
INJURIES &
ILLNESSES IN
WISCONSIN
Te Wisconsin State Laboratory o Hygiene (WSLH) is the States
public
health laboratory and is afliated with the University o
Wisconsin-Madison.
Te Division o Occupational Health and Saety provides
consultation, and
lab and data analysis services to Wisconsin employers and
citizens.
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THE SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL
INJURIES AND ILLNESSES (SOII) is
the largest nationwide data collection
of worker injury statistics. This
information helps pinpoint the causes
of work injuries, and is used to:
Create safety legislation
Set insurance policy rates
Improve worker safety programs
Compare injury rates across industries
THE CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL
INJURIES (CFOI) provides a
comprehensive account of each death
which occurs in the workplace.
This information helps to:
Promote safer work practices through
better training
Inform workers of safety hazards
Assess and improve safety standards
*DAFW= Days away from workDJTR= Days of job transfer or
restrictions
DART= Cases with days away from work, restricted or transfer
duty
THE WISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENEholds a cooperative
agreement with the Bureauof Labor Statistics and the Occupational
Safety
and Health Administration to conduct their annual
surveys. The BLS/OSH Statistics Unit is part of WSLHs
Occupational Health and Safety Division, which alsoincludes the
occupational health laboratory (WOHL)
and the health and safety consultation program
(WisCon).
