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For Immediate Release

January 12, 2022

CONTACT: Cameron S. Ruppe
Director, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division
Office: (801) 530-6898
Email: cruppe@utah.gov

Utah Occupational Safety and Health Releases 2020 Workplace Injury and Illness Statistics

The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) is a cooperative program between the Utah Labor Commission’s Occupational Safety and Health Bureau of Labor Statistics (UOSH BLS) and the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The SOII was administered by UOSH BLS. The 2017 version of the North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) was used to group company data by industry. The federal portion of nonfatal occupational injury and illness data are released during November of each year.

Highlights of 2020 Results

The combined incidence rate for nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in the private sector and state and local government employers within the state of Utah during 2020 was 2.6 per 100 full-time workers. The incidence rate for 2019 was 2.9 per 100 full-time workers. The average employment for the state of Utah decreased from 1,522,682 in 2019 to 1,499,876 in 2020.

 

Private Sector

UOSH BLS surveyed employers of private sector in 2020 for information regarding their average number of workers, hours worked, and details on nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. There were significant decreases in incidence rates for total recordable cases and other recordable cases from 2019 to 2020. See below for incidence rates per 100 full-time workers that occurred in 2019 and 2020.

Private Sector 2019 2020
Overall incidence rate 2.9 2.6
Cases with days away from work 0.6 0.6
Job transfer or restriction 0.7 0.6
Other recordable cases 1.6 1.3

 

State Government

UOSH BLS surveyed employers of state government in 2020 for information regarding their average number of workers, hours worked, and details on nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. There were significant decreases in overall incidence rate, job transfer or restriction, and other recordable cases from 2019 to 2020. See below for incidence rates per 100 full-time workers that occurred during 2019 and 2020.

State Government 2019 2020
Overall incidence rate 2.7 2.1
Cases with days away from work 0.3 0.4
Job transfer or restriction 0.2 0.2
Other recordable cases 2.1 1.5

 

Construction

UOSH BLS surveyed employers of private sector construction in 2020 for information regarding their average number of workers, hours worked, and details on nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. See below for incidence rates per 100 full-time workers that occurred during 2019 and 2020.

Construction 2019 2020
Overall incidence rate 2.8 2.9
Cases with days away from work 0.8 0.5
Job transfer or restriction 0.6 0.4
Other recordable cases 1.4 1.9

 

Manufacturing

UOSH BLS surveyed employers of private sector manufacturing in 2020 for information regarding their average number of workers, hours worked, and details on nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. See below for incidence rates per 100 full-time workers that occurred during 2019 and 2020.

Manufacturing 2019 2020
Overall incidence rate 3.3 3.2
Cases with days away from work 0.7 0.5
Job transfer or restriction 0.9 0.9
Other recordable cases 1.7 1.7

 

Background

The survey was administered by UOSH BLS. The 2017 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) was used to group company data by industry. Please refer to the accompanying tables for more detail. There are additional tables and charts available upon request. For more information, please contact:

Darin Hanson                                         Mechell Alder
(801) 530-6926                                      (801) 530-6823
darinhanson@utah.gov                        mechellalder@utah.gov