For Immediate Release

January 10, 2024

CONTACT: Floyd Johnson
Director, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division
Office: (801) 580-3095
Email: fjohnson@utah.gov

Utah Occupational Safety and Health 2022 Nonfatal 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 2022 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 2022 was 2.6 per 100 full-time workers. The incidence rate for 2021 was 2.7 per 100 full-time workers.

Private Sector

UOSH BLS surveyed employers of private sector in 2022 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 in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Private Sector	2020	2021	2022
Total recordable cases	2.6	2.6	2.5
Cases with days away from work	0.6	0.7	0.6
Job transfer or restriction	0.6	0.6	0.6
Other recordable cases	1.3	1.3	1.3

State and Local Government

UOSH BLS surveyed employers of state and local government in 2022 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 2021 to 2022. See below for incidence rates per 100 full-time workers that occurred during 2020, 2021 and 2022.

State and Local Government	2020	2021	2022
Total recordable cases	*	3.9	3.0
Cases with days away from work	*	0.7	0.5
Job transfer or restriction	*	0.4	0.5
Other recordable cases	*	2.8	2.0

* = Data Not Available

State Government

UOSH BLS surveyed employers of state government in 2022 for information regarding their average number of workers, hours worked, and details on nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. From 2021 to 2022, there were significant decreases in incidence rates for total recordable cases and other recordable cases, and a significant increase in the incidence rate for cases with days away from work. See below for incidence rates per 100 full-time workers that occurred during 2020, 2021 and 2022.

State Government	2020	2021	2022
Total recordable cases	2.1	2.7	2.4
Cases with days away from work	0.4	0.2	0.3
Job transfer or restriction	0.2	0.3	0.3
Other recordable cases	1.5	2.2	1.8

Local Government

UOSH BLS surveyed employers of state and local government in 2022 for information regarding their average number of workers, hours worked, and details on nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. No publishable data was available for 2020 and 2021. See below for incidence rates per 100 full-time workers that occurred during 2022.

Local Government	2020	2021	2022
Total recordable cases	*	*	3.5
Cases with days away from work	*	*	0.6
Job transfer or restriction	*	*	0.7
Other recordable cases	*	*	2.2

Construction

UOSH BLS surveyed employers of private sector construction in 2022 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 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Construction	2020	2021	2022
Overall incidence rate	2.9	3.0	2.4
Cases with days away from work	0.5	1.1	0.7
Job transfer or restriction	0.4	0.5	0.4
Other recordable cases	1.9	1.4	1.2

Manufacturing

UOSH BLS surveyed employers of private sector manufacturing in 2022 for information regarding their average number of workers, hours worked, and details on nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. There was a significant increase in the incidence rate for other recordable cases from 2021 to 2022. See below for incidence rates per 100 fulltime workers that occurred during 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Manufacturing	2020	2021	2022
Overall incidence rate	3.2	3.2	3.1
Cases with days away from work	0.5	0.8	0.6
Job transfer or restriction	0.9	0.8	0.7
Other recordable cases	1.7	1.5	1.8

Illnesses in Manufacturing – Total recordable case incidence rates of occupational nonfatal illness categories collected as part of the UOSH BLS survey include hearing loss, respiratory illnesses, skin disease, all other illnesses, and poisoning. Within manufacturing in private industry, from 2021 to 2022, there was a significant increase in incidence rates for hearing loss, as well as a significant decrease in incidence rates for respiratory illnesses. See below for incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers and corresponding significant increases/decreases.

Illness In Manufacturing	2021	2022	Significant Increase/Decrease
Hearing Loss	3.5	6.9	Increase
Respiratory Illnesses	15.7	3.5	Deacrease
Skin Disease	1.6	1.9	Not Significant
All Other Illnesses	9.3	6.4	Not Significant
Poisoning	*	2.2	Not Publishable

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