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For Immediate Release

November 9, 2020

CONTACT: Eric Olsen
Public Information Officer
Office: (801) 530-6918
Email: eolsen@utah.gov

Utah Occupational Safety and Health Releases 2019 Workplace Injury and Illness Statistics

Salt Lake City – The Utah Labor Commission’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health Bureau of Labor Statistics (UOSH BLS), in conjunction with the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS), has released nonfatal occupational injury and illness data for 2019. The information was obtained through the annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII).

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 2019 was 2.9 per 100 full-time workers. The incidence rate for 2018 was 2.9 per 100 full-time workers. The average employment for the state of Utah during 2018 was 1,481,505 and increased to 1,522,682 in 2019.

 

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. See below for incidence rates per 100 full-time workers that occurred during 2018 and 2019.

Private Sector 2018 2019
Overall incidence rate 2.8 2.9
Cases with days away from work 0.6 0.6
Job transfer or restriction 0.6 0.7
Other recordable cases 1.5 1.6

 

State and Local Government

UOSH BLS surveyed employers of state and local 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 2018 to 2019. See below for incidence rates per 100 full-time workers that occurred during 2018 and 2019.

State and Local Government 2018 2019
Overall incidence rate 3.8 2.7
Cases with days away from work 0.5 0.3
Job transfer or restriction 0.5 0.4
Other recordable cases 2.8 1.9

 

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 2018 and 2019.

Construction 2018 2019
Overall incidence rate 3.3 2.8
Cases with days away from work 0.9 0.8
Job transfer or restriction 0.7 0.6
Other recordable cases 1.7 1.4

 

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 2018 and 2019.

Manufacturing 2018 2019
Overall incidence rate 3.4 3.3
Cases with days away from work 0.8 0.7
Job transfer or restriction 0.9 0.9
Other recordable cases 1.8 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:

Gina Giang                                          Darin Hanson
(801) 530-6823                                  (801) 530-6926
ggiang@utah.gov                               darinhanson@utah.gov