OSHA Publishes Workplace Injury and Illness Data for Calendar Year 2023
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published comprehensive data on workplace injuries and illnesses in calendar year 2023. The data was collected via OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application from more than 91,000 workplaces and includes more than 890,000 workplace injuries and illnesses.
The data set includes employer names, locations, descriptions of injuries and illnesses, objects/substances involved, workers’ activities prior to incidents occurring, and the conditions and circumstances that led to workers sustaining injuries and illnesses in the workplace. The personally identifiable information of employees has been redacted to ensure their privacy.
OSHA publishes the data to allow employers, workers, customers, and members of the public to make informed decisions about safety and health at specific establishments, including injury risks at specific places of work. Researchers, public health officials, and others can use the data to learn about the nature of workplace injuries and illnesses and identify trends at the local, state, and national levels.
“Publication of this data is a milestone in our efforts to make data on workplace injuries and illnesses more transparent,” said Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker. “This information is an unprecedented tool for researchers, public health officials, businesses, and workers to understand the nature of workplace injuries and illnesses in this country, whether they are looking at national trends, or the factory where they work every day.”
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The number of illnesses and injuries in the workplace has been increasing each year, with the 2023 data showing an 11% increase from 2022. Healthcare had the highest number of 300/301 submissions out of all sectors, accounting for 28% of cases, and placed third behind manufacturing (17%) and retail trade (16%), with 12% of Form 300A submissions.
There were 375,111 cases reported by healthcare and social assistance sector organizations using Form 300A, and 242,454 cases reported by healthcare and social assistance organizations using Forms 300/301, with approximately 83% of all reported healthcare cases being injuries. Respiratory illnesses were substantially higher in healthcare than in other industry sectors.
