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This year marks the 36th anniversary of the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. This Act-which guarantees every American worker a safe and healthful working environment-created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to administer the Act.
Quick Facts:
2006 Non-Fatal injuries and Illnesses
Total Recordable cases: 4,085,400
Cases Involving Days Away From Work: 1,183,500
Fatal Work-related Injuries
Total Fatalities: 5,703
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Resources:
Read the 16th edition of the AFL-CIO's Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect. This report offers a national and state-by-state profile of worker health and safety in the United States. You may download the entire report, or individual statistics and commentary.
For detailed, up-to-date statistics on health & safety issues, please refer to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics annually reports on the number of workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. Such information is useful in identifying industries with high rates or large numbers of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities, both nationwide and separately for those States participating in this program.
For detailed charts and graphs on fatal work-related injuries, please see the Census for Fatal Occupational Injuries Charts, 1992-2006.
Click here to view Number of Fatal Work Injuries, 1992-2006 (PDF)
