Texas Workplace Injury, Illness Rate Again Below U.S. Rate

The Texas incidence rate of nonfatal injuries and illnesses in private industry was 2.7 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers in 2012, below the national rate of 3.4, the Texas Department of Insurance – Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) reported.

The incidence rate for Texas has remained unchanged for the third consecutive year.

The 2012 nonfatal injury and illness data in this release are the latest available from the annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) conducted by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The occupational injury and illness rates are based on a statistical sample of private and public firms in Texas.

Private Sector Key Findings

• Private industry workplaces in Texas reported a total of 203,165 nonfatal injuries and illnesses during 2012.
• Overall, the incidence rate for goods producing industries decreased from 2.9 in 2011 to 2.7 in 2012.
• The rates in the mining, construction, and agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors decreased from 1.8 to 1.6 (11 percent) and from 2.8 to 2.3 (18 percent), and from 4.1 to 3.9 (5 percent), respectively.
• The rate in manufacturing increased slightly from 3.2 to 3.3.
• The service providing industries’ incidence rate remained the same at 2.7 for 2012. Within this group, notable rate decreases were seen in the utilities (44 percent), educational services (24 percent), and transportation and warehousing (13 percent) industries. The retail trade and information sectors reported increases of 14 percent and 13 percent in 2012.

Source: TDI-DWC

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