Injuries in the workplace decreased in the United States in 2015, according to statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were more than 1.15 million nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses that required days away from work last year, a decrease of almost 4,000 when compared with 2014. Sprains, strains and tears ed for 37 percent of all cases involving injury or illness.
By industry, local government had most incidents of injury and illness with almost 192,000, followed by healthcare and social assistance with over 158,000.
Looking at injury rates, transportation and warehousing had the most injuries, with 204.3 per 10,000 full-time workers, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing and hunting.
Mine workers needed the most days off to recuperate on average, at 29, followed by transportation and warehouse workers with 20 days. The median number of days away from work to recuperate is a key measure of the severity of injuries and illnesses. It was 8 days in 2015, one fewer day than in 2014.
