2014 Summary

All industries

Injuries and illnesses

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses was 3.3 in all industries, including state and local government, in Missouri in 2014. This rate was unchanged from 2013.
  • There were 71,500 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Missouri in 2014 in all industries, including state and local government.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries in all industries, including state and local government, for Missouri in 2014 was 3.1. This rate was unchanged from 2013.
  • There were 67,300 injuries in Missouri in all industries, including state and local government in 2014.

Illnesses

  • The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational illnesses for all industries, including state and local government, was 19.4.
    • The incidence rate for all industries for the all other illnesses category was 11.2 in 2014.
  • There were 4,200 total illnesses in all industries, including state and local government in 2014.
    • There were 2,400 illnesses in the all other illnesses category. The all other illnesses category accounted for 57.1 percent of the illness cases.

Private industry

Injuries and illnesses

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for private industry in Missouri for 2014 was 3.2. This rate was unchanged from the 2013 rate.
  • There were 59,100 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Missouri private industry in 2014.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries for Missouri private industry in 2014 was 3.0. This rate was also unchanged from the 2013 rate.
  • There were 56,000 injuries in Missouri private industry in 2014.

Illnesses

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational illnesses in Missouri private industry in 2014 was 16.2.
    • The incidence rate was 10.2 for the all other illnesses category.
  • There were 3,000 total nonfatal occupational illness cases in Missouri private industry in 2014.
    • There were 1,900 illnesses in the all other illnesses category. The all other illnesses category accounted for 63.3 percent of the illness cases.

Private industry goods-producing sectors

Injuries and illnesses

  • Private industry goods-producing sectors had an incidence rate of 4.1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses.
  • There were 14,800 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the total goods-producing sectors in Missouri private industry in 2014. These accounted for 25.0 percent of the private industry injuries and illnesses.
  • The mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector (NAICS 21) had an incidence rate of 2.6, statistically significantly increased from the 2013 rate.
  • Within the private industry manufacturing sector (NAICS 31-33), wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321) and transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336) had incidence rates that were statistically significantly increased in 2014 over 2013. Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (NAICS 324) had a statistically significantly lower incidence rate in 2014 from 2013.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries in Missouri private industry goods-producing sectors was 3.7 in 2014.
  • The number of cases of occupational injuries for private industry goods-producing sectors was 13,400 in 2014. These accounted for 23.9 percent of the private industry injury cases.

Illnesses

  • Goods-producing sectors in Missouri private industry had an incidence rate of 38.9 for nonfatal occupational illnesses in 2014.
    • The incidence rate was 24.9 for the all other illnesses category. The incidence rate for all other illnesses was statistically significantly increased from the 2013 rate.
  • There were 1,400 total illness cases in private industry goods-producing sectors in Missouri in 2014. These cases accounted for 46.7 percent of the private industry illness cases.
    • There were 900 illnesses in the all other illnesses category. The all other illnesses category accounted for 64.3 percent of the goods-producing illness cases. The number of illnesses in the all other illnesses category was statistically significantly increased from 2013.

Private industry service-providing sectors

Injuries and illnesses

  • Private industry service-providing sectors had an incidence rate of 2.9 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in 2014.
  • There were 44,200 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the private industry service-providing sectors in Missouri in 2014. These accounted for 74.8 percent of the private industry injuries and illnesses.
  • Within the private industry health care and social assistance sector (NAICS 62), the incidence rate for hospitals (NAICS 622) was statistically significantly less in 2014 than 2013.
  • Within the private industry transportation and warehousing sector (NAICS 48-49), the incidence rate for truck transportation (NAICS 484) was statistically significantly higher in 2014 than 2013 and the incidence rate for couriers and messengers (NAICS 492) was statistically significantly lower.
  • Within the private industry other services (except public administration) sector (NAICS 81), religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (NAICS 813) had a statistically significantly lower incidence rate in 2014 from 2013.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate of occupational injuries for private industry service-providing sectors was 2.8.
  • There were 42,600 nonfatal occupational injuries in Missouri private industry service-providing sectors in 2014. These accounted for 76.1 percent of the private industry injury cases.

Illnesses

  • The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational illnesses for private industry service-providing sectors was 10.7 in 2014. This rate was statistically significantly less than the 2013 rate.
    • The incidence rate for the all other illnesses category was 6.6. This rate was also statistically significantly less than the 2013 rate.
  • There were 1,600 cases of occupational illnesses in private industry service-providing sectors in 2014. These cases accounted for 53.3 percent of the illness cases in private industry.
    • There were 1,000 illnesses in the all other illnesses category. The all other illnesses category accounted for 62.5 percent of the total private industry service-providing illness cases.

State Government

State Government goods-producing sectors

Injuries and illnesses

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for State Government goods-producing sectors was 4.7 in 2014, unchanged from 2013.
    • The incidence rate for State Government goods-producing sectors is not statistically significantly different from the incidence rate for Private Industry goods-producing sectors.
  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for the construction sector (NAICS 23) and heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237) was 4.7, unchanged from 2013.
    • The incidence rate for the construction sector and heavy and civil engineering construction in State Government is statistically significantly higher than in Private Industry.
  • There were 200 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in State Government goods-producing sectors.
  • There were 200 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the construction sector and heavy and civil engineering construction.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries for State Government goods-producing sectors was 4.4 in 2014.
  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries was 4.4 for the construction sector as well as heavy and civil engineering construction.
  • There were 200 nonfatal occupational injuries in State Government goods-producing sectors.
  • There were 200 nonfatal occupational injuries in the construction sector and heavy and civil engineering construction.

Local Government

Injuries and illnesses

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for Local Government was 3.8 in 2014.
    • The incidence rate for Local Government is not statistically significantly different from the incidence rate for Private Industry.
  • There were 7,900 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Local Government.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries for Local Government was 3.4 in 2014.
  • There were 7,200 nonfatal occupational injuries in Local Government.

Illnesses

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational illnesses in Missouri Local Government in 2014 was 32.1.
  • Local Government had an incidence rate of 6.2 for all other illnesses.
  • The total number of illness cases for Missouri Local Government in 2014 was 700 cases.
    • There were 100 illnesses in the all other illness category. The all other illnesses category accounted for 14.3 percent of the illness category.

Local Government service-providing sectors

Injuries and illnesses

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for Local Government service-providing sectors was 3.9 in 2014.
    • The incidence rate for Local Government service-providing sectors is not statistically significantly different from the incidence rate for Private Industry service-providing sectors.
  • There were 7,900 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Local Government service-providing sectors. These accounted for all of the injuries and illnesses in Local Government.
  • The incidence rate for Local Government transportation and warehousing sector (NAICS 48-49) was 2.1 in 2014. This rate was statistically significantly lower than the 2013 rate.
    • The incidence rate for Local Government transportation and warehousing was statistically significantly lower than the Private Industry transportation and warehousing rate.
  • The incidence rate for the Local Government health care and social services sector (NAICS 62) was 6.2 in 2014. The 2014 incidence rate was statistically significantly higher than the 2013 rate.
    • The incidence rate for Local Government health care and social services was statistically significantly higher than the Private Industry health care and social services rate.
  • The incidence rate for Local Government hospitals (NAICS 622) in 2014 was statistically significantly higher than the 2013 rate.
    • The incidence rate for Local Government hospitals was statistically significantly higher than the rate for Private Industry hospitals.
  • The incidence rate for Local Government nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623) was statistically significantly lower in 2014 than in 2013.
    • The incidence rate for Local Government nursing and residential care facilities was statistically significantly lower than the rate for Private Industry nursing and residential care facilities.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries for Local Government service-providing sectors was 3.5 in 2014.
  • There were 7,200 nonfatal occupational injuries in Local Government service-providing sectors. These accounted for all of the injuries in Local Government.