2016 Case and Demographics

Private Industry

Private industry

  • There were 12,450 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in Missouri private industry in 2016. The incidence rate was 65.1 (per 10,000 full-time workers).
  • There were eight median days away from work in private industry in 2016.

Goods-producing industries

  • Goods-producing sectors had 3,750 (30.1%) of the injuries and illnesses with days away from work in private industry in 2016. The incidence rate for the total goods-producing sectors was 98.8.
  • Private industry goods-producing sectors had 14 median days away from work in 2016.
  • The manufacturing major industry sector had 2,420 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in 2016. The incidence rate was 93.5.
  • The construction major industry sector had 20 median days away from work in 2016. The incidence rate for construction was 103.3.

Service-providing industries

  • Service-providing sectors had 8,700 (69.9%) of the injuries and illnesses with days away from work in private industry in 2016. The incidence rate for the total service-providing sectors was 56.8.
  • Private industry service-providing sectors had seven median days away from work in 2016.
  • The trade, transportation, and utilities major industry sector had 4,310 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in 2016. The incidence rate was 96.7.
  • The financial activities sector had 21 median days away from work in 2016. The incidence rate was 6.9.

Gender and Ethnicity

  • Male workers accounted for 65.9% of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work. Female workers accounted for 33.7% of the injuries and illnesses.
  • Male workers had ten median days away from work; female workers had six median days.
  • White only was the race or ethnic origin accounting for 48.5% of the injuries and illnesses. The race or ethnic origin was not reported in 41.1% of the cases.
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander workers had 39 median days away from work.

Age of worker

  • Workers aged 45 to 54 accounted for 24.3% of the injuries and illnesses. Workers who were 25 to 34 years old accounted for 22.2%.
  • Workers aged 65 and over had 22 median days away from work. Workers aged 45 to 45 years had 14 median days away from work.

Years on the job

  • Workers with 1 to 5 years of service accounted for 33.4%. Workers with more than 5 years of service with the employer accounted for 29.6% of the injuries and illnesses.
  • Workers with five or more years of service had 12 median days away from work. Workers with 1 to 5 years of service had ten median days away from work.

Occupation

  • The major occupational group with the most nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work was transportation and material moving occupations with 3,020 (24.3% of the private industry total). This number was not statistically significantly different from the number of cases in 2015. Production occupations had 1,970 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in 2016. This was not statistically significantly different from 2015.
  • Business and financial operations occupations had 149 median days away from work in 2016. Management occupations and construction and extraction occupations each had 20 median days away from work.
  • The worker occupation with the most injuries and illnesses was heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers with 1,270 (10.2% of the total). This number of cases was statistically significantly more than in 2015.
  • Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand had 910 injuries and illnesses with days away from work in 2016. This number was not statistically significantly changed from 2015.
  • Maintenance and repair workers, general had 91 median days away from work. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers had 60 median days away from work.

Event characteristics

  • Sprains, strains, tears was the nature of injury, illness accounting for 39.6% of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work.
  • Upper extremities was the part of body accounting for the most injuries and illnesses (34.1%).
  • Floors, walkways, ground surfaces was the source of injury, illness accounting for 19.4% of the injuries and illnesses involving days away from work.
  • Overexertion and bodily reaction was the event or exposure accounting for the most injuries and illnesses (32.2%).
  • The time of event category, 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 P.M., accounted for 28.8% of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in private industry in 2016.
  • The hours on the job before event occurred category, 2- 4 hours, had 19.7% of the injuries and illnesses. The hours on the job before event occurred was not reported in 19.8% of the cases.
  • Monday was the day of the week accounting for 20.0% of the injuries and illnesses.

State Government

Goods-producing industries

  • There were 30 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in Missouri state government goods-producing industries in 2016. The incidence rate was 74.4.
  • There were 30 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in the Missouri state government construction major industry sector in 2016. The incidence rate was 74.4.
  • There were six median days away from work in state government goods-producing industries and also in state government construction in 2016.

Gender and Ethnicity

  • Male workers accounted for 100.0% of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work.

Occupation

  • The major occupational group with the most nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work was construction and extraction occupations with 30 (100% of the state government goods-producing total).

Event characteristics

  • Sprains, strains, tears was the nature of injury, illness in 66.7% of the cases for total goods-producing sectors and construction.
  • The time of event category, 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 P.M., accounted for 66.7% of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in the total goods-producing sectors as well as construction.

Local Government

Local government

  • There were 2,390 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in Missouri local government in 2016. The incidence rate was 106.2.
  • There were four median days away from work in local government in 2016, down from seven in 2015 and 20 in 2014.

Service-providing industries

  • There were 2,390 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in Missouri local government service-providing sectors in 2016. The incidence rate was 108.7.
  • There were 870 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in the public administration major industry sector in 2016. The incidence rate was 185.3.
  • There were four median days away from work in local government service-providing industries, down from seven in 2015 and 20 in 2014.
  • The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in the trade, transportation, and utilities major industry sector was 172.9 in 2016. There were 220 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work.
  • There were two median days away from work in local government trade, transportation, and utilities major industry sector in 2016.

Gender and Ethnicity

  • Male workers accounted for 65.3% of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in local government. Female workers accounted for 34.7% of the injuries and illnesses.
  • White only was the race or ethnic origin accounting for 82.0% of the injuries and illnesses in local government. The race or ethnic origin was not reported in 16.7% of the cases.
  • Male workers had ten median days away from work; female workers had two median days.
  • White workers had five median days away from work.

Age of worker

  • Workers aged 45 to 54 accounted for 28.9% of the injuries and illnesses. Workers aged 35 to 44 accounted for 25.5%.
  • Workers aged 45 to 54 years had 12 median days away from work. Workers aged 55 to 64 years had six median days away from work.

Years on the job

  • Workers with more than 5 years of service accounted for 67.8% of the injuries and illnesses. Workers with 1 to 5 years of service with the employer accounted for 22.6%.
  • Workers with 1 to 5 years of service and workers with 5 years or more each had five median days away from work.

Occupation

  • The major occupational groups with the most nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work were education, training, and library occupations and protective service occupations each with 640 (26.8% of the local government total). Transportation and material moving occupations had 310 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work.
  • Protective service occupations had 16 median days away from work. Transportation and material moving occupations had 12 median days away from work.
  • The worker occupation with the most injuries and illnesses was elementary school teachers, except special education, with 510 (21.3% of the total). Emergency medical technicians and paramedics, and police and sheriff’s patrol officers each had 240 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work.
  • Bus drivers, transit and intercity had 51 median days away from work. Emergency medical technicians and paramedics had 44 median days away from work.

Event characteristics

  • Sprains, strains, tears was the nature of injury, illness accounting for 39.3% of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work.
  • Upper extremities was the part of body accounting for 33.5% of the injuries and illnesses.
  • Floors, walkways, ground surfaces was the source of injury, illness accounting for 27.6% of the injuries and illnesses involving days away from work.
  • Falls, slips, trips was the event or exposure accounting for the most injuries and illnesses (36.0%). Within the falls, slips, trips category, Fall on same level accounted for 26.4% of the total nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses.
  • The time of event category, 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 P.M., accounted for 32.6% of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in local government in 2016. The time of event was not reported in 27.2 % of the cases.
  • The hours on the job before event occurred category, 1-2 hours, had 22.2% of the injuries and illnesses. The hours on the job before event occurred were not reported in 27.2% of the cases.
  • Monday was the day of the week accounting for 26.4% of the injuries and illnesses.