2016 Summary

All Industries

Injuries and illnesses

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses was 2.8 in all industries, including state and local government, in Missouri in 2016. This rate was statistically significantly less than the 2015 rate of 3.1.
  • There were 62,600 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Missouri in 2016 in all industries, including state and local government. This number was statistically significantly reduced from 2015.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries in all industries, including state and local government, for Missouri in 2016 was 2.7. This rate was not statistically significantly changed from the 2015 rate of 2.9.
  • There were 59,300 injuries in Missouri in all industries, including state and local government in 2016. This was not statistically significantly changed from 2015.

Illnesses

  • The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational illnesses for all industries, including state and local government, was 15.2, statistically significantly reduced from the 2015 rate of 19.5.
    • The incidence rate for all industries for the all other illnesses category was 9.9 in 2016. This is statistically significantly reduced from the 2015 rate of 12.7.
  • There were 3,400 total illnesses in all industries, including state and local government in 2016, statistically significantly less than in 2015.
    • There were 2,200 illnesses in the all other illnesses category, statistically significantly less than in 2015. The all other illnesses category accounted for 64.7 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 2016 was 2.8. This rate was statistically significantly reduced from the 2015 rate of 3.0.
  • There were 52,700 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Missouri private industry in 2016.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries for Missouri private industry in 2016 was 2.6. This rate was statistically significantly less than the 2015 rate of 2.8.
  • There were 50,000 injuries in Missouri private industry in 2016.

Illnesses

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational illnesses in Missouri private industry in 2016 was 14.3, statistically significantly less than the 2015 rate of 17.8.
    • The incidence rate was 9.4 for the all other illnesses category. This rate was statistically significantly decreased from the 2015 rate of 12.0.
  • There were 2,700 total nonfatal occupational illness cases in Missouri private industry in 2016, statistically significantly less than the 3,300 cases in 2015.
    • There were 1,800 illnesses in the all other illnesses category which were statistically significantly less cases than in 2015. The all other illnesses category accounted for 66.7 percent of the illness cases.

Private industry goods-producing sectors

Injuries and illnesses

  • Private industry goods-producing sectors had an incidence rate of 3.7 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, unchanged from 2015.
  • There were 13,900 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the total goods-producing sectors in Missouri private industry in 2016. These accounted for 26.4 percent of the private industry injuries and illnesses.
  • The mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector (NAICS 21) had an incidence rate of 3.3, statistically significantly increased from the 2015 rate of 2.9.
  • Within the private industry manufacturing sector (NAICS 31-33), leather and allied products manufacturing (NAICS 316); spring and wire product manufacturing (NAICS 3326); and transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336) had incidence rates that were statistically significantly increased in 2016 over 2015.
  • Within the private industry manufacturing sector (NAICS 31-33), glass and glass product manufacturing (NAICS 3272); architectural and structural metals manufacturing (NAICS 3323); and metalworking machinery manufacturing (NAICS 3335) had incidence rates that were statistically significantly decreased in 2016 from 2015.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries in Missouri private industry goods-producing sectors was 3.3 in 2016, unchanged from 2015.
  • The number of cases of occupational injuries for private industry goods-producing sectors was 12,400 in 2016. These accounted for 24.8 percent of the private industry injury cases.

Illnesses

  • Goods-producing sectors in Missouri private industry had an incidence rate of 39.7 for nonfatal occupational illnesses in 2016, not statistically significantly changed from the 2015 rate of 43.4.
    • The incidence rate was 28.4 for the all other illnesses category.
  • There were 1,500 total illness cases in private industry goods-producing sectors in Missouri in 2016. These cases accounted for 55.6 percent of the private industry illness cases.
    • There were 1,100 illnesses in the all other illnesses category. The all other illnesses category accounted for 73.3 percent of the goods-producing illness cases.

Private industry service-providing sectors

Injuries and illnesses

  • Private industry service-providing sectors had an incidence rate of 2.5 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in 2016, statistically significantly reduced from the 2015 rate of 2.8.
  • There were 38,800 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the private industry service-providing sectors in Missouri in 2016. These accounted for 73.6 percent of the private industry injuries and illnesses.
  • Within the retail trade sector (NAICS 44-45), the incidence rate for general merchandise stores (NAICS 452) and other general merchandise stores (NAICS 4529) were statistically significantly lower in 2016 than in 2015.
  • Within the transportation and warehousing sector (NAICS 48-49), the incidence rate for couriers and messengers (NAICS 492) was higher in 2016 than in 2015.
  • Within the health care and social assistance sector (NAICS 62), nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623); nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities) (NAICS 6231); and other residential care facilities (NAICS 6239) had statistically significantly lower incidence rates in 2016 than in 2015.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate of occupational injuries for private industry service-providing sectors was 2.5, not statistically significantly changed from the 2015 rate of 2.7.
  • There were 37,500 nonfatal occupational injuries in Missouri private industry service-providing sectors in 2016. These accounted for 75.0 percent of the private industry injury cases.

Illnesses

  • The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational illnesses for private industry service-providing sectors was 8.0 in 2016. This rate was statistically significantly reduced from the 2015 rate of 11.6.
    • The incidence rate for the all other illnesses category was 4.7. This rate was statistically significantly decreased from the 2015 rate of 8.1.
  • There were 1,200 cases of occupational illnesses in private industry service-providing sectors in 2016. This number was statistically significantly less than the 1,700 cases in 2015. These cases accounted for 44.4 percent of the illness cases in private industry.
    • There were 700 illnesses in the all other illnesses category. This number was statistically significantly less than the 1,200 cases in 2015. The all other illnesses category accounted for 58.3 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 5.1 in 2016, not statistically significantly changed from 6.2 in 2015.
    • The incidence rate for State Government goods-producing sectors was statistically significantly higher than 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 5.1, not statistically significantly changed from the 2015 rate of 6.2.
    • 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 4.6 in 2016, not statistically significantly changed from the 2015 rate of 5.5.
  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries was 4.6 for the construction sector as well as heavy and civil engineering construction. These rates were not statistically significantly changed from 2015.
  • 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 3.4 in 2016, unchanged from 2015.
    • The incidence rate for Local Government is not statistically significantly different from the incidence rate for Private Industry.
  • There were 7,600 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Local Government.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries for Local Government was 3.1 in 2016, unchanged from 2015.
  • There were 7,100 nonfatal occupational injuries in Local Government.

Illnesses

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational illnesses in Missouri Local Government in 2016 was 25.0, not statistically significantly changed from the rate of 26.3 in 2015.
    • Local Government had an incidence rate of 15.3 for all other illnesses not statistically significantly changed from the 2015 rate of 17.6.
  • The total number of illness cases for Missouri Local Government in 2016 was 600 cases.
    • There were 300 illnesses in the all other illness category. The all other illnesses category accounted for 50.0 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 3.5 in 2016, not statistically significantly changed from the rate of 3.4 in 2015.
    • 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 7,600 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Local Government service-providing sectors. These accounted for 100 percent of the injuries and illnesses in Local Government.
  • The incidence rate for the Local Government health care and social assistance sector (NAICS 62) was 4.8 in 2016, not statistically changed from the 2015 rate of 6.2.
    • The incidence rate for hospitals (NAICS 622) was statistically significantly lower in 2016 than in 2015.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries for Local Government service-providing sectors was 3.2 in 2016 not statistically significantly changed from the 2015 rate of 3.1.
  • There were 7,100 nonfatal occupational injuries in Local Government service-providing sectors. These accounted for 100 percent of the injuries in Local Government.