2017 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 2017. This rate was unchanged from the 2016 rate.
  • There were 64,200 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Missouri in 2017 in all industries, including state and local government. This number was not statistically significantly changed from 2016.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries in all industries, including state and local government, for Missouri in 2017 was 2.7. This rate was unchanged from the 2016 rate.
  • There were 60,600 injuries in Missouri in all industries, including state and local government in 2017. This was not statistically significantly changed from 2016.

Illnesses

  • The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational illnesses for all industries, including state and local government, was 16.0, not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 15.2.
    • The incidence rate for all industries for the all other illnesses category was 9.3 in 2017. This was not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 9.9.
  • There were 3,600 total illnesses in all industries, including state and local government in 2017, not statistically significantly changed from 2016.
    • There were 2,100 illnesses in the all other illnesses category, not statistically significantly changed from 2016. The all other illnesses category accounted for 58.3 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 2017 was 2.6. This rate was statistically significantly reduced from the 2016 rate of 2.8, continuing the downward trend, as the 2016 rate was also less than the 2015 rate of 3.0.
  • There were 50,600 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Missouri private industry in 2017.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries for Missouri private industry in 2017 was 2.5. This rate was not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 2.6.
  • There were 48,100 injuries in Missouri private industry in 2017.

Illnesses

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational illnesses in Missouri private industry in 2017 was 13.1, not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 14.3.
    • The incidence rate was 8.5 for the all other illnesses category. This rate was not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 9.4.
  • There were 2,600 total nonfatal occupational illness cases in Missouri private industry in 2017, not statistically significantly changed from 2016.
    • There were 1,700 illnesses in the all other illnesses category which were not statistically significantly changed from 2016. The all other illnesses category accounted for 65.4 percent of the illness cases.

Private industry goods-producing sectors

Injuries and illnesses

  • Private industry goods-producing sectors had an incidence rate of 3.5 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 3.7.
  • There were 13,700 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the total goods-producing sectors in Missouri private industry in 2017. These accounted for 27.1 percent of the private industry injuries and illnesses.
  • The mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector (NAICS 21) had an incidence rate of 2.9, statistically significantly decreased from the 2016 rate of 3.3.
  • Within the private industry manufacturing sector (NAICS 31-33), food manufacturing (NAICS 311); animal slaughtering and processing (NAICS 3116); glass and glass product manufacturing (NAICS 3272); and transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336) had incidence rates that were statistically significantly decreased in 2017 from 2016.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries in Missouri private industry goods-producing sectors was 3.2 in 2017, not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 3.3.
  • The number of cases of occupational injuries for private industry goods-producing sectors was 12,300 in 2017. These accounted for 25.6 percent of the private industry injury cases.

Illnesses

  • Goods-producing sectors in Missouri private industry had an incidence rate of 36.3 for nonfatal occupational illnesses in 2017, not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 39.7.
    • The incidence rate was 25.1 for the all other illnesses category.
  • There were 1,400 total illness cases in private industry goods-producing sectors in Missouri in 2017. These cases accounted for 53.8 percent of the private industry illness cases.
    • There were 1,000 illnesses in the all other illnesses category. The all other illnesses category accounted for 71.4 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 2.4 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in 2017, not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 2.5.
  • There were 36,900 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the private industry service-providing sectors in Missouri in 2017. These accounted for 72.9 percent of the private industry injuries and illnesses.
  • Within the retail trade sector (NAICS 44-45), the incidence rate for food and beverage stores (NAICS 445) and grocery stores (NAICS 4451) were statistically significantly higher in 2017 than in 2016.
  • Within the transportation and warehousing sector (NAICS 48-49), the incidence rate for general freight trucking (NAICS 4841) was statistically significantly lower in 2017 than in 2016.
  • Within the health care and social assistance sector (NAICS 62), nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623) and nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities) (NAICS 6231) had statistically significantly lower incidence rates in 2017 than in 2016, following the trend that the rates for 2016 were lower than the rates in 2015. Social assistance (NAICS 624) and child day care services (NAICS 6244) had incidence rates that were statistically significantly higher in 2017 than in 2016.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate of occupational injuries for private industry service-providing sectors was 2.3, not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 2.5.
  • There were 35,800 nonfatal occupational injuries in Missouri private industry service-providing sectors in 2017. These accounted for 74.4 percent of the private industry injury cases.

Illnesses

  • The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational illnesses for private industry service-providing sectors was 7.4 in 2017. This rate was not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 8.0.
    • The incidence rate for the all other illnesses category was 4.4. This rate was not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 4.7.
  • There were 1,200 cases of occupational illnesses in private industry service-providing sectors in 2017. This number was unchanged from 2016. These cases accounted for 46.2 percent of the illness cases in private industry.
    • There were 700 illnesses in the all other illnesses category. This number was unchanged from 2016. 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 5.9 in 2017, not statistically significantly changed from 5.1 in 2016.
    • 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 5.9, not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 5.1.
    • The incidence rate for the construction sector and heavy and civil engineering construction in State Government was statistically significantly higher than in Private Industry.
  • There were 300 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in State Government goods-producing sectors.
  • There were 300 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 5.5 in 2017, not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 4.6.
  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries was 5.5 for the construction sector as well as heavy and civil engineering construction. These rates were not statistically significantly changed from 2016.
  • There were 300 nonfatal occupational injuries in State Government goods-producing sectors.
  • There were 300 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 2017, not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 3.4.
    • The incidence rate for Local Government was not statistically significantly different from the incidence rate for Private Industry.
  • There were 7,700 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Local Government.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries for Local Government was 3.6 in 2017, not statistically significantly changed from 2016 rate of 3.1.
  • There were 7,200 nonfatal occupational injuries in Local Government.

Illnesses

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational illnesses in Missouri Local Government in 2017 was 26.3, not statistically significantly changed from the rate of 25.0 in 2016.
    • Local Government had an incidence rate of 2.9 for all other illnesses, statistically significantly reduced from the 2016 rate of 15.3.
  • The total number of illness cases for Missouri Local Government in 2017 was 500 cases.
  • There were 100 illnesses in the all other illness category. The all other illnesses category accounted for 20.0 percent of the illness category.

Local Government goods-producing sectors

Injuries and illnesses

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for Local Government goods-producing sectors was 3.4 in 2017.
    • The incidence rate for Local Government goods-producing sectors was not statistically significantly different from the incidence rate for Private Industry goods-producing sectors.
  • There were 200 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Local Government goods-producing sectors.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries in Local Government goods-producing sectors was 3.4 in 2017.
  • There were 200 nonfatal occupational injuries in Local Government goods-producing sectors.

Local Government service-providing sectors

Injuries and illnesses

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for Local Government service-providing sectors was 3.8 in 2017, not statistically significantly changed from the rate of 3.5 in 2016.
    • The incidence rate for Local Government service-providing sectors was statistically significantly higher than the incidence rate for Private Industry service-providing sectors.
  • There were 7,500 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Local Government service-providing sectors. These accounted for 97.4 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 5.7 in 2017, not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 4.8.
  • The incidence rate for hospitals (NAICS 622) was 4.8.

Injuries

  • The incidence rate for nonfatal occupational injuries for Local Government service-providing sectors was 3.6 in 2017 not statistically significantly changed from the 2016 rate of 3.2.
  • There were 7,000 nonfatal occupational injuries in Local Government service-providing sectors. These accounted for 97.2 percent of the injuries in Local Government.