Focus Area 20: Occupational Safety and Health Progress Review February 21, 2008

Burden of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses In 2006  5,703 work-related injury deaths in the U.S.  (~16 deaths/day)  More than 4 million new nonfatal injuries and illnesses reported in the private industry alone 3,857,400 injuries 228,000 illnesses Estimated cost of occupational injuries and illnesses are:  $128 - $155 Billion dollars Source: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, BLS; Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, BLS; Schulte P. Characterizing the burden of occupational injury and disease. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2005;47(6):607–22.

Highlighted Objectives Getting worse 20-1b,e Work-related injury deaths 20-1a,c Work-related injury deaths 20-2d,f,h Work-related injuries 20-3 Overexertion or repetitive motion injuries 20-4 Pneumoconiosis deaths 20-7 Elevated blood lead levels Improving Target met or exceeded 20-2a,b,g Work-related injuries 20-8 Occupational skin diseases or disorders

Work-Related Injury Deaths Notes: Data are for workers 16 and over in specific industry. The categories black and white exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Baseline data for Blacks and Whites is Persons of Hispanic origin may be any race. Source: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, DOL, BLS Deaths per 100,000 Total Decrease desired Obj. 20-1a BlackWhiteHispanicFemaleMale 2010 Target: 3.2

Decrease desired Work-Related Injury Deaths Deaths per 100,000 Total Agriculture Mining Notes: Data are for workers 16 and over in specific industry. Source: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, DOL, BLS. Obj. 20-1a-c, 20-1e Construction 2010 Targets

Number of Pneumoconiosis Deaths, Notes: Number of persons aged 15 years and older. Source: National Occupational Respiratory Mortality System (NORMS), CDC, NIOSH. Obj Number of Deaths < 25

Number of Pneumoconiosis Deaths, and change from to Notes: Number of persons aged 15 years and older. Source: National Occupational Respiratory Mortality System (NORMS), CDC, NIOSH. Obj Number of Deaths < 25 Number within states is the change in the number of deaths between the period and the period

Pneumoconiosis Death Rate Change per 100,000 from to Year Change in Death Rate to to to to 21.6

Notes: Data are for persons aged 15 years and older. Source: National Occupational Respiratory Mortality System (NORMS), CDC, NIOSH. Pneumoconiosis Deaths Number Obj Decrease desired 2010 Target: 1,900 3,000 2,750 2,500 2,250 2,000 1,750 0

Work-Related Injuries Notes: Except for adolescents, data are for workers 16 and over; adolescents are workers * Adolescents data are for Source: Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) DOL, BLS. Per 100 full-time workers Total Decrease desired Obj. 20-2a,b,d,f-h MiningConstructionAgricultureManufacturingAdolescents * 2010 Target

Notes: Data are for workers 16 and over. Source: Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) DOL, BLS. Overexertion or Repetitive Motion Injuries Per 100,000 full-time workers Obj Decrease desired 2010 Target: 338

Notes: Data are for persons aged 16 years and older with blood lead levels 25 µg/dl or greater Source: Adult blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance Program (ABLES), CDC, NIOSH. Elevated Blood Lead Levels Per 100,000 employed adults Obj Decrease desired 2010 Target: 0

Notes: Data are for workers 16 and over. Source: Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) DOL, BLS. Occupational Skin Diseases or Disorders Per 100,000 full-time workers Obj Decrease desired 2010 Target: 47 HP2010 Baseline

Status of Occupational Health Objectives Target met or exceeded Improving Getting worse Little or no progress* No tracking data Dropped at midcourse Retained as developmental * Percent of targeted progress achieved is between -10% and 10%, and/or not statistically significant.

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