1. Worker Injury/Illness Review
Division of Maintenance Safety and Health Committee
February 14, 2019
Peter Park, Team Leader

2. How many worker injuries is DOM experiencing?
OSHA-Recordable Injury/Illness Incidence Rate
What makes an injury or illness OSHA-recordable*?
Work-related
Results in:
Lost work days,
Job transfer or restriction,
Medical treatment beyond first aid, and/or
Death
*Must be recorded on annual OSHA 300 injury/illness log form.

3. OSHA-Recordable Injury/Illness Incidence Rate
What is an incidence rate?
Number of OSHA-recordable injuries/illnesses per 100 full-time employees
Permits comparison of injury/illness rates between employers of different sizes, industries
Can assist in identifying problem areas, operations within organizations
Can be compared to state, national data
Formula for calculating incidence rate:
No. of ORs * 200,000 / Total hours worked by employees

4. DOM OSHA-Recordable Injury/Illness Incidence Rate (CY18)
No. of ORs * 200,000 / Total hours worked by employees =
48 ORs * 200,000 / 578, hours = 16.6
16.6 ORs per 100 full-time employees

5. Total OSHA-Recordables (DOM) Incidence Rate (DOM)
Nonfatal OSHA-Recordable Injury/Illness Incidence Rates1 for MCPS DOM, MCPS, and Various Industries (CY09 - CY18)2 CY
Total OSHA-Recordables (DOM)
Incidence Rate (DOM)
Total OSHA-Recordables (MCPS)
Incidence Rate (MCPS)
Average Incidence Rate (Maryland Public Schools)
Average Incidence Rate (Repair/ Maintenance)
Average Incidence Rate (Building Construction)
Average Incidence Rate (Fire/Police)
2009 67
22.1
694
4.0
3.7
3.8
11.5
2010 60
21.2
693
4.4
4.1
3.3
3.5
10.2
2011 56
19.9
727
4.5
5.5
3.2
3.6
10.3
2012 54
19.2
868
5.4
5.9
3.0
3.4
10.4
2013 50
21.3
926
5.6
5.0
2.8
2014 55
19.3
968
9.5
2015 53
18.7
957
5.8
4.9
2.6
3.1
2016 35
12.1
974
6.0 9
2017 39
13.7
1,034
5.3
2018 48
16.6
1,086
6.3
Not available yet
1 Nonfatal work-related injuries/illnesses per 100 full-time employees. 2 Updated 02/07/2019.

6. How severe are DOM injuries/illnesses?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, Transferred) Rate
Total cases involving days away from work, restricted work activity, or job transfer per 100 full-time employees
No. of lost workday, job transfer, or restriction cases * 200,000 / Total hours worked by employees
Severity Rate
Total lost workdays, days of restricted work activity, or job transfer per 100 full- time employees
No. of lost workdays, days of job transfer, or restriction * 200,000 / Total hours worked by employees

7. OSHA-Recordable Injury/Illness Severity for MCPS DOM, MCPS (CY13 - CY18)1
Total OSHA-Recordables (DOM)
Lost Workday Cases (DOM)
Job Transfer, Restriction Cases (DOM)
Lost Workdays (DOM)
Days of Job Transfer, Restriction (DOM)
Severity Rate (DOM)
DART Rate (DOM)
Severity Rate (MCPS)
DART Rate (MCPS)
2013 50 20 1
575 9
249.0
9.0
76.2
1.8
2014 55 44
1,762 14
622.8
15.4
85.7
1.9
2015 53 37
1469
518.3
13.1
71.2
2016 35 23
431
149.2
8.0
65.5
2.1
2017 39 22
1,102
391.8
7.7
74.7
2018 48
2,101
725.9
12.8
185.7
3.6
1 Severity Rate: the number of days lost, restricted, or transferred per 100 full-time employees. work-related injuries/illnesses per 100 full-time employees. Days Away, Restricted, and Transferred (DART) Rate: the number of recordable incidents per 100 full-time employees resulting in lost workdays, restricted days, or job transfer. Updated 02/07/2019.

8. What is causing DOM injuries?

9. Injury/Illness Prevention
Routine safety/health workplace inspections – not just the DOM depots – schools too
Job safety analyses
More Instructor-led training to improve hazard identification, control
Improved accident investigations
Injury transparency

10. Questions?