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Workplace Injury Benchmark

2024 BLS BENCHMARKS U.S. private industry

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Employer rate check

See where your injury rates stand.

Enter the same annual hours and case counts used for your OSHA summary. The tool calculates TRIR and DART, then compares each rate with the selected broad industry sector.

Standard rate formula cases × 200,000 ÷ hours Equivalent to 100 full-time workers

Your annual data

Enter four values

No company name or contact information required. Use the result as a screening conversation, not a compliance determination.

Your comparison

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Choose an industry and enter your annual figures to see both rates, benchmark gaps, and practical next steps.

  1. 1 Select sector
  2. 2 Enter annual data
  3. 3 Review comparison

Interpret with care

What this comparison means

A benchmark is a useful screening signal. It is not a safety grade, clinical diagnosis, or OSHA compliance finding.

What is being compared?

Your calculated rates are compared with 2024 national private-industry estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. The selected options are broad two-digit NAICS sectors, so a more detailed industry rate may differ. The estimates are subject to sampling error, and the agriculture sector excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.

How should HR interpret the result?

A rate above the benchmark is a reason to look more closely at case mix, job demands, reporting, workforce size and injury-response processes. It does not establish a cause. A rate below the benchmark does not prove that all hazards are controlled.

Why can small employers see big swings?

The 200,000-hour formula standardizes different workforce sizes, but a single case can change an annual rate sharply when hours are low. Multi-year rates and leading indicators can add context.