2021 BLS Injury Rate Data Release

Yesterday the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the 2021 injury and illness rate data (XLSX file below). VPP participants will need this data to compare their 2020-2022 injury rates against their specific-industry averages in their 2022 VPP Self-evaluation submission (due February 15, 2023).

https://www.bls.gov/iif/nonfatal-injuries-and-illnesses-tables/table-1-injury-and-illness-rates-by-industry-2021-national.htm

Please see this link for yesterday’s BLS press release:

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf

FYI - If you need to verify your VPP site’s 6-digit NAICS code, you can reference the US Census Bureau’s website at https://www.census.gov/naics/?99967 .