Reminder - 2021 BLS Injury Rate Data Released

Reminder - The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released the 2021 injury and illness rate data (XLSX file can be downloaded here).

2021 BLS Data

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Download XLSX • 78KB

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 the 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 .