Minnesota Sees Record Low in Workplace Injuries
St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News)- The State of Minnesota is reporting a new record regarding workplace injuries.
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A news release issued by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) says the state saw a record low in workplace injury and illness last year.
The final data collected from last year’s annual employer survey was released on Tuesday.
Minnesota Sees Record Low Non-Fatal Workplace Injuries & Illnesses in 2023
DLI says Minnesota had an estimated 2.9 non-fatal workplace injuries and illness per 100-full-time workers.
That’s down from 3.8 per 100 workers in 2022. 65,100 workers reported a non-fatal workplace injury or illness last year, which DLI says is a decrease of more than 20,000 cases from 2022.
Despite the large drop, Minnesota still remains above the nationwide average of 2.7 cases per 100 full-time workers.
34,800 of workers injured or sickened last year reported missing at least one day of work due to the workplace incident.
State Hospitals Top List if Workplace Injury & Illness Rate in Minnesota
The 2023 survey results also highlight the fields that saw the most non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses. 17.7 of ever 100 full time state hospital workers were injured or ill last year, the most of all fields in the state.
That’s followed by private industry couriers and messengers, which saw a rate of 13.9 per 100 workers and state police protection which had 13.1 incidents per 100 workers.
86% of last year’s non-fatal workplace incidents were reported in the private sector. 91% of public sector employees harmed on the job are employed by local governments across the state, the news release says.
DLI says approximately 3,900 employers participated in last year’s survey.
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