Minnesota's estimated workplace injury and illness rate for 2021 decreased from 2020. According to the annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, the state had an estimated 3.4 OSHA-recordable, nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time-equivalent (FTE) workers in 2021; the estimated rate for 2020 was 3.5 cases per 100 FTE workers.
The survey estimated Minnesota had 73,800 workers with OSHA-recordable, nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2021, compared to 76,700 estimated cases for 2020. There were 13,500 illnesses in 2021, and of these, 11,300 were respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19 cases. In 2020, there were 14,300 COVID-19 cases.
In 2021, Minnesota's employment covered by the survey was approximately 2.69 million workers. In 2020, employment covered by the survey was 2.78 million workers.
"We are encouraged by these results," said Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) Temporary Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach. "While this is good news overall, there is still much work to do to improve workplace safety and health to ensure more workers go home safe and healthy each night."
Minnesota Workplace Injury and Illness Rate Decreases / Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
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