This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from United States statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from American statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other American-specific metadata information.
Indicator |
Incidence rate of nonfatal cases of injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by sex, Incidence rate of fatal occupational injuries by sex |
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Organisation |
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
Unit of measure |
nonfatal: Cases per 10,000 fulltime workers, fatal: Cases per 100,000 fulltime workers |
Data sources |
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - https://www.bls.gov/iif/ |
Data providers |
BLS Division of International Technical Cooperation staff |
Comment and limitations |
fatal: Hours-based fatal injury rates from CFOI are available from 2006 to 2016. Earlier fatal injury rates were employment-based and are not directly comparable to the hours-based rates. More information on the differences between hours-based and employment-based fatal injury rates can be found here: https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshnotice10.htm non-fatal: non-fatal rate data are not available prior to 2009 |
Method of computation |
nonfatal: (cases/total hours worked) X 20,000,000 fatal: (cases/total hours) X 200,000,000 |
Actual indicator available - description |
nonfatal: Cases in private industry, state, and local government fatal: Cases in private industry and federal, state, and local government |
Date of national source publication |
nonfatal: November 2017, fatal: December 2017 |
Periodicity |
Annual |
Scheduled update by national source |
nonfatal: November 2018, fatal: December 2018 |
Date metadata updated |
December 2017 |
Time period |
Calendar year |
Data last updated | Jun 06, 2024 |
Metadata last updated | Jul 08, 2024 |