Occupational Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities

Annually, the State of Delaware conducts the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) in cooperation with the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Each year, a sample of Delaware’s private industries, as well as state and local government agencies, is selected to participate in the survey. Excluded from participating are the self-employed; farms with fewer than 11 employees; private households; and federal government agencies.

The survey provides estimates of the number and frequency of workplace injuries and illnesses in Delaware based on the OSHA 300 logs kept by employers each year. Detailed information about workers sustaining serious nonfatal injuries and illnesses requiring the worker to spend a day or more recuperating away from work is also reported. The information consists of the physical characteristics of the disabling condition (nature), part of the body affected, the way in which the incident occurred (event or exposure), what directly produced or inflicted the condition (source), age, race, gender, length of service, etc.

The data links shown below reflect the results of the Annual SOII for Delaware.

Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Incidence Rates

Case and Demographic Characteristics for Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Involving Days Away from Work and/or Days of Job Transfer & Restriction

Note: Beginning with the two-year 2021-2022 reference period, estimates for case circumstances and worker demographics are published every two years (biennially) and include cases involving Days Away From Work as well as Days of Job Transfer & Restriction. Prior to 2021, such estimates were published annually and included only cases involving Days Away From Work.

Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

Annually, the State of Delaware conducts the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) in cooperation with the United States Department of Labor, and Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CFOI program is a census meaning that it provides a comprehensive count of all Delaware workplace fatalities. Fatal injuries occurring in the private and public sectors, the military, the self-employed, and certain volunteer organizations are counted. Over the years, most of Delaware’s deaths were due to highway incidents, pedestrian incidents, falls to a lower level, and homicides. We provide data on these fatal injuries from 1992 – 2015.

Delaware Workplace Fatalities press release

Year	Annual Employment	Non-fatal Injuries & Illnesses	Fatal Injuries
2022	458,303	8,300	17
2021	441,429	8,300	13
2020	427,527	7,900	7
2019	452,838	9,100	18
2018	464,215	9,800	7
2017	456,483	8,800	10
2016	454,000	10,100	12
2015	433,748	9,600	8
2014	423,598	9,600	12
2013	413,422	9,700	11
2012	405,674	9,800	14
2011	402,973	10,200	10
2010	395,300	10,600	8
2009	411,300	11,100	7
2008	422,700	11,600	11
2007	365,800	10,300	10
2006	362,900	11,500	15

OSHA Recordkeeping

The Delaware Department of Labor’s Office of Safety and Health Consultation provides training and instructional materials on OSHA Recordkeeping. Training sessions are conducted at the Department of Labor’s main office in Wilmington and in Dover. Upon request, we will provide in-house training at your establishment.

• OSHA Logs
• Calculating Injury and Illness Indidence Rates

Questions or requests for additional information should be directed to:

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