The Oklahoma Department of Labor’s (ODOL) Statistics Division did a survey of private businesses that showed 18,900 work-related injury and illness cases in 2020.

This total includes 12,700 cases with days away from work and 6,200 cases with on-the-job transfers or duty restrictions.

The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) program, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), showed:

• Workplace injury/illness incidence rate per 100 full-time employees in Private industry was 2.7: consistent with the national rate.
• Health Care and Social Assistance indicated an incidence rate of 5.2, among the highest recorded for the 2020 survey year in Oklahoma.
• 80% of illnesses were respiratory.
• Workers in the age group 16-19 had an incidence rate of 261 per 10,000 full-time workers. The 35-44 age group had an incidence rate of 81 per 10,000 full-time workers.
• Among the leading events of injury or illness for women was exposure to harmful substances or environments with 3,590 employer reported cases. Overexertion was among the leading event categories for men with 1,640 employer reported cases.
• Employers with 1,000 or more employees had an incidence rate of 4.7 per 100 full-time employees.
• The median number of days away from work was 10.