Occupational Health & Safety Statistics* - New Jersey
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Number of Work Fatalities: 911
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NJ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) Project: Find annual reports and what fatalities are considered work-related. The information provided in CFOI annual reports is useful in identifying industries with high rates or large numbers of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.
- NJ Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Project: FACE is a federally-funded research program that investigates the causes of fatal work-related injuries. Access hundreds of comprehensive fatality investigation reports. These reports have been issued to employers and other parties interested in workplace safety in order to prevent similar incidents.
SOURCE: 1New Department of Health & Senior Services, Occupational Health Service, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
2008 Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
Number of Nonfatal Illnesses and Injuries: 117,9001
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NJ Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) Web page. NJ SOII provides comprehensive statistics on nonfatal work-related injuries and illnesses in New Jersey. The Survey, conducted by the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, is designed to provide an essential tool for promoting efforts to make New Jersey’s workplaces safer and healthier.
SOURCE: 1New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
NJ Occupational Health Indicators
Occupational health indicators provide a snapshot of the health of workers in New Jersey. These indicators can be used by states to track work-related adverse health effects and their causes. By using these indicators New Jersey and other states can gain information about their population's health status with respect to workplace factors that can influence the health of an individual. The indicators are intended to bring consistency to time-trend analyses and comparisons of occupational health status among states and to inform program and policy development at the national, state, and local levels to protect worker safety and health.
| Selected 2005 New Jersey Occupational Health Indicators | |
| Occupational Health Indicator | |
| Number of workers in New Jersey1 | 4,244,00 |
| Estimated annual total number of work-related injuries and illnesses1 | 104,400 |
| Annual number of work-related traumatic fatalities1 | 112 |
| Annual number of work-related hospitalizations2 | 6,345 |
| Annual number of work-related burn hospitalizations2 | 59 |
| Estimated annual number of musculoskeletal disorders1 | 9,630 |
| Annual number of adults with elevated blood lead levels3 | 383 |
| Annual number of total pneumoconiosis hospital discharges2 | 1,609 |
| Annual number of incident mesothelioma cases4 | 146 |
| Estimated annual number of amputation cases filed with Workers’ Comp5 | 123 |
| Annual number of carpal tunnel syndrome cases filed with Workers' Comp5 | 369 |
| Total amount of workers' compensation benefits paid6 | $1.6 (billion) |
SOURCES: 1Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2NJDHSS Hospital Discharge Data, 3NJDHSS ABLES Registry, 4NJDHSS Cancer Registry, 5NJDLWD Division of Workers’ Compensation, 6National Academy of Social Insurance.
NJ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI)
The New Jersey Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) Project produces comprehensive, accurate, and timely counts of fatal work injuries. Data compiled by the program are issued annually for the preceding calendar year.
CFOI is a Federal-State cooperative program that has been implemented in all 50 States and the District of Columbia since 1992. New Jersey was one of the first CFOI participants, joining the project in 1991. Nationwide information can be accessed on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Web site.
