Bureau of Labor Statistics – Illness/Injury Statistic – Ink, Paint, and General Manufacturing
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program provides annual information on the rate and number of work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatal injuries, and how these statistics vary by incident, industry, geography, occupation, and other characteristics.
New March 2020! Recently released data (2018 – most recently reported data) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) covering work-related illnesses and injuries for the printing ink manufacturing industry (NAICS: 32591) show significant reductions in both total work-related cases and lost workday cases.
The information shown below shows the annual illness and injury statistics for the printing ink (NAICS 325910), paint, and general manufacturing industries. The data shows Total Case Incident Rate(TC); Lost Workday Cases(LWD); Cases with Days from Work (DFW); Restricted Work or Transfer CasesRWA. The data is shown as # of cases per 100 employees/year.
| Year | Industry | TC | LWD | RWA | DFW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Manufacturing | 3.1 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Paint | 1.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |
| Ink | * | * | * | * | |
| 2019 | Paint | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Ink | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | |
| Manufacturing | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| 2018 | Ink | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Paint | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
| Manufacturing | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | |
| 2016 | Ink | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Paint | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | |
| Manufacturing | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | |
| 2015 | Ink | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Paint | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
| Manufacturing | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1 | |
| 2014 | Ink | 4.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Paint | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
| Manufacturing | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | |
| 2013 | Paint | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Manufacturing | 4.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | |
| Ink | * | * | * | * | |
| 2012 | Manufacturing | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Paint | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | |
| Ink | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | |
| 2011 | Ink | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Paint | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
| 2010 | Ink | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Paint | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | |
| 2009 | Ink | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Paint | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | |
| 2008 | Ink | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Paint | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
| 2007 | Ink | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Paint | 4.9 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
| 2006 | Ink | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Paint | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | |
| 2005 | Ink | 4.4 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Paint | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
| 2004 | Ink** | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Paint | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | |
| 2003 | Manufacturing | 6.8 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Paint | 5.1 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | |
| Ink** | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | |
| 2002 | General | 6.4 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Paint | 5.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | |
| Ink | 5.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | |
| 2001 | General | 8.1 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Paint | 5.3 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | |
| Ink | 4.1 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | |
| 2000 | General | 9.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Paint | 6.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.2 | |
| Ink | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | |
| 1999 | General | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Paint | 6.7 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | |
| Ink | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | |
| 1998 | General | 9.7 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Paint | 6.7 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 | |
| Ink | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
| 1997 | General | 10.3 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Paint | 6.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | |
| Ink | 5.4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| 1996 | General | 10.6 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Paint | 6.9 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| Ink | 5.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | |
| 1995 | General | 11.6 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| Paint | 8.4 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | |
| Ink | 8.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | |
| 1994 | General | 12.2 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| Paint | 8.6 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 2.5 | |
| Ink | 9.8 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 |