Worker Off-the-Job Safety

More than 95% of deaths and 86% of the medically consulted injuries suffered by workers in 2022 occurred off the job. While over 24 times the number of deaths occur off the job than on the job (24.4 to 1), over 6 times as many medically consulted injuries occur off the job (6.3 to 1).

Production time lost due to off-the-job injuries totaled about 540,000,000 days in 2021, compared to 70,000,000 days lost by workers injured on the job.

Production time lost in future years due to off-the-job injuries in 2022 will total an estimated 1,085,000,000 days, about 18 times the 55,000,000 days lost in future years from on-the-job injuries in 2022.

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Source: National Safety Council estimates.