BLS 9300 IDCF Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses IDCF

Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses, 2007
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED IN 30 DAYS.

Please correct your company address as needed.

2 Ways to Report Your Data
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You can report your Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses data on the
BLS Internet at https://idcf.bls.gov.
You can receive an electronic copy of the survey form by e-mail at
[email protected], enter your data, and then return it to us via e-mail.
If you need help or are unable to report electronically,
you can call the phone number listed for your State on the back cover.

We estimate it will take you an average of 24 minutes to complete this survey (ranging from 10 minutes to 5 hours per package), including time
for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing this
information. If you have any comments regarding the estimates or any other aspect of this survey, including suggestions for reducing this
burden, please send them to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (1220-0045), 2 Massachusetts Avenue,
N.E., Washington, DC 20212. Persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. DO NOT SEND THE COMPLETED FORM TO THIS ADDRESS.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, its employees, agents, and partner statistical agencies, will use the information you provide
for statistical purposes only and will hold the information in confidence to the full extent permitted by law. In accordance
with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (Title 5 of Public Law 107-347) and other
applicable Federal laws, your responses will not be disclosed in identifiable form without your informed consent.

OMB No. 1220-0045
Approval expires xx-xx-xx
BLS-9300-IDCF

In December 2006, you were notified of your participation in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2007 Survey of Occupational
Injuries and Illnesses and asked to maintain records of workplace injuries and illnesses throughout 2007. It is now time to
provide those data to BLS. Your data will be part of national and in many cases, State estimates that will be published
later this year. Below are instructions for reporting your data. Under Public Law 91-596, all establishments that receive
this survey must complete and return it within 30 days, even if they had no work-related injuries and illnesses during
2007.
the front cover of your survey booklet. An example of an
ID is 123456789-1. See Exhibit 1. Click Select.

Using the Internet to Report Your
Data
3.

Begin to enter your data. Follow the onscreen
instructions. The electronic form corresponds to your
hardcopy survey booklet. Your data are saved when you
move from one screen to another.

4.

When you are finished, click Print on the ‘Review and
Print the Data You Entered’ screen to get a copy of your
data. Be sure to click Submit your Data to BLS on the
bottom of the screen to transmit your information to BLS.

5.

If you have more than one survey to complete, click on
the link to Enter data for another establishment from the
‘Thank You’ page.

6.

To logout, click the link to Logout found in the top righthand corner of the screen.

Step 1: Register with the BLS
Before you can report your injury and illness data on the BLS
Internet, you must register with the BLS.
Even if you registered with us in previous years, we have
streamlined our registration process. Please follow these
instructions below to register with BLS to report your 2007
survey data. If you need help, please contact
[email protected].
1.

Open your Internet browser and type
https://idcf.bls.gov in the address box. The “s” in
“https” is required.
If a Client Authentication or Choose a Digital Certificate
pop-up window appears, click on the Cancel button. You
will get this pop-up window if you already have another
digital certificate on your computer.

2.

3.

Enter the 12-digit Permanent User ID in the field labeled
“Account Number” and the Temporary Password in the
field labeled “Password”. See Exhibit 1 to locate the
Permanent User ID and Password on the front cover of
your survey booklet. Click on the I Accept button.
Enter your information on the Enter New User
Information page. You must complete the items with a
red asterisk. Click on the Continue arrow.

4.

Create a permanent password. Write down your
password and keep it in a safe place. Click on the
Continue arrow.

5.

Print the confirmation page that lists your permanent
account number. You will need this permanent account
number to access our system in the future. Click on the
Continue arrow.
Note: This account number will also be sent to the e-mail
address entered in #3.

6.

On the next screen, select Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses from the Please Select a Survey drop-down
box and then click on the Continue arrow.

Additional registration instructions can be found at
http://www.bls.gov/idcf/instructions.htm. Our website
cannot be accessed through these instructions.
Step 2: Report Your Data
1.

Read the “Dear Employer” letter and click Continue.

2.

Find your establishment ID in the first column on the
screen. This number can be found on the mailing label on

Online help is available by clicking on the Help link that
appears on each screen.
If you have reported via the Internet, you do not need to mail
your survey form to us.
If you find that you need to make changes to the data you
report to us, you can. Simply log on to our site and navigate
to the place in the form where changes are necessary and enter
the revised data. Once you have made your changes, be sure
to click Submit Your Data to BLS to transmit your revised
information to us.
If you have questions regarding your participation in the
survey, please send e-mail to [email protected].

Using E-Mail to Report Your Data
Before you can report your injury and illness data via e-mail
you must obtain an electronic copy of the survey form.
The survey form is a Microsoft Word ® form that is formatted
to allow you to type your information into each of the data
fields. The fields in the electronic survey form correspond
exactly to the fields on the hard copy survey form you
received in the mail.
1.

To obtain an electronic copy of the survey form, send an
e-mail to: [email protected]. By an automated
response, you will receive an electronic copy of the
survey form to complete. Do not reply to this message—
it is from an unattended mailbox and any replies will not
be responded to or forwarded.

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3.

4.

Save the form to your computer and open it using
Microsoft Word ®.
Begin by entering your establishment’s identifying
information on the cover page of the survey form. You
will need to refer to the label on the front cover of the
survey form you received in the mail. You must provide
us with your 12-digit establishment ID number and your
company name and address. See exhibit 1.
Once you have filled in your identifying information on
the cover page, you can navigate through the fields on the
form by using the TAB key.

Why are Occupational Injury and
Illness Data Important?
Your data are important for making the American workplace
safer. Data you report are aggregated with data from other
establishments and used to identify injury and illness patterns
among industries and occupations.
Industries with at least 100,000 nonfatal occupational
injuries and illnesses, 2004 and 2005
281.5

Hospitals
Nursing and residential care facilities

5.

6.

7.

When you have completed typing all of your information,
save the form on your computer.
Attach the electronic survey form you completed and
saved to an e-mail message and send it to the appropriate
BLS State agency by finding your 2-digit State code on
the list attached to the electronic form you received.
You will receive an automated response when your
electronic survey form has been received by the BLS. Do
not reply to this message—it is from an unattended
mailbox and any replies will not be responded to or
forwarded.

209.1

Transportation equipment manufacturing

146.8

General merchandise stores

147.2

Administrative and support services

141.1

Ambulatory health care services

110.6

Food manufacturing

114.2

Fabricated metal product

121.8

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

119.5

Building equipment contractors

117.8

Supermarkets and other grocery stores

110.7

Full-service restaurants

111.7

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

110.0

Limited-service eating places

103.3
0

40

80

120

160

200

240

280

320

Numbers in thousands

Occupations with the highest median days
away from work, 2005
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer

Note: If you report your survey via this method, you do not
need to mail your survey form to us.
If you have questions regarding your participation in the
survey, please send e-mail to [email protected].
As a participant in a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
statistical survey, you should be aware that use of electronic
transmittal methods in reporting data involves certain inherent
risks to the confidentiality of those data. Further, you should
be aware that responsible electronic transmittal practices
employed by the BLS cannot completely eliminate those risks.
The BLS is committed to the responsible treatment of the data
you report and will take appropriate steps within their ability
to protect the confidentiality of those data.

1

Truck drivers, light or delivery services

10

Industrial machinery mechanics

10

First-line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction workers

10

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

10

Packers and packagers, hand

10

Electricians

9

Security guards

9

Home health aides

9

Inspectors, testers, sorters,
samplers, and weighers

9

All occupations

7
0

2

4

6

8

1

1

1

Median days away from work

You can compute your own injury and illness incidence rate
for safety management purposes and to compare with your
industry. Visit: http://data.bls.gov/IIRC/.
You can access data on industry, demographic characteristics,
and case characteristics through the Profiles on the Web tool
by visiting: http://data.bls.gov/GQT/servlet/InitialPage.

Exhibit 1: An example label.

You will need the Permanent
User ID and Temporary
Password if you report via the
Internet.

14

First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers

You will need your company address
and your establishment ID if you report
via e-mail. The first 2 digits of your
establishment ID is the State code.

To get the latest occupational injury and illness statistics,
please visit us at http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm.

If You Need Help. . .
If you have any questions about your participation in this survey, call the phone number that is listed
below for your State. The phone number may be for an office outside of your State, but they will be
able to help you.
Alabama
(334) 242-3462
(334) 240-3417 fax

Illinois
(217) 524-2098
(217) 558-4122 fax

Alaska
(907) 465-4539
(800) 325-9872 fax

Indiana
(317) 232-2668
(317) 233-3790 fax

Arizona
(602) 542-3739
(602) 542-6360 fax

Iowa
(515) 281-3618
(515) 242-5076 fax

District of Columbia
(202) 442-5923, 5920
(202) 442-4833 fax
Florida
(850) 413-1611
(850) 922-0024 fax
Georgia
(404) 679-1746
(404) 679-0520 fax
Guam
(671) 475-7056
(671) 475-7063 fax
Hawaii
(808) 586-9001
Idaho
(415) 975-4473

South Dakota
(312) 353-7253
(312) 353-7230 fax

Kentucky
(502) 564-3070
ext. 276, 277, 278
(502) 564-1682 fax

New Mexico
(505) 476-8740
(505) 476-8735 fax

Texas
(866) 237-6405
(512) 804-4652 fax

Louisiana
(225) 342-3126
(225) 342-3269 fax

New York
(212) 621-9382
(212) 621-9328 fax

Utah
(801) 530-6926, 6823
(801) 536-7906 fax

Maine
(207) 624-6447
(207) 624-6450 fax

North Carolina
(919) 733-2758
(919) 733-2186 fax

Vermont
(802) 828-5076
(802) 828-2195 fax

Maryland
(410) 767-2371, 2373
(410) 333-7909 fax

North Dakota
(312) 353-7253
(312) 353-7230 fax

Virgin Islands
(340) 776-3700 ext. 2135
(340) 777-4803 fax

Massachusetts
(617) 727-3593
(617) 727-5726 fax

Ohio
(312) 353-7253
(312) 353-7230 fax

Virginia
(804) 786-8011
(804) 786-8418 fax

Michigan
(517) 322-1848
(517) 322-5117 fax
Minnesota
(651) 284-5428
(888) 589-6322
(651) 284-5726 fax

Oklahoma
(405) 528-1500 ext. 257, 236
(405) 528-3412 fax

Washington
(360) 902-5640
(360) 902-4249 fax

Oregon
(503) 947-7030
(503) 378-3134 fax

West Virginia
(304) 558-3322
(800) 652-9033
(304) 558-0301 fax

Mississippi
(404) 562-2518

Pennsylvania
(215) 861-5638, 5625
(215) 861-5736 fax

California
(415) 703-3020
(415) 703-3029 fax

Delaware
(302) 761-8221
(302) 761-6605 fax

New Hampshire
(617) 565-2302
(617) 565-3847 fax

South Carolina
(803) 896-7659, 7683
(803) 896-7670 fax

Tennessee
(615) 741-1748
(800) 778-3966
(615) 253-5501 fax

Kansas
(785) 296-1640
(785) 296-2151 fax

Connecticut
(860) 263-6941
(860) 263-6950 fax

Nevada
(775) 684-7083, 7081
(775) 687-3826 fax

Rhode Island
(401) 462-8820
(401) 462-8766 fax

New Jersey
(609) 292-8999
(609) 633-0618 fax

Arkansas
(501) 682-4542

Colorado
(816) 426-2483

Nebraska
(402) 471-3547, 1545
(800) 599-5155
(402) 742-2352 fax

Missouri
(573) 751-2719, 2663, 3802
(573) 751-2319 fax
Montana
(800) 541-3904
(406) 444-2638 fax

Puerto Rico
(787) 754-5343, 5737, 2467
(787) 756-1172
(787) 756-1116 fax

Wisconsin
(800) 884-1273
(608) 221-6297 fax
Wyoming
(866) 518-6680
(307) 473-3863 fax