Internet Pamphlet

U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Options for Reporting Your Survey of Occupational
Injuries and Illnesses Data
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is pleased to offer these methods of reporting your Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses data.
1. You can report your injury and illness data on the BLS Internet.
2. You can receive an electronic fillable form of the survey by e-mail, enter your data, and then send it to us.
If you need help or are unable to report electronically, please call the phone number(s) listed for your State on the back cover
of the form.

Option 1: Use the Internet

Option 2: Use a Fillable Form via Email

Before reporting your data, you must register with the BLS even
if you registered in previous years or for other surveys. Please
do not register unless you will be the one completing the
survey.

You may obtain an electronic fillable form of the survey, which
allows you to type your information directly into each data field.

1. Go to https://idcf.bls.gov on your internet browser. The “s”
in “https” is required.
2. Enter the 12-digit User ID in the field labeled “User ID” and
the Temporary Password in the field labeled “Password”.
Click I Accept.
DATA COLLECTION AGENCY
SURVEY STAFF
123 MAIN STREET
MY CITY, US 12345-0000

You will need your User ID
and temporary password if
you report using the internet.

Address for Return Envelope

1. Obtain an electronic fillable form of the survey (Adobe ®
PDF fillable form) by sending an e-mail to
[email protected]. Please include your
establishment ID in the subject line of your e-mail request.
2. Save the form to your computer and open it using Adobe
Reader® 8.0 or higher. If you do not have Adobe Reader 8.0
or higher, you can download it for free from
www.Adobe.com.

You will need your establishment ID
and company name and address if you
DATA COLLECTION AGENCY
SURVEY STAFF
report using the fillable form via e-mail.
123 MAIN STREET
MY CITY, US 12345-0000

Your Establishment ID:
Report for this Location:
SAME AS YOUR COMPANY ADDRESS

77-123456789-3

For Help Call:

Your Company Address:

(555) 111-1234

User ID:
302123456789

YOUR COMPANY NAME
967 YOUR STREET
YOUR CITY, US 98765-0000

Temporary Password:
AnSU5155

3. Complete the form. You will need your establishment ID and
company name and address which can be found on your
label. See the example to the left under Option 1.
4. Save the form on your computer when you have entered all
of your injury and illness data. Print a copy of the completed
form for your records.

77-123456789-1
2012-1 485510 12 P 60 00

3. Complete the “Check E-mail Address”, “Enter New User
Information” and “Create a Permanent Password” pages.
4. Click Continue on the “Confirmation Notice” page.

5. Send the data to the BLS by clicking “Submit”. You will
receive a confirmation email when your data have been
received by the BLS. If you do not receive confirmation,
contact your State at the number(s) listed on the back of your
form.

5. Report your data and click Submit when you are finished.
Print a copy of the completed survey for your records. (You
may log onto the website using your User ID and permanent
password at any time to make corrections to your data.)
You can report for additional establishment IDs by logging
into the survey again, clicking the “Continue” arrow on the
Dear Employer page, and adding the establishment ID on the
Add New Establishment(s) to Account page.

Need help?
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For step-by-step website registration instructions or website technical help, go to http://www.bls.gov/idcf/instructions.htm.
For questions about your survey, contact us using the phone number(s) listed on the front of this form.
For information about SOII, including frequently asked questions and to download forms, go to
http://www.bls.gov/respondents/iif/.

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.

Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by private industry sector, 2011
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

5.5

48.3

Health care and social assistance

5.0

Transportation and warehousing

5.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

631.1
193.2
4.5

Manufacturing

54.5

4.4

502.7

Construction

3.9

Accommodation and food services

3.9

Retail trade

3.9

Utilities

190.2
278.6
424.6

3.5

Wholesale trade

19.3

3.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

171.2

3.0

Administrative and waste services

48.7

2.7

Other services (except public administration)

121.9

2.6

Mining

73.8
2.2

Educational services

17.2

2.1

Information

37.5
1.6

Management of companies and enterprises

37.9

1.4

Professional and technical services

24.4
1.0

Finance and insurance

70.0

0.8
6.0

4.5

3.0

1.5

Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)

41.2
0

200

400

600

800

Number of cases
(in thousands)

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2012

Want to explore the data?
 Compute your own injury and illness incidence rate to assist with safety management and to compare with your industry at
http://data.bls.gov/IIRC/.
 Access data on industry, demographic characteristics, and case characteristics through the “Profiles on the Web” tool at
http://data.bls.gov/GQT/servlet/InitialPage.
 Get the latest occupational injury and illness statistics at http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm.