2014 Prenote Leaflet

U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Notice of Recordkeeping Requirements for the
2015 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

 Important 
 Maintain the information required for all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses
that occur between January 1 and December 31, 2015, for the establishment(s) identified
above.
 Visit our respondents’ page at www.bls.gov/respondents/iif for more information about
the Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) and
your recordkeeping requirements.
 Keep these records and use them to complete the Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses. We will send you more instructions in January 2016.
 If you need help, please contact us at the phone number(s) listed above.

Overview of Your Recordkeeping Requirements


You must maintain the information required for all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses that
occur during calendar year 2015 for the establishment(s) identified on the front.

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The enclosed OSHA Forms for Recording Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses provide instructions
for filling out the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300) and the Injury and
Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301). In addition, please keep records on the race and/or
ethnicity of your injured or ill workers. This information will be requested in January 2016.



At the end of 2015, complete the enclosed Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
(OSHA Form 300A) even if you had NO work-related injuries or illnesses.



In January 2016, you will be mailed instructions for completing the Survey of Occupational
Injuries and Illnesses.



If you have any questions about your record-keeping requirements for this survey, or if you need
help, call the phone number(s) on the front of this form.

How Your Injury and Illness Data Are Used
Your data are important for making American workplaces safer. Data you report are aggregated with data
from other establishments and used to identify injury and illness patterns among industries and occupations.
For more information about injury and illness statistics, please visit our website at www.bls.gov/iif.
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
by private industry sector, 2012
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 5.5
Transportation and warehousing

49.4
4.9

Health care and social assistance

195.8

4.8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

621.1

4.6

Manufacturing

55.4

4.3

Retail trade

502.8

4.0

Accommodation and food services

438.6

3.8

Construction

280.5

3.7

Wholesale trade

183.2
3.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

176.0
2.9

48.5

Administrative and waste services

2.8

Utilities

2.8

Other services (except public administration)

128.6
14.9

2.5

Mining

72.7
2.1

Educationalservices

17.8

1.9

Information

34.3
1.4

Management of companies and enterprises

34.9

1.1

Professional and technical services

20.0

0.9

Finance and insurance

64.7

0.7
6.0

4.5

3.0

1.5

Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2013

37.3
0

200

400
Number of cases
(in thousands)

600

800