Internet Pamphlet

U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Reporting Your Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses Data via the Internet
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is pleased to offer the convenience of reporting your Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses data
via the Internet. Please follow the instructions below to use the BLS Internet Data Collection Facility to report your injury and illness
data for the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. If you need help or are unable to report using the Internet, please call the
telephone number(s) listed for your State on the back cover of the form.

Using the Internet to report for the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
Before reporting your data, you must register online with the BLS even if you have done so in previous years or for other BLS
surveys. Please ensure that the individual registering this account will be the one entering data for the Survey of Occupational
Injuries and Illnesses. Please follow the instructions below to create an account and to enter your injury and illness data.
1. Type https://idcf.bls.gov directly into 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

DATA COLLECTION AGENCY
SURVEY STAFF
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
77-123456789-1
2012-1 485510 12 P 60 00

3. Complete the “Check Email Address”, “Enter New User Information” and “Create a Permanent Password” pages.
4. Click Continue on the “Confirmation Notice” page.
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” button on the Dear
Employer page, and then clicking Add Establishment.

Need help?
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For step-by-step account creation instructions or website technical help, go to https://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
https://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, 2016
58.3

6.1

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

210.2

4.6

Transportation and warehousing

58.6

4.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

585.8

4.2

Health care and social assistance

449.8

3.6

Manufacturing
Accommodation and food services

3.3

Retail trade

3.3

279.9
395.9
203.5

3.2

Construction

157.1

2.8

Wholesale trade

51.1

2.7

Real estate and rental and leasing
Administrative and waste services

2.3

Other services (except public administration)

2.3

119.5
73.3
11.5

2.1

Utilities

37.5

2.0

Educational services

10.1

1.5

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

32.5

1.3

Information
Management of companies and enterprises

0.9

Professional and technical services

0.9

20.3
71.6

0.6

Finance and insurance
7.5

5.0

2.5

Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)

30.8
0

200

400

Number of cases
(in thousands)

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2017

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

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