2018 Prenote leaflet

U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Notice of Recordkeeping Requirements for the
2019 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

 Important 
 Keep a record of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses that occur between
January 1 and December 31, 2019, for the establishment(s) identified above.
 Keep these records and use them to complete the Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses (SOII) using the instructions that we will send to you in January 2020.
 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 and your
recordkeeping requirements.
 Please contact us at the phone number(s) listed above for help clarifying the
establishment(s) for which you should keep records.

Overview of Your Recordkeeping Requirements


You must maintain the information required for all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses that
occur during calendar year 2019 for the establishment(s) identified on the front.



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, this survey will ask for optional race and/or
ethnicity information that is not included on the OSHA forms.



At the end of 2019, 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 2020, you will be sent 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, 2016
58.3

6.1

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

4.6

Transportation and warehousing

210.2

4.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

58.6
585.8

4.2

Health care and social assistance

3.6

Manufacturing
Accommodation and food services

3.3

Retail trade

3.3

449.8
279.9
395.9

3.2

Construction

203.5

2.8

Wholesale trade

157.1

2.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

51.1

Administrative and waste services

2.3

Other services (except public administration)

2.3

119.5
73.3

2.1

Utilities

11.5

2.0

Educational services

37.5
1.5

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

10.1

1.3

Information

32.5

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)

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

30.8
0

200

400

Number of cases
(in thousands)

600