Bureau of labor statistics 1995 occupational injury and illness survey results are in. Non-fatal work-related injuries and illnesses for private industry are at the lowest rate in a decade, and have been declining for the past three years. Rates dropped to 8.1 cases per 100 full-time workers in 1995, the lowest since 1986.
There were nearly 3 million lost workday cases in 1995. And, as lost time accidents have followed a steady pattern of decline throughout the past five years, cases involving restricted work activity in the same five years have grown from .07 cases per 100 workers to 1.1 cases.