MNOSHA Compliance: Serious injuries investigated
Federal-fiscal-years 2019 through 2023
(Oct. 1, 2018, through Sept. 30, 2023)
Cause of injury | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amputation | 11 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 52 |
Burns | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
Chemical exposure | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Contact with object/equipment | 35 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 83 |
Electric shock | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
Explosion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Fall | 18 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 53 |
Violence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Other | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Total | 83 | 60 | 30 | 44 | 22 | 239 |
Percent in construction industry | 35% | 28% | 17% | 27% | 27% | 29% |
Percent in general industry | 65% | 72% | 83% | 73% | 73% | 71% |
Number in construction industry | 29 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 69 |
Number in general industry | 54 | 43 | 25 | 32 | 16 | 170 |
Updated March 2024