Injury facts 2016 pdf

Injury facts is your annual go to source for data and information regarding unintentional injury and death statistics and their related costs. For more than 90 years, injury facts has been the complete reference source for safety statistics. As a result the 2016 crash facts saw a spike in the number of serious injuries compared to previous years. Injury is the leading cause of death for hoosiers ages 1 through 44 years, and the fourth leading cause of death overall. Historical information reflects data collected since the early 1970s. Therefore, serious injury data cannot be compared to prior years. Events involving overexertion and bodily reaction are the leading cause of nonfatal injuries and illnesses with days away from work in 2014. Overview among the goals of va researchers working in this field are to shed light on.

Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type, private industry, 200316. Seek medical attention right away if you suspect your child has a concussion. About half of all nonfatal injury and illness cases reported among private industry establishments in. Number of emergency department visits for injuries. Severity depends on extent of the injury partial or complete tear and number of ligaments involved.

Drivers, injured passengers, injured nonmotorists, children ages 0 to 4 2016 oregon motor vehicle traffic crashes quick facts. Texas brain injury advisory council report as required by texas administrative code, title 1, part 15, 351. Nass ges was discontinued in 2016 and replaced with a new system called the crash report sampling system crss. Thus, injury and propertydamageonly crash estimates for 2016 will not be presented in this publication. A preponderance of evidence, however, points to driver error. Traumatic acute injury that results from a single incident. Approximately 1 in 5 injury and illness cases reported by private industry employers in 2016 occurred in healthcare and social assistance industries. Manual spinal decompression on young lady with severe herniated disc lumbosacral radiculopathy. Based on new injury statistics, an american is accidentally. This total includes only accidental drowning and submersion. Bicycle, skate and skateboard safety fact sheet 2016. Based on new injury statistics, an american is accidentally injured every second and killed every three minutes by a preventable event, like a drug overdose, vehicle crash, fall, drowning or another preventable incident. Nonhispanic residents had higher rates of fatal unintentional fallrelated injuries and nonfatal. Injury statistics examined by nsc data experts confirm that preventable deaths rose 10% in 2016.

Webbased injury statistics query and reporting system wisqars online. Opioid addiction opioids are a class of drugs that include the illicit drug heroin as well as the licit prescription pain relievers oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, fentanyl and others. Injury facts, the councils annual statistical report on unintentional injuries and their characteristics and costs, was prepared by. Texas motor vehicle traffic crash facts calendar year 2016 effective with the 2010 annual summary reports, the definition of serious injury was changed to only include incapacitating injury. Centers for disease control and prevention, national center for injury prevention and control. The data is for calendar years 20112018 and includes wage and salary workers, the selfemployed, and unpaid family workers in. The construction industry continues to experience the most worker deaths, leading all industries with 959 fatalities in 2016. The 2016 crss data was released the last week of march 2018. Total of 5,250 fatal work injuries in 2018, up 2% from 2017. In new york state, more than 500 facts about braininjuries. National highway traffic safety administration nhtsa.

Fmcsarra16001 large truck and bus crash facts 2014 march 2016 analysis division federal motor carrier safety administration for more information, contact the analysis division at 202 3664869. Oct 24, 2018 the national safety council has launched a workplace section of its injury facts database to provide employers with trends and information on injuries. Drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose deaths, 20112016 pdf. Please keep this in mind when comparing 2016 data against data for earlier years. Injury facts is a valuable reference tool that provides fast access to injury information and facts for benchmarking costs and creating safety programs.

Bringing together data from more than 30 different sources, it presents the most current occupational, motor vehicle, home, community, state, and international injury statistics on deaths, nonfatal injuries, and their costs. Thank you for downloading injury facts, 2016 edition. Govohsp the driver, the roadway, and the motor vehicle contribute in some measure to every crash. While progress has been made to reduce crashes involving large trucks and buses, more work remains to accomplish our vision, namely, moving towards zero large truck and bus fatalities. Traffic crash facts florida department of highway safety. Estimates based on selfreports from the labour force survey, people who. Property damage only pdo crashes make up the majority. A total of 5,250 workers died from a workrelated injury in the u. Between 2011 and 2015, approximately 486,000 fire or burn injuries were seen at emergency departments. Increases in medically attended nonfatal injury episodes among females in the united states.

Approximately 11,000 new spinal cord njuries occur each year in the ui. Spinal cord injury sci facts and figures at a glance. Injury facts 2012 is your complete source for safety and health statistics. On average in 2018, fatal car crashes were more frequent on weekends. Employerreported workplace injuries and illnesses 2016. Fatigues safety impact at work and the industries most negatively affected by it are included in this annual report for the first time. A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury tbi that is caused by a bump or a blow to the head.

Bicycle, skate and skateboard safety fact sheet 2016 fatalities. In 2018, there were 5,486 injury deaths at an ageadjusted rate of 80. The theme for the 2018 to 2020 campaign is change your mind. Since its founding in 19, the national safety council nsc has collected, analyzed, and reported preventable injury and fatality statistics. Injury facts workplace injuries continue to take a toll on u.

Key facts injury costs to britain industries european comparisons enforcement sources definitions page 4 of health and safety at work summary statistics for great britain 2019 ill health the rate of selfreported workrelated stress, depression or anxiety was broadly flat but has shown signs of increasing in recent years. Florida injury facts unintentional falls surveillance data. Signs of a concussion may not show up until days or weeks after the injury. Spinal cord injury sci facts and figures at a glance 2016 sci data sheet 63. In an analysis of the first six months of 2019, motor vehicle deaths are projected to dip below 40,000 for the first time since 2015. The total number of people in the united states with sci in the u. Calendar of injury prevention observances and events.

The data is for calendar years 20112018 and includes wage and salary workers, the selfemployed, and unpaid family workers in all types of businesses and industries. The 2016 data year is the first data collection year of crss. Even a mild blow or getting your bell rung, can be a serious matter. Juvenile arrests juveniles facts on injury prevention. A policereported crash involving a motor vehicle in which no one died but at least one person was reported to have 1 an incapacitating injury, 2 a visible but not incapacitat ing injury, 3 a possible but not visible injury, or 4 an injury of unknown severity.

Large truck and bus federal motor carrier safety administration. In 2016, there were 194 fatal crashes, a decrease of 24 from 2015. Much of the information reflects recent data collected since 2015. Fatal crashes make up only a small portion of the total crashes in nebraska.

The complete reference source for safety statistics. Bicycle, skate and skateboard safety fact sheet 2016 fatalities 98 children ages 19 and under died from bikingrelated injuries in 20. The leading cause of nonfatal workrelated injuries in 2018 is overexertion and bodily reactions, accounting for more than 31% of injuries. Just the facts installation injury summaries for active duty soldiers fact sheet 120217 summaries are updated quarterly and available online on three cacenabled dashboards.

Percentage of medically attended injury episodes that resulted in time lost from work or school by number of days lost national health interview survey, united states, 20112014. The national safety council has launched a workplace section of its injury facts database to provide employers with trends and information on injuries. Mar 27, 2020 calendar of injury prevention observances and events. Based on new injury statistics, an american is accidentally injured every second and killed every three minutes by a preventable event a drug overdose, a vehicle crash, a fall, a drowning or another preventable incident. Figure 3 shows the percentage distribution of all crash types. In2016, there were 194 fatal crashes, 1,315 serious injury crashes, 12,262 total injury. The millions of deaths that result from injuries represent only a small fraction of those injured. Due to the change in injury severity definitions, direct comparisons to historical data cannot be made. The brain injury association of america biaa leads the nation in observing brain injury awareness month by conducting an awareness campaign in march each year.