Wisconsin Worker Injuries, Illnesses, and Deaths Dashboard

The Worker Injuries, Illnesses, and Deaths Dashboard shows how Wisconsin workers' health is affected by their jobs. Work is always a factor in a person's health and well-being. Public health, industrial hygienists, safety officers, and occupational health clinicians can use this information to help prevent injuries, illnesses, and deaths.

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Where do these data come from?

  • This dashboard uses Wisconsin and nationwide data from the Survey of Occupational Illnesses and Injuries (SOII) and Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (CFOI). Both come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
  • BLS administers the SOII to a scientific sample of employers. This allows SOII to publish estimates of severe non-fatal, work-related injuries and illnesses that have been reported by employers. In contrast, for CFOI BLS combines many different data sources to publish counts of all recorded work-related deaths (not a sample or estimate). Data are available from 2014–2023.
  • Rates were calculated using the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), also from BLS. Injury and illness rates are shown per 10,000 workers and death rates are shown per 100,000 workers. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals (±) are shown in parentheses for injury and illness rates. Counts (n) are shown in parentheses for death rates.

For additional information about how this dashboard works, see the expandable sections below the dashboard.

How to use this dashboard

There are two main dashboard views: “Wisconsin and U.S. Comparison” and “Wisconsin Industry Rates.” Use the “Wisconsin and U.S. Comparison” view for state and/or national comparisons and trends over time. Use the “Wisconsin Industry Rates” view to compare injury and illness or death rates across Wisconsin industries, or to get more detailed data within a particular Wisconsin industry sector. Each of these views can toggle between injuries, illnesses and deaths. Use the dark buttons in the top right to navigate between views.

Note: to reset all filters to the default view, click the “Reset view” button (looks like an arrow making a U-turn toward a horizontal bar) in the dashboard's footer.

Frequently asked questions about these data

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References

Suggested citation: Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Health Informatics and Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health, https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/occupational-health/injury-illness-dashboard.htm. Wisconsin Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, accessed MM/DD/YYYY.

Last revised March 28, 2025