DIR: Nonfatal Injuries, Illnesses Stable

The California Department of Industrial Relations announced that data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows no change in the number of nonfatal occupational injuries in 2017. BLS reports 466,600 nonfatal work injuries in California in 2017, the same number reported in the previous year, the DIR said. The 2017 injuries were split, with 78% involving workers in the private sector, and 22% involving state and local government workers. The DIR reports no change in “days away from work, job transfer or restriction,” also known as DART cases, from 2016 to 2017. There was ...