CWCI: Nonfatal Work Injuries, Illnesses Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2024

The California Workers' Compensation Institute reported that the number of nonfatal work injuries and illnesses returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024. Recent results from California’s Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses show a 25.6% increase in nonfatal cases, from about 450,000 in 2021 to about 565,900 in 2022. The number of nonfatal cases then fell 20% over two years, to 472,500 in 2023 and 454,100 in 2024. Though the changes partly reflected shifts in the labor market, CWCI said the major fluctuations were largely driven by COVID-19 infections reported by employers a...