Health and Safety Statistics Data

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupation Injury and Illness Classification Manual provides a much more detailed breakout of the type data that is most useful in analysis of occupational incidents. The four major areas of data that the BLS believes are important to collect during review or investigation of occupational safety and health incidents are Nature, Part of Body Affected, Source, and Event or Exposure. The following provide more detailed information with regard to the content of these data sources  

The nature of an injury or illness identifies the principal characteristic(s) of work-related injury or illness. The divisions for the nature of the injury or illness are as follows  

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