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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Methods Overview

An in-depth guide on how we create estimates and the concepts we measure.
An in-depth guide on how we create estimates and the concepts we measure.
Find common vocabulary related to occupational safety & health and their definitions.
Find the classification manuals used for classifying establishment industries, occupations, and injury and illness characteristics.
Learn about the steps we are taking to improve the quality of our data products.
Household and establishment survey response rates.
Learn how we use machine learning to improve our data collection processes.
Explore additional information about the Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities program including appendices to the Handbook of Methods and other papers.