OSHA Form 300A Injury Data: What Employers Report
Most large U.S. employers must electronically submit a summary of their work-related injuries and illnesses to OSHA each year through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA). That summary is OSHA Form 300A, and OSHA publishes the submissions as an annual public dataset. This report summarizes what those filings show from 2016 through 2024: how many establishments reported, how many recordable cases they recorded, and how the cases break down by industry.
The figures are counts taken directly from OSHA's published ITA Form 300A files, one record per establishment per year. They reflect what employers reported, not an OSHA finding, and they cover only establishments required to file, not all U.S. workplaces. For injury and illness rates, the standard source is the Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, discussed below. Data retrieved June 2026.
Key findings
- 398,620 establishments submitted a Form 300A for 2024, up from 214,977 for 2016 as the reporting requirement and participation grew.
- Those establishments recorded about 1.49 million recordable cases for 2024. The annual total peaked at about 1.72 million in 2022.
- About 525,000 of the 2024 cases involved days away from work, and employers recorded 812 deaths on their 2024 forms.
- In 2024, 42.9% of reporting establishments recorded zero cases for the year.
- Recorded illnesses and deaths rose sharply in 2020, the period covering the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Health care, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, and retail accounted for the most recorded cases in 2024.
Who reports, and the totals
The number of establishments filing a Form 300A nearly doubled over the period, from 214,977 for 2016 to 398,620 for 2024. Because more establishments report each year, the total case counts rise partly from wider participation, not only from changes at any one workplace.
| Report year | Establishments | Recordable cases | Days-away cases | Deaths recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 214,977 | 1,057,138 | 311,838 | 608 |
| 2017 | 259,757 | 1,217,200 | 380,625 | 736 |
| 2018 | 286,884 | 1,367,426 | 424,111 | 785 |
| 2019 | 290,475 | 1,373,514 | 431,540 | 793 |
| 2020 | 293,385 | 1,423,562 | 645,330 | 1,501 |
| 2021 | 315,936 | 1,496,779 | 623,154 | 1,151 |
| 2022 | 346,799 | 1,717,180 | 773,361 | 946 |
| 2023 | 394,231 | 1,557,511 | 567,983 | 859 |
| 2024 | 398,620 | 1,493,188 | 524,992 | 812 |
A large share of filers record no cases at all. In 2024, 170,954 of the 398,620 reporting establishments, or 42.9%, recorded zero cases for the year; the zero-case share has risen as the pool of reporting establishments has widened.
2020: a visible shift
Two figures moved sharply in 2020, the period covering the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded illnesses rose to about 141,000, up from about 75,000 in 2019, and stayed elevated through 2022 (roughly 107,000 to 112,000) before easing to about 82,000 by 2024. Deaths recorded on the forms nearly doubled, from 793 in 2019 to 1,501 in 2020, before easing to 812 by 2024. OSHA recordkeeping treats a confirmed, work-related COVID-19 case as a recordable illness, which is reflected in these self-reported totals. Cases involving days away from work also jumped in 2020 and 2021.
By industry, 2024
Sorting the 2024 filings by NAICS sector, health care and social assistance establishments recorded the most cases, followed by manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade. Case totals reflect both how hazardous the work is and how many establishments in a sector report, so larger reporting sectors tend toward larger totals.
| Sector (NAICS) | Establishments | Recordable cases | Days-away cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance (62) | 46,829 | 367,095 | 120,677 |
| Manufacturing (31-33) | 62,060 | 254,446 | 76,120 |
| Transportation and Warehousing (48-49) | 42,388 | 251,365 | 115,828 |
| Retail Trade (44-45) | 72,979 | 214,693 | 68,371 |
| Construction (23) | 39,137 | 72,997 | 24,558 |
| Wholesale Trade (42) | 31,674 | 69,151 | 27,324 |
| Public Administration (92) | 8,064 | 58,839 | 22,915 |
| Accommodation and Food Services (72) | 23,505 | 45,240 | 15,023 |
| Administrative and Waste Services (56) | 23,171 | 39,943 | 15,046 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71) | 4,114 | 25,750 | 7,400 |
Top ten sectors by recordable cases reported for 2024. Sectors follow the two-digit NAICS structure (manufacturing 31-33, retail 44-45, transportation and warehousing 48-49 are grouped per Census definitions).
What Form 300A is, and what it is not
Form 300A is the year-end summary that employers keep under OSHA's recordkeeping rule (29 CFR 1904). Establishments above certain size thresholds in covered industries must submit it to OSHA each year through the ITA (29 CFR 1904.41), which is why this dataset covers those filers rather than every U.S. workplace.
This is different from OSHA's enforcement records. A Form 300A is an employer's own summary of its recordable cases; it is not the result of an OSHA inspection or a citation. For enforcement activity, see our OSHA enforcement in 2024 report. It is also different from injury rates: the counts here are not divided by hours worked. Published incidence rates (such as TCIR and DART per 100 full-time workers) come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, a separate program; OSHA does not publish rates from the Form 300A files.
Methodology and sources
Counts are from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application (ITA) Form 300A summary files for calendar years 2016 through 2024 (osha.gov), reduced to one submission per establishment per year. Recordable cases are the sum of cases with days away from work, cases with job transfer or restriction, other recordable cases, and deaths, as reported by each establishment. Deaths are employer-recorded fatalities on the forms, distinct from OSHA-investigated fatalities. Figures are sums of the reported values, not estimates; no records are modeled or imputed. The data is self-reported by employers and covers only establishments required to submit under 29 CFR 1904.41, so it is not a census of all U.S. workplaces and OSHA cautions that individual submissions may contain errors. The 2024 file is the most recent complete year; calendar 2025 collection was still open at retrieval and is excluded. Incidence rates are not derived here; for rates, see the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Regulatory text: Office of the Federal Register, eCFR Title 29, Part 1904.
Form 300A is the annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses that employers post in the workplace and, for covered establishments, submit electronically to OSHA through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA). It totals an establishment's recordable cases, cases with days away from work, job transfers or restrictions, and deaths for the year.
No. Only establishments above certain size thresholds in covered industries are required to submit Form 300A to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.41, so the dataset reflects those filers, not all U.S. employers. The figures here are counts of what those establishments reported.
Reporting grew from 214,977 establishments for 2016 to 398,620 for 2024, as the requirement and participation expanded. Those 2024 filers recorded about 1.49 million recordable cases.
Incidence rates (such as TCIR and DART per 100 full-time workers) are published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics through the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII). The Form 300A files are counts of reported cases, not a rate series, and OSHA does not publish rates from them.
Data Source and Methodology
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