There were approximately 2.9 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnessesreported by private industry employers in 2015, which occurred at arate of 3 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, the U.S. Bureau of LaborStatistics reports.
Private industry employers reported nearly 48,000 fewer nonfatalinjury and illness cases in 2015 compared to a year earlier,according to estimates from the bureau's Survey of OccupationalInjuries and Illnesses (SOII). Because of this decline, combinedwith an increase in reported hours worked, the total recordablecases (TRC) incidence rate fell 0.2 cases per 100 full-timeworkers.
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Shawn Moynihan
Shawn Moynihan is Editor-in-Chief of National Underwriter Property & Casualty. A St. John’s University alum, Moynihan has earned 11 Jesse H. Neal Awards, the Pulitzers of the business press; seven Azbee Awards, from the American Society of Business Press Editors; two Folio Awards; and a SABEW award, from the Society of American Business Editors & Writers. Prior to joining ALM, he served as Managing Editor/Online Editor of journalism institution Editor & Publisher, the trade bible of the newspaper industry. Moynihan also has held editorial positions with AOL, Metro New York, and Newhouse Newspapers. He can be reached at [email protected].
