I recently sent the FY08 State of Wisconsin Risk Management Benchmarking Report to campus safety managers on our 4YrEHS mail list. The report consists of an executive summary followed by 20 plus pages of charts, tables and graphs on state agency employee injuries, illness, and claim costs.
Previous fiscal year versions of this report are available through the Wisconsin Document Depository Program. Select the Advanced Search feature, and search for the words:
risk management benchmarking accidents
That will bring up six years of reports.
The 2007 Bureau of Labor Statistics on Incidence rates - detailed industry level is now available. Our industry sector -- Colleges, universities, and professional schools (NAICS code 6113) -- posted a total recordable case incidence rate of 2.6. The incidence rate for cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (DART rate) is 1.0.
Most recent calendar year incidence rates for colleges, universities, and professional schools:
2007 -- 2.6
2006 -- 2.5
2005 -- 2.7
2004 -- 2.8
A staff report by the Committee on Education and Labor (US House of Representatives) was released last week. They heard from witnesses that contend that the Department of Labor’s longstanding failure to collect accurate data on workplace injuries and illnesses calls into question the agency’s claims that workplaces are getting safer and healthier.
As much as 69 percent 
of all injuries and illnesses may never be reported to OSHA. An Education and Labor Committee staff report released today reviews the extent of the underreporting problem and offers explanations for it. To view the complete report, click here.
The press release with links to the statements by witnesses is at: http://www.house.gov/apps/list/speech/edlabor_dem/rel061908.html
Contact information
Office of Safety and Loss Prevention
University of Wisconsin System Administration
(608) 262-4792
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