NAICS 51

Information

Establishments primarily engaged in producing and distributing information and cultural products, providing the means to transmit or distribute these products, and processing data. This sector includes publishing, broadcasting, telecommunications, and data processing.

Source: BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) · Private industry · Rates per 100 FTE workers

2022 Rates

BLS SOII + CFOI · Per 100 FTE except fatal rate
TRIR
1.0
Total Recordable Incident Rate
— vs 2021
DART
0.7
Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred
— vs 2021
DAFW Rate
0.4
Days Away from Work Rate
Per 100 FTE workers
Fatal Rate
0.9
Fatal injuries per 100,000 FTE
National avg: 3.4

4-Year Trend

YearTRIRDARTDAFW
20191.10.80.5
20200.90.60.4
20211.00.70.4
2022(latest)1.00.70.4

Note: 2020 healthcare rates reflect COVID-19 pandemic impact on case counts.

6 Subsectors — 3-Digit NAICS

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5111.3 TRIR
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
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5120.8 TRIR
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
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5151.5 TRIR
Broadcasting (except Internet)
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5170.6 TRIR
Telecommunications
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5181.1 TRIR
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting
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5190.7 TRIR
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services
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Causes & Nature of Incidents

Leading Causes of Fatality (CFOI 2022)
1. Transportation incidents40%

Commute-related crashes for field technicians

2. Violence and other injuries25%

Cable and telecom field workers

3. Falls, slips, trips20%

Tower and infrastructure work

4. Exposure to harmful substances8%

Tower climbers and infrastructure workers

Nature of Non-Fatal Injuries (SOII 2022)
1. Sprains, strains, tears35%
2. Soreness, pain20%
3. Cuts, lacerations9%
4. Fractures7%

Workforce Demographics

Fatal injury rates by age and race/ethnicity. Source: BLS CFOI 2022, national private industry data.

Fatal Injury Rate by Age Group (per 100,000 FTE)
Under 251.7

Younger workers — lower fatal rate but highest non-fatal rate

25–342.6

Rising risk as workers take on heavier roles

35–443.1

Near national average

45–543.5

Above national average

55–645.2

Significantly elevated — experience does not offset physical risk

65+8.1

Highest fatal injury rate of any age group

Fatal Injury Rate by Race/Ethnicity (per 100,000 FTE)
Hispanic or Latino4.7

Overrepresented in high-hazard sectors; construction and agriculture disparity is significant

American Indian / Alaska Native8.0

Highest rate of any racial/ethnic group; concentrated in extractive and construction industries

Black or African American3.5

Above average; disproportionately represented in transportation and service sector fatalities

White (non-Hispanic)3.0

Near national private industry average

Asian1.8

Below national average; occupational distribution skews toward lower-hazard sectors

Sector-Specific Note

Information sector workforce is predominantly White non-Hispanic and Asian in professional/technical roles. No significant racial fatality disparity is documented for this sector.

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