Occupational Health Indicators

Table 1. The 25 occupational health indicators 

Occupational Illnesses and Injuries Combined

• Indicator 1: Non-fatal injuries and illnesses reported by employers
• Indicator 2: Work-related hospitalizations

Acute and Cumulative Occupational Injuries

• Indicator 3: Fatal work-related injuries
• Indicator 4: Amputations reported by employers
• Indicator 5: Amputations identified in state workers’ compensation systems
• Indicator 6: Hospitalizations for work-related burns
• Indicator 7: Musculoskeletal disorders reported by employers
• Indicator 8: Carpal tunnel syndrome cases identified in state workers’ compensation systems

Occupational Illnesses

• Indicator 9: Pneumoconiosis hospitalizations
• Indicator 10: Pneumoconiosis mortality
• Indicator 11: Acute work-related pesticide poisonings reported to poison control centers
• Indicator 12: Incidence of malignant mesothelioma

Occupational Exposures 

• Indicator 13: Elevated blood lead levels among adults

Occupational Hazards

• Indicator 14: Workers employed in industries with high risk for occupational morbidity
• Indicator 15: Workers employed in occupations with high risk for occupational morbidity
• Indicator 16: Workers employed in industries and occupations with high risk for occupational mortality

Intervention Resources for Occupational Health

• Indicator 17: Occupational safety and health professionals
• Indicator 18: Occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) enforcement activities

Socioeconomic Impact of Occupational Illnesses and Injuries

• Indicator 19: Workers’ compensation awards

Cumulative Occupational Injury

• Indicator 20: Work-related low back disorder hospitalization

Occupational Illnesses (continued)

• Indicator 21: Asthma among adults caused or made worse by work

Health Effect

• Indicator 22: Work related severe traumatic injury hospitalizations

• Indicator 23: Influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel

• Indicator 24: Occupational heat-related emergency department visits
• **NEW** Indicator 25: Hospitalizations for or with Occupational Eye Injuries

Data

Putting Data to Work: Occupational Health

The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), in collaboration with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, developed a set of 19 occupational health indicators (OHIs).

A workgroup of state CSTE representatives went through a multi-year process of defining these OHIs. Thirteen states then agreed to pilot the generation of data from 2000 for these 19 indicators. These data serve as a baseline, from which comparisons and trends over time can be tracked.

There are now 25 indicators. 

Oregon-specific data

• OHI_2010_2021.xlsx
  
• OHI_2010_2021.pdf
  

Resources

• Occupational Health Indicators: A Guide for Tracking Occupational Health Conditions and Their Determinants (pdf)  (June 2015)
  
  
• Putting Data to Work: Occupational Health Indicators from Thirteen Pilot States for 2000 (pdf)
  
  
• Worker Health Chartbook, 2004