In 2010, 3.86% of all insured workers (or 154,862 total workers) were reported to be injured on the job based on statistics provided by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. Reported incidents of injury are down for 2010 as in the previous year, 4.21% of workers were injured on the job 9 or 165,495 total across all insured workers in Ontario. The trend towards more stringent Health & Safety measures for employers and workers to follow has demonstrated a statistical decline in Reported incidents since 2006 when the WSIB reported an injury and illness rate of 5.38%.
It is important to note that While statistics indicate a decline in injury rates that lead to time off the job, the numbers could actually be worse because of accidents in the “underground economy” and “under-the-table paying” jobs that companies and workers never report.
Despite the push for better job safety and a decrease in injury rates, an alarming trend shows that workplace deaths have jumped 16 per cent in Ontario during the last year. A breakdown of the figures from the Ministry of Labour and Workplace Safety and Insurance Board reveals that job fatalities alone climbed by 11 in the latest year or 15 per cent to 84. It is important to note that although in the last year this jump in workplace deaths is significant, overall workplace fatalities since 2006 are down from a 5 year high of 101 in that fiscal year.
Data sourced from from the Toronto Star and the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board websites (WSIB) | www.thestar.com | http://www.wsib.on.ca
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