Nearly five million people work in Michigan. Approximately three-hundred thousand experience a work-related illness or injury every year. On average about three workers die every week of an acute work-related injury in Michigan. Additional deaths occur from work-related cancer and other chronic diseases. Workplace injuries and illnesses can be prevented. Successful approaches to making workplaces safer begin with having the data necessary to understand the problem. Data about work-related illnesses and injuries in Michigan are available in a variety of reports and publications, some of which are found below.

Data

Click here for data tables on fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries and occupational diseases that have occurred within the State of Michigan since 1992. Descriptions of data sources and links to original source reports are included.

Click here for brief summaries of the thirteen occupational health data sources.  Each summary is comprised of the following components: Summary, Data Attributes, Data Collection and Processing, System Attributes, and Usefulness for Occupational Health.

Click here for the Michigan data on fatal occupational injuries collected by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth for the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program at the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. This site includes data on fatalities covered by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act ("Program Fatalities") and all work-related fatalities in Michigan including those not covered by MIOSHA, for example, self-employed individuals.

Click on Case and Demographic Data and Non-Fatal Occupational Injury and Illness Data for Michigan-specific information on occupational injuries and illnesses collected from annual surveys of employers and compiled by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth for the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Reports

Reports pertaining to occupational health are found below.  Click on the names of the reports to access them.

Profiles of Occupational Injuries and Diseases in Michigan: a compilation of data from a number of sources providing magnitude and trend information for all occupational injuries and diseases. The report also includes some specific occupational conditions of public health importance in Michigan. 

Thirteen Indicators of the Health of Michigan's Workforce: this report examines numbers and rates for data on thirteen health indicators related to occupational diseases and injuries, comparing Michigan and national data over the period 1990 to 2003. The report includes recommendations for more in-depth analyses.  After you review the report, please come back to this site and click here to give us your feedback.Your opinions are very important to us.

Putting Data to Work: Occupational Health Indicators from Thirteen Pilot States for 2000: a national report on occupational health indicators that includes Michigan occupational illness and injury data. 

The 2006 Pesticide Illness and Injury Surveillance in Michigan Report, summarizing pesticide poisoning surveillance data and providing case summaries, is available. Previous reports are also available.

2005 Report
2004 Report
2001-2003 Report

Annual Reports on occupational diseases, silicosis, work-related asthma, noise-induced hearling loss, adult blood lead levels, work-related fatalities, pesticides, and heavy metals. 
 
Resources

Toxic Substances Information Directory is an updated, easy-to-use, quick reference document for public health professionals when looking for information on when looking for information on an environmental or occupational health topic.

What You Need to Know About Pesticides and Your Health   is a booklet that provides information and resources about pesticides and possible health effects from pesticide use. 

Click here for a brochure about the MDCH occupational pesticide injury and illness surveillance system in English.   Click here for the Spanish version.

Click here for a listing of medical clinics that meet the membership criteria of the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics for evaluation of patients with suspected occupational or environmental disease or injury.

Links to Other Occupational Health Websites
   

(Many of these sites provide portals to other related sites.)

Michigan State University - Maintains Michigan's mandatory occupational disease reporting systems

Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Regulates working conditions and provides training for Michigan's workers

Michigan Department of Agriculture - Enforces state and federal legal requirements and provides for the sale and use of pesticides

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health  - Conducts research and makes
recommendations for the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries

Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Sets safety standards for workers within the United States

Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics - Occupational illness and injury statistics