Health and safety statistics
The WSIB collects statistics on injuries and illnesses from insured workplaces that are required under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA) to report injuries and illnesses to the WSIB.
WSIB statistics do not include injuries and illnesses from workplaces that are not covered by the WSIA. For 2010, WSIB has moved to reporting a total injury/illness rate, which includes lost-time injuries/illnesses, no lost-time injuries/illnesses and fatalities.
Total Injuries/Illnesses, Number of Workers and Total Injury/Illness Rate
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Schedule 1
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| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Total Injuries/Illnesses * | 224,955 | 217,020 | 206,531 | 165,495 | 154,862 |
| Derived Number of Full-Time Equivalent Workers Covered by WSIB rounded to the nearest million |
4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Total Injury/Illness Rate ** | 5.38 | 5.22 | 5.03 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
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Schedule 2
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| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Total Injuries/Illnesses | 33,596 | 33,566 | 33,453 | 31,247 | 29,237 |
| Derived Number of Full-Time Equivalent Workers Covered by WSIB rounded to the nearest thousand |
608,000 | 616,000 | 636,000 | 700,000 | 702,000 |
| Total Injury/Illness Rate *** | 5.52 | 5.45 | 5.26 | 4.46 | 4.16 |
*Total Injuries/Illnesses include allowed lost-time injuries/illnesses, no lost-time injuries/illnesses and fatalities. Lost-time injuries/illnesses are claims by workers who have lost wages as a result of temporary or permanent impairment. No lost-time injuries/illnesses are claims by workers who have not lost wages, but who have incurred health care expenses.
**Schedule 1 Total Injury/Illness Rate refers to the number of Schedule 1 allowed injury and illness claims per 100 full time equivalent (FTE) workers for the injury year specified, as of March 31st of the following year. [(LTIs + NLTIs + Fatalities)/Derived FTE]*100
***Schedule 2 Total Injury/Illness Rate refers to the number of Schedule 2 allowed injury and illness claims per 100 full time equivalent (FTE) workers for the injury year specified, as of March 31st of the following year. The number of workers for Schedule 2 is derived from Statistics Canada’s Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH), as WSIB does not collect payroll from Schedule 2 firms. [(LTIs + NLTIs + Fatalities)/Derived FTE]*100
Work-Related Fatalities as Reported by the Ministry of Labour (MOL) and WSIB
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Schedule 1 & 2
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| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Ministry of Labour (MOL) | 62 | 50 | 46 | 47 | 57 |
| WSIB Traumatic Fatalities By Year of Death | 76 | 87 | 63 | 64 | 67 |
| Total Traumatic Fatalities MOL & WSIB | 101 | 99 | 78 | 73 | 84 |
| WSIB Occupational Disease Fatalities By Year Allowed | 221 | 263 | 246 | 251 | 293 |
| Total Fatalities (Total Traumatic + WSIB Occupational Disease) |
322 | 362 | 324 | 324 | 377 |
Work-Related Fatalities as Reported by the Ministry of Labour (MOL) and WSIB represents allowed fatalities caused by traumatic injuries and other immediate causes, as reported by both the MOL and the WSIB. The data reflects:
- Fatalities investigated by the MOL, which includes fatalities of workers from traumatic injuries and other immediate causes covered by the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- Fatalities reported by the WSIB, which includes allowed fatalities of workers from traumatic injuries or other immediate causes where the employers have coverage under the WSIA. Fatalities only include those caused by the original traumatic injury or illness.
Breakdown of Total Traumatic Fatalities as reported by the MOL and WSIB
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Schedule 1 & 2
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| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Self Employed or Owner Operator MOL Only |
16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Youth Under the age of 25 at the time of injury |
10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Women | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Motor Vehicle Incidents on Public Roads WSIB Only - MOL does not investigate fatalities due to traffic incidents on public roads |
24 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 19 |
| Federal Jurisdiction | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
WSIB Data Source: Enterprise Information Warehouse (EIW), data as of March 31st of the following year, for each year.
