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The total and rate of recordable incidents are tracked to measure the department’s goal of fewer injuries. MoDOT’s goal is for every employee to go home every night to their families unharmed. Reporting injuries allows the department to arrange for prompt treatment and to learn from mistakes or remediate hazards. The total number of recordables for 2019 has increased slightly compared to 2018. The rate of incidents has also increased slightly compared to last year. There was a 1% increase from 2018 for both the number of recordables as well as the rate of incidents.

Leading causes of injuries this year were slips, trips and falls (24%), strains (17%) and cut/punctured/scraped (13%). Based on the work activity being performed at the time of the incident, equipment use accounted for 30% of employee injuries, bridge work accounted for 11% and 9% were due to lifting or moving materials.  

Purpose of the Measure:

This measure tracks the number of recordable injuries in total and as a rate of injuries per 100 workers.

Measurement and Data Collection:

The calculation for incidence rate is the number of recordables times 200,000 divided by the number of hours worked. The 200,000 used in the calculation is the base for 100 full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). MoDOT defines a recordable incident as a work-related injury or illness that results in death, days away from work or medical treatment resulting in cost to the department. The injury data is collected from RiskMaster, the department’s risk management claims administration software. The number of hours worked is taken from MoDOT’s payroll data.

The target for total recordable incidents is updated quarterly. The target for rate of recordable incidents is updated annually. The target is calculated by subtracting 10% from the year-to-date comparison period