Key Highlights - 2024 Annual report - Occupational injuries in the Canadian federal jurisdiction
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- 4,720 submissions, 1.5% decrease from 2023
- 18,877 Disabling Injuries reported, 0.4% increase from 2023
- 35.2% (6,652) in Road Transportation
- 24.4% (4,793) in Air Transportation
- 74 Fatalities reported, an increase of 4.2% from 2023
- 35 (47%) of reported fatalities were in Road Transportation
- Disabling Injury Frequency Rate (DIFR)
- DIFR calculation is (Total Disabling Injuries + Total Fatal Injuries)1,000,000/Total Hours Worked.
- DIFR in 2024 was 7.80, compared to 7.77 in 2023
- 5-year pre-pandemic average (2015-2019) was 9.28, a 16% decrease
- Number of Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) and Total Worked Hours
- 1.2 million FTEs in federally regulated industries worked 2.4 billion hours in 2024, representing a small increase of 0.02%, compared to 2023
- Fatal Injury Incidence Rate (FIIR)
- FIIR calculation is Total Fatal Injuries/Total FTEs *100,000
- FIIR in 2024 was 6.00, compared to 5.74 in 2023
- 5-year pre-pandemic average (2015-2019) was 5.87, a 2.2% increase
Data is drawn from 2024 employer's annual hazardous occurrence report (EAHOR) submissions.