How to use the summary rate tables tool

Overview
This tool allows you to record your OSHA log summary numbers, and save and display your firms' incidence
rates and your benchmark incidence rates. Copy this file to your own computer and use it to keep track of your
OSHA log statistics.

The incidence rate calculations and an overview of the Burea of Labor Statistics Web tool, Incidence rate
calculator and comparison tool, are described in the Recordkeeping 101, Part 7 article published in the summer
2006 edition of Safety Lines. It is available on the Web at http://www.doli.state.mn.us/pdf/safetylin-sum06-
rcd7.pdf.

You need to complete the OSHA log summary (OSHA form 300A) before you begin.

Enter the number of hours worked by all employees and the number of cases from the OSHA log summary on
the Hours and Cases worksheet. Then use this information with BLS incidence rate calculator tool to obtain
incidence rates. Copy the results table from the incidence rate calculator to the Data from BLS tool worksheet.
Copy the incidence rates into the Data Tables worksheet. The rates will automatically be entered into the
incidence rate trend charts on the Charts worksheet.

Data from your OSHA log summary (form 300A)

An explanation of how to correctly complete the log summary is available on the Web at
http://www.doli.state.mn.us/pdf/safetylin-spr06-rcd6.pdf.

Incidence rate calculator and comparison tool

The tool is available on the Web at http://data.bls.gov/IIRC/?data_tool=IIRC.

For additional help with this tool, please contact Brian Zaidman at brian.zaidman@state.mn.us.
Employee hours and numbers of injuries and illnesses cases

Copy information from your Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300A)
This information is used in Steps 1 and 2 of the Incidence Rate Calculator and Comparison Tool.

My company's NAICS code:

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Employee hours
Cases with days away from work (col H)
Cases with job transfer or restriction (col I)
Other recordable cases (col J)
Total cases (columns H+I+J) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DART cases (columns H+I) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pasted results tables from the Incidence Rate Calculator and Comparison Tool

Use this worksheet to paste your results from Step 4 of the Incidence rate calculator and comparison tool.
Your results tables will look like this. Paste it anywhere on this worksheet.

Copy the results for "Your Establishment" to the table of the same name on the Data
Tables worksheet. Paste the data into the column with the appropriate year.

Copy the benchmark results for your state or the U.S.to the "Benchmark rates for state
or U.S." table on the Data Tables worksheet. Paste the data into the column with the
appropriate year.
The data will also be displayed in the charts on the Charts worksheet.

Private
Your
Case Type industry,
Establishment
Minnesota
Total 7.5 9.8
Days Away 1.5 2.6
Job Transfer/Restriction 2 3
DART 3.5 5.6
Incidence rates trends

Enter the name of your establishment or company in cell B6.

Enter the name of the benchmark state or the U.S. in cell B20.
These names will provide the labels for the charts.

Your Establishment

Establishment name: your company name

Case type 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total
Days Away From Work
Job Transfer/Restriction
DART

Benchmark rates for state or U.S.

Name of benchmark jurisdiction: your benchmark state or U.S.

Case type 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total
Days Away From Work
Job Transfer/Restriction
DART
Injury and Illness rate charts

Total case rate

1

0.75

0.5

0.25

0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Row 12 Row 24

Days away from work case rate

1

0.75

0.5

0.25

0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Row 13 Row 25

Job transfer or restriction case rate

1

0.75

0.5

0.25

0
 1

0.75

0.5

0.25

0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Row 14 Row 26

DART case rate

1

0.75

0.5

0.25

0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Row 15 Row 27