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The total number 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 2024 has increased to 246 from 186 in 2023. However, it should be noted that 2023 reported the lowest number of recordable incidents in over 10 years. MoDOT continues to see decreases from historical rates due to the increased emphasis of safety in the organization.

The top three causes of employee injury in 2024 were slips, trips and falls at 21.65%, employees being struck or injured by an object at 15.52 % and cuts, punctures, and scrapes at 13.79%

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 fulltime 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 lost workdays or medical treatment resulting in cost to the department.  It should be noted this is a more rigorous method than is used by OSHA and the Texas DOT, both of which only count medical treatment if it is beyond first aid or loss of consciousness. 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 targets for total recordable incidents and rate of recordable incidents are updated annually. The target is calculated by subtracting 10% from the year-to-date comparison period.