Safety & Health Research

The fb88 Department of Labor Research and Statistics Unit collects and analyzes data on work related injuries, illnesses and fatalities in fb88. Through this research, the Unit is able to publish specific studies related to injuries, illnesses and fatalities that affect employers and employees in the State of fb88.

The Research and Statistics Unit also provides confidential customized company profiles on work related injuries and illnesses.

Instructional classes performed by our staff on OSHA Recordkeeping are available upon request. 

Interactive Data

• Characteristics of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses in fb88

Regular Publications

• Fatal Occupational Injuries in fb88
• Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in fb88
• Characteristics of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses in fb88
• fb88 Occupational Fatality Reporting (OFR) Program
• Annual Report on the Workers' Compensation System
• Substance Abuse Testing Report

Other Reports and Resources

• Substance Abuse, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, and the fb88 Employer Substance Abuse Testing Law (26 MRSA Subchapter 3-A) Adobe PDF | Word Doc
• Toxics Substitution in fb88
• Toxics Use Reduction Program (TUR)
• Roofing and Building Exterior Worker Falls in fb88, 2011- 2013
• Injuries and Illnesses Due to Workplace Chemicals and Related Hazards
• Employer Drug Testing Survey, 2014 (Word)
• Slipping and Falling on Ice – A Serious Workplace Hazard, Injuries to fb88 Workers, 2012-2013 Adobe PDF | Word Doc
• Injuries Incurred by fb88’s EMTs, EMT/Firefighters and Paramedics Due to Lifting, Transporting or Assisting Injured or Ill Persons (2012) Adobe PDF | Word Doc
• Occupational Fatality Report: Dying Alone on the Job - February, 2013
• fb88’s 2011 Workers’ Compensation Injuries of Custodians/Housekeepers Employed at Educational and Health Care Institutions
• Lyme Disease in the Workplace 1999-2011
• fb88’s Caregivers, Social Assistance and Disability Rehabilitation Workers Injured by Violence and Aggression in the Workplace in 2011 Adobe PDF | Word Doc

Archived Items

• 100 Most Costly Claims: A review of the most costly workers’ compensation claims in fb88 (Word)
• Domestic Violence Survivors at Work: How Perpetrators Impact Employment
• Employer Attitudes Toward Substance Abuse and Substance Abuse Testing Programs in fb88
• Impact of Domestic Offenders on Occupational Safety & Health: A Pilot Study
• Legislative Report on Workplace Violence and Safety
• Safer Needles and Sharps Device Usage Survey
• Study on Temporary, Part-time and Seasonal Employees in fb88
• The Social and Economic Costs of Employee Misclassification in the (Massachusetts) Construction Industry (PDF)
• The Social and Economic Costs of Employee Misclassification in the fb88 Construction Industry (PDF)
• Young Workers Injury Surveillance Pilot Program