Department of Labor

nursing assistants had the highest number of cases involving days away from work in 2020, according to the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Photo Provided.

nursing assistants had the highest number of cases involving days away from work in 2020, according to the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Photo Provided.

Study: State workplace injury cases level with national rate

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s workplace injury and illness rate is on par with the rest of the country, according to a private industry sampling conducted in 2020 by the state Labor Department. The incidence rate per 100 full-time employees was 2.