Annual Comparison of Safety and Health Data
The table below shows 3M's progress on the safety and health front in terms of recordable and lost time incidents and workers' compensation from 1996 through 2006. Our Global Safety and Health Plan, along with self-assessments, are driving continuous improvements in this area. All are part of the 3M EHS Management System.
|
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
3M U.S. Recordable Incident Rate |
4.27 |
3.71 |
4.12 |
4.54 |
5.19 |
5.16 |
4.27 |
3.56 |
3.35 |
3.12 |
3.26
|
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Recordable Incident Rate for Manufacturing |
10.6 |
10.3 |
9.7 |
9.2 |
9 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
3M Worldwide Recordable Incident Rate |
2.82 |
2.47 |
2.58 |
2.83 |
3.11 |
3.12 |
2.74 |
2.24 |
1.94 |
1.72 |
1.84 |
3M U.S. Lost Time Incident Rate |
0.71 |
0.55 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.06 |
1.14 |
1.04 |
0.93 |
0.92 |
0.68 |
0.72 |
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Lost Time Incident Rate for Manufacturing |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
3M Worldwide Lost Time Incident Rate |
0.59 |
0.5 |
0.54 |
0.63 |
0.79 |
0.82 |
0.86 |
0.76 |
0.64 |
.49 |
0.59 |
Worldwide Fatalities |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
