Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR)
The Total Case Incident Rate, or "TCIR" is a common method used to report workplace injuries. It is defined as the average number of work-related injuries incurred by 100 workers during a one-year period. This number will be total injuries and illnesses of your own employees plus all contractor/subcontractor employees.
The TCIR is typically calculated as follows:
For example, if an employer with 50 workers reported 10 injuries in 2013, and workers in that industry worked 1,000,000 hours that year, then the 2013 TCIR for that employer would be:
Use of the TCIR to report workplace injuries allows comparison of accident and injury statistics across industries, among industry segments, and from one year to the next.
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