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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 full-time-equivalent (FTE) workers during a one-year period. Use of the TCIR to report workplace injuries allow comparison of accident and injury statistics across industries, among industry segments, and from one year to the next.

Formula for calculating TCIR rate Formula for calculating TCIR rate

The TCIR is typically calculated as follows:

For example, if an employer with 500 workers reported 10 injuries in 2013, and workers in that company worked 1,000,000 hours that year, then the 2013 TCIR for that employer would be:

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

2-7. The 200,000 value in the TCIR equation is defined as the average number of work-related injuries incurred by _____.