ISN Releases New Analysis to Improve Understanding of Serious Injury and Fatality Trends

The latest Serious Injury & Fatality Insights White Paper examines high-energy hazards and their role in life-altering incidents.

Published on Feb. 25, 2026

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ISN, the global leader in contractor and supplier information management services, has released the Sixth Edition of its Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) Insights White Paper. The publication aims to provide organizations with insights needed to help proactively identify risk using a data-driven approach, including analyzing more than 178,000 OSHA recordable incidents from 2017 to 2024.

Why it matters

The report highlights the need for organizations to move beyond relying solely on traditional incident rate metrics, which may not accurately reflect the risk of serious injuries and fatalities. By focusing on high-energy hazards and potential SIF events, companies can better address the underlying conditions leading to life-altering incidents and continue to strengthen worker safety.

The details

The latest White Paper expands ISN's analysis to provide a broader view of life-altering injuries by applying multiple reporting frameworks and examining the role of high-energy hazards in SIF outcomes. Key findings include that Lacerations, Cuts, and Fractures account for over 80% of ISN contractor SIF cases, and Gravity, Motion, and Mechanical energy sources account for nearly 90% of ISN contractors' Serious Injury cases.

  • The Sixth Edition of ISN's Serious Injury & Fatality Insights White Paper was released on February 25, 2026.
  • The analysis covers SIF trends from 2017 through 2024.

The players

ISN

The global leader in contractor and supplier information management services, with more than 25 years of experience connecting 900 Hiring Clients in capital-intensive industries with 90,000 active contractors and suppliers.

Joe Schloesser

Senior Vice President at ISN.

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What they’re saying

“Leading organizations with mature safety cultures recognize historical recordable injury rates, such as Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR), to be less reliable indicators for reducing serious incidents and fatalities.”

— Joe Schloesser, Senior Vice President (ISN)

What’s next

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The takeaway

This report highlights the need for organizations to move beyond traditional incident rate metrics and take a more data-driven approach to identifying and addressing high-energy hazards that can lead to serious injuries and fatalities. By improving how these risks are recognized and controlled, companies can better protect worker safety.