OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) API
osha.gov · Government
Search employer-reported workplace injury and illness data submitted to OSHA under the 300A annual summary requirement. Filter by industry (NAICS), establishment size, or year. Covers establishments with 20+ employees in high-hazard industries — core data for workers compensation benchmarking.
Authentication
Sample Requests
Returns employer injury/illness summaries filtered by NAICS code and year. NAICS 238 = specialty trade contractors (high workers comp claims).
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curl -X GET "https://data.bls.gov/oes/datatype/api/search?size=10&year=2022&query=naics_code%3A238"
import requests
params = {
"size": "10",
"year": "2022",
"query": "naics_code:238"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://data.bls.gov/oes/datatype/api/search",
params=params,
)
print(response.json())const url = new URL('https://data.bls.gov/oes/datatype/api/search');
url.searchParams.set('size', '10');
url.searchParams.set('year', '2022');
url.searchParams.set('query', 'naics_code:238');
const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"net/url"
)
func main() {
baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://data.bls.gov/oes/datatype/api/search")
q := baseURL.Query()
q.Set("size", "10")
q.Set("year", "2022")
q.Set("query", "naics_code:238")
baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
targetURL := baseURL.String()
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
client := &http.Client{}
resp, _ := client.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}require "net/http"
require "json"
uri = URI("https://data.bls.gov/oes/datatype/api/search")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
"size" => "10",
"year" => "2022",
"query" => "naics_code:238"
})
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)<?php
$url = "https://data.bls.gov/oes/datatype/api/search?" . http_build_query([
"size" => "10",
"year" => "2022",
"query" => "naics_code:238"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
"method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));Postman Setup Guide
- No API key needed — the ITA API is fully open
- Browse available data at https://www.osha.gov/ita/
- In Postman, GET https://www.osha.gov/ita/api/search
- Filter by naics_code (6-digit NAICS), year, state, or establishment_size
- Key fields in response: total_injuries, total_illnesses, days_away, naics_code, company_name
- Cross-reference with BLS IIU series for industry-level benchmarking
What can you build with OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) API?
OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) API is a Government API. Developers commonly use government APIs for:
- surfacing public datasets in citizen-facing apps
- building transparency and civic engagement tools
- accessing legislation, court records, and official data
- powering research and journalism tools
- creating compliance and regulatory monitoring dashboards
No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.
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