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Safety Performance Calculator

Severity Rate Calculator

Measure the severity of workplace injuries using lost workdays and total employee hours worked.

Severity Rate Result

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Enter lost workdays and total hours worked to calculate the severity rate.

Formula

Severity Rate = (Lost Workdays × 200,000) ÷ Total Hours Worked

The severity rate shows the number of lost workdays per 200,000 employee hours worked.

Important

Severity rate thresholds can vary by company, industry and reporting standard. Use the result together with incident details and internal performance targets.