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Table 8a. Number and incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 by selected
worker and case characteristics and selected natures of injury or illness, All United States, private industry, 2008
Characteristic
Private industry3,4,5
Sprains, strains, tears
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tendonitis
Number
1,078,140
Rate
113.3
Number
416,620
Rate
43.8
Number
10,080
Rate
1.1
Number
4,100
Rate
0.4
Gender:
Male
Female
688,790
384,930
124.8
97.3
255,440
159,320
46.3
40.3
3,640
6,440
0.7
1.6
2,020
2,080
0.4
0.5
Age:
Under 14
14 to 15
16 to 19
20 to 24
25 to 34
35 to 44
45 to 54
55 to 64
65 and over
-130
31,010
107,880
239,580
251,490
261,030
142,840
28,420
--115.9
119.1
109.0
111.0
116.6
116.7
102.4
-70
9,000
37,490
94,670
106,050
104,220
52,780
7,710
--33.6
41.4
43.1
46.8
46.5
43.1
27.8
---260
1,530
2,360
3,610
2,070
160
---0.3
0.7
1.0
1.6
1.7
0.6
--30
280
940
1,130
1,200
410
110
--0.1
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.4
Occupation:
Management, business, financial
Professional and related
Service
Sales and related
Office and administrative support
Farming, fishing, and forestry
Construction and extraction
Installation, maintenance, and repair
Production
Transportation and material moving
26,310
80,790
235,340
69,410
80,410
13,510
120,890
93,880
138,890
217,070
26.5
54.3
149.4
62.0
51.0
142.0
221.7
209.1
157.9
278.4
9,290
36,570
97,830
26,850
31,750
3,760
40,700
35,100
43,970
90,360
9.3
24.6
62.1
24.0
20.2
39.5
74.6
78.2
50.0
115.9
390
720
1,120
390
2,430
40
410
610
3,140
820
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.3
1.5
0.4
0.8
1.4
3.6
1.0
20
520
820
270
330
40
260
220
980
640
-0.3
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.5
0.5
1.1
0.8
311,890
26,710
16,080
10,630
120,240
164,940
766,250
328,220
71,880
146,320
104,120
5,890
18,070
35,010
13,130
21,880
85,540
21,500
6,980
140.0
155.9
181.8
128.3
174.3
120.7
105.1
143.6
122.3
120.0
245.9
106.5
69.4
47.2
23.5
120.0
61.2
29.7
38.9
103,860
8,470
4,910
3,560
39,920
55,470
312,760
135,720
27,060
58,140
47,590
2,930
7,650
12,400
3,940
8,460
30,120
5,280
2,570
46.6
49.4
55.5
43.0
57.9
40.6
42.9
59.4
46.0
47.7
112.4
53.0
29.4
16.7
7.0
46.4
21.5
7.3
14.3
4,220
80
60
20
410
3,740
5,860
1,510
360
740
340
70
380
1,150
860
290
700
260
170
1.9
0.5
0.7
0.2
0.6
2.7
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.8
1.2
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.6
0.5
0.4
0.9
1,390
50
50
-220
1,120
2,720
990
240
520
200
30
110
80
70
-310
100
40
0.6
0.3
0.5
-0.3
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.2
57,060
182,750
11,420
171,330
86,190
16,730
69,450
30,470
30,470
115.3
131.4
68.6
139.9
95.7
124.6
90.7
98.2
98.2
22,270
89,010
4,630
84,380
28,230
6,130
22,110
9,630
9,630
45.0
64.0
27.8
68.9
31.4
45.6
28.9
31.0
31.0
270
870
130
750
680
60
620
570
570
0.5
0.6
0.8
0.6
0.8
0.5
0.8
1.8
1.8
170
790
200
590
400
70
320
40
40
0.3
0.6
1.2
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.1
0.1
Total:
Industry sector:
Goods producing industries3
3,4
Natural resources and mining
3
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
4
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Service providing industries
5
Trade, Transportation and Utilities
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Transportation and Warehousing5
Utilities
Information
Financial activities
Finance and Insurance
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Professional and business services
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Administrative and Support and Waste
Management and Remediation Services
Education and health services
Educational Services
Health Care and Social Assistance
Leisure and hospitality
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Accommodation and Food Services
Other services
Other Services, except Public Administration
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 8a - Page 1 of 3
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Table 8a. Number and incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 by selected
worker and case characteristics and selected natures of injury or illness, All United States, private industry, 2008
Characteristic
Private industry3,4,5
Number
Rate
Sprains, strains, tears
Number
Rate
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Number
Rate
Tendonitis
Number
Rate
Number of days away from work:
Cases involving 1 day
Cases involving 2 days
Cases involving 3-5 days
Cases involving 6-10 days
Cases involving 11-20 days
Cases involving 21-30 days
Cases involving 31 or more days
Median days away from work6
160,190
118,600
192,180
127,920
126,060
73,370
279,830
8
16.8
12.5
20.2
13.4
13.2
7.7
29.4
49,530
42,860
77,670
55,260
50,490
28,390
112,410
9
5.2
4.5
8.2
5.8
5.3
3.0
11.8
340
310
780
1,030
1,940
1,120
4,570
28
--0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.5
280
300
750
660
850
220
1,050
11
--0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.1
Part of body affected:
Head
Eye
Neck
Trunk
Back
Shoulder
Upper extremities
Arm
Finger
Hand, except finger
Wrist
Lower extremities
Knee
Ankle
Foot, toe
Body systems
Multiple
All other
73,270
27,450
15,890
366,710
222,290
74,100
244,150
48,420
95,080
41,940
46,660
240,760
91,830
55,270
49,390
15,860
112,200
9,290
7.7
2.9
1.7
38.5
23.4
7.8
25.7
5.1
10.0
4.4
4.9
25.3
9.7
5.8
5.2
1.7
11.8
1.0
220
30
10,360
235,060
167,410
48,850
36,680
13,220
4,430
3,400
13,250
104,760
51,550
36,040
6,020
-28,790
760
--1.1
24.7
17.6
5.1
3.9
1.4
0.5
0.4
1.4
11.0
5.4
3.8
0.6
-3.0
0.1
------10,080
---10,080
--------
------1.1
---1.1
--------
---790
-770
2,910
860
130
240
1,310
300
160
40
50
-70
40
---0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.1
--0.1
--------
15,220
130,010
42,280
64,170
106,920
156,360
149,490
217,420
50,530
91,320
61,680
49,180
142,220
1.6
13.7
4.4
6.7
11.2
16.4
15.7
22.8
5.3
9.6
6.5
5.2
14.9
240
74,730
16,340
13,820
32,800
102,820
101,010
68,620
8,020
29,560
38,470
34,670
31,200
-7.9
1.7
1.5
3.4
10.8
10.6
7.2
0.8
3.1
4.0
3.6
3.3
-30
---10,040
10,040
-------
-----1.1
1.1
-------
-680
120
110
230
2,330
2,310
140
120
70
100
100
200
-0.1
---0.2
0.2
-------
Source of injury, illness:
Chemicals, chemical products
Containers
Furniture, fixtures
Machinery
Parts and materials
Person, injured or ill worker
Worker motion or position
Floor, ground surfaces
Handtools
Vehicles
Person, other than worker
Health care patient
All other
See footnotes at the end of table.
Table 8a - Page 2 of 3
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Table 8a. Number and incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 by selected
worker and case characteristics and selected natures of injury or illness, All United States, private industry, 2008
Characteristic
Private industry3,4,5
Number
Event or exposure:
Contact with object, equipment
Struck by object
Struck against object
Caught in object, equipment, material
Fall to lower level
Fall on same level
Slips, trips
Overexertion
Overexertion in lifting
Repetitive motion
Exposed to harmful substance
Transportation accidents
Highway accident
Fires, explosions
Assault, violent act
by person
by other
by animal
All other
1
Rate
291,880
152,770
70,300
49,240
67,510
157,680
35,420
250,960
129,990
30,920
45,480
48,610
29,550
2,320
22,690
16,330
6,360
6,120
124,670
Sprains, strains, tears
Number
30.7
16.1
7.4
5.2
7.1
16.6
3.7
26.4
13.7
3.2
4.8
5.1
3.1
0.2
2.4
1.7
0.7
0.6
13.1
Rate
28,690
11,500
11,030
3,970
19,260
46,050
28,680
186,450
95,820
9,180
-14,760
10,540
20
4,090
3,790
300
250
79,460
3.0
1.2
1.2
0.4
2.0
4.8
3.0
19.6
10.1
1.0
-1.6
1.1
-0.4
0.4
--8.3
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Number
Rate
30
--------10,040
----------
---------1.1
----------
Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as:
(N / EH) X 20,000,000 where,
N
= number of injuries and illnesses,
EH
= total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year,
20,000,000
= base for 10,000 full-time equivalent workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).
2
Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days-away-from-work with or without job transfer or restriction.
3
Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
4
Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by
the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities. Data
for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these
industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
5
Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
6
Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases
with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are
represented in actual values.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that do not meet publication guidelines or data for incidence rates less than 0.05 per 10,000 full-time workers.
The scientifically selected probability sample used in each year was one of many possible samples, each of which could have produced
different estimates. A measure of sampling variability for each estimate is available upon request.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November, 2009
Table 8a - Page 3 of 3
Tendonitis
Number
200
30
120
20
40
40
40
1,320
670
1,720
--------720
Rate
-------0.1
0.1
0.2
--------0.1