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USDL 08-1716
For release: 10:00 A.M. EST
Thursday, November 20, 2008
(This news release was reissued on March 31, 2009 to correct selected data within
the mining and railroad industries that were misclassified by BLS. Except for these
industries, the corrections resulted in minor changes for the category musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and selected nature, event or exposure, and source
categories. Corrections have been made to text in the first bullet under “Key Findings” and in the MSD section; charts A and B; and tables 5, 6, 7, 11, 16, 18, 19, 20,
22, and 23.)
NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES
REQUIRING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK, 2007
Both the rate and the number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
requiring days away from work decreased from 2006 to 2007, according to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, U.S. Department Labor. The 2007 rate was 122 per 10,000 full-time
workers, a decrease of 4 percent from 2006. There were 1.2 million cases requiring days
away from work in private industry out of 4 million total recordable cases as reported by
the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. The number of days-away-fromwork cases in 2007 decreased by 24,630 cases, or 2 percent, as compared to 2006 levels.
Median days away from work—a key measure of the severity of the injury or illness—
was 7 days in 2007, the same as the prior three years.
Key findings for 2007:
In 2007, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) with days away from work declined by
21,770 cases from 2006. The 2007 injury and illness incidence rate of 35 cases per
10,000 full-time workers for MSDs is 8 percent below the 2006 rate of 39 cases
per 10,000 workers. The decrease in the number of MSDs is the largest factor
contributing to the overall decline in days-away-from-work cases in 2007.
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants had 44,930 days-away-from-work cases
and a rate of 465 cases per 10,000 workers, which is a 12 percent decrease in the
rate compared to 2006.
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers experienced the highest number
of days-away-from-work cases, with 79,000 in 2007, a 7 percent decline from
85,120 in 2006.
Cases with days away from work due to a fall on the same level increased by 10
percent from 2006 levels, driven by large increases in the number of cases in retail
trade (up 4,280 cases, 19 percent) and health care and social assistance (up 3,360
cases, 11 percent).
Case characteristics
Case characteristics provide detailed information on the circumstances of
workplace injuries and illnesses that required one or more days away from work. The
survey uses four case characteristics—nature, part of body, source, and event or
exposure—to describe a workplace incident.
A nursing aide sprains her back from overexertion in lifting a health care patient.
↑
↑
↑
↑
(nature) (part of body) (event or exposure)
(source)
Sprains and strains were the most frequent nature of injuries and illnesses (see
table 6); however, the number of cases has decreased 5 percent from 2006,
compared to a 2 percent decline for all injuries.
Cases with days away from work due to overexertion decreased by 7 percent to
264,930 cases. This continues the sequence of decreases in this event for the last
five years.
The number of cases of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) decreased in 2007 by 1,070
to a total of 11,940 cases. The number of CTS cases in the goods-producing
industries decreased to 4,510 cases. Among CTS cases in goods-producing
industries, there was a decrease of 610 cases in the construction industry to a total
of 280 cases. The number of these cases in manufacturing decreased by 880 cases
to a total of 4,170 cases.
The part of the body most often affected by work injuries was the trunk (including
the shoulder and back) accounting for 33 percent of all injuries and illnesses.
Cases involving the trunk decreased by 4 percent from 2006.
Floors, walkways, and ground surfaces were the source of injury or illness for
20 percent of all days-away-from-work cases and increased by 7 percent from
2006 levels. These surfaces are frequently the source of injury when a person
falls. The second most frequent source of injury or illness, accounting for 14
percent of the total workplace injuries and illnesses in 2007, was worker motion or
position (typically associated with sprains and strains).
Injury and Illness Severity
The survey provides data on the length of the absences resulting from injuries and
illnesses that require days away from work to recuperate. Median number of days away
from work—the key survey measure of severity—designates the point at which half the
cases involved more days and half involved fewer days.
The median number of days away from work for all cases was 7 days in 2007,
unchanged since 2004. Twenty-six percent of all days-away-from-work cases resulted in
31 or more days away from work. Goods-producing industries had a median of 9 days,
and service-providing industries had a median of 7 days (see table 12).
Within industries, the mining sector had the highest median days away from work
at 27, nearly 4 times the median for all private industry. Transportation and
warehousing had a median days away from work of 14, double the national
median.
The highest median days away from work were for heavy and tractor-trailer truck
drivers and light and delivery service truck drivers, each with 15 days, followed by
carpenters and construction laborers with 10 days. These occupations had 0.1
percent or more of total cases.
Fractures continued to require the highest median days away from work (30 days)
in all private industries, followed by carpal tunnel syndrome (28 days). Of all
fractures, 48 percent were the result of a fall on the same level or a fall to lower
level. Within goods-producing industries, fractures had the highest median days
away from work as well (35 days), followed by carpal tunnel syndrome (28 days).
Service-providing industries reversed this pattern, with carpal tunnel syndrome
having the highest median days away from work (28 days) followed by fractures
(27 days).
Injuries involving the shoulder took workers a median of 18 days to recuperate for
all private industries. Half of the injuries to the shoulder were the result of
overexertion. Workers in the goods-producing industries took a median of 26 days
and those in service-providing industries required 15 days.
Injuries from repetitive motion continue to be the event with the highest median
days away from work for all private industries (20 days) and service-providing
industries (19 days), followed by falls to lower level (15 days for private industry,
12 days for service-providing industries). In goods-producing industries, falls to
lower level required the highest median days away from work with 22 days,
followed by repetitive motion (20 days).
As age increases, median days away from work increase. Workers age 65 and
over experienced the longest absences from work with a median of 16 days,
compared to 4 days away from work for workers age 16 to 24.
Worker characteristics
Worker characteristics include gender, age, race or ethnic origin, and length of
service with the employer at the time of incident (see tables 1, 2, and 8).
Workers who were 20 to 24 years of age had the highest incidence rate at 134
cases per 10,000 full-time workers, a 6 percent decline from 2006. Workers 65
years old and older had the lowest rate at 96, a 9 percent decline from 2006. This
compares to an overall decline of 4 percent for all cases.
Men accounted for 64 percent of injuries and illnesses and had an incidence rate of
134 per 10,000 workers, 22 percent higher than the rate for women (105 per
10,000 workers). Men typically work in jobs and industries that have higher rates
than women.
The number of injuries and illnesses to Hispanic and White workers in
construction and extraction occupations declined significantly in 2007 (23 percent
and 10 percent respectively). The number of injuries and illnesses to Black
workers in this occupation group increased by 7 percent to a total of 6,490 cases in
2007.
Occupation
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers experienced the highest number
of days-away-from-work injuries and illnesses, with 79,000 in 2007. This was a seven
percent decline from 85,120 in 2006. Following this occupation were heavy and tractortrailer truck drivers (57,050), nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants (44,930),
construction laborers (34,180), and light or delivery service truck drivers (32,930). Of
these five occupations, only the light or delivery service truck drivers had an increase in
cases (23 percent) from 2006.
Ten occupations had more than 20,000 injuries and illnesses in 2007 (see table 4).
These ten occupations (including the five mentioned above) made up 33 percent of all
injuries and illnesses with days away from work in 2007, and have had more than
20,000 injuries and illnesses every year since 2003.
Six occupations had rates of 350 or more per 10,000 full-time workers (see table 23).
These occupations had 0.1 percent or more of total employment.
o Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants had the highest rate of injuries and
illnesses with 465 per 10,000 full-time workers.
o The remaining five occupations were laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers with a rate of 434, nonrestaurant food servers (415), construction laborers
(394), light or delivery service truck drivers (370) and roofers (363).
Five occupations had incidence rates over 1,000 per 10,000 workers: athletes and
sports competitors (2,049), animal control workers (1,520), hoist and winch operators
(1,294), mine shuttle car operators (1,289), and psychiatric aides (1,119). These
occupations did not have high numbers of cases or high employment.
Industry
Workers in the goods-producing industries experienced 349,450 injuries and
illnesses with days away from work and had an incidence rate at 153 per 10,000 workers
in 2007. Ninety-two percent of these cases were in the manufacturing and construction
industry sectors.
Manufacturing, with 187,200 cases, had the highest case count among goodsproducing industries, but had the lowest incidence rate of 133 per 10,000 workers.
Contact with objects was the event most often associated with these injuries with a
rate of 50 per 10,000 full-time workers.
Construction industry workers experienced 135,350 injuries and illnesses in 2007
and had an incidence rate of 190 per 10,000 workers. Within construction, contact
with objects and equipment resulted in 35 percent of the injuries and illnesses.
In comparison to goods-producing industries, workers in the service-providing
industries experienced 809,420 days away from work injuries and illnesses and had a
lower incidence rate at 112 per 10,000 workers. Two thirds of these cases were in the
trade, transportation, and utilities industry sector and the educational and health services
industry sector.
Trade, transportation and utilities industry workers experienced 359,770 injuries
and illnesses in 2007, the highest count of all private industry sectors and had an
incidence rate of 158 per 10,000 full-time workers. The transportation and
warehousing industry had the highest rate (265) of injuries and illnesses.
Educational and health services experienced 181,700 cases with an incidence rate
of 134. Ninety-four percent of these cases were in health care and social
assistance industries.
Musculoskeletal disorders
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), often referred to as ergonomic injuries, are
injuries or illnesses affecting the connective tissues of the body such as muscles, nerves,
tendons, joints, cartilage, or spinal discs. Injuries or disorders caused by slips, trips, falls,
motor vehicle accidents, or similar incidents are not MSDs. (A more detailed definition
can be found on the BLS website https://www.bls.gov/iif/oshdef.htm.) MSDs accounted
for 29 percent of all workplace injuries requiring time away from work in 2007,
compared to 30 percent of total days-away-from-work cases in 2006.
There were 335,390 MSDs in 2007 requiring a median of 9 days away from work,
two more days than the median for all days-away-from-work cases. This is a
decline of 21,770 cases (6 percent) from last year, and an 11 percent decline from
2005. The rate of MSD injuries has also declined 8 percent from 39 cases per
10,000 workers in 2006 to 35.
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants had a MSD rate of 252 cases per 10,000
workers, a rate more than seven times the national MSD average for all
occupations (see chart A). Laborers and freight handlers had a MSD rate of 149
and light and delivery truck drivers had a MSD rate of 117.
The MSD rate for several of the major industry sectors decreased significantly from
last year (see chart B). The MSD incident rate for management of companies and
enterprises decreased 32 percent (to 11), construction decreased 16 percent (to
41), and manufacturing decreased 10 percent (to 41).
Notes
This release is the third in a series of three releases from the BLS covering
occupational safety and health statistics in 2007. The first release, in August 2008,
covered work-related fatalities from the 2007 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. In
October 2008, the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses reported the total
recordable cases for occupational injuries and illnesses for 2007. Additional background
and methodological information regarding the BLS occupational safety and health
program can be found in Chapter 9 of the BLS Handbook of Methods at
https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch9.pdf.
With the 2007 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), BLS added
selected injury and illness rates by occupation at the 2, 3, and 4 digit detailed occupation
level for the Nation and at the occupational group level for the Nation and States.
Because of space limitations, this release does not present all the publishable
estimates and rates for days-away-from-work cases. Additional detailed data are
available from BLS staff on 202-691-6170, [email protected], and the BLS Internet site at
https://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm.
[This chart was reissued in March 2009.]
[This chart was reissued in March 2009.]
Chart B. Number, incidence rate, and median days of work-related musculoskeletal disorders that required
days away from work by selected industry sectors, 2006-07
Industry
Total Cases
Incidence Rate
2006
2007
All Industries1
357,160
335,390
38.6
35.4
9
9
Goods producing1
103,750
92,280
45.6
40.4
10
12
4,480
4,870
29.0
29.5
11
12
2,040
2,100
30.2
29.6
21
27
Construction
34,510
29,420
49.5
41.4
10
12
Manufacturing
64,760
57,990
45.5
41.1
11
12
Service providing1
253,410
243,100
36.3
33.8
8
8
2,760
1,960
16.5
11.3
9
9
Natural resources and mining1
Mining1
Management of companies and enterprises
2006
2007
Median Days
2006
2007
1 Data for total cases and incidence rate for this industry were affected by the March 2009 corrections to 2007 data.
TABLE 1. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker characteristics and major industry sector, 2007
Goods producing
Characteristic
Service providing
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
349,450
26,900
135,350
187,200
809,420
359,770
18,560
35,450
88,260
181,700
94,160
31,520
744,860
409,040
301,300
47,860
23,500
3,370
131,840
3,480
145,960
41,010
443,560
361,180
249,970
105,190
12,790
5,760
17,610
17,840
58,960
29,280
35,610
146,040
46,500
47,660
22,130
9,390
400
35,250
124,550
260,080
283,660
271,300
138,960
25,140
30
7,570
37,360
84,930
89,080
83,200
38,120
4,240
30
830
3,400
6,810
6,750
5,570
2,760
430
–
3,010
16,360
39,060
35,340
28,160
10,840
880
–
3,730
17,610
39,060
46,990
49,480
24,520
2,930
370
27,680
87,190
175,150
194,580
188,090
100,840
20,900
150
12,240
39,940
74,440
87,870
84,320
43,670
9,360
–
340
1,550
3,640
5,240
4,650
2,340
370
–
660
2,680
5,960
9,020
9,730
5,750
1,120
–
1,610
10,400
23,190
21,800
19,210
9,080
1,710
20
3,660
14,830
37,700
44,080
47,280
26,690
4,480
190
8,140
15,030
21,920
19,680
16,100
8,940
3,100
–
1,020
2,750
8,300
6,880
6,800
4,360
770
142,660
248,620
403,180
349,940
49,380
72,170
118,670
106,920
5,170
6,280
9,550
5,590
23,210
30,720
50,950
29,740
21,000
35,170
58,170
71,590
93,280
176,450
284,510
243,010
40,960
74,890
123,580
111,450
1,010
2,630
5,000
9,650
2,480
7,410
12,860
12,270
11,750
21,950
34,010
19,980
16,310
36,400
67,300
60,510
16,090
25,220
30,950
21,320
4,680
7,960
10,810
7,830
519,330
94,200
157,320
16,220
179,040
22,170
65,770
3,550
6,760
900
10,300
70
75,750
6,040
25,480
390
96,540
15,230
29,990
3,090
340,290
72,030
91,550
12,680
148,340
21,500
34,290
3,610
6,020
1,220
1,130
120
16,440
3,190
3,770
760
38,340
7,120
15,580
1,080
79,210
28,290
14,600
3,050
34,410
8,370
18,480
3,200
17,520
2,340
3,690
860
4,290
920
40
380
500
3,370
1,280
30
80
390
610
680
310
6,130
820
870
359,690
1,930
260
310
75,510
130
30
–
8,680
940
100
100
26,180
870
130
210
40,650
4,200
560
560
284,190
1,740
130
220
148,670
90
–
–
9,930
90
–
–
11,100
410
50
40
25,240
1,170
330
130
54,310
500
40
120
28,370
200
–
40
6,560
Private
industry
2,3,4
Total cases .............................................. 1,158,870
Gender:
Male .....................................................
Female .................................................
Age:5
14 - 15 .................................................
16 - 19 .................................................
20 - 24 .................................................
25 - 34 .................................................
35 - 44 .................................................
45 - 54 .................................................
55 - 64 .................................................
65 and over ..........................................
Length of service with employer:
Less than 3 months .............................
3 - 11 months .......................................
1 - 5 years ............................................
More than 5 years ................................
Race or ethnic origin:
White only ............................................
Black only ............................................
Hispanic or Latino only ........................
Asian only ............................................
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
only ....................................................
American Indian or Alaskan Native
only ....................................................
Hispanic or Latino and other race ........
Multi-race .............................................
Not reported .........................................
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which
also included job transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 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 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.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
5 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14; they accounted for fewer
than 50 cases.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data
exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 2. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker characteristics and major industry sector,
2007
Goods producing
Service providing
Characteristic
Private
industry 2,3,4
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
Total [1,158,870 cases] ..........................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
64.3
35.3
86.2
13.7
87.4
12.5
97.4
2.6
78.0
21.9
54.8
44.6
69.5
29.2
68.9
31.0
49.7
50.3
66.8
33.2
19.6
80.4
49.4
50.6
70.2
29.8
(6)
3.0
10.7
22.4
24.5
23.4
12.0
2.2
(6)
2.2
10.7
24.3
25.5
23.8
10.9
1.2
.1
3.1
12.6
25.3
25.1
20.7
10.3
1.6
–
2.2
12.1
28.9
26.1
20.8
8.0
.7
–
2.0
9.4
20.9
25.1
26.4
13.1
1.6
(6)
3.4
10.8
21.6
24.0
23.2
12.5
2.6
(6)
3.4
11.1
20.7
24.4
23.4
12.1
2.6
–
1.8
8.4
19.6
28.2
25.1
12.6
2.0
–
1.9
7.6
16.8
25.4
27.4
16.2
3.2
–
1.8
11.8
26.3
24.7
21.8
10.3
1.9
(6)
2.0
8.2
20.7
24.3
26.0
14.7
2.5
.2
8.6
16.0
23.3
20.9
17.1
9.5
3.3
–
3.2
8.7
26.3
21.8
21.6
13.8
2.4
12.3
21.5
34.8
30.2
14.1
20.7
34.0
30.6
19.2
23.3
35.5
20.8
17.1
22.7
37.6
22.0
11.2
18.8
31.1
38.2
11.5
21.8
35.1
30.0
11.4
20.8
34.3
31.0
5.4
14.2
26.9
52.0
7.0
20.9
36.3
34.6
13.3
24.9
38.5
22.6
9.0
20.0
37.0
33.3
17.1
26.8
32.9
22.6
14.8
25.3
34.3
24.8
44.8
8.1
13.6
1.4
51.2
6.3
18.8
1.0
25.1
3.3
38.3
.3
56.0
4.5
18.8
.3
51.6
8.1
16.0
1.7
42.0
8.9
11.3
1.6
41.2
6.0
9.5
1.0
32.4
6.6
6.1
.6
46.4
9.0
10.6
2.1
43.4
8.1
17.7
1.2
43.6
15.6
8.0
1.7
36.5
8.9
19.6
3.4
55.6
7.4
11.7
2.7
.4
.3
.1
.3
.3
.4
.4
.2
.2
.4
.3
.7
1.0
.5
.1
.1
31.0
.6
.1
.1
21.6
.5
.1
.7
.1
.1
19.3
.5
.1
.1
21.7
.5
.1
.1
35.1
.5
(6)
.1
41.3
.5
–
–
53.5
.3
–
–
31.3
.5
.1
(6)
28.6
.6
.2
.1
29.9
.5
(6)
.1
30.1
Gender:
Male .....................................................
Female .................................................
Age:5
14 - 15 .................................................
16 - 19 .................................................
20 - 24 .................................................
25 - 34 .................................................
35 - 44 .................................................
45 - 54 .................................................
55 - 64 .................................................
65 and over ..........................................
Length of service with employer:
Less than 3 months .............................
3 - 11 months .......................................
1 - 5 years ............................................
More than 5 years ................................
Race or ethnic origin:
White only ............................................
Black only ............................................
Hispanic or Latino only ........................
Asian only ............................................
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
only ....................................................
American Indian or Alaskan Native
only ....................................................
Hispanic or Latino and other race ........
Multi-race .............................................
Not reported .........................................
–
32.3
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which
also included job transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 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 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.
.6
–
.1
20.8
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
5 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14; they accounted for fewer
than 50 cases.
6 Data too small to be displayed.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data
exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, percentages may not add to 100.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 3. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by major occupational group and major industry sector, 2007
Goods producing
Occupation
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
349,450
26,900
135,350
187,200
809,420
359,770
18,560
35,450
88,260
181,700
94,160
31,520
21,900
7,700
2,200
4,950
1,900
8,140
1,380
8,210
3,920
680
300
1,670
540
–
–
–
280
30
–
70
110
–
–
–
2,410
90
20
300
–
–
–
–
1,240
570
270
1,300
430
–
–
–
17,980
7,010
1,900
3,280
1,370
8,140
1,380
8,200
3,540
1,470
280
400
180
60
20
20
580
270
370
670
30
–
–
50
2,840
2,330
300
–
200
20
570
–
2,720
1,660
650
2,080
470
280
700
120
4,570
1,030
220
40
410
7,450
80
7,550
2,590
90
40
–
40
50
–
130
1,130
170
40
60
40
290
–
310
5,820
180
–
170
5,640
760
1,020
40
180
300
3,200
130
46,660
67,300
10,690
190
60
370
40
–
120
130
20
200
46,470
67,250
10,330
1,130
840
900
–
–
100
160
330
2,690
1,550
6,000
42,200
64,290
1,370
30
130
1,040
310
280
650
2,3,4
Total cases ............................................................. 1,158,870
Management occupations ....................................
Business and financial operations occupations ...
Computer and mathematical occupations ............
Architecture and engineering occupations ...........
Life, physical, and social science occupations .....
Community and social services occupations .......
Legal occupations ................................................
Education, training, and library occupations ........
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ........................................................
Healthcare practitioners and technical
occupations ........................................................
Healthcare support occupations ...........................
Protective service occupations .............................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................
Personal care and service occupations ...............
Sales and related occupations .............................
Office and administrative support occupations ....
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ..........
Construction and extraction occupations .............
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production occupations ........................................
Transportation and material moving occupations
Service providing
Total
goods
producing
Private
industry
–
20
30
50
30
76,850
460
30
70
360
76,390
10,850
150
470
1,060
8,700
54,590
580
71,750
24,890
78,070
85,190
13,950
134,010
98,390
160,350
225,780
4,750
330
1,620
7,190
13,080
119,210
28,080
124,390
41,800
620
290
60
220
12,340
5,480
1,560
1,630
4,040
980
20
420
790
–
106,990
12,910
4,550
5,530
3,140
20
1,130
6,170
740
6,740
13,610
118,210
32,230
67,010
24,560
76,440
78,010
870
14,800
70,310
35,960
183,990
4,820
7,330
65,330
41,680
710
6,000
38,610
20,090
153,210
350
160
1,210
3,450
–
300
6,570
1,680
1,610
5,950
100
2,690
9,850
–
500
4,980
550
3,400
24,430
1,230
1,650
10,390
100
5,550
4,790
5,690
14,130
14,510
9,220
380
9,520
30
1,250
2,980
2,060
3,160
14,320
3,720
3,660
1,720
30
610
3,120
1,680
3,370
2,630
2,810
1,520
1,400
–
580
9,250
4,220
5,100
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also
included job transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 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 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.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data
exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 4. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker occupation and major industry sector, 2007
Goods producing
Occupation
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
349,450
26,900
135,350
187,200
809,420
359,770
18,560
35,450
88,260
181,700
94,160
31,520
79,000
57,050
44,930
34,180
32,930
32,920
17,120
9,720
–
30,170
2,580
340
690
1,180
–
110
160
30
260
3,600
–
29,200
450
80
16,170
4,950
–
860
1,970
230
61,880
47,330
44,930
4,010
30,360
32,590
53,680
41,760
120
1,610
25,450
30,920
560
140
–
100
240
100
750
720
40
60
340
350
4,370
3,920
240
1,950
2,560
100
770
70
44,450
190
630
70
950
130
–
80
620
1,030
790
580
70
30
520
20
30,060
23,800
23,460
20,020
18,560
18,080
3,440
21,060
6,640
–
1,250
170
160
20
230
–
70
50
630
19,910
1,800
–
60
30
2,660
1,130
4,610
–
1,120
90
26,610
2,740
16,820
20,020
17,310
17,910
3,500
1,450
6,770
–
16,230
280
240
40
420
–
130
20
2,960
130
3,220
40
20
1,340
8,860
510
1,400
350
410
1,840
6,200
290
1,990
19,560
390
6,690
3,590
240
1,870
–
70
7,520
1,270
80
1,150
60
60
220
16,420
14,350
14,090
13,750
12,300
60
530
470
30
10,100
–
30
100
180
–
1,070
30
410
70
20
8,810
16,350
13,820
13,620
13,720
2,200
15,090
10,050
720
11,270
990
140
–
20
30
–
400
470
1,200
60
30
–
160
7,930
180
360
–
20
220
–
220
80
740
230
30
400
150
2,100
1,840
–
290
2,910
920
100
800
12,200
11,140
10,860
10,250
20
9,810
410
–
–
150
–
–
–
8,810
130
–
20
840
280
–
12,190
1,340
10,450
10,240
5,500
550
5,790
70
–
70
960
–
60
2,000
60
–
390
900
40
330
190
260
120
6,340
50
130
9,890
–
–
420
50
10,220
9,140
9,070
9,040
8,900
9,090
1,080
7,950
190
–
750
–
–
20
–
8,150
–
7,400
–
–
180
1,070
550
170
–
1,130
8,060
1,120
8,850
8,900
220
5,740
320
2,220
240
30
350
20
20
–
50
110
20
40
–
650
180
330
100
–
140
170
190
850
–
20
980
70
5,610
8,640
–
530
160
–
–
2,3,4
Total cases ............................................................. 1,158,870
Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand .....................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ..................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................
Construction laborers .............................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................
Retail salespersons ................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................
Carpenters .............................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..............
Registered nurses ..................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ..................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .........................
First line supervisors/managers of retail sales
workers .................................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics .....
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ............
Cashiers .................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...............
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................
Electricians .............................................................
Customer service representatives ..........................
Waiters and waitresses ..........................................
First line supervisors/managers of construction
trades and extraction workers ..............................
Driver/sales workers ...............................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...................
Food preparation workers ......................................
Cooks, restaurant ...................................................
Service providing
Total
goods
producing
Private
industry
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also
included job transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 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 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.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data
exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector, 2007
Goods producing
Characteristic
Service providing
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
349,450
26,900
135,350
187,200
809,420
359,770
18,560
35,450
88,260
181,700
94,160
31,520
448,380
101,340
91,270
15,730
94,950
17,490
11,940
4,380
6,130
7,320
46,820
115,870
26,460
36,480
8,670
37,990
4,920
4,510
1,750
2,240
4,310
15,090
8,650
2,760
2,150
380
3,840
280
60
60
230
340
960
44,380
8,380
15,560
4,820
17,350
1,250
280
320
540
870
6,750
62,840
15,320
18,770
3,480
16,800
3,390
4,170
1,370
1,470
3,090
7,380
332,510
74,870
54,790
7,060
56,960
12,570
7,420
2,630
3,890
3,010
31,730
150,290
34,650
25,280
3,250
27,430
2,890
3,100
900
1,040
1,390
13,690
7,340
1,620
820
90
1,540
80
300
80
–
20
970
12,520
2,030
2,250
150
2,700
170
830
90
450
120
1,330
33,040
7,760
5,480
1,480
6,260
600
1,430
470
320
270
4,030
90,710
16,440
5,170
1,120
9,810
1,670
1,310
660
700
180
7,510
29,320
9,750
12,920
570
6,770
6,530
290
340
1,170
690
2,740
9,290
2,630
2,870
410
2,440
630
180
90
200
330
1,460
78,370
33,010
17,050
384,650
75,580
235,960
269,240
54,260
51,620
47,920
101,650
260,580
94,500
62,660
43,970
11,630
17,710
120,950
26,920
14,550
4,080
107,190
23,360
58,060
99,360
17,740
14,930
18,550
43,750
76,710
26,660
16,700
14,570
3,680
4,060
28,700
2,400
1,200
300
7,950
1,400
4,340
5,590
1,160
530
1,000
2,610
7,500
2,530
1,520
1,520
220
260
2,630
10,590
5,200
1,870
41,210
8,220
22,600
31,830
6,880
3,770
7,490
12,530
34,340
11,920
8,490
5,870
1,590
1,600
12,900
13,930
8,150
1,920
58,020
13,740
31,120
61,930
9,700
10,630
10,060
28,610
34,880
12,210
6,690
7,170
1,870
2,200
13,170
51,450
18,460
12,960
277,460
52,220
177,900
169,880
36,520
36,690
29,370
57,900
183,860
67,830
45,960
29,400
7,950
13,640
92,250
23,370
8,320
5,880
128,270
26,930
78,070
72,350
16,470
14,740
12,330
25,350
85,420
29,390
20,630
14,950
4,990
5,110
35,800
1,090
260
170
5,530
1,030
3,380
3,420
700
980
550
940
4,380
1,600
1,080
660
250
710
3,130
2,640
1,220
730
10,610
1,470
7,010
7,710
1,700
2,220
1,100
2,230
8,030
2,890
1,740
1,630
170
700
4,420
5,960
1,960
1,470
26,940
4,850
16,980
20,270
3,500
5,480
3,480
6,510
19,800
6,680
5,730
2,940
470
2,150
10,950
8,510
2,240
3,440
74,330
12,310
52,640
29,090
6,790
7,730
4,230
8,120
36,620
15,510
9,060
4,930
1,180
2,830
25,420
7,210
2,700
730
23,900
4,270
14,610
28,160
4,430
4,410
6,170
11,810
22,810
8,770
6,130
3,460
550
1,200
9,210
2,680
1,750
550
7,890
1,360
5,210
8,880
2,930
1,110
1,500
2,930
6,800
3,000
1,590
840
340
950
3,300
Private
industry
2,3,4
Total cases ..................................................... 1,158,870
Nature of injury or illness:
Sprains, strains, tears5 ................................
Bruises, contusions .....................................
Cuts, lacerations .........................................
Punctures ....................................................
Fractures .....................................................
Heat burns ..................................................
Carpal tunnel syndrome ..............................
Tendonitis ...................................................
Chemical burns ...........................................
Amputations ................................................
Multiple traumatic injuries ...........................
Part of body affected by the injury or
illness:
Head ...........................................................
Eye ............................................................
Neck ............................................................
Trunk ...........................................................
Shoulder ...................................................
Back ..........................................................
Upper extremities ........................................
Arm ...........................................................
Wrist ..........................................................
Hand, except finger ...................................
Finger ........................................................
Lower extremities ........................................
Knee .........................................................
Ankle .........................................................
Foot, except toe ........................................
Toe ............................................................
Body systems .............................................
Multiple parts ..............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector, 2007 —
Continued
Goods producing
Characteristic
Service providing
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
17,340
136,750
46,220
69,160
116,570
230,550
78,350
97,920
169,920
165,110
64,290
50,810
6,040
28,460
8,300
33,950
67,440
58,400
30,800
19,750
52,390
51,130
600
–
840
1,960
150
2,380
3,080
4,870
1,770
2,710
3,000
2,920
70
–
1,290
5,770
2,930
8,440
29,880
29,320
15,470
7,330
16,490
15,910
200
–
3,910
20,720
5,220
23,130
34,480
24,210
13,560
9,700
32,900
32,300
330
–
11,300
108,290
37,920
35,220
49,120
172,150
47,550
78,180
117,520
113,980
63,700
50,800
3,450
70,480
15,610
17,890
33,220
65,660
17,930
46,770
50,900
49,150
3,010
390
350
1,660
370
830
1,030
4,840
1,690
1,620
3,940
3,850
110
–
760
2,780
2,220
2,250
1,150
9,550
2,720
2,680
6,640
6,320
680
40
1,430
7,130
3,540
4,620
5,280
19,420
6,150
9,210
14,810
14,380
1,570
700
2,460
9,570
9,270
3,720
2,190
42,760
9,090
9,780
23,120
22,540
55,580
49,550
2,270
15,020
5,490
4,380
1,830
23,390
8,300
4,380
13,780
13,480
2,250
20
580
1,660
1,430
1,530
4,430
6,520
1,670
3,740
4,330
4,250
480
110
317,550
162,840
75,730
53,590
77,300
166,560
37,780
264,930
140,330
36,700
128,670
63,520
26,120
27,920
29,510
34,060
9,590
66,760
34,760
14,650
10,590
5,410
2,030
2,320
2,270
2,690
1,000
3,860
1,570
280
47,870
27,000
10,670
5,510
19,870
12,570
3,770
23,540
13,110
1,610
70,210
31,110
13,410
20,090
7,370
18,790
4,820
39,360
20,090
12,760
188,890
99,320
49,620
25,670
47,790
132,500
28,190
198,170
105,570
22,050
95,480
49,270
23,820
15,040
23,470
47,640
11,160
94,130
53,200
9,380
3,590
1,500
1,150
610
1,690
3,200
810
3,100
1,560
960
7,760
4,640
1,990
700
3,280
6,910
850
5,710
3,130
2,360
20,140
10,530
5,130
3,020
6,490
13,360
3,510
16,050
9,700
3,560
24,810
12,950
7,790
2,510
6,320
36,890
6,820
61,130
27,380
3,350
27,710
16,150
7,380
2,260
4,140
20,020
4,260
12,930
8,020
1,740
9,390
4,290
2,360
1,530
2,400
4,490
770
5,120
2,570
710
52,950
53,320
33,360
1,870
16,840
7,280
16,000
10,540
5,480
920
550
1,210
1,120
1,460
740
120
110
750
5,040
5,310
3,470
320
210
260
9,840
3,770
1,270
480
240
200
36,940
42,780
27,880
950
16,280
6,070
10,270
22,610
13,490
590
2,730
1,650
1,150
1,260
960
–
120
110
1,560
1,920
1,650
20
620
200
4,450
6,360
4,530
90
860
2,830
7,560
6,500
5,140
90
10,740
520
9,870
2,110
790
110
1,110
240
2,090
2,020
1,330
–
120
530
Private
industry
2,3,4
Source of injury or illness:
Chemicals and chemical products ..............
Containers ..................................................
Furniture and fixtures ..................................
Machinery ...................................................
Parts and materials .....................................
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces5 ...........
Tools, instruments, and equipment .............
Vehicles ......................................................
Person, injured or ill worker5 .......................
Worker motion or position5 .......................
Person, other than injured or ill worker .......
Health care patient ....................................
Event or exposure leading to injury
or illness:
Contact with objects and equipment ...........
Struck by object ........................................
Struck against object ................................
Caught in equipment or object ..................
Fall to lower level ........................................
Fall on same level .......................................
Slip, trip, loss of balance without fall5 .........
Overexertion ...............................................
Overexertion in lifting ................................
Repetitive motion ........................................
Exposure to harmful
substances ................................................
Transportation accidents ............................
Highway accident ......................................
Fires and explosions ...................................
Assaults and violent acts by person ...........
Assaults by animal ......................................
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which
also included job transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 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 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.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
5 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the March 2009 revision, see note
below.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data
exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected estimates within the Mining (NAICS
21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries, and in their respective higher level
industry sectors. Characteristic categories affected by the revisions, that appear in this table, are
footnoted.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 6. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry
sector, 2007
Goods producing
Service providing
Characteristic
Private
industry 2,3,4
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
Total [1,158,870 cases] ..................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
38.7
8.7
7.9
1.4
8.2
1.5
1.0
.4
.5
.6
4.0
33.2
7.6
10.4
2.5
10.9
1.4
1.3
.5
.6
1.2
4.3
32.2
10.3
8.0
1.4
14.3
1.0
.2
.2
.9
1.3
3.6
32.8
6.2
11.5
3.6
12.8
.9
.2
.2
.4
.6
5.0
33.6
8.2
10.0
1.9
9.0
1.8
2.2
.7
.8
1.7
3.9
41.1
9.2
6.8
.9
7.0
1.6
.9
.3
.5
.4
3.9
41.8
9.6
7.0
.9
7.6
.8
.9
.3
.3
.4
3.8
39.5
8.7
4.4
.5
8.3
.4
1.6
.4
–
.1
5.2
35.3
5.7
6.3
.4
7.6
.5
2.3
.3
1.3
.3
3.8
37.4
8.8
6.2
1.7
7.1
.7
1.6
.5
.4
.3
4.6
49.9
9.0
2.8
.6
5.4
.9
.7
.4
.4
.1
4.1
31.1
10.4
13.7
.6
7.2
6.9
.3
.4
1.2
.7
2.9
29.5
8.3
9.1
1.3
7.7
2.0
.6
.3
.6
1.0
4.6
6.8
2.8
1.5
33.2
6.5
20.4
23.2
4.7
4.5
4.1
8.8
22.5
8.2
5.4
3.8
1.0
1.5
10.4
7.7
4.2
1.2
30.7
6.7
16.6
28.4
5.1
4.3
5.3
12.5
22.0
7.6
4.8
4.2
1.1
1.2
8.2
8.9
4.5
1.1
29.6
5.2
16.1
20.8
4.3
2.0
3.7
9.7
27.9
9.4
5.7
5.7
.8
1.0
9.8
7.8
3.8
1.4
30.4
6.1
16.7
23.5
5.1
2.8
5.5
9.3
25.4
8.8
6.3
4.3
1.2
1.2
9.5
7.4
4.4
1.0
31.0
7.3
16.6
33.1
5.2
5.7
5.4
15.3
18.6
6.5
3.6
3.8
1.0
1.2
7.0
6.4
2.3
1.6
34.3
6.5
22.0
21.0
4.5
4.5
3.6
7.2
22.7
8.4
5.7
3.6
1.0
1.7
11.4
6.5
2.3
1.6
35.7
7.5
21.7
20.1
4.6
4.1
3.4
7.0
23.7
8.2
5.7
4.2
1.4
1.4
10.0
5.9
1.4
.9
29.8
5.5
18.2
18.4
3.8
5.3
3.0
5.1
23.6
8.6
5.8
3.6
1.3
3.8
16.9
7.4
3.4
2.1
29.9
4.1
19.8
21.7
4.8
6.3
3.1
6.3
22.7
8.2
4.9
4.6
.5
2.0
12.5
6.8
2.2
1.7
30.5
5.5
19.2
23.0
4.0
6.2
3.9
7.4
22.4
7.6
6.5
3.3
.5
2.4
12.4
4.7
1.2
1.9
40.9
6.8
29.0
16.0
3.7
4.3
2.3
4.5
20.2
8.5
5.0
2.7
.6
1.6
14.0
7.7
2.9
.8
25.4
4.5
15.5
29.9
4.7
4.7
6.6
12.5
24.2
9.3
6.5
3.7
.6
1.3
9.8
8.5
5.6
1.7
25.0
4.3
16.5
28.2
9.3
3.5
4.8
9.3
21.6
9.5
5.0
2.7
1.1
3.0
10.5
Nature of injury or illness:
Sprains, strains, tears5 ................................
Bruises, contusions .....................................
Cuts, lacerations .........................................
Punctures ....................................................
Fractures .....................................................
Heat burns ..................................................
Carpal tunnel syndrome ..............................
Tendonitis ...................................................
Chemical burns ...........................................
Amputations ................................................
Multiple traumatic injuries ...........................
Part of body affected by the injury or
illness:
Head ...........................................................
Eye ............................................................
Neck ............................................................
Trunk ...........................................................
Shoulder ...................................................
Back ..........................................................
Upper extremities ........................................
Arm ...........................................................
Wrist ..........................................................
Hand, except finger ...................................
Finger ........................................................
Lower extremities ........................................
Knee .........................................................
Ankle .........................................................
Foot, except toe ........................................
Toe ............................................................
Body systems .............................................
Multiple parts ..............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 6. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry
sector, 2007 — Continued
Goods producing
Characteristic
Service providing
Private
industry 2,3,4
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
1.5
11.8
4.0
6.0
10.1
19.9
6.8
8.4
14.7
14.2
5.5
4.4
1.7
8.1
2.4
9.7
19.3
16.7
8.8
5.7
15.0
14.6
.2
–
3.1
7.3
.6
8.8
11.4
18.1
6.6
10.1
11.2
10.9
.3
–
1.0
4.3
2.2
6.2
22.1
21.7
11.4
5.4
12.2
11.8
.1
–
2.1
11.1
2.8
12.4
18.4
12.9
7.2
5.2
17.6
17.3
.2
–
1.4
13.4
4.7
4.4
6.1
21.3
5.9
9.7
14.5
14.1
7.9
6.3
1.0
19.6
4.3
5.0
9.2
18.3
5.0
13.0
14.1
13.7
.8
.1
1.9
8.9
2.0
4.5
5.5
26.1
9.1
8.7
21.2
20.7
.6
–
2.1
7.8
6.3
6.3
3.2
26.9
7.7
7.6
18.7
17.8
1.9
.1
1.6
8.1
4.0
5.2
6.0
22.0
7.0
10.4
16.8
16.3
1.8
.8
1.4
5.3
5.1
2.0
1.2
23.5
5.0
5.4
12.7
12.4
30.6
27.3
2.4
16.0
5.8
4.7
1.9
24.8
8.8
4.7
14.6
14.3
2.4
(6)
1.8
5.3
4.5
4.9
14.1
20.7
5.3
11.9
13.7
13.5
1.5
.3
27.4
14.1
6.5
4.6
6.7
14.4
3.3
22.9
12.1
3.2
36.8
18.2
7.5
8.0
8.4
9.7
2.7
19.1
9.9
4.2
39.4
20.1
7.5
8.6
8.4
10.0
3.7
14.3
5.8
1.0
35.4
19.9
7.9
4.1
14.7
9.3
2.8
17.4
9.7
1.2
37.5
16.6
7.2
10.7
3.9
10.0
2.6
21.0
10.7
6.8
23.3
12.3
6.1
3.2
5.9
16.4
3.5
24.5
13.0
2.7
26.5
13.7
6.6
4.2
6.5
13.2
3.1
26.2
14.8
2.6
19.3
8.1
6.2
3.3
9.1
17.2
4.4
16.7
8.4
5.2
21.9
13.1
5.6
2.0
9.3
19.5
2.4
16.1
8.8
6.7
22.8
11.9
5.8
3.4
7.4
15.1
4.0
18.2
11.0
4.0
13.7
7.1
4.3
1.4
3.5
20.3
3.8
33.6
15.1
1.8
29.4
17.2
7.8
2.4
4.4
21.3
4.5
13.7
8.5
1.8
29.8
13.6
7.5
4.9
7.6
14.2
2.4
16.2
8.2
2.3
4.6
4.6
2.9
.2
1.5
.6
4.6
3.0
1.6
.3
.2
.3
4.2
5.4
2.8
.4
.4
2.8
3.7
3.9
2.6
.2
.2
.2
5.3
2.0
.7
.3
.1
.1
4.6
5.3
3.4
.1
2.0
.7
2.9
6.3
3.7
.2
.8
.5
6.2
6.8
5.2
–
.6
.6
4.4
5.4
4.7
.1
1.7
.6
5.0
7.2
5.1
.1
1.0
3.2
4.2
3.6
2.8
(6)
5.9
.3
10.5
2.2
.8
.1
1.2
.3
6.6
6.4
4.2
–
.4
1.7
Source of injury or illness:
Chemicals and chemical products ..............
Containers ..................................................
Furniture and fixtures ..................................
Machinery ...................................................
Parts and materials .....................................
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces5 ...........
Tools, instruments, and equipment .............
Vehicles ......................................................
Person, injured or ill worker5 .......................
Worker motion or position5 .......................
Person, other than injured or ill worker .......
Health care patient ....................................
Event or exposure leading to injury
or illness:
Contact with objects and equipment ...........
Struck by object ........................................
Struck against object ................................
Caught in equipment or object ..................
Fall to lower level ........................................
Fall on same level .......................................
Slip, trip, loss of balance without fall5 .........
Overexertion ...............................................
Overexertion in lifting ................................
Repetitive motion ........................................
Exposure to harmful
substances ................................................
Transportation accidents ............................
Highway accident ......................................
Fires and explosions ...................................
Assaults and violent acts by person ...........
Assaults by animal ......................................
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which
also included job transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 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 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.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
5 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the March 2009 revision, see note
below.
6 Data too small to be displayed.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data
exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, percentages may not add to 100.
This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected estimates within the Mining (NAICS
21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries, and in their respective higher level
industry sectors. Characteristic categories affected by the revisions, that appear in this table, are
footnoted.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 7. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and major
industry sector, 2007
Goods producing
Characteristic
Total [1,158,870 cases] .................................
Service providing
3,4,5
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining3,4
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities5
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
122.2
152.9
163.3
190.3
132.8
112.4
158.4
69.3
47.0
64.9
134.2
106.5
102.3
47.3
10.7
9.6
1.7
10.0
1.8
1.3
.5
.6
.8
4.9
50.7
11.6
16.0
3.8
16.6
2.2
2.0
.8
1.0
1.9
6.6
52.5
16.8
13.0
2.3
23.3
1.7
.4
.4
1.4
2.1
5.8
62.4
11.8
21.9
6.8
24.4
1.8
.4
.5
.8
1.2
9.5
44.6
10.9
13.3
2.5
11.9
2.4
3.0
1.0
1.0
2.2
5.2
46.2
10.4
7.6
1.0
7.9
1.7
1.0
.4
.5
.4
4.4
66.2
15.3
11.1
1.4
12.1
1.3
1.4
.4
.5
.6
6.0
27.4
6.0
3.1
.3
5.8
.3
1.1
.3
–
.1
3.6
16.6
2.7
3.0
.2
3.6
.2
1.1
.1
.6
.2
1.8
24.3
5.7
4.0
1.1
4.6
.4
1.0
.3
.2
.2
3.0
67.0
12.1
3.8
.8
7.2
1.2
1.0
.5
.5
.1
5.5
33.1
11.0
14.6
.6
7.7
7.4
.3
.4
1.3
.8
3.1
30.2
8.5
9.3
1.3
7.9
2.0
.6
.3
.7
1.1
4.7
8.3
3.5
1.8
40.6
8.0
24.9
28.4
5.7
5.4
5.1
10.7
27.5
10.0
6.6
4.6
1.2
1.9
12.8
11.8
6.4
1.8
46.9
10.2
25.4
43.5
7.8
6.5
8.1
19.1
33.6
11.7
7.3
6.4
1.6
1.8
12.6
14.5
7.3
1.8
48.3
8.5
26.3
33.9
7.0
3.2
6.1
15.8
45.5
15.3
9.2
9.2
1.4
1.6
16.0
14.9
7.3
2.6
58.0
11.6
31.8
44.8
9.7
5.3
10.5
17.6
48.3
16.8
11.9
8.3
2.2
2.3
18.1
9.9
5.8
1.4
41.2
9.7
22.1
43.9
6.9
7.5
7.1
20.3
24.7
8.7
4.7
5.1
1.3
1.6
9.3
7.1
2.6
1.8
38.5
7.3
24.7
23.6
5.1
5.1
4.1
8.0
25.5
9.4
6.4
4.1
1.1
1.9
12.8
10.3
3.7
2.6
56.5
11.9
34.4
31.9
7.3
6.5
5.4
11.2
37.6
12.9
9.1
6.6
2.2
2.2
15.8
4.1
1.0
.6
20.6
3.9
12.6
12.8
2.6
3.7
2.1
3.5
16.4
6.0
4.0
2.5
1.0
2.6
11.7
3.5
1.6
1.0
14.1
1.9
9.3
10.2
2.2
2.9
1.5
3.0
10.6
3.8
2.3
2.2
.2
.9
5.9
4.4
1.4
1.1
19.8
3.6
12.5
14.9
2.6
4.0
2.6
4.8
14.6
4.9
4.2
2.2
.3
1.6
8.1
6.3
1.7
2.5
54.9
9.1
38.9
21.5
5.0
5.7
3.1
6.0
27.0
11.5
6.7
3.6
.9
2.1
18.8
8.2
3.1
.8
27.0
4.8
16.5
31.8
5.0
5.0
7.0
13.4
25.8
9.9
6.9
3.9
.6
1.4
10.4
8.7
5.7
1.8
25.6
4.4
16.9
28.8
9.5
3.6
4.9
9.5
22.1
9.7
5.1
2.7
1.1
3.1
10.7
Private
industry
Nature of injury or illness:
Sprains, strains, tears6 ................................
Bruises, contusions .....................................
Cuts, lacerations .........................................
Punctures ....................................................
Fractures .....................................................
Heat burns ..................................................
Carpal tunnel syndrome ..............................
Tendonitis ...................................................
Chemical burns ...........................................
Amputations ................................................
Multiple traumatic injuries ...........................
Part of body affected by the injury or
illness:
Head ...........................................................
Eye ............................................................
Neck ............................................................
Trunk ...........................................................
Shoulder ...................................................
Back ..........................................................
Upper extremities ........................................
Arm ...........................................................
Wrist ..........................................................
Hand, except finger ...................................
Finger ........................................................
Lower extremities ........................................
Knee .........................................................
Ankle .........................................................
Foot, except toe ........................................
Toe ............................................................
Body systems .............................................
Multiple parts ..............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 7. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and major
industry sector, 2007 — Continued
Goods producing
Characteristic
Service providing
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining3,4
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities5
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
1.8
14.4
4.9
7.3
12.3
24.3
8.3
10.3
17.9
17.4
6.8
5.4
2.6
12.5
3.6
14.9
29.5
25.6
13.5
8.6
22.9
22.4
.3
–
5.1
11.9
.9
14.5
18.7
29.5
10.7
16.5
18.2
17.7
.4
–
1.8
8.1
4.1
11.9
42.0
41.2
21.7
10.3
23.2
22.4
.3
–
2.8
14.7
3.7
16.4
24.5
17.2
9.6
6.9
23.3
22.9
.2
–
1.6
15.0
5.3
4.9
6.8
23.9
6.6
10.9
16.3
15.8
8.8
7.1
1.5
31.0
6.9
7.9
14.6
28.9
7.9
20.6
22.4
21.6
1.3
.2
1.3
6.2
1.4
3.1
3.9
18.1
6.3
6.1
14.7
14.4
.4
–
1.0
3.7
2.9
3.0
1.5
12.7
3.6
3.5
8.8
8.4
.9
7
( )
1.0
5.2
2.6
3.4
3.9
14.3
4.5
6.8
10.9
10.6
1.2
.5
1.8
7.1
6.8
2.7
1.6
31.6
6.7
7.2
17.1
16.7
41.1
36.6
2.6
17.0
6.2
5.0
2.1
26.4
9.4
4.9
15.6
15.2
2.5
(7)
1.9
5.4
4.6
5.0
14.4
21.2
5.4
12.1
14.0
13.8
1.6
.3
33.5
17.2
8.0
5.7
8.1
17.6
4.0
27.9
14.8
3.9
56.3
27.8
11.4
12.2
12.9
14.9
4.2
29.2
15.2
6.4
64.3
32.8
12.3
14.1
13.8
16.3
6.1
23.4
9.5
1.7
67.3
38.0
15.0
7.7
27.9
17.7
5.3
33.1
18.4
2.3
49.8
22.1
9.5
14.3
5.2
13.3
3.4
27.9
14.3
9.1
26.2
13.8
6.9
3.6
6.6
18.4
3.9
27.5
14.7
3.1
42.0
21.7
10.5
6.6
10.3
21.0
4.9
41.4
23.4
4.1
13.4
5.6
4.3
2.3
6.3
11.9
3.0
11.6
5.8
3.6
10.3
6.1
2.6
.9
4.3
9.2
1.1
7.6
4.1
3.1
14.8
7.7
3.8
2.2
4.8
9.8
2.6
11.8
7.1
2.6
18.3
9.6
5.8
1.9
4.7
27.2
5.0
45.2
20.2
2.5
31.3
18.3
8.3
2.6
4.7
22.6
4.8
14.6
9.1
2.0
30.5
13.9
7.7
5.0
7.8
14.6
2.5
16.6
8.3
2.3
5.6
5.6
3.5
.2
1.8
.8
7.0
4.6
2.4
.4
.2
.5
6.8
8.9
4.5
.7
.6
4.5
7.1
7.5
4.9
.5
.3
.4
7.0
2.7
.9
.3
.2
.1
5.1
5.9
3.9
.1
2.3
.8
4.5
10.0
5.9
.3
1.2
.7
4.3
4.7
3.6
–
.4
.4
2.1
2.5
2.2
(7)
.8
.3
3.3
4.7
3.3
.1
.6
2.1
5.6
4.8
3.8
.1
7.9
.4
11.2
2.4
.9
.1
1.3
.3
6.8
6.6
4.3
–
.4
1.7
Private
industry
3,4,5
Source of injury or illness:
Chemicals and chemical products ..............
Containers ..................................................
Furniture and fixtures ..................................
Machinery ...................................................
Parts and materials .....................................
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces6 ...........
Tools, instruments, and equipment .............
Vehicles ......................................................
Person, injured or ill worker6 .......................
Worker motion or position6 .......................
Person, other than injured or ill worker .......
Health care patient ....................................
Event or exposure leading to injury
or illness:
Contact with objects and equipment ...........
Struck by object ........................................
Struck against object ................................
Caught in equipment or object ..................
Fall to lower level ........................................
Fall on same level .......................................
Slip, trip, loss of balance without fall6 .........
Overexertion ...............................................
Overexertion in lifting ................................
Repetitive motion ........................................
Exposure to harmful
substances ................................................
Transportation accidents ............................
Highway accident ......................................
Fires and explosions ...................................
Assaults and violent acts by person ...........
Assaults by animal ......................................
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
EH
20,000,000
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
= base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which
also included 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 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 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the March 2009 revision, see note
below.
7 Data too small to be displayed.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines.
This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected estimates within the Mining (NAICS
21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries, and in their respective higher level
industry sectors. Characteristic categories affected by the revisions, that appear in this table, are
footnoted.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 8. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker
characteristics and number of days away from work, 2007
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Characteristic
Total [1,158,870 cases] ..........................
Median
31 days or days away
from work
more
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
100.0
14.8
11.4
18.3
12.3
11.1
6.5
25.6
7
100.0
100.0
14.6
15.1
10.6
12.8
18.0
18.9
12.4
12.3
11.2
10.9
6.6
6.3
26.6
23.7
8
7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
5.0
21.2
19.1
17.5
14.0
12.6
10.3
11.0
5.0
16.2
14.1
13.1
10.8
10.1
8.9
7.4
75.0
21.0
22.8
19.0
18.1
16.7
16.6
15.5
7.5
15.0
13.2
12.9
12.4
11.7
11.5
10.1
5.0
9.9
9.8
11.0
11.3
11.6
11.7
9.9
–
5.6
5.7
5.7
6.4
6.9
7.7
8.5
–
11.2
15.4
20.8
27.1
30.4
33.3
37.7
3
4
4
6
8
10
12
16
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
17.6
15.5
15.2
12.6
13.8
12.9
11.5
9.3
19.0
19.7
18.7
16.7
12.2
12.4
12.5
12.3
9.8
10.9
11.1
11.8
5.7
6.3
6.3
7.1
21.9
22.4
24.7
30.3
5
6
7
10
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
15.9
14.6
14.6
16.2
11.9
11.9
12.5
15.4
18.3
20.0
18.3
20.0
11.8
13.1
13.0
9.4
11.0
10.7
9.3
10.9
6.3
6.1
7.7
5.7
24.8
23.7
24.6
22.5
7
7
7
5
100.0
14.9
9.3
20.0
10.0
13.5
12.1
19.8
8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
12.1
19.5
20.7
13.2
9.3
4.9
21.8
9.8
18.8
42.7
13.8
17.7
17.8
6.1
13.8
12.8
11.7
4.9
13.8
12.1
5.7
6.1
2.3
6.3
24.6
15.9
14.9
28.1
7
4
4
9
3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days
11 - 20
days
21 - 30
days
Gender:
Male .....................................................
Female .................................................
Age:2
14 - 15 .................................................
16 - 19 .................................................
20 - 24 .................................................
25 - 34 .................................................
35 - 44 .................................................
45 - 54 .................................................
55 - 64 .................................................
65 and over ..........................................
Length of service with employer:
Less than 3 months .............................
3 - 11 months .......................................
1 - 5 years ............................................
More than 5 years ................................
Race or ethnic origin:
White only ............................................
Black only ............................................
Hispanic or Latino only ........................
Asian only ............................................
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
only ....................................................
American Indian or Alaskan Native
only ....................................................
Hispanic or Latino and other race ........
Multi-race .............................................
Not reported .........................................
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away
from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
2 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14;
they accounted for fewer than 50 cases.
NOTE:
Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines.
Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data
may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey
of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State
agencies
TABLE 9. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by major occupational
group and number of days away from work, 2007
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Median
31 days or days away
from work
more
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
Total [1,158,870 cases] .........................................
100.0
14.8
11.4
18.3
12.3
11.1
6.5
25.6
7
Management occupations ....................................
Business and financial operations occupations ...
Computer and mathematical occupations ............
Architecture and engineering occupations ...........
Life, physical, and social science occupations .....
Community and social services occupations .......
Legal occupations ................................................
Education, training, and library occupations ........
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ........................................................
Healthcare practitioners and technical
occupations ........................................................
Healthcare support occupations ...........................
Protective service occupations .............................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................
Personal care and service occupations ...............
Sales and related occupations .............................
Office and administrative support occupations ....
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ..........
Construction and extraction occupations .............
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production occupations ........................................
Transportation and material moving occupations
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
18.5
21.8
18.6
21.8
18.9
18.7
12.3
10.8
15.8
9.9
15.9
10.1
5.3
15.8
13.0
20.2
19.9
14.5
16.4
20.0
26.3
20.3
40.6
19.9
11.5
13.0
12.3
13.3
12.6
12.5
2.9
17.7
10.7
12.1
14.5
10.7
10.0
10.6
3.6
9.1
6.5
3.8
3.6
6.3
5.8
6.4
–
4.5
17.2
24.9
18.2
17.6
21.6
15.8
26.8
17.9
5
7
5
5
5
5
3
5
100.0
13.1
11.0
18.6
13.4
12.7
7.6
23.5
7
100.0
100.0
100.0
15.9
16.1
16.3
11.6
14.3
9.9
18.7
21.3
17.9
15.6
13.5
14.0
11.8
10.7
9.8
6.0
5.3
7.9
20.4
18.8
24.2
6
5
8
100.0
15.5
14.7
21.6
13.3
10.6
6.3
18.0
5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
16.0
13.0
14.4
15.0
13.6
13.1
16.1
16.8
11.6
12.5
10.3
13.0
12.0
11.6
10.6
12.2
10.3
8.4
19.0
20.4
18.3
19.2
24.7
16.1
17.4
17.3
17.1
12.8
10.9
11.8
11.9
13.3
10.5
12.8
12.0
12.4
9.0
10.8
12.1
10.7
11.8
11.1
10.6
12.0
11.4
5.6
6.1
6.1
6.5
6.1
6.7
6.1
6.7
7.4
25.1
28.4
24.3
24.7
18.9
31.9
24.7
24.9
31.7
6
8
7
7
6
10
7
7
11
Occupation
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from
work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of
rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to
3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days
11 - 20
days
21 - 30
days
the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State
agencies
TABLE 10. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected occupation
and number of days away from work, 2007
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Occupation
Total [1,158,870 cases] .........................................
Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand .....................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ..................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................
Construction laborers .............................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................
Retail salespersons ................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................
Carpenters .............................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..............
Registered nurses ..................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ..................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .........................
First line supervisors/managers of retail sales
workers .................................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics .....
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ............
Cashiers .................................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...............
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................
Electricians .............................................................
Customer service representatives ..........................
Waiters and waitresses ..........................................
First line supervisors/managers of construction
trades and extraction workers ..............................
Driver/sales workers ...............................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...................
Food preparation workers ......................................
Cooks, restaurant ...................................................
Median
31 days or days away
from work
more
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
100.0
14.8
11.4
18.3
12.3
11.1
6.5
25.6
7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
14.4
8.1
15.8
11.8
10.1
13.2
9.8
7.3
15.0
11.3
5.5
14.2
18.6
16.2
21.3
18.6
15.8
16.4
12.9
11.3
13.8
10.2
12.1
13.1
11.4
11.9
11.3
12.2
11.2
12.0
7.0
7.7
5.2
6.8
7.3
5.7
25.9
37.6
17.5
29.1
38.0
25.4
7
15
5
10
15
7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
14.5
13.1
14.6
14.4
15.5
15.3
14.1
11.8
15.3
11.1
12.0
14.3
18.9
12.8
15.9
18.9
17.7
17.5
13.0
14.0
13.2
15.9
13.1
11.6
9.0
8.9
10.8
12.3
11.3
10.3
5.0
6.6
7.4
6.3
6.6
6.1
25.4
32.8
22.8
21.0
23.7
24.9
6
10
7
7
7
7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
12.2
16.2
22.3
18.0
24.0
10.5
15.1
7.9
13.8
12.4
20.2
19.4
19.1
19.9
16.0
10.7
9.8
14.2
11.9
11.5
13.3
9.8
6.6
10.3
10.0
8.0
7.7
3.5
4.1
6.1
25.2
21.9
26.5
21.9
20.1
8
5
6
5
5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
14.4
17.1
14.6
17.8
13.1
11.0
10.4
14.9
19.5
15.4
15.1
23.3
16.1
7.9
12.3
9.8
11.5
11.1
11.7
8.2
6.9
6.3
7.5
5.1
18.5
31.2
28.4
21.1
6
10
10
5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
10.6
11.7
14.7
12.3
18.1
7.6
10.8
11.8
14.0
12.6
19.1
15.6
15.3
26.2
24.9
6.9
11.2
10.4
10.8
14.4
10.6
9.5
15.8
8.6
9.2
5.3
7.8
6.0
6.6
8.7
39.9
33.4
26.1
21.3
12.4
16
11
10
5
5
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from
work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of
rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to
3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days
11 - 20
days
21 - 30
days
the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State
agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or
illness characteristics and number of days away from work, 2007
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Characteristic
Total [1,158,870 cases] .........................................
Median
31 days or days away
from work
more
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
100.0
14.8
11.4
18.3
12.3
11.1
6.5
25.6
7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
11.7
21.6
25.4
27.7
5.6
17.4
2.6
7.1
22.8
4.5
13.8
11.1
16.1
15.5
17.3
3.8
16.4
4.2
9.6
25.8
3.4
9.4
19.4
22.6
19.8
16.8
10.8
19.1
8.4
16.4
20.4
8.1
16.8
13.5
11.9
12.9
16.8
8.9
12.6
8.0
17.1
10.8
16.9
12.9
11.5
9.9
10.4
7.6
12.3
14.6
17.3
13.5
8.8
15.4
10.6
6.5
4.3
4.3
3.4
9.9
5.1
13.9
8.9
3.6
14.8
6.3
26.3
13.5
11.8
10.4
48.6
14.8
45.6
27.4
7.7
36.9
30.3
8
4
4
3
30
5
28
10
3
21
10
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
34.0
44.3
14.5
11.5
8.9
12.5
16.6
15.2
8.8
19.8
20.3
11.7
9.5
11.2
14.5
15.7
21.5
13.7
17.7
20.8
15.1
10.8
7.0
12.5
12.0
10.4
9.3
15.6
12.9
9.6
7.6
11.4
10.0
14.6
18.0
10.3
20.5
19.8
18.4
18.8
13.2
21.3
17.7
17.0
15.1
19.4
18.6
17.7
14.6
20.4
18.4
17.6
21.6
17.4
10.8
8.0
13.2
13.1
10.7
13.8
12.2
11.2
11.1
12.5
13.0
12.3
11.8
13.5
11.7
12.5
9.6
11.7
6.0
2.9
7.9
11.7
11.9
10.8
12.1
12.0
13.9
10.6
11.9
11.7
12.6
12.0
10.1
9.5
12.1
9.6
2.6
1.1
3.9
6.7
6.9
5.9
6.9
6.7
8.7
5.5
6.6
7.3
8.3
6.9
6.3
9.4
2.6
6.4
8.4
3.2
27.0
27.5
41.5
23.2
22.6
27.6
33.2
16.5
16.7
29.7
35.6
24.6
28.9
20.8
14.5
30.9
2
2
6
8
18
7
7
9
14
5
5
10
15
8
8
6
4
9
3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days
11 - 20
days
21 - 30
days
Nature of injury or illness:
Sprains, strains, tears2 .......................................
Bruises, contusions ............................................
Cuts, lacerations ................................................
Punctures ...........................................................
Fractures ............................................................
Heat burns ..........................................................
Carpal tunnel syndrome .....................................
Tendonitis ...........................................................
Chemical burns ..................................................
Amputations .......................................................
Multiple traumatic injuries ...................................
Part of body affected by the injury or
illness:
Head ...................................................................
Eye ...................................................................
Neck ...................................................................
Trunk ..................................................................
Shoulder ...........................................................
Back .................................................................
Upper extremities ...............................................
Arm ...................................................................
Wrist .................................................................
Hand, except finger ..........................................
Finger ...............................................................
Lower extremities ...............................................
Knee .................................................................
Ankle ................................................................
Foot, except toe ...............................................
Toe ...................................................................
Body systems .....................................................
Multiple parts ......................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or
illness characteristics and number of days away from work, 2007 — Continued
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Characteristic
Median
31 days or days away
from work
more
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
24.0
12.5
15.6
15.3
16.5
11.8
20.3
13.1
10.3
10.1
14.4
14.7
21.9
10.9
12.2
10.7
11.9
9.9
14.0
9.6
9.3
9.3
12.7
12.9
21.8
18.6
20.5
17.3
17.3
17.0
20.1
17.9
16.9
17.0
21.9
21.1
10.3
13.2
12.2
12.7
13.1
10.8
13.6
12.0
12.9
12.8
14.9
15.3
9.5
11.5
10.9
12.2
10.7
11.5
9.4
10.8
12.6
12.6
10.8
11.2
3.6
6.7
6.4
7.4
6.5
7.0
4.5
6.8
7.8
7.8
6.0
6.0
9.0
26.6
22.2
24.5
23.9
31.9
18.2
29.8
30.2
30.4
19.3
18.9
3
8
6
8
7
11
5
9
11
11
6
6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
20.9
22.0
19.4
14.6
10.4
12.7
11.6
11.4
11.3
6.8
13.2
13.7
13.5
10.1
8.5
11.0
9.3
10.4
11.0
5.5
19.0
19.8
18.5
17.2
15.3
17.8
17.4
18.4
19.0
11.2
12.3
12.0
13.7
12.5
10.4
11.5
14.6
13.6
14.1
11.9
9.9
9.5
9.6
12.9
11.0
11.6
12.4
11.7
11.1
15.9
5.7
5.2
6.4
7.1
6.9
6.9
8.3
6.8
6.7
10.1
19.1
17.7
18.8
25.6
37.5
28.6
26.3
27.7
26.8
38.7
5
5
5
8
15
9
9
9
8
20
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
24.0
12.5
14.6
10.7
15.7
24.7
19.5
8.6
9.2
7.5
13.1
19.9
21.4
18.1
18.5
18.2
22.4
22.3
11.7
11.6
11.4
11.8
12.4
17.9
10.6
10.7
9.5
12.3
10.3
5.9
3.9
5.9
6.0
5.9
4.8
2.5
8.9
32.6
30.8
33.2
21.1
6.9
3
10
9
11
5
3
3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days
11 - 20
days
21 - 30
days
Source of injury or illness:
Chemicals and chemical products .....................
Containers ..........................................................
Furniture and fixtures .........................................
Machinery ...........................................................
Parts and materials ............................................
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces2 ...................
Tools, instruments, and equipment ....................
Vehicles ..............................................................
Person, injured or ill worker2 ..............................
Worker motion or position2 ...............................
Person, other than injured or ill worker ..............
Health care patient ...........................................
Event or exposure leading to injury or
illness:
Contact with objects and equipment ..................
Struck by object ................................................
Struck against object ........................................
Caught in equipment or object .........................
Fall to lower level ...............................................
Fall on same level ..............................................
Slip, trip, loss of balance without fall2 .................
Overexertion .......................................................
Overexertion in lifting .......................................
Repetitive motion ...............................................
Exposure to harmful
substances .......................................................
Transportation accidents ....................................
Highway accident .............................................
Fires and explosions ..........................................
Assaults and violent acts by person ...................
Assaults by animal .............................................
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from
work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
2 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the March 2009
revision, see note below.
within the Mining (NAICS 21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482)
industries, and in their respective higher level industry sectors.
Characteristic categories affected by the revisions, that appear in this
table, are footnoted.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of
rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to
the totals.
This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected estimates
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State
agencies
TABLE 12. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by major
industry sector and number of days away from work, 2007
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Industry
Private industry2 [1,158,870 cases] ..............
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
100.0
14.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
21 - 30
days
Median
31 days or days away
from work
more
3 - 5 days
6 - 10
days
11 - 20
days
11.4
18.3
12.3
11.1
6.5
25.6
7
14.6
11.6
13.6
15.7
10.6
9.2
11.1
10.5
16.7
18.5
16.0
16.9
11.8
12.3
11.5
11.9
11.4
11.9
11.0
11.6
6.7
6.4
6.1
7.1
28.2
30.2
30.5
26.3
9
10
10
8
14.8
13.4
12.8
14.8
17.0
15.8
15.2
19.7
11.7
10.1
9.8
13.5
11.6
13.4
13.6
13.3
19.0
18.0
18.8
18.6
20.1
20.2
21.1
14.8
12.6
12.3
11.9
12.5
11.7
14.0
12.5
10.9
11.0
11.4
12.7
7.5
9.3
10.9
11.1
12.9
6.4
6.7
5.2
4.4
6.7
6.1
6.8
5.7
24.5
28.1
28.9
28.6
23.6
19.6
19.7
22.7
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
Goods producing:
Total goods producing .................................
Natural resources and mining2,3 ................
Construction ..............................................
Manufacturing ............................................
Service providing:
Total service providing ................................
Trade, transportation and utilities4 .............
Information ................................................
Financial activities .....................................
Professional and business services ..........
Education and health services ..................
Leisure and hospitality ...............................
Other services ...........................................
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away
from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 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 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.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the
Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines.
Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data
may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with
participating State agencies
TABLE 13. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by time, hours on the job, day of week, and major industry sector, 2007
Goods producing
Characteristic
Service providing
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
349,450
26,900
135,350
187,200
809,420
359,770
18,560
35,450
88,260
181,700
94,160
31,520
35,830
113,160
343,960
260,580
123,830
64,010
217,480
9,860
39,310
111,340
81,390
24,240
14,660
68,640
860
3,390
8,610
6,120
2,370
980
4,550
420
13,080
51,330
37,680
4,340
720
27,800
8,580
22,840
51,400
37,590
17,540
12,960
36,290
25,970
73,860
232,620
179,190
99,590
49,350
148,850
13,590
35,490
102,360
80,240
43,160
21,610
63,320
960
1,490
5,190
4,580
2,120
890
3,340
300
1,760
12,360
8,680
3,520
550
8,280
2,320
6,570
26,960
18,670
8,440
3,840
21,460
6,670
20,100
50,420
39,750
24,620
12,160
27,970
1,960
6,520
25,360
17,960
15,730
9,230
17,400
180
1,920
9,960
9,310
2,000
1,060
7,080
7,770
98,410
110,830
241,870
183,950
162,000
82,930
21,500
7,670
350
241,580
1,570
25,850
30,930
71,150
54,380
54,680
27,820
6,600
1,670
70
74,720
70
1,510
1,910
4,560
3,380
3,260
1,970
880
230
30
9,100
270
10,030
10,810
28,420
21,460
23,270
10,640
1,660
360
–
28,430
1,220
14,310
18,210
38,170
29,530
28,150
15,220
4,060
1,090
30
37,200
6,210
72,560
79,900
170,720
129,570
107,320
55,100
14,900
5,990
290
166,860
1,810
30,690
37,850
75,860
57,320
46,400
26,660
7,280
2,790
150
72,950
130
1,660
1,760
3,670
2,930
2,460
1,830
480
150
–
3,480
440
3,980
2,350
6,840
4,660
4,310
2,690
1,010
180
–
8,990
490
6,970
7,500
18,210
12,970
12,280
6,030
1,430
440
–
21,920
2,490
18,650
18,440
38,350
30,490
26,160
12,090
3,240
1,650
100
30,030
770
8,800
10,210
20,530
15,960
10,660
3,790
1,070
600
–
21,750
70
1,820
1,790
7,260
5,240
5,030
2,010
390
180
–
7,730
67,910
218,850
202,890
207,820
197,050
173,710
90,640
9,920
72,340
66,420
68,070
64,080
51,210
17,400
1,560
5,130
4,030
4,630
4,750
4,000
2,800
3,320
28,790
25,840
27,080
25,420
19,930
4,970
5,050
38,420
36,560
36,370
33,900
27,280
9,630
57,990
146,510
136,470
139,750
132,970
122,500
73,240
23,260
65,830
62,160
61,440
59,380
55,210
32,480
1,140
3,180
3,240
3,520
3,260
2,870
1,360
1,940
6,070
6,290
7,760
7,350
4,390
1,650
3,120
17,420
17,250
17,570
15,620
12,590
4,690
15,830
31,920
29,400
31,900
29,150
27,380
16,110
11,460
15,720
12,200
12,730
12,350
14,650
15,060
1,240
6,380
5,920
4,820
5,860
5,410
1,890
Private
industry
2,3,4
Total ......................................................... 1,158,870
Time of event:
12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. .......................
4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. .........................
8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon ......................
12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. .......................
4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. .........................
8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight .................
Not reported .........................................
Hours on the job before event
occurred:
Before shift began ...............................
Less than 1 hour ..................................
1 hour to less than 2 hours ..................
2 hours to less than 4 hours ................
4 hours to less than 6 hours ................
6 hours to less than 8 hours ................
8 hours to less than 10 hours ..............
10 hours to less than 12 hours ............
12 hours to less than 16 hours ............
More than 16 hours .............................
Not reported .........................................
Day of week:
Sunday ................................................
Monday ................................................
Tuesday ...............................................
Wednesday ..........................................
Thursday ..............................................
Friday ...................................................
Saturday ..............................................
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which
also included job transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 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 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.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data
exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 14. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by time, hours on the job, day of week, and major industry
sector, 2007
Goods producing
Service providing
Characteristic
Total
cases
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
Total [1,158,870 cases] ..........................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
3.1
9.8
29.7
22.5
10.7
5.5
18.8
2.8
11.2
31.9
23.3
6.9
4.2
19.6
3.2
12.6
32.0
22.8
8.8
3.6
16.9
.3
9.7
37.9
27.8
3.2
.5
20.5
4.6
12.2
27.5
20.1
9.4
6.9
19.4
3.2
9.1
28.7
22.1
12.3
6.1
18.4
3.8
9.9
28.5
22.3
12.0
6.0
17.6
5.2
8.0
28.0
24.7
11.4
4.8
18.0
.8
5.0
34.9
24.5
9.9
1.6
23.4
2.6
7.4
30.5
21.2
9.6
4.4
24.3
3.7
11.1
27.7
21.9
13.5
6.7
15.4
2.1
6.9
26.9
19.1
16.7
9.8
18.5
.6
6.1
31.6
29.5
6.3
3.4
22.5
.7
8.5
9.6
20.9
15.9
14.0
7.2
1.9
.7
(5)
20.8
.4
7.4
8.9
20.4
15.6
15.6
8.0
1.9
.5
(5)
21.4
.3
5.6
7.1
17.0
12.6
12.1
7.3
3.3
.9
.1
33.8
.2
7.4
8.0
21.0
15.9
17.2
7.9
1.2
.3
–
21.0
.7
7.6
9.7
20.4
15.8
15.0
8.1
2.2
.6
(5)
19.9
.8
9.0
9.9
21.1
16.0
13.3
6.8
1.8
.7
(5)
20.6
.5
8.5
10.5
21.1
15.9
12.9
7.4
2.0
.8
(5)
20.3
.7
8.9
9.5
19.8
15.8
13.3
9.9
2.6
.8
–
18.8
1.2
11.2
6.6
19.3
13.1
12.2
7.6
2.8
.5
–
25.4
.6
7.9
8.5
20.6
14.7
13.9
6.8
1.6
.5
–
24.8
1.4
10.3
10.1
21.1
16.8
14.4
6.7
1.8
.9
.1
16.5
.8
9.3
10.8
21.8
16.9
11.3
4.0
1.1
.6
–
23.1
.2
5.8
5.7
23.0
16.6
16.0
6.4
1.2
.6
–
24.5
5.9
18.9
17.5
17.9
17.0
15.0
7.8
2.8
20.7
19.0
19.5
18.3
14.7
5.0
5.8
19.1
15.0
17.2
17.7
14.9
10.4
2.5
21.3
19.1
20.0
18.8
14.7
3.7
2.7
20.5
19.5
19.4
18.1
14.6
5.1
7.2
18.1
16.9
17.3
16.4
15.1
9.0
6.5
18.3
17.3
17.1
16.5
15.3
9.0
6.1
17.1
17.5
19.0
17.6
15.5
7.3
5.5
17.1
17.7
21.9
20.7
12.4
4.7
3.5
19.7
19.5
19.9
17.7
14.3
5.3
8.7
17.6
16.2
17.6
16.0
15.1
8.9
12.2
16.7
13.0
13.5
13.1
15.6
16.0
3.9
20.2
18.8
15.3
18.6
17.2
6.0
Time of event:
12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. .......................
4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. .........................
8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon ......................
12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. .......................
4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. .........................
8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight .................
Not reported .........................................
Hours on the job before event
occurred:
Before shift began ...............................
Less than 1 hour ..................................
1 hour to less than 2 hours ..................
2 hours to less than 4 hours ................
4 hours to less than 6 hours ................
6 hours to less than 8 hours ................
8 hours to less than 10 hours ..............
10 hours to less than 12 hours ............
12 hours to less than 16 hours ............
More than 16 hours .............................
Not reported .........................................
Day of week:
Sunday ................................................
Monday ................................................
Tuesday ...............................................
Wednesday ..........................................
Thursday ..............................................
Friday ...................................................
Saturday ..............................................
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which
also included job transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 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 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.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
5 Data too small to be displayed.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data
exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 15. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by time, hours
on the job, day of week, and number of days away from work, 2007
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Characteristic
Total [1,158,870 cases] ................................
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
100.0
14.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
21 - 30
days
Median
31 days or days away
from work
more
3 - 5 days
6 - 10
days
11 - 20
days
11.4
18.3
12.3
11.1
6.5
25.6
7
14.3
14.7
15.4
15.6
14.6
14.6
13.1
10.4
11.4
11.6
11.1
11.6
12.6
11.1
17.3
17.2
19.1
18.6
18.6
17.8
17.4
13.1
12.2
11.6
12.7
12.9
13.0
12.5
12.1
11.7
10.9
10.6
10.5
11.7
11.6
6.2
6.6
6.3
6.4
6.9
6.1
6.8
26.6
26.1
25.2
25.0
24.9
24.3
27.5
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
14.3
15.0
15.2
15.2
15.7
15.5
13.8
15.5
12.0
8.6
13.2
10.9
12.2
12.6
11.7
10.8
11.7
10.0
8.4
10.4
5.7
11.1
16.5
19.4
18.1
19.0
19.1
17.4
18.5
17.9
18.1
17.1
17.2
11.8
11.8
12.8
11.8
12.4
12.5
13.7
11.4
12.4
5.7
12.4
13.6
11.2
10.4
11.3
11.1
10.7
11.1
10.7
12.1
11.4
11.4
5.1
6.4
6.6
5.8
6.4
6.8
6.8
7.7
5.7
–
6.8
27.9
24.1
24.3
25.2
24.3
25.3
26.1
28.5
29.1
48.6
27.9
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
30
9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
15.4
14.1
14.9
15.0
16.3
13.0
15.2
12.7
11.9
11.1
13.0
9.1
11.1
11.5
19.3
17.7
17.9
18.1
19.4
18.7
17.3
11.8
13.9
12.3
11.4
11.3
12.8
12.6
11.0
11.0
11.0
10.9
11.5
11.1
11.2
6.5
6.4
6.5
5.7
6.3
7.3
7.0
23.1
25.0
26.5
25.8
26.1
26.0
25.1
7
7
8
7
7
8
8
Time of event:
12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. .............................
4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. ...............................
8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon ............................
12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. .............................
4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ...............................
8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight ......................
Not reported ..............................................
Hours on the job before event
occurred:
Before shift began .....................................
Less than 1 hour ........................................
1 hour to less than 2 hours ........................
2 hours to less than 4 hours ......................
4 hours to less than 6 hours ......................
6 hours to less than 8 hours ......................
8 hours to less than 10 hours ....................
10 hours to less than 12 hours ..................
12 hours to less than 16 hours ..................
More than 16 hours ...................................
Not reported ..............................................
Day of week:
Sunday ......................................................
Monday ......................................................
Tuesday .....................................................
Wednesday ...............................................
Thursday ...................................................
Friday ........................................................
Saturday ....................................................
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away
from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines.
Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data
may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with
participating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 16. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker characteristic, major
occupational group, and selected natures of injury or illness, 2007
Nature of injury or illness3
Characteristic
Total [1,158,870 cases] ..................................................................................................
Total
cases
Cuts, lacerations, punctures
Sprains,
strains,
tears4
Fractures
122.2
47.3
10.0
11.3
9.6
1.7
10.7
1.8
0.6
0.8
134.1
105.2
50.5
42.6
12.0
7.2
15.4
5.5
13.0
4.8
2.4
.7
10.5
10.9
2.1
1.5
.7
.5
1.1
.2
124.0
134.4
118.4
123.9
123.0
119.9
96.2
34.4
47.2
46.4
51.8
49.7
43.3
28.3
7.9
9.1
8.2
8.6
10.2
16.1
16.8
23.5
18.9
12.9
10.3
8.6
7.8
6.9
20.8
16.2
10.5
8.7
7.5
6.9
6.2
2.7
2.7
2.4
1.5
1.1
.9
.7
16.9
13.7
10.3
10.1
10.0
10.6
9.4
6.8
3.0
2.0
1.7
1.3
1.0
.3
.6
.8
.6
.7
.9
.3
.3
.9
1.4
.8
.7
.7
.5
.7
41.4
17.5
8.4
24.0
24.5
94.4
19.3
58.5
44.9
97.5
262.1
116.9
107.5
255.6
124.3
70.1
54.2
149.8
238.7
217.5
175.7
285.0
12.6
7.0
3.8
11.2
8.7
36.8
4.0
25.9
18.0
51.9
142.9
40.2
30.5
103.6
54.0
27.5
21.5
47.2
78.6
78.7
56.8
122.7
5.5
1.4
.7
1.4
1.5
7.2
.5
7.4
3.5
5.6
7.5
12.3
5.8
16.3
7.8
5.0
4.7
14.0
30.7
16.1
14.7
25.7
2.5
.4
.4
1.6
2.0
4.1
–
1.2
2.8
2.5
7.3
3.8
20.6
18.8
5.6
4.4
2.3
16.2
36.3
28.1
23.8
17.9
2.4
.4
.4
1.6
1.7
3.8
–
1.1
2.5
1.8
4.6
3.2
20.0
16.4
3.5
3.9
2.1
13.8
28.1
23.9
20.2
15.5
.2
2.3
1.4
.4
1.0
1.2
9.8
.5
5.9
2.2
7.9
21.9
11.7
11.3
26.4
12.7
8.3
5.6
15.6
16.4
14.2
13.3
26.8
.3
(7)
–
–
.1
.3
–
–
–
–
.4
.6
1.8
1.3
2.8
.1
.3
.1
.4
1.1
1.5
1.3
1.1
Total
Cuts,
lacerations
Punctures
Bruises,
contusions
Heat
burns
Chemical
burns
Amputations
Gender:
Male ............................................................................................................................
Female ........................................................................................................................
Age:6
16 - 19 .........................................................................................................................
20 - 24 .........................................................................................................................
25 - 34 .........................................................................................................................
35 - 44 .........................................................................................................................
45 - 54 .........................................................................................................................
55 - 64 .........................................................................................................................
65 and over .................................................................................................................
Occupation:
Management occupations ...........................................................................................
Business and financial operations occupations ..........................................................
Computer and mathematical occupations ...................................................................
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................................................
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............................................................
Community and social services occupations ..............................................................
Legal occupations .......................................................................................................
Education, training, and library occupations ...............................................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ......................................
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations ....................................................
Healthcare support occupations .................................................................................
Protective service occupations ...................................................................................
Food preparation and serving related occupations .....................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ...................................
Personal care and service occupations ......................................................................
Sales and related occupations ....................................................................................
Office and administrative support occupations ...........................................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations .................................................................
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......................................................
Production occupations ...............................................................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations .......................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
–
–
.1
.3
.3
–
.1
.2
.7
2.7
.6
.6
2.4
2.1
.6
.2
2.4
8.2
4.2
3.6
2.4
–
–
.1
.6
–
–
.1
–
.2
1.5
–
10.4
2.3
1.6
.8
.1
1.1
2.0
3.7
3.6
1.3
.1
–
–
.2
.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.9
2.1
.1
.2
.1
.6
1.6
1.9
3.0
1.4
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 16. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker characteristic, major
occupational group, and selected natures of injury or illness, 2007 — Continued
Nature of injury or illness3
Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders
Characteristic
Total [1,158,870 cases] ..................................................................................................
Carpal
tunnel
syndrome
Tendonitis
Total
With fractures,
burns, and
other injuries
With sprains and
bruises
Back pain and
pain, except back
Total
Back pain,
hurt back only
All
other
natures4,5
1.3
0.5
4.9
1.2
1.6
12.2
3.9
20.8
.7
2.1
.3
.7
5.3
4.5
1.5
.7
1.4
2.0
11.9
12.7
3.9
4.0
23.6
16.7
.1
.4
.8
1.4
1.9
1.9
.4
.3
.4
.6
.4
.5
.5
.2
4.9
4.3
4.0
4.4
5.1
7.0
10.4
.9
.7
.8
.9
1.3
1.9
3.9
1.2
1.5
1.3
1.5
1.8
2.4
2.3
10.0
11.5
11.5
13.2
12.7
12.2
9.3
2.8
3.6
3.9
4.7
4.1
2.9
2.1
17.7
23.8
20.3
20.6
21.4
18.6
13.2
.7
1.1
.4
.3
.5
–
1.2
.7
.3
.5
1.1
–
.5
.8
.6
.5
1.8
.3
.7
1.5
4.1
1.5
.4
.1
.1
3.5
.8
.5
.8
.5
7.5
5.5
2.2
1.6
4.0
8.2
9.7
2.9
8.2
4.8
3.0
2.1
5.2
10.6
9.1
6.2
12.1
1.9
.1
.1
.1
–
1.6
–
.7
.3
.7
.7
1.5
.7
1.1
.6
.5
.3
1.5
3.3
3.1
2.0
2.4
.8
.5
.2
.3
4.1
1.5
.8
1.7
3.1
11.0
1.3
6.9
6.1
10.5
39.5
10.2
10.6
28.0
14.8
8.4
6.0
13.6
18.7
19.0
13.3
29.3
1.0
.2
.3
.3
1.8
2.9
.5
1.1
.7
3.9
16.3
1.9
3.5
8.5
3.7
2.6
1.7
4.1
6.6
5.8
3.7
10.2
9.3
3.7
1.4
5.4
5.9
17.9
6.2
8.0
10.1
13.6
30.9
26.8
12.6
45.7
21.8
11.4
9.7
35.3
41.3
43.3
34.2
44.3
Gender:
Male ............................................................................................................................
Female ........................................................................................................................
Age:6
16 - 19 .........................................................................................................................
20 - 24 .........................................................................................................................
25 - 34 .........................................................................................................................
35 - 44 .........................................................................................................................
45 - 54 .........................................................................................................................
55 - 64 .........................................................................................................................
65 and over .................................................................................................................
Occupation:
Management occupations ...........................................................................................
Business and financial operations occupations ..........................................................
Computer and mathematical occupations ...................................................................
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................................................
Life, physical, and social science occupations ............................................................
Community and social services occupations ..............................................................
Legal occupations .......................................................................................................
Education, training, and library occupations ...............................................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ......................................
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations ....................................................
Healthcare support occupations .................................................................................
Protective service occupations ...................................................................................
Food preparation and serving related occupations .....................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ...................................
Personal care and service occupations ......................................................................
Sales and related occupations ....................................................................................
Office and administrative support occupations ...........................................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations .................................................................
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......................................................
Production occupations ...............................................................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations .......................................................
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
EH
20,000,000
2
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
= base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also
included job transfer or restriction.
3 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Nature codes: Sprains, strains, tears = 021;
Fractures = 012; Cuts, lacerations, punctures = 034, 037; Cuts, lacerations = 034; Punctures = 037; Bruises,
contusions = 043; Heat burns = 053; Chemical burns = 051; Amputations = 031; Carpal tunnel syndrome =
1241; Tendonitis = 1733; Multiple traumatic injuries and illnesses, Total = 080-089; With fractures, burns,
and other injuries = 083, 084; With sprains and bruises = 082; Back pain and pain, except back, Total =
0972, 0973; Back pain, hurt back only = 0972; All other natures = all remaining codes, including 9999
–
–
–
–
.1
.2
.5
.6
–
.1
.7
.3
.3
.3
.4
.6
.3
1.5
.9
–
2.3
2.6
.7
.3
1.8
4.3
2.9
1.4
3.2
2.4
1.1
.7
1.7
2.6
2.1
1.6
4.1
(Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 1992 Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System
developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
4 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the March 2009 revision, see note below.
5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
6 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14; they accounted for fewer than 50
cases.
7 Data too small to be displayed.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data exclusion
of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected estimates within the Mining (NAICS 21)
and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries, and in their respective higher level industry
sectors. Characteristic categories affected by the revisions, that appear in this table, are footnoted.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 17. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker characteristic, major
occupational group, and selected parts of body, 2007
Part of body affected by the injury or illness3
Characteristic
Total [1,158,870 cases] ...................................................................................
Head
Total
cases
Trunk
Upper extremities
Finger
Hand,
except
finger
Wrist
5.7
10.7
5.1
5.4
31.8
23.6
6.5
4.6
13.6
6.7
6.1
3.5
4.2
7.2
3.9
6.0
6.1
8.4
9.2
11.0
8.3
43.1
36.8
29.2
27.6
26.1
24.7
21.5
6.1
5.8
5.0
6.2
5.8
6.2
4.7
21.0
17.6
11.2
10.2
8.8
7.6
7.0
10.5
7.1
6.2
4.5
4.0
3.7
2.2
4.1
4.9
5.1
5.4
6.0
6.0
6.0
1.5
2.2
.5
1.4
1.2
3.4
.2
2.9
3.0
7.0
18.6
5.2
4.0
18.1
7.7
4.8
3.2
8.5
14.4
12.1
12.2
22.9
8.0
3.0
1.4
3.9
4.6
11.6
4.6
7.8
7.8
15.0
39.5
16.2
39.3
56.9
26.4
13.2
11.0
31.3
56.9
57.3
62.2
51.1
2.2
.5
.2
.9
1.2
2.7
.3
2.1
2.0
2.7
9.2
3.7
4.9
14.0
7.8
3.2
2.4
6.0
11.6
12.4
9.2
13.1
1.8
.5
.2
1.5
1.2
3.0
.5
1.3
2.4
5.1
9.7
5.6
18.6
19.3
4.9
4.2
2.0
14.2
23.5
22.6
29.9
17.3
1.5
.2
.2
.5
1.0
3.5
–
1.1
1.1
2.1
5.9
2.8
8.7
10.4
4.7
1.8
1.4
6.9
12.0
12.5
10.1
8.7
2.1
1.6
.6
.7
.8
1.5
3.3
2.8
1.3
3.5
11.8
3.0
5.1
9.4
7.8
3.5
4.4
2.6
7.2
7.6
10.3
9.6
Neck
Total
Eyes
Total
Back
122.2
8.3
3.5
134.1
105.2
9.9
5.9
124.0
134.4
118.4
123.9
123.0
119.9
96.2
41.4
17.5
8.4
24.0
24.5
94.4
19.3
58.5
44.9
97.5
262.1
116.9
107.5
255.6
124.3
70.1
54.2
149.8
238.7
217.5
175.7
285.0
Shoulder
Total
1.8
40.6
24.9
8.0
28.4
4.7
1.7
1.8
1.8
45.3
33.8
26.3
22.9
9.1
6.4
10.1
10.7
9.5
7.9
7.6
6.1
6.1
3.5
4.2
4.7
3.5
3.3
1.6
.9
.9
1.6
1.7
2.0
2.2
1.3
1.2
26.2
38.9
39.3
44.0
42.6
39.6
29.2
17.4
25.5
26.6
27.9
25.0
19.6
10.3
3.3
1.1
.6
1.5
1.9
6.5
.3
4.1
5.3
4.6
8.8
11.5
7.1
16.6
7.3
4.7
2.9
15.5
18.4
20.4
14.3
16.4
1.2
.5
.1
1.0
1.0
.5
–
.4
.4
1.0
2.8
1.8
2.4
7.8
1.2
.9
.9
7.7
9.0
11.9
9.1
5.5
.7
.1
10.9
5.2
2.9
8.4
9.0
27.5
5.3
18.0
11.8
41.0
126.1
24.1
25.7
89.3
36.7
23.6
17.7
47.3
74.5
66.8
51.5
105.6
7.8
2.2
2.0
4.8
6.0
17.3
5.0
13.0
5.4
29.4
93.3
11.4
16.5
54.6
23.8
15.3
10.9
25.4
41.4
40.8
28.2
62.3
Arm
Gender:
Male ..............................................................................................................
Female .........................................................................................................
Age:
5
16 - 19 ..........................................................................................................
20 - 24 ..........................................................................................................
25 - 34 ..........................................................................................................
35 - 44 ..........................................................................................................
45 - 54 ..........................................................................................................
55 - 64 ..........................................................................................................
65 and over ..................................................................................................
Occupation:
Management occupations ............................................................................
Business and financial operations occupations ............................................
Computer and mathematical occupations ....................................................
Architecture and engineering occupations ...................................................
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................................
Community and social services occupations ................................................
Legal occupations ........................................................................................
Education, training, and library occupations .................................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ........................
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations .....................................
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................................
Protective service occupations .....................................................................
Food preparation and serving related occupations ......................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ....................
Personal care and service occupations ........................................................
Sales and related occupations .....................................................................
Office and administrative support occupations .............................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ...................................................
Construction and extraction occupations .....................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .......................................
Production occupations ................................................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations .........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
–
.1
.3
3.5
–
.7
.7
2.6
4.6
1.5
.7
3.7
2.5
1.5
.8
1.1
2.4
3.9
1.5
5.0
TABLE 17. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by
selected worker characteristic, major occupational group, and selected parts of body, 2007 — Continued
Part of body affected by the injury or illness3
Lower extremities
Characteristic
Total [1,158,870 cases] ...................................................................................
Foot, toe
Body
systems
Multiple
body
parts
All
other
body
parts4
Total
Knee
Ankle
27.5
10.0
6.6
5.9
1.9
12.8
1.1
31.2
22.2
10.9
8.6
7.0
6.0
7.1
4.2
1.6
2.2
11.6
14.5
.9
1.1
32.0
32.4
26.3
27.0
27.0
28.7
21.0
10.2
8.4
8.3
10.6
10.8
12.3
7.8
6.9
10.1
7.1
6.8
5.6
5.1
4.2
10.2
8.5
6.1
5.1
5.4
5.2
3.7
2.3
2.8
1.5
1.8
1.8
2.0
.8
8.8
9.7
10.0
12.6
14.9
17.1
15.8
.6
1.4
.9
.8
.6
.5
.7
9.8
3.8
1.8
7.2
5.7
22.4
2.4
16.7
14.6
18.7
42.5
36.1
22.3
59.3
29.9
15.5
13.3
37.4
60.2
46.4
31.5
72.7
3.5
1.3
.6
3.6
1.8
9.1
.9
4.6
5.3
9.0
19.8
13.5
8.3
22.3
13.7
6.1
4.1
12.3
21.1
19.6
10.7
22.9
2.8
.9
.5
2.1
1.0
6.2
.6
4.3
3.8
4.5
9.1
11.3
6.0
13.4
8.3
3.3
4.2
7.9
14.0
7.9
7.1
18.2
2.5
.8
.3
.8
.9
3.4
.3
5.4
2.4
2.5
6.3
5.3
4.1
10.5
4.7
3.8
2.8
9.4
14.1
9.7
7.8
16.6
2.0
.4
.1
.7
.5
5.0
.9
.4
.6
1.7
5.2
4.2
1.2
3.4
2.0
1.6
1.6
1.9
2.4
2.7
2.3
2.2
6.4
3.6
1.5
2.1
2.5
17.2
5.7
10.6
3.9
13.1
33.2
22.5
10.0
25.2
18.5
9.1
6.1
13.1
22.2
18.2
11.6
30.4
.4
.2
Gender:
Male ..............................................................................................................
Female .........................................................................................................
Age:
5
16 - 19 ..........................................................................................................
20 - 24 ..........................................................................................................
25 - 34 ..........................................................................................................
35 - 44 ..........................................................................................................
45 - 54 ..........................................................................................................
55 - 64 ..........................................................................................................
65 and over ..................................................................................................
Occupation:
Management occupations ............................................................................
Business and financial operations occupations ............................................
Computer and mathematical occupations ....................................................
Architecture and engineering occupations ...................................................
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................................
Community and social services occupations ................................................
Legal occupations ........................................................................................
Education, training, and library occupations .................................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ........................
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations .....................................
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................................
Protective service occupations .....................................................................
Food preparation and serving related occupations ......................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ....................
Personal care and service occupations ........................................................
Sales and related occupations .....................................................................
Office and administrative support occupations .............................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ...................................................
Construction and extraction occupations .....................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .......................................
Production occupations ................................................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations .........................................
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
EH
20,000,000
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
= base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from
work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
3 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Part of body codes: Head,
Total = 00-09; Eyes = 032; Neck = 10-19; Trunk, Total = 20-29; Back = 23;
Shoulder = 21; Upper extremities, Total = 30-39; Arm = 31; Finger = 34; Hand,
–
.1
–
.7
–
.3
.2
.9
2.2
.8
1.4
1.3
.9
.9
.6
2.2
1.7
1.8
.9
1.7
except finger = 33; Wrist = 32; Lower extremities, Total = 40-49; Knee = 412; Ankle
= 42; Foot, toe = 43, 44; Body systems = 5; Multiple body parts = 8; All other body
parts = remaining codes, including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based
on the 1992 Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System developed by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
4 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
5 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14; they
accounted for fewer than 50 cases.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of
rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the
totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 18. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected
worker characteristic, major occupational group, and selected sources of injury or illness, 2007
Source of injury or illness3
Characteristic
Total [1,158,870 cases] ...................................................................................
Total
cases
Chemicals
and
chemical
products
Containers
Furniture
and
fixtures
Machinery
Parts
and
materials
Floors,
walkways
or
ground
surfaces4
122.2
1.8
14.4
4.9
7.3
12.3
24.3
134.1
105.2
1.9
1.8
16.0
12.2
4.4
5.6
9.5
4.2
19.2
2.5
22.8
26.6
124.0
134.4
118.4
123.9
123.0
119.9
96.2
2.2
2.5
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.5
.7
15.9
17.4
14.9
14.6
14.3
11.6
11.1
5.2
5.1
4.2
5.2
5.0
5.2
4.9
10.6
10.2
7.0
7.3
7.1
6.1
3.7
13.1
16.1
13.6
12.8
11.3
9.4
6.1
17.8
18.8
18.9
22.0
26.9
38.0
38.3
41.4
17.5
8.4
24.0
24.5
94.4
19.3
58.5
44.9
97.5
262.1
116.9
107.5
255.6
124.3
70.1
54.2
149.8
238.7
217.5
175.7
285.0
.6
.1
.1
.3
.7
.6
4.5
1.8
.4
.7
2.5
1.6
.8
1.4
1.6
2.7
6.7
3.0
20.8
24.9
10.5
14.1
11.3
10.9
10.1
10.9
18.7
54.3
2.4
1.1
.4
.4
.3
5.8
.5
3.5
1.3
4.2
9.9
2.0
5.7
20.0
4.6
6.6
2.3
.7
6.1
4.7
4.9
8.3
1.6
.2
1.5
1.2
1.3
.9
–
.1
.8
1.6
4.1
1.2
8.1
14.7
1.7
3.2
2.2
7.4
14.6
17.8
23.5
12.1
1.9
.2
.1
1.9
1.0
1.7
–
.5
1.2
.7
1.0
1.9
1.1
11.9
1.5
3.1
1.7
12.7
53.6
41.3
31.3
31.2
12.7
6.0
2.5
5.1
5.9
28.0
9.5
20.2
6.6
21.8
47.8
39.7
26.2
58.0
29.7
16.2
13.5
28.1
50.8
32.8
21.3
50.5
Gender:
Male ..............................................................................................................
Female .........................................................................................................
Age:
6
16 - 19 ..........................................................................................................
20 - 24 ..........................................................................................................
25 - 34 ..........................................................................................................
35 - 44 ..........................................................................................................
45 - 54 ..........................................................................................................
55 - 64 ..........................................................................................................
65 and over ..................................................................................................
Occupation:
Management occupations ............................................................................
Business and financial operations occupations ............................................
Computer and mathematical occupations ....................................................
Architecture and engineering occupations ...................................................
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................................
Community and social services occupations ................................................
Legal occupations ........................................................................................
Education, training, and library occupations .................................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ........................
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations .....................................
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................................
Protective service occupations .....................................................................
Food preparation and serving related occupations ......................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ....................
Personal care and service occupations ........................................................
Sales and related occupations .....................................................................
Office and administrative support occupations .............................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ...................................................
Construction and extraction occupations .....................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .......................................
Production occupations ................................................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations .........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
–
.1
.2
1.7
2.6
3.2
3.0
6.2
.5
.8
.9
1.7
3.2
3.9
3.5
2.4
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 18. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected
worker characteristic, major occupational group, and selected sources of injury or illness, 2007 — Continued
Source of injury or illness3
Person, injured or ill worker4
Characteristic
Handtools
Total [1,158,870 cases] ...................................................................................
Total4
Worker
motion
or
position4
Vehicles
Person, other than injured or
ill worker
Total
Health
care
patient
All
other
sources4,5
5.7
10.3
17.9
17.4
6.8
5.4
16.4
8.4
2.0
12.7
6.8
18.2
17.6
17.7
17.1
2.2
13.5
1.2
11.3
18.8
12.4
13.7
8.3
6.6
5.9
4.7
2.9
1.6
9.9
11.0
10.0
10.7
10.8
9.3
9.8
10.5
15.2
16.1
20.0
20.4
18.6
10.0
10.2
14.8
15.7
19.4
19.8
18.0
9.4
5.2
8.9
7.8
7.1
6.2
4.7
2.8
4.0
5.9
6.2
6.0
5.0
3.7
2.0
19.9
20.8
17.5
16.6
14.3
12.5
7.3
.7
.1
.1
2.2
.6
.3
–
.3
1.6
.5
1.3
.9
10.1
15.9
2.2
1.7
.9
7.2
22.0
16.9
12.7
5.9
4.4
2.2
.8
1.3
1.5
14.3
2.9
2.3
2.1
4.2
8.2
17.2
2.6
17.6
14.4
6.2
4.4
14.4
11.1
19.2
6.6
51.1
4.7
3.8
1.8
6.7
5.0
9.1
4.5
6.5
14.3
13.6
26.2
16.4
12.9
36.4
21.0
9.6
10.2
21.0
29.9
34.0
31.1
39.9
4.5
3.6
1.8
6.6
4.9
7.5
4.5
6.4
14.1
13.4
25.6
15.0
12.6
36.0
20.4
8.9
9.9
20.2
28.9
33.4
30.7
38.8
1.7
.4
.1
.1
.7
22.0
.5
15.1
6.6
32.8
123.5
13.6
1.5
1.2
17.6
1.0
1.1
.5
.3
.4
.3
1.3
.7
(7)
–
–
.5
13.2
–
2.9
–
31.4
118.6
4.3
.1
.3
11.0
–
.2
–
–
.1
(7)
.4
6.1
1.6
.8
4.0
4.9
10.2
.6
8.5
8.6
13.7
30.8
17.9
15.7
48.7
20.7
7.5
5.7
45.3
37.1
35.3
21.7
28.0
Gender:
Male ..............................................................................................................
Female .........................................................................................................
Age:
6
16 - 19 ..........................................................................................................
20 - 24 ..........................................................................................................
25 - 34 ..........................................................................................................
35 - 44 ..........................................................................................................
45 - 54 ..........................................................................................................
55 - 64 ..........................................................................................................
65 and over ..................................................................................................
Occupation:
Management occupations ............................................................................
Business and financial operations occupations ............................................
Computer and mathematical occupations ....................................................
Architecture and engineering occupations ...................................................
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................................
Community and social services occupations ................................................
Legal occupations ........................................................................................
Education, training, and library occupations .................................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ........................
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations .....................................
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................................
Protective service occupations .....................................................................
Food preparation and serving related occupations ......................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ....................
Personal care and service occupations ........................................................
Sales and related occupations .....................................................................
Office and administrative support occupations .............................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ...................................................
Construction and extraction occupations .....................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .......................................
Production occupations ................................................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations .........................................
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
EH
20,000,000
2
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
= base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work,
some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
3 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Source codes: Chemicals and
chemical products = 00-09; Containers = 10-19; Furniture and fixtures = 20-29;
Machinery = 30-39; Parts and materials = 40-49; Person, injured or ill worker = 56;
Worker motion or position = 562; Person, other than injured or ill worker = 57; Health
care patient = 573; Floors, walkways, or ground surfaces = 62; Handtools = 71-73;
Vehicles = 80-89; All other sources = all remaining codes, including 9999
(Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 1992 Occupational Injury and Illness
Classification System developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
4 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the March 2009
revision, see note below.
5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
6 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14; they
accounted for fewer than 50 cases.
7 Data too small to be displayed.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding
and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected estimates within the
Mining (NAICS 21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries, and in
their respective higher level industry sectors. Characteristic categories affected
by the revisions, that appear in this table, are footnoted.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 19. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker characteristic
major occupational group, and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 2007
Event or exposure leading to injury or illness3
Contact with objects
Characteristic
Total [1,158,870 cases] ...................................................................................
Total
cases
Struck
against
object
Overexertion
Caught in or
compressed or
crushed
Fall
to
lower
level
Fall
on
same
level
Total
Struck
by
object
122.2
33.5
17.2
8.0
5.7
8.1
17.6
134.1
105.2
43.1
19.9
22.2
10.1
9.5
5.9
7.7
3.0
10.4
4.8
124.0
134.4
118.4
123.9
123.0
119.9
96.2
55.5
49.0
38.1
31.9
28.4
24.4
19.3
32.8
26.0
19.7
15.9
14.1
12.3
9.0
12.5
10.3
8.9
7.6
7.4
6.3
5.3
8.4
9.4
6.0
5.5
4.9
4.3
4.4
41.4
17.5
8.4
24.0
24.5
94.4
19.3
58.5
44.9
97.5
262.1
116.9
107.5
255.6
124.3
70.1
54.2
149.8
238.7
217.5
175.7
285.0
8.6
2.5
1.1
5.0
4.2
11.7
.7
10.2
13.3
10.5
29.1
13.9
35.1
65.0
19.8
16.5
10.5
53.7
87.2
74.3
69.3
74.0
5.7
1.5
.5
2.1
2.7
6.9
.4
5.2
8.4
4.9
15.7
7.3
20.1
35.1
9.4
9.0
5.2
28.5
48.8
36.4
30.7
37.4
1.7
.8
.5
1.4
.8
2.4
.3
4.3
3.2
3.8
7.9
5.1
9.1
18.8
5.8
4.9
3.0
11.2
19.0
17.8
12.6
17.5
.9
.2
Slips
or
trips
without
fall4
Total
In lifting
4.0
27.9
14.8
13.8
23.1
4.0
4.0
30.5
24.4
16.5
12.6
4.8
7.5
6.9
8.3
8.7
10.8
7.6
14.4
12.4
12.4
15.1
20.1
29.6
34.6
2.4
4.0
3.3
4.3
4.4
4.5
2.3
18.6
27.1
27.8
32.0
29.5
22.6
15.0
11.2
15.6
15.2
16.4
15.4
11.2
8.4
4.5
1.9
.9
1.8
1.4
7.2
3.2
2.2
2.0
2.5
5.4
9.7
3.4
19.2
7.3
3.9
3.2
14.5
34.3
16.8
5.7
20.6
9.1
4.2
1.6
3.4
4.6
20.8
6.4
17.0
5.0
19.6
43.6
27.6
23.8
42.2
23.5
14.3
11.1
15.1
21.5
17.6
17.2
32.4
1.1
.5
.2
1.1
1.1
3.6
–
2.8
1.0
3.4
8.6
5.2
5.4
8.6
5.3
2.3
2.0
6.5
6.8
6.0
4.2
9.4
7.5
2.3
1.9
4.0
4.6
11.9
.8
10.5
4.6
35.4
115.1
9.2
14.4
59.4
26.1
17.1
12.4
16.6
41.5
45.8
35.8
74.0
4.4
1.2
1.0
1.9
2.5
5.1
.7
6.0
2.1
16.5
47.7
4.1
10.0
30.3
12.2
11.3
8.3
7.5
22.0
22.4
18.8
38.0
Gender:
Male ..............................................................................................................
Female .........................................................................................................
Age:6
16 - 19 ..........................................................................................................
20 - 24 ..........................................................................................................
25 - 34 ..........................................................................................................
35 - 44 ..........................................................................................................
45 - 54 ..........................................................................................................
55 - 64 ..........................................................................................................
65 and over ..................................................................................................
Occupation:
Management occupations ............................................................................
Business and financial operations occupations ............................................
Computer and mathematical occupations ....................................................
Architecture and engineering occupations ...................................................
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................................
Community and social services occupations ................................................
Legal occupations ........................................................................................
Education, training, and library occupations .................................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ........................
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations .....................................
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................................
Protective service occupations .....................................................................
Food preparation and serving related occupations ......................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ....................
Personal care and service occupations ........................................................
Sales and related occupations .....................................................................
Office and administrative support occupations .............................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ...................................................
Construction and extraction occupations .....................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .......................................
Production occupations ................................................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations .........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
–
.7
.4
2.0
–
.2
.3
1.1
3.2
1.0
3.1
7.6
2.4
2.1
1.6
8.0
11.4
12.0
19.9
14.1
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 19. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker characteristic
major occupational group, and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 2007 — Continued
Event or exposure leading to injury or illness3
Transportation accidents
Characteristic
Total [1,158,870 cases] ...................................................................................
Repetitive
motion
Exposure to
harmful
substance or
environment
Total
Highway
accident
Assaults and violent acts
Fires
and
explosions
All other assaults
Total
By
person
Total
Assaults
by
animal
All
other
events4,5
3.9
5.6
5.6
3.5
0.2
2.6
1.8
0.8
0.8
13.3
2.7
5.5
6.0
5.0
6.7
3.9
4.0
2.8
.3
.1
1.7
3.8
1.0
2.8
.7
1.0
.6
.9
14.7
10.7
1.9
2.4
2.8
4.6
5.1
4.5
2.1
12.1
8.4
5.5
5.5
5.0
4.0
1.5
4.4
6.7
5.6
5.7
5.6
5.3
5.4
1.6
3.6
3.5
3.9
3.7
3.1
3.9
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
–
1.8
4.5
3.0
2.3
2.2
1.7
1.2
1.3
3.0
2.0
1.6
1.6
1.4
1.0
.5
1.5
1.0
.7
.6
.3
.2
.5
1.5
1.0
.7
.6
.3
.2
7.8
12.2
12.9
14.0
13.7
12.4
7.3
1.5
1.7
.7
1.1
1.2
.3
3.4
1.1
1.3
1.5
3.3
.4
2.0
4.2
2.0
1.8
4.1
2.2
3.7
4.1
13.0
6.3
2.3
.3
.3
1.4
2.3
4.6
–
.9
1.4
4.1
9.9
6.3
13.9
16.7
5.0
2.3
1.8
6.4
8.3
10.9
9.9
6.5
2.9
2.0
.6
1.1
.7
13.3
2.9
2.2
1.7
2.8
5.3
14.4
.8
8.8
7.5
3.4
2.1
8.6
7.8
9.7
2.1
27.0
1.5
1.7
.5
.6
.6
10.4
2.8
1.5
.9
2.1
4.4
11.2
.4
5.7
5.0
2.6
1.0
3.2
4.8
5.9
.5
17.0
(7)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(7)
.2
–
.1
.1
–
.1
–
.4
.6
1.2
.5
.2
1.0
.2
.1
.1
.9
13.3
–
6.6
.7
7.1
21.0
16.3
1.1
2.4
11.6
1.4
1.2
7.8
.7
1.4
.3
2.1
.8
.1
.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
2.8
1.9
1.0
5.1
3.3
7.8
1.3
5.0
13.9
10.6
20.7
13.8
7.6
29.1
16.2
7.1
5.7
18.0
26.2
29.6
17.7
32.6
Gender:
Male ..............................................................................................................
Female .........................................................................................................
Age:6
16 - 19 ..........................................................................................................
20 - 24 ..........................................................................................................
25 - 34 ..........................................................................................................
35 - 44 ..........................................................................................................
45 - 54 ..........................................................................................................
55 - 64 ..........................................................................................................
65 and over ..................................................................................................
Occupation:
Management occupations ............................................................................
Business and financial operations occupations ............................................
Computer and mathematical occupations ....................................................
Architecture and engineering occupations ...................................................
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................................
Community and social services occupations ................................................
Legal occupations ........................................................................................
Education, training, and library occupations .................................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ........................
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations .....................................
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................................
Protective service occupations .....................................................................
Food preparation and serving related occupations ......................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ....................
Personal care and service occupations ........................................................
Sales and related occupations .....................................................................
Office and administrative support occupations .............................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ...................................................
Construction and extraction occupations .....................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .......................................
Production occupations ................................................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations .........................................
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
EH
20,000,000
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
= base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which
also included job transfer or restriction.
3 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Event codes: Contact with objects, Total =
00-09; Struck by object = 020-029; Struck against object = 010-019; Caught in or compressed or
crushed = 030-049; Fall to lower level = 110-119; Fall on same level = 130-139; Slips or trips without
fall = 215; Overexertion, Total = 220-229; In lifting = 221; Repetitive motion = 230-239; Exposure to
harmful substance or environment = 30-39; Transportation accidents = 40-49; Highway accident = 41;
Fires and explosions = 50-52; Assaults and violent acts, Total = 60-63; Assaults by person = 61; All
other assaults = 60, 62, and 63; Assaults by animal = 63; All other events = all remaining codes,
–
–
12.9
–
6.6
.5
4.2
17.1
12.7
1.1
1.0
6.8
1.2
.9
.8
.4
.3
.2
1.2
–
–
–
–
.7
.3
.7
.3
–
–
–
–
.2
2.9
4.0
3.6
.1
1.4
4.8
.2
.3
6.9
.4
1.2
.1
.9
.2
2.8
3.9
3.4
.1
1.4
4.8
.2
.3
6.9
.4
1.1
.1
.9
including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 1992 Occupational Injury and Illness
Classification System developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
4 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the March 2009 revision, see note
below.
5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
6 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14; they accounted for fewer
than 50 cases.
7 Data too small to be displayed.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data
exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected estimates within the Mining (NAICS
21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries, and in their respective higher level
industry sectors. Characteristic categories affected by the revisions, that appear in this table,
are footnoted.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 20. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker
occupation3 and selected nature of injury or illness, 2007
Nature of injury or illness4
Cuts, lacerations, punctures
Occupation
Total
cases
Sprains,
strains,
tears5
Fractures
Total
Cuts,
lacerations
Punctures
Bruises,
contusions
Heat
burns
Chemical
burns
Amputations
Total [1,158,870 cases] .........................................
122.2
47.3
10.0
11.3
9.6
1.7
10.7
1.8
0.6
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................
Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand .....................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ..................................
Construction laborers .............................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................
Roofers ...................................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ..
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ..................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...............
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers ......................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and
travel clerks ..........................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except
engines .................................................................
Carpenters .............................................................
Butchers and meat cutters .....................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .........................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ....................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ..............................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .............................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics .....
Driver/sales workers ...............................................
465.3
280.8
9.9
5.3
4.4
.9
37.4
1.2
.4
434.3
415.1
394.0
369.5
363.2
349.9
348.5
335.8
168.8
130.1
117.9
157.6
107.4
217.8
169.4
91.6
36.9
16.3
48.8
35.6
65.8
13.7
34.4
34.2
40.2
40.0
56.7
11.2
65.3
6.4
14.6
41.0
33.6
39.1
46.2
10.2
34.5
4.7
13.4
35.0
6.6
–
10.5
1.1
30.7
1.7
1.2
6.0
48.7
84.1
35.9
24.0
19.6
10.3
27.7
18.0
1.7
28.6
3.8
1.9
15.1
–
1.1
13.2
1.8
2.7
2.8
.7
–
–
.7
.6
3.9
–
1.9
.2
–
–
.7
4.2
313.4
95.4
9.3
51.0
40.8
10.1
13.8
4.4
1.5
–
304.3
169.5
7.2
4.2
3.8
–
60.9
–
–
1.2
293.1
286.2
277.5
273.0
269.3
129.2
84.6
72.4
114.5
122.7
16.9
35.5
12.8
13.8
14.4
37.9
67.6
104.6
11.9
7.5
26.3
44.5
102.0
9.1
6.4
11.7
23.2
2.6
2.8
1.2
15.2
10.9
11.0
33.1
19.4
2.8
.4
–
1.1
–
6.5
.9
–
4.3
–
7.2
3.4
17.5
–
–
262.2
261.3
107.8
84.9
17.4
9.2
19.6
49.6
16.9
47.9
2.7
1.7
26.0
21.9
2.9
36.4
2.7
3.5
1.1
1.7
257.3
255.6
252.5
243.2
109.4
94.2
69.0
130.7
17.9
24.8
17.9
21.6
27.1
29.6
38.3
8.1
21.7
22.5
32.2
7.7
5.4
7.1
6.1
.5
19.2
15.4
24.6
30.9
2.7
5.2
8.3
–
.8
2.3
1.0
–
3.1
5.1
.7
–
See footnotes at end of table.
0.8
–
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 20. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by
selected worker occupation3 and selected nature of injury or illness, 2007 — Continued
Nature of injury or illness4
Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders
Occupation
Carpal
tunnel
syndrome
Tendonitis
Total
With
fractures,
burns, and
other injuries
With sprains
and
bruises
Back pain and
pain, except back
Total
Back pain,
hurt back only
All
other
natures5,6
Total [1,158,870 cases] .........................................
1.3
0.5
4.9
1.2
1.6
12.2
3.9
20.8
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................
Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand .....................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ..................................
Construction laborers .............................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................
Roofers ...................................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ..
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ..................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...............
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers ......................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and
travel clerks ..........................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except
engines .................................................................
Carpenters .............................................................
Butchers and meat cutters .....................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .........................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ....................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ..............................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .............................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics .....
Driver/sales workers ...............................................
.5
.7
11.2
1.1
6.6
72.4
30.5
45.4
2.6
8.9
.6
1.9
2.6
–
1.0
4.4
1.6
1.3
1.6
.5
–
–
1.0
.4
13.0
8.7
18.9
15.2
19.0
15.9
19.7
13.5
3.8
–
5.2
2.7
10.5
–
3.8
6.3
3.5
5.7
2.8
6.5
3.6
2.8
6.7
1.7
45.1
34.3
34.8
57.9
19.8
50.7
29.8
14.7
14.9
6.5
10.6
20.3
10.8
18.8
12.4
4.7
70.0
59.7
70.3
62.8
46.8
34.5
48.4
100.1
–
–
27.4
16.5
3.7
32.7
3.6
77.2
–
–
7.6
–
1.3
34.7
6.1
17.3
–
–
4.2
2.3
–
1.3
–
–
2.9
1.4
4.6
9.8
21.4
23.6
14.9
39.5
42.1
4.7
10.8
5.4
12.0
9.7
48.4
49.3
35.1
44.2
42.1
.8
–
4.0
3.8
28.3
22.1
8.6
6.6
47.2
20.3
1.3
6.2
3.0
–
2.8
3.5
2.7
3.4
20.6
14.6
28.0
19.8
5.9
5.3
9.0
8.7
43.7
43.5
52.7
19.0
.6
2.4
1.5
–
.9
4.6
1.0
2.7
2.9
–
.4
–
.8
–
.5
–
–
–
.5
.5
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
EH
20,000,000
2
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
= base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from
work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment.
4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Nature codes: Sprains,
strains, tears = 021; Fractures = 012; Cuts, lacerations, punctures = 034, 037;
Cuts, lacerations = 034; Punctures = 037; Bruises, contusions = 043; Heat burns
= 053; Chemical burns = 051; Amputations = 031; Carpal tunnel syndrome =
1241; Tendonitis = 1733; Multiple traumatic injuries and illnesses, Total =
080-089; With fractures, burns, and other injuries = 083, 084; With sprains and
bruises = 082; Back pain and pain, except back, Total = 0972, 0973; Back pain,
7.1
9.0
1.9
8.3
20.3
7.9
6.7
11.7
18.2
8.5
12.1
hurt back only = 0972; All other natures = all remaining codes, including 9999
(Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 1992 Occupational Injury and
Illness Classification System developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
5 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the March 2009
revision, see note below.
6 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of
rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to
the totals.
This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected estimates within
the Mining (NAICS 21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries,
and in their respective higher level industry sectors. Characteristic
categories affected by the revisions, that appear in this table, are footnoted.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State
agencies
TABLE 21. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected
worker occupation3 and selected parts of body, 2007
Part of body affected by the injury or illness4
Occupation
Head
Total
cases
Trunk
Upper extremities
Finger
Hand,
except
finger
Wrist
Neck
Total
Eyes
Total
Back
Shoulder
Total
Arm
Total [1,158,870 cases] .........................................
122.2
8.3
3.5
1.8
40.6
24.9
8.0
28.4
5.7
10.7
5.1
5.4
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................
Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand .....................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ..................................
Construction laborers .............................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................
Roofers ...................................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ..
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ..................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...............
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers ......................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and
travel clerks ..........................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except
engines .................................................................
Carpenters .............................................................
Butchers and meat cutters .....................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .........................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ....................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ..............................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .............................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics .....
Driver/sales workers ...............................................
465.3
14.1
3.8
8.5
249.7
185.2
35.9
56.8
14.6
13.4
6.4
18.5
434.3
415.1
394.0
369.5
363.2
349.9
348.5
335.8
28.1
23.6
29.5
15.6
26.7
8.1
18.1
77.1
11.7
5.4
8.9
3.0
9.1
–
4.9
63.4
4.3
1.8
3.9
5.9
2.0
17.7
7.0
2.6
158.4
101.7
123.6
141.6
104.5
170.6
135.5
85.4
93.3
76.5
64.9
82.4
67.3
121.7
78.3
52.7
32.3
12.1
20.7
30.4
11.0
22.3
33.2
13.1
96.0
103.5
86.7
50.8
106.0
34.8
49.5
93.5
19.9
25.1
10.6
18.5
34.7
4.5
16.3
13.1
39.2
33.2
39.6
13.9
21.3
9.8
11.1
46.3
18.2
19.1
21.8
6.1
23.7
3.8
7.3
15.9
15.0
21.5
8.2
10.8
20.3
10.1
11.2
15.4
313.4
28.4
21.7
15.5
70.9
48.3
13.1
76.6
11.4
22.8
32.3
4.3
304.3
16.2
7.5
1.4
117.3
75.2
24.4
60.5
20.1
8.2
9.0
19.5
293.1
286.2
277.5
273.0
269.3
25.9
24.1
9.6
16.5
22.0
19.1
11.7
4.8
7.1
1.8
2.3
2.4
1.6
2.0
8.2
100.1
81.7
80.7
99.2
99.0
64.0
46.7
46.3
63.8
59.2
18.8
13.6
16.9
20.0
27.3
47.9
89.2
152.2
52.0
25.3
12.3
15.9
4.0
9.6
7.6
19.2
41.4
113.5
13.0
7.3
12.9
20.3
21.2
9.4
4.1
2.5
9.2
10.4
14.6
5.5
262.2
261.3
14.3
10.6
6.0
4.9
2.5
.9
102.0
70.6
61.1
46.3
19.6
7.5
61.2
97.9
15.1
19.9
21.6
45.0
11.2
18.0
10.4
11.7
257.3
255.6
252.5
243.2
33.8
17.9
33.1
11.7
18.1
9.6
15.9
.7
2.9
2.7
2.6
9.9
79.1
90.5
68.3
98.2
45.0
54.9
41.5
59.9
21.2
18.2
11.3
19.8
55.6
75.9
88.5
30.3
7.4
12.5
28.3
10.6
28.1
38.3
31.0
5.3
9.7
16.9
15.4
8.3
8.7
5.7
9.8
5.3
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 21. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time
workers by selected worker occupation3 and selected parts of body, 2007 — Continued
Part of body affected by the injury or illness4
Lower extremities
Occupation
Multiple
body
parts
All
other
body
parts5
Total
Knee
Ankle
Total [1,158,870 cases] .........................................
27.5
10.0
6.6
5.9
1.9
12.8
1.1
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................
Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand .....................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ..................................
Construction laborers .............................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................
Roofers ...................................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ..
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ..................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...............
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers ......................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and
travel clerks ..........................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except
engines .................................................................
Carpenters .............................................................
Butchers and meat cutters .....................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .........................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ....................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ..............................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .............................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics .....
Driver/sales workers ...............................................
76.3
38.2
14.5
11.1
4.6
52.7
2.7
110.4
111.5
107.9
108.4
81.6
75.5
88.5
61.3
29.1
27.9
34.1
34.6
32.1
29.9
30.9
21.2
23.0
24.5
24.3
32.5
22.2
19.3
23.8
7.4
34.3
45.4
29.0
19.1
14.3
3.8
16.0
20.6
2.9
2.1
3.6
2.0
3.4
4.0
2.0
3.0
31.2
67.3
34.5
44.1
37.3
35.2
46.2
11.9
3.0
3.5
4.2
1.1
1.6
4.1
1.8
1.0
77.0
33.2
15.2
12.5
4.6
37.7
2.6
96.2
29.2
32.4
17.0
1.2
11.2
–
99.9
63.6
27.2
66.4
38.1
29.2
20.7
12.0
26.3
15.5
24.9
13.0
2.3
17.2
12.1
17.8
18.7
12.0
8.9
2.4
–
1.3
–
2.6
3.4
15.2
22.7
2.8
32.6
70.5
–
1.1
2.8
1.8
2.8
52.8
50.1
19.3
19.5
12.1
12.0
12.1
13.4
4.6
1.5
23.6
28.9
1.2
–
59.2
47.4
40.7
62.8
31.3
21.4
22.1
29.1
9.0
6.0
5.7
14.1
7.5
11.5
5.8
11.8
–
2.2
1.2
2.2
10.3
18.4
16.8
27.6
15.7
.7
1.4
.5
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
EH
20,000,000
2
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
= base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away
from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent
employment.
4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Part of body
codes: Head, Total = 00-09; Eyes = 032; Neck = 10-19; Trunk, Total =
Foot, toe
Body
systems
20-29; Back = 23; Shoulder = 21; Upper extremities, Total = 30-39; Arm =
31; Finger = 34; Hand, except finger = 33; Wrist = 32; Lower extremities,
Total = 40-49; Knee = 412; Ankle = 42; Foot, toe = 43, 44; Body systems =
5; Multiple body parts = 8; All other body parts = remaining codes,
including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 1992
Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System developed by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines.
Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data
may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with
participating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 22. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000
full-time workers by selected worker occupation3 and selected sources of injury or illness, 2007
Source of injury or illness4
Occupation
Total
cases
Chemicals
and
chemical
products
Containers
Furniture
and
fixtures
Machinery
Parts
and
materials
Floors,
walkways
or
ground
surfaces5
Total [1,158,870 cases] .........................................
122.2
1.8
14.4
4.9
7.3
12.3
24.3
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................
Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand .....................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ..................................
Construction laborers .............................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................
Roofers ...................................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ..
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ..................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...............
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers ......................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and
travel clerks ..........................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except
engines .................................................................
Carpenters .............................................................
Butchers and meat cutters .....................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .........................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ....................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ..............................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .............................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics .....
Driver/sales workers ...............................................
465.3
2.7
5.7
18.9
5.6
2.1
75.6
434.3
415.1
394.0
369.5
363.2
349.9
348.5
335.8
4.4
3.9
5.3
1.3
–
2.0
1.7
3.0
110.5
70.3
15.0
74.8
31.3
4.1
40.2
14.2
20.7
20.6
11.9
10.6
–
5.2
4.2
5.5
26.6
18.1
27.2
8.9
8.5
1.3
8.4
27.3
58.6
7.3
95.6
26.9
96.8
2.8
43.7
99.8
54.0
118.5
78.6
75.8
83.2
42.4
80.2
27.7
313.4
5.1
20.2
3.9
34.8
53.2
53.0
304.3
2.2
125.2
2.2
17.5
3.9
39.6
293.1
286.2
277.5
273.0
269.3
7.0
1.8
3.3
9.1
1.2
6.2
11.9
59.0
26.0
32.7
–
11.0
–
42.0
1.8
31.6
14.9
85.5
8.1
–
69.1
79.3
4.6
3.3
6.3
48.1
53.3
34.0
75.9
41.0
262.2
261.3
7.9
10.7
38.6
59.3
21.2
8.3
17.8
12.7
10.1
–
60.5
53.6
257.3
255.6
252.5
243.2
4.7
6.3
5.0
.9
9.8
15.7
6.7
48.7
.8
4.6
2.3
3.6
9.0
40.5
9.7
3.2
60.3
46.9
72.2
7.4
36.4
38.0
20.0
57.6
See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 22. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000
full-time workers by selected worker occupation3 and selected sources of injury or illness, 2007 — Continued
Source of injury or illness4
Person, injured or ill worker5
Occupation
Handtools
Total5
Worker
motion
or
position5
Vehicles
Person, other than
injured or ill worker
Total
Health
care
patient
All
other
sources5,6
Total [1,158,870 cases] .........................................
5.7
10.3
17.9
17.4
6.8
5.4
16.4
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................
Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand .....................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ..................................
Construction laborers .............................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................
Roofers ...................................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ..
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ..................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...............
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers ......................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and
travel clerks ..........................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except
engines .................................................................
Carpenters .............................................................
Butchers and meat cutters .....................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .........................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ....................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ..............................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .............................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics .....
Driver/sales workers ...............................................
1.0
6.3
41.7
40.7
262.5
258.0
43.2
14.6
8.5
41.7
1.0
18.1
–
5.4
50.3
42.6
19.7
23.0
77.4
7.0
34.2
83.7
11.7
53.5
47.9
42.9
64.7
38.5
51.0
49.8
34.7
51.8
46.9
40.8
63.3
36.9
51.0
48.8
33.2
1.1
17.9
.3
.7
–
118.0
.4
–
–
3.4
–
–
–
113.2
–
–
47.8
82.5
52.5
27.4
79.4
88.2
30.7
61.6
17.6
17.3
49.6
49.6
–
–
58.7
2.6
49.2
45.2
45.2
1.4
–
15.3
23.8
34.4
49.1
6.7
–
17.0
6.3
–
18.3
123.4
52.0
29.1
19.6
50.1
24.8
50.2
28.9
19.6
49.3
23.3
–
–
1.2
21.8
–
–
–
.7
16.4
37.8
43.7
20.8
32.2
14.7
11.6
33.6
10.7
7.8
37.1
36.4
36.7
35.1
.9
1.2
.3
.9
45.9
37.4
26.6
18.2
25.8
.5
28.5
13.6
36.4
64.1
43.4
37.1
42.1
40.0
42.9
35.8
42.0
38.7
–
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
EH
20,000,000
2
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
= base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days
away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent
employment.
4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Source codes:
Chemicals and chemical products = 00-09; Containers = 10-19; Furniture
and fixtures = 20-29; Machinery = 30-39; Parts and materials = 40-49;
Person, injured or ill worker = 56; Worker motion or position = 562;
Person, other than injured or ill worker = 57; Health care patient = 573;
Floors, walkways, or ground surfaces = 62; Handtools = 71-73; Vehicles
.5
.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.6
34.0
32.2
16.9
= 80-89; All other sources = all remaining codes, including 9999
(Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 1992 Occupational
Injury and Illness Classification System developed by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
5 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the
March 2009 revision, see note below.
6 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines.
Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses,
data may not sum to the totals.
This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected
estimates within the Mining (NAICS 21) and Railroad Transportation
(NAICS 482) industries, and in their respective higher level industry
sectors. Characteristic categories affected by the revisions, that
appear in this table, are footnoted.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with
participating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 23. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by
selected worker occupation3 and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 2007
Event or exposure leading to injury or illness4
Contact with objects
Occupation
Total
cases
Total
Struck
by
object
Struck
against
object
Overexertion
Caught in or
compressed or
crushed
Fall
to
lower
level
Fall
on
same
level
Slips
or
trips
without
fall5
Total
In lifting
Total [1,158,870 cases] .........................................
122.2
33.5
17.2
8.0
5.7
8.1
17.6
4.0
27.9
14.8
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................
Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand .....................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ..................................
Construction laborers .............................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................
Roofers ...................................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ..
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ..................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...............
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers ......................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and
travel clerks ..........................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except
engines .................................................................
Carpenters .............................................................
Butchers and meat cutters .....................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .........................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ....................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ..............................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .............................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics .....
Driver/sales workers ...............................................
465.3
49.4
27.6
13.6
5.9
6.2
71.1
13.2
244.5
99.9
434.3
415.1
394.0
369.5
363.2
349.9
348.5
335.8
154.7
115.2
161.2
64.5
99.9
26.8
69.5
158.6
87.3
76.7
103.6
30.8
61.9
14.6
32.7
90.7
29.0
30.3
25.2
20.0
28.1
8.3
18.6
16.0
30.9
6.0
24.8
9.9
5.3
1.4
12.4
26.2
22.8
5.4
48.3
27.8
64.5
12.1
36.2
10.7
36.8
123.3
32.4
49.3
58.6
31.3
45.3
20.8
10.7
14.8
9.3
15.8
10.6
8.8
14.3
4.0
124.4
67.0
66.8
103.8
59.3
177.6
85.2
57.5
74.6
43.7
32.8
53.2
30.4
127.8
32.2
31.6
313.4
96.8
42.3
37.1
4.7
42.1
18.5
14.5
59.2
28.4
304.3
72.8
22.5
20.5
23.5
10.9
38.2
12.6
126.7
79.8
293.1
286.2
277.5
273.0
269.3
101.7
126.8
141.3
51.9
28.0
60.8
62.9
53.8
24.6
13.1
15.7
36.3
43.5
20.3
8.7
18.2
12.3
33.2
4.6
5.2
26.6
39.1
–
16.2
9.7
16.5
21.6
34.6
66.1
30.2
16.6
4.7
3.5
11.5
8.3
58.8
57.6
70.0
64.6
61.1
34.4
37.4
50.3
24.3
33.2
262.2
261.3
63.0
75.8
30.1
47.6
19.8
17.4
9.4
8.3
19.7
2.1
46.9
52.7
9.4
5.8
63.7
43.1
34.7
33.9
257.3
255.6
252.5
243.2
80.4
102.8
106.5
31.7
45.2
47.0
50.7
16.7
14.5
17.8
31.7
8.9
8.6
32.6
11.7
4.2
19.1
12.3
7.0
21.4
23.7
28.0
15.9
40.7
4.4
4.2
5.5
7.6
57.3
52.1
48.7
68.0
20.9
23.7
24.6
30.7
See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 23. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected
worker occupation3 and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 2007 — Continued
Event or exposure leading to injury or illness4
Transportation accidents
Occupation
Repetitive
motion
Exposure to
harmful
substance or
environment
Total
Highway
accident
Assaults and violent acts
Fires
and
explosions
All other assaults
Total
By
person
Total
Assaults
by
animal
All
other
events5,6
Total [1,158,870 cases] .........................................
3.9
5.6
5.6
3.5
0.2
2.6
1.8
0.8
0.8
13.3
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................
Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand .....................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ..................................
Construction laborers .............................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................
Roofers ...................................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ..
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ..................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...............
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers ......................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and
travel clerks ..........................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except
engines .................................................................
Carpenters .............................................................
Butchers and meat cutters .....................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .........................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ....................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ..............................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .............................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics .....
Driver/sales workers ...............................................
3.7
11.1
2.7
2.2
.6
28.1
27.3
.8
.8
34.7
12.6
17.1
3.1
6.9
2.9
–
3.7
8.9
10.8
34.2
14.3
9.3
20.9
6.6
4.1
41.3
17.2
2.5
16.3
40.0
3.0
26.2
44.3
3.1
3.0
–
8.5
31.0
1.8
15.4
33.9
1.8
.2
.5
1.7
1.8
15.6
1.2
3.7
2.9
5.2
1.9
–
1.0
14.0
.9
.7
–
3.5
.7
–
.7
1.6
.2
3.1
–
–
1.2
–
.7
1.6
.2
3.1
–
–
1.2
–
42.3
20.0
40.4
48.3
40.1
54.7
43.6
28.8
2.8
12.8
15.2
11.1
2.2
11.3
–
11.3
11.2
38.0
5.0
3.4
3.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
30.1
–
3.5
9.6
4.7
1.4
10.7
3.4
6.9
12.7
2.0
11.4
2.4
–
4.8
100.0
2.9
1.3
–
2.7
92.0
2.0
–
–
–
–
2.3
.4
–
1.2
6.6
–
2.2
–
–
.6
–
2.2
–
–
.6
–
45.5
26.6
10.4
39.3
22.0
6.0
7.4
19.0
48.0
5.3
–
2.8
–
.2
1.8
–
.6
–
–
1.1
–
1.0
–
27.3
24.9
2.5
5.0
8.9
4.3
8.4
11.3
13.2
2.5
5.8
7.3
9.2
30.6
4.6
4.6
3.7
22.6
1.7
1.5
1.5
–
1.0
–
1.1
3.6
–
–
–
3.5
–
–
1.1
–
–
–
1.1
–
53.1
30.7
35.0
32.7
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
EH
20,000,000
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
= base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work,
some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment.
4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Event codes: Contact with
objects, Total = 00-09; Struck by object = 020-029; Struck against object = 010-019;
Caught in or compressed or crushed = 030-049; Fall to lower level = 110-119; Fall on
same level = 130-139; Slips or trips without fall = 215; Overexertion, Total = 220-229; In
lifting = 221; Repetitive motion = 230-239; Exposure to harmful substance or
environment = 30-39; Transportation accidents = 40-49; Highway accident = 41; Fires
–
.6
–
–
–
–
.3
.5
5.8
and explosions = 50-52; Assaults and violent acts, Total = 60-63; Assaults by person =
61; All other assaults = 60, 62, and 63; Assaults by animal = 63; All other events = all
remaining codes, including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 1992
Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System developed by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
5 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the March 2009
revision, see note below.
6 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding
and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected estimates within the
Mining (NAICS 21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries, and in
their respective higher level industry sectors. Characteristic categories affected
by the revisions, that appear in this table, are footnoted.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies

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