Table 1. Number, incidence rate 1, median days away from work 2 and relative standard errors 3 of occupational injuries and illnesses involving
days away from work 4 to selected parts of body with musculoskeletal disorders5 in selected ownerships for Puerto Rico, 2012
Part of body affected6
Ownership
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
Total Cases
All Selected Parts
2 NECK- INCLUDING THROAT
20 Neck- except internal location of diseases or disorders
3 TRUNK
32 Back- including spine- spinal cord
320 Back- including spine- spinal cord- unspecified
322 Lumbar region
323 Sacral region
328 Multiple back regions
33 Abdomen
330 Abdomen- except internal location of diseases or disorders
34 Pelvic region
341 Hip(s)
4 UPPER EXTREMITIES
41 Shoulder(s)- including clavicle(s)- scapula(e)
42 Arm(s)
420 Arm(s)- unspecified
422 Elbow(s)
428 Multiple arm locations
4280 Multiple arm locations- unspecified
429 Arm(s)- n.e.c.
43 Wrist(s)
44 Hand(s)
440 Hand(s)- unspecified
441 Hand(s)- except finger(s)
442 Finger(s)- fingernail(s)
4420 Finger(s)- fingernail(s)- unspecified
48 Multiple upper extremities locations
481 Hand(s) and arms(s)
4810 Hand(s) and arm(s)- unspecified
484 Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
5 LOWER EXTREMITIES
4,910
40
40
2,180
2,070
1,070
720
140
130
30
20
50
30
850
220
190
70
30
50
50
30
130
240
180
20
30
30
60
20
20
20
210
See footnotes at end of table
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Incidence Rate
91.7
0.8
0.8
40.7
38.7
20.0
13.4
2.5
2.4
0.6
0.3
0.9
0.5
15.8
4.2
3.5
1.4
0.6
0.9
0.9
0.6
2.5
4.5
3.4
0.3
0.6
0.6
1.1
0.4
0.3
0.4
3.9
Median Days
12
8
8
14
13
17
11
10
8
65
17
24
24
10
14
5
5
1
5
3
6
10
13
13
26
20
20
9
11
7
7
11
Relative Standard
Error
3.9
22.7
22.7
4.6
4.6
5.6
6.5
13.2
13.5
26.7
36.7
21.3
29.5
6.1
10.5
11.3
17.7
26.3
21.6
22.3
25.8
13.4
10.2
11.5
38.1
26.6
26.6
20.2
32.8
38.0
31.6
10.8
Table 1. Number, incidence rate 1, median days away from work 2 and relative standard errors 3 of occupational injuries and illnesses involving
days away from work 4 to selected parts of body with musculoskeletal disorders5 in selected ownerships for Puerto Rico, 2012 -- Continued
Part of body affected6
Ownership
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
private industry
local government
local government
local government
local government
local government
local government
local government
local government
local government
local government
local government
local government
local government
local government
state government
state government
state government
state government
state government
state government
state government
Total Cases
51 Leg(s)
510 Leg(s)- unspecified
512 Knee(s)
53 Foot (feet)
530 Foot (feet)- unspecified
532 Toes(s)- toenail(s)
8 MULTIPLE BODY PARTS
80 Multiple body parts- unspecified
89 Other multiple body parts
899 Multiple body parts- n.e.c.
All Selected Parts
3 TRUNK
32 Back- including spine- spinal cord
320 Back- including spine- spinal cord- unspecified
322 Lumbar region
4 UPPER EXTREMITIES
44 Hand(s)
5 LOWER EXTREMITIES
51 Leg(s)
510 Leg(s)- unspecified
512 Knee(s)
8 MULTIPLE BODY PARTS
80 Multiple body parts- unspecified
9999 Nonclassifiable
All Selected Parts
3 TRUNK
32 Back- including spine- spinal cord
320 Back- including spine- spinal cord- unspecified
322 Lumbar region
4 UPPER EXTREMITIES
43 Wrist(s)
150
50
90
50
20
20
1,610
1,500
90
90
1,140
410
410
170
240
60
30
160
130
30
90
480
480
30
2,190
820
820
230
560
490
140
See footnotes at end of table
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Incidence Rate
2.7
0.9
1.7
0.9
0.3
0.3
30.0
27.9
1.6
1.6
215.0
77.7
77.7
31.6
44.5
12.0
5.8
29.5
25.1
6.3
17.2
90.1
90.1
5.7
175.2
65.9
65.9
18.5
44.5
39.2
11.4
Median Days
15
10
15
10
10
7
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
3
42
14
14
15
15
15
4
11
11
2
13
19
19
14
90
4
26
Relative Standard
Error
12.8
22.2
16.0
21.7
36.1
35.2
5.0
5.1
16.4
16.4
11.6
18.1
18.1
27.7
23.5
44.4
63.9
28.6
31.0
61.3
37.3
16.9
16.9
64.4
29.1
32.2
32.2
42.9
34.5
35.4
50.3
Table 1. Number, incidence rate 1, median days away from work 2 and relative standard errors 3 of occupational injuries and illnesses involving
days away from work 4 to selected parts of body with musculoskeletal disorders5 in selected ownerships for Puerto Rico, 2012 -- Continued
Ownership
state government
state government
state government
state government
state government
Part of body affected6
Total Cases
44 Hand(s)
440 Hand(s)- unspecified
8 MULTIPLE BODY PARTS
80 Multiple body parts- unspecified
85 Shoulder(s) and back
280
250
740
620
110
1
Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as:
(N / EH) X 20,000,000 where:
N
= number of injuries and illnesses,
EH
= total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year,
20,000,000 = base for 10,000 full-time equivalent workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).
2
Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness.
Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values.
Median days of job transfer or restriction (DJTR) are not directly comparable to median days away from work (DAFW).
3
Relative standard errors are a measure of the sampling error of an estimate. Sampling errors occur because
observations are made on a sample, not on the entire population. Estimates based on the different possible samples
of the same size and sample design could differ. Relative standard errors less than 0.05 are not shown.
4
Days away from work cases (DAFW) include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.
5
Includes cases where the nature of injury is: pinched nerve; herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; hernia
(traumatic and nontraumatic); pain, swelling, and numbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; Raynaud's syndrome or
phenomenon; musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders, when the event or exposure leading to the
injury or illness is: overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified; overexertion involving outside sources; repetitive motion involving
microtasks; other and multiple exertions or bodily reactions; and rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration. Although these cases
may be considered MSD's, the survey classifies these cases in categories that also include non-MSD cases.
6
Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) version 2.01.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that do not meet publication guidelines or data for incidence rates less than .05 per 10,000
full-time workers. The scientifically selected probability sample used was one of many possible samples, each of which
could have produced different estimates. A measure of sampling variability for each estimate is available upon request.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 17, 2013
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Incidence Rate
22.3
20.3
59.0
49.8
9.1
Median Days
1
1
13
13
37
Relative Standard
Error
40.6
41.7
32.8
33.8
54.6