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 by selected natures with musculoskeletal disorders5 in selected ownerships for New York, 2011
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
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
local government
state government
state government
Nature of the injury or illness6
Total Cases
Incidence Rate
All Selected Natures
26,940
1131 Pinched nerve
130
1211 Herniated discs
230
1221 Meniscus tears
80
123 Sprains- strains- tears
17,580
1230 Sprains- strains- tears- unspecified
2,250
1231 Major tears to muscles- tendons- ligaments
860
1232 Sprains
3,940
1233 Strains
10,250
1238 Multiple sprains- strains- tears
280
124 Hernias due to traumatic incidents
510
1972 Soreness- pain- hurt--nonspecified injury
7,130
1973 Swelling- inflammation- irritation--nonspecified injury
190
1974 Numbness--nonspecified injury
60
2241 Carpal tunnel syndrome
670
253 Hernia--nontraumatic
50
27 Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders
300
272 Dorsopathies
40
2729 Dorsopathies- n.e.c.
30
273 Soft tissue disorders- except the back
250
2734 Epicondylitis
40
2735 Other or unspecified tendonitis (tendinitis)
130
2739 Soft tissue disorder- except the back- n.e.c.
50
All Selected Natures
6,310
1211 Herniated discs
40
1221 Meniscus tears
20
123 Sprains- strains- tears
4,250
1230 Sprains- strains- tears- unspecified
110
1231 Major tears to muscles- tendons- ligaments
50
1232 Sprains
1,560
1233 Strains
2,460
1238 Multiple sprains- strains- tears
70
124 Hernias due to traumatic incidents
80
1972 Soreness- pain- hurt--nonspecified injury
1,330
1973 Swelling- inflammation- irritation--nonspecified injury
470
2241 Carpal tunnel syndrome
60
27 Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders
20
273 Soft tissue disorders- except the back
20
All Selected Natures
2,280
1221 Meniscus tears
40
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47.4
0.2
0.4
0.1
30.9
4.0
1.5
6.9
18.0
0.5
0.9
12.5
0.3
0.1
1.2
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.1
81.9
0.5
0.2
55.2
1.4
0.7
20.3
32.0
0.9
1.1
17.3
6.1
0.7
0.3
0.2
113.8
1.8
Median Days
16
16
22
66
14
51
75
14
12
16
38
13
13
48
55
34
31
9
9
43
62
22
74
16
149
41
21
14
34
13
28
32
22
10
11
30
29
47
18
98
Relative Standard
Error
2.7
17.6
13.2
21.7
2.8
4.8
7.2
4.0
3.1
12.0
9.1
3.4
14.5
26.4
8.0
28.3
11.6
31.7
36.9
12.6
32.5
17.4
28.1
2.8
36.9
60.8
3.5
23.3
33.2
5.9
4.7
28.6
26.4
6.5
10.9
32.3
49.6
60.6
3.5
31.8
state government
state government
state government
state government
state government
state government
state government
state government
state government
state government
state government
state government
123 Sprains- strains- tears
1230 Sprains- strains- tears- unspecified
1231 Major tears to muscles- tendons- ligaments
1232 Sprains
1233 Strains
1238 Multiple sprains- strains- tears
1972 Soreness- pain- hurt--nonspecified injury
1973 Swelling- inflammation- irritation--nonspecified injury
2241 Carpal tunnel syndrome
27 Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders
273 Soft tissue disorders- except the back
2735 Other or unspecified tendonitis (tendinitis)
1,490
210
30
260
870
120
610
30
60
30
20
20
74.5
10.6
1.4
13.0
43.4
6.0
30.6
1.5
2.9
1.4
0.9
0.9
17
34
172
17
11
7
15
85
7
31
41
13
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 away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days
away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work
are represented in actual values.
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 12, 2012
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4.6
13.0
35.5
11.7
6.2
17.4
7.5
34.8
24.9
35.8
44.2
45.5