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musculoskeletal disorders
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Local government had the highest
rate of musculoskeletal disorders, with
48.7 days-away-from-work cases per
10,000 full-time employees. State
government had a lower rate of 36.7,
while private industry had an even
lower 33.4.
In local government, the construction
industry had a high rate of 131.1 cases
per 10,000 full-time employees. The
rates in State government and private
industry construction were 67.0 and
41.1 per 10,000 full-time employees,
respectively.
MSDs accounted for the highest
percentage of total injuries in private
industry, composing 29.4 percent of
the total, compared with 25.0 percent
in local government and 21.6 percent
in State government.
Incidence rate of musculoskeletal
disorders (MSDs), by category of
ownership, 2008
Rate
60
48.7
50
40
36.7
33.4
30
20
21.6
25.0
29.4
of all cases
in State
government
of all cases
in local
government
of all cases
in private
industry
State government
Local government
Private industry
10
0
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2009.
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