Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers had the highest
number of DAFW injuries and
illnesses, but were third in terms
of incidence rates, behind nursing
aides, orderlies, and attendants
and construction laborers.
Construction laborers had the
second-highest rate among these
occupations—488 injuries and
illnesses per 10,000 full-time
workers. These are the workers
who provide the physical labor for
building and construction. They
may use hand or power tools and
clean or prepare sites, performing
any of the following duties:
digging trenches, setting braces,
erecting scaffolding, cleaning up
debris, and removing asbestos
and other hazardous waste.
These workers' rate of injuries
and illnesses is nearly 4 times the
rate of all occupations.
C H A R T 2 2
Each of these 11 occupations
constituted at least one-tenth of 1
percent of employment and had a
DAFW rate of 300 or more in
2006. The total private industry
rate was 128 injuries and illnesses
per 10,000 full-time workers.
Number and incidence rate of injuries and illnesses
for occupations with the highest incidence rates, private
industry, 2006 (cases involving days away from work)
Nursing aides, orderlies,
and attendants
526
Construction laborers
488
Laborers and freight, stock,
and material movers
466
Emergency medical technicians
and paramedics
454
Heavy and tractor-trailer
truck drivers
411
Roofers
410
Welders, cutters, solderers,
and brazers
363
Carpenters
335
Food servers, nonrestaurant
333
Mobile heavy equipment
mechanics, except engines
317
Industrial machinery mechanics
316
600
400
200
Incidence rate
(per 10,000 workers)
49,480
40,510
85,120
5,070
66,040
4,300
12,890
28,000
3,910
3,270
7,360
0
20,000
Days away from work rate
(Private industry rate = 128)
Number of injuries/illnesses
(Total = 1,183,500)
40,000
60,000
80,000
Number of injuries and illnesses
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2007