The incidence rate for cases with
days away from work, job transfer,
or restriction was 2.3 cases per
100 full-time employees.
Cases with days away from work,
job transfer, or restriction include
two case types: those requiring at
least 1 day away from work, with
or without job transfer or
restriction, and those requiring
only job transfer or restriction.
The rate for cases with days away
from work (1.3 cases per 100 fulltime employees) was higher than
the rate for cases involving only
days of job transfer or restriction
(1.0 case) among private industry
workplaces in 2006. This was also
true for goods-producing and for
service-providing industry sectors.
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Incidence rates for cases with days away from work, job
transfer, or restriction, in goods-producing industries,
service-providing industries, and total private industry, 2006
Cases with days away from work
C H A R T
There were approximately 2.1
million injuries and illnesses with
days away from work, job transfer,
or restriction in 2006. These
cases required recuperation away
from work, transfer to another job,
restricted duties at work, or a
combination of these actions.
Total private
industry
1.3
Goods-producing
industries
1.0
1.7
Service-providing
industries
1.1
0
Cases with job transfer or restriction only
1.6
0.8
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2
3
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2007
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