Musculoskeletal disorders
accounted for almost onethird of the injuries and
illnesses with days away
from work.
The percentage of total cases involving days away from work that resulted from
musculoskeletal disorders decreased slightly from 2002 to 2004.
From 2003 to 2004, musculoskeletal disorder cases fell by about 7 percent,
compared with an overall decrease of 4 percent for total cases with days away
from work.
Total
1,600,000
MSDs
1,436,194
1,400,000
1,315,920
1,259,320
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
487,915
435,180
402,700
400,000
200,000
34.0%
of total
DAFW
cases
2002
33.1%
of total
DAFW
cases
2003
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2005
32.0%
of total
DAFW
cases
2004