Repetitive motion cases
resulted in the longest
absences from work.
Repetitive motion cases resulted in the longest absences from work. Falls to a
lower level, with 14 days, and transportation accidents, with 10 days, had the
next-longest median days away from work.
The median number of days away from work for transportation accidents was
10 in 2004, compared with 14 in 2003.
Repetitive motion
20
Fall to lower level
14
Transportation accidents
10
Overexertion
9
Fall to same level
9
Overexertion in lifting
8
Caught in equipment
or object
8
Fires and explosions
7
Slips, trips, loss of
balance—without fall
Assaults and violent acts
by person
7
All events,
7 days
6
Struck against object
5
Struck by object
5
Exposure to
harmful substances
3
0
5
10
15
Median days away from work
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2005
20
25