Four sources accounted
for more than half of all
nonfatal injuries and
illnesses that resulted in
days away from work in
2004.
The four sources making up over half of all cases in 2004—floor and ground
surfaces; worker motion or position; containers; and parts and
materials—accounted for about the same proportion of injuries and illnesses in
2003.
Floor and ground surfaces were the leading sources of injury with 18.6 percent.
Of these cases, 28 percent occurred in trade, transportation, and utilities with an
additional 16 percent occurring in education and health services.
Chemicals, chemical products,
1.4%
All other, 14.4%
Containers, 12.8%
Furniture, fixtures, 3.6%
Health care patient, 4.5%
Machinery, 6.5%
Vehicles, 8.8%
Parts and materials, 10.1%
Handtools, 4.6%
Floor, ground surfaces, 18.6%
Worker motion or position, 14.5%
Source of Injury or Illness
(1,259,320 injuries and illnesses that resulted in days away from work)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2005