Median days away from
work for injuries and
illnesses is a key measure
of severity.
The median days away from work for all cases was 7 days in 2004, down from 8
days in 2003. About 25 percent of these cases resulted in 31 or more days
away from work.
Of the occupations with at least one-half percent of the total cases involving
days away from work, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers; light or delivery
truck drivers; and other transportation workers had the highest median days
away from work: 12.
Industrial machinery mechanics and
crop, nursery, and greenhouse
farmworkers and laborers had
the second-highest median
days away from work: 11.
Construction laborers
and electricians
each had a median
of 10 days.
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
12
Truck drivers, light or delivery services
12
Transportation workers, all other
12
Industrial machinery mechanics
11
Farmworkers and laborers, crop,
nursery, and greenhouse
11
Construction laborers
10
Electricians
10
Carpenters
9
Metal workers and plastic
workers, all other
9
Industrial truck and tractor operators
9
All occupations
7
0
2
4
6
8
10
Median days away from work
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2005
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