Transportation and
material-moving
occupations accounted for
almost 3 times the share of
injuries and illnesses as
their employment share.
Transportation and material movers; production workers; installation,
maintenance, and repair workers; construction and extraction workers; farming,
fishing, and forestry workers; and service workers had a higher share of injuries
and illnesses than their employment share would suggest.
Management, business, and financial workers; professional workers; sales
workers; and office and administrative support workers had a lower share of
injuries and illnesses than their employment share would suggest.
Management, business,
and financial
13.0%
2.3%
16.8%
Professional and related
6.8%
16.2%
Service
20.5%
Sales and related
Office and administrative
support
14.9%
7.1%
Percentage of employment
Percentage of injuries and illnesses
0.8%
1.4%
Farming, fishing, and
forestry
6.0%
Construction and
extraction
Installation, maintenance,
and repair
11.4%
4.0%
8.6%
8.5%
Production
14.8%
7.0%
Transportation and
material moving
Not reported
12.8%
6.5%
20.4%
0.1%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
1,259,320 injuries and illnesses with days away from work
Employment—Current Population Survey, Private Wage and Salary Workers
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2005
25.0%