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For release: 10:00 A.M. EST
Friday, November 17, 2006
(This release was reissued on November 1, 2007, to revise age group estimates in
industries included in NAICS 212, Mining (except Oil and Gas). These revised
estimates also affect the age group estimates for these higher level industry sectors:
Mining (NAICS code 22); Natural Resources and Mining; Goods-producing
industries; and total private industry. The revised estimates are for one age group
only: ages 35 through 44.)
NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES
REQUIRING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK, 2005
The rate of workplace injuries and illnesses in private industry that required
recuperation away from work declined 4 percent in 2005, according to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. There were a total of 1.2 million injuries and
illnesses requiring days away from work in 2005, relatively unchanged from 2004. A
2 percent increase in the number of hours worked in 2005 contributed to the decline in
the rate. Median days away from work—a key measure of the severity of the injury or
illness—was 7 days for all cases in 2005, as it was in 2004.
In 2005, there were 135.7 of these injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-timeequivalent workers in private industry. This rate declined for workers in both the goodsproducing and service-providing industries. Goods-producing industries had 394,090
injuries and illnesses and a rate of 176.9 per 10,000 workers. There were 840,580
injuries and illnesses and a rate of 122.4 in service-providing industries (see table 1).
As was the case in previous years, more than 4 out of 10 of injuries and illnesses
were sprains or strains, most involving overexertion or falls on the same level. More than
a third of the sprains and strains occurred in the trade, transportation and utilities
industry. Three occupations—laborers and freight, stock, and material movers; heavy
and tractor-trailer truck drivers; and nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants—accounted
for 20 percent of all sprains and strains. These occupations also had the highest numbers
of injuries and illnesses, accounting for 17 percent of the total days-away-from-work
cases.
This is the third of three annual releases reporting on 2005 data from the BLS
workplace safety and health statistical series. The first release, in August 2006, covered
work-related fatalities from the 2005 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. In October
2006, BLS reported that there were 4.2 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses in 2005,
based on the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. This final release covers the
circumstances of the injuries and illnesses and the characteristics of the workers involved
in the 1.2 million of those that required days away from work. Due to improvements in
survey processing, these data are available more than 4 months earlier than they were 2
years ago.
Case characteristics
Case characteristics provide detailed information on the circumstances of nonfatal
workplace injuries and illnesses involving one or more days away from work. These
characteristics include nature, part of body, source, and event (see chart 1). Descriptions
of these characteristics can be found in the “Background of the Survey” section of this
release.
Chart 1. Injuries and illnesses described from four viewpoints
Nature:
The physical
characteristic of the
disabling injury
A nursing aide
Part of body:
The part of body directly
linked to the nature of
injury or illness
sprains her back
from
overexertion in lifting
Event or exposure:
The manner in which the
injury or illness was produced
a patient.
Source:
The object, substance, or
bodily motion that produced
or inflicted the condition
Following are some of the key findings for 2005.
•
Sprains and strains was the leading nature of injury and illness in every major
industry sector. There was a decrease of 4 percent in these injuries from 2004, led by
the manufacturing sector, which experienced an 8 percent decline. Sprains and
strains declined by 7 percent in goods-producing industries and by 3 percent in
service-providing industries. Trade, transportation, and utilities reported 172,380
sprains and strains, 34 percent of the total in 2005.
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•
The incidence rate for carpal tunnel syndrome decreased by nearly 14 percent.
•
The part of the body most affected by work incidents was the trunk, including the
shoulder and back, which accounted for 35 percent of all cases. Overall injuries to
the trunk decreased by 4 percent from 2004. Of these injuries or illnesses to the
trunk, those involving the back accounted for 63 percent.
•
Floors, walkways, and ground surfaces accounted for 19 percent of all sources of
injury or illness. Worker motion or position accounted for 15 percent.
•
Assaults and violent acts (by person), almost two-thirds of which occurred in health
care and social assistance, decreased by 18 percent.
•
Injuries and illnesses due to repetitive motion decreased by 10 percent.
•
Falls from a ladder increased by almost 10 percent.
In addition to these four case characteristics, BLS collects the time of day and day
of the week the injury or illness occurred and the time the employee had spent on the job
before the incident.
•
Of the injuries and illnesses with days away from work for which the time of the
incident was reported, the four hours from 8:00 A.M. to noon accounted for
36 percent of the cases. The hours from noon to 4:00 P.M. accounted for 28 percent.
•
In those cases where employers reported how long the employee had been on the job
before the incident occurred, workers on the job from two to four hours incurred
27 percent of injuries and illnesses with days away from work in 2005. Employees
on the job for more than eight hours accounted for 12 percent.
•
Eighty-seven percent of injuries and illnesses occurred on Monday through Friday.
The exception to this pattern was the leisure and hospitality sector, where 16 percent
of injuries and illnesses occurred on Saturday.
Demographic characteristics
Demographic characteristics include gender, age, race or ethnic origin, and length
of service with the employer at the time of the incident (see tables 1, 2, and 8).
Following are some key findings for 2005.
•
Men accounted for 66 percent of all days-away-from-work cases, which was higher
than their employment share (54 percent) and their share of the hours worked
(59 percent) among private wage and salary workers.
•
The number of assaults and violent acts (by persons) on female workers dropped
24 percent from 2004, the vast majority (80 percent) of which was due to fewer
assaults involving health care patients.
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•
Injuries and illnesses to female workers in the manufacturing industry declined
13 percent, compared to a decrease of 6 percent among their male colleagues.
•
Injuries and illnesses to Asian workers fell by 18 percent from 2004. White workers
had a decrease of 4 percent, while injuries to black and Hispanic workers remained
virtually unchanged. Race or ethnicity was unreported in 30 percent of days-awayfrom-work cases, the same as in 2004.
•
Workers who were 20 to 44 years old accounted for 60 percent of injured workers,
which is consistent with their share of hours worked. Workers who were 16 to 19
years old or 65 and older had increases in the numbers of injuries and illnesses with
days away from work, 9 and 13 percent respectively.
•
The number of days away from work rose with the age of the worker from a median
of three days for workers 14- and 15-years old to a median of 12 days for workers 65
and older.
Occupation
Transportation and material moving workers suffered the most injuries and
illnesses with days away from work (253,570). Three of the detailed occupations with
the most injuries and illnesses fell within this major occupational group (see table 3).
Five occupations accounted for 23 percent of the days-away-from-work cases.
Chart 2. Injuries and illnesses for five occupations, 2003-2005
100,000
90,000
80,000
2003
2004
70,000
2005
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
Laborers and freight,
stock, and material
movers
Truck drivers, heavy and Nursing aides, orderlies,
tractor-trailer
and attendants
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Construction laborers
Truck drivers, light or
delivery services
•
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers experienced the highest number of
days-away-from-work injuries and illnesses in 2005 with an increase of 3 percent to
92,240. Eighty-four percent of these injuries were suffered by men and 65 percent of
the cases were to employees in trade, transportation and utilities. The source of the
injuries was most often containers and the event or exposure leading to the injury was
contact with objects or equipment. The median number of days away from work for
this occupation was 7, the same as that for all workers.
•
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers had 65,930 cases in 2005, an increase of
4 percent from 2004. Ninety-five percent of these cases were suffered by men, with
71 percent of cases reported in trade, transportation, and utilities. The source was
most often vehicles, followed by floor or ground surfaces; the most frequent event
was overexertion followed by contact with objects and equipment. The median days
away from work was 14 days, twice that for all occupations.
•
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants—with more injuries and illnesses to women
(89 percent) than to men—had 52,150 cases, also about the same as in 2004. Injuries
to these workers involved health care patients 58 percent of the time and were due to
overexertion for 54 percent of the cases. The median number of days away from
work for this occupation was 5 days.
•
Construction laborers had the fourth highest number of cases with 39,270. More than
97 percent of these injuries and illnesses were suffered by men. Contact with objects
or equipment was the most common event in this occupation and the most frequent
source of injury was parts and materials. The median number of days away from
work for construction laborers was 8 days.
•
Light and delivery services truck drivers had 32,740 incidents, mostly in the trade,
transportation, and utilities sector. Men accounted for 90 percent of the cases.
Vehicles and containers were the most frequent sources of injury for these drivers.
Overexertion was the leading event or exposure. The median number of days away
from work was 10 days.
•
Eleven detailed occupations, including the five discussed above, each had more than
20,000 injuries and illnesses with days away from work and together accounted for
36 percent of all cases (see table 4). These same eleven occupations have had more
than 20,000 cases in each of the last three years.
•
In food and beverage serving occupations, male workers experienced a 20-percent
increase in the number of injuries and illnesses while female workers experienced a
15-percent decrease.
•
In the construction and extraction occupations, the number of injuries and illnesses to
Hispanics workers rose 21 percent to 32,040.
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Industry
Goods-producing industries accounted for 21 percent of private industry
employment and had a rate for days away from work of 176.9 per 10,000 workers, a
decrease of 4.9 percent from 2004. Contact with objects and equipment—such as being
struck by an object—was the leading cause of these injuries and illnesses.
Natural resources and mining was the industry sector with the highest median
number of days away from work with 10 days. In this sector, the mining industry had a
median of 22 days. Natural resources and mining had an incidence rate of 184.5 per
10,000 workers. The rate of 23.7 for fractures was more than twice the rate of fractures
in all private industry. Hispanic workers experienced 54 percent of injuries and illnesses
in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, compared to 13 percent of all days–away-from-work
cases in private industry.
Construction had the highest incidence rate, 239.5 per 10,000 workers, of all
major industry sectors but had the fourth highest case count. Men accounted for
98 percent of these injuries. The construction industry’s rate of 84.8 for contact with
objects was more than twice the rate for total private industry. The rate of injuries and
illnesses with parts and materials as the source (56.0) was nearly four times higher than
the total private sector rate of 14.1. Cases in the construction industry had a median of 9
days away from work.
Manufacturing had a 17-percent share of injuries and illnesses, which was slightly
higher than its 13-percent employment share, resulting in a rate of 147.1 per 10,000
workers. The incidence rate for repetitive motion cases (10.7) was the highest in any
industry sector and twice the rate for total private industry. Injuries and illnesses to white
workers totaled 108,640 cases, down 13 percent from 2004, compared to an overall
decrease in manufacturing of 8 percent. The median number of days away from work
was 7 days, as it was for all days-away-from-work cases.
Service-providing industries make up 79 percent of private industry employment
and had a rate of 122.4 injuries and illnesses with days away from work per 10,000
workers, a decrease of 3.4 percent from 2004. The most prevalent event for these
industries was overexertion—especially overexertion in lifting—followed by contact with
objects and equipment.
Trade, transportation, and utilities had the greatest number of injuries and
illnesses (380,720) and the highest incidence rate (172.5 per 10,000 workers) among
service-providing industry sectors. Women experienced 28 percent of the injuries and
illnesses in this sector as a whole, but within retail trade they represented 40 percent of
the cases. The median number of days away from work for all industries within this
sector was 8 days. In the transportation and warehousing industry and the utilities
industry the median was 13 days, while it was 7 days for wholesale trade and retail trade.
Information, which includes telecommunications, motion picture and sound
recording, broadcasting, and Internet service providers, had one of the lowest rates of
injury and illness in 2005, 74.7 per 10,000 workers. It had a rate of 5.2 for repetitive
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motion. Nearly half of the injuries and illnesses to workers in this industry sector
occurred to those who had been with their employer for more than 5 years, compared to
31 percent for all private industries. The median number of days away from work in the
information sector was 7 days, dropping from 10 days in 2004.
Financial activities, which includes finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and
leasing services, also had a relatively low rate of injuries and illnesses, with days away
from work at 52.9 per 10,000 workers. The financial activities sector had a rate of 2.4 for
carpal tunnel syndrome and is one of only three sectors that reported a greater proportion
of injuries and illnesses to women (46 percent) than for total private industry
(34 percent). The median number of days away from work was 6 days.
Professional and business services reported a 7.4-percent share of the private
industry injury and illness cases with days away from work, less than half of their 15percent employment share. Professional and business services had an incidence rate for
assaults and violent acts of 2.7 per 10,000 workers. Of the 3,290 assaults leading to days
away from work, 2,470 were assaults due to animals, with 1,450 in veterinary services
and 470 in landscaping. The median for this industry was 7 days.
Education and health services had a slightly higher rate of workplace injuries and
illnesses than the total private sector rate, but assaults and violent acts (by persons) were
almost five times more likely than in all private industry, with a rate of 7.7 per 10,000
workers. In this sector, healthcare and social assistance accounted for 94 percent of the
reported injuries and illnesses. There were nearly four times the number of injuries and
illnesses to women than to men. The median number of days away from work was 5
days.
Leisure and hospitality reported nearly equal numbers of injuries and illnesses to
men and women. Injuries and illnesses to women workers in the hotel and motel industry
(where women experienced 60 percent of the injuries and illnesses) increased more than
22 percent from the previous year. The incidence rate for exposure to harmful substances
was 10.3 per 10,000 workers in leisure and hospitality services, compared to 5.7 in all
private industry. The median number of days away from work in this sector was 5 days.
Musculoskeletal disorders
The U.S. Department of Labor defines a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) as an
injury or disorder of the muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage, or spinal discs. MSDs
do not include disorders caused by slips, trips, falls, motor vehicle accidents, or similar
accidents. In 2005, MSDs accounted for 375,540 cases, or 30 percent of the injuries and
illnesses with days away from work—below the consistent pattern of MSDs accounting
for about a third of all injuries and illnesses in previous years.
Service-providing industries reported the most musculoskeletal disorders,
accounting for 71 percent of all cases of this type (see table A). Within these industries,
the trade, transportation, and utilities sector reported 125,430 MSDs, 33 percent of all
MSD cases. The educational and health services industry sector reported the next highest
MSD count with 75,350 cases, or 20 percent of all MSD cases, the vast majority of these
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in health care and social assistance (72,780). Goods-producing industries reported
29 percent of all MSD cases, led by manufacturing, which had 69,130 cases, 18 percent
of the total MSD injuries and illnesses. MSD cases in manufacturing decreased by
12 percent from 2004 to 2005, while MSD cases for all private industry decreased by
7 percent.
Table A. Number of work-related musculoskeletal disorders involving days away from work and
median days away from work by major industry sector, 2005
Number
Median days
away from work
Total musculoskeletal disorders
375,540
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Goods producing
Natural resources and mining
Agriculture forestry fishing and hunting
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Service providing
Trade transportation and utilities
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Utilities
Information
Financial activities
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Professional and business services
Professional and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services
Educational and health services
Educational services
Health care and social assistance
Leisure and hospitality
Arts entertainment and recreation
Accommodation and food services
Other services except public administration
110,260
5,230
3,050
2,170
35,900
69,130
265,280
125,430
27,110
56,600
39,580
2,150
5,610
9,840
3,880
5,960
23,640
5,960
2,850
14,830
75,350
2,570
72,780
17,820
4,170
13,660
7,590
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12
9
20
10
11
9
11
9
9
15
18
13
7
11
6
8
7
8
8
6
8
6
10
7
11
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The three occupations with the most musculoskeletal disorders in 2005 (see table
B) were laborers and freight, stock, and material movers (32,100), nursing aides,
orderlies, and attendants (28,920), and heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (18,330).
Of these, only heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers had a higher number of MSDs in
2005 than in 2004, with an increase of 3 percent.
Although the number of cases of MSDs decreased in 2005, MSDs to workers 65
and older increased by 19 percent. MSDs to 20- to 24-year olds decreased by 11 percent
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and MSDs to 25- to 34-year olds decreased by 10 percent. MSDs to workers 16 to 19
and 45 to 54 remained relatively unchanged.
Table B. Number of work-related musculoskeletal disorders involving days away from work and
median days away from work by selected occupations, 2005
Median days
Number
away from work
Total musculoskeletal disorders
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
Truck drivers, light or delivery services
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
Retail salespersons
Stock clerks and order fillers
Registered nurses
Construction laborers
Maintenance and repair workers, general
Carpenters
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Cashiers
Automotive service technicians and mechanics
375,540
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32,100
28,920
18,330
11,760
10,470
9,800
9,600
9,060
8,540
6,870
6,630
6,320
5,570
5,150
4,610
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5
14
10
9
9
7
7
10
7
10
8
14
8
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Severity of Injuries and Illnesses
In addition to providing data on the number of injuries and illnesses that require
days away from work to recuperate, the survey also focuses on the length of the absences
resulting from those injuries and illnesses (see tables 8-12 and 15). Median days away
from work—the key survey measure of severity—designates the point at which half the
cases involved more days and half involved fewer days.
The median number of days away from work for all cases was 7 days in 2005,
unchanged from 2004. Almost one-fourth of all days-away-from-work cases resulted in
31 days or more away from work. The median days away from work for goodsproducing industries was 8 days, down from 9 in 2004, led by 10 days for the natural
resources and mining industry sector. The median number of days away from work for
service-providing industries was 7.
•
Among the leading natures of injuries and illnesses that result in days away from
work, median days away from work were highest for carpal tunnel syndrome and
fractures, at 27 days, both down from 28 days in 2004. Amputations were next with
22 median days away from work, down from 25 days in 2004.
•
Repetitive motion—such as grasping tools, scanning groceries, and typing—was the
event that resulted in the longest absences from work among the leading events or
exposures in 2005. Repetitive motion had a median of 19 days away from work,
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down from 20 days in 2004. Fires and explosions resulted in the next longest
absences from work, with a median of 16 days, more than twice the 2004 median of 7
days. Falls to lower level had a median of 13 days, a decrease from the 14 days in
2004.
•
Among those detailed occupations with the highest number of days-away-from-work
cases, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers had the highest median days away from
work with 14 days. First line supervisors and managers of retail sales workers had
the second highest median with 13 days, an increase of 7 days from 2004, followed
by light or delivery truck drivers with a median of 10 days.
•
Injuries to the shoulder resulted in the longest absences from work (a median of 15
days), followed by injuries to the wrist (a median of 14 days), and injuries to the knee
(a median of 12 days).
Background of the Survey
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported annually on the number of injuries
and illnesses requiring days away from work beyond the day of the incident in private
industry and the rate of such incidents since the early 1970s. The 2005 national survey
marks the fourteenth year that BLS has collected additional detailed information on such
cases in the form of worker and case characteristics data.
Data in this release are classified by industry based on the 2002 North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS), as defined by the Office of Management and
Budget. The NAICS classifies establishments into a detailed industry based on the
production processes and provided services. Prior to the release of 2003 survey data,
industries were classified using the Standard Industrial Classification system.
Occupation data in this release are classified by the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) Manual, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The
SOC is a hierarchical system that classifies occupations based on work performed and on
required skills, education, training, and credentials. Apprentices and trainees are
classified with the occupations for which they are being trained, while helpers are
classified separately. Prior to the release of the 2003 survey data, occupations were
classified using the Bureau of the Census system.
As a result of the conversions to NAICS and SOC, the estimates by industry and
by occupation from the survey are not comparable with those from years prior to 2003.
The classification of workers by race and ethnicity is based on the 1997 Standards
for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity as defined by the Office of Management and
Budget. One result of this revision is that individuals may be categorized in more than
one race or ethnic group. Race and ethnicity is the only data element whose reporting is
not mandatory in this survey. This resulted in 30 percent of the cases not reporting race
and ethnicity in 2005.
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The circumstances of each case are classified based on the BLS Occupational
Injury and Illness Classification Manual. The survey uses four case characteristics to
describe each incident that led to an injury or illness that involved one or more days away
from work. These characteristics include:
•
nature – the physical characteristics of the disabling injury or illness, such as
cuts/lacerations, fractures, or sprains/strains;
•
part of body affected – the part of body directly linked to the nature of injury or
illness cited, such as back, finger, or eye;
•
event or exposure – the manner in which the injury or illness was produced or
inflicted, such as falls, overexertion, or repetitive motion; and
•
source – the object, substance, exposure, or bodily motion that directly produced or
inflicted the disabling condition, such as chemicals, vehicles, or machinery.
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) include cases where the nature of the injury or
illness is sprains, strains, tears; back pain, hurt back; soreness, pain, hurt, except the back;
carpal tunnel syndrome; hernia; or musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases
and disorders, when the event or exposure leading to the injury or illness is bodily
reaction/bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting; overexertion; or repetition.
Cases of Raynaud’s phenomenon, tarsal tunnel syndrome, and herniated spinal discs are
not included. Although they may be considered MSDs, the survey classifies these
injuries and illnesses in categories that also include non-MSD cases.
The number and frequency (incidence rates) of days-away-from-work cases are
based on logs and other records kept by private industry employers throughout the year.
These records reflect not only the year’s injury and illness experience but also the
employer’s understanding of which cases are work related under recordkeeping rules
issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department
of Labor. The number of injuries and illnesses reported in a given year also can be
influenced by changes in the level of economic activity, working conditions and work
practices, worker experience and training, and the number of hours worked.
The number of hours worked used for industry and case characteristics incidence
rates are collected in the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Because this
survey does not collect hours worked or employment by demographic characteristics, the
hours and employment used for these data come from the Current Population Survey,
which is conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The survey is a Federal/State program in which employer reports are collected
from about 182,400 private industry establishments and processed by State agencies
cooperating with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational injury and illness data for
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for railroad activities were provided by the
Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the
Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration, respectively. MSHA
has not adopted the revised OSHA recordkeeping rules. Therefore, 2005 estimates for
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are not fully comparable with estimates for other
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industries. The survey excludes all fatalities at work and work-related nonfatal injuries
and illnesses to the self-employed; workers on farms with fewer than 11 employees;
private household workers; Federal government employees; and, for national estimates,
employees in State and local government agencies.
The survey estimates of the characteristics of cases with days away from work are
based on a scientifically selected probability sample, rather than a census of the entire
population. Two levels of sampling were used. First, establishments were selected to
represent themselves and, in many instances, other establishments of like industry and
workforce size that were not selected that survey year. Then, sampled establishments
projected to have a large number of days–away-from-work cases were instructed before
the survey began on how to sample those cases to minimize the burden of their response.
Because the data are based on a sample survey, the injury and illness estimates
probably differ from the figures that would be obtained from all units covered by the
survey. To determine the precision of each estimate, a standard error is calculated. The
standard error defines a range (confidence interval) around the estimate. The
approximate 95-percent confidence interval is the estimate plus or minus twice the
standard error. The standard error also can be expressed as a percent of the estimate, or
the relative standard error. For example, the 95-percent confidence interval for the 2005
incidence rate for occupational injuries and illnesses with days away from work of 135.7
per 10,000 full-time workers with the relative standard error of 0.7 percent would be
135.7 plus or minus 1.4 percent (2 times 0.7 percent) or 133.8 to 137.6. One can be
95 percent confident that the "true" incidence rate falls within this confidence interval. A
relative standard error was calculated for each estimate from the survey and will be
available in a future report. All findings in this release have been tested and found to be
statistically significant using the 95-percent confidence interval.
The data also are subject to nonsampling error. The inability to obtain detailed
information about all cases in the sample, mistakes in recording or coding the data, and
definitional difficulties are general examples of nonsampling error in the survey.
Although not measured, nonsampling error will always occur when statistics are
gathered. However, BLS has implemented quality assurance procedures to reduce
nonsampling error in the survey, including a rigorous training program for coders and a
continuing effort to encourage survey participants to respond fully and accurately to all
survey elements.
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TABLE 1. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker characteristics and major industry sector, 2005
Goods producing
Characteristic
Private
industry
2,3,4
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construc- Manufacgoods
and
tion
turing
producing
mining2,3
Trade,
Total
transpor- Informa- Financial
service
tation and
tion
activities
providing
utilities4
ProfesEducation
sional
Leisure
and
Other
and
and
health
services
hospitality
business
services
services
Total cases ...................................... 1,234,680 394,090
27,890
157,070
209,130
840,580
380,720
20,690
38,250
91,840
186,400
93,900
28,790
Sex:
Male ............................................ 814,250
Female ........................................ 415,880
341,300
52,620
24,330
3,570
153,750
3,320
163,220
45,740
472,950
363,260
270,710
105,740
13,780
6,910
20,630
17,620
62,450
29,390
39,080
147,290
46,560
47,340
19,760
8,980
Age:5
14 - 15 .........................................
16 - 19 .........................................
20 - 24 .........................................
25 - 34 .........................................
35 - 44 .........................................
45 - 54 .........................................
55 - 64 .........................................
65 and over .................................
90
41,530
133,760
290,500
311,830
282,310
135,290
27,050
30
10,190
43,380
101,150
106,200
88,710
36,060
4,440
20
1,060
3,480
7,740
6,310
6,190
2,520
400
–
4,820
20,580
47,320
43,180
29,120
9,230
1,360
–
4,310
19,320
46,100
56,720
53,400
24,300
2,680
60
31,340
90,380
189,350
205,630
193,600
99,230
22,600
50
14,680
39,050
84,410
96,790
87,080
42,790
11,140
–
260
1,300
4,800
5,530
5,840
2,590
250
–
480
3,280
8,420
9,570
9,640
5,500
1,060
–
3,340
10,920
23,070
21,580
19,730
9,540
3,160
–
3,400
16,680
39,880
46,340
48,390
25,860
4,350
–
8,240
15,680
22,120
18,930
16,320
9,570
1,920
–
950
3,470
6,640
6,890
6,600
3,380
730
Length of service with employer:
Less than 3 months .....................
3 - 11 months ..............................
1 - 5 years ...................................
More than 5 years .......................
166,870
262,040
417,570
377,890
62,630
86,220
121,130
122,370
5,790
6,340
8,440
7,130
32,220
40,300
52,760
31,160
24,610
39,580
59,930
84,080
104,250
175,820
296,440
255,520
46,520
78,420
125,170
124,070
1,120
2,520
6,940
10,000
3,630
7,460
14,500
12,550
16,240
23,390
31,330
20,750
16,270
35,700
74,330
59,560
16,810
22,390
33,670
19,970
3,660
5,940
10,500
8,620
567,790
101,170
163,440
13,190
206,210
24,100
77,000
3,410
7,500
800
10,760
60
90,070
6,160
32,770
500
108,640
17,130
33,460
2,850
361,580
77,070
86,440
9,780
158,730
24,150
33,240
2,410
7,320
1,030
1,110
150
16,680
3,120
4,640
380
43,230
9,050
14,330
1,490
83,920
29,880
12,770
3,110
35,680
7,650
16,760
1,760
16,010
2,180
3,590
470
4,760
1,200
40
500
660
3,560
1,170
40
110
270
540
1,240
190
5,830
1,160
930
376,550
2,210
320
320
79,360
110
–
–
8,600
1,100
110
160
25,720
1,000
190
150
45,040
3,620
840
610
297,180
1,260
370
290
159,170
140
–
–
10,880
290
20
30
12,980
420
70
–
22,990
810
230
230
54,920
400
150
30
30,220
300
–
20
6,030
Race or ethnic origin:
White only ...................................
Black only ....................................
Hispanic or Latino only ................
Asian only ....................................
Native Hawaiian or Pacific
Islander only ..............................
American Indian or Alaskan
Native only ................................
Hispanic or Latino and other race
Multi-race ....................................
Not reported ................................
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job
transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,
2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and
reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining
operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002;
therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
5 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14; they accounted for fewer
than 50 cases.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of
nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
Reissued on November 1 2007. The 35 to 44 years old age group estimates were revised in
industries included in NAICS 212, Mining (except Oil and Gas). These revised estimates also affect
the age group estimates for these higher level industry sectors: Mining (NAICS code 22); Natural
Resources and Mining; Goods-producing industries; and total private industry.
TABLE 2. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker characteristics and major industry sector,
2005
Goods producing
Characteristic
Private
industry
2,3,4
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construc- Manufacgoods
and
tion
turing
producing
mining2,3
Trade,
Total
transpor- Informa- Financial
service
tation and
tion
activities
providing
utilities4
ProfesEducation
sional
Leisure
and
Other
and
and
health
services
business
hospitality
services
services
Total [1,234,680 cases] ..................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Sex:
Male ............................................
Female ........................................
65.9
33.7
86.6
13.4
87.2
12.8
97.9
2.1
78.0
21.9
56.3
43.2
71.1
27.8
66.6
33.4
53.9
46.1
68.0
32.0
21.0
79.0
49.6
50.4
68.6
31.2
Age:5
14 - 15 .........................................
16 - 19 .........................................
20 - 24 .........................................
25 - 34 .........................................
35 - 44 .........................................
45 - 54 .........................................
55 - 64 .........................................
65 and over .................................
(6)
3.4
10.8
23.5
25.3
22.9
11.0
2.2
(6)
2.6
11.0
25.7
26.9
22.5
9.2
1.1
.1
3.8
12.5
27.8
22.6
22.2
9.0
1.4
–
3.1
13.1
30.1
27.5
18.5
5.9
.9
–
2.1
9.2
22.0
27.1
25.5
11.6
1.3
(6)
3.7
10.8
22.5
24.5
23.0
11.8
2.7
(6)
3.9
10.3
22.2
25.4
22.9
11.2
2.9
–
1.3
6.3
23.2
26.7
28.2
12.5
1.2
–
1.3
8.6
22.0
25.0
25.2
14.4
2.8
–
3.6
11.9
25.1
23.5
21.5
10.4
3.4
–
1.8
8.9
21.4
24.9
26.0
13.9
2.3
–
8.8
16.7
23.6
20.2
17.4
10.2
2.0
–
3.3
12.1
23.1
23.9
22.9
11.7
2.5
Length of service with employer:
Less than 3 months .....................
3 - 11 months ..............................
1 - 5 years ...................................
More than 5 years .......................
13.5
21.2
33.8
30.6
15.9
21.9
30.7
31.1
20.8
22.7
30.3
25.6
20.5
25.7
33.6
19.8
11.8
18.9
28.7
40.2
12.4
20.9
35.3
30.4
12.2
20.6
32.9
32.6
5.4
12.2
33.5
48.3
9.5
19.5
37.9
32.8
17.7
25.5
34.1
22.6
8.7
19.2
39.9
32.0
17.9
23.8
35.9
21.3
12.7
20.6
36.5
29.9
46.0
8.2
13.2
1.1
52.3
6.1
19.5
.9
26.9
2.9
38.6
.2
57.3
3.9
20.9
.3
51.9
8.2
16.0
1.4
43.0
9.2
10.3
1.2
41.7
6.3
8.7
.6
35.4
5.0
5.4
.7
43.6
8.2
12.1
1.0
47.1
9.9
15.6
1.6
45.0
16.0
6.9
1.7
38.0
8.1
17.8
1.9
55.6
7.6
12.5
1.6
.4
.3
.1
.3
.3
.4
.3
.2
.3
.3
.3
1.3
.7
.5
.1
.1
30.5
.6
.1
.1
20.1
.4
–
–
30.8
.7
.1
.1
16.4
.5
.1
.1
21.5
.4
.1
.1
35.4
.3
.1
.1
41.8
.7
–
–
52.6
.8
.1
.1
33.9
.5
.1
.4
.1
.1
29.5
.4
.2
(6)
32.2
1.0
–
.1
20.9
Race or ethnic origin:
White only ...................................
Black only ....................................
Hispanic or Latino only ................
Asian only ....................................
Native Hawaiian or Pacific
Islander only ..............................
American Indian or Alaskan
Native only ................................
Hispanic or Latino and other race
Multi-race ....................................
Not reported ................................
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job
transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,
2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and
reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining
operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002;
therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
–
25.0
5 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14; they accounted for fewer
than 50 cases.
6 Less than 0.1 percent.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of
nonclassifiable responses, percentages may not add to 100.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
Reissued on November 1 2007. The 35 to 44 years old age group estimates were revised in
industries included in NAICS 212, Mining (except Oil and Gas). These revised estimates also affect
the age group estimates for these higher level industry sectors: Mining (NAICS code 22); Natural
Resources and Mining; Goods-producing industries; and total private industry.
TABLE 3. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by major occupational group and major industry sector, 2005
Goods producing
Occupation
Private
industry
2,3,4
Natural
Total
resources Construc- Manufacgoods
and
tion
turing
producing
mining2,3
Total cases ................................................... 1,234,680 394,090
Management occupations ..........................
Business and financial operations
occupations ..............................................
Computer and mathematical occupations ..
Architecture and engineering
occupations ..............................................
Life, physical, and social science
occupations ..............................................
Community and social services
occupations ..............................................
Legal occupations ......................................
Education, training, and library
occupations ..............................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations ...................................
Healthcare practitioners and technical
occupations ..............................................
Healthcare support occupations ................
Protective service occupations ..................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ..............................................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ........................
Personal care and service occupations .....
Sales and related occupations ...................
Office and administrative support
occupations ..............................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry
occupations ..............................................
Construction and extraction occupations ...
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ..............................................
Production occupations ..............................
Transportation and material moving
occupations ..............................................
Service providing
157,070
209,130
840,580
380,720
20,690
38,250
91,840
186,400
93,900
28,790
280
1,910
1,460
17,780
3,310
1,120
2,640
1,730
4,220
4,030
730
50
610
230
6,000
2,970
1,850
420
170
350
1,920
430
1,100
1,320
710
390
140
30
110
30
1,380
3,820
530
350
30
2,690
100
30
80
2,620
540
20
30
1,490
370
50
110
70
90
550
370
10,460
170
3,650
6,670
3,210
680
240
5,710
1,900
50
470
3,330
710
90
–
600
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
ProfesEducation
sional
Leisure
and
Other
and
and
health
services
hospitality
business
services
services
27,890
21,430
11,680
690
Trade,
Total
transpor- Informa- Financial
service
tation and
tion
activities
providing
utilities4
–
–
7,820
30
6,200
260
44,410
70,930
12,110
200
30
230
–
71,520
340
–
69,280
23,420
80,020
5,090
210
1,730
91,400
–
11,680
670
–
–
–
–
–
–
560
20
30
7,790
40
30
20
130
6,600
540
420
20
220
5,940
710
910
60
640
240
3,360
40
70
120
30
120
44,210
70,900
11,880
750
450
800
–
–
220
230
270
340
1,670
1,420
7,680
41,260
68,440
1,380
60
80
1,040
230
230
420
40
300
71,180
10,850
190
480
670
9,100
49,490
410
390
120
50
1,140
–
400
3,560
80
1,270
64,200
23,210
78,290
4,500
6,670
67,220
230
250
1,320
7,070
410
3,430
20,280
880
2,280
14,460
7,900
480
15,920
3,910
2,600
1,730
3,190
960
8,450
230
980
7,240
82,940
44,940
4,160
9,680
9,780
10,930
2,040
1,410
15,540
152,490
14,560
139,680
13,920
4,990
–
126,670
640
8,020
980
12,810
870
5,910
–
280
–
1,470
40
3,330
–
1,030
–
540
30
250
107,770
173,440
31,600
136,470
1,840
1,780
15,080
3,720
14,680
130,980
76,170
36,970
41,940
20,590
7,050
1,800
4,550
500
7,230
6,450
3,020
2,060
2,940
2,120
9,450
3,440
253,570
47,440
3,950
6,310
37,180
206,130
167,080
2,200
4,380
19,690
3,020
4,900
4,850
20
70
40
–
–
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job
transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,
2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and
reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators
in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and
nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for
these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of
nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 4. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker occupation and major industry sector, 2005
Goods producing
Occupation
Private
industry
2,3,4
Natural
Total
resources Construc- Manufacgoods
and
tion
turing
producing
mining2,3
Total cases ................................................... 1,234,680 394,090
Labor and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand .............................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ........
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .....
Construction laborers ...................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........
Retail salespersons ......................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ..............................
Carpenters ...................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....
Stock clerks and order fillers ........................
Registered nurses ........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ..............
First line supervisors/managers of retail
sales workers .............................................
Automotive service technicians and
mechanics ..................................................
Cashiers .......................................................
Combined food preparation and serving
workers, including fast food .......................
Electricians ...................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping
workers ......................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers .....
Customer service representatives ...............
Driver/sales workers ....................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................
Waiters and waitresses ................................
Security guards ............................................
First line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ......................................................
Service providing
Trade,
Total
transpor- Informa- Financial
service
tation and
tion
activities
providing
utilities4
ProfesEducation
sional
Leisure
and
Other
and
and
health
services
hospitality
business
services
services
27,890
157,070
209,130
840,580
380,720
20,690
38,250
91,840
186,400
93,900
28,790
92,240
65,930
52,150
39,270
32,740
32,300
19,120
12,090
–
36,700
1,900
450
290
1,560
–
40
160
20
200
3,980
–
35,800
380
110
18,630
6,540
–
870
1,360
320
73,120
53,840
52,150
2,560
30,840
31,860
60,200
46,570
–
1,150
25,660
31,030
730
130
–
140
290
110
1,620
810
160
370
400
230
6,590
5,240
230
700
2,700
140
1,210
190
51,630
70
440
140
1,810
180
–
70
750
110
950
720
100
70
600
100
31,440
31,270
23,170
23,060
20,100
18,350
3,830
28,980
5,560
1,470
–
150
90
20
390
40
–
20
640
26,760
1,110
60
–
60
3,100
2,200
4,060
1,370
–
80
27,600
2,280
17,610
21,590
20,090
18,200
3,430
1,040
7,220
20,290
–
120
200
50
260
70
–
–
4,210
430
2,470
30
100
710
8,980
280
2,490
470
290
1,940
6,070
260
2,210
560
19,660
7,000
4,100
190
1,670
90
–
8,250
620
30
1,280
80
30
170
16,250
70
–
–
70
16,180
15,210
100
550
130
–
120
60
15,680
15,050
810
30
–
–
130
–
660
30
14,870
15,020
11,090
12,520
30
20
430
50
250
440
70
140
50
1,590
2,950
260
14,570
13,480
30
12,300
–
140
–
11,270
20
880
14,540
1,190
6,920
540
–
50
40
–
280
440
220
7,120
50
–
40
12,900
12,700
12,440
10,520
10,040
10,040
9,140
9,090
700
10,420
400
1,660
–
6,280
20
170
190
170
–
40
–
730
–
40
280
1,200
80
20
–
580
–
–
230
9,060
310
1,600
–
4,970
–
110
12,200
2,280
12,050
8,860
10,040
3,760
9,120
8,930
670
1,160
6,740
5,890
160
2,400
140
630
–
–
1,420
690
–
100
–
220
1,340
40
1,840
20
–
190
60
300
5,940
660
1,190
170
–
470
–
6,130
600
–
370
–
40
20
160
1,090
2,900
–
280
1,540
9,800
110
8,710
470
730
390
210
530
40
460
40
80
9,080
8,360
280
7,850
230
720
260
130
240
50
–
20
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job
transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,
2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and
reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators
in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and
nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health
–
20
Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for
these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of
nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector,
2005
Goods producing
Characteristic
Private
industry
2,3,4
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construc- Manufacgoods
and
tion
turing
producing
mining2,3
Total cases ...................................... 1,234,680 394,090
Trade,
Total
transpor- Informa- Financial
service
tation and
tion
activities
providing
utilities4
ProfesEducation
sional
Leisure
and
Other
and
and
health
services
business
hospitality
services
services
27,890
157,070
209,130
840,580
380,720
20,690
38,250
91,840
186,400
93,900
28,790
Nature of injury or illness:
Sprains, strains ........................... 503,530
Bruises, contusions ..................... 107,770
Cuts, lacerations ......................... 101,660
Fractures ..................................... 95,830
Heat burns ................................... 17,150
Carpal tunnel syndrome .............. 16,460
Tendonitis ....................................
5,720
Chemical burns ...........................
6,360
Amputations ................................
8,450
Multiple traumatic injuries ............ 50,090
137,290
31,490
41,680
38,810
4,990
6,120
2,490
2,760
5,410
15,730
8,600
3,550
2,430
3,590
260
100
60
210
400
1,390
54,490
11,240
17,780
18,090
1,230
640
570
770
1,260
6,690
74,190
16,700
21,470
17,120
3,500
5,380
1,860
1,780
3,750
7,650
366,240
76,280
59,980
57,020
12,160
10,350
3,230
3,600
3,040
34,360
172,380
36,280
27,020
26,920
2,810
3,550
1,320
1,740
1,670
15,070
8,160
1,730
950
1,220
60
580
190
30
50
1,120
13,720
2,730
3,180
2,450
510
1,740
120
450
150
1,980
34,770
7,480
6,620
7,390
490
1,590
470
260
510
3,760
96,970
17,430
4,800
9,730
1,750
1,370
650
500
70
7,460
30,520
8,440
14,320
6,890
6,120
970
260
490
460
3,830
9,710
2,190
3,080
2,410
420
550
220
130
130
1,150
Part of body affected by the
injury or illness:
Head ............................................
Eye ............................................
Neck ............................................
Trunk ...........................................
Shoulder ....................................
Back ..........................................
Upper extremities ........................
Wrist ..........................................
Hand, except finger ...................
Finger ........................................
Lower extremities ........................
Knee ..........................................
Foot, except toe ........................
Toe ............................................
Body systems ..............................
Multiple parts ...............................
31,290
17,220
4,920
125,470
24,760
73,460
112,040
18,620
18,950
49,680
83,820
28,380
15,500
4,030
4,690
29,080
2,440
1,160
300
8,680
1,630
4,680
6,350
820
850
3,220
6,860
2,370
940
260
530
2,480
12,860
6,390
2,370
48,420
7,980
30,190
37,580
5,120
7,160
15,710
39,200
12,630
7,000
1,590
1,650
13,690
16,000
9,670
2,250
68,380
15,150
38,590
68,110
12,680
10,940
30,750
37,760
13,380
7,550
2,180
2,510
12,910
49,800
17,520
13,550
303,020
53,040
197,430
172,710
37,620
28,070
61,410
187,920
72,190
28,350
8,860
13,260
91,880
24,270
8,530
6,250
142,270
27,170
88,030
74,270
15,740
11,400
27,000
90,970
34,210
15,120
4,830
3,850
36,170
990
320
390
6,520
1,130
4,250
4,260
1,290
530
1,020
5,010
1,790
930
210
590
2,810
2,970
1,170
720
11,000
1,500
7,280
7,600
2,610
920
2,260
8,640
3,360
1,250
310
1,720
5,200
5,640
2,070
1,610
29,270
5,060
19,040
19,610
4,220
3,330
7,080
21,640
7,430
3,250
1,070
1,900
10,450
8,750
2,510
3,620
78,330
12,000
55,960
29,060
7,950
4,150
7,760
35,730
15,390
4,290
1,320
3,220
26,380
4,770
1,620
640
27,300
4,920
17,490
29,920
4,010
6,200
13,260
19,630
7,740
2,550
680
1,520
8,200
2,400
1,300
320
8,340
1,270
5,380
7,980
1,800
1,540
3,030
6,300
2,280
950
440
460
2,680
See footnotes at end of table.
81,090
34,740
18,470
428,500
77,800
270,890
284,750
56,250
47,020
111,090
271,740
100,560
43,840
12,880
17,950
120,960
TABLE 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector,
2005 — Continued
Goods producing
Characteristic
Private
industry
2,3,4
Source of injury or illness:
Chemicals and chemical
products ....................................
Containers ...................................
Furniture and fixtures ..................
Machinery ....................................
Parts and materials .....................
Worker motion or position ...........
Floors, walkways, ground
surfaces .....................................
Tools, instruments, and
equipment .................................
Vehicles .......................................
Health care patient ......................
Event or exposure leading to
injury or illness:
Contact with objects and
equipment .................................
Struck by object .........................
Struck against object .................
Caught in equipment or object ..
Fall to lower level ........................
Fall on same level .......................
Slip, trip, loss of balance without
fall ..............................................
Overexertion ................................
Overexertion in lifting ................
Repetitive motion ........................
Exposure to harmful
substances ................................
Transportation accidents .............
Fires and explosions ...................
Assaults and violent acts by
person .......................................
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construc- Manufacgoods
and
tion
turing
producing
mining2,3
Trade,
Total
transpor- Informa- Financial
service
tation and
tion
activities
providing
utilities4
ProfesEducation
sional
Leisure
and
Other
and
and
health
services
business
hospitality
services
services
18,440
151,710
46,780
80,460
128,700
181,820
7,250
33,100
9,290
39,470
76,830
61,100
1,120
1,960
320
2,860
3,290
2,890
1,620
6,820
2,850
9,740
36,700
20,780
4,500
24,310
6,120
26,880
36,840
37,440
11,200
118,610
37,490
40,990
51,870
120,710
4,130
78,680
15,510
20,060
34,120
54,830
310
1,770
430
1,070
1,440
4,430
1,070
2,800
2,240
1,990
2,050
6,800
1,330
9,840
4,360
5,270
5,790
14,740
2,460
11,020
9,260
4,360
2,270
22,420
1,440
12,500
4,910
6,330
3,120
12,820
460
2,000
790
1,910
3,070
4,680
234,430
61,370
4,860
32,010
24,500
173,060
67,750
5,620
9,400
19,410
42,200
23,550
5,130
80,280
109,630
54,520
32,960
22,570
50
1,930
2,660
–
16,740
8,360
30
14,290
11,540
20
47,320
87,060
54,470
18,220
51,490
130
1,330
2,070
–
2,270
3,420
120
5,410
11,130
420
9,280
10,590
53,680
8,180
5,500
–
2,620
2,870
100
338,080
167,730
85,500
54,600
79,310
167,180
143,740
68,200
31,200
29,870
31,820
33,410
11,210
5,720
2,280
2,440
2,240
2,720
55,590
30,640
12,600
5,990
21,750
12,360
76,940
31,830
16,310
21,440
7,830
18,330
194,350
99,540
54,300
24,740
47,490
133,770
99,050
51,660
26,010
14,110
23,970
47,860
3,880
1,440
1,590
580
2,030
3,760
8,190
4,540
2,100
570
3,290
6,690
22,010
10,110
6,190
3,000
6,010
14,390
24,590
12,370
7,190
3,230
6,650
36,830
28,010
14,580
9,490
2,250
4,090
20,430
8,620
4,840
1,740
990
1,440
3,810
36,150
298,130
159,970
43,790
10,850
80,900
42,360
18,030
600
4,450
1,960
290
4,900
28,520
15,720
2,490
5,350
47,930
24,670
15,240
25,300
217,240
117,610
25,760
11,090
104,980
59,770
10,290
720
3,430
1,690
1,430
1,190
6,620
3,810
2,900
2,410
17,070
10,210
3,470
5,400
66,660
31,560
3,760
3,580
13,020
7,320
2,580
920
5,470
3,250
1,340
51,860
61,170
2,600
17,300
12,360
1,170
1,350
1,490
90
5,520
6,190
380
10,430
4,670
700
34,560
48,810
1,440
9,740
25,490
880
930
1,400
–
2,570
2,130
270
3,610
7,880
50
7,720
7,400
130
8,740
3,000
–
1,250
1,510
80
14,560
560
60
180
320
14,000
2,120
70
270
810
9,850
720
160
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job
transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,
2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and
reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining
operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002;
therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of
nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 6. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major
industry sector, 2005
Goods producing
Characteristic
Private
industry
2,3,4
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construc- Manufacgoods
and
tion
turing
producing
mining2,3
Trade,
Total
transpor- Informa- Financial
service
tation and
tion
activities
providing
utilities4
ProfesEducation
sional
Leisure
and
Other
and
and
health
services
business
hospitality
services
services
Total [1,234,680 cases] ...................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Nature of injury or illness:
Sprains, strains ...........................
Bruises, contusions .....................
Cuts, lacerations .........................
Fractures .....................................
Heat burns ...................................
Carpal tunnel syndrome ..............
Tendonitis ....................................
Chemical burns ...........................
Amputations ................................
Multiple traumatic injuries ............
40.8
8.7
8.2
7.8
1.4
1.3
.5
.5
.7
4.1
34.8
8.0
10.6
9.8
1.3
1.6
.6
.7
1.4
4.0
30.8
12.7
8.7
12.9
.9
.4
.2
.8
1.4
5.0
34.7
7.2
11.3
11.5
.8
.4
.4
.5
.8
4.3
35.5
8.0
10.3
8.2
1.7
2.6
.9
.9
1.8
3.7
43.6
9.1
7.1
6.8
1.4
1.2
.4
.4
.4
4.1
45.3
9.5
7.1
7.1
.7
.9
.3
.5
.4
4.0
39.4
8.4
4.6
5.9
.3
2.8
.9
.1
.2
5.4
35.9
7.1
8.3
6.4
1.3
4.5
.3
1.2
.4
5.2
37.9
8.1
7.2
8.0
.5
1.7
.5
.3
.6
4.1
52.0
9.4
2.6
5.2
.9
.7
.3
.3
(5)
4.0
32.5
9.0
15.3
7.3
6.5
1.0
.3
.5
.5
4.1
33.7
7.6
10.7
8.4
1.5
1.9
.8
.5
.5
4.0
Part of body affected by the
injury or illness:
Head ............................................
Eye ............................................
Neck ............................................
Trunk ...........................................
Shoulder ....................................
Back ..........................................
Upper extremities ........................
Wrist ..........................................
Hand, except finger ...................
Finger ........................................
Lower extremities ........................
Knee ..........................................
Foot, except toe ........................
Toe ............................................
Body systems ..............................
Multiple parts ...............................
6.6
2.8
1.5
34.7
6.3
21.9
23.1
4.6
3.8
9.0
22.0
8.1
3.6
1.0
1.5
9.8
7.9
4.4
1.2
31.8
6.3
18.6
28.4
4.7
4.8
12.6
21.3
7.2
3.9
1.0
1.2
7.4
8.7
4.2
1.1
31.1
5.8
16.8
22.8
2.9
3.0
11.5
24.6
8.5
3.4
.9
1.9
8.9
8.2
4.1
1.5
30.8
5.1
19.2
23.9
3.3
4.6
10.0
25.0
8.0
4.5
1.0
1.1
8.7
7.7
4.6
1.1
32.7
7.2
18.5
32.6
6.1
5.2
14.7
18.1
6.4
3.6
1.0
1.2
6.2
5.9
2.1
1.6
36.0
6.3
23.5
20.5
4.5
3.3
7.3
22.4
8.6
3.4
1.1
1.6
10.9
6.4
2.2
1.6
37.4
7.1
23.1
19.5
4.1
3.0
7.1
23.9
9.0
4.0
1.3
1.0
9.5
4.8
1.5
1.9
31.5
5.5
20.5
20.6
6.2
2.6
4.9
24.2
8.7
4.5
1.0
2.9
13.6
7.8
3.1
1.9
28.8
3.9
19.0
19.9
6.8
2.4
5.9
22.6
8.8
3.3
.8
4.5
13.6
6.1
2.3
1.8
31.9
5.5
20.7
21.4
4.6
3.6
7.7
23.6
8.1
3.5
1.2
2.1
11.4
4.7
1.3
1.9
42.0
6.4
30.0
15.6
4.3
2.2
4.2
19.2
8.3
2.3
.7
1.7
14.2
5.1
1.7
.7
29.1
5.2
18.6
31.9
4.3
6.6
14.1
20.9
8.2
2.7
.7
1.6
8.7
8.3
4.5
1.1
29.0
4.4
18.7
27.7
6.3
5.3
10.5
21.9
7.9
3.3
1.5
1.6
9.3
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 6. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major
industry sector, 2005 — Continued
Goods producing
Characteristic
Private
industry
2,3,4
Source of injury or illness:
Chemicals and chemical
products ....................................
Containers ...................................
Furniture and fixtures ..................
Machinery ....................................
Parts and materials .....................
Worker motion or position ...........
Floors, walkways, ground
surfaces .....................................
Tools, instruments, and
equipment .................................
Vehicles .......................................
Health care patient ......................
Event or exposure leading to
injury or illness:
Contact with objects and
equipment .................................
Struck by object .........................
Struck against object .................
Caught in equipment or object ..
Fall to lower level ........................
Fall on same level .......................
Slip, trip, loss of balance without
fall ..............................................
Overexertion ................................
Overexertion in lifting ................
Repetitive motion ........................
Exposure to harmful
substances ................................
Transportation accidents .............
Fires and explosions ...................
Assaults and violent acts by
person .......................................
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construc- Manufacgoods
and
tion
turing
producing
mining2,3
Trade,
Total
transpor- Informa- Financial
service
tation and
tion
activities
providing
utilities4
ProfesEducation
sional
Leisure
and
Other
and
and
health
services
business
hospitality
services
services
1.5
12.3
3.8
6.5
10.4
14.7
1.8
8.4
2.4
10.0
19.5
15.5
4.0
7.0
1.1
10.3
11.8
10.4
1.0
4.3
1.8
6.2
23.4
13.2
2.2
11.6
2.9
12.9
17.6
17.9
1.3
14.1
4.5
4.9
6.2
14.4
1.1
20.7
4.1
5.3
9.0
14.4
1.5
8.6
2.1
5.2
7.0
21.4
2.8
7.3
5.9
5.2
5.4
17.8
1.4
10.7
4.7
5.7
6.3
16.0
1.3
5.9
5.0
2.3
1.2
12.0
1.5
13.3
5.2
6.7
3.3
13.7
1.6
6.9
2.7
6.6
10.7
16.3
19.0
15.6
17.4
20.4
11.7
20.6
17.8
27.2
24.6
21.1
22.6
25.1
17.8
6.5
8.9
4.4
8.4
5.7
( )
6.9
9.5
–
10.7
5.3
(5)
6.8
5.5
( )
5.6
10.4
6.5
4.8
13.5
5
( )
6.4
10.0
–
5.9
8.9
.3
5.9
12.1
.5
5.0
5.7
28.8
8.7
5.9
–
9.1
10.0
.3
27.4
13.6
6.9
4.4
6.4
13.5
36.5
17.3
7.9
7.6
8.1
8.5
40.2
20.5
8.2
8.7
8.0
9.8
35.4
19.5
8.0
3.8
13.8
7.9
36.8
15.2
7.8
10.3
3.7
8.8
23.1
11.8
6.5
2.9
5.6
15.9
26.0
13.6
6.8
3.7
6.3
12.6
18.8
7.0
7.7
2.8
9.8
18.2
21.4
11.9
5.5
1.5
8.6
17.5
24.0
11.0
6.7
3.3
6.5
15.7
13.2
6.6
3.9
1.7
3.6
19.8
29.8
15.5
10.1
2.4
4.4
21.8
29.9
16.8
6.0
3.4
5.0
13.2
2.9
24.1
13.0
3.5
2.8
20.5
10.7
4.6
2.2
16.0
7.0
1.0
3.1
18.2
10.0
1.6
2.6
22.9
11.8
7.3
3.0
25.8
14.0
3.1
2.9
27.6
15.7
2.7
3.5
16.6
8.2
6.9
3.1
17.3
10.0
7.6
2.6
18.6
11.1
3.8
2.9
35.8
16.9
2.0
3.8
13.9
7.8
2.7
3.2
19.0
11.3
4.7
4.2
5.0
.2
4.4
3.1
.3
4.8
5.3
.3
3.5
3.9
.2
5.0
2.2
.3
4.1
5.8
.2
2.6
6.7
.2
4.5
6.8
–
6.7
5.6
.7
3.9
8.6
.1
4.1
4.0
.1
9.3
3.2
–
4.3
5.2
.3
1.2
.1
.2
.1
.2
1.7
.6
.3
.7
.9
5.3
.8
.6
5
5
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job
transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,
2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and
reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining
operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002;
therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
5 Less than 0.1 percent.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of
nonclassifiable responses, percentages may not add to 100.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 7. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and
major industry sector, 2005
Goods producing
Characteristic
Private
industry
3,4,5
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construc- Manufacgoods
and
tion
turing
producing
mining3,4
Trade,
Total
transpor- Informa- Financial
service
tation and
tion
activities
providing
utilities5
ProfesEducation
sional
Leisure
and
Other
and
and
health
services
business
hospitality
services
services
Total [1,234,680 cases] ..................
135.7
176.9
184.5
239.5
147.1
122.4
172.5
74.7
52.9
74.2
145.6
110.7
97.6
Nature of injury or illness:
Sprains, strains ...........................
Bruises, contusions .....................
Cuts, lacerations .........................
Fractures .....................................
Heat burns ...................................
Carpal tunnel syndrome ..............
Tendonitis ....................................
Chemical burns ...........................
Amputations ................................
Multiple traumatic injuries ............
55.3
11.8
11.2
10.5
1.9
1.8
.6
.7
.9
5.5
61.6
14.1
18.7
17.4
2.2
2.7
1.1
1.2
2.4
7.1
56.9
23.5
16.1
23.7
1.7
.6
.4
1.4
2.6
9.2
83.1
17.1
27.1
27.6
1.9
1.0
.9
1.2
1.9
10.2
52.2
11.7
15.1
12.0
2.5
3.8
1.3
1.3
2.6
5.4
53.3
11.1
8.7
8.3
1.8
1.5
.5
.5
.4
5.0
78.1
16.4
12.2
12.2
1.3
1.6
.6
.8
.8
6.8
29.5
6.2
3.4
4.4
.2
2.1
.7
.1
.2
4.0
19.0
3.8
4.4
3.4
.7
2.4
.2
.6
.2
2.7
28.1
6.0
5.3
6.0
.4
1.3
.4
.2
.4
3.0
75.7
13.6
3.7
7.6
1.4
1.1
.5
.4
.1
5.8
36.0
10.0
16.9
8.1
7.2
1.1
.3
.6
.5
4.5
32.9
7.4
10.4
8.2
1.4
1.9
.7
.4
.4
3.9
Part of body affected by the
injury or illness:
Head ............................................
Eye ............................................
Neck ............................................
Trunk ...........................................
Shoulder ....................................
Back ..........................................
Upper extremities ........................
Wrist ..........................................
Hand, except finger ...................
Finger ........................................
Lower extremities ........................
Knee ..........................................
Foot, except toe ........................
Toe ............................................
Body systems ..............................
Multiple parts ...............................
8.9
3.8
2.0
47.1
8.6
29.8
31.3
6.2
5.2
12.2
29.9
11.1
4.8
1.4
2.0
13.3
14.0
7.7
2.2
56.3
11.1
33.0
50.3
8.4
8.5
22.3
37.6
12.7
7.0
1.8
2.1
13.0
16.1
7.7
2.0
57.4
10.8
30.9
42.0
5.4
5.6
21.3
45.4
15.7
6.2
1.7
3.5
16.4
19.6
9.7
3.6
73.8
12.2
46.0
57.3
7.8
10.9
24.0
59.8
19.3
10.7
2.4
2.5
20.9
11.3
6.8
1.6
48.1
10.7
27.2
47.9
8.9
7.7
21.6
26.6
9.4
5.3
1.5
1.8
9.1
7.2
2.6
2.0
44.1
7.7
28.7
25.1
5.5
4.1
8.9
27.4
10.5
4.1
1.3
1.9
13.4
11.0
3.9
2.8
64.5
12.3
39.9
33.7
7.1
5.2
12.2
41.2
15.5
6.9
2.2
1.7
16.4
3.6
1.2
1.4
23.5
4.1
15.4
15.4
4.6
1.9
3.7
18.1
6.5
3.4
.8
2.1
10.1
4.1
1.6
1.0
15.2
2.1
10.1
10.5
3.6
1.3
3.1
11.9
4.7
1.7
.4
2.4
7.2
4.6
1.7
1.3
23.6
4.1
15.4
15.8
3.4
2.7
5.7
17.5
6.0
2.6
.9
1.5
8.4
6.8
2.0
2.8
61.2
9.4
43.7
22.7
6.2
3.2
6.1
27.9
12.0
3.4
1.0
2.5
20.6
5.6
1.9
.8
32.2
5.8
20.6
35.3
4.7
7.3
15.6
23.1
9.1
3.0
.8
1.8
9.7
8.1
4.4
1.1
28.3
4.3
18.2
27.0
6.1
5.2
10.3
21.4
7.7
3.2
1.5
1.6
9.1
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 7. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and
major industry sector, 2005 — Continued
Goods producing
Characteristic
Private
industry
3,4,5
Source of injury or illness:
Chemicals and chemical
products ....................................
Containers ...................................
Furniture and fixtures ..................
Machinery ....................................
Parts and materials .....................
Worker motion or position ...........
Floors, walkways, ground
surfaces .....................................
Tools, instruments, and
equipment .................................
Vehicles .......................................
Health care patient ......................
Event or exposure leading to
injury or illness:
Contact with objects and
equipment .................................
Struck by object .........................
Struck against object .................
Caught in equipment or object ..
Fall to lower level ........................
Fall on same level .......................
Slip, trip, loss of balance without
fall ..............................................
Overexertion ................................
Overexertion in lifting ................
Repetitive motion ........................
Exposure to harmful
substances ................................
Transportation accidents .............
Fires and explosions ...................
Assaults and violent acts by
person .......................................
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construc- Manufacgoods
and
tion
turing
producing
mining3,4
20,000,000
ProfesEducation
sional
Leisure
and
Other
and
and
health
services
business
hospitality
services
services
2.0
16.7
5.1
8.8
14.1
20.0
3.3
14.9
4.2
17.7
34.5
27.4
7.4
13.0
2.1
18.9
21.8
19.1
2.5
10.4
4.3
14.8
56.0
31.7
3.2
17.1
4.3
18.9
25.9
26.3
1.6
17.3
5.5
6.0
7.6
17.6
1.9
35.6
7.0
9.1
15.5
24.8
1.1
6.4
1.5
3.9
5.2
16.0
1.5
3.9
3.1
2.7
2.8
9.4
1.1
8.0
3.5
4.3
4.7
11.9
1.9
8.6
7.2
3.4
1.8
17.5
1.7
14.7
5.8
7.5
3.7
15.1
1.6
6.8
2.7
6.5
10.4
15.8
25.8
27.5
32.2
48.8
17.2
25.2
30.7
20.3
13.0
15.7
33.0
27.8
17.4
8.8
12.1
6.0
14.8
10.1
(6)
12.8
17.6
–
25.5
12.8
(6)
10.1
8.1
(6)
6.9
12.7
7.9
8.3
23.3
.1
4.8
7.5
–
3.1
4.7
.2
4.4
9.0
.3
7.2
8.3
41.9
9.6
6.5
–
8.9
9.7
.3
37.2
18.4
9.4
6.0
8.7
18.4
64.5
30.6
14.0
13.4
14.3
15.0
74.1
37.9
15.1
16.1
14.8
18.0
84.8
46.7
19.2
9.1
33.2
18.8
54.1
22.4
11.5
15.1
5.5
12.9
28.3
14.5
7.9
3.6
6.9
19.5
44.9
23.4
11.8
6.4
10.9
21.7
14.0
5.2
5.7
2.1
7.3
13.6
11.3
6.3
2.9
.8
4.6
9.3
17.8
8.2
5.0
2.4
4.9
11.6
19.2
9.7
5.6
2.5
5.2
28.8
33.0
17.2
11.2
2.7
4.8
24.1
29.2
16.4
5.9
3.4
4.9
12.9
4.0
32.8
17.6
4.8
4.9
36.3
19.0
8.1
4.0
29.4
13.0
1.9
7.5
43.5
24.0
3.8
3.8
33.7
17.4
10.7
3.7
31.6
17.1
3.7
5.0
47.6
27.1
4.7
2.6
12.4
6.1
5.2
1.6
9.2
5.3
4.0
1.9
13.8
8.3
2.8
4.2
52.1
24.6
2.9
4.2
15.3
8.6
3.0
3.1
18.5
11.0
4.5
5.7
6.7
.3
7.8
5.5
.5
8.9
9.8
.6
8.4
9.4
.6
7.3
3.3
.5
5.0
7.1
.2
4.4
11.5
.4
3.4
5.1
–
3.6
2.9
.4
2.9
6.4
(6)
6.0
5.8
.1
10.3
3.5
–
4.2
5.1
.3
1.6
.2
.4
.3
.2
2.0
1.0
.3
.4
.7
7.7
.9
.5
1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and
were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where
N
EH
Trade,
Total
transpor- Informa- Financial
service
tation and
tion
activities
providing
utilities5
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
= base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job
transfer or restriction.
3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
4 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,
2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and
reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining
operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002;
therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
5 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
6 Less than 0.05 cases per 10,000 full-time workers.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 8. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker
characteristics and number of days away from work, 2005
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Characteristic
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
3 - 5 days
6 - 10
days
11 - 20
days
21 - 30
days
31 days
or more
Median
days
away
from work
Total [1,234,680 cases] ..................
100.0
14.3
11.6
19.0
12.7
11.5
6.5
24.2
7
Sex:
Male ............................................
Female ........................................
100.0
100.0
13.8
15.2
11.1
12.8
18.9
19.3
12.8
12.7
11.7
11.2
6.8
6.1
24.9
22.8
7
6
Age:2
14 - 15 .........................................
16 - 19 .........................................
20 - 24 .........................................
25 - 34 .........................................
35 - 44 .........................................
45 - 54 .........................................
55 - 64 .........................................
65 and over .................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
22.2
21.2
19.0
15.6
13.3
12.2
12.0
9.3
–
18.7
15.2
13.3
10.5
10.2
9.1
6.9
–
21.0
21.9
20.8
18.2
17.9
16.7
16.3
–
13.6
13.0
12.8
13.2
12.3
11.6
15.3
22.2
9.5
10.4
11.5
11.7
11.9
12.3
11.3
–
5.0
5.3
6.0
6.5
7.2
8.2
6.4
–
10.9
15.1
20.2
26.5
28.4
30.2
34.5
3
4
4
6
8
10
11
12
Length of service with employer:
Less than 3 months .....................
3 - 11 months ..............................
1 - 5 years ...................................
More than 5 years .......................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
16.1
15.5
14.4
12.6
13.7
12.9
11.9
9.6
21.3
20.2
19.6
16.7
13.2
13.4
12.2
12.8
10.3
10.3
11.8
12.6
5.6
6.2
6.6
7.1
19.9
21.5
23.4
28.7
5
6
7
10
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
15.3
12.3
13.9
14.3
12.2
12.6
12.5
12.7
18.9
20.2
20.9
20.1
12.7
12.5
12.6
15.8
11.4
10.8
11.5
10.4
6.4
6.8
6.3
6.4
23.1
24.8
22.3
20.5
7
7
7
6
100.0
22.9
10.9
23.1
9.7
9.2
5.3
18.9
4
100.0
15.8
12.9
18.7
15.8
8.7
7.2
20.9
6
100.0
100.0
100.0
11.2
24.7
13.4
6.0
6.5
10.2
31.0
5.4
18.0
7.8
14.0
12.8
20.7
11.8
12.0
5.2
3.2
6.8
19.0
33.3
26.8
8
9
8
Race or ethnic origin:
White only ...................................
Black only ....................................
Hispanic or Latino only ................
Asian only ....................................
Native Hawaiian or Pacific
Islander only ..............................
American Indian or Alaskan
Native only ................................
Hispanic or Latino and other
race ...........................................
Multi-race ....................................
Not reported ................................
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away
from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
2 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14;
they accounted for fewer than 50 cases.
NOTE:
Dashes indicate data that are not available.
Because of
rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not
sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey
of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State
agencies
TABLE 9. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by major occupational
group and number of days away from work, 2005
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Occupation
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
3-5
days
6 - 10
days
11 - 20
days
21 - 30
days
31 days
or more
Median
days
away
from work
Total [1,234,680 cases] ...............................
100.0
14.3
11.6
19.0
12.7
11.5
6.5
24.2
7
Management occupations ..........................
Business and financial operations
occupations ..............................................
Computer and mathematical occupations ..
Architecture and engineering
occupations ..............................................
Life, physical, and social science
occupations ..............................................
Community and social services
occupations ..............................................
Legal occupations ......................................
Education, training, and library
occupations ..............................................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and
media occupations ...................................
Healthcare practitioners and technical
occupations ..............................................
Healthcare support occupations ................
Protective service occupations ..................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ..............................................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations ........................
Personal care and service occupations .....
Sales and related occupations ...................
Office and administrative support
occupations ..............................................
Farming, fishing, and forestry
occupations ..............................................
Construction and extraction occupations ...
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ..............................................
Production occupations ..............................
Transportation and material moving
occupations ..............................................
100.0
16.1
12.6
19.1
10.7
12.7
8.0
20.8
6
100.0
100.0
16.3
17.1
10.5
16.8
18.3
19.9
16.0
10.0
8.4
7.8
3.1
5.0
27.1
23.7
6
5
100.0
12.8
13.3
18.4
13.5
18.9
5.3
18.0
6
100.0
15.3
12.6
20.4
19.2
6.3
5.7
20.7
6
100.0
100.0
11.3
44.9
16.4
14.5
24.6
14.5
7.3
10.1
12.8
7.2
6.6
–
21.1
5.8
5
2
100.0
27.2
12.1
17.6
11.4
11.1
5.8
14.7
4
100.0
18.5
17.6
16.8
10.0
13.1
6.5
17.7
5
100.0
100.0
100.0
17.1
15.4
12.3
12.2
14.4
11.2
20.1
22.1
19.3
13.2
14.4
13.3
11.3
10.1
12.5
6.2
5.8
6.5
19.8
17.7
24.9
6
5
7
100.0
16.8
15.1
23.5
12.5
9.2
5.3
17.7
5
100.0
100.0
100.0
13.7
12.7
14.0
12.6
11.1
11.3
20.9
22.5
18.6
12.9
12.2
12.3
11.4
11.8
12.9
6.6
6.9
5.9
22.0
22.8
24.9
7
7
7
100.0
16.1
13.0
17.5
12.4
11.5
6.2
23.4
7
100.0
100.0
12.6
12.7
13.3
10.1
20.3
18.8
12.3
12.2
12.4
11.1
6.7
7.2
22.3
27.9
7
9
100.0
100.0
13.3
16.8
11.9
10.7
18.8
17.5
12.7
12.4
12.7
11.6
6.5
6.7
24.2
24.3
8
7
100.0
11.6
10.0
17.6
13.6
11.8
7.0
28.4
9
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from
work with or without job transfer or restriction.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding
and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the
totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State
agencies
TABLE 10. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected occupation
and number of days away from work, 2005
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Occupation
Total [1,234,680 cases] ...............................
Labor and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand .............................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ........
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .....
Construction laborers ...................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........
Retail salespersons ......................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ..............................
Carpenters ...................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....
Stock clerks and order fillers ........................
Registered nurses ........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ..............
First line supervisors/managers of retail
sales workers .............................................
Automotive service technicians and
mechanics ..................................................
Cashiers .......................................................
Combined food preparation and serving
workers, including fast food .......................
Electricians ...................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping
workers ......................................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers .....
Customer service representatives ...............
Driver/sales workers ....................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................
Waiters and waitresses ................................
Security guards ............................................
First line supervisors/managers of
construction trades and extraction
workers ......................................................
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
3-5
days
6 - 10
days
11 - 20
days
100.0
14.3
11.6
19.0
12.7
11.5
6.5
24.2
7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
14.2
8.6
15.7
12.6
9.9
14.7
11.7
7.8
15.2
11.5
10.6
10.8
19.1
16.5
23.0
20.4
16.7
19.5
13.2
13.0
14.7
12.2
14.8
13.9
10.4
12.6
10.2
11.5
11.7
12.6
6.7
7.9
5.2
6.7
7.3
5.6
24.7
33.7
16.0
25.1
29.0
22.9
7
14
5
8
10
7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
11.9
12.6
12.5
15.2
16.6
14.1
12.4
10.5
14.1
13.9
11.7
13.4
19.5
21.4
21.0
19.2
19.0
22.3
13.6
13.8
12.7
11.4
14.0
12.8
12.0
10.5
11.0
10.1
12.7
11.8
7.8
7.2
7.2
6.2
6.3
5.0
22.7
24.0
21.5
24.1
19.8
20.7
7
7
7
6
6
6
100.0
11.1
8.7
15.1
11.8
15.1
7.3
31.0
13
100.0
100.0
15.2
14.3
16.2
12.3
19.1
20.0
13.6
11.0
11.6
11.8
5.1
5.8
19.1
24.8
5
6
100.0
100.0
22.9
11.9
18.7
11.3
20.4
19.9
11.3
11.1
7.2
12.3
2.8
6.6
16.7
26.9
4
9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
16.8
21.0
16.2
9.9
11.6
12.6
13.7
12.8
12.9
13.7
13.0
8.6
14.3
11.8
16.7
9.0
22.6
17.8
17.0
20.4
31.6
15.3
19.3
18.6
9.8
15.4
12.1
16.3
9.0
10.3
12.9
12.1
8.6
8.7
10.8
13.5
15.7
12.9
8.9
12.3
7.6
5.2
6.4
5.8
4.3
6.8
7.8
7.4
21.8
18.2
24.6
25.5
13.5
30.3
20.8
27.9
5
5
6
8
5
10
6
9
100.0
14.8
8.5
15.4
13.3
12.6
6.6
28.9
10
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from
work with or without job transfer or restriction.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding
and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the
21 - 30
days
31 days
or more
Median
days
away
from work
totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State
agencies
TABLE 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected
injury or illness characteristics and number of days away from work, 2005
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Characteristic
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
3-5
days
6 - 10
days
11 - 20
days
21 - 30
days
31 days
or more
Median
days
away
from work
Total [1,234,680 cases] ..................
100.0
14.3
11.6
19.0
12.7
11.5
6.5
24.2
7
Nature of injury or illness:
Sprains, strains ...........................
Bruises, contusions .....................
Cuts, lacerations .........................
Fractures .....................................
Heat burns ...................................
Carpal tunnel syndrome ..............
Tendonitis ....................................
Chemical burns ...........................
Amputations ................................
Multiple traumatic injuries ............
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
11.6
20.4
24.3
5.8
17.3
2.7
8.9
24.7
5.2
12.1
10.9
15.9
14.1
5.1
14.2
4.3
9.4
16.8
3.0
11.8
19.8
22.0
22.5
10.4
26.3
8.0
17.8
22.2
14.6
18.1
13.8
14.0
13.4
10.3
10.1
10.5
11.4
11.2
11.4
13.0
11.9
9.8
10.2
12.8
13.8
18.5
13.1
10.8
15.0
11.0
6.7
4.6
4.6
9.3
5.8
9.7
5.9
6.1
11.0
6.2
25.3
13.3
10.8
46.2
12.5
46.4
33.4
8.0
39.6
27.8
8
4
4
27
5
27
12
3
22
8
Part of body affected by the
injury or illness:
Head ............................................
Eye ............................................
Neck ............................................
Trunk ...........................................
Shoulder ....................................
Back ..........................................
Upper extremities ........................
Wrist ..........................................
Hand, except finger ...................
Finger ........................................
Lower extremities ........................
Knee ..........................................
Foot, except toe ........................
Toe ............................................
Body systems ..............................
Multiple parts ...............................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
32.9
39.0
14.7
11.1
9.1
11.8
16.1
10.0
19.1
19.8
11.8
9.2
14.2
16.4
20.6
12.2
19.1
22.7
11.7
10.7
7.9
11.8
11.6
8.8
13.3
12.2
10.9
8.9
11.7
14.2
17.4
10.9
20.4
22.1
18.6
19.3
15.3
21.5
18.9
15.0
21.7
21.2
18.6
16.3
18.8
20.5
17.4
19.0
9.9
6.6
13.8
13.4
11.0
14.5
12.7
11.5
12.6
13.7
12.8
12.5
12.8
12.9
14.1
12.0
6.1
3.7
8.9
12.3
11.3
11.6
12.1
14.0
10.9
11.4
12.4
12.9
13.4
10.2
6.9
10.7
3.1
1.7
4.2
7.2
7.9
6.0
6.8
8.7
6.5
6.0
6.8
8.3
5.9
6.2
5.4
6.2
8.6
4.3
28.2
26.0
37.4
22.8
21.9
32.0
15.9
15.7
26.8
31.9
23.2
19.6
18.2
29.0
2
2
7
8
15
7
7
14
5
5
9
12
7
5
4
8
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected
injury or illness characteristics and number of days away from work, 2005 — Continued
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Characteristic
Source of injury or illness:
Chemicals and chemical
products ....................................
Containers ...................................
Furniture and fixtures ..................
Machinery ....................................
Parts and materials .....................
Worker motion or position ...........
Floors, walkways, ground
surfaces .....................................
Tools, instruments, and
equipment .................................
Vehicles .......................................
Health care patient ......................
Event or exposure leading to
injury or illness:
Contact with objects and
equipment .................................
Struck by object .........................
Struck against object .................
Caught in equipment or object ..
Fall to lower level ........................
Fall on same level .......................
Slip, trip, loss of balance without
fall ..............................................
Overexertion ................................
Overexertion in lifting ................
Repetitive motion ........................
Exposure to harmful
substances ................................
Transportation accidents .............
Fires and explosions ...................
Assaults and violent acts by
person .......................................
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
3-5
days
6 - 10
days
11 - 20
days
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
26.3
11.6
17.0
14.2
15.7
10.0
19.7
11.5
14.7
11.0
12.7
9.3
20.7
18.6
20.5
18.9
18.3
18.7
10.4
13.2
12.2
12.8
12.8
13.0
10.1
12.3
11.0
12.0
11.3
13.2
4.8
7.0
5.7
7.3
6.3
7.1
8.0
25.9
18.9
23.8
22.8
28.7
3
8
5
7
7
10
100.0
11.9
10.5
17.3
12.4
11.0
7.4
29.5
10
100.0
100.0
100.0
21.6
11.3
13.8
12.8
10.2
14.9
20.4
18.4
22.4
12.6
12.9
14.0
11.1
11.9
11.8
5.5
6.7
5.9
16.1
28.6
17.2
5
10
5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
19.9
20.4
18.8
14.8
10.1
12.7
13.5
14.4
14.0
9.7
9.9
11.3
20.5
19.7
22.1
18.3
16.0
18.2
12.6
12.5
12.5
13.6
11.0
13.0
10.6
10.9
10.9
12.0
10.8
11.1
5.4
5.2
5.7
6.6
8.2
6.6
17.4
16.8
15.9
25.0
34.0
27.1
5
5
5
8
13
8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
11.9
11.0
11.0
7.5
10.5
10.8
11.4
6.2
19.9
18.8
19.1
12.1
13.5
13.4
13.4
10.9
12.4
12.6
12.0
15.0
7.1
7.2
7.1
8.8
24.8
26.2
25.9
39.5
8
8
8
19
100.0
100.0
100.0
25.0
10.3
15.8
17.1
9.8
11.2
22.4
17.9
11.5
11.5
13.0
5.8
10.0
11.0
9.6
4.0
6.8
21.9
10.1
31.3
24.6
3
10
16
100.0
16.9
15.4
20.2
10.8
11.1
5.6
20.0
5
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away
from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of
rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not
21 - 30
days
31 days
or more
Median
days
away
from work
sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with
participating State agencies
TABLE 12. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by major
industry sector and number of days away from work, 2005
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Industry
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
3-5
days
6 - 10
days
11 - 20
days
21 - 30
days
Median
days
31 days
away
or more from work
Private industry2 [1,234,680 cases] .....
100.0
14.3
11.6
19.0
12.7
11.5
6.5
24.2
7
Goods producing:
Total goods producing ........................
Natural resources and mining2,3 .......
Construction .....................................
Manufacturing ..................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
14.5
11.4
12.9
16.1
10.7
10.9
10.5
10.8
17.8
17.2
18.9
17.2
12.4
11.5
13.1
12.0
11.8
11.6
11.3
12.2
6.9
8.1
6.9
6.6
25.9
29.2
26.4
25.1
8
10
9
7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
14.2
12.7
13.7
17.0
12.1
10.6
12.7
13.3
19.6
18.0
16.4
19.4
12.9
12.9
12.5
11.6
11.4
11.8
12.6
10.6
6.4
6.7
6.9
6.8
23.4
27.3
25.3
21.2
7
8
7
6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
13.4
16.0
16.4
14.0
12.4
13.7
14.2
11.5
20.4
21.2
21.6
22.4
14.1
13.5
11.7
12.1
11.4
11.1
10.4
12.3
5.7
6.1
6.1
5.9
22.6
18.3
19.6
21.9
7
5
5
6
Service providing:
Total service providing .......................
Trade, transportation and utilities4 ....
Information .......................................
Financial activities ............................
Professional and business
services ..........................................
Education and health services .........
Leisure and hospitality .....................
Other services ..................................
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away
from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry
Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments not
governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and
reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support
activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining
are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from
the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect
the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to
its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore,
estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other
industries.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the
Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of
rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not
sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with
participating State agencies
TABLE 13. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by time, hours on the job, day of week, and major industry sector, 2005
Goods producing
Characteristic
Private
industry
2,3,4
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construc- Manufacgoods
and
tion
turing
producing
mining2,3
Total ................................................ 1,234,680 394,090
Trade,
Total
transpor- Informa- Financial
service
tation and
tion
activities
providing
utilities4
ProfesEducation
sional
Leisure
and
Other
and
and
health
services
hospitality
business
services
services
27,890
157,070
209,130
840,580
380,720
20,690
38,250
91,840
186,400
93,900
28,790
Time of event:
12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. ..............
4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. ................
8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon ..............
12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. ..............
4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ................
8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight ........
Not reported ................................
40,500
122,780
370,960
286,720
132,870
71,760
209,080
11,690
43,140
127,220
92,200
29,340
16,620
73,880
850
3,420
9,470
6,650
2,570
1,240
3,700
700
13,390
61,110
42,770
5,720
820
32,570
10,150
26,340
56,640
42,790
21,060
14,560
37,600
28,810
79,640
243,750
194,520
103,530
55,140
135,200
15,250
36,950
110,480
88,370
46,830
25,190
57,660
970
1,950
5,590
5,360
2,370
1,000
3,430
430
2,330
12,280
9,050
4,040
790
9,330
3,090
8,610
29,750
20,150
8,660
4,630
16,950
7,060
22,090
50,970
42,680
25,920
13,400
24,290
1,760
5,930
25,640
21,490
13,100
9,450
16,530
250
1,780
9,030
7,420
2,620
670
7,020
Hours on the job before event
occurred:
Before shift began .......................
Less than 1 hour .........................
1 hour to less than 2 hours ..........
2 hours to less than 4 hours ........
4 hours to less than 6 hours ........
6 hours to less than 8 hours ........
8 hours to less than 10 hours ......
10 hours to less than 12 hours ....
12 hours to less than 16 hours ....
More than 16 hours .....................
Not reported ................................
7,410
100,970
119,340
268,900
203,750
181,300
91,370
24,810
8,770
850
227,210
1,470
26,670
34,290
82,720
63,170
61,270
34,020
9,230
2,010
30
79,220
30
1,600
1,730
4,810
4,250
3,400
2,560
1,020
200
–
8,270
170
9,360
11,870
34,180
25,760
25,880
13,730
2,930
400
–
32,790
1,270
15,700
20,680
43,730
33,160
31,990
17,720
5,290
1,410
20
38,160
5,940
74,310
85,050
186,170
140,590
120,030
57,350
15,570
6,760
820
147,990
1,820
32,470
39,660
83,890
62,450
52,130
28,950
8,030
3,810
630
66,880
170
1,690
2,120
4,060
3,290
3,370
1,800
340
210
–
3,640
570
3,220
2,920
7,550
4,420
5,690
3,460
630
200
30
9,570
580
8,070
8,880
20,050
15,760
12,190
6,560
2,000
350
–
17,410
2,260
19,290
19,490
40,600
31,150
31,440
11,160
3,470
1,550
150
25,830
370
7,670
9,750
24,030
18,870
11,330
3,070
770
490
–
17,550
160
1,900
2,230
6,010
4,650
3,890
2,350
340
150
–
7,110
Day of week:
Sunday ........................................
Monday .......................................
Tuesday ......................................
Wednesday .................................
Thursday .....................................
Friday ..........................................
Saturday ......................................
64,230
232,240
227,230
212,480
211,180
190,410
96,910
9,980
79,290
77,680
74,170
71,770
61,270
19,940
1,160
5,160
5,590
5,330
4,340
4,140
2,180
2,990
33,330
30,910
29,030
29,030
25,230
6,540
5,830
40,800
41,170
39,800
38,400
31,900
11,210
54,240
152,950
149,550
138,310
139,410
129,140
76,970
22,640
68,530
70,670
64,210
64,070
59,080
31,510
1,010
4,070
4,430
3,570
3,240
2,780
1,580
1,040
7,440
6,490
7,030
6,620
6,630
2,990
3,540
18,790
17,900
15,660
15,970
14,760
5,230
14,870
34,120
31,870
30,540
29,970
27,180
17,850
10,140
14,350
12,780
12,300
14,850
14,140
15,350
1,000
5,650
5,420
5,000
4,680
4,570
2,470
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job
transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,
2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and
reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining
operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002;
therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of
nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 14. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by time, hours on the job, day of week, and major industry
sector, 2005
Goods producing
Service providing
Natural
Total
resources Construc- Manufacgoods
and
tion
turing
producing
mining2,3
Trade,
Total
transpor- Informa- Financial
service
tation and
tion
activities
providing
utilities4
ProfesEducation
sional
Leisure
and
Other
and
and
health
services
business
hospitality
services
services
Characteristic
Total
cases
Total [1,234,680 cases] ..................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Time of event:
12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. ..............
4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. ................
8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon ..............
12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. ..............
4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ................
8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight ........
Not reported ................................
3.3
9.9
30.0
23.2
10.8
5.8
16.9
3.0
10.9
32.3
23.4
7.4
4.2
18.7
3.0
12.3
34.0
23.8
9.2
4.4
13.3
.4
8.5
38.9
27.2
3.6
.5
20.7
4.9
12.6
27.1
20.5
10.1
7.0
18.0
3.4
9.5
29.0
23.1
12.3
6.6
16.1
4.0
9.7
29.0
23.2
12.3
6.6
15.1
4.7
9.4
27.0
25.9
11.5
4.8
16.6
1.1
6.1
32.1
23.7
10.6
2.1
24.4
3.4
9.4
32.4
21.9
9.4
5.0
18.5
3.8
11.9
27.3
22.9
13.9
7.2
13.0
1.9
6.3
27.3
22.9
14.0
10.1
17.6
.9
6.2
31.4
25.8
9.1
2.3
24.4
Hours on the job before event
occurred:
Before shift began .......................
Less than 1 hour .........................
1 hour to less than 2 hours ..........
2 hours to less than 4 hours ........
4 hours to less than 6 hours ........
6 hours to less than 8 hours ........
8 hours to less than 10 hours ......
10 hours to less than 12 hours ....
12 hours to less than 16 hours ....
More than 16 hours .....................
Not reported ................................
.6
8.2
9.7
21.8
16.5
14.7
7.4
2.0
.7
.1
18.4
.4
6.8
8.7
21.0
16.0
15.5
8.6
2.3
.5
.0
20.1
.1
5.7
6.2
17.2
15.2
12.2
9.2
3.7
.7
–
29.7
.1
6.0
7.6
21.8
16.4
16.5
8.7
1.9
.3
–
20.9
.6
7.5
9.9
20.9
15.9
15.3
8.5
2.5
.7
.0
18.2
.7
8.8
10.1
22.1
16.7
14.3
6.8
1.9
.8
.1
17.6
.5
8.5
10.4
22.0
16.4
13.7
7.6
2.1
1.0
.2
17.6
.8
8.2
10.2
19.6
15.9
16.3
8.7
1.6
1.0
–
17.6
1.5
8.4
7.6
19.7
11.6
14.9
9.0
1.6
.5
.1
25.0
.6
8.8
9.7
21.8
17.2
13.3
7.1
2.2
.4
–
19.0
1.2
10.3
10.5
21.8
16.7
16.9
6.0
1.9
.8
.1
13.9
.4
8.2
10.4
25.6
20.1
12.1
3.3
.8
.5
–
18.7
.6
6.6
7.7
20.9
16.2
13.5
8.2
1.2
.5
–
24.7
Day of week:
Sunday ........................................
Monday .......................................
Tuesday ......................................
Wednesday .................................
Thursday .....................................
Friday ..........................................
Saturday ......................................
5.2
18.8
18.4
17.2
17.1
15.4
7.8
2.5
20.1
19.7
18.8
18.2
15.5
5.1
4.2
18.5
20.0
19.1
15.6
14.8
7.8
1.9
21.2
19.7
18.5
18.5
16.1
4.2
2.8
19.5
19.7
19.0
18.4
15.3
5.4
6.5
18.2
17.8
16.5
16.6
15.4
9.2
5.9
18.0
18.6
16.9
16.8
15.5
8.3
4.9
19.7
21.4
17.3
15.7
13.4
7.6
2.7
19.5
17.0
18.4
17.3
17.3
7.8
3.9
20.5
19.5
17.1
17.4
16.1
5.7
8.0
18.3
17.1
16.4
16.1
14.6
9.6
10.8
15.3
13.6
13.1
15.8
15.1
16.3
3.5
19.6
18.8
17.4
16.3
15.9
8.6
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job
transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,
2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and
reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining
operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002;
therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of
nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 15. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by time, hours
on the job, day of week, and number of days away from work, 2005
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Characteristic
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
3-5
days
6 - 10
days
11 - 20
days
21 - 30
days
Median
days
31 days
away
or more from work
Total [1,234,680 cases] .......................
100.0
14.3
11.6
19.0
12.7
11.5
6.5
24.2
7
Time of event:
12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. ...................
4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. .....................
8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon ...................
12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. ...................
4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. .....................
8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight .............
Not reported .....................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
14.0
14.0
14.6
15.0
14.9
15.5
12.2
11.4
10.9
11.8
12.1
12.7
12.6
10.2
17.2
18.0
19.7
19.2
19.8
19.1
17.8
13.4
13.5
13.0
12.4
12.8
12.6
12.2
11.3
11.9
11.1
11.7
11.4
10.8
12.2
6.0
6.8
6.2
6.2
6.3
6.7
7.6
26.7
24.9
23.6
23.2
22.0
22.6
27.8
7
8
7
7
6
6
10
Hours on the job before event
occurred:
Before shift began ............................
Less than 1 hour ..............................
1 hour to less than 2 hours ...............
2 hours to less than 4 hours .............
4 hours to less than 6 hours .............
6 hours to less than 8 hours .............
8 hours to less than 10 hours ...........
10 hours to less than 12 hours .........
12 hours to less than 16 hours .........
More than 16 hours ..........................
Not reported .....................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
12.7
15.4
15.2
15.1
14.3
14.6
14.5
13.5
19.0
5.9
12.1
12.3
11.6
13.2
11.9
12.1
12.1
11.3
12.7
11.3
2.4
9.9
13.5
19.5
18.7
19.6
19.6
18.7
19.8
21.1
13.6
9.4
17.8
12.7
12.9
12.7
12.7
13.0
13.2
13.4
11.2
11.6
10.6
12.1
10.8
10.8
10.9
11.7
11.3
11.5
11.5
11.9
14.5
5.9
12.2
7.6
6.0
5.9
6.4
6.1
6.7
6.3
7.0
7.0
3.5
7.5
30.4
23.8
23.5
22.6
23.7
23.2
23.2
22.6
23.1
63.5
28.3
10
7
6
7
7
7
7
6
7
–
10
Day of week:
Sunday .............................................
Monday ............................................
Tuesday ...........................................
Wednesday ......................................
Thursday ..........................................
Friday ...............................................
Saturday ...........................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
12.6
14.1
15.3
14.4
15.8
12.4
13.8
12.2
12.0
11.0
13.3
10.2
11.3
12.3
17.8
18.6
19.1
19.0
19.7
18.9
19.7
14.7
13.8
13.0
11.6
12.1
12.6
12.7
11.9
11.4
11.5
11.8
11.4
12.1
10.3
6.4
6.7
6.4
6.3
6.7
6.7
6.5
24.5
23.4
23.8
23.7
24.1
26.0
24.8
7
7
7
7
7
9
7
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away
from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of
rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not
sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with
participating State agencies