For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, February 24, 2010
USDL-10-0230
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NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES REQUIRING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK
FOR STATE GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS, 2008
There were 277,680 occupational injuries and illnesses with days away from work reported for State and
local government combined in 2008, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fifty percent occurred
in service occupations, including health care support and protective service workers. In contrast, 22
percent of the injuries and illnesses in private industry occurred in service occupations.
State government workers sustained occupational injuries and illnesses at an incidence rate of 170 cases
per 10,000 full-time workers and required a median of 8 days away from work to recuperate. The
incidence rate for local government workers was 195 and the median days away from work was 9. For
comparison, the incidence rate for private industry was 113 cases per 10,000 full-time workers.
There were a total of 206,580 cases of days away from work in local government and 71,100 cases in
State government. Sprains and strains comprised 43 percent of the injuries and illness in local
government at an incidence rate of 83 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. For State government, sprains
and strains comprised 39 percent of the cases at a rate of 67 per 10,000 full-time workers (see table 3).
Key findings for injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work for State government and local
government in 2008:
Local government workers accounted for 15 percent of the 1.4 million days-away-from-work
cases reported for private industry, State government, and local government combined--higher
than their share of employment (9 percent) (see chart A).
The incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers for assaults and violent acts by person in State
government was 27 (compared to 2 for private industry) (see table 3). Fifty-three percent of these
assaults and violent acts by a person occurred to the following three occupations: correctional
officers and jailers; psychiatric aides; and psychiatric technicians (see table 5).
The incidence rate for falls on the same level in local government was 36 (compared to 17 for
private industry). Thirty-seven percent of falls to the same level (see table 5) occurred to the
following five occupations: janitors and cleaners; police and sheriff’s patrol officers; elementary
school teachers; teacher assistants; and secondary school teachers.
The proportion of injuries and illnesses occurring to workers with over five years of service with
an employer was greater for both State government (58 percent) and local government (60
percent) than for private industry (31 percent) (see table 6).
The 2008 results announced today present the first national data for State government and local
government on the case circumstances and worker characteristics for nonfatal occupational injuries
and illnesses requiring days away from work. Data for total recordable cases for State and local
government were reported in the Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, 2008 news release issued in
October 2009.
Chart A. Injuries and illnesses and employment
by ownership, 2008
Private
industry
80%
Private
industry
86%
Local
government
9%
State
government
5%
Local
government
15%
Injuries and illnesses with
days away from work
State
government
5%
Employment
(Current Population Survey,
Wage and Salary Workers)
(Total cases= 1,355,820 )
Occupation
State government. Workers in protective service occupations suffered the most injuries and illnesses
with days away from work (19,720), followed by healthcare support occupations with 8,860 cases, and
healthcare practitioners and technical occupations with 7,550 cases. Combined these three occupational
groups accounted for 51 percent of days-away-from-work cases in State government.
Among detailed occupations, correctional officers and jailers experienced the highest number of
days-away-from-work injuries and illnesses in 2008 (12,420 cases) (see chart B). Twenty-six percent
of these injuries were suffered by women and of the cases involving women, 29 percent (940 cases)
were falls. The median number of days away from work for this occupation was 10 days.
Psychiatric aides had 4,620 cases in 2008. Two-thirds of these cases were suffered by women, nearly
all in hospitals and nursing and residential care facilities. Assaults and violent acts accounted for 44
percent of cases to psychiatric aides, followed by overexertion (24 percent). The median number of
days away from work was 10 days for this occupation.
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Chart B. Injuries and illnesses with days away from work for occupations in State
government with 2,000 or more cases, by ownership, 2008
12,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers
4,620
Psychiatric Aides
3,800
Janitors and Cleaners, Except
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
3,140
Nursing Aides, Orderlies,
and Attendants
State Government
2,980
Police and Sheriff‘s
Patrol Officers
Local Government
Private Industry
2,920
Psychiatric Technicians
2,440
Registered Nurses
2,360
Bus Drivers, Transit
and Intercity
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
Local government. Workers in protective service occupations suffered the most injuries and illnesses
with days away from work with 57,790 cases (see table 2) in local government; followed by building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations with 29,390 cases; and education, training, and
library occupations with 27,260 cases. Combined these occupational groups accounted for 55 percent of
the days-away-from-work cases in local government. Protective service workers needed 11 median days
away from work to recuperate from injuries and illnesses and building and grounds cleaning workers
needed 10 days. Education, training, and library workers required only 4 days to recuperate.
Among detailed occupations, police and sheriff’s patrol officers had the most cases with 24,020 (see
chart C). Men accounted for 87 percent of these cases. Transportation accidents accounted for 20
percent of the cases to this occupation and assaults and violent acts by person accounted for 17
percent. The median number of days away from work for this occupation was 9 days.
Three detailed occupations, police and sheriff’s patrol officers, janitors and cleaners, and fire fighters
each had more than 15,000 injuries and illnesses with days away from work and together accounted
for 30 percent of all cases in local government.
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Chart C. Injuries and illnesses with days away from work for occupations in local
government with 4,000 or more cases, by ownership, 2008
24,020
Police and Sheriff‘s
Patrol Officers
20,880
Janitors and Cleaners, Except
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
16,800
Fire Fighters
Elementary School Teachers,
Except Special Education
8,430
8,290
Teacher Assistants
Local Government
State Government
4,750
Refuse and Recyclable
Material Collectors
Private Industry
4,750
Bus Drivers, Transit
and Intercity
4,700
Nursing Aides, Orderlies,
and Attendants
4,660
General Maintenance and
Repair Workers
4,590
Landscaping and Groundskeeping
Workers
4,560
Bus Drivers, School
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
Worker characteristics
Worker characteristics include age, gender, race or ethnic origin, and length of service with the
employer (see table 6).
Age. In both State government and local government, the proportion of injuries and illnesses occurring
to workers in the age groups 16 to 19, 20 to 24, and 25 to 34 was lower compared to the same age
groups for private industry.
Local government workers age 65 and over required 14 median days away from work to recuperate from
their injuries and illnesses while State government workers in this age group required 9 median days. In
State government, workers 55 to 64 years old required a median of 10 days away from work. In private
sector, the median days away from work was 15 for workers age 65 and over and 12 days for workers
age 55 to 64.
Gender. Men accounted for 52 percent of the days-away-from-work cases in State government and 59
percent of the cases in local government. These percentages were lower than in private industry, where
men comprised 64 percent of days-away-from-work cases. Men in local government required a median
of 10 days away from work to recuperate from their injuries and illnesses, while women needed 6 days.
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Case characteristics
A number of variables describe the circumstances of workplace injuries and illnesses that required one
or more days away from work. They include nature, part of body, source, and event or exposure, as well
as “musculoskeletal disorders” (an amalgamation of selected nature and event or exposure categories).
A nursing aide sprains her back from overexertion in lifting a health care patient.
↑
↑
↑
↑
(nature) (part of body) (event or exposure)
(source)
Event or exposure. In 2008, three event or exposure categories accounted for 65 percent of the total
injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work in private industry: contact with objects and
equipment; overexertion; and fall on same level. These same event or exposure categories accounted for
48 percent of total injuries and illnesses in State government and 55 percent in local government.
Assaults and violent acts by person had a rate of 27 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in State
government, compared to a rate of 11 in local government and a rate of 2 in private industry (see
chart D). Of the injuries incurred from assaults and violent acts by person in State government,
59 percent occurred in the health and social assistance industry. Of these types of injuries in
State government, 18 percent occurred to psychiatric aides and 15 percent to psychiatric
technicians.
Days-away-from-work cases from overexertion occurred at a rate of 28 cases per 10,000 fulltime workers in State government and a rate of 36 for local government workers. In private
industry, the incidence rate was 26 for overexertion.
Overexertion was the most frequent event associated with injuries to nursing aides, orderlies and
attendants in local government and private industry. Overexertion was the most frequent event
among janitors and cleaners in State government and firefighters in local government.
Nature of injury or illness. In 2008, sprain or strain injuries accounted for 39 percent of total injury and
illness cases requiring days away from work in both private industry and State government; these types
of injuries accounted for 43 percent of cases in local government. The incidence rate per 10,000 fulltime workers for sprain or strain injuries in local government was 83, which was significantly higher
than the rate for State government (67) and private industry (44) (see chart E).
Of the sprains and strains occurring to State government workers, 19 percent occurred to
correctional officers and jailers (see table 4).
Of the sprains and strains occurring to local government workers, 12 percent occurred to fire
fighters, 11 percent to police and sheriff’s patrol officers, and 11 percent to janitors and cleaners
(see table 4).
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Chart D. Incidence rate of injuries and illnesses with
days away from work by event or exposure, 2008
Assaults
Overexertion
Fall at same level
Struck by object
Fall to lower level
State Government
Transportation accident
Local Government
Private Industry
Struck against object
Slips or trips
Harmful exposure
Repetitive motion
Caught in object
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Chart E. Incidence rate of injuries and illnesses with
days away from work by nature, 2008
Sprain, Strains
Pain (including back pain)
Bruises
Fractures
State Government
Total multiple trauma
Local Government
Private Industry
Cuts, lacerations
Heat burns
Punctures
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
0
10
20
30
40
6
50
60
70
80
90
Musculoskeletal disorders. In 2008, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) accounted for 29 percent of all
workplace injuries and illnesses requiring time away from work in private industry compared to only 22
percent in State government and 25 percent in local government. The incidence rate of MSDs for local
government was 49 per 10,000 full-time workers, greater than the rate for State government and private
industry, with incidence rates of 37 and 33 respectively (see chart F).
In State government, healthcare support occupations comprised 17 percent of the MSD cases and
protective service occupations accounted for 16 percent. In local government, protective service
occupations accounted for 25 percent of the MSD cases and building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations accounted for 20 percent. Transportation and material moving occupations had
the highest percent (21) of MSD cases in private industry. In State government and local government,
this occupation group accounted for 3 and 9 percent of the MSD cases respectively.
Chart F. Incidence rate of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) by ownership, 2008
250
Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers
All cases
MSD
194.6
200
170.0
150
113.3
100
48.7
50
36.7
21.6%
of all
cases
33.4
25.0%
of all
cases
29.4%
of all
cases
0
State Government
Local Government
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Private Industry
Notes
This release is the fourth in a series of releases from the BLS covering occupational safety and health
statistics for 2008. The first release, in August 2009, covered work-related fatal injuries from the 2008
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. In October 2009, the Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses (SOII) reported the total recordable cases for occupational injuries and illnesses for 2008. In
November of 2009, the case and demographic characteristics of occupational injuries and illnesses
requiring days away from work for private industry was reported. Additional background and
methodological information regarding the BLS occupational safety and health program can be found in
Chapter 9 of the BLS Handbook of Methods at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch9.pdf.
Because of space limitations, this release does not present all the publishable estimates and rates for
days-away-from-work cases. Additional detailed data are available from BLS staff on 202-691-6170,
[email protected], and the BLS Internet site at http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm.
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TABLE 1. Incidence rate, median days away from work, number, and percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1
by industry and summary occupation groups, 2008
Summary occupation groups
(percent)
ManageMedian
ment,
Profesdays
away from business, sional and
and
related
work
financial
occupaoccupations
tions
InstallaOffice and
Farming, Construction,
adminisfishing, and tion and
maintetrative
forestry
extraction
nance,
support
occupaoccupa- and repair
occupaoccupations
tions
tions
tions
Production
occupations
Transportation and
material
moving
occupations
7.9
10.6
17.9
5.3
4.7
1.7
9.2
4.8
3.3
1.3
5.4
65.3
66.2
6.7
6.9
11.3
11.0
10.7
10.3
3.5
2.1
5.4
.5
3.8
3.2
2.7
6.5
.9
2.5
1.1
.9
2.1
.4
1.2
5.3
1.4
3.5
.4
1.9
(3)
5.5
5.1
1.9
10.5
1.6
1.4
–
–
62.7
62.8
4.9
4.9
1.4
1.4
12.3
12.3
5.0
7.8
4.2
13.2
5.5
5.3
6.2
4.1
(3)
–
–
–
–
–
–
.1
4.5
9.2
1.2
21.6
1.2
1.3
1.0
6.5
5.2
19.2
14.4
26.6
2.5
2.7
1.6
4.7
1.9
10.2
2.2
22.7
.3
.2
1.1
2.1
10.5
43.4
67.3
6.3
5.8
6.8
.7
8.0
Industry
Incidence
rate2
Number
Total private, State and local government .......
123.3
1,355,820
8
2.4
10.1
27.6
5.2
7.1
1.0
10.0
Total State and local government combined
187.6
277,680
8
2.4
20.2
50.0
.4
5.6
.2
Total State government ..................................
170.0
71,100
8
4.2
19.6
51.6
1.2
7.4
.8
Total goods producing ....................................
Construction .............................................
194.3
196.8
1,500
1,450
7
6
–
–
4.0
4.1
–
–
–
–
1.3
1.4
Total service providing ....................................
Education and health services ..................
Educational services .............................
Health care and social assistance ........
Public administration ................................
169.5
152.1
68.8
363.0
175.1
69,600
30,600
9,920
20,670
33,780
8
7
7
7
8
4.3
2.8
5.2
1.6
6.3
20.0
29.1
15.4
35.7
14.4
52.8
53.9
48.3
56.7
58.1
1.2
.1
.3
–
1.1
7.5
6.5
12.7
3.6
9.1
Total local government ..................................
194.6
206,580
9
1.7
20.4
49.5
.1
4.9
Total goods producing ....................................
Construction .............................................
364.5
366.2
3,670
3,660
11
11
1.4
1.4
1.6
1.6
13.6
13.4
Total service providing ....................................
Trade, transportation and utilities4 ............
Transportation and warehousing ..........
Utilities ..................................................
Education and health services ..................
Educational services .............................
Health care and social assistance ........
Public administration ................................
192.9
294.2
348.0
239.3
134.1
126.0
193.3
273.0
202,910
13,720
8,330
5,380
81,970
67,740
14,240
96,900
9
14
17
10
7
7
6
10
1.8
2.2
.8
4.1
1.9
1.9
2.0
1.5
20.7
1.0
.8
1.5
42.3
42.6
40.7
7.3
50.1
6.9
8.9
3.5
40.2
38.9
46.6
65.4
See footnotes at end of table.
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Service
occupations
Sales and
related
occupations
–
–
.1
.2
–
–
(3)
(3)
–
.1
–
–
.8
.1
.4
–
1.5
TABLE 1. Incidence rate, median days away from work, number, and percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1
by industry and summary occupation groups, 2008 — Continued
Summary occupation groups
(percent)
ManageMedian
ment,
Profesdays
away from business, sional and
and
related
work
financial
occupaoccupations
tions
InstallaOffice and
Farming, Construction,
adminisfishing, and tion and
maintetrative
forestry
extraction
nance,
support
occupaoccupa- and repair
occupaoccupations
tions
tions
tions
Production
occupations
Transportation and
material
moving
occupations
8.7
12.9
20.1
34.7
24.3
78.7
4.3
7.8
6.1
9.0
7.3
34.8
6.9
3.6
62.0
12.4
16.0
4.2
17.8
1.7
1.6
1.0
16.1
1.2
4.1
3.6
.5
2.8
.4
.8
3.7
9.1
10.7
6.9
40.6
39.0
15.4
7.1
1.7
5.0
1.5
2.8
33.0
4.0
4.9
1.9
14.6
8.4
1.2
6.2
1.0
.9
1.1
2.4
10.1
23.3
44.5
71.1
4.4
8.1
12.5
15.7
2.2
2.0
2.2
4.8
16.1
Incidence
rate2
Number
Total private industry5 ....................................
113.3
1,078,140
8
2.4
7.5
21.8
6.4
7.5
1.3
11.2
Total goods producing ....................................
Natural resources and mining6 .................
Construction .............................................
Manufacturing ...........................................
140.0
155.9
174.3
120.7
311,890
26,710
120,240
164,940
9
9
10
8
1.3
1.8
1.6
1.0
1.0
1.1
.5
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.0
1.7
.6
.1
.6
.6
2.2
.8
.5
3.6
3.7
41.2
–
.3
Total service providing ....................................
Trade, transportation and utilities4 ............
Transportation and warehousing ..........
Utilities ..................................................
Information ................................................
Financial activities ....................................
Professional and business services .........
Education and health services ..................
Educational services .............................
Health care and social assistance ........
Leisure and hospitality ..............................
Other services ..........................................
105.1
143.6
245.9
106.5
69.4
47.2
61.2
131.4
68.6
139.9
95.7
98.2
766,250
328,220
104,120
5,890
18,070
35,010
85,540
182,750
11,420
171,330
86,190
30,470
7
10
17
13
9
7
8
5
7
5
7
7
2.9
1.3
.3
1.0
3.7
10.6
4.8
3.7
8.7
3.3
2.2
2.7
10.1
.9
.2
4.4
15.5
3.4
7.8
32.3
37.2
32.0
3.9
4.8
30.1
6.6
6.1
2.0
4.2
19.4
38.4
52.5
32.6
53.9
77.1
20.6
8.8
17.9
.6
1.0
4.4
6.5
2.0
.2
.4
.2
3.5
1.9
9.6
10.9
11.6
15.3
15.6
26.0
13.3
5.6
9.7
5.3
2.4
6.9
.3
.4
.2
Industry
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which
also included job transfer or restriction.
2 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
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
20,000,000
= base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week,
50 weeks per year)
Service
occupations
Sales and
related
occupations
–
–
–
.5
(3)
.3
–
.1
.1
5
Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
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.
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NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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
3
Data too small to be displayed.
Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
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TABLE 2. Number, percent distribution, and median days away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by minor
occupation group and private industry, State government, and local government sectors, 2008
Private
industry2,3,4
Occupation
State
government
Number
Percent
Median
days away
from work
Total .............................................................................................................
1,078,140
100.0
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Management, Business, and Financial Occupations .............................................
26,310
2.4
Management occupations ..................................................................................
Top executives ...............................................................................................
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers ...
Operations specialties managers ...................................................................
Other management occupations ....................................................................
19,650
3,300
1,170
3,120
12,050
Business and financial operations occupations .................................................
Business operations specialists .....................................................................
Financial specialists .......................................................................................
Local
government
Percent
Median
days away
from work
Percent
Median
days away
from work
71,100
100.0
8
206,580
100.0
9
5
3,020
4.2
4
3,610
1.7
5
1.8
.3
.1
.3
1.1
5
10
6
5
5
1,550
290
–
180
1,060
2.2
.4
–
.3
1.5
4
4
–
2
3
3,040
410
60
170
2,390
1.5
.2
( )
.1
1.2
4
7
5
5
4
6,660
4,600
2,060
.6
.4
.2
5
6
2
1,470
1,080
400
2.1
1.5
.6
5
4
6
570
460
120
.3
.2
.1
8
8
6
Professional and Related Occupations ..................................................................
80,790
7.5
5
13,970
19.6
7
42,150
20.4
5
Computer and mathematical occupations ..........................................................
Computer specialists ......................................................................................
Mathematical science occupations ................................................................
3,280
3,210
70
.3
.3
(5)
7
7
20
410
380
30
.6
.5
(5)
3
2
3
520
500
20
.3
.2
(5)
10
11
1
Architecture and engineering occupations .........................................................
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers .......................................................
Engineers .......................................................................................................
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians ............................................
5,000
730
1,260
3,010
.5
.1
.1
.3
3
3
8
5
.3
460
30
220
210
.2
(5)
.1
.1
20
17
25
9
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...................................................
Life scientists ..................................................................................................
Physical scientists ..........................................................................................
Social scientists and related workers .............................................................
Life, physical, and social science technicians ................................................
2,260
320
210
410
1,320
.2
(5)
(5)
(5)
.1
Community and social services occupations .....................................................
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service
specialists .....................................................................................................
Religious workers ...........................................................................................
8,960
Number
5
80
110
.1
.2
5
–
5
6
5
3
5
3
9
700
140
90
110
350
1.0
.2
.1
.2
.5
4
4
28
7
4
520
60
150
150
170
.3
(5)
.1
.1
.1
5
21
8
3
3
.8
4
3,520
5.0
6
3,320
1.6
8
8,740
230
.8
(5)
4
6
3,480
40
4.9
.1
6
6
3,320
–
1.6
–
8
–
Legal occupations ..............................................................................................
Lawyers, judges, and related workers ............................................................
Legal support workers ....................................................................................
1,460
330
1,130
.1
(5)
.1
4
5
1
240
90
150
.3
.1
.2
7
2
9
250
70
170
.1
(5)
.1
7
3
11
Education, training, and library occupations ......................................................
Postsecondary teachers .................................................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers .........................
Other teachers and instructors .......................................................................
Librarians, curators, and archivists ................................................................
Other education, training, and library occupations .........................................
8,650
790
2,770
1,890
150
3,060
.8
.1
.3
.2
(5)
.3
3
8
3
3
2
3
1,240
360
220
320
60
280
1.7
.5
.3
.5
.1
.4
6
6
2
7
5
5
27,260
130
15,830
2,290
290
8,730
13.2
.1
7.7
1.1
.1
4.2
4
14
4
7
24
4
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .............................
Art and design workers ..................................................................................
Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers ..............................
Media and communication workers ................................................................
Media and communication equipment workers ..............................................
6,230
1,150
3,740
470
870
.6
.1
.3
5
( )
.1
11
5
16
3
21
.2
.3
–
8
–
40
7
–
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations ...........................................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners ..................................................
Health technologists and technicians .............................................................
Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations .............................
44,950
23,010
21,790
150
4.2
2.1
2.0
(5)
5
5
5
8
4.4
1.8
2.6
(5)
6
5
7
3
See footnotes at end of table.
11
200
Number
–
–
110
50
40
.1
.1
–
4
–
16
1
–
7,550
2,850
4,640
70
10.6
4.0
6.5
.1
10
13
8
45
–
–
–
630
–
–
330
280
–
9,190
3,730
5,420
40
.2
.1
TABLE 2. Number, percent distribution, and median days away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by minor
occupation group and private industry, State government, and local government sectors, 2008 — Continued
Private
industry2,3,4
Occupation
Number
State
government
Percent
Median
days away
from work
Number
Local
government
Percent
Median
days away
from work
Number
Percent
Median
days away
from work
Service Occupations ..............................................................................................
235,340
21.8
7
36,720
51.6
8
102,240
49.5
10
Healthcare support occupations .........................................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides .................................................
Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides .............................
Other healthcare support occupations ...........................................................
65,720
54,050
550
11,120
6.1
5.0
.1
1.0
6
6
14
5
8,860
8,090
90
680
12.5
11.4
.1
1.0
7
7
8
8
5,860
4,990
60
810
2.8
2.4
( )
.4
5
6
7
3
Protective service occupations ...........................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers .........................
Fire fighting and prevention workers ..............................................................
Law enforcement workers ..............................................................................
Other protective service workers ....................................................................
10,860
470
150
480
9,760
1.0
(5)
5
( )
(5)
.9
10
20
10
10
10
19,720
2,160
170
15,890
1,500
27.7
3.0
.2
22.3
2.1
9
7
5
10
11
57,790
6,860
17,420
29,420
4,080
28.0
3.3
8.4
14.2
2.0
11
13
11
11
9
Food preparation and serving related occupations ............................................
Supervisors, food preparation and serving workers .......................................
Cooks and food preparation workers .............................................................
Food and beverage serving workers ..............................................................
Other food preparation and serving related workers ......................................
67,160
7,160
24,910
26,870
8,230
6.2
.7
2.3
2.5
.8
6
7
5
6
7
1,780
210
1,010
440
120
2.5
.3
1.4
.6
.2
7
4
7
7
11
6,990
660
2,770
1,670
1,890
3.4
.3
1.3
.8
.9
7
97
5
10
6
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ..........................
Supervisors, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers ........
Building cleaning and pest control workers ....................................................
Grounds maintenance workers ......................................................................
68,670
4,500
48,830
15,350
6.4
.4
4.5
1.4
7
7
7
10
5,580
250
4,380
950
7.8
.4
6.2
1.3
9
12
8
10
29,390
1,510
22,210
5,670
14.2
.7
10.8
2.7
10
11
10
12
Personal care and service occupations .............................................................
Supervisors, personal care and service workers ...........................................
Animal care and service workers ...................................................................
Entertainment attendants and related workers ..............................................
Funeral service workers .................................................................................
Personal appearance workers .......................................................................
Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants ............................................
Other personal care and service workers ......................................................
22,920
980
2,400
2,110
30
1,190
5,660
10,550
2.1
.1
.2
.2
(5)
.1
.5
1.0
10
13
4
7
3
17
20
7
780
1.1
–
.1
(5)
–
–
–
1.0
9
–
42
12
–
–
–
9
2,220
40
300
190
–
–
90
1,600
1.1
(5)
.1
.1
–
–
(5)
.8
13
3
18
19
–
–
90
8
Sales and related occupations ...............................................................................
Supervisors, sales workers ............................................................................
Retail sales workers .......................................................................................
Sales representatives, services .....................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ....................................
Other sales and related workers ....................................................................
69,410
17,240
42,900
3,580
2,980
2,710
6.4
1.6
4.0
.3
.3
.3
7
8
7
7
16
6
7
16
6
–
–
–
.1
–
–
–
1.2
.3
.9
–
–
–
(5)
7
–
7
–
–
3
Office and administrative support occupations ......................................................
Supervisors, office and administrative support workers .................................
Communications equipment operators ..........................................................
Financial clerks ..............................................................................................
Information and record clerks .........................................................................
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers ...........
Secretaries and administrative assistants ......................................................
Other office and administrative support workers ............................................
80,410
4,940
360
5,830
20,280
30,780
6,520
11,710
7.5
.5
(5)
.5
1.9
2.9
.6
1.1
7
6
13
4
9
7
11
7
5,250
310
40
160
650
510
1,260
2,310
7.4
.4
.1
.2
.9
.7
1.8
3.2
5
6
2
6
9
5
6
5
4.9
.3
(5)
.2
.9
.8
1.1
1.6
6
3
7
8
5
5
11
7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ............................................................
Supervisors, farming, fishing, and forestry workers .......................................
Agricultural workers ........................................................................................
Fishing and hunting workers ..........................................................................
Forest, conservation, and logging workers ....................................................
13,510
340
12,150
110
900
1.3
(5)
1.1
(5)
.1
6
10
6
7
8
.8
(5)
–
–
–
(5)
4
–
–
–
4
Construction and extraction occupations ...............................................................
120,890
11.2
10
See footnotes at end of table.
12
–
50
30
–
–
–
680
850
180
660
550
240
.3
7
–
10
–
5
3,420
4.8
8
–
–
300
–
.4
–
5
200
–
–
130
–
–
.1
–
–
50
10,200
630
30
470
1,860
1,670
2,270
3,260
70
–
–
–
60
11,350
5.5
13
TABLE 2. Number, percent distribution, and median days away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by minor
occupation group and private industry, State government, and local government sectors, 2008 — Continued
Private
industry2,3,4
Occupation
Number
Percent
State
government
Median
days away
from work
Number
Percent
Local
government
Median
days away
from work
Number
Percent
Median
days away
from work
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers ..........................................
Construction trades workers ..........................................................................
Helpers, construction trades ..........................................................................
Other construction and related workers .........................................................
Extraction workers ..........................................................................................
7,230
99,010
4,480
3,830
6,350
0.7
9.2
.4
.4
.6
8
10
5
10
14
210
1,420
–
1,790
–
0.3
2.0
–
2.5
–
10
8
–
6
–
930
7,310
140
2,940
–
0.5
3.5
.1
1.4
–
42
14
5
9
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .................................................
Supervisors of installation, maintenance, and repair workers ........................
Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers ......
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers .............
Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ...............................
93,880
2,990
7,720
29,780
53,380
8.7
.3
.7
2.8
5.0
8
6
10
7
10
2,360
100
250
580
1,430
3.3
.1
.4
.8
2.0
19
13
50
14
13
10,630
350
240
2,550
7,490
5.1
.2
.1
1.2
3.6
9
14
7
13
8
Production occupations ..........................................................................................
Supervisors, production workers ....................................................................
Assemblers and fabricators ............................................................................
Food processing workers ...............................................................................
Metal workers and plastic workers .................................................................
Printing workers .............................................................................................
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers .......................................................
Woodworkers .................................................................................................
Plant and system operators ...........................................................................
Other production occupations ........................................................................
138,890
4,830
21,450
7,240
33,580
3,330
6,200
3,580
1,480
57,200
12.9
.4
2.0
.7
3.1
.3
.6
.3
.1
5.3
8
6
9
7
8
10
11
10
12
8
1.3
.1
290
370
(5)
.1
.1
.1
–
.4
.5
7
1
–
6
7
11
5
–
22
4
3,920
270
20
–
330
30
140
–
1,990
1,130
1.9
.1
(5)
–
.2
(5)
.1
–
1.0
.5
10
54
2
–
12
3
3
–
10
8
Transportation and material moving occupations ..................................................
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers .............................
Air transportation workers ..............................................................................
Motor vehicle operators ..................................................................................
Rail transportation workers ............................................................................
Water transportation workers .........................................................................
Other transportation workers ..........................................................................
Material moving workers ................................................................................
217,070
4,040
790
102,860
1,780
1,020
4,780
101,800
20.1
.4
.1
9.5
.2
.1
.4
9.4
11
10
14
14
39
19
10
8
3,860
120
–
2,770
30
80
80
790
5.4
.2
–
3.9
(5)
.1
.1
1.1
8
14
–
7
5
11
6
11
21,760
160
–
12,010
120
30
140
9,300
10.5
.1
–
5.8
.1
(5)
.1
4.5
12
12
–
12
8
48
30
10
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of
which also included 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
930
100
–
–
20
50
40
60
–
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 Data too small to be displayed.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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
13
TABLE 3. Number, incidence rate, and median days away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury
or illness characteristics and private industry, State government, and local government sectors, 2008
Total private, State, and local
government
Characteristic
Private
industry
State
government
Local
government
Number
Incidence
rate2
Median
days away
from work
Number
Incidence
rate2
Median
days away
from work
Total ........................................................
1,355,820
123.3
8
1,078,140
113.3
8
71,100
170.0
8
Musculoskeletal disorders3 .........................
384,480
35.0
10
317,440
33.4
10
15,340
36.7
Nature of injury or illness:
Sprains, strains, tears .................................
Fractures .....................................................
Cuts, lacerations, punctures .......................
Cuts, lacerations .....................................
Punctures ................................................
Amputations ................................................
Bruises, contusions .....................................
Heat burns, scalds ......................................
Chemical burns ...........................................
Carpal tunnel syndrome ..............................
Tendonitis ...................................................
Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders ....
Fractures and burns ................................
Sprains and bruises ................................
Soreness, pain, including back ...................
Back pain only ........................................
All other natures ..........................................
532,590
107,100
111,560
96,850
14,710
6,870
120,630
18,040
6,210
11,950
4,730
59,300
10,970
23,470
147,190
45,900
229,640
48.4
9.7
10.1
8.8
1.3
.6
11.0
1.6
.6
1.1
.4
5.4
1.0
2.1
13.4
4.2
20.9
9
27
4
4
3
26
4
6
3
27
13
9
30
8
8
6
7
416,620
89,650
99,830
87,060
12,760
6,230
93,650
15,630
5,620
10,080
4,100
43,960
8,840
16,780
114,030
37,140
178,740
43.8
9.4
10.5
9.1
1.3
.7
9.8
1.6
.6
1.1
.4
4.6
.9
1.8
12.0
3.9
18.8
9
28
3
3
3
26
4
6
3
28
11
9
32
8
8
6
7
28,060
4,390
2,450
2,040
410
40
8,490
500
140
820
150
4,570
520
2,070
8,610
2,130
12,870
339,870
176,560
85,210
30.9
16.1
7.7
5
5
5
291,880
152,770
70,300
30.7
16.1
7.4
5
5
5
53,780
83,310
207,270
45,850
301,190
154,500
36,540
4.9
7.6
18.8
4.2
27.4
14.1
3.3
9
14
10
10
10
10
17
49,240
67,510
157,680
35,420
250,960
129,990
30,920
5.2
7.1
16.6
3.7
26.4
13.7
3.2
57,690
67,170
44,040
3,060
48,070
39,300
7,690
165,800
5.2
6.1
4.0
.3
4.4
3.6
.7
15.1
3
11
9
7
6
7
3
10
45,480
48,610
29,550
2,320
22,690
16,330
6,120
124,670
4.8
5.1
3.1
.2
2.4
1.7
.6
13.1
Event or exposure leading to injury or
illness:
Contact with objects and equipment ...........
Struck by object ......................................
Struck against object ..............................
Caught in or compressed by equipment
or objects ..............................................
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 or
environments ............................................
Transportation incidents .............................
Highway accident ....................................
Fires and explosions ...................................
Assaults and violent acts ............................
By person(s) ...........................................
By animal ................................................
All other events ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
14
Incidence
rate2
Median
days away
from work
206,580
194.6
9
10
51,700
48.7
12
67.1
10.5
5.9
4.9
1.0
.1
20.3
1.2
.3
2.0
.4
10.9
1.2
4.9
20.6
5.1
30.8
10
16
6
6
10
46
4
6
3
17
6
7
10
9
7
11
7
87,910
13,060
9,290
7,750
1,540
600
18,490
1,910
450
1,040
480
10,760
1,610
4,630
24,550
6,630
38,030
82.8
12.3
8.7
7.3
1.4
.6
17.4
1.8
.4
1.0
.5
10.1
1.5
4.4
23.1
6.2
35.8
10
20
5
5
5
48
4
6
1
25
41
11
27
10
7
7
6
11,060
5,880
3,190
26.4
14.1
7.6
5
5
6
36,930
17,910
11,720
34.8
16.9
11.0
6
5
6
9
15
10
10
10
10
18
910
4,230
11,620
2,780
11,670
5,240
2,110
2.2
10.1
27.8
6.7
27.9
12.5
5.0
8
10
8
13
10
8
20
3,620
11,580
37,960
7,650
38,560
19,280
3,500
3.4
10.9
35.8
7.2
36.3
18.2
3.3
8
10
10
10
13
14
14
3
12
10
7
5
6
3
9
2,750
4,120
3,380
50
11,980
11,330
250
8,710
6.6
9.9
8.1
.1
28.6
27.1
.6
20.8
4
6
6
6
7
7
4
10
9,460
14,430
11,110
690
13,400
11,640
1,320
32,420
8.9
13.6
10.5
.6
12.6
11.0
1.2
30.5
3
10
9
14
6
6
3
10
Number
Median
Incidence
days away
rate2
from work
Number
TABLE 3. Number, incidence rate, and median days away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury
or illness characteristics and private industry, State government, and local government sectors, 2008 — Continued
Total private, State, and local
government
Characteristic
Incidence
rate2
Median
days away
from work
91,950
32,980
20,010
449,910
93,400
269,450
289,760
59,880
56,030
50,280
108,050
310,950
123,010
71,450
59,020
23,280
158,270
11,690
8.4
3.0
1.8
40.9
8.5
24.5
26.4
5.4
5.1
4.6
9.8
28.3
11.2
6.5
5.4
2.1
14.4
1.1
2
2
5
10
20
7
7
10
14
6
5
11
15
8
7
4
9
5
18,470
146,080
52,520
70,490
117,460
284,360
56,820
119,210
204,270
1.7
13.3
4.8
6.4
10.7
25.9
5.2
10.8
18.6
194,090
101,480
66,630
184,650
17.7
9.2
6.1
16.8
Number
Part of body affected by the injury or
illness:
Head ...........................................................
Eye(s) .....................................................
Neck, including throat .................................
Trunk ...........................................................
Shoulder, including clavicle, scapula ......
Back, including spine, spinal cord ...........
Upper extremities ........................................
Arm(s) .....................................................
Wrist(s) ...................................................
Hand(s), except finger(s) ........................
Finger(s), fingernail(s) .............................
Lower extremities ........................................
Knee(s) ...................................................
Ankle(s) ...................................................
Foot, toe ..................................................
Body systems .............................................
Multiple body parts ......................................
All other parts of body .................................
Source of injury or illness:
Chemicals and chemical products ..............
Containers ..................................................
Furniture and fixtures ..................................
Machinery ...................................................
Parts and materials .....................................
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces .............
Handtools ....................................................
Vehicles ......................................................
Person, injured or ill worker ........................
Bodily motion or position of injured,
ill worker ................................................
Person, other than injured or ill worker .......
Health care patient ..................................
All other sources .........................................
Private
industry
20,000,000
Local
government
Incidence
rate2
Median
days away
from work
73,270
27,450
15,890
366,710
74,100
222,290
244,150
48,420
46,660
41,940
95,080
240,760
91,830
55,270
49,390
15,860
112,200
9,290
7.7
2.9
1.7
38.5
7.8
23.4
25.7
5.1
4.9
4.4
10.0
25.3
9.7
5.8
5.2
1.7
11.8
1.0
2
2
6
10
20
7
7
10
14
6
5
11
15
8
7
4
9
6
5,640
1,470
1,060
19,700
4,490
11,130
12,440
2,590
2,950
2,050
3,620
16,040
7,220
3,160
2,630
1,910
13,940
380
13.5
3.5
2.5
47.1
10.7
26.6
29.7
6.2
7.1
4.9
8.7
38.3
17.2
7.5
6.3
4.6
33.3
.9
3
2
5
10
15
8
7
6
14
6
7
10
11
6
9
7
8
5
3
9
6
8
7
11
4
10
10
15,220
130,010
42,280
64,170
106,920
217,420
50,530
91,320
156,360
1.6
13.7
4.4
6.7
11.2
22.8
5.3
9.6
16.4
3
9
5
9
7
11
4
10
10
620
3,460
2,470
1,690
2,100
16,630
1,150
5,980
11,460
1.5
8.3
5.9
4.0
5.0
39.8
2.8
14.3
27.4
10
7
6
5
149,490
61,680
49,180
142,220
15.7
6.5
5.2
14.9
10
6
6
5
10,520
16,310
9,180
9,240
25.2
39.0
22.0
22.1
Number
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of
which also included job transfer or restriction.
2 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
State
government
Number
Median
Incidence
days away
rate2
from work
Incidence
rate2
Median
days away
from work
13,030
4,060
3,060
63,510
14,810
36,030
33,170
8,870
6,410
6,280
9,340
54,160
23,960
13,030
7,000
5,500
32,130
2,020
12.3
3.8
2.9
59.8
13.9
33.9
31.2
8.4
6.0
5.9
8.8
51.0
22.6
12.3
6.6
5.2
30.3
1.9
3
2
4
10
18
8
8
12
10
5
7
12
16
9
6
3
8
5
3
10
8
4
8
8
7
7
10
2,630
12,610
7,770
4,620
8,440
50,310
5,140
21,910
36,450
2.5
11.9
7.3
4.4
7.9
47.4
4.8
20.6
34.3
2
10
8
8
10
10
6
10
10
10
7
7
6
34,080
23,490
8,260
33,190
32.1
22.1
7.8
31.3
10
7
9
6
Number
3 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.
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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
= base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week,
50 weeks per year)
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TABLE 4. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected State government and local government occupations, and selected natures
of injury or illness, 2008
Nature of injury or illness2
Cuts, lacerations, punctures
Occupation
Total
Sprains,
strains,
tears
Fractures
Total
Cuts,
lacerations
Punctures
Bruises,
contusions
Heat
burns
Chemical
burns
Amputations
Total State government ................................................................................................
Correctional officers and jailers ...........................................................................
Psychiatric aides .................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .......................................................................
Psychiatric technicians ........................................................................................
Registered nurses ...............................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..........................................................................
Highway maintenance workers ...........................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers ......................................
Office clerks, general ..........................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ...........................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses .............................................
71,100
12,420
4,620
3,800
3,140
2,980
2,920
2,440
2,360
1,740
1,580
1,080
1,080
1,000
28,060
5,200
1,810
2,000
1,680
1,080
770
1,060
950
760
520
390
480
410
4,390
350
120
110
180
190
90
130
80
100
280
140
140
60
2,450
430
80
80
30
160
–
60
90
90
40
20
50
20
2,040
340
80
70
20
150
–
30
90
50
40
–
40
20
410
90
–
–
–
–
–
20
–
–
–
–
–
–
8,490
1,700
590
520
520
140
790
380
470
150
120
170
70
120
500
40
30
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
140
30
–
40
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Total local government .................................................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .......................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................
Fire fighters .........................................................................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ......................................
Teacher assistants ..............................................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ..........................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..........................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ...........................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ........................................................
Bus drivers, school ..............................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers .............
Correctional officers and jailers ...........................................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education ...............
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .....................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ...............................................
Registered nurses ...............................................................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators .....................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives ...................................
Teachers and instructors, all other ......................................................................
Construction laborers ..........................................................................................
206,580
24,020
20,880
16,800
8,430
8,290
4,750
4,750
4,700
4,660
4,590
4,560
3,870
3,860
3,510
3,340
3,320
2,980
2,670
2,300
2,220
2,050
87,910
9,830
9,360
10,390
2,530
3,040
1,910
2,130
2,790
2,060
2,290
1,520
2,180
1,280
1,040
1,130
1,920
1,460
1,250
1,180
680
700
13,060
1,990
1,140
160
1,030
1,200
280
90
90
170
240
310
140
200
540
180
80
150
110
100
230
90
9,290
940
1,600
680
160
240
380
30
–
330
180
100
120
150
110
170
250
70
80
40
140
100
7,750
720
1,440
660
130
210
370
30
–
280
140
100
110
140
110
130
100
40
70
40
140
100
1,540
220
150
20
40
30
–
–
–
50
50
–
–
–
–
40
150
30
–
–
–
–
18,490
1,860
1,980
720
1,140
1,070
550
550
380
320
280
280
80
680
680
540
390
340
100
190
330
70
1,910
110
40
680
–
–
–
–
–
20
–
–
60
40
–
–
–
–
–
–
40
–
450
–
180
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20
–
–
–
–
–
–
600
–
40
–
–
–
20
–
–
70
–
–
–
–
–
250
–
–
40
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
16
40
TABLE 4. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected State government and local government occupations, and selected
natures of injury or illness, 2008 — Continued
Nature of injury or illness2
Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders
Occupation
Carpal
tunnel
syndrome
Tendonitis
Total
With
fractures,
burns, and
other
injuries
With
sprains
and
bruises
Back pain and
pain, except back
Total
Back
pain,
hurt
back only
All
other
natures3
Total State government ................................................................................................
Correctional officers and jailers ...........................................................................
Psychiatric aides .................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .......................................................................
Psychiatric technicians ........................................................................................
Registered nurses ...............................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..........................................................................
Highway maintenance workers ...........................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers ......................................
Office clerks, general ..........................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ...........................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses .............................................
820
30
–
30
–
110
–
–
–
–
–
40
–
–
150
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4,570
810
320
160
190
290
110
100
360
70
320
50
20
50
520
60
40
20
20
120
–
–
–
–
30
30
–
–
2,070
460
150
110
130
140
20
60
150
30
–
–
–
40
8,610
1,380
1,110
400
260
490
100
190
100
330
70
140
110
200
2,130
210
180
110
70
320
30
60
40
120
–
30
20
70
12,870
2,440
510
450
250
520
1,030
530
300
230
230
140
190
110
Total local government .................................................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .......................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................
Fire fighters .........................................................................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ......................................
Teacher assistants ..............................................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ..........................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..........................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ...........................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ........................................................
Bus drivers, school ..............................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers .............
Correctional officers and jailers ...........................................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education ...............
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .....................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ...............................................
Registered nurses ...............................................................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators .....................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives ...................................
Teachers and instructors, all other ......................................................................
Construction laborers ..........................................................................................
1,040
40
130
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20
–
–
–
20
–
–
–
–
–
20
480
40
20
120
–
–
–
–
30
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20
–
–
–
–
10,760
1,500
570
550
940
470
60
390
160
110
90
660
–
280
210
50
60
100
40
80
70
130
1,610
120
120
20
270
30
–
50
40
–
–
210
–
100
20
–
–
–
–
20
–
–
4,630
760
220
490
440
170
–
70
80
40
60
80
–
130
150
20
40
30
–
20
60
–
24,550
3,250
2,240
1,120
970
1,140
350
410
820
500
430
540
260
300
350
450
170
420
490
260
450
460
6,630
570
670
470
200
270
80
180
330
150
150
60
120
30
100
100
50
110
310
70
50
50
38,030
4,470
3,580
2,340
1,650
1,120
1,190
1,160
410
1,060
1,070
1,130
630
930
570
520
430
410
550
440
270
460
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also
included job transfer or restriction.
2 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Nature codes: Sprains, strains, tears = 021;
Fractures = 012; Cuts, lacerations, punctures = 034, 037; Cuts, lacerations = 034; Punctures = 037; Bruises,
contusions = 043; Heat burns = 053; Chemical burns = 051; Amputations = 031; Carpal tunnel syndrome =
1241; Tendonitis = 1733; Multiple traumatic injuries and illnesses, Total = 080-089; With fractures, burns,
and other injuries = 083, 084; With sprains and bruises = 082; Back pain and pain, except back, Total =
0972, 0973; Back pain, hurt back only = 0972; All other natures = all remaining codes, including 9999
(Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System
developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
3 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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
17
TABLE 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected State government and local government worker occupations,
and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 2008
Event or exposure leading to injury or illness2
Contact with objects
Occupation
Total
Total
Struck
by
object
Struck
against
object
Overexertion
Caught in or
compressed
or
crushed
Fall
to
lower
level
Fall
on
same
level
Slips
or
trips
without
fall
Total
In lifting
Total State government ................................................................................................
Correctional officers and jailers ...........................................................................
Psychiatric aides .................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .......................................................................
Psychiatric technicians ........................................................................................
Registered nurses ...............................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..........................................................................
Highway maintenance workers ...........................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers ......................................
Office clerks, general ..........................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ...........................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses .............................................
71,100
12,420
4,620
3,800
3,140
2,980
2,920
2,440
2,360
1,740
1,580
1,080
1,080
1,000
11,060
2,480
520
630
280
350
230
200
370
460
130
130
290
140
5,880
1,010
310
280
140
90
120
80
280
240
100
40
170
90
3,190
960
160
230
70
100
80
20
60
130
20
80
80
50
910
240
20
40
40
–
–
60
–
50
–
–
20
–
4,230
950
40
220
110
80
60
70
80
60
550
150
90
80
11,620
1,830
450
680
390
330
90
350
140
240
360
340
110
180
2,780
530
110
190
160
100
70
90
30
130
90
40
20
–
11,670
1,280
1,130
1,120
1,060
190
230
450
70
370
30
120
290
320
5,240
540
180
590
390
70
60
140
–
200
20
40
150
110
Total local government .................................................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .......................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................
Fire fighters .........................................................................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ......................................
Teacher assistants ..............................................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ..........................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..........................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ...........................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ........................................................
Bus drivers, school ..............................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers .............
Correctional officers and jailers ...........................................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education ...............
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .....................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ...............................................
Registered nurses ...............................................................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators .....................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives ...................................
Teachers and instructors, all other ......................................................................
Construction laborers ..........................................................................................
206,580
24,020
20,880
16,800
8,430
8,290
4,750
4,750
4,700
4,660
4,590
4,560
3,870
3,860
3,510
3,340
3,320
2,980
2,670
2,300
2,220
2,050
36,930
2,440
4,610
3,200
1,570
1,520
900
730
450
940
1,180
470
720
370
540
1,170
810
370
540
240
270
540
17,910
950
3,000
1,630
870
1,030
240
150
190
390
490
90
320
220
200
600
250
120
220
110
190
390
11,720
1,110
920
1,220
650
250
350
360
140
300
270
190
330
130
260
70
340
120
130
100
50
80
3,620
90
380
270
40
130
70
40
100
150
30
70
–
–
20
440
110
60
140
–
20
40
11,580
720
1,190
640
850
740
250
160
30
220
100
610
120
130
210
120
100
20
180
60
70
40
37,960
3,040
4,240
1,400
2,810
2,160
380
850
710
390
500
1,250
790
690
1,650
420
360
790
210
480
870
120
7,650
600
750
870
250
560
160
90
120
140
290
100
200
90
90
90
50
130
90
80
100
40
38,560
1,520
5,720
5,100
350
980
1,130
520
2,600
1,120
1,340
370
810
240
190
700
1,510
890
1,070
170
70
670
19,280
660
2,990
2,670
100
550
790
60
880
750
640
50
450
70
130
320
780
300
640
60
30
400
See footnotes at end of table.
18
TABLE 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected State government and local government worker occupations, and
selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 2008 — Continued
Event or exposure leading to injury or illness2
Occupation
Repetitive
motion
Exposure
to
harmful
substances
or
environments
Transportation incidents
Total
Highway
accident
Total State government ................................................................................................
Correctional officers and jailers ...........................................................................
Psychiatric aides .................................................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .......................................................................
Psychiatric technicians ........................................................................................
Registered nurses ...............................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..........................................................................
Highway maintenance workers ...........................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers ......................................
Office clerks, general ..........................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ...........................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses .............................................
2,110
210
50
140
40
120
20
–
–
30
–
100
30
–
2,750
480
60
200
80
90
20
50
30
90
40
–
60
20
4,120
100
20
60
–
820
–
40
790
180
–
30
20
20
3,380
80
–
50
–
680
–
30
690
150
–
20
–
20
Total local government .................................................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .......................................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................
Fire fighters .........................................................................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ......................................
Teacher assistants ..............................................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ..........................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..........................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ...........................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ........................................................
Bus drivers, school ..............................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers .............
Correctional officers and jailers ...........................................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education ...............
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .....................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ...............................................
Registered nurses ...............................................................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators .....................
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives ...................................
Teachers and instructors, all other ......................................................................
Construction laborers ..........................................................................................
3,500
170
450
140
–
20
40
100
–
–
30
110
100
–
–
70
–
–
20
30
30
30
9,460
710
680
990
250
80
310
130
90
330
270
60
80
200
130
140
50
90
40
110
90
270
14,430
4,710
280
190
190
330
880
1,320
30
490
190
1,080
–
50
20
180
100
90
190
440
–
100
11,110
3,730
170
170
160
290
540
1,180
20
420
40
1,000
–
50
20
70
80
70
160
230
–
80
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also
included job transfer or restriction.
2 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Event codes: Contact with objects, Total = 00-09;
Struck by object = 020-029; Struck against object = 010-019; Caught in or compressed or crushed =
030-049; Fall to lower level = 110-119; Fall on same level = 130-139; Slips or trips without fall = 215;
Overexertion, Total = 220-229; In lifting = 221; Repetitive motion = 230-239; Exposure to harmful
substances or environments = 30-39; Transportation incidents = 40-49; Highway accident = 41; Fires and
explosions = 50-52; Assaults and violent acts, Total = 60-63; Assaults by person = 61; All other assaults =
60, 62, and 63; Assaults by animal = 63; All other events = all remaining codes, including 9999
Assaults and violent acts
Fires
and
explosions
All other assaults
Total
By
person
Total
Assaults
by
animal
All
other
events3
50
20
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11,980
2,440
2,050
70
860
270
1,830
870
590
–
170
–
30
160
11,330
2,260
1,990
70
830
240
1,710
810
590
–
160
–
–
160
650
170
–
–
20
20
120
70
–
–
–
–
30
–
250
50
–
–
–
20
–
–
–
–
–
–
30
–
8,710
2,110
180
490
150
630
320
300
250
180
230
160
140
60
690
80
–
500
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
30
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13,400
4,650
270
90
820
1,060
290
300
260
–
30
40
–
1,320
200
–
–
350
–
220
150
20
11,640
4,060
240
70
750
1,050
–
210
230
–
–
40
–
1,280
200
–
–
350
–
210
150
–
1,760
580
20
20
–
–
290
90
30
–
20
–
–
40
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20
1,320
380
20
20
–
–
290
–
–
–
20
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20
32,420
5,380
2,690
3,670
1,340
840
400
540
410
1,010
670
470
1,020
720
460
450
330
240
320
490
560
230
(Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System
developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
3 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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
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TABLE 6. Number, percent distribution, and median days away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected
worker characteristics and private industry, State government, and local government sectors, 2008
Total private, State, and local
government
Characteristic
Total cases ...........................................................
Private
industry2,3,4
State
government
Number
Percent
Median
days away
from work
Number
Percent
Median
days away
from work
1,355,820
100.0
8
1,078,140
100.0
8
848,130
502,850
4,840
62.6
37.1
.4
9
7
15
688,790
384,930
4,420
63.9
35.7
.4
9
7
17
170
32,710
119,620
290,530
324,140
341,440
189,580
36,190
(5)
2.4
8.8
21.4
23.9
25.2
14.0
2.7
3
4
5
6
9
10
12
15
130
31,010
107,880
239,580
251,490
261,030
142,840
28,420
(5)
2.9
10.0
22.2
23.3
24.2
13.2
2.6
4
4
5
6
9
10
12
15
450
3,320
13,340
17,560
20,950
11,310
1,510
125,220
241,220
465,540
503,300
9.2
17.8
34.3
37.1
6
6
7
10
117,130
218,510
388,160
338,320
10.9
20.3
36.0
31.4
6
6
7
11
569,590
106,720
160,160
16,260
3,540
5,430
970
900
492,260
42.0
7.9
11.8
1.2
.3
.4
.1
.1
36.3
7
7
8
7
7
5
10
10
10
464,500
83,970
145,870
15,090
2,920
4,230
930
760
359,870
43.1
7.8
13.5
1.4
.3
.4
.1
.1
33.4
7
6
7
7
6
5
10
11
10
Local
government
Percent
Median
days away
from work
Percent
Median
days away
from work
71,100
100.0
8
206,580
100.0
9
36,670
34,220
210
51.6
48.1
.3
8
7
10
122,670
83,700
200
59.4
40.5
.1
10
6
3
–
.6
4.7
18.8
24.7
29.5
15.9
2.1
–
4
6
7
8
9
10
9
40
1,260
8,420
37,600
55,090
59,460
35,430
6,260
(5)
.6
4.1
18.2
26.7
28.8
17.2
3.0
3
4
4
8
9
9
11
14
2,090
5,910
20,090
41,010
2.9
8.3
28.3
57.7
8
6
7
9
5,990
16,800
57,280
123,970
2.9
8.1
27.7
60.0
7
5
7
10
20,430
9,660
1,790
370
330
370
–
30
38,120
28.7
13.6
2.5
.5
.5
.5
–
(5)
53.6
7
6
10
6
15
5
–
11
8
84,660
13,090
12,510
800
280
820
40
100
94,270
41.0
6.3
6.1
.4
.1
.4
(5)
(5)
45.6
7
7
10
13
19
5
6
4
10
Number
Number
Gender:
Male ..................................................................
Female ..............................................................
Not reported ......................................................
Age:
14 - 15 ..............................................................
16 - 19 ..............................................................
20 - 24 ..............................................................
25 - 34 ..............................................................
35 - 44 ..............................................................
45 - 54 ..............................................................
55 - 64 ..............................................................
65 and over .......................................................
–
Length of service with employer:
Less than 3 months ..........................................
3 - 11 months ....................................................
1 - 5 years .........................................................
More than 5 years .............................................
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 resulted in days away from work, some of which
also included 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 Data too small to be displayed.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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
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