For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, November 9, 2010
USDL-10-1546
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NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES REQUIRING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK, 2009
The number of reported nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases that require days away from work
to recuperate decreased by 9 percent to 1,238,490 cases in 2009 for private industry, state government,
and local government, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The total incidence rate decreased 5
percent to 117 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. Some of the overall decrease in case counts may be
attributed to economic factors, including a decrease in employment and total hours worked, particularly
in construction and manufacturing.
Key Findings:
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Significant decreases in the number of cases reported in the private sector for construction and
extraction workers (decreased 26 percent); production workers (decreased 22 percent); and
transportation and material moving workers (decreased 13 percent) contributed to the overall
decrease in the number of cases of nonfatal injuries and illnesses with days away from work.
Incidence rates decreased 12 percent for both construction workers and production workers and
decreased 5 percent for transportation and material workers. (See table 2.)
Despite the total decrease in the incidence rate, the following occupations in the private sector had
increases in their rates: light or delivery service truck drivers (increased 24 percent); landscapers and
groundskeepers (increased 10 percent); restaurant cooks (increased 20 percent); and registered
nurses (increased 5 percent). (See chart A.)
Protective service occupations had the highest proportion of injury and illness cases in each of the
government sectors. In state government, the incidence rate was 418 cases for this occupation group,
and in local government, it was 505 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. (See table 2.)
Contact with objects or equipment was a frequent event or exposure resulting in an occupational
injury or illness and accounted for 24 percent of all cases, even though the number decreased by 12
percent. The incidence rate for this event or exposure decreased 8 percent to 28 cases per 10,000
full-time workers. (See table 4.)
Sprains, strains, and tears continue to dominate the type of occupational injury or illness occurring to
all workers. The number of cases of sprains, strains, and tears decreased by 7 percent while the
incidence rate decreased 4 percent to 47 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. (See table 4.)
The number of musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) cases declined by 9 percent to 348,740 cases and
accounted for 28 percent of all cases for all ownerships, the same proportion as reported in the
previous year. Declines in the number of MSD cases for private sector laborers and freight, stock,
and material movers (decreased 17 percent); truck drivers, heavy and tractor trailer (decreased 13
percent); and nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants (decreased 7 percent) contributed to the overall
decrease. (See table 20.)
With this release, incidence rates for state government and local government occupations are
available for the first time.
Private industry
In the private sector, the number of days-away-from-work cases decreased 11 percent to 964,990 cases.
This is the first time the number of cases in the private sector has been below 1 million since data have
been collected. The incidence rate decreased 6 percent to 106 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in the
private sector—a decline from 113 in 2008. The median days away from work—a key measure of
severity of injuries and illnesses—was 8 days, the same as the previous year. (See table 1.)
In private industry, 18 percent (172,820 cases) of all occupational injuries and illnesses occurred in
health care and social assistance at a higher incidence rate (139) than all private industry. The case count
and incidence rate did not change significantly from the previous year. One in three injuries or illnesses
in this industry were the result of overexertion, with an incidence rate of 46 cases per 10,000 full-time
workers.
The incidence rate for transportation and warehousing decreased 8 percent to 227 cases per 10,000 fulltime workers, but remained the highest incidence rate of all industry sectors. The number of cases
decreased 13 percent for this industry. Half of the injury and illness cases in this industry were the result
of overexertion or contact with objects or equipment. Injuries and illnesses from overexertion occurred
at an incidence rate of 63 cases per 10,000 full-time workers and contact with objects or equipment had
an incidence rate of 52.
Workers in the mining industry suffered the longest absences from work requiring a median of 26 days
away from work—compared to 8 days for all industries. The number of median days increased from 15
median days in 2008 and is approaching the series high of 27 days in 2007.
Occupation (private sector, state government, local government)
There were seven occupations where the incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers was greater than
300 and the number of cases with days away from work was greater than 20,000. These occupations also
had at least one-tenth of one percent of total employment and include police and sheriff’s patrol officers;
nursing aides, orderlies and attendants; light or delivery service truck drivers; laborers and freight, stock
and material movers; construction laborers; tractor-trailer truck drivers; and janitors and cleaners. (See
table 3.)
Of these seven occupations, laborers and freight, stock, and material movers had an incidence rate of
407 cases per 10,000 full-time workers and the highest number of days-away-from-work injuries and
illnesses in 2009 with 64,910 (primarily in private industry). Police and sheriff’s patrol officers had the
highest incidence rate, with 603 cases per 10,000 full-time workers (primarily in local government) for
occupations with at least one-tenth of one percent of total employment. Janitors and cleaners had an
incidence rate of 316 cases and a case count of 48,180 total cases of nonfatal occupational injuries and
illnesses, in which 56 percent occurred in the private sector and 36 percent occurred in local
government.
Private sector. In the private sector, the number of cases for laborers and freight, stock and material
movers decreased 23 percent to 61,440 cases in 2009. Injuries to workers in this occupation occurred
primarily in the transportation, trade, and utilities industry. (See table 8.) The incidence rate decreased
11 percent to 391 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. The median days away from work for this
occupation was 9 days—an increase of one day from 2008.
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Chart A. Incidence rates of injuries and illnesses with days away from work for selected occupations1
with increased rates from 2008 to 2009, private industry
Total private industry
Truck drivers, light or delivery services
2006
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
2007
2008
Restaurant cooks
2009
Registered nurses
0
1
100
200
300
400
These occupations had at least 10,000 days-away-from-work cases in 2009.
The number of days-away-from-work cases for private sector construction laborers decreased 24 percent
to 23,860. The incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers for this occupation decreased 7 percent to
356 cases in 2009 from 383 cases in 2008.
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants had an incidence rate of 424 cases among occupations with a
number of cases greater than 25,000. However, the number of cases decreased 5 percent to 42,570 and
the incidence rate decreased 6 percent.
Despite the total decrease in the number of cases in the private sector, the following occupations had
increases: light or delivery service truck drivers (increased 13 percent); registered nurses (increased 6
percent); and restaurant cooks (increased 19 percent). These occupations also had increases in their
incidence rates from the previous year. (See chart A.)
State government. For state government, the number of cases with days away from work increased by 7
percent to 75,840 cases. The incidence rate was 180 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, which was
statistically unchanged from 2008. The median days away from work was 9 days, the same as the
previous year and one day more than private industry and local government workers required to
recuperate.
Correctional officers and jailers had an incidence rate of 451 cases, which is about two-and-one-half
times the total rate for state government. As in the previous year, this occupation reported by far the
most injuries and illnesses in state government with 16 percent of the total. Police and sheriff’s patrol
officers in state government had an increase of 40 percent in the number of cases (4,170) from 2008.
Their rate was 567 per 10,000 full-time workers.
Local government. For local government, the incidence rate was 185 cases and the number of cases was
197,660—neither figure was statistically different from 2008. The median days away from work was 8,
one day less than the previous year.
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Police and sheriff’s patrol officers had the highest number of cases with 31,300, an increase of 30
percent from 2008. Their incidence rate was 676 per 10,000 full-time workers, which was over threeand-one-half times greater than the incidence rate for all local government workers. Fire fighters had
13,900 cases in 2009 which was a decrease of 17 percent from 2008. Their incidence rate was 512
cases—over two-and-one-half times greater than the incidence rate for all local government workers.
These two occupations in public safety accounted for 23 percent of all days-away-from-work cases in
local government.
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.
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(nature) (part of body) (event or exposure)
(source)
Event or Exposure. In 2009, three event or exposure categories accounted for 62 percent of total injuries
and illnesses requiring days away from work for all ownership sectors: contact with objects and
equipment; overexertion; and fall on same level. (See table 4.)
Contact with objects and equipment was the leading event or exposure with 299,030 cases and an
incidence rate of 28 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. However, among seven occupations with
greater than 25,000 cases and incidence rates greater than 300, contact with objects and equipment was
the leading event or exposure for only two occupations: laborer and freight, stock, and material movers;
and construction laborers. (See table A.)
Table A. Leading event or exposure for selected occupations, all ownerships, 2009
Leading Event
(percent of total)
Days-away
from-work
cases
Incidence rate per
10,000 full-time
workers
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
64,910
406.7
Contact with object or equipment
(32%), Overexertion (32%)
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
50,620
455.6
Overexertion (48%), Fall on same level
(17%)
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners
48,180
316.2
Overexertion (29%), Contact with object
or equipment (21%)
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
47,790
327.6
Overexertion (23%), Contact with object
or equipment (20%)
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
35,590
603.2
Assaults and violent acts (23%),
Transportation incidents (18%)
Truck drivers, light or delivery services
32,210
410.1
Overexertion (28%), Contact with object
or equipment (16%)
Construction laborers
26,690
382.1
Contact with object or equipment
(43%), Overexertion (17%)
Selected Occupations
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Of the injuries incurred from contact with objects or equipment, 29 percent were cuts, lacerations or
punctures; 17 percent were bruises or contusions; and 12 percent were sprains, strains, and tears.
Twenty-seven percent of contact with objects or equipment injuries involved an injury to a finger or
fingernail.
Overexertion accounted for 22 percent of all occupational injuries and illnesses. Among the seven
occupations with high case counts and incidence rates, it was the leading event or exposure for nursing
aides, orderlies, and attendants; janitors and cleaners; and all truck drivers (except driver/sales workers).
Nature of injury or illness. In 2009, sprain, strain, and tear injuries accounted for 40 percent of total
injury and illness cases requiring days away from work in all ownerships. Soreness and pain (including
the back) accounted for 11 percent of total cases.
Forty-two percent of sprains, strains, and tears were the result of overexertion (see chart B). Bodily
reaction (such as bending, reaching, twisting or slipping without falling) accounted for another 22
percent and 11 percent were the results of falls on the same level. In 37 percent of the sprain, strain and
tear cases, the back was injured. In another 27 percent of the cases, a lower extremity (typically the knee
or ankle) was injured.
Sprain, strain, and tear cases where the shoulder was injured required a median of 22 days to recover,
more than twice as many median days than for all sprain, strain, and tear cases. Workers who sustained
fractures required a median of 30 days to recuperate. Carpal tunnel syndrome required a median of 21
days to recuperate and electrical burns required a median of 27 days.
Chart B. Sprains, strains, and tears by event or exposure and part of body, all ownerships, 2009
Total sprains, strains, and tears = 493,170
All other
12.5%
All other
26.4%
Bodily reaction
22.3%
Back
36.5%
Overexertion
42.4%
Wrist
3.4%
Ankle
8.6%
Fall to lower
level
4.8%
Shoulder
11.9%
Fall on same
level
10.8%
Knee
13.2%
Contact
with object,
equipment
7.3%
Sprains , strains, and tears by event or exposure
Sprains, strains, and tears by part of body
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Musculoskeletal disorders. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), often referred to as ergonomic injuries,
accounted for 28 percent of all workplace injuries and illnesses requiring time away from work in 2009.
(See table 20.) A list of nature of injury or illness and event or exposure categories that comprise
musculoskeletal disorders can be found on the BLS website: http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshdef.htm.
There were 348,740 MSDs in all ownerships (state government, local government, and private industry),
a decrease of 9 percent from 2008. The rate of MSD injuries for all ownerships was 33 cases per 10,000
full-time workers; a decrease of 6 percent from 35 in 2008. However, in state government, the rate
increased by 19 percent, from 37 cases per 10,000 full-time workers to about 44 cases in 2009.
Five occupations had MSD case counts greater than 10,000 and their incidence rates were at least two
times greater than the MSD incidence rate for all occupations. (See table B and table 20.) Of these
occupations, nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants had the highest incidence rate of 226 MSD cases
per 10,000 full-time workers and also the highest case count. Nearly 60 percent of the MSD cases for
this occupation occurred to the back, however, the median days away from work was 5 days, compared
to 7 days for all occupations.
MSDs that involved the shoulder accounted for 13 percent of the cases and required a median of 21 days
before the worker returned to work. The back was injured in nearly half of the MSD cases and required a
median of 7 days to recuperate. For all occupations, the most severe MSD cases occurred to the
abdomen, requiring a median of 22 days for the worker to return to work but accounted for only 6
percent of the MSD cases.
Table B. Median number of days away from work and percent of total musculoskeletal disorders
(MSDs) by selected occupations and selected part of body, all ownerships, 2009
Selected part of body
Median days away from work by
Selected occupation
Total
Shoulder
Back
Abdomen
Arm
Wrist
Leg
Multiple
body parts
10
21
7
22
15
14
15
15
6
8
5
16
8
4
8
5
11
21
6
32
27
15
17
20
9
11
7
26
16
11
8
16
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
15
30
11
24
25
20
18
20
Truck drivers, light or delivery services
15
41
10
35
30
32
26
30
All occupations
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners
Percent of total MSDs
All occupations
100.0
13.3
46.5
5.5
4.5
6.5
7.5
5.6
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
100.0
12.2
59.2
1.0
2.5
4.4
4.3
8.3
100.0
13.9
48.7
8.3
3.9
4.3
6.6
4.4
100.0
16.1
50.3
4.6
5.1
3.6
6.1
5.2
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
100.0
17.1
44.9
7.7
5.2
3.5
8.7
4.2
Truck drivers, light or delivery services
100.0
12.6
47.6
5.2
3.7
1.4
14.3
4.7
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners
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Worker characteristics
Worker characteristics include age, gender, race or ethnic origin, and length of service with the
employer at the time of the incident. (See table 5 and table 17.)
Age. For all ownerships including private sector, state government, and local government, the number
of days-away-from-work cases decreased for all age groupings from 16 years of age to 65 and over. (See
table 5.) The number of days-away-from-work cases for workers 20 to 24 years of age decreased 15
percent to 101,830 cases. For state government workers, the number of nonfatal injuries and illnesses to
workers 45 to 54 years of age increased 10 percent.
For all ownerships, workers 45 to 54 years accounted for about 25 percent of all days-away-from-work
cases with 315,770 cases. The incidence rate for this age group and workers 35 to 44 years of age was
123 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. Occupational injuries and illnesses for workers 65 years of age
and over were less severe in 2009; their median days away from work decreased by 3 to 12 days. With
the exception of workers 14 years of age and under, the median days away from work increased for age
groups as they became older—ranging from 3 days for workers 14 to 15 years of age to 12 days for
workers 65 years of age and older.
Gender. The proportion of days-away-from-work cases occurring to women went from 37 percent to 39
percent in 2009, despite the proportion of women in the workforce staying the same at 48 percent. The
incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers for men was 129 cases and 102 cases for women.
Race or ethnicity. The number of injuries and illnesses decreased by 12 percent for Hispanic or Latino
worker to 140,690 cases; decreased 10 percent for white workers to 511,890 cases; and decreased 5
percent for black or African American workers to 101,800 cases. Race or ethnicity was unreported in 37
percent of days-away-from-work cases.
Notes
This release is the third in a series of releases from the BLS covering occupational safety and health
statistics in 2009. The first release, in August 2010, covered work-related fatalities from the 2009
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. In October 2010, the Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses (SOII) reported the total recordable cases by industry and case type for occupational injuries
and illnesses for 2009. 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.
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. Median days away from work,1 number, and incidence rate2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 by industry and selected event or
exposure, 2009
Event or exposure leading to injury or illness4
(incidence rate)
Median
days
away
from
work
Slips
or
trips
without
fall
Exposure
to
harmful
TransporOverexer- Repetitive
subtation intion
motion
stances
cidents
or
environments
Number
Incidence
rate
8
1,238,490
117.2
28.3
7.5
17.7
4.3
26.3
3.4
5.2
5.7
......................................
8
964,990
106.4
28.1
7.0
15.6
3.6
25.0
3.4
4.7
Total goods producing ...........................................
Natural resources and mining6,7 ........................
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting ......
Mining ............................................................
Construction ......................................................
Manufacturing ....................................................
10
10
7
26
11
9
241,310
21,640
13,800
7,840
92,540
127,130
122.4
137.3
163.1
107.4
157.8
103.5
42.4
51.2
54.3
47.6
51.7
36.8
10.1
12.0
15.7
7.7
20.6
4.8
11.8
14.1
17.1
10.6
13.8
10.6
3.3
3.7
5.7
1.5
4.4
2.6
24.3
21.6
19.3
24.2
28.6
22.7
6.1
2.0
2.9
.9
4.0
7.7
Total service providing ...........................................
Trade, transportation and utilities8 .....................
Wholesale trade .............................................
Retail trade ....................................................
Transportation and warehousing ...................
Utilities ...........................................................
Information .........................................................
Financial activities .............................................
Real estate and rental and leasing ................
Professional and business services ..................
Professional, scientific, and technical
services .......................................................
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and support and waste
management and remediation services .......
Education and health services ...........................
Educational services ......................................
Health care and social assistance .................
Leisure and hospitality .......................................
Arts, entertainment, and recreation ...............
Accommodation and food services ................
Other services ...................................................
7
10
9
7
16
13
14
7
7
6
723,680
295,700
62,390
136,990
90,700
5,620
17,040
30,270
21,610
80,650
101.9
136.0
111.2
118.4
226.8
100.6
65.3
42.0
120.8
59.4
24.1
35.7
29.4
33.8
52.3
19.1
12.4
9.9
33.9
15.6
6.1
8.2
6.8
6.1
16.6
7.4
8.4
4.3
13.5
4.7
16.6
17.3
11.4
18.0
24.5
11.5
10.4
6.1
12.6
10.0
3.7
5.1
3.6
4.3
8.7
9.4
2.7
1.5
4.5
1.9
25.2
37.2
30.8
32.2
63.2
18.8
10.7
7.1
23.5
10.1
3
9
24,000
7,290
33.8
40.6
9.8
6.4
2.6
3.9
6.1
6.4
.7
1.2
7
6
5
6
7
7
6
5
49,360
183,260
10,450
172,820
87,740
16,650
71,100
29,020
105.4
129.1
60.6
138.6
100.9
129.3
95.9
97.4
28.0
18.1
9.8
19.3
30.5
37.3
29.3
32.6
8.2
5.8
6.1
5.7
3.9
7.5
3.3
7.5
17.3
26.7
12.4
28.6
20.3
24.7
19.5
13.3
4.0
4.5
2.9
4.8
3.7
4.2
3.7
3.4
Industry
Total private, State and local government ..............
Total private
industry6,7,8
Contact
with
objects
Fall
to
lower
level
See footnotes at end of table.
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Fall
on
same
level
Fires
and
explosions
Assaults
and
violent
acts
All
other
events5
0.2
4.9
13.8
4.6
.2
2.5
11.6
5.3
6.3
7.5
5.0
6.5
4.6
3.8
6.7
10.2
2.6
6.1
2.3
.3
.4
.7
.7
4.6
8.4
.3
.6
.2
14.2
14.6
21.3
6.8
21.0
10.9
2.6
3.2
3.5
2.8
3.9
2.9
4.2
2.6
1.3
2.0
4.6
4.0
3.5
3.5
5.5
6.4
2.6
2.4
5.2
2.3
4.9
8.5
9.3
3.8
21.4
5.8
4.8
2.8
8.7
3.6
3.0
1.6
.7
2.0
1.5
1.7
.8
.9
3.5
2.6
10.9
15.1
12.1
11.8
28.8
17.1
8.4
4.3
14.2
6.4
3.6
11.1
1.6
1.8
1.1
.8
1.3
2.6
.2
3.8
.3
3.0
5.9
19.6
41.2
9.4
45.6
15.8
18.3
15.4
15.3
2.5
2.8
1.8
3.0
1.9
3.3
1.7
1.6
4.8
5.5
2.3
5.9
9.5
6.8
9.9
7.5
7.4
3.7
2.0
3.9
2.0
4.6
1.6
4.0
.1
1.7
8.3
4.2
8.8
1.4
1.8
1.3
1.7
11.8
12.6
9.9
13.0
11.5
20.4
10.0
9.2
–
.4
.3
.2
.2
–
.2
.3
.8
–
–
–
.1
–
–
–
–
.3
.5
.2
1.4
TABLE 1. Median days away from work,1 number, and incidence rate2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 by industry and selected event or
exposure, 2009 — Continued
Event or exposure leading to injury or illness4
(incidence rate)
Industry
Median
days
away
from
work
Number
Incidence
rate
Contact
with
objects
Fall
to
lower
level
Fall
on
same
level
Slips
or
trips
without
fall
Exposure
to
harmful
TransporOverexer- Repetitive
subtation intion
motion
stances
cidents
or
environments
Fires
and
explosions
Total State government6,7,8 ...................................
9
75,840
180.0
26.8
7.9
30.2
9.4
34.6
4.1
6.5
10.7
Total goods producing ...........................................
Construction ......................................................
7
8
1,890
1,830
235.3
235.7
69.5
70.0
13.6
13.6
14.8
12.8
6.5
6.7
38.1
38.6
7.7
8.0
6.3
6.3
40.8
41.5
Total service providing ...........................................
Education and health services ...........................
Educational services ......................................
Health care and social assistance .................
Public administration .........................................
Justice, public order, and safety activities .....
9
8
7
8
10
12
73,950
34,080
10,170
23,910
35,000
21,790
178.9
163.0
67.2
414.2
185.6
291.1
26.0
21.4
11.0
48.7
27.2
41.3
7.8
7.2
5.3
12.0
7.5
12.4
30.5
29.1
14.9
66.3
31.0
51.4
9.5
6.6
3.9
13.6
12.1
20.0
34.5
36.7
15.9
91.0
30.6
38.6
4.1
2.2
1.6
3.6
5.8
5.3
6.5
4.9
3.0
9.9
7.4
10.5
10.1
4.9
3.2
9.4
12.5
16.3
Total local government6,7,8 ...................................
8
197,660
184.8
30.9
11.6
30.7
7.9
33.4
3.4
8.5
12.8
Total goods producing ...........................................
Construction ......................................................
11
11
4,760
4,740
458.5
460.1
63.9
64.0
27.8
27.5
43.7
43.9
8.4
8.4
91.3
91.8
11.8
11.9
31.7
31.9
78.4
78.9
–
–
Total service providing ...........................................
Trade, transportation and utilities8 .....................
Transportation and warehousing ...................
Utilities ...........................................................
Education and health services ...........................
Educational services ......................................
Health care and social assistance .................
Public administration .........................................
Justice, public order, and safety activities .....
8
17
22
13
7
6
7
9
11
192,910
14,160
9,760
4,390
69,870
54,470
15,390
99,410
42,960
182.2
301.0
414.4
188.5
113.9
101.5
201.0
275.8
456.3
30.6
49.8
67.7
32.0
20.0
17.8
35.3
42.8
62.3
11.4
23.2
28.1
18.6
7.2
7.1
7.7
17.5
21.1
30.5
34.4
51.3
17.4
27.3
26.4
33.6
36.0
50.3
7.9
13.0
18.5
7.5
5.3
5.2
6.1
11.4
16.3
32.9
54.8
60.2
49.5
23.4
18.4
58.5
44.5
58.0
3.3
7.4
11.2
3.7
2.0
1.6
5.0
4.7
4.0
8.3
14.8
21.5
8.1
4.2
3.4
9.8
14.8
23.6
12.1
37.9
63.7
12.0
2.5
2.1
5.2
25.1
52.3
.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
1.0
2.5
1 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from
work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less
days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values.
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
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
full-time
0.3
–
–
.3
.2
Assaults
and
violent
acts
All
other
events5
29.0
20.5
–
–
37.4
37.7
.7
.4
.6
29.5
35.6
1.7
124.5
25.1
48.9
20.2
14.3
6.6
34.5
25.9
45.9
.4
15.8
29.4
6.7
6.8
93.5
93.6
15.9
15.9
29.0
2.9
7.7
6.6
15.4
31.3
82.8
28.8
49.6
63.1
36.5
14.4
13.0
24.5
46.6
82.9
–
other events = 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.
5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
6 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
7 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007)
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.
8 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation.
workers
3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also
included job transfer or restriction.
4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Event codes: Contact with objects, Total = 00-09;
Fall to lower level = 110-119; Fall on same level = 130-139; Slips or trips without fall = 215; Overexertion,
Total = 220-229; Repetitive motion = 230-239; Exposure to harmful substances or environments = 30-39;
Transportation incidents = 40-49; Fires and explosions = 50-52; Assaults and violent acts, Total = 60-63; All
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
9
TABLE 2. Number, incidence rate,1 and median days away from work2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 by selected occupational groups and
private industry, state government, and local government, 2009
Total private,
State, and local government
Occupation
Number
Incidence
rate
Median
days away
from work
Private
industry4,5,6
Number
Incidence
rate
State
government4,5,6
Median
days away
from work
Number
Incidence
rate
Local
government4,5,6
Median
days away
from work
Number
Incidence
rate
Median
days away
from work
Total .......................................................................................
1,238,490
117.2
8
964,990
106.4
8
75,840
180.0
9
197,660
184.8
8
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 ..........................
24,020
7,760
2,940
5,330
3,360
15,510
1,540
33,260
7,150
64,800
79,660
92,610
77,220
98,250
31,330
69,130
83,260
12,160
106,330
95,210
112,800
211,290
39.0
15.6
10.0
24.8
31.5
101.1
17.3
51.5
53.2
111.6
266.3
342.6
105.4
303.7
134.5
65.0
49.0
134.1
212.3
208.3
143.6
282.0
4
5
7
7
5
6
2
4
7
7
6
10
6
7
7
8
7
7
12
10
9
12
20,490
5,760
2,170
4,140
2,280
7,420
1,030
8,880
6,390
48,160
65,780
10,780
68,880
67,080
24,240
68,290
68,990
11,410
90,060
84,290
108,470
187,930
37.7
13.0
8.0
20.7
28.0
81.5
14.2
63.6
51.3
95.5
236.1
117.7
98.1
253.4
116.9
63.9
45.9
127.0
194.5
199.3
139.0
264.7
4
5
9
5
5
5
2
4
7
6
5
7
5
6
7
8
7
7
12
10
9
12
1,310
1,370
430
410
580
4,410
280
1,690
80
6,880
8,390
19,550
2,200
5,920
4,460
510
5,440
580
4,300
2,430
770
3,730
51.6
39.1
31.0
43.2
34.0
156.2
31.2
24.5
17.1
215.8
741.3
418.1
564.4
563.3
1,343.8
286.5
74.8
468.2
453.6
265.2
331.9
790.5
4
2
5
9
7
6
3
6
7
10
8
15
6
8
13
5
5
6
8
9
33
6
2,220
640
350
790
500
3,690
230
22,690
680
9,760
5,490
62,290
6,140
25,250
2,630
320
8,830
180
11,960
8,490
3,560
19,630
46.7
26.5
30.5
114.0
53.4
108.9
28.5
57.6
121.0
204.0
473.0
504.7
201.7
541.4
123.3
105.2
67.8
309.8
390.8
313.8
340.7
517.7
6
7
5
10
2
8
13
5
7
8
6
10
8
10
9
5
5
5
11
10
9
11
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
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
20,000,000
= base
for
10,000
equivalent
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
full-time
5 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007)
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.
6 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation.
workers
2 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work
among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than
a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values.
3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also
included job transfer or restriction.
4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
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
10
TABLE 3. Number, incidence rate,1 and median days away from work2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 by selected detailed occupation and
private industry, state government, and local government, 2009
Total private,
State, and local government
Occupation4
Number
Incidence
rate
Median
days away
from work
Private
industry5,6,7
Incidence
rate
Number
State
government5,6,7
Median
days away
from work
Number
Incidence
rate
Local
government5,6,7
Median
days away
from work
Number
Incidence
rate
Median
days away
from work
Total .......................................................................................
1,238,490
117.2
8
964,990
106.4
8
75,840
180.0
9
197,660
184.8
8
Bus drivers, transit and intercity .......................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ....................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .........................................
Correctional officers and jailers .......................................................
Fire fighters ......................................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors .......................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ............................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..................
Construction laborers .......................................................................
9,440
35,590
9,800
50,620
18,440
14,210
4,690
32,210
64,910
26,690
735.7
603.2
510.6
455.6
445.6
441.5
436.1
410.1
406.7
382.1
16
11
8
5
12
11
7
14
9
13
2,600
120
5,440
42,570
1,010
270
1,290
31,600
61,440
23,860
402.3
285.3
438.5
424.1
502.4
245.4
198.5
402.7
391.3
356.0
13
5
6
5
16
8
5
14
9
14
1,750
4,170
100
3,430
12,390
40
40
170
670
300
–
567.2
–
852.2
450.9
59.4
–
–
638.4
746.1
7
18
59
6
17
9
7
8
3
18
5,100
31,300
4,270
4,620
5,040
13,900
3,370
440
2,800
2,530
891.8
675.6
711.8
646.1
382.3
511.8
877.2
644.2
980.4
878.1
20
11
11
6
6
11
8
7
6
6
Highway maintenance workers ........................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ............................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ..
Telecommunications line installers and repairers ............................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks .......
Automotive body and related repairers ............................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ..................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and
installers .........................................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers ..................................................................................
4,680
4,440
47,790
48,180
4,420
3,520
3,420
18,180
381.8
369.8
327.6
316.2
291.9
290.3
289.2
278.4
8
6
15
7
17
15
3
8
80
3,090
45,610
26,980
4,420
3,370
3,360
16,590
217.7
268.3
314.1
242.6
290.3
273.8
283.6
262.7
11
6
15
7
17
14
3
7
2,110
690
140
3,730
–
–
40
550
650.9
–
–
530.3
–
–
–
747.2
7
4
6
7
–
–
2
14
2,490
650
2,030
17,470
–
150
30
1,030
302.7
1,408.0
1,124.4
539.1
–
–
–
570.1
11
8
7
9
–
180
35
7
5,850
273.4
12
5,500
271.5
14
80
174.1
4
270
323.9
4
4,660
269.7
15
4,580
266.9
15
–
–
–
60
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers .........................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .....................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ........................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ..................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..............................
Industrial machinery mechanics ......................................................
Personal and home care aides ........................................................
Sheet metal workers ........................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material
movers, hand .................................................................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .............................................................
8,920
17,700
7,120
5,390
13,870
6,650
10,900
2,960
268.6
261.6
254.9
253.3
251.5
251.0
244.3
241.4
7
7
5
12
7
11
8
14
8,720
13,280
4,260
3,960
12,970
6,400
7,260
2,930
262.1
228.3
254.1
214.7
243.6
246.3
163.9
237.8
7
6
4
13
7
11
7
14
80
940
520
210
370
40
3,390
20
–
571.9
482.6
–
611.1
–
5,679.4
–
180
12
8
9
115
20
13
32
120
3,490
2,340
1,220
520
210
260
–
–
452.4
271.5
486.4
312.6
334.0
469.9
–
11
10
8
12
12
9
2
–
3,940
3,420
236.0
234.6
8
13
3,740
3,060
224.4
216.4
9
10
80
50
–
–
6
95
110
320
–
658.7
4
180
Carpenters .......................................................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance ..........................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ............................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general .......................................
14,460
3,480
7,500
21,660
232.9
209.4
206.5
195.3
10
10
10
7
13,860
3,140
6,760
16,860
226.9
199.2
193.9
181.5
9
10
10
8
190
100
250
1,050
9
20
8
7
410
230
490
3,750
378.2
388.3
408.9
288.6
30
15
11
6
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
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
20,000,000
= base
for
10,000
equivalent
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
full-time
15
5
Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007)
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.
7 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation.
6
workers
2 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work
among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than
a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values.
3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also
included job transfer or restriction.
4 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment.
476.7
284.2
498.3
212.9
–
11
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
TABLE 4. Number, incidence rate,1 and median days away from work2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 by selected injury
or illness characteristics and private industry, state government, and local government, 2009
Total private, State, and local
government
Characteristic
Number
Incidence
rate
Median
days away
from work
Total ...........................................................
1,238,490
117.2
8
Musculoskeletal disorders7 .............................
348,740
33.0
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 ........
With fractures, burns, and other injuries ....
With sprains and bruises ............................
Soreness, pain, including back ......................
Back pain only ............................................
All other natures .............................................
493,170
90,160
97,460
84,790
12,670
6,260
113,280
17,820
5,480
10,780
4,010
52,550
11,410
20,870
137,660
41,490
209,870
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 ..............................................
Private
industry4,5,6
State
government4,5,6
Local
government4,5,6
Incidence
rate
Median
days away
from work
964,990
106.4
8
75,840
180.0
9
10
283,800
31.3
10
18,330
43.5
46.7
8.5
9.2
8.0
1.2
.6
10.7
1.7
.5
1.0
.4
5.0
1.1
2.0
13.0
3.9
19.9
10
30
4
4
3
20
4
5
3
21
14
8
17
8
8
8
7
379,340
75,070
87,450
75,890
11,570
5,930
82,690
14,710
4,740
9,150
3,480
38,820
9,660
14,160
102,580
32,690
161,040
41.8
8.3
9.6
8.4
1.3
.7
9.1
1.6
.5
1.0
.4
4.3
1.1
1.6
11.3
3.6
17.7
9
30
4
4
3
21
4
5
3
21
14
9
16
10
8
8
7
29,830
3,280
2,390
2,050
340
70
9,890
460
120
620
100
4,410
460
2,330
11,290
2,880
13,380
299,030
151,900
79,170
28.3
14.4
7.5
5
5
5
254,680
130,030
64,430
28.1
14.3
7.1
5
5
5
48,140
79,050
186,630
44,920
277,560
139,410
36,190
4.6
7.5
17.7
4.3
26.3
13.2
3.4
9
13
9
8
10
10
21
43,400
63,320
141,120
32,490
227,260
116,530
30,790
4.8
7.0
15.6
3.6
25.0
12.8
3.4
54,750
60,330
39,130
2,430
51,850
41,000
8,570
145,760
5.2
5.7
3.7
.2
4.9
3.9
.8
13.8
3
10
10
9
7
8
3
10
42,870
42,180
26,480
1,920
22,720
15,450
6,670
105,650
4.7
4.6
2.9
.2
2.5
1.7
.7
11.6
Number
See footnotes at end of table.
12
Incidence
rate
Median
days away
from work
197,660
184.8
8
13
46,610
43.6
10
70.8
7.8
5.7
4.9
.8
.2
23.5
1.1
.3
1.5
.2
10.5
1.1
5.5
26.8
6.8
31.8
11
19
3
3
5
17
5
7
2
31
5
9
3
10
13
9
7
84,000
11,810
7,610
6,850
760
260
20,710
2,650
610
1,020
430
9,320
1,280
4,380
23,790
5,910
35,450
78.6
11.0
7.1
6.4
.7
.2
19.4
2.5
.6
1.0
.4
8.7
1.2
4.1
22.2
5.5
33.1
10
22
4
4
3
18
5
5
2
21
27
6
36
5
6
9
7
11,290
5,630
3,520
26.8
13.4
8.3
6
6
6
33,060
16,250
11,220
30.9
15.2
10.5
5
5
5
9
14
10
8
10
10
20
1,160
3,330
12,730
3,980
14,560
6,020
1,740
2.7
7.9
30.2
9.4
34.6
14.3
4.1
9
13
8
9
13
14
20
3,580
12,400
32,780
8,460
35,740
16,860
3,670
3.3
11.6
30.7
7.9
33.4
15.8
3.4
6
8
7
8
10
10
24
3
10
10
9
4
5
2
10
2,750
4,500
3,310
120
12,200
10,640
210
8,650
6.5
10.7
7.9
.3
29.0
25.3
.5
20.5
5
6
6
6
10
9
3
10
9,130
13,650
9,330
390
16,930
14,900
1,700
31,460
8.5
12.8
8.7
.4
15.8
13.9
1.6
29.4
3
13
12
9
11
12
5
10
Number
Median
Incidence
days away
rate
from work
Number
TABLE 4. Number, incidence rate,1 and median days away from work2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 by selected
injury or illness characteristics and private industry, state government, and local government, 2009 — Continued
Total private, State, and local
government
Characteristic
Incidence
rate
Median
days away
from work
81,000
27,920
16,560
406,370
86,810
242,380
265,980
56,620
50,120
47,230
94,170
281,820
114,580
64,800
50,530
22,490
153,890
10,390
7.7
2.6
1.6
38.5
8.2
22.9
25.2
5.4
4.7
4.5
8.9
26.7
10.8
6.1
4.8
2.1
14.6
1.0
3
2
6
10
22
7
7
8
14
5
5
10
14
8
8
4
9
5
17,230
130,320
49,240
63,010
95,160
260,100
50,360
108,880
183,540
1.6
12.3
4.7
6.0
9.0
24.6
4.8
10.3
17.4
172,420
104,000
69,270
176,650
16.3
9.8
6.6
16.7
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
industry4,5,6
= 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
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
Local
government4,5,6
Incidence
rate
Median
days away
from work
64,590
23,720
11,860
324,130
67,730
195,150
220,730
45,600
40,220
39,040
82,460
214,220
83,730
49,050
41,800
16,420
105,510
7,530
7.1
2.6
1.3
35.7
7.5
21.5
24.3
5.0
4.4
4.3
9.1
23.6
9.2
5.4
4.6
1.8
11.6
.8
3
2
6
10
22
7
7
8
14
5
5
10
14
8
8
3
10
7
5,540
1,350
1,560
21,940
4,670
12,650
11,880
2,660
2,450
1,980
3,400
16,640
8,290
3,190
2,060
1,930
15,770
570
13.2
3.2
3.7
52.1
11.1
30.0
28.2
6.3
5.8
4.7
8.1
39.5
19.7
7.6
4.9
4.6
37.4
1.3
3
3
5
10
20
8
10
7
16
8
7
10
14
7
6
7
10
6
2
10
6
8
8
10
4
10
11
14,350
114,230
38,760
57,080
85,520
195,080
43,810
81,880
138,800
1.6
12.6
4.3
6.3
9.4
21.5
4.8
9.0
15.3
3
10
6
8
7
11
4
10
11
660
4,650
2,880
1,770
2,190
17,240
1,590
6,270
12,250
1.6
11.0
6.8
4.2
5.2
40.9
3.8
14.9
29.1
11
7
7
5
130,950
61,640
51,500
133,850
14.4
6.8
5.7
14.8
11
6
6
5
10,980
16,930
10,840
9,410
26.1
40.2
25.7
22.3
Number
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
State
government4,5,6
Number
Median
Incidence
days away
rate
from work
Incidence
rate
Median
days away
from work
10,870
2,840
3,140
60,290
14,410
34,580
33,360
8,350
7,460
6,210
8,320
50,960
22,560
12,550
6,660
4,140
32,610
2,290
10.2
2.7
2.9
56.4
13.5
32.3
31.2
7.8
7.0
5.8
7.8
47.7
21.1
11.7
6.2
3.9
30.5
2.1
3
2
10
10
25
8
8
11
12
5
6
10
11
6
7
5
7
1
2
15
8
6
7
9
6
6
12
2,220
11,430
7,590
4,160
7,450
47,780
4,970
20,730
32,500
2.1
10.7
7.1
3.9
7.0
44.7
4.6
19.4
30.4
2
9
7
7
8
9
7
11
12
10
11
9
6
30,490
25,440
6,930
33,390
28.5
23.8
6.5
31.2
12
11
7
5
Number
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.
6 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
7 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.
workers
2 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of
absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more
days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are
represented in actual values.
3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of
which also included job transfer or restriction.
4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
5 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United
States, 2007) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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 5. Number, percent distribution, and median days away from work1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 by selected
worker characteristics and private industry, state government, and local government, 2009
Total private, State, and local
government
Characteristic
Total cases ...........................................................
Number
Percent
Median
days away
from work
1,238,490
100.0
8
754,910
477,620
5,970
61.0
38.6
.5
70
230
24,610
101,830
256,400
302,540
315,770
176,280
34,540
Private
industry3,4,5
State
government3,4,5
Percent
Median
days away
from work
964,990
100.0
8
9
7
7
596,930
363,930
4,130
61.9
37.7
.4
9
6
19
(6)
(6)
2.0
8.2
20.7
24.4
25.5
14.2
2.8
13
3
4
5
6
9
10
11
12
20
160
22,330
91,780
209,670
231,750
236,030
132,110
27,620
(6)
(6)
2.3
9.5
21.7
24.0
24.5
13.7
2.9
5
18
4
5
6
9
11
12
13
340
3,260
14,000
18,770
23,010
12,600
1,640
84,810
185,640
459,970
483,970
6.8
15.0
37.1
39.1
6
6
7
10
78,750
169,300
379,030
324,950
8.2
17.5
39.3
33.7
6
6
7
10
511,890
101,800
140,690
14,160
3,700
5,090
560
1,460
459,150
41.3
8.2
11.4
1.1
.3
.4
(6)
.1
37.1
7
7
8
7
8
7
5
4
10
412,730
78,840
125,790
12,630
3,110
3,950
520
1,360
326,080
42.8
8.2
13.0
1.3
.3
.4
.1
.1
33.8
7
7
8
7
10
7
8
3
10
Number
Local
government3,4,5
Percent
Median
days away
from work
75,840
100.0
9
39,410
36,220
210
52.0
47.8
.3
9
8
15
–
–
.4
4.3
18.5
24.7
30.3
16.6
2.2
–
–
5
4
10
8
10
8
7
1,780
4,510
23,890
44,170
2.3
5.9
31.5
58.2
21,010
10,000
2,160
480
100
220
30
–
41,830
27.7
13.2
2.8
.6
.1
.3
(6)
–
55.2
Number
Percent
Median
days away
from work
197,660
100.0
8
118,560
77,470
1,630
60.0
39.2
.8
10
7
1
60
1,940
6,800
32,730
52,020
56,730
31,570
5,290
–
(6)
1.0
3.4
16.6
26.3
28.7
16.0
2.7
–
1
2
4
6
8
10
9
10
6
6
8
10
4,270
11,830
57,050
114,850
2.2
6.0
28.9
58.1
4
6
7
9
8
6
11
6
3
11
3
–
10
78,150
12,970
12,740
1,050
490
920
20
90
91,230
39.5
6.6
6.4
.5
.2
.5
(6)
(6)
46.2
6
8
10
10
8
5
2
10
10
Number
Gender:
Male ..................................................................
Female ..............................................................
Not reported ......................................................
Age:
Under 14 ...........................................................
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 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of
absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days
and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented
in actual values.
2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which
also included 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, 2007) 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 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
14
TABLE 6. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker characteristics and major private industry sector, 2009
Goods producing
Characteristic
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
964,990
241,310
21,640
92,540
127,130
723,680
295,700
17,040
30,270
80,650
183,260
87,740
29,020
596,930
363,930
208,360
32,840
18,720
2,920
89,990
2,530
99,650
27,390
388,570
331,090
206,820
85,200
12,590
4,440
18,790
11,480
50,990
29,650
38,560
144,530
42,260
45,340
18,560
10,450
160
22,330
91,780
209,670
231,750
236,030
132,110
27,620
–
3,210
19,590
56,320
66,070
58,070
30,660
4,220
–
400
2,350
5,530
5,490
4,500
2,450
380
–
1,430
8,290
25,850
28,660
18,720
7,960
1,060
–
1,380
8,940
24,940
31,930
34,850
20,250
2,780
150
19,110
72,190
153,360
165,680
177,960
101,450
23,400
–
7,110
28,720
56,940
70,120
75,170
42,710
10,110
–
80
860
3,800
4,410
5,020
2,510
260
–
310
3,000
5,080
6,750
7,550
5,180
1,810
–
2,170
8,190
20,980
19,580
16,920
9,350
2,520
–
3,140
14,840
39,250
39,630
48,810
29,960
5,460
90
5,660
13,690
20,490
17,380
17,630
8,890
2,620
–
630
2,880
6,810
7,820
6,850
2,860
610
78,750
169,300
379,030
324,950
21,890
38,220
90,260
89,100
3,460
4,040
7,820
6,030
10,810
16,450
37,760
27,150
7,610
17,730
44,680
55,920
56,870
131,080
288,770
235,850
19,210
46,780
118,260
104,360
490
1,220
5,370
9,850
1,470
5,510
12,450
10,310
8,930
18,520
33,260
19,190
12,500
32,650
73,500
63,060
10,490
21,150
34,470
20,620
3,780
5,230
11,470
8,460
412,730
78,840
125,790
12,630
124,870
14,780
44,940
3,030
5,450
850
7,330
60
53,910
3,640
17,560
970
65,510
10,300
20,060
1,990
287,860
64,060
80,850
9,600
113,080
18,560
27,640
2,650
4,420
1,110
810
120
12,860
2,030
4,320
330
33,380
6,460
13,970
820
78,540
28,410
14,290
3,030
31,260
6,020
15,570
2,260
14,320
1,460
4,250
390
3,110
450
40
160
250
2,660
810
30
90
230
700
350
460
3,950
520
1,360
326,080
1,000
150
110
51,990
40
20
430
40
50
15,770
520
90
50
28,370
2,950
370
1,250
274,100
1,010
140
200
131,610
30
–
–
10,510
170
30
–
10,440
260
20
750
24,760
820
60
130
57,280
590
120
140
31,440
80
–
–
8,060
2,3,4
Total cases ..............................................
Service providing
Total
goods
producing
Private
industry
Gender:
Male .....................................................
Female .................................................
Age:5
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 .........................................
–
7,850
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,
2007) 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: 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
15
TABLE 7. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by major occupational group and major private industry sector, 2009
Goods producing
Occupation
Private
industry
2,3,4
Service providing
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
Total cases .............................................................
964,990
241,310
21,640
92,540
127,130
723,680
295,700
17,040
30,270
80,650
183,260
87,740
29,020
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
20,490
5,760
2,170
4,140
2,280
7,420
1,030
8,880
3,010
500
180
1,590
730
–
–
30
540
–
–
130
200
–
–
–
1,370
80
–
210
–
–
–
–
1,100
400
170
1,250
530
–
–
–
17,480
5,260
1,990
2,550
1,550
7,420
1,030
8,850
3,530
1,490
200
550
70
–
–
–
450
100
670
200
50
–
–
–
2,140
1,570
170
30
–
–
70
–
2,140
920
660
1,650
920
220
850
210
4,640
760
260
80
460
6,810
100
8,170
2,670
260
20
30
30
–
–
110
1,900
170
–
–
30
360
–
320
6,390
440
–
–
430
5,950
530
800
30
940
610
3,010
40
48,160
65,780
10,780
110
30
280
–
–
–
–
170
70
–
100
48,050
65,750
10,490
1,060
410
730
–
–
–
50
320
380
2,820
3,030
6,230
43,930
61,380
1,420
100
270
1,340
90
350
390
40
68,880
350
80
40
230
68,530
9,700
140
340
640
7,720
49,090
910
67,080
24,240
68,290
68,990
11,410
90,060
84,290
108,470
187,930
2,930
90
1,360
5,900
10,380
80,210
22,210
79,460
31,400
260
70
60
280
9,960
4,780
1,410
1,130
2,630
400
–
450
1,520
–
70,640
10,590
2,600
4,420
2,270
–
840
4,100
410
4,790
10,210
75,730
24,360
64,150
24,150
66,930
63,090
1,030
9,850
62,080
29,010
156,530
3,960
5,110
57,790
32,100
820
4,170
31,050
15,560
125,990
220
90
1,170
2,760
–
280
8,020
820
1,250
6,860
90
1,280
5,750
–
870
5,440
250
4,520
22,190
920
1,850
8,850
60
2,330
3,900
6,200
12,640
14,690
11,310
490
10,760
120
1,250
2,460
1,810
3,670
14,040
3,220
3,430
1,550
30
400
2,440
1,430
4,150
2,190
3,400
920
1,330
–
550
8,760
2,950
4,310
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,
2007) 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: 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
16
TABLE 8. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker occupation and major private industry sector, 2009
Goods producing
Occupation
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
964,990
241,310
21,640
92,540
127,130
723,680
295,700
17,040
30,270
80,650
183,260
87,740
29,020
61,440
45,610
42,570
31,600
28,180
12,400
7,560
–
2,570
100
210
830
–
300
20
190
2,610
–
710
–
12,000
4,110
–
1,570
70
49,030
38,060
42,570
29,020
28,080
41,440
32,290
–
22,430
27,290
360
90
–
170
140
850
200
90
1,780
90
3,400
4,440
370
1,700
150
1,090
140
42,080
840
70
1,020
160
–
1,340
300
880
730
–
760
60
26,980
24,400
23,860
20,270
17,390
16,860
16,590
14,620
2,200
17,400
21,690
–
960
4,280
80
12,130
90
450
230
–
90
170
–
40
210
640
20,660
–
50
830
30
230
1,900
16,310
800
–
830
3,280
40
11,860
24,780
6,990
2,170
20,270
16,420
12,580
16,520
2,500
2,560
3,880
620
–
15,040
3,400
70
1,740
140
150
20
–
40
140
30
–
3,360
80
570
20
30
3,640
800
–
7,550
2,120
760
200
350
1,460
1,390
650
6,710
410
160
20,030
530
1,590
6,080
40
3,490
190
20
–
320
1,560
7,800
20
970
160
–
–
130
790
350
30
14,440
13,860
13,280
12,970
70
12,650
200
470
–
–
30
11,990
110
190
40
650
60
270
14,360
1,210
13,080
12,490
13,450
550
930
8,500
20
40
30
20
–
–
190
120
1,670
450
330
100
7,360
330
–
220
940
40
360
160
1,640
60
–
–
530
3,110
12,390
12,320
10,930
8,740
8,720
8,150
7,920
7,850
7,840
7,300
7,260
7,260
7,080
6,760
30
30
–
–
–
170
850
–
–
6,110
–
–
–
–
–
5,520
20
30
5,370
9,660
70
3,820
610
70
4,790
440
–
560
2,100
–
20
320
–
–
–
1,210
–
–
150
50
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1,290
20
40
530
30
–
340
–
30
120
–
30
190
–
1,470
400
70
350
210
150
4,430
50
160
600
240
170
210
–
240
–
90
250
170
7,680
1,170
830
6,950
6,110
210
6,770
2,100
10,840
150
–
7,750
750
40
–
640
4,110
–
130
20
–
–
320
6,010
50
660
620
–
90
90
–
–
380
12,360
12,290
10,930
8,240
1,740
8,090
7,210
980
7,840
7,190
7,170
7,260
7,070
860
–
–
500
6,980
70
710
6,870
–
110
100
–
–
5,900
–
–
–
–
120
–
40
140
–
–
–
–
–
–
6,690
5,900
400
5,410
80
800
290
20
20
260
210
–
6,490
6,400
6,340
6,010
4,110
–
5,920
610
–
–
240
–
90
3,250
–
480
2,290
6,330
440
1,380
–
20
480
110
20
100
6,210
–
50
2,3,4
Total cases .............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand .....................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ..................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................
Retail salespersons ................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................
Production workers, all other ..................................
Construction laborers .............................................
Registered nurses ..................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ..................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..............
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .........................
Assemblers and fabricators, all other .....................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales
workers .................................................................
Carpenters .............................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ............
Automotive service technicians and mechanics .....
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................
Cashiers .................................................................
Cooks, restaurant ...................................................
Customer service representatives ..........................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...............
Waiters and waitresses ..........................................
Driver/sales workers ...............................................
Electricians .............................................................
Home health aides .................................................
Security guards ......................................................
Food preparation workers ......................................
Personal and home care aides ..............................
Healthcare support workers, all other ....................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction
trades and extraction workers ..............................
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and
greenhouse ..........................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .............................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
First-line supervisors/managers of food
preparation and serving workers ..........................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers ......................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ..
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all
other .....................................................................
Service providing
Total
goods
producing
Private
industry
–
–
–
–
6,100
–
–
–
–
6,090
250
–
4,400
–
–
–
4,280
–
110
–
1,110
5,440
620
50
–
–
5,020
1,330
590
690
3,690
2,090
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,
2007) 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 17
–
20
5,500
5,440
60
40
60
700
70
390
50
–
40
70
90
90
60
–
50
–
–
210
–
50
360
5,380
30
130
5,370
30
20
80
–
230
–
150
340
110
320
20
30
70
–
–
650
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: 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
TABLE 9. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major private industry sector,
2009
Goods producing
Characteristic
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
964,990
241,310
21,640
92,540
127,130
723,680
295,700
17,040
30,270
80,650
183,260
87,740
29,020
379,340
82,690
75,890
11,570
75,070
14,710
9,150
3,480
4,740
5,930
38,820
81,060
17,000
23,890
5,390
24,800
3,260
3,700
1,120
1,980
3,340
8,750
6,900
2,420
1,550
420
2,860
270
60
50
180
250
1,050
31,050
5,720
9,490
3,100
10,380
920
630
200
530
930
2,860
43,100
8,860
12,850
1,880
11,560
2,070
3,000
870
1,270
2,160
4,830
298,280
65,690
52,000
6,180
50,270
11,440
5,450
2,360
2,760
2,590
30,070
126,830
27,110
21,280
2,410
21,810
2,340
1,780
750
1,130
880
11,500
8,540
1,310
700
160
1,390
30
280
50
–
–
660
10,260
2,960
2,960
440
1,970
160
730
120
40
40
1,340
29,390
6,710
5,190
1,200
6,500
390
740
380
280
880
4,440
86,950
17,890
4,330
1,480
10,990
1,740
1,100
720
460
140
8,000
27,900
7,380
13,600
400
5,760
5,910
700
210
750
350
2,780
8,420
2,330
3,930
90
1,840
880
120
120
90
290
1,360
64,590
23,720
11,860
324,130
67,730
195,150
220,730
45,600
40,220
39,040
82,460
214,220
83,730
49,050
32,880
8,920
16,420
105,510
18,350
9,170
2,310
76,180
19,000
40,760
70,070
12,460
12,060
12,500
29,140
51,330
19,120
10,690
8,930
2,430
2,640
19,280
1,750
830
230
6,700
1,430
3,530
4,690
840
730
920
2,000
5,530
1,910
1,160
1,060
230
390
2,200
7,230
3,430
1,000
29,200
6,390
16,700
23,210
4,670
3,890
5,200
8,250
21,990
8,050
5,070
3,780
940
1,230
8,250
9,380
4,910
1,080
40,280
11,190
20,540
42,170
6,950
7,440
6,380
18,890
23,820
9,150
4,460
4,090
1,260
1,020
8,820
46,230
14,550
9,540
247,960
48,730
154,390
150,660
33,140
28,160
26,540
53,320
162,880
64,610
38,360
23,950
6,500
13,780
86,240
18,700
5,900
3,300
107,920
22,720
63,490
56,390
12,910
10,210
9,870
20,240
70,010
26,780
16,350
11,810
2,860
4,100
32,300
900
150
460
5,960
1,600
3,410
2,580
580
620
440
740
4,420
1,970
970
750
90
650
2,000
1,800
860
510
8,450
1,430
5,040
7,660
2,060
1,830
1,210
1,930
6,490
3,070
1,620
630
210
1,010
3,900
6,310
2,290
910
23,590
4,660
13,800
18,520
3,970
2,860
2,900
7,730
18,460
7,010
4,820
2,310
980
1,730
10,570
9,650
2,240
3,290
72,030
12,950
49,770
29,240
7,550
7,160
5,030
7,310
37,550
16,410
8,980
4,670
1,290
3,710
26,450
5,970
1,460
780
22,620
4,150
14,350
28,430
4,580
4,490
5,590
12,250
19,250
6,920
4,530
2,490
950
1,460
8,430
2,910
1,650
290
7,390
1,210
4,530
7,840
1,480
1,000
1,500
3,130
6,690
2,450
1,080
1,290
110
1,120
2,580
Private
industry
2,3,4
Total cases .....................................................
Service providing
Nature of injury or illness:
Sprains, strains, tears .................................
Bruises, contusions .....................................
Cuts, lacerations .........................................
Punctures ....................................................
Fractures .....................................................
Heat burns ..................................................
Carpal tunnel syndrome ..............................
Tendonitis ...................................................
Chemical burns ...........................................
Amputations ................................................
Multiple traumatic injuries ...........................
Part of body affected by the injury or
illness:
Head ...........................................................
Eye ............................................................
Neck ............................................................
Trunk ...........................................................
Shoulder ...................................................
Back ..........................................................
Upper extremities ........................................
Arm ...........................................................
Wrist ..........................................................
Hand, except finger ...................................
Finger ........................................................
Lower extremities ........................................
Knee .........................................................
Ankle .........................................................
Foot, except toe ........................................
Toe ............................................................
Body systems .............................................
Multiple parts ..............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
18
TABLE 9. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major private industry sector,
2009 — Continued
Goods producing
Characteristic
Service providing
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
14,350
114,230
38,760
57,080
85,520
195,080
68,760
81,880
138,800
130,950
61,640
51,500
4,250
20,260
5,740
23,210
45,180
39,710
21,220
13,650
37,240
35,480
530
–
750
1,420
240
1,770
2,810
4,030
1,910
1,880
2,230
2,140
90
–
980
4,600
2,260
5,840
20,630
17,960
9,200
5,480
12,210
11,410
200
–
2,510
14,250
3,240
15,590
21,730
17,730
10,110
6,290
22,800
21,920
230
–
10,100
93,970
33,020
33,870
40,340
155,370
47,540
68,230
101,560
95,470
61,110
51,490
3,590
58,180
12,220
14,810
25,670
54,390
16,590
40,750
41,120
39,000
2,140
210
130
950
590
960
890
4,800
1,590
1,580
3,620
3,430
50
–
350
2,520
1,860
2,100
1,750
7,270
2,390
2,810
5,320
4,840
690
120
690
7,360
3,090
4,220
4,560
18,070
5,430
7,810
12,060
10,950
1,410
630
2,340
9,370
9,360
4,030
2,690
44,830
9,210
9,380
23,620
22,310
54,640
50,380
1,710
13,480
4,880
5,880
1,720
20,260
9,390
3,600
12,080
11,420
1,750
50
1,290
2,110
1,020
1,870
3,060
5,740
2,950
2,290
3,740
3,530
420
110
254,680
130,030
64,430
43,030
63,320
141,120
32,490
227,260
116,530
30,790
83,560
39,700
18,040
19,860
19,840
23,350
6,430
47,970
24,070
12,100
8,070
4,050
1,810
1,800
1,890
2,220
590
3,400
1,530
310
30,330
15,640
7,550
4,400
12,090
8,100
2,600
16,740
8,820
2,370
45,160
20,010
8,680
13,670
5,870
13,030
3,250
27,820
13,710
9,420
171,110
90,330
46,390
23,170
43,480
117,770
26,050
179,290
92,460
18,680
77,570
40,100
20,200
12,470
17,910
37,640
11,020
80,860
45,560
6,870
3,230
1,260
1,320
360
2,190
2,720
710
2,790
1,210
1,090
7,140
3,400
2,040
910
3,120
4,430
1,050
5,150
2,590
1,870
21,180
11,280
6,210
2,230
6,420
13,560
2,560
13,740
6,960
2,660
25,750
12,690
8,660
3,120
8,170
37,830
6,440
58,440
25,680
4,030
26,540
15,800
6,310
2,760
3,410
17,630
3,250
13,770
7,870
1,690
9,710
5,790
1,640
1,300
2,250
3,960
1,020
4,540
2,590
460
42,870
42,180
26,480
1,920
15,450
6,670
10,500
7,490
3,910
670
490
870
1,000
1,060
640
70
160
560
3,800
3,600
2,190
220
180
190
5,700
2,840
1,080
390
150
130
32,370
34,690
22,570
1,240
14,960
5,800
8,610
18,460
11,110
390
2,120
1,230
670
1,250
1,090
–
30
170
1,720
2,010
1,210
–
180
420
3,160
4,850
3,630
190
720
2,840
7,760
5,180
3,930
30
10,720
640
8,220
1,760
1,000
230
1,060
120
2,230
1,180
610
400
140
380
Private
industry
2,3,4
Source of injury or illness:
Chemicals and chemical products ..............
Containers ..................................................
Furniture and fixtures ..................................
Machinery ...................................................
Parts and materials .....................................
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces .............
Tools, instruments, and equipment .............
Vehicles ......................................................
Person, injured or ill worker ........................
Worker motion or position .........................
Person, other than injured or ill worker .......
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 ............................
Highway accident ......................................
Fires and explosions ...................................
Assaults and violent acts by person ...........
Assaults by animal ......................................
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,
2007) 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: 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
19
TABLE 10. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major private
industry sector, 2009
Goods producing
Service providing
Characteristic
Private
industry 2,3,4
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
Total private industry [964,990 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
39.3
8.6
7.9
1.2
7.8
1.5
.9
.4
.5
.6
4.0
33.6
7.0
9.9
2.2
10.3
1.4
1.5
.5
.8
1.4
3.6
31.9
11.2
7.2
1.9
13.2
1.2
.3
.2
.8
1.2
4.9
33.6
6.2
10.3
3.3
11.2
1.0
.7
.2
.6
1.0
3.1
33.9
7.0
10.1
1.5
9.1
1.6
2.4
.7
1.0
1.7
3.8
41.2
9.1
7.2
.9
6.9
1.6
.8
.3
.4
.4
4.2
42.9
9.2
7.2
.8
7.4
.8
.6
.3
.4
.3
3.9
50.1
7.7
4.1
.9
8.2
.2
1.6
.3
–
–
3.9
33.9
9.8
9.8
1.5
6.5
.5
2.4
.4
.1
.1
4.4
36.4
8.3
6.4
1.5
8.1
.5
.9
.5
.3
1.1
5.5
47.4
9.8
2.4
.8
6.0
.9
.6
.4
.3
.1
4.4
31.8
8.4
15.5
.5
6.6
6.7
.8
.2
.9
.4
3.2
29.0
8.0
13.5
.3
6.3
3.0
.4
.4
.3
1.0
4.7
6.7
2.5
1.2
33.6
7.0
20.2
22.9
4.7
4.2
4.0
8.5
22.2
8.7
5.1
3.4
.9
1.7
10.9
7.6
3.8
1.0
31.6
7.9
16.9
29.0
5.2
5.0
5.2
12.1
21.3
7.9
4.4
3.7
1.0
1.1
8.0
8.1
3.8
1.1
31.0
6.6
16.3
21.7
3.9
3.4
4.3
9.2
25.6
8.8
5.4
4.9
1.1
1.8
10.2
7.8
3.7
1.1
31.6
6.9
18.0
25.1
5.0
4.2
5.6
8.9
23.8
8.7
5.5
4.1
1.0
1.3
8.9
7.4
3.9
.8
31.7
8.8
16.2
33.2
5.5
5.9
5.0
14.9
18.7
7.2
3.5
3.2
1.0
.8
6.9
6.4
2.0
1.3
34.3
6.7
21.3
20.8
4.6
3.9
3.7
7.4
22.5
8.9
5.3
3.3
.9
1.9
11.9
6.3
2.0
1.1
36.5
7.7
21.5
19.1
4.4
3.5
3.3
6.8
23.7
9.1
5.5
4.0
1.0
1.4
10.9
5.3
.9
2.7
35.0
9.4
20.0
15.1
3.4
3.6
2.6
4.3
25.9
11.6
5.7
4.4
.5
3.8
11.7
5.9
2.8
1.7
27.9
4.7
16.7
25.3
6.8
6.0
4.0
6.4
21.4
10.1
5.4
2.1
.7
3.3
12.9
7.8
2.8
1.1
29.2
5.8
17.1
23.0
4.9
3.5
3.6
9.6
22.9
8.7
6.0
2.9
1.2
2.1
13.1
5.3
1.2
1.8
39.3
7.1
27.2
16.0
4.1
3.9
2.7
4.0
20.5
9.0
4.9
2.5
.7
2.0
14.4
6.8
1.7
.9
25.8
4.7
16.4
32.4
5.2
5.1
6.4
14.0
21.9
7.9
5.2
2.8
1.1
1.7
9.6
10.0
5.7
1.0
25.5
4.2
15.6
27.0
5.1
3.4
5.2
10.8
23.1
8.4
3.7
4.4
.4
3.9
8.9
Nature of injury or illness:
Sprains, strains, tears .................................
Bruises, contusions .....................................
Cuts, lacerations .........................................
Punctures ....................................................
Fractures .....................................................
Heat burns ..................................................
Carpal tunnel syndrome ..............................
Tendonitis ...................................................
Chemical burns ...........................................
Amputations ................................................
Multiple traumatic injuries ...........................
Part of body affected by the injury or
illness:
Head ...........................................................
Eye ............................................................
Neck ............................................................
Trunk ...........................................................
Shoulder ...................................................
Back ..........................................................
Upper extremities ........................................
Arm ...........................................................
Wrist ..........................................................
Hand, except finger ...................................
Finger ........................................................
Lower extremities ........................................
Knee .........................................................
Ankle .........................................................
Foot, except toe ........................................
Toe ............................................................
Body systems .............................................
Multiple parts ..............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
20
TABLE 10. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and major private
industry sector, 2009 — Continued
Goods producing
Characteristic
Service providing
Private
industry 2,3,4
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
1.5
11.8
4.0
5.9
8.9
20.2
7.1
8.5
14.4
13.6
6.4
5.3
1.8
8.4
2.4
9.6
18.7
16.5
8.8
5.7
15.4
14.7
.2
–
3.5
6.6
1.1
8.2
13.0
18.6
8.8
8.7
10.3
9.9
.4
–
1.1
5.0
2.4
6.3
22.3
19.4
9.9
5.9
13.2
12.3
.2
–
2.0
11.2
2.5
12.3
17.1
13.9
8.0
4.9
17.9
17.2
.2
–
1.4
13.0
4.6
4.7
5.6
21.5
6.6
9.4
14.0
13.2
8.4
7.1
1.2
19.7
4.1
5.0
8.7
18.4
5.6
13.8
13.9
13.2
.7
.1
0.8
5.6
3.5
5.6
5.2
28.2
9.3
9.3
21.2
20.1
.3
–
1.2
8.3
6.1
6.9
5.8
24.0
7.9
9.3
17.6
16.0
2.3
.4
0.9
9.1
3.8
5.2
5.7
22.4
6.7
9.7
15.0
13.6
1.7
.8
1.3
5.1
5.1
2.2
1.5
24.5
5.0
5.1
12.9
12.2
29.8
27.5
1.9
15.4
5.6
6.7
2.0
23.1
10.7
4.1
13.8
13.0
2.0
.1
4.4
7.3
3.5
6.4
10.5
19.8
10.2
7.9
12.9
12.2
1.4
.4
26.4
13.5
6.7
4.5
6.6
14.6
3.4
23.6
12.1
3.2
34.6
16.5
7.5
8.2
8.2
9.7
2.7
19.9
10.0
5.0
37.3
18.7
8.4
8.3
8.7
10.3
2.7
15.7
7.1
1.4
32.8
16.9
8.2
4.8
13.1
8.8
2.8
18.1
9.5
2.6
35.5
15.7
6.8
10.8
4.6
10.2
2.6
21.9
10.8
7.4
23.6
12.5
6.4
3.2
6.0
16.3
3.6
24.8
12.8
2.6
26.2
13.6
6.8
4.2
6.1
12.7
3.7
27.3
15.4
2.3
19.0
7.4
7.7
2.1
12.9
16.0
4.2
16.4
7.1
6.4
23.6
11.2
6.7
3.0
10.3
14.6
3.5
17.0
8.6
6.2
26.3
14.0
7.7
2.8
8.0
16.8
3.2
17.0
8.6
3.3
14.1
6.9
4.7
1.7
4.5
20.6
3.5
31.9
14.0
2.2
30.2
18.0
7.2
3.1
3.9
20.1
3.7
15.7
9.0
1.9
33.5
20.0
5.7
4.5
7.8
13.6
3.5
15.6
8.9
1.6
4.4
4.4
2.7
.2
1.6
.7
4.4
3.1
1.6
.3
.2
.4
4.6
4.9
3.0
.3
.7
2.6
4.1
3.9
2.4
.2
.2
.2
4.5
2.2
.8
.3
.1
.1
4.5
4.8
3.1
.2
2.1
.8
2.9
6.2
3.8
.1
.7
.4
3.9
7.3
6.4
–
.2
1.0
5.7
6.6
4.0
–
.6
1.4
3.9
6.0
4.5
.2
.9
3.5
4.2
2.8
2.1
(5)
5.8
.3
9.4
2.0
1.1
.3
1.2
.1
7.7
4.1
2.1
1.4
.5
1.3
Source of injury or illness:
Chemicals and chemical products ..............
Containers ..................................................
Furniture and fixtures ..................................
Machinery ...................................................
Parts and materials .....................................
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces .............
Tools, instruments, and equipment .............
Vehicles ......................................................
Person, injured or ill worker ........................
Worker motion or position .........................
Person, other than injured or ill worker .......
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 ............................
Highway accident ......................................
Fires and explosions ...................................
Assaults and violent acts by person ...........
Assaults by animal ......................................
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,
2007) 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, 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
21
TABLE 11. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selected injury or illness
characteristics and major private industry sector, 2009
Goods producing
Characteristic
Total private industry [964,990 cases] ............
Service providing
3,4,5
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining3,4
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities5
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
106.4
122.4
137.3
157.8
103.5
101.9
136.0
65.3
42.0
59.4
129.1
100.9
97.4
41.8
9.1
8.4
1.3
8.3
1.6
1.0
.4
.5
.7
4.3
41.1
8.6
12.1
2.7
12.6
1.7
1.9
.6
1.0
1.7
4.4
43.8
15.4
9.8
2.6
18.2
1.7
.4
.3
1.1
1.6
6.7
53.0
9.8
16.2
5.3
17.7
1.6
1.1
.3
.9
1.6
4.9
35.1
7.2
10.5
1.5
9.4
1.7
2.4
.7
1.0
1.8
3.9
42.0
9.3
7.3
.9
7.1
1.6
.8
.3
.4
.4
4.2
58.3
12.5
9.8
1.1
10.0
1.1
.8
.3
.5
.4
5.3
32.8
5.0
2.7
.6
5.3
.1
1.1
.2
–
–
2.5
14.2
4.1
4.1
.6
2.7
.2
1.0
.2
.1
.1
1.9
21.6
4.9
3.8
.9
4.8
.3
.5
.3
.2
.6
3.3
61.3
12.6
3.1
1.0
7.7
1.2
.8
.5
.3
.1
5.6
32.1
8.5
15.6
.5
6.6
6.8
.8
.2
.9
.4
3.2
28.3
7.8
13.2
.3
6.2
3.0
.4
.4
.3
1.0
4.6
7.1
2.6
1.3
35.7
7.5
21.5
24.3
5.0
4.4
4.3
9.1
23.6
9.2
5.4
3.6
1.0
1.8
11.6
9.3
4.6
1.2
38.6
9.6
20.7
35.5
6.3
6.1
6.3
14.8
26.0
9.7
5.4
4.5
1.2
1.3
9.8
11.1
5.2
1.5
42.5
9.1
22.4
29.7
5.3
4.6
5.8
12.7
35.1
12.1
7.4
6.7
1.5
2.5
14.0
12.3
5.9
1.7
49.8
10.9
28.5
39.6
8.0
6.6
8.9
14.1
37.5
13.7
8.7
6.4
1.6
2.1
14.1
7.6
4.0
.9
32.8
9.1
16.7
34.3
5.7
6.1
5.2
15.4
19.4
7.5
3.6
3.3
1.0
.8
7.2
6.5
2.0
1.3
34.9
6.9
21.7
21.2
4.7
4.0
3.7
7.5
22.9
9.1
5.4
3.4
.9
1.9
12.1
8.6
2.7
1.5
49.6
10.4
29.2
25.9
5.9
4.7
4.5
9.3
32.2
12.3
7.5
5.4
1.3
1.9
14.9
3.5
.6
1.8
22.8
6.1
13.1
9.9
2.2
2.4
1.7
2.8
17.0
7.6
3.7
2.9
.4
2.5
7.7
2.5
1.2
.7
11.7
2.0
7.0
10.6
2.9
2.5
1.7
2.7
9.0
4.3
2.3
.9
.3
1.4
5.4
4.6
1.7
.7
17.4
3.4
10.2
13.6
2.9
2.1
2.1
5.7
13.6
5.2
3.5
1.7
.7
1.3
7.8
6.8
1.6
2.3
50.8
9.1
35.1
20.6
5.3
5.0
3.5
5.2
26.5
11.6
6.3
3.3
.9
2.6
18.6
6.9
1.7
.9
26.0
4.8
16.5
32.7
5.3
5.2
6.4
14.1
22.1
8.0
5.2
2.9
1.1
1.7
9.7
9.8
5.6
1.0
24.8
4.1
15.2
26.3
5.0
3.3
5.0
10.5
22.4
8.2
3.6
4.3
.4
3.7
8.7
Private
industry
Nature of injury or illness:
Sprains, strains, tears .................................
Bruises, contusions .....................................
Cuts, lacerations .........................................
Punctures ....................................................
Fractures .....................................................
Heat burns ..................................................
Carpal tunnel syndrome ..............................
Tendonitis ...................................................
Chemical burns ...........................................
Amputations ................................................
Multiple traumatic injuries ...........................
Part of body affected by the injury or
illness:
Head ...........................................................
Eye ............................................................
Neck ............................................................
Trunk ...........................................................
Shoulder ...................................................
Back ..........................................................
Upper extremities ........................................
Arm ...........................................................
Wrist ..........................................................
Hand, except finger ...................................
Finger ........................................................
Lower extremities ........................................
Knee .........................................................
Ankle .........................................................
Foot, except toe ........................................
Toe ............................................................
Body systems .............................................
Multiple parts ..............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
22
TABLE 11. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selected injury or illness
characteristics and major private industry sector, 2009 — Continued
Goods producing
Characteristic
Service providing
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining3,4
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities5
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
1.6
12.6
4.3
6.3
9.4
21.5
7.6
9.0
15.3
14.4
6.8
5.7
2.2
10.3
2.9
11.8
22.9
20.1
10.8
6.9
18.9
18.0
.3
–
4.8
9.0
1.5
11.3
17.8
25.6
12.1
11.9
14.2
13.6
.6
–
1.7
7.8
3.8
10.0
35.2
30.6
15.7
9.3
20.8
19.5
.3
–
2.0
11.6
2.6
12.7
17.7
14.4
8.2
5.1
18.6
17.8
.2
–
1.4
13.2
4.7
4.8
5.7
21.9
6.7
9.6
14.3
13.4
8.6
7.3
1.7
26.8
5.6
6.8
11.8
25.0
7.6
18.7
18.9
17.9
1.0
.1
0.5
3.7
2.3
3.7
3.4
18.4
6.1
6.1
13.9
13.1
.2
–
0.5
3.5
2.6
2.9
2.4
10.1
3.3
3.9
7.4
6.7
1.0
.2
0.5
5.4
2.3
3.1
3.4
13.3
4.0
5.7
8.9
8.1
1.0
.5
1.7
6.6
6.6
2.8
1.9
31.6
6.5
6.6
16.6
15.7
38.5
35.5
2.0
15.5
5.6
6.8
2.0
23.3
10.8
4.1
13.9
13.1
2.0
.1
4.3
7.1
3.4
6.3
10.3
19.3
9.9
7.7
12.5
11.8
1.4
.4
28.1
14.3
7.1
4.7
7.0
15.6
3.6
25.0
12.8
3.4
42.4
20.1
9.1
10.1
10.1
11.8
3.3
24.3
12.2
6.1
51.2
25.7
11.5
11.4
12.0
14.1
3.7
21.6
9.7
2.0
51.7
26.7
12.9
7.5
20.6
13.8
4.4
28.6
15.0
4.0
36.8
16.3
7.1
11.1
4.8
10.6
2.6
22.7
11.2
7.7
24.1
12.7
6.5
3.3
6.1
16.6
3.7
25.2
13.0
2.6
35.7
18.4
9.3
5.7
8.2
17.3
5.1
37.2
21.0
3.2
12.4
4.8
5.1
1.4
8.4
10.4
2.7
10.7
4.7
4.2
9.9
4.7
2.8
1.3
4.3
6.1
1.5
7.1
3.6
2.6
15.6
8.3
4.6
1.6
4.7
10.0
1.9
10.1
5.1
2.0
18.1
8.9
6.1
2.2
5.8
26.7
4.5
41.2
18.1
2.8
30.5
18.2
7.3
3.2
3.9
20.3
3.7
15.8
9.0
1.9
32.6
19.4
5.5
4.4
7.5
13.3
3.4
15.3
8.7
1.6
4.7
4.6
2.9
.2
1.7
.7
5.3
3.8
2.0
.3
.2
.4
6.3
6.7
4.1
.4
1.0
3.6
6.5
6.1
3.7
.4
.3
.3
4.6
2.3
.9
.3
.1
.1
4.6
4.9
3.2
.2
2.1
.8
4.0
8.5
5.1
.2
1.0
.6
2.6
4.8
4.2
–
.1
.7
2.4
2.8
1.7
–
.2
.6
2.3
3.6
2.7
.1
.5
2.1
5.5
3.7
2.8
(6)
7.6
.5
9.5
2.0
1.2
.3
1.2
.1
7.5
4.0
2.0
1.4
.5
1.3
Private
industry
3,4,5
Source of injury or illness:
Chemicals and chemical products ..............
Containers ..................................................
Furniture and fixtures ..................................
Machinery ...................................................
Parts and materials .....................................
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces .............
Tools, instruments, and equipment .............
Vehicles ......................................................
Person, injured or ill worker ........................
Worker motion or position .........................
Person, other than injured or ill worker .......
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 ............................
Highway accident ......................................
Fires and explosions ...................................
Assaults and violent acts by person ...........
Assaults by animal ......................................
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
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
20,000,000
= base
for
10,000
equivalent
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
full-time
2007) 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 Data too small to be displayed.
workers
2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which
also included 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,
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
23
TABLE 12. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected
worker characteristics and number of days away from work, private industry sector, 2009
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Characteristic
Total private industry [964,990 cases] .....
Median
31 days or days away2
from work
more
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
100.0
14.5
11.0
17.5
12.5
11.5
6.4
26.7
8
100.0
100.0
14.0
15.4
10.0
12.6
16.8
18.7
12.3
12.9
11.9
10.7
6.6
6.0
28.4
23.7
9
6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
18.8
25.0
20.5
16.9
14.1
11.5
11.3
10.7
–
14.6
14.4
13.3
10.4
9.0
9.6
7.3
31.2
20.3
20.5
18.3
17.5
16.4
15.6
17.6
–
14.0
12.8
12.7
12.6
12.6
11.4
11.3
–
8.9
10.7
11.6
11.8
11.6
11.4
11.7
43.8
7.5
4.6
6.2
6.0
6.7
7.8
7.2
–
9.8
16.4
20.9
27.7
32.2
32.9
34.1
18
4
5
6
9
11
12
13
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
17.3
16.3
14.7
12.7
14.1
13.0
11.1
9.1
17.1
19.3
17.8
16.4
13.3
12.1
12.9
11.9
9.8
11.2
11.1
12.5
5.3
5.7
6.5
6.8
23.0
22.5
25.9
30.6
6
6
7
10
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
16.6
13.5
13.0
11.2
11.0
11.3
11.8
13.2
17.9
19.4
18.5
19.7
12.1
13.4
12.9
13.5
11.4
10.9
10.6
11.6
6.3
5.5
6.2
5.0
24.7
26.0
27.0
25.8
7
7
8
7
100.0
11.9
13.8
15.8
10.3
10.3
6.4
31.8
10
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
16.2
15.4
8.8
13.0
11.9
9.6
35.3
10.3
15.9
23.1
27.9
15.9
13.7
5.8
9.6
12.6
9.9
11.5
3.7
12.0
5.1
15.4
4.4
6.8
27.6
17.3
10.3
29.4
7
8
3
10
3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days
11 - 20
days
21 - 30
days
Gender:
Male .....................................................
Female .................................................
Age:3
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 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the
varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away
from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days
than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in
actual values.
3 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14;
they accounted for fewer than 50 cases.
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
24
TABLE 13. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected private
sector occupation and number of days away from work, 2009
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Occupation
Total private industry [964,990 cases] ...................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand .....................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ..................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................
Retail salespersons ................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ........................................
Production workers, all other ..................................
Construction laborers .............................................
Registered nurses ..................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ..................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ..............
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .........................
Assemblers and fabricators, all other .....................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales
workers .................................................................
Carpenters .............................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ............
Automotive service technicians and mechanics .....
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ................................................
Cashiers .................................................................
Cooks, restaurant ...................................................
Customer service representatives ..........................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ...............
Waiters and waitresses ..........................................
Driver/sales workers ...............................................
Electricians .............................................................
Home health aides .................................................
Security guards ......................................................
Food preparation workers ......................................
Personal and home care aides ..............................
Healthcare support workers, all other ....................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction
trades and extraction workers ..............................
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and
greenhouse ..........................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .............................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
First-line supervisors/managers of food
preparation and serving workers ..........................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers ......................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ..
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all
other .....................................................................
Median
31 days or days away2
from work
more
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
100.0
14.5
11.0
17.5
12.5
11.5
6.4
26.7
8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
13.5
7.2
15.7
10.0
15.6
9.5
7.0
13.6
7.6
10.0
16.7
13.7
22.4
15.1
14.5
13.9
11.7
14.6
11.7
12.5
11.5
15.2
10.4
13.7
12.2
6.2
8.1
5.5
5.1
6.2
28.7
37.1
17.9
36.7
29.1
9
15
5
14
9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
14.6
16.0
11.3
14.6
13.3
18.9
12.8
17.0
13.2
10.7
9.2
11.7
11.4
8.8
11.4
10.2
17.7
16.1
16.1
18.6
16.2
16.6
19.2
14.4
14.4
11.4
9.5
15.5
13.8
9.6
14.2
10.7
11.9
10.4
11.8
12.8
11.1
13.9
12.2
10.8
7.7
7.5
8.5
6.3
7.0
5.1
5.7
9.0
20.5
27.8
33.6
20.5
27.3
27.0
24.4
28.0
7
8
14
7
8
8
7
10
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
13.3
15.8
15.7
15.7
11.1
8.9
12.7
14.3
14.3
16.1
18.3
15.3
13.2
12.2
14.8
14.0
12.2
8.2
9.7
10.3
5.7
4.3
6.1
6.5
30.2
34.6
22.7
23.8
10
9
6
7
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
17.5
12.0
22.0
16.0
20.0
16.8
12.9
14.1
9.1
12.6
17.1
12.5
13.8
17.2
13.3
14.3
10.1
13.2
11.7
14.1
8.2
8.5
10.6
14.7
11.0
10.1
12.6
9.6
19.0
17.6
21.0
13.5
15.5
17.4
17.3
15.4
18.6
17.8
23.3
20.8
26.6
13.8
11.7
13.8
13.8
11.1
13.3
11.9
12.2
12.9
14.2
11.5
14.3
15.7
12.4
9.9
13.6
9.5
11.5
11.4
9.7
13.4
10.7
9.9
12.5
11.1
9.1
9.6
10.2
8.4
4.7
4.3
7.2
7.6
6.8
5.3
6.3
8.7
7.1
6.4
4.7
7.2
4.0
6.2
20.2
28.6
14.5
27.2
23.1
21.2
32.3
30.6
28.1
25.8
20.5
24.0
20.5
34.9
6
7
5
8
7
6
10
10
10
7
5
7
5
10
100.0
10.2
10.5
23.2
9.1
12.7
4.6
29.9
9
100.0
100.0
100.0
16.6
10.3
14.2
11.9
6.9
13.7
16.8
11.1
19.9
15.9
18.4
13.9
11.9
15.2
8.4
6.8
5.6
5.7
20.2
32.3
24.1
7
11
6
100.0
16.7
16.7
14.3
11.1
14.9
4.3
22.0
6
100.0
100.0
17.1
13.1
8.9
16.4
12.2
19.5
8.4
13.8
12.2
10.1
8.5
5.7
32.9
21.5
14
6
100.0
6.0
5.0
25.1
17.7
6.2
12.7
27.3
8
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 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the
varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from
work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a
specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual
values.
3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days
11 - 20
days
21 - 30
days
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
25
TABLE 14. 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, private industry sector, 2009
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Characteristic
Total private industry [964,990 cases] ..................
Median
31 days or days away2
from work
more
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
100.0
14.5
11.0
17.5
12.5
11.5
6.4
26.7
8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
11.2
21.1
25.7
29.2
5.1
18.6
6.3
8.6
22.6
2.9
12.1
10.4
15.2
14.3
12.4
4.4
16.7
7.1
5.5
19.6
10.1
9.9
18.2
22.2
19.5
19.4
9.2
17.5
8.2
17.2
20.5
10.6
19.0
13.4
13.0
14.0
10.5
9.0
15.1
9.7
11.5
15.8
13.0
11.8
11.8
10.0
9.9
9.3
13.1
12.5
18.5
14.1
12.9
13.0
12.1
7.0
4.7
4.4
2.5
9.4
7.6
9.3
14.1
2.5
11.3
6.6
28.0
13.7
12.1
16.5
49.7
12.0
40.9
29.0
6.3
39.0
28.6
9
4
4
3
30
5
21
14
3
21
9
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
100.0
100.0
32.4
42.1
17.6
11.0
7.5
12.3
17.2
16.5
10.2
19.8
20.4
11.9
9.2
12.2
13.4
16.0
24.9
12.0
16.9
20.7
12.0
9.8
6.5
11.4
11.4
10.3
8.8
14.2
12.2
9.9
8.0
11.3
11.3
16.3
17.6
11.0
21.5
18.8
18.6
17.8
13.7
20.0
16.9
16.7
13.5
17.0
18.8
16.7
14.9
18.9
17.3
17.0
18.4
16.7
10.4
6.8
11.1
13.3
9.9
14.6
12.6
11.0
10.9
11.7
14.6
11.9
12.4
11.5
11.7
10.9
11.1
12.7
8.2
6.2
9.4
11.7
11.5
10.8
12.3
10.9
15.2
11.7
11.4
11.9
12.1
12.4
10.8
14.0
6.9
11.1
2.1
.8
5.3
7.2
8.0
6.4
6.5
7.1
7.1
6.1
6.1
6.9
7.2
6.1
6.8
7.1
4.1
5.9
8.6
4.8
25.8
29.2
43.0
24.5
23.2
27.5
34.1
19.5
16.4
31.0
36.2
27.6
28.7
18.7
17.0
30.6
3
2
6
10
22
7
7
8
14
5
5
10
14
8
9
6
3
10
3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days
11 - 20
days
21 - 30
days
Nature of injury or illness:
Sprains, strains, tears ........................................
Bruises, contusions ............................................
Cuts, lacerations ................................................
Punctures ...........................................................
Fractures ............................................................
Heat burns ..........................................................
Carpal tunnel syndrome .....................................
Tendonitis ...........................................................
Chemical burns ..................................................
Amputations .......................................................
Multiple traumatic injuries ...................................
Part of body affected by the injury or
illness:
Head ...................................................................
Eye ...................................................................
Neck ...................................................................
Trunk ..................................................................
Shoulder ...........................................................
Back .................................................................
Upper extremities ...............................................
Arm ...................................................................
Wrist .................................................................
Hand, except finger ..........................................
Finger ...............................................................
Lower extremities ...............................................
Knee .................................................................
Ankle ................................................................
Foot, except toe ...............................................
Toe ...................................................................
Body systems .....................................................
Multiple parts ......................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
26
TABLE 14. 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, private industry sector, 2009 — Continued
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Characteristic
Median
31 days or days away2
from work
more
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
28.8
11.9
16.8
14.3
15.4
12.3
20.5
11.1
10.5
10.5
13.4
13.7
20.9
9.4
12.1
10.8
10.9
9.3
14.3
10.6
9.4
9.4
12.4
12.2
16.8
16.9
18.9
16.4
18.1
17.0
17.4
15.9
16.9
16.7
21.8
21.4
11.4
13.5
12.7
12.9
12.2
10.9
11.9
13.5
12.7
12.9
15.0
15.1
9.9
12.6
10.1
13.8
12.1
11.2
11.0
11.8
12.0
12.2
11.2
11.6
4.0
6.8
6.2
6.1
6.4
6.6
5.3
6.6
7.3
7.3
6.4
6.6
8.4
28.8
23.2
25.7
24.9
32.8
19.7
30.5
31.2
31.0
19.8
19.3
3
10
6
8
7
11
5
10
11
11
6
6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
20.1
20.6
21.3
13.6
10.4
13.2
11.5
10.4
10.6
7.5
12.7
13.4
12.5
9.9
9.7
9.9
9.5
9.7
9.7
7.0
18.2
19.1
18.1
16.3
15.4
17.6
19.9
17.4
17.5
11.8
12.2
11.8
13.4
13.2
9.9
11.3
13.7
13.6
13.8
10.1
10.9
10.6
10.3
13.5
11.0
11.4
11.8
12.5
12.2
14.2
5.5
5.1
5.6
6.9
7.4
6.4
6.3
7.4
7.6
9.3
20.4
19.4
18.8
26.6
36.2
30.2
27.2
29.0
28.6
40.0
5
5
5
9
14
10
8
10
10
20
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
26.3
11.8
12.1
26.6
16.8
37.5
18.8
10.8
10.7
5.2
15.0
14.1
18.8
15.8
17.0
8.3
21.2
18.0
12.1
14.1
13.6
26.6
10.8
11.5
9.5
11.2
12.0
5.7
11.8
6.1
4.4
5.4
5.4
4.2
4.7
5.5
10.2
30.9
29.1
24.0
19.7
7.2
3
10
10
9
5
2
3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days
11 - 20
days
21 - 30
days
Source of injury or illness:
Chemicals and chemical products .....................
Containers ..........................................................
Furniture and fixtures .........................................
Machinery ...........................................................
Parts and materials ............................................
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces ....................
Tools, instruments, and equipment ....................
Vehicles ..............................................................
Person, injured or ill worker ................................
Worker motion or position ................................
Person, other than injured or ill worker ..............
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 ....................................
Highway accident .............................................
Fires and explosions ..........................................
Assaults and violent acts by person ...................
Assaults by animal .............................................
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 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the
varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from
work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a
specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual
values.
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 15. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by major private
industry sector and number of days away from work, 2009
Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —
Industry
Private industry3 [964,990 cases] .................
Total
cases
1 day
2 days
100.0
14.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
21 - 30
days
Median
31 days or days away2
from work
more
3 - 5 days
6 - 10
days
11 - 20
days
11.0
17.5
12.5
11.5
6.4
26.7
8
13.7
11.4
13.5
14.3
9.6
9.2
8.5
10.4
16.4
17.8
15.8
16.6
11.3
11.7
11.3
11.2
11.5
10.8
10.5
12.4
6.7
7.5
6.7
6.5
30.8
31.6
33.7
28.5
10
10
11
9
14.8
12.7
12.3
15.9
18.9
15.6
16.1
17.8
11.4
9.4
9.6
11.6
12.5
13.5
12.5
13.9
17.8
16.1
13.1
16.3
18.4
20.6
18.4
18.8
12.9
12.7
11.4
13.6
10.2
14.0
12.4
16.4
11.4
12.2
10.2
11.5
10.8
10.6
12.7
8.0
6.3
6.8
6.6
6.5
5.9
6.0
5.7
5.5
25.3
30.3
36.9
24.7
23.2
19.8
22.2
19.5
7
10
14
7
6
6
7
5
Goods producing:
Total goods producing .................................
Natural resources and mining3,4 ................
Construction ..............................................
Manufacturing ............................................
Service providing:
Total service providing ................................
Trade, transportation and utilities5 .............
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 resulted in days away
from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
2 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the
varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away
from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days
than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in
actual values.
3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
4 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry
Classification System-- United States, 2007) 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.
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 16. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by time, hours on the job, day of week, and major private industry sector,
2009
Goods producing
Characteristic
Total
goods
producing
Natural
resources
and
mining2,3
Construction
Manufacturing
Total
service
providing
Trade,
transportation and
utilities4
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
964,990
241,310
21,640
92,540
127,130
723,680
295,700
17,040
30,270
80,650
183,260
87,740
29,020
29,860
92,820
284,150
219,180
101,650
54,510
182,810
6,400
27,380
77,180
56,300
16,340
9,730
47,970
700
2,900
6,690
5,640
1,750
960
3,010
270
8,220
34,690
24,550
2,930
590
21,300
5,430
16,260
35,810
26,120
11,670
8,180
23,670
23,470
65,440
206,960
162,880
85,310
44,790
134,840
11,640
28,860
82,760
69,450
34,350
17,600
51,040
620
1,030
6,880
3,860
1,790
700
2,160
100
1,870
10,160
7,980
1,790
640
7,740
1,930
6,670
26,620
18,550
6,970
3,360
16,560
6,530
20,400
48,300
40,320
24,040
12,170
31,510
2,400
4,650
22,440
16,310
14,090
9,410
18,440
250
1,950
9,790
6,410
2,300
910
7,400
6,680
78,320
94,510
202,270
152,730
135,230
65,860
15,860
5,790
730
207,020
1,110
15,590
21,470
49,330
36,990
37,480
19,330
4,330
1,090
80
54,510
60
1,040
1,610
3,640
2,740
2,810
2,150
430
280
–
6,870
190
5,050
7,610
20,260
13,880
14,830
6,400
1,190
230
–
22,870
870
9,490
12,250
25,420
20,360
19,840
10,780
2,710
580
50
24,780
5,570
62,730
73,040
152,940
115,740
97,760
46,530
11,520
4,690
650
152,510
1,550
25,740
28,900
63,310
46,930
40,880
20,820
5,050
2,000
160
60,350
240
1,120
1,470
4,330
3,300
2,120
1,270
420
90
170
2,490
320
2,410
2,170
6,350
4,140
4,800
1,450
250
180
–
8,210
670
5,260
8,830
17,620
11,800
10,710
6,420
1,160
290
20
17,860
2,270
18,580
17,910
36,830
29,460
25,820
11,590
3,730
1,650
270
35,160
400
7,330
9,690
18,980
16,330
10,370
3,040
760
430
–
20,410
110
2,280
4,060
5,520
3,800
3,050
1,950
150
60
–
8,050
62,360
172,520
175,380
166,830
162,140
148,920
76,860
8,000
48,200
48,790
45,500
43,130
36,650
11,040
960
4,080
3,630
3,830
3,680
3,690
1,770
3,050
18,710
18,110
17,560
16,860
14,430
3,810
3,990
25,400
27,050
24,110
22,590
18,520
5,470
54,360
124,320
126,580
121,320
119,010
112,270
65,810
20,490
51,680
52,410
49,490
48,380
46,490
26,770
970
2,800
3,330
3,060
3,550
2,140
1,180
1,200
5,830
5,070
5,400
6,130
5,370
1,260
3,120
13,800
16,330
15,030
13,950
12,960
5,460
15,310
30,880
31,230
31,760
29,610
27,710
16,760
11,500
14,050
12,180
12,140
12,130
13,330
12,410
1,770
5,290
6,040
4,440
5,250
4,270
1,960
Private
industry
2,3,4
Total .........................................................
Service providing
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 .........................................
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 .........................................
Day of week:
Sunday ................................................
Monday ................................................
Tuesday ...............................................
Wednesday ..........................................
Thursday ..............................................
Friday ...................................................
Saturday ..............................................
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,
2007) 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: 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 17. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected injury or illness characteristics and
gender and age of worker, private industry, state government, and local government, 2009
Characteristic
Total private, state and local government sectors [1,238,490 cases] .............................
Total
incidence
rate
Gender
Male
Age
Female
16-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and over
117.2
129.3
102.2
106.4
114.3
108.6
122.9
123.4
116.8
105.9
.........................................................................................
33.0
36.4
29.0
18.6
27.8
31.3
37.5
37.5
31.3
16.8
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 .....................................................................
With fractures, burns, and other injuries .................................................................
With sprains and bruises .........................................................................................
Soreness, pain, including back ...................................................................................
Back pain only .........................................................................................................
All other natures ..........................................................................................................
46.7
8.5
9.2
8.0
1.2
.6
10.7
1.7
.5
1.0
.4
5.0
1.1
2.0
13.0
3.9
19.9
51.3
10.0
12.7
11.1
1.6
.8
10.1
1.9
.7
.7
.3
4.9
1.3
1.6
13.4
4.3
22.5
41.0
6.7
5.0
4.3
.7
.3
11.5
1.4
.3
1.5
.5
5.1
.8
2.5
12.7
3.5
16.2
32.0
4.7
22.7
20.6
2.2
.3
10.3
5.7
.7
.2
.1
2.5
.3
1.0
8.5
2.3
18.7
40.7
6.4
14.8
13.0
1.8
1.1
12.7
3.0
.7
.3
.3
4.5
.5
1.9
11.5
3.6
18.3
43.6
6.5
10.6
9.1
1.5
.7
10.0
1.8
.7
.7
.4
4.0
.9
1.4
11.6
3.9
18.0
52.5
7.7
8.9
7.8
1.1
.5
9.6
1.8
.5
1.0
.5
4.6
.9
1.8
13.9
4.6
21.4
51.3
9.2
7.1
5.9
1.2
.5
10.4
1.2
.5
1.5
.5
5.6
1.3
2.4
15.1
4.4
20.5
44.1
12.5
6.4
5.7
.7
.5
11.7
.9
.3
1.5
.3
6.4
1.5
2.6
12.8
2.9
19.4
31.3
16.2
7.3
7.0
.3
.5
11.8
.9
.3
.6
.2
8.2
3.3
2.2
12.4
2.1
16.3
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 ...........................................................................................................
28.3
14.4
7.5
4.6
7.5
17.7
4.3
26.3
13.2
3.4
5.2
5.7
3.7
.2
4.9
3.9
.8
13.8
36.1
18.3
8.8
6.3
9.0
13.5
4.6
29.4
15.3
2.7
5.6
7.3
4.6
.4
4.4
3.5
.7
16.2
18.7
9.5
5.9
2.4
5.5
23.0
3.9
22.5
10.7
4.3
4.6
3.7
2.6
.1
5.6
4.4
1.0
10.4
42.0
21.2
11.9
6.9
4.1
12.1
3.3
15.7
8.6
.8
11.8
3.9
2.1
.2
4.2
1.8
2.3
8.3
40.2
20.8
9.9
6.9
4.8
11.7
3.6
23.0
11.4
1.6
7.1
5.9
4.2
.2
5.0
4.2
.6
11.2
29.9
15.9
7.1
4.8
6.0
11.7
3.4
25.4
13.2
2.5
5.6
5.7
3.6
.2
5.5
4.3
.9
12.6
29.0
15.0
7.5
4.6
7.8
14.9
4.8
30.4
15.5
3.9
5.3
6.4
4.3
.4
5.1
3.8
.9
15.0
25.9
12.7
7.3
4.0
8.3
20.4
4.7
29.3
14.6
4.5
4.9
5.2
3.5
.1
4.7
3.6
.9
15.3
21.9
10.8
5.9
3.8
10.4
27.5
4.6
23.1
10.8
4.5
3.5
5.2
3.0
.1
3.1
2.6
.3
13.0
19.4
8.5
6.9
3.2
7.6
39.2
4.4
13.9
7.6
1.5
2.3
6.4
3.4
–
2.0
1.5
.4
9.1
Musculoskeletal
disorders3
See footnotes at end of table.
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TABLE 17. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected injury or illness characteristics and
gender and age of worker, private industry, state government, and local government, 2009 — Continued
Total
incidence
rate
Characteristic
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 .........................................................................................................
Gender
Male
Female
2
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
20,000,000
= base
for
10,000
equivalent
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
full-time
16-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 and over
7.7
2.6
1.6
38.5
8.2
22.9
25.2
5.4
4.7
4.5
8.9
26.7
10.8
6.1
4.8
2.1
14.6
1.0
9.1
3.8
1.6
44.4
9.5
25.3
28.5
6.0
4.0
5.6
11.2
30.1
12.3
6.5
5.6
1.8
13.0
.9
6.0
1.2
1.5
31.2
6.7
20.1
21.1
4.6
5.7
3.1
6.1
22.4
9.1
5.6
3.8
2.5
16.6
.7
9.5
3.0
.6
22.5
4.8
14.5
38.6
6.4
3.5
9.2
18.1
26.1
8.0
6.8
6.5
1.6
7.2
.3
11.5
4.6
1.3
31.8
5.3
21.0
30.1
5.0
4.2
6.6
12.7
25.3
8.2
6.8
6.5
2.0
11.4
.9
8.3
3.3
1.8
36.0
5.8
24.1
25.3
4.5
4.5
5.1
9.8
24.1
8.5
6.7
4.4
2.3
10.1
.7
7.4
2.8
1.8
43.6
9.1
26.8
25.0
5.3
4.4
4.9
8.3
27.4
10.8
6.8
4.7
2.1
14.8
.8
6.7
1.9
1.6
41.8
9.5
24.1
24.6
6.1
5.0
3.7
8.1
28.6
13.5
5.1
4.7
2.4
17.1
.6
6.8
1.7
1.2
36.7
10.5
18.0
22.2
5.5
5.7
2.7
6.6
28.7
12.6
6.1
4.7
1.8
18.6
.8
6.7
.9
.9
34.7
8.5
14.9
18.1
4.1
4.5
3.2
5.1
24.3
10.5
3.6
4.3
1.4
18.6
1.2
1.6
12.3
4.7
6.0
9.0
24.6
4.8
10.3
17.4
1.7
14.1
4.3
8.1
14.6
22.2
6.8
13.5
18.9
1.6
10.2
5.2
3.4
2.0
27.8
2.2
6.3
15.6
2.6
10.8
5.1
8.8
6.2
16.2
9.8
8.7
10.4
1.8
13.1
5.5
7.8
10.3
16.1
8.1
10.5
13.1
1.7
11.5
4.2
5.8
9.8
17.6
5.4
9.6
14.8
1.9
13.5
4.7
6.1
10.4
22.7
4.8
11.5
19.3
1.6
13.5
4.9
5.8
9.1
28.3
3.7
9.9
20.6
1.1
10.9
4.7
5.4
7.0
35.9
3.3
9.5
18.3
.7
8.2
3.7
4.4
4.1
45.3
2.5
11.3
12.3
16.3
9.8
6.6
16.7
17.9
5.7
2.3
19.4
14.5
15.2
11.9
12.7
10.1
5.9
4.2
22.0
12.2
11.4
8.4
16.7
13.7
11.4
7.3
16.8
18.3
10.4
6.8
17.5
19.5
9.3
6.7
16.7
17.2
6.9
5.1
13.7
11.2
3.3
2.4
10.1
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
Age
included job transfer or restriction.
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.
workers
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
Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also
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TABLE 18. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker occupation3
and selected nature of injury or illness, private industry, state government, and local government, 2009
Nature of injury or illness4
Occupation3
Total
incidence
rate
Cuts, lacerations, punctures
Sprains,
strains,
tears
Fractures
Total
Cuts,
lacerations
Punctures
Bruises,
contusions
Heat
burns
Chemical
burns
Amputations
Total private, state and local government sectors [1,238,490 cases] ..
117.2
46.7
8.5
9.2
8.0
1.2
10.7
1.7
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..........................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ........................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ...............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .............................................
Correctional officers and jailers ...........................................................
Fire fighters ..........................................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...........................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ...............................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .....................
Construction laborers ..........................................................................
735.7
603.2
510.6
455.6
445.6
441.5
436.1
410.1
406.7
382.1
392.3
223.1
319.0
260.5
183.4
223.8
239.4
196.8
169.1
121.2
8.0
37.0
10.6
11.1
15.6
17.6
12.1
21.5
31.2
47.4
24.6
24.2
6.8
5.6
10.1
19.3
14.7
16.9
35.9
66.3
24.5
22.5
5.5
3.7
8.0
18.9
12.2
15.1
32.8
45.2
–
1.7
1.2
1.9
2.1
–
2.5
1.9
3.2
21.1
72.1
75.4
54.5
43.0
67.6
34.3
70.1
32.4
40.3
32.3
6.7
–
–
1.2
5.8
27.1
–
.5
4.0
2.7
Highway maintenance workers ............................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ...............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ......
Telecommunications line installers and repairers ................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks ...........
Automotive body and related repairers ................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line
installers ............................................................................................
381.8
369.8
327.6
316.2
291.9
290.3
289.2
278.4
273.4
191.0
141.6
149.0
139.2
161.5
156.9
65.0
117.8
91.8
16.7
9.7
35.7
23.3
34.9
23.0
3.7
16.6
28.2
18.7
38.3
13.8
19.6
13.9
7.2
34.0
10.6
22.6
17.7
38.0
12.3
17.5
13.7
7.2
33.8
9.9
21.6
–
–
1.5
2.1
–
–
–
.8
.9
21.2
46.3
24.0
29.9
16.0
36.5
8.7
35.2
18.1
3.3
20.1
.9
1.4
–
–
–
.8
7.1
269.7
182.2
13.9
8.7
8.4
9.0
–
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers .............................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .........................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...........................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ......................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ..........................................................
Personal and home care aides ............................................................
Sheet metal workers ............................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material
movers, hand .....................................................................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .................................................................
268.6
261.6
254.9
253.3
251.5
251.0
244.3
241.4
64.8
91.1
66.8
88.5
70.0
85.4
120.6
63.3
24.5
24.0
7.6
15.4
15.8
27.0
9.7
31.0
43.6
25.5
33.5
21.1
38.2
24.5
6.8
55.6
40.2
20.7
32.4
18.0
36.4
21.2
3.1
52.8
3.5
4.7
1.1
3.1
1.8
3.3
3.7
2.9
13.5
21.9
25.2
34.0
26.1
23.4
19.5
10.0
11.3
1.9
48.0
1.7
5.2
4.3
–
–
–
1.0
1.8
1.1
2.8
1.4
.6
–
1.8
.5
1.4
13.0
.6
4.2
–
9.3
236.0
234.6
109.5
113.9
15.1
27.0
26.5
6.5
25.2
5.2
1.2
–
17.6
10.8
–
–
1.9
–
–
–
Carpenters ...........................................................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance .............................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ...........................................
232.9
209.4
206.5
195.3
79.2
69.3
80.6
75.0
19.8
19.5
11.4
13.4
40.1
14.6
22.5
23.7
27.1
11.5
19.6
19.3
13.0
3.1
2.9
4.5
17.9
12.8
10.3
8.1
–
1.7
3.6
3.8
–
–
1.7
.8
See footnotes at end of table.
32
–
0.5
0.6
–
–
–
–
–
1.9
1.4
1.9
1.6
–
–
–
.4
–
–
.3
1.9
2.0
–
–
–
–
.2
.9
.3
2.9
–
–
–
2.7
3.8
.6
.7
–
–
–
–
1.1
–
–
.9
–
.5
1.5
TABLE 18. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected
worker occupation3 and selected nature of injury or illness, private industry, state government, and local government, 2009 — Continued
Nature of injury or illness4
Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders
Occupation3
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
natures5
Total private, state and local government sectors [1,238,490 cases] ..
1.0
0.4
5.0
1.1
2.0
13.0
3.9
19.9
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..........................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ........................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ...............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .............................................
Correctional officers and jailers ...........................................................
Fire fighters ..........................................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...........................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ...............................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .....................
Construction laborers ..........................................................................
–
1.2
–
–
.8
.7
–
–
.7
1.2
–
25.6
27.0
20.2
12.5
25.3
4.7
13.6
14.8
15.2
10.2
1.3
3.4
1.8
1.1
4.2
1.0
–
2.1
4.0
4.1
16.5
9.9
17.1
7.3
13.8
3.0
11.1
9.0
5.7
2.6
57.9
119.1
34.8
68.3
56.0
44.3
39.3
62.1
42.0
34.7
15.5
18.5
16.6
28.0
10.7
17.5
10.9
18.6
14.1
13.3
143.9
96.7
62.1
52.1
78.7
70.1
44.7
61.9
62.6
62.5
–
–
16.7
16.5
18.9
12.2
6.4
3.9
32.5
12.2
5.5
5.6
1.4
4.1
2.1
1.8
–
31.3
1.3
2.6
5.1
3.7
6.9
5.3
2.6
–
–
6.2
1.4
20.9
42.9
36.1
39.7
12.5
20.6
30.1
43.8
27.2
4.9
10.6
12.6
13.2
6.1
5.5
5.2
13.1
7.2
87.5
45.4
46.9
45.4
46.0
39.8
93.1
36.2
66.5
3.5
–
1.7
15.8
3.6
34.7
.3
–
.3
1.1
–
–
.3
2.0
.8
Highway maintenance workers ............................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ...............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ......
Telecommunications line installers and repairers ................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks ...........
Automotive body and related repairers ................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line
installers ............................................................................................
5.7
7.6
.8
1.0
–
2.3
2.8
1.3
1.4
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers .............................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .........................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...........................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ......................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ..........................................................
Personal and home care aides ............................................................
Sheet metal workers ............................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material
movers, hand .....................................................................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .................................................................
4.7
.3
1.8
–
2.3
2.0
–
–
1.4
–
1.0
–
–
–
.5
–
6.5
10.6
4.9
9.1
5.7
9.8
10.9
3.6
2.7
6.5
1.5
1.0
1.9
5.0
1.3
1.4
1.5
.5
2.4
1.2
1.0
.8
5.3
–
26.3
27.4
33.1
17.9
27.3
19.5
44.9
24.0
12.0
8.4
11.5
4.7
6.7
5.6
15.7
12.0
70.0
57.2
29.9
51.2
57.4
49.4
30.6
42.3
–
–
1.2
–
8.6
11.8
1.2
1.6
4.4
4.7
15.5
33.0
4.4
14.2
38.5
30.6
Carpenters ...........................................................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance .............................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ...........................................
6.0
1.5
2.0
1.7
2.8
–
.5
.2
4.6
4.9
5.3
9.5
2.2
3.4
2.3
3.5
1.0
–
1.2
2.4
21.7
17.7
22.3
16.1
6.6
5.7
4.0
5.0
39.7
67.3
45.6
41.5
.9
.6
.8
–
–
–
1.1
–
–
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
= 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
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
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.
5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
workers
2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work,
some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment.
4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Nature codes: Sprains, strains,
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 19. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker
occupation3 and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, private industry, state government, and local government, 2009
Event or exposure leading to injury or illness4
Contact with objects
Occupation3
Total
incidence
rate
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 private, state and local government sectors [1,238,490 cases] ..
117.2
28.3
14.4
7.5
4.6
7.5
17.7
4.3
26.3
13.2
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..........................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ........................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ...............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .............................................
Correctional officers and jailers ...........................................................
Fire fighters ..........................................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...........................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ...............................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .....................
Construction laborers ..........................................................................
735.7
603.2
510.6
455.6
445.6
441.5
436.1
410.1
406.7
382.1
107.3
68.7
101.8
46.9
67.5
74.2
153.5
64.0
131.6
163.1
39.5
21.0
41.2
22.5
32.7
37.0
76.2
25.9
71.1
97.9
34.6
37.8
36.4
13.9
22.6
28.4
18.7
20.9
27.7
26.1
10.2
6.3
23.6
7.6
8.9
3.7
57.5
14.9
26.0
24.9
40.6
16.5
35.4
6.6
26.8
34.0
16.5
26.7
21.1
40.1
85.7
67.8
25.3
76.6
76.9
42.9
31.4
50.0
34.5
27.8
30.6
16.7
17.4
14.9
30.2
24.4
20.3
15.4
14.7
9.2
96.1
57.4
222.8
218.9
44.9
127.4
74.3
114.9
130.0
64.4
19.0
30.8
141.4
76.3
10.2
59.9
46.2
54.8
79.0
34.3
Highway maintenance workers ............................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ...............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ......
Telecommunications line installers and repairers ................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks ...........
Automotive body and related repairers ................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line
installers ............................................................................................
381.8
369.8
327.6
316.2
291.9
290.3
289.2
278.4
273.4
84.4
99.6
64.1
65.5
39.0
54.7
144.1
54.3
69.4
46.7
54.7
34.8
34.1
18.1
10.5
85.3
26.3
24.8
19.3
26.8
17.8
20.6
11.1
19.3
13.9
19.2
20.6
5.7
15.2
7.8
6.7
5.9
22.5
2.6
6.3
8.4
10.4
16.5
41.6
27.1
64.0
7.1
42.8
14.4
62.3
20.7
76.3
39.6
51.9
39.6
29.4
4.2
70.1
17.6
18.3
17.0
16.7
15.1
12.9
6.3
2.2
14.9
7.9
95.3
72.3
75.5
90.4
44.8
119.1
45.8
61.9
57.3
42.5
42.9
29.5
46.4
17.5
70.0
15.9
26.8
37.5
269.7
48.2
33.0
8.7
1.6
37.1
37.4
9.8
44.9
10.0
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers .............................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .........................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...........................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ......................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ..........................................................
Personal and home care aides ............................................................
Sheet metal workers ............................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material
movers, hand .....................................................................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .................................................................
268.6
261.6
254.9
253.3
251.5
251.0
244.3
241.4
121.3
79.2
63.7
105.1
108.5
96.9
26.1
118.4
78.2
48.6
37.7
54.0
60.3
36.5
14.5
42.8
14.3
17.7
15.9
17.4
26.1
26.0
9.2
47.0
15.8
6.7
9.1
27.7
15.2
31.2
1.7
22.4
9.8
20.1
6.5
11.4
13.8
15.7
8.5
22.0
18.6
18.1
54.1
19.0
21.6
17.9
42.4
13.1
3.9
8.9
7.9
6.4
7.5
4.4
10.3
11.0
45.1
49.9
40.8
55.5
45.5
66.3
83.7
43.9
22.4
24.2
29.1
25.4
23.2
32.1
28.3
28.0
236.0
234.6
67.7
24.7
41.7
10.5
7.2
11.2
16.6
2.0
15.8
6.6
18.2
26.2
24.6
3.6
52.3
44.4
25.7
19.8
Carpenters ...........................................................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance .............................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ...........................................
232.9
209.4
206.5
195.3
77.5
37.5
61.7
60.6
38.5
17.2
21.9
31.4
24.0
10.0
17.7
13.0
7.7
3.5
14.3
8.0
25.8
24.7
12.8
17.6
29.0
13.9
19.5
20.1
8.0
10.5
5.6
5.4
44.8
43.4
37.6
42.6
21.7
24.9
21.0
22.5
See footnotes at end of table.
34
TABLE 19. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker
occupation3 and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, private industry, state government, and local government, 2009 — Continued
Event or exposure leading to injury or illness4
Transportation accidents
Occupation3
Repetitive
motion
Exposure to
harmful
substance or
environment
Total
Highway
accident
Assaults and violent acts
Fires
and
explosions
4.9
3.9
1.0
0.8
13.8
33.4
137.4
10.2
39.7
113.5
1.4
–
6.0
2.0
1.3
19.0
124.5
9.6
38.0
102.2
.6
–
1.0
.6
.4
14.4
12.9
–
1.7
11.2
.8
–
5.0
1.4
.9
14.4
8.3
–
.6
–
.8
–
4.9
1.3
.9
90.7
118.1
61.5
33.8
58.8
74.4
86.6
70.7
35.8
46.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
.9
1.3
–
–
–
1.1
–
.9
1.6
5.6
–
–
.8
–
.8
1.5
5.6
–
–
.7
–
42.1
37.6
35.1
38.2
45.1
34.2
15.8
39.9
26.6
1.0
4.0
4.0
54.2
–
3.4
5.2
5.7
3.7
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..........................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ........................................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ...............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .............................................
Correctional officers and jailers ...........................................................
Fire fighters ..........................................................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...........................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ...............................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .....................
Construction laborers ..........................................................................
18.2
.9
–
2.9
3.1
6.8
5.6
4.8
9.8
5.7
49.2
13.9
15.3
12.2
19.0
36.3
12.0
5.8
10.1
11.0
183.8
105.6
20.0
3.1
4.4
13.0
33.5
51.8
14.7
12.8
119.3
78.9
11.3
2.6
3.7
2.1
22.6
37.4
4.3
6.0
Highway maintenance workers ............................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ...............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ......
Telecommunications line installers and repairers ................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks ...........
Automotive body and related repairers ................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line
installers ............................................................................................
36.6
19.9
3.1
6.4
11.4
7.7
4.0
6.1
2.5
28.6
26.8
4.2
12.6
7.6
9.6
24.2
11.7
18.9
44.3
3.1
45.8
6.2
21.9
21.9
6.2
3.0
9.2
28.1
–
32.9
3.2
19.9
12.2
1.9
1.5
6.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1.8
2.8
5.6
–
–
1.9
1.0
3.8
17.6
11.8
10.7
–
4.9
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers .............................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .........................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...........................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ......................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ..........................................................
Personal and home care aides ............................................................
Sheet metal workers ............................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material
movers, hand .....................................................................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .................................................................
14.9
4.4
5.1
3.9
6.7
5.9
–
4.5
21.6
23.0
52.1
8.5
14.4
8.8
3.8
15.3
4.5
20.7
–
6.4
10.0
6.5
7.1
–
2.9
5.3
–
4.8
5.4
2.3
5.5
–
2.9
1.5
6.4
2.3
32.0
84.3
20.3
68.2
Carpenters ...........................................................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance .............................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ...........................................
11.2
4.5
14.5
4.1
7.3
6.8
11.8
12.3
1.9
4.1
9.4
5.9
.8
2.6
6.8
4.4
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
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
.4
–
–
.6
6.7
–
–
2.5
.6
–
–
.1
.1
3.6
–
–
–
2.0
.7
.8
–
Assaults
by
animal
–
2.7
2.5
7.2
.9
–
37.9
–
.7
2.1
–
–
–
36.1
–
–
2.0
–
–
.8
–
1.8
–
–
2.0
–
–
.8
–
1.0
–
25.0
33.7
22.1
29.5
20.7
27.9
23.4
11.8
–
–
1.3
8.3
.9
4.9
–
3.4
–
3.2
14.7
32.7
–
–
–
.9
4.4
1.0
2.4
–
–
–
.8
1.1
1.0
2.2
.8
1.1
.8
2.2
26.3
58.9
32.4
23.9
.3
.2
= 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 (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the
Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
workers
2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of
which also included job transfer or restriction.
3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment.
4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Event codes: Contact with objects, Total
–
All
other
events5
Total
Total private, state and local government sectors [1,238,490 cases] ..
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
0.2
All other assaults
By
person
Total
35
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
TABLE 20. Number, incidence rate1, and median days2 away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 by selected detailed occupation and
musculoskeletal disorders4 in private industry, state government, and local government, 2009
Musculoskeletal disorders
(MSDs)
Occupation
Total private,
State, and local government
Number
Incidence
rate
Median
days away
from work
Private
industry5,6,7
Number
Incidence
rate
State
government5,6,7
Median
days away
from work
Number
Incidence
rate
Local
government5,6,7
Median
days away
from work
Number
Incidence
rate
Median
days away
from work
Total .......................................................................................
348,740
33.0
10
283,800
31.3
10
18,330
43.5
13
46,610
43.6
10
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants .........................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ..
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ............................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ............................................
Registered nurses ............................................................................
Retail salespersons .........................................................................
Production workers, all other ...........................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general .......................................
Construction laborers .......................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ..................................................
Police and sheriffs patrol officers .....................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...................
Assemblers and fabricators, all other ..............................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ............................
Fire fighters ......................................................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .....................................
Personal and home care aides ........................................................
Cashiers ...........................................................................................
Carpenters .......................................................................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..............................
Driver/sales workers ........................................................................
Home health aides ...........................................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ..........................
Customer service representatives ...................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ............................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food ................................................................................................
Transportation workers, all other .....................................................
Correctional officers and jailers .......................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ..............................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers .........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers ..........................................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other ..................
Healthcare support workers, all other ..............................................
Food preparation workers ................................................................
Electricians ......................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity .......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers ..........................................................................................
Office and administrative support workers, all other ........................
Industrial machinery mechanics ......................................................
Cooks, restaurant ............................................................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks .......
Teacher assistants ...........................................................................
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other ....................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ........................................................
Packers and packagers, hand .........................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ......................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ..................
25,160
23,350
15,920
13,040
10,500
10,480
8,200
8,180
8,000
6,270
6,040
5,470
5,300
5,190
5,070
4,480
4,400
4,320
4,050
4,000
3,940
3,330
3,100
3,060
2,810
2,680
2,610
226.4
146.3
104.5
89.4
133.7
52.4
27.2
–
57.5
56.5
86.4
83.8
89.8
46.4
–
233.5
136.8
63.8
90.7
18.6
63.4
60.3
–
41.1
48.0
15.2
71.7
6
11
9
15
15
8
11
12
10
14
13
10
12
7
18
5
10
13
14
9
14
13
9
10
7
10
32
21,460
22,060
8,010
12,500
10,270
8,760
8,150
7,840
7,890
4,720
5,210
4,970
–
5,160
5,070
3,090
100
2,760
2,730
3,890
3,690
3,010
3,100
2,960
2,350
2,560
2,360
213.8
140.5
72.0
86.0
130.8
51.6
26.8
–
57.2
50.8
77.7
78.7
–
45.9
–
248.9
95.3
47.5
61.7
18.1
60.4
56.5
89.3
41.0
44.9
14.8
67.8
6
12
10
17
16
8
11
12
10
16
13
9
–
7
18
5
3
12
10
9
12
11
9
10
6
11
32
1,250
190
1,590
30
70
660
40
–
60
330
110
230
1,270
–
–
20
–
420
1,280
90
50
150
–
–
240
80
60
310.1
181.7
226.1
–
–
56.1
91.2
–
55.8
67.4
285.0
306.3
172.3
–
–
–
–
258.6
2,139.0
142.7
137.0
251.7
–
–
98.5
43.0
125.8
7
4
7
6
11
14
1
–
4
7
30
14
18
–
–
10
–
15
17
2
140
115
–
–
21
2
9
2,460
1,090
6,320
510
170
1,060
–
340
50
1,220
720
280
4,030
20
–
1,380
4,280
1,130
40
20
190
160
–
80
220
50
180
343.3
382.0
195.2
281.2
245.6
55.0
–
–
32.4
93.8
248.9
153.8
86.9
–
–
229.6
157.8
146.8
69.8
12.0
177.3
98.2
–
84.1
53.6
12.8
148.4
7
5
9
7
5
7
–
11
28
10
10
8
9
1
–
8
11
20
89
2
30
13
–
92
8
15
30
2,470
2,390
2,370
2,220
2,220
14.2
–
57.4
36.4
67.0
7
12
22
9
13
2,410
2,360
170
2,170
2,110
14.6
–
85.4
35.4
63.4
7
12
18
9
11
–
–
1,940
20
60
–
–
70.5
–
–
–
–
25
3
180
50
20
260
20
50
6.0
–
20.1
–
–
7
22
10
81
15
2,210
2,140
2,070
2,010
1,950
1,880
44.0
–
–
37.5
37.2
146.2
15
21
7
5
9
25
2,040
1,770
1,860
1,670
1,670
550
44.1
–
–
34.6
33.2
84.9
15
21
7
5
8
24
–
–
–
–
104.3
107.3
–
–
39
14
4
37
25
160
300
130
280
190
1,150
57.0
–
–
60.6
125.8
201.9
14
9
19
6
13
26
1,860
1,860
1,820
1,790
1,690
1,680
1,620
1,570
1,510
1,480
1,460
27.6
–
68.7
–
139.6
19.3
–
56.3
–
37.9
68.8
17
6
21
10
16
4
14
6
11
14
20
1,720
1,490
1,770
1,770
1,690
600
1,620
980
1,500
1,430
1,070
27.1
–
68.0
26.5
137.5
34.5
–
58.5
25.9
36.1
58.2
17
6
21
11
16
4
14
4
11
14
20
60.8
–
–
–
–
13.1
–
151.2
–
–
–
50
8
–
–
–
8
–
13
–
1
3
90
240
50
25.6
–
84.5
–
–
17.3
–
49.7
–
–
123.7
21
20
9
–
–
7
–
14
–
14
16
See footnotes at end of table.
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70
80
50
80
170
50
130
–
–
–
30
–
160
–
40
80
–
–
1,040
–
430
–
20
310
TABLE 20. Number, incidence rate1, and median days2 away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 by selected detailed occupation and
musculoskeletal disorders4 in private industry, state government, and local government, 2009 — Continued
Musculoskeletal disorders
(MSDs)
Total private,
State, and local government
Occupation
Number
Highway maintenance workers ........................................................
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators ..
Waiters and waitresses ....................................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and
installers .........................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers ..........................................................................................
Psychiatric aides ..............................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ............................................................
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse ............
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ...................................................
Telecommunications line installers and repairers ............................
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers ..................................................................................
Flight attendants ..............................................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ...............................................
Material moving workers, all other ...................................................
Managers, all other ..........................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers .............................................................................
Incidence
rate
Median
days away
from work
Private
industry5,6,7
Number
–
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
20,000,000
= base
for
10,000
equivalent
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
Median
days away
from work
1,440
1,360
1,350
117.6
40.6
9.6
14
18
10
480
1,350
–
17.3
9.6
–
16
10
1,330
62.3
14
1,260
62.2
14
1,270
1,250
1,230
1,210
1,170
1,150
21.9
256.0
102.3
–
71.5
76.2
5
13
12
9
13
35
1,230
330
840
1,190
1,100
1,150
21.7
146.8
73.0
–
69.0
75.7
5
14
13
9
13
35
1,130
1,100
1,070
1,070
1,060
65.7
–
20.8
–
–
22
22
10
6
5
1,080
1,100
1,050
1,050
700
62.6
144.1
20.4
–
–
23
22
10
6
5
1,030
8.5
6
820
7.4
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
Incidence
rate
State
government5,6,7
full-time
Number
640
120
–
30
–
910
170
–
20
–
–
–
–
–
Incidence
rate
Local
government5,6,7
Median
days away
from work
198.5
87.8
–
6
21
–
64.6
4
–
313.6
–
–
–
–
–
13
10
–
19
–
130
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
130
22.6
9
Number
Incidence
rate
Median
days away
from work
790
770
95.7
168.2
–
21
22
–
40
51.2
32
40
25.5
–
466.6
–
132.0
–
1
–
17
–
4
–
–
–
220
–
50
–
60
–
20
–
230
80
–
–
–
–
–
12.9
15
–
2
–
14
4
the injury or illness is bodily reaction/bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting; overexertion; or repetition.
5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
6 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007)
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.
7 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation.
workers
2 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work
among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than
a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values.
3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also
included job transfer or restriction.
4 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
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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