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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Table EH2. Incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected worker and case characteristics and medical treatment facility visits, all U.S., private industry, 2020
CharacteristicTotal
Rate[1],[2]
Total medical
treatment
facility visits[3]
Emergency room
visits only[4]
In-patient overnight
hospitalizations
(with or without ER visits)

Total:

120.729.925.34.5

Sex:

  Men

104.131.926.45.4

  Women

143.327.724.33.4

Age:

  Under 14

----

  14 to 15

----

  16 to 19

146.343.640.82.7

  20 to 24

138.333.130.62.5

  25 to 34

109.625.923.22.6

  35 to 44

111.627.1243.1

  45 to 54

123.630.125.24.9

  55 to 64

137.136.628.38.3

  65 and over

10735.824.810.9

Number of days away from work:

  Cases involving 1 day

10.33.73.60.1

  Cases involving 2 days

8.32.92.90.1

  Cases involving 3-5 days

15.64.74.50.3

  Cases involving 6-10 days

22.13.22.90.3

  Cases involving 11-20 days

27.33.52.90.6

  Cases involving 21-30 days

9.22.21.70.5

  Cases involving 31 or more days

289.66.92.7

Industry sector:

  Goods producing industries[5]

113.84033.36.7

    Natural resources and mining[5],[6]

139.147.237.110

      Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting[5]

188.765.851.214.5

      Mining[6]

62.118.315.23.1

    Construction

108.647.638.78.9

    Manufacturing

113.334.729.65.1

  Service providing industries

122.627.223.23.9

    Trade, transportation and utilities[7]

128.730.125.74.4

      Wholesale trade

102.425.8214.8

      Retail trade

114.925.222.52.6

      Transportation and warehousing[7]

192.546.338.18.2

      Utilities

62.919.417.81.7

    Information

40.19.98.90.9

    Financial activities

32.410.98.52.4

      Finance and insurance

13.63.71.81.8

      Real estate and rental and leasing

87.932.3284.3

    Professional and business services

42.213.411.61.8

      Professional, scientific, and technical services

19.25.95.30.6

      Management of companies and enterprises

214.83.51.3

      Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

9130.226.14.1

    Education and health services

27344.8386.7

      Educational services

3912.110.12

      Health care and social assistance

304.349.241.87.4

    Leisure and hospitality

85.230.827.13.7

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation

100.731.524.37.2

      Accommodation and food services

82.830.727.53.1

    Other services

85.528.224.93.3

Occupation[8]:

  Management, business, financial

38.29.46.92.4

  Computer, engineering, and science

10.52.82.20.6

  Education, legal, community service, arts, and media

449.37.91.3

  Healthcare practitioners and technical

300.546.539.37.2

  Service

197.345.239.65.6

  Sales and related

59.813.312.21.1

  Office and administrative support

40.38.16.71.5

  Farming, fishing, and forestry

154.152.941.511.4

  Construction and extraction

142.860.749.511.2

  Installation, maintenance, and repair

172.757.847.410.4

  Production

149.346.340.55.7

  Transportation and material moving

207.751.143.47.7

Nature of injury, illness[9]:

  Fractures

7.74.73.41.3

  Sprains, strains, tears

27.45.75.40.3

  Amputations

0.50.40.30.1

  Cuts, lacerations, punctures

7.64.13.90.2

    Cuts, lacerations

6.13.53.30.2

    Punctures (except gunshot wounds)

1.50.60.60.1

  Bruises, contusions

7.12.120.1

  Chemical burns and corrosions

0.40.20.20

  Heat (thermal) burns

1.20.60.60.1

  Multiple traumatic injuries

2.110.80.2

    With sprains and other injuries

1.10.40.40

    With fractures and other injuries

0.30.30.10.2

  Soreness, pain

15.44.74.20.6

  Carpal tunnel syndrome

0.4000

  Tendonitis

0.100-

  All other

50.96.34.61.6

Musculoskeletal disorders[10]:

  Musculoskeletal disorders

25.44.13.80.3

Part of body affected[9]:

  Head

73.22.90.3

    Eye

1.60.60.50

  Neck

0.90.30.30

  Trunk

18.14.53.70.8

    Back

13.22.72.40.3

  Upper extremities

25.39.38.50.8

    Shoulder

6.51.41.30.1

    Arm

3.81.41.20.2

    Wrist

2.90.90.90.1

    Hand

10.55.24.80.5

  Lower extremities

19.76.45.60.8

    Knee

6.81.71.50.2

    Ankle

4.51.71.50.1

    Foot

4.61.51.40.1

      Toe, toenail

1.10.40.40

  Body systems

41.62.91.81.1

  Multiple

72.92.40.5

  All other

10.30.20

Source of injury, illness[9]:

  Chemicals, chemical products

1.10.50.40.1

  Containers

9.521.80.2

  Furniture, fixtures

3.1110

  Machinery

4.32.21.90.3

  Parts and materials

6.92.62.30.3

  Person, injured or ill worker

112.120.1

    Worker motion or position

10.51.91.80.1

  Person, other than injured or ill workers

6.62.120.1

    Health care patient

5.31.61.60.1

  Floors, walkways, ground surfaces

13.25.24.60.6

  Handtools

3.61.71.60.1

  Ladders

2.210.70.3

  Vehicles

8.73.62.80.8

    Trucks

2.41.10.90.3

    Cart, dolly, hand truck--nonpowered

1.10.20.20

  All other

50.45.94.21.6

Secondary source of injury, illness[9]:

  Containers, furniture, and fixtures

3.51.110.1

  Machinery

0.90.30.20.1

    Computers and peripheral equipment

0.200-

  Tools, instruments, and equipment

1.60.50.50

    Firearms, law enforcement, and other self-defense equipment

0.1000

  Vehicles

3.21.61.30.3

    Highway vehicle, motorized

2.31.31.10.2

  Ice, sleet, snow

1.40.60.50.1

  Liquids-nonchemical

1.70.60.60

Event or exposure[9]:

  Violence and other injuries by persons or animal

41.71.50.1

    Intentional injury by other person

2.10.90.90

    Injury by person unintentional or intent unknown

0.80.20.20

    Animal and insect related incidents

1.20.50.40.1

  Transportation incidents

4.22.31.80.6

    Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles

2.71.61.20.4

  Fires, explosions

0.20.10.10

  Falls, slips, trips

21.78.67.31.3

    Slips, trips without fall

3.10.80.80

    Fall on same level

13.15.24.60.6

    Fall to lower level

5.12.41.80.7

  Exposure to harmful substances or environments

43.53.72.51.2

  Contact with object, equipment

20.18.980.9

    Struck by object

11.354.50.5

    Struck against object

4.61.71.60.1

    Caught in object, equipment, material

31.81.50.3

  Overexertion and bodily reaction

26.24.54.10.3

    Overexertion in lifting or lowering

8.11.51.40.1

    Repetitive motion involving microtasks

1.70.10.10

  All other

0.7000

Footnotes:

[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 = number of injuries and illnesses, EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year, 20,000,000 = base for 10,000 full-time equivalent workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

[2] Days away from work include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.

[3] Total medical treatment facility visits include in-patient overnight hospitalization only, emergency room treatment only, and visits treated both in the emergency room and in-patient overnight hospitalization.

[4] The following are not considered to be an emergency room: urgent care facility, health unit (within an establishment), infirmary, and clinic.

[5] Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.

[6] Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) 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 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 of other industries.

[7] Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. These data do not reflect the changes Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.

[8] Standard Occupational Classification Manual, 2018, Office of Management and Budget

[9] Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01

[10] Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) include cases where the nature of the injury or illness is pinched nerve; herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; hernia (traumatic and nontraumatic); pain, swelling, and numbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; Raynaud's syndrome or phenomenon; musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders, when the event or exposure leading to the injury or illness is overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified; overexertion involving outside sources; repetitive motion involving microtasks; other and multiple exertions or bodily reactions; and rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration.


Notes:
Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Dashes indicate data that do not meet publication guidelines. The scientifically selected probability sample used was one of many possible samples, each of which could have produced different estimates. A measure of sampling variability for each estimate is available upon request -- please contact iifstaff@bls.gov or call (202) 691-6170. For additional information about methodology and coding structures, see the BLS Handbook of Methods: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/home.htm.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor



 

Last Modified Date: November 3, 2021