Table EH1. Number 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, 2018 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table EH1. Number 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, 2018
Characteristic	Total cases^[1]	Total medical treatment facility visits^[2]	Emergency room visits only^[3]	In-patient overnight hospitalizations (with or without ER visits)
Total:	900,380	333,830	294,750	39,080


Sex:
Men	541,330	213,690	183,990	29,700
Women	353,440	119,990	110,630	9,360


Age:
Under 14	--	--	--	--
14 to 15	250	100	100	--
16 to 19	25,780	12,450	11,460	990
20 to 24	88,840	35,240	32,700	2,540
25 to 34	191,650	73,500	66,960	6,550
35 to 44	174,020	65,100	57,070	8,030
45 to 54	193,650	66,990	59,410	7,580
55 to 64	168,520	60,020	49,680	10,340
65 and over	42,550	17,410	14,570	2,840


Length of service with employer:
Less than 3 months	106,980	47,490	41,810	5,680
3 to 12 months	193,320	76,950	69,230	7,720
1 to 5 years	314,120	115,420	103,180	12,240
Over 5 years	273,470	92,250	78,940	13,300


Race or ethnic origin:
White	298,030	136,280	117,780	18,490
Black or African American	71,600	29,350	26,650	2,700
Hispanic or Latino	123,390	43,440	37,440	6,000
Asian	12,750	4,370	3,270	1,090
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	2,300	820	720	100
American Indian or Alaska Native	3,270	1,630	1,280	340
Hispanic and other	1,060	510	490	20
Multi-race	780	470	440	30
Not reported	387,220	116,980	106,690	10,280


Number of days away from work:
Cases involving 1 day	123,950	47,680	46,350	1,330
Cases involving 2 days	97,350	40,380	38,900	1,480
Cases involving 3-5 days	158,540	57,000	53,570	3,430
Cases involving 6-10 days	107,620	36,590	33,870	2,720
Cases involving 11-20 days	95,440	34,900	30,460	4,440
Cases involving 21-30 days	54,370	19,710	16,530	3,180
Cases involving 31 or more days	263,100	97,570	75,080	22,490
Median days away from work^[4]	8	8	7	41


Industry sector:
Goods producing industries^[5]	217,570	92,800	77,490	15,310
Natural resources and mining^[5],[6]	21,500	7,820	6,390	1,430
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting^[5]	17,390	6,770	5,560	1,210
Mining^[6]	4,110	1,050	830	220
Construction	77,490	36,250	29,210	7,040
Manufacturing	118,580	48,730	41,890	6,830
Service providing industries	682,810	241,030	217,260	23,770
Trade, transportation and utilities^[7]	290,300	86,900	76,220	10,670
Wholesale trade	56,180	18,840	15,660	3,170
Retail trade	126,850	36,380	32,660	3,720
Transportation and warehousing^[7]	103,620	30,080	26,490	3,590
Utilities	3,640	1,590	1,410	190
Information	15,580	3,500	3,290	210
Financial activities	23,030	7,330	6,230	1,100
Finance and insurance	7,040	2,200	1,950	250
Real estate and rental and leasing	15,990	5,130	4,280	850
Professional and business services	67,490	28,000	24,340	3,650
Professional, scientific, and technical services	16,300	8,360	7,150	1,210
Management of companies and enterprises	4,690	1,620	1,360	260
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	46,500	18,020	15,830	2,190
Education and health services	167,160	64,700	60,950	3,760
Educational services	11,590	3,950	3,550	400
Health care and social assistance	155,570	60,750	57,390	3,360
Leisure and hospitality	93,740	39,210	36,260	2,940
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	15,970	5,970	5,410	570
Accommodation and food services	77,770	33,230	30,860	2,380
Other services	25,510	11,400	9,970	1,430


Occupation^[8]:
Management, business, financial	29,000	11,590	8,830	2,760
Computer, engineering, and science	5,860	2,210	1,880	330
Education, legal, community service, arts, and media	25,100	9,240	8,720	510
Healthcare practitioners and technical	50,810	20,010	18,930	1,080
Service	213,440	85,370	79,060	6,310
Sales and related	59,610	16,620	14,920	1,700
Office and administrative support	64,800	16,410	14,630	1,770
Farming, fishing, and forestry	15,390	5,930	4,730	1,210
Construction and extraction	73,630	33,110	27,270	5,840
Installation, maintenance, and repair	79,380	30,220	25,790	4,440
Production	98,140	39,630	35,000	4,620
Transportation and material moving	184,470	63,360	54,870	8,490


Nature of injury, illness^[9]:
Fractures	79,470	48,500	36,330	12,170
Sprains, strains, tears	308,630	72,840	70,240	2,600
Amputations	5,920	5,450	4,060	1,390
Cuts, lacerations, punctures	92,840	54,830	49,590	5,240
Cuts, lacerations	77,340	46,790	43,270	3,520
Punctures (except gunshot wounds)	15,500	8,040	6,320	1,720
Bruises, contusions	79,250	25,190	24,010	1,190
Chemical burns and corrosions	3,790	2,110	1,940	160
Heat (thermal) burns	14,550	8,370	7,170	1,190
Multiple traumatic injuries	23,370	11,290	9,530	1,760
With sprains and other injuries	12,340	4,400	4,300	110
With fractures and other injuries	3,350	2,580	1,580	1,000
Soreness, pain	159,600	52,230	47,480	4,760
Carpal tunnel syndrome	5,050	400	210	180
Tendonitis	1,810	300	290	10
All other	126,100	52,330	43,900	8,430


Musculoskeletal disorders^[10]:
Musculoskeletal disorders	272,780	53,370	50,220	3,150


Part of body affected^[9]:
Head	77,660	38,400	35,150	3,250
Eye	19,950	7,710	7,500	210
Neck	11,140	3,730	3,470	270
Trunk	194,080	53,180	45,830	7,350
Back	142,230	34,090	31,850	2,230
Upper extremities	286,810	115,090	105,270	9,820
Shoulder	68,070	16,710	15,590	1,120
Arm	43,650	16,490	14,590	1,890
Wrist	34,760	10,630	9,910	720
Hand	123,990	66,050	60,410	5,650
Lower extremities	215,500	73,940	64,540	9,400
Knee	79,380	22,170	20,670	1,500
Ankle	49,210	17,210	15,830	1,380
Foot	47,180	16,330	14,250	2,080
Toe, toenail	10,880	3,040	2,820	220
Body systems	17,370	9,270	6,620	2,650
Multiple	87,790	37,170	31,440	5,730
All other	10,020	3,040	2,430	610


Source of injury, illness^[9]:
Chemicals, chemical products	12,440	6,150	5,290	860
Containers	108,130	26,480	24,730	1,750
Furniture, fixtures	40,280	12,640	11,670	970
Machinery	51,000	26,770	22,850	3,920
Parts and materials	77,630	31,390	27,680	3,710
Person, injured or ill worker	122,030	27,030	24,700	2,330
Worker motion or position	117,010	24,560	22,950	1,610
Person, other than injured or ill workers	65,650	23,410	22,490	920
Health care patient	46,980	16,680	16,190	490
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	146,750	59,330	52,440	6,890
Handtools	43,910	21,940	19,940	2,000
Ladders	20,250	10,320	7,810	2,520
Vehicles	100,740	44,220	37,380	6,840
Trucks	26,060	13,270	10,380	2,890
Cart, dolly, hand truck--nonpowered	14,280	3,590	3,420	170
All other	111,580	44,160	37,790	6,360


Secondary source of injury, illness^[9]:
Containers, furniture, and fixtures	39,130	15,460	13,680	1,780
Machinery	14,460	4,890	4,190	700
Computers and peripheral equipment	2,970	170	150	20
Tools, instruments, and equipment	18,350	5,570	4,790	780
Firearms, law enforcement, and other self-defense equipment	600	300	150	150
Vehicles	44,310	20,780	17,910	2,870
Highway vehicle, motorized	33,830	16,970	14,500	2,470
Ice, sleet, snow	21,500	9,120	8,200	920
Liquids-nonchemical	20,830	8,300	7,720	570


Event or exposure^[9]:
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal	44,000	18,970	17,210	1,760
Intentional injury by other person	20,790	9,170	8,730	440
Injury by person unintentional or intent unknown	9,580	3,410	3,280	120
Animal and insect related incidents	13,550	6,370	5,170	1,190
Transportation incidents	50,650	27,370	22,470	4,900
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles	34,060	19,250	16,170	3,070
Fires, explosions	1,480	1,190	810	370
Falls, slips, trips	240,160	96,060	82,790	13,270
Slips, trips without fall	35,330	9,220	8,930	290
Fall on same level	147,390	58,800	52,520	6,280
Fall to lower level	52,510	26,640	20,060	6,580
Exposure to harmful substances or environments	40,130	20,070	16,380	3,680
Contact with object, equipment	235,740	110,940	100,080	10,860
Struck by object	137,650	64,340	58,330	6,010
Struck against object	49,930	21,840	20,810	1,030
Caught in object, equipment, material	33,450	19,540	16,030	3,510
Overexertion and bodily reaction	282,860	58,370	54,310	4,060
Overexertion in lifting or lowering	91,020	17,520	16,490	1,030
Repetitive motion involving microtasks	19,290	1,530	1,170	350
All other	5,350	870	690	180

Footnotes ^[1] Days away from work include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. ^[2] 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. ^[3] The following are not considered to be an emergency room: urgent care facility, health unit (within an establishment), infirmary, and clinic. ^[4] 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. ^[5] Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. ^[6] Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2012) 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 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. ^[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, 2010, 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 non-classifiable 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 chapter 9: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch9.htm. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

Last Modified Date: November 7, 2019