Table 6. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector, 2007 [This table was reissued in March 2009]
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]
TABLE 6. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector, 2007
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Characteristic | industry | Total | Natural | | | Total | Trade, | | | Professional | Education | Leisure |
| (2)(3)(4) | goods | resources | Construction | Manufacturing| service |transportation| Information | Financial | and | and | and | Other
| | producing | and | | | providing | and | | activities | business | health | hospitality | services
| | | mining(2)(3) | | | | utilities(4) | | | services | services | |
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Total [1,158,870 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
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Nature of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sprains, strains, tears(5).................| 38.7 | 33.2 | 32.2 | 32.8 | 33.6 | 41.1 | 41.8 | 39.5 | 35.3 | 37.4 | 49.9 | 31.1 | 29.5
Bruises, contusions........................| 8.7 | 7.6 | 10.3 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 8.3
Cuts, lacerations..........................| 7.9 | 10.4 | 8.0 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 13.7 | 9.1
Punctures..................................| 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 1.9 | .9 | .9 | .5 | .4 | 1.7 | .6 | .6 | 1.3
Fractures..................................| 8.2 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 7.7
Heat burns.................................| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .8 | .4 | .5 | .7 | .9 | 6.9 | 2.0
Carpal tunnel syndrome.....................| 1.0 | 1.3 | .2 | .2 | 2.2 | .9 | .9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | .7 | .3 | .6
Tendonitis.................................| .4 | .5 | .2 | .2 | .7 | .3 | .3 | .4 | .3 | .5 | .4 | .4 | .3
Chemical burns.............................| .5 | .6 | .9 | .4 | .8 | .5 | .3 | - | 1.3 | .4 | .4 | 1.2 | .6
Amputations................................| .6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .6 | 1.7 | .4 | .4 | .1 | .3 | .3 | .1 | .7 | 1.0
Multiple traumatic injuries................| 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 4.6
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Part of body affected by the injury or | | | | | | | | | | | | |
illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Head.......................................| 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 8.5
Eye.......................................| 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 5.6
Neck.......................................| 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | .8 | 1.7
Trunk......................................| 33.2 | 30.7 | 29.6 | 30.4 | 31.0 | 34.3 | 35.7 | 29.8 | 29.9 | 30.5 | 40.9 | 25.4 | 25.0
Shoulder..................................| 6.5 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 4.3
Back......................................| 20.4 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 18.2 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 29.0 | 15.5 | 16.5
Upper extremities..........................| 23.2 | 28.4 | 20.8 | 23.5 | 33.1 | 21.0 | 20.1 | 18.4 | 21.7 | 23.0 | 16.0 | 29.9 | 28.2
Arm.......................................| 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 9.3
Wrist.....................................| 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.5
Hand, except finger.......................| 4.1 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 4.8
Finger....................................| 8.8 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 15.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 9.3
Lower extremities..........................| 22.5 | 22.0 | 27.9 | 25.4 | 18.6 | 22.7 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 20.2 | 24.2 | 21.6
Knee......................................| 8.2 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.5
Ankle.....................................| 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 5.0
Foot, except toe..........................| 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.7
Toe.......................................| 1.0 | 1.1 | .8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .5 | .5 | .6 | .6 | 1.1
Body systems...............................| 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3.0
Multiple parts.............................| 10.4 | 8.2 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 16.9 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 14.0 | 9.8 | 10.5
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Source of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals and chemical products............| 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.8
Containers.................................| 11.8 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 11.1 | 13.4 | 19.6 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 16.0 | 5.3
Furniture and fixtures.....................| 4.0 | 2.4 | .6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.5
Machinery..................................| 6.0 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 12.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 4.9
Parts and materials........................| 10.1 | 19.3 | 11.4 | 22.1 | 18.4 | 6.1 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 14.1
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces(5).......| 19.9 | 16.7 | 18.1 | 21.7 | 12.9 | 21.3 | 18.3 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 24.8 | 20.7
Tools, instruments, and equipment..........| 6.8 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 5.3
Vehicles...................................| 8.4 | 5.7 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 9.7 | 13.0 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 10.4 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 11.9
Person, injured or ill worker(5)...........| 14.7 | 15.0 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 17.6 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 21.2 | 18.7 | 16.8 | 12.7 | 14.6 | 13.7
Worker motion or position(5)..............| 14.2 | 14.6 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 17.3 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 20.7 | 17.8 | 16.3 | 12.4 | 14.3 | 13.5
Person, other than injured or ill worker...| 5.5 | .2 | .3 | .1 | .2 | 7.9 | .8 | .6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 30.6 | 2.4 | 1.5
Health care patient.......................| 4.4 | - | - | - | - | 6.3 | .1 | - | .1 | .8 | 27.3 | (6) | .3
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Event or exposure leading to injury or | | | | | | | | | | | | |
illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Contact with objects and equipment.........| 27.4 | 36.8 | 39.4 | 35.4 | 37.5 | 23.3 | 26.5 | 19.3 | 21.9 | 22.8 | 13.7 | 29.4 | 29.8
Struck by object..........................| 14.1 | 18.2 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 16.6 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 8.1 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 17.2 | 13.6
Struck against object.....................| 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 7.5
Caught in equipment or object.............| 4.6 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 4.9
Fall to lower level........................| 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 14.7 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 7.6
Fall on same level.........................| 14.4 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 16.4 | 13.2 | 17.2 | 19.5 | 15.1 | 20.3 | 21.3 | 14.2
Slip, trip, loss of balancewithout fall(5)| 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 2.4
Overexertion...............................| 22.9 | 19.1 | 14.3 | 17.4 | 21.0 | 24.5 | 26.2 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 33.6 | 13.7 | 16.2
Overexertion in lifting...................| 12.1 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 8.2
Repetitive motion..........................| 3.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3
Exposure to harmful | | | | | | | | | | | | |
substances................................| 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 6.6
Transportation accidents...................| 4.6 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 6.4
Highway accident..........................| 2.9 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 | .7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 2.8 | .8 | 4.2
Fires and explosions.......................| .2 | .3 | .4 | .2 | .3 | .1 | .2 | - | .1 | .1 | (6) | .1 | -
Assaults and violent acts by person........| 1.5 | .2 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 2.0 | .8 | .6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 1.2 | .4
Assaults by animal.........................| .6 | .3 | 2.8 | .2 | .1 | .7 | .5 | .6 | .6 | 3.2 | .3 | .3 | 1.7
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1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas
Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are
excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates
for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
5 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the March 2009 revision, see note below.
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, percentages may not add to 100.
This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected estimates within the Mining (NAICS 21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries, and in their respective higher level industry sectors. Characteristic categories affected
by the revisions, that appear in this table, are footnoted.
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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