Table 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected private sector occupation and number of days away from work, 2011
TABLE 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected private sector occupation and number of days away from work, 2011
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| | Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — | Median
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Occupation | Total cases | | days away
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| | 1 day | 2 days | 3 - 5 days | 6 - 10 days | 11 - 20 days | 21 - 30 days | 31 days or more |
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Total private industry [908,310 cases]..............................................................| 100.0 | 13.9 | 10.8 | 17.8 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 6.5 | 27.9 | 8
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Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand..............................................| 100.0 | 14.6 | 10.4 | 16.9 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 6.5 | 29.1 | 9
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers.............................................................| 100.0 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 13.7 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 40.5 | 21
Nursing assistants..................................................................................| 100.0 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 22.2 | 13.7 | 10.2 | 5.2 | 19.7 | 5
Production workers, all other.......................................................................| 100.0 | 15.6 | 10.3 | 17.8 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 6.4 | 27.5 | 8
Light truck or delivery services drivers............................................................| 100.0 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 16.1 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 37.0 | 15
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.......................................| 100.0 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 21.0 | 14.5 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 24.5 | 7
Retail salespersons.................................................................................| 100.0 | 15.2 | 12.0 | 18.2 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 27.4 | 7
Registered nurses...................................................................................| 100.0 | 13.3 | 9.9 | 19.5 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 6.6 | 23.1 | 7
Stock clerks and order fillers......................................................................| 100.0 | 13.8 | 10.0 | 17.1 | 13.0 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 28.6 | 8
Maintenance and repair workers, general.............................................................| 100.0 | 13.7 | 9.8 | 19.3 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 6.5 | 27.5 | 8
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Construction laborers...............................................................................| 100.0 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 18.2 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 5.7 | 34.1 | 12
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.....................................................................| 100.0 | 15.8 | 9.5 | 20.8 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 5.2 | 24.8 | 7
Food preparation workers............................................................................| 100.0 | 17.1 | 15.1 | 21.5 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 4.6 | 17.6 | 5
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers......................................................| 100.0 | 14.0 | 10.2 | 18.1 | 8.8 | 14.3 | 8.5 | 26.0 | 10
Assemblers and fabricators, all other...............................................................| 100.0 | 15.7 | 11.4 | 17.4 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 27.9 | 7
Automotive service technicians and mechanics........................................................| 100.0 | 17.5 | 11.2 | 16.9 | 13.4 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 22.8 | 7
Carpenters..........................................................................................| 100.0 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 12.3 | 8.4 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 38.9 | 20
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers..............................................................| 100.0 | 16.1 | 9.3 | 23.0 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 27.1 | 7
Customer service representatives....................................................................| 100.0 | 13.2 | 10.2 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 26.5 | 8
Cashiers............................................................................................| 100.0 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 17.3 | 13.6 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 27.8 | 7
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Driver/sales workers................................................................................| 100.0 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 15.6 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 34.5 | 13
Personal care aides.................................................................................| 100.0 | 11.6 | 8.8 | 18.0 | 16.3 | 11.7 | 4.6 | 29.0 | 8
Cooks, restaurant...................................................................................| 100.0 | 18.3 | 12.4 | 22.8 | 12.1 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 18.2 | 5
Electricians........................................................................................| 100.0 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 15.5 | 8.9 | 33.9 | 15
Home health aides...................................................................................| 100.0 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 31.9 | 12
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food..................................| 100.0 | 16.1 | 13.4 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 19.4 | 6
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse.............................................| 100.0 | 17.0 | 8.6 | 18.5 | 13.2 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 25.7 | 7
Security guards.....................................................................................| 100.0 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 17.4 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 6.6 | 28.1 | 9
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other............................................| 100.0 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 30.2 | 12
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses...................................................| 100.0 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 19.3 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 23.5 | 6
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Waiters and waitresses..............................................................................| 100.0 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 17.4 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 8.5 | 22.2 | 9
Industrial truck and tractor operators..............................................................| 100.0 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 20.9 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 33.5 | 11
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers...............................| 100.0 | 13.6 | 7.1 | 13.6 | 9.4 | 16.1 | 8.8 | 31.4 | 16
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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.
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
Last Modified Date: November 08, 2012
