TABLE 19. Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker occupation(3) and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, private industry, state government, and local government, 2009
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| | Event or exposure leading to injury or illness(4)
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| | Contact with objects | | | | Overexertion | | | Transportation accidents | | Assaults and violent acts |
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Occupation(3) | incidence | | | | | Fall | Fall | Slips | | | | Exposure to | | | | | | |
| rate | | | | | to | on | or | | | Repetitive | harmful | | | Fires | | | All other assaults | All
| | | Struck | Struck | Caught in or | lower | same | trips | | | motion | substance or | | | and | | |_____________________________| other
| | Total | by | against | compressed or| level | level | without | Total | In lifting | | environment | Total | Highway | explosions | Total | By | | | events(5)
| | | object | object | crushed | | | fall | | | | | | accident | | | person | | Assaults |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | animal |
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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 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 13.8
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Bus drivers, transit and intercity.........................................| 735.7 | 107.3 | 39.5 | 34.6 | 10.2 | 40.6 | 85.7 | 30.6 | 96.1 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 49.2 | 183.8 | 119.3 | - | 33.4 | 19.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 90.7
Police and sheriff's patrol officers.......................................| 603.2 | 68.7 | 21.0 | 37.8 | 6.3 | 16.5 | 67.8 | 16.7 | 57.4 | 30.8 | .9 | 13.9 | 105.6 | 78.9 | .4 | 137.4 | 124.5 | 12.9 | 8.3 | 118.1
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...............................| 510.6 | 101.8 | 41.2 | 36.4 | 23.6 | 35.4 | 25.3 | 17.4 | 222.8 | 141.4 | - | 15.3 | 20.0 | 11.3 | - | 10.2 | 9.6 | - | - | 61.5
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants...................................| 455.6 | 46.9 | 22.5 | 13.9 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 76.6 | 14.9 | 218.9 | 76.3 | 2.9 | 12.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | - | 39.7 | 38.0 | 1.7 | .6 | 33.8
Correctional officers and jailers..........................................| 445.6 | 67.5 | 32.7 | 22.6 | 8.9 | 26.8 | 76.9 | 30.2 | 44.9 | 10.2 | 3.1 | 19.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | .6 | 113.5 | 102.2 | 11.2 | - | 58.8
Fire fighters..............................................................| 441.5 | 74.2 | 37.0 | 28.4 | 3.7 | 34.0 | 42.9 | 24.4 | 127.4 | 59.9 | 6.8 | 36.3 | 13.0 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 1.4 | .6 | .8 | .8 | 74.4
Refuse and recyclable material collectors..................................| 436.1 | 153.5 | 76.2 | 18.7 | 57.5 | 16.5 | 31.4 | 20.3 | 74.3 | 46.2 | 5.6 | 12.0 | 33.5 | 22.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 86.6
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................| 410.1 | 64.0 | 25.9 | 20.9 | 14.9 | 26.7 | 50.0 | 15.4 | 114.9 | 54.8 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 51.8 | 37.4 | - | 6.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 70.7
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.....................| 406.7 | 131.6 | 71.1 | 27.7 | 26.0 | 21.1 | 34.5 | 14.7 | 130.0 | 79.0 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 14.7 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | .6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 35.8
Construction laborers......................................................| 382.1 | 163.1 | 97.9 | 26.1 | 24.9 | 40.1 | 27.8 | 9.2 | 64.4 | 34.3 | 5.7 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 6.0 | .6 | 1.3 | .4 | .9 | .9 | 46.1
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Highway maintenance workers................................................| 381.8 | 84.4 | 46.7 | 19.3 | 5.7 | 10.4 | 20.7 | 18.3 | 95.3 | 42.5 | 36.6 | 28.6 | 44.3 | 28.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 42.1
Food servers, nonrestaurant................................................| 369.8 | 99.6 | 54.7 | 26.8 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 76.3 | 17.0 | 72.3 | 42.9 | 19.9 | 26.8 | 3.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37.6
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................| 327.6 | 64.1 | 34.8 | 17.8 | 7.8 | 41.6 | 39.6 | 16.7 | 75.5 | 29.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 45.8 | 32.9 | .1 | 1.8 | .9 | .9 | .8 | 35.1
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners..............| 316.2 | 65.5 | 34.1 | 20.6 | 6.7 | 27.1 | 51.9 | 15.1 | 90.4 | 46.4 | 6.4 | 12.6 | 6.2 | 3.2 | .1 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 38.2
Telecommunications line installers and repairers...........................| 291.9 | 39.0 | 18.1 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 64.0 | 39.6 | 12.9 | 44.8 | 17.5 | 11.4 | 7.6 | 21.9 | 19.9 | - | 5.6 | - | 5.6 | 5.6 | 45.1
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.............| 290.3 | 54.7 | 10.5 | 19.3 | 22.5 | 7.1 | 29.4 | 6.3 | 119.1 | 70.0 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 21.9 | 12.2 | - | - | - | - | - | 34.2
Automotive body and related repairers......................................| 289.2 | 144.1 | 85.3 | 13.9 | 2.6 | 42.8 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 45.8 | 15.9 | 4.0 | 24.2 | 6.2 | 1.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 15.8
Maids and housekeeping cleaners............................................| 278.4 | 54.3 | 26.3 | 19.2 | 6.3 | 14.4 | 70.1 | 14.9 | 61.9 | 26.8 | 6.1 | 11.7 | 3.0 | 1.5 | - | 1.9 | 1.1 | .8 | .7 | 39.9
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers......| 273.4 | 69.4 | 24.8 | 20.6 | 8.4 | 62.3 | 17.6 | 7.9 | 57.3 | 37.5 | 2.5 | 18.9 | 9.2 | 6.3 | - | 1.0 | - | - | - | 26.6
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
installers................................................................| 269.7 | 48.2 | 33.0 | 8.7 | 1.6 | 37.1 | 37.4 | 9.8 | 44.9 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 17.6 | 11.8 | 10.7 | - | 4.9 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 54.2
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Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...................................| 268.6 | 121.3 | 78.2 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 9.8 | 18.6 | 3.9 | 45.1 | 22.4 | 14.9 | 21.6 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | 25.0
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.....................................| 261.6 | 79.2 | 48.6 | 17.7 | 6.7 | 20.1 | 18.1 | 8.9 | 49.9 | 24.2 | 4.4 | 23.0 | 20.7 | 5.3 | - | 2.7 | .7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 33.7
Cooks, institution and cafeteria...........................................| 254.9 | 63.7 | 37.7 | 15.9 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 54.1 | 7.9 | 40.8 | 29.1 | 5.1 | 52.1 | - | - | - | 2.5 | 2.1 | - | - | 22.1
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists......................| 253.3 | 105.1 | 54.0 | 17.4 | 27.7 | 11.4 | 19.0 | 6.4 | 55.5 | 25.4 | 3.9 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 4.8 | - | 7.2 | - | - | - | 29.5
Automotive service technicians and mechanics...............................| 251.5 | 108.5 | 60.3 | 26.1 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 21.6 | 7.5 | 45.5 | 23.2 | 6.7 | 14.4 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 2.0 | .9 | - | .8 | .8 | 20.7
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................| 251.0 | 96.9 | 36.5 | 26.0 | 31.2 | 15.7 | 17.9 | 4.4 | 66.3 | 32.1 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 2.3 | .7 | - | - | - | - | 27.9
Personal and home care aides...............................................| 244.3 | 26.1 | 14.5 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 42.4 | 10.3 | 83.7 | 28.3 | - | 3.8 | 7.1 | 5.5 | .8 | 37.9 | 36.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 23.4
Sheet metal workers........................................................| 241.4 | 118.4 | 42.8 | 47.0 | 22.4 | 22.0 | 13.1 | 11.0 | 43.9 | 28.0 | 4.5 | 15.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.8
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
hand......................................................................| 236.0 | 67.7 | 41.7 | 7.2 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 18.2 | 24.6 | 52.3 | 25.7 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 32.0 | 20.3 | - | 1.3 | .9 | - | - | 14.7
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs................................................| 234.6 | 24.7 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 26.2 | 3.6 | 44.4 | 19.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 84.3 | 68.2 | - | 8.3 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 32.7
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Carpenters.................................................................| 232.9 | 77.5 | 38.5 | 24.0 | 7.7 | 25.8 | 29.0 | 8.0 | 44.8 | 21.7 | 11.2 | 7.3 | 1.9 | .8 | - | .9 | - | .8 | .8 | 26.3
Painters, construction and maintenance.....................................| 209.4 | 37.5 | 17.2 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 24.7 | 13.9 | 10.5 | 43.4 | 24.9 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 2.6 | - | 4.4 | - | 1.1 | 1.1 | 58.9
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters....................................| 206.5 | 61.7 | 21.9 | 17.7 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 19.5 | 5.6 | 37.6 | 21.0 | 14.5 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 6.8 | - | 1.0 | - | 1.0 | .8 | 32.4
Maintenance and repair workers, general....................................| 195.3 | 60.6 | 31.4 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 17.6 | 20.1 | 5.4 | 42.6 | 22.5 | 4.1 | 12.3 | 5.9 | 4.4 | .3 | 2.4 | .2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 23.9
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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 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
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 = 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.
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
United States Department of Labor
