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Table 6. Incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and industry division, United States, 2002

Originally Posted: April 28, 2004

Table 6. Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and industry division, United States, 2002
Characteristic Private industry(3) Goods producing Service producing
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing(3) Mining(4) Construction Manufacturing Transportation and public utilities(5) Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services

Total [1,436,194 cases]

 162.6 208.6 198.8 276.8 174.5 270.6 175.0 153.6 53.5 133.8
Nature of injury, illness:

Sprains, strains

 69.9 69.7 79.5 101.9 65.8 131.4 82.7 63.2 19.4 65.2

Bruises, contusions

 14.4 15.8 21.3 19.1 14.7 25.3 16.4 16.0 4.1 11.6

Cuts, lacerations

 12.5 19.0 12.4 30.0 15.7 10.5 12.2 18.0 2.9 6.0

Fractures

 11.2 19.1 31.9 29.4 12.2 16.8 12.4 9.6 4.3 7.2

Heat burns

 2.4 0.8 2.4 2.8 3.0 1.2 1.1 4.8 0.3 1.8

Carpal tunnel syndrome

 2.6 1.4 0.3 1.6 5.6 3.0 1.9 1.8 2.8 1.6

Tendonitis

 1.1 2.3 -- 1.3 1.9 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.8

Chemical burns

 0.9 2.0 2.6 1.1 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.8

Amputations

 1.0 2.4 3.3 1.6 2.6 1.4 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.3

Multiple injuries

 5.9 9.9 8.7 11.0 6.4 11.5 7.0 4.3 2.1 4.8
Part of body affected:

Head

 10.2 18.4 11.8 19.2 12.7 14.8 9.7 9.5 2.3 7.9

Eye

 4.8 10.3 4.8 10.6 7.7 5.7 4.1 4.0 0.7 3.0

Neck

 2.6 3.3 4.1 3.7 2.3 5.3 3.9 2.2 0.6 2.3

Trunk

 59.1 66.4 71.1 91.8 59.0 107.7 67.9 54.7 16.2 52.0

Shoulder

 9.5 11.4 10.0 13.3 11.6 19.9 10.4 7.8 2.2 7.7

Back

 39.1 41.3 43.3 58.6 34.7 68.4 45.5 37.4 11.2 37.2

Upper extremities

 37.2 47.5 43.7 67.7 55.1 43.9 34.0 38.5 12.6 24.1

Wrist

 7.8 7.0 8.2 9.8 11.9 10.3 6.4 7.0 4.8 6.2

Hand, except finger

 6.3 10.2 5.7 13.0 9.1 7.7 5.8 6.6 1.6 3.9

Finger

 13.8 17.5 22.1 28.3 22.8 12.7 13.3 15.7 3.1 6.9

Lower extremities

 34.5 46.4 48.5 66.7 30.8 63.9 40.5 32.4 11.8 27.7

Knee

 12.8 14.5 17.9 25.3 11.7 23.6 13.4 11.0 4.3 11.3

Foot, except toe

 5.2 7.2 7.0 10.5 5.1 9.7 6.9 5.6 1.7 3.3

Toe

 1.7 2.0 0.7 3.7 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.3 0.5 0.9

Body systems

 2.3 4.6 1.6 2.3 2.0 3.3 1.2 1.7 2.5 2.6

Multiple parts

 15.8 18.4 17.6 23.3 11.6 30.4 16.6 13.7 7.3 16.4
Source of injury, illness:

Chemicals and chemical products

 2.3 5.1 14.6 2.1 3.5 2.3 1.8 1.9 0.8 2.1

Containers

 21.9 18.2 10.3 14.6 21.8 48.9 40.0 34.7 4.8 10.1

Furniture and fixtures

 5.9 1.8 0.6 4.6 4.8 5.4 4.8 8.8 2.9 6.6

Machinery

 10.5 12.7 24.9 17.2 21.4 6.2 10.8 10.2 2.7 5.4

Parts and materials

 16.7 14.3 40.6 63.5 30.6 23.5 20.0 9.0 2.5 4.4

Worker motion or position

 25.0 29.1 10.1 35.0 33.7 43.2 23.1 20.8 12.3 20.0

Floors, walkways, ground surfaces

 28.9 35.5 33.5 56.8 20.0 48.1 28.0 29.9 13.2 26.9

Tools, instruments, and equipment

 10.6 16.2 15.6 30.6 12.0 12.3 8.0 10.8 3.0 7.0

Vehicles

 13.4 20.8 10.5 16.5 8.5 50.2 24.9 9.7 4.1 9.1

Health care patient

 7.9 -- -- -- -- 2.2 0.1 -- 0.3 24.5
Event or exposure:

Contact with objects and equipment

 43.1 63.1 84.0 97.0 59.5 57.3 47.3 43.5 9.3 24.2

Struck by object

 21.7 34.3 48.9 54.6 25.6 27.5 23.4 24.2 4.4 12.2

Struck against object

 11.3 13.0 14.5 20.9 13.0 18.1 12.2 12.0 3.8 7.9

Caught in equipment or object

 7.1 11.6 18.7 11.8 16.3 6.7 8.8 5.1 0.7 2.8

Fall to lower level

 9.8 16.1 15.5 37.9 6.2 21.0 10.9 6.9 4.0 6.0

Fall to same level

 19.9 19.0 17.6 20.8 14.9 27.9 17.5 24.8 9.1 21.2

Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall

 5.5 5.0 3.1 8.0 4.8 10.3 5.1 5.8 1.9 5.0

Overexertion

 43.1 33.3 53.6 57.2 42.9 74.2 52.3 40.6 10.6 41.2

Overexertion in lifting

 23.6 18.2 19.8 30.3 22.2 37.3 31.9 26.7 6.1 20.8

Repetitive motion

 6.6 4.6 0.7 4.9 14.7 8.1 4.2 4.9 5.2 4.2

Exposure to harmful substances

 6.8 12.6 7.8 7.3 8.8 7.8 3.8 7.6 2.0 6.4

Transportation accidents

 7.1 12.0 4.4 11.3 3.6 26.0 14.0 3.9 3.0 5.3

Fires and explosions

 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 -- 0.1

Assaults and violent acts by person

 2.1 0.4 -- 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.6 1.4 0.5 4.9

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 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).
(2) Days away from work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
(3) Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
(4) Data for Mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1987) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction. 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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
(5) 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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

SOURCE: U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.

 

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