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Table 9. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected injury or illness characteristics and number of days away from work, United States, 2002

Originally Posted: April 28, 2004

Table 9. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected injury or illness characteristics and number of days away from work, United States, 2002
Characteristic Percent of cases involving Median days away from work
Total cases 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 10 days 11 to 20 days 21 to 30 days 31 days or more

Total [1,436,194 cases]

 100.0 15.0 11.2 18.6 12.4 11.0 6.7 25.1 7
Nature of injury, illness:

Sprains, strains

 100.0 12.5 10.6 20.1 13.7 11.6 6.4 25.1 7

Bruises, contusions

 100.0 20.5 15.2 22.9 12.2 9.6 4.5 15.1 4

Cuts, lacerations

 100.0 24.3 17.6 19.4 14.4 9.2 4.7 10.4 3

Fractures

 100.0 6.3 4.7 10.6 9.0 12.5 10.0 46.7 29

Heat burns

 100.0 21.5 12.1 23.8 13.2 13.1 6.3 10.1 4

Carpal tunnel syndrome

 100.0 4.3 3.5 10.2 7.3 14.0 11.6 49.1 30

Tendonitis

 100.0 7.1 7.4 17.5 12.0 13.2 9.7 33.2 15

Chemical burns

 100.0 34.1 20.4 21.3 10.2 7.1 2.9 4.1 2

Amputations

 100.0 7.0 3.5 10.1 9.6 14.1 12.3 43.4 26

Multiple injuries

 100.0 12.5 9.1 18.5 12.0 11.2 6.0 30.7 9
Part of body affected:

Head

 100.0 35.5 19.8 19.3 10.1 5.8 2.5 6.9 2

Eye

 100.0 43.5 22.6 19.3 7.8 2.4 1.4 2.9 2

Neck

 100.0 16.6 11.7 17.6 12.2 8.2 6.2 27.5 7

Trunk

 100.0 11.7 10.5 19.3 13.4 11.6 7.2 26.3 8

Shoulder

 100.0 9.6 7.7 15.6 12.0 10.8 7.0 37.4 15

Back

 100.0 12.5 11.5 21.0 14.3 11.1 6.2 23.4 7

Upper extremities

 100.0 16.7 11.8 17.9 12.1 11.5 6.7 23.3 7

Wrist

 100.0 11.1 7.2 14.9 10.0 12.8 8.6 35.4 15

Hand, except finger

 100.0 19.5 12.8 21.6 14.0 11.2 5.1 15.8 5

Finger

 100.0 20.3 14.9 18.6 12.9 11.1 5.9 16.2 5

Lower extremities

 100.0 12.5 9.7 18.6 12.5 11.8 7.5 27.4 9

Knee

 100.0 9.3 8.1 15.0 12.2 12.3 8.7 34.4 14

Foot, except toe

 100.0 13.4 11.5 20.0 11.9 10.8 7.4 25.1 7

Toe

 100.0 17.3 10.7 21.2 12.8 12.5 9.8 15.6 6

Body systems

 100.0 21.0 14.1 19.8 11.7 8.3 3.7 21.3 4

Multiple parts

 100.0 13.6 9.8 16.4 11.4 10.6 6.3 31.8 10
Source of injury, illness:

Chemicals and chemical products

 100.0 29.1 19.2 22.9 9.5 8.7 3.4 7.2 3

Containers

 100.0 13.8 11.3 19.6 13.5 11.3 6.8 23.7 7

Furniture and fixtures

 100.0 16.9 13.2 20.1 12.6 11.1 8.2 18.1 5

Machinery

 100.0 14.4 12.4 18.8 11.9 12.1 6.5 23.9 7

Parts and materials

 100.0 15.4 11.0 18.9 12.6 11.2 7.3 23.6 7

Worker motion or position

 100.0 11.4 8.5 17.1 12.7 12.0 8.1 30.3 11

Floors, walkways, ground surfaces

 100.0 12.1 9.7 17.1 11.2 11.2 6.8 31.9 10

Tools, instruments, and equipment

 100.0 20.2 14.7 19.8 12.4 9.1 5.9 17.9 5

Vehicles

 100.0 12.1 10.3 17.4 11.8 11.5 6.3 30.5 10

Health care patient

 100.0 14.9 12.7 21.2 16.6 11.0 5.6 18.1 6
Event or exposure:

Contact with objects and equipment

 100.0 20.7 14.1 19.4 12.4 9.9 5.6 17.9 5

Struck by object

 100.0 20.8 14.5 19.5 12.8 9.4 5.6 17.2 5

Struck against object

 100.0 19.0 13.5 20.5 13.6 10.6 5.3 17.6 5

Caught in equipment or object

 100.0 15.5 11.8 18.4 11.0 12.2 7.4 23.7 7

Fall to lower level

 100.0 10.0 8.1 15.9 10.4 12.2 6.8 36.6 14

Fall to same level

 100.0 14.0 10.9 17.8 10.8 10.3 6.7 29.5 9

Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall

 100.0 13.6 10.5 20.0 13.0 11.4 7.0 24.6 7

Overexertion

 100.0 11.8 10.6 19.3 13.5 11.9 7.2 25.7 8

Overexertion in lifting

 100.0 12.1 10.6 19.8 13.5 12.6 7.3 24.0 8

Repetitive motion

 100.0 7.2 5.2 12.3 10.0 13.1 9.1 43.2 23

Exposure to harmful substances

 100.0 27.6 15.6 22.8 11.2 9.0 4.0 9.8 3

Transportation accidents

 100.0 10.8 9.7 16.5 11.8 11.3 6.4 33.6 12

Fires and explosions

 100.0 12.1 9.3 9.3 18.3 19.6 11.5 19.8 12

Assaults and violent acts by person

 100.0 16.6 13.9 19.7 12.0 14.6 4.9 18.2 5

Footnotes:
(1) Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are 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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