TABLE R71. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected worker characteristics and number of days away from work, and median number of days away from work, private industry, 2020 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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TABLE R71. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected worker characteristics and number of days away from work, and median number of days away from work, private industry, 2020
Characteristic	Total cases	Number of days away from work
Characteristic	Total cases	1 day	2 days	3 to 5 days	6 to 10 days	11 to 20 days	21 to 30 days	31 or more days	Median days
Total	1,176,340	100,210	80,750	151,970	215,650	265,690	89,440	272,630	12

Gender
Male	577,990	58,360	43,950	83,870	86,020	105,070	42,560	158,160	12
Female	585,540	41,380	36,490	67,370	127,520	155,500	45,820	111,470	12

Age
14 - 15	180	20	-	60	40	20	30	-	6
16 - 19	32,790	5,700	3,730	5,960	5,990	6,720	1,500	3,200	7
20 - 24	108,800	11,450	9,660	18,040	23,600	25,140	6,360	14,550	10
25 - 34	250,050	23,920	18,070	35,670	50,080	59,920	16,720	45,660	10
35 - 44	232,790	18,960	15,340	30,250	43,530	53,830	18,180	52,700	12
45 - 54	241,620	17,130	15,590	28,300	41,820	50,940	20,420	67,420	14
55 - 64	217,100	15,980	13,120	24,470	35,870	45,300	17,930	64,440	14
65 and over	53,480	3,300	2,940	6,260	7,660	11,440	4,550	17,340	14
Age group not reported	39,540	3,760	2,300	2,960	7,070	12,370	3,750	7,320	14

Summary occupational groups(1)
Management, Business, and Financial Occupations	49,930	4,370	3,550	5,760	11,100	14,520	3,220	7,420	11
Computer, Engineering, and Science Occupations	6,860	610	400	1,230	1,040	1,870	480	1,220	11
Education, Legal, Community Service, Arts, and Media Occupations	21,610	2,920	1,330	3,290	4,740	4,470	1,740	3,120	10
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	177,650	8,060	6,960	16,450	45,360	57,770	15,740	27,300	12
Service occupations	328,020	25,830	21,410	42,030	68,900	83,830	25,300	60,720	11
Sales and Related Occupations	60,130	5,420	5,520	9,750	8,800	12,450	3,830	14,370	11
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	49,770	3,770	3,630	5,610	11,890	12,200	3,480	9,190	10
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	15,990	2,270	1,480	2,760	2,400	2,620	970	3,490	8
Construction and Extraction Occupations	69,790	8,720	6,910	10,160	7,890	8,630	5,330	22,160	12
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	77,770	9,530	5,700	11,250	9,880	12,110	5,650	23,660	12
Production Occupations	111,150	12,810	9,260	15,730	16,940	22,880	8,090	25,440	11
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	205,580	15,840	14,580	27,880	26,190	31,230	15,470	74,390	15

Length of service with employer
Less than 3 months	114,430	11,850	12,470	18,090	19,940	22,180	6,600	23,290	10
3 - 11 months	217,130	22,540	16,460	33,600	41,050	44,400	14,730	44,350	10
1 - 5 years	419,280	37,200	29,060	54,890	77,520	95,390	31,560	93,650	11
5 years or more	392,850	25,730	21,270	42,660	71,690	94,260	33,520	103,720	14

Race or ethnic origin(2)
White	367,280	37,380	27,430	50,280	74,850	79,680	23,530	74,130	10
Hispanic or Latino	160,880	14,320	11,420	20,670	24,790	36,310	14,640	38,720	13
Black or African American	106,730	9,220	6,760	14,930	20,280	22,690	7,850	25,000	11
Asian	21,090	1,380	1,420	1,950	3,240	6,370	2,320	4,390	14
American Indian or Alaska Native	4,130	680	240	600	790	1,090	230	510	10
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4,200	420	160	600	1,050	920	210	830	10
Multi-race	980	180	60	150	160	140	90	190	10
Hispanic and other	1,010	100	30	110	360	210	30	160	10
Race not reported	510,050	36,540	33,230	62,670	90,120	118,280	40,530	128,680	13
Footnotes (1) Data are coded using the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). For more information on the version of SOC used in this year, see our Handbook of Methods concepts page: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/concepts.htm. (2) Race and ethnicity data do not add to total. Some cases may be counted as both Multi-race and Hispanic and other race.
Notes: Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines, data may be too small to be displayed. 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 3, 2021