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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Table EH1. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected worker and case characteristics and medical treatment facility visits, all U.S., private industry, 2019
CharacteristicTotal
cases[1]
Total medical
treatment
facility visits[2]
Emergency room
visits only[3]
In-patient overnight
hospitalizations
(with or without ER visits)

Total:

888,220328,310285,24043,070

Sex:

  Men

535,980208,270175,65032,620

  Women

348,600120,010109,57010,440

Age:

  Under 14

--------

  14 to 15

220110110--

  16 to 19

25,53011,01010,490520

  20 to 24

85,80034,14031,2202,920

  25 to 34

189,31072,64064,2408,400

  35 to 44

170,28061,13053,8707,260

  45 to 54

184,85065,32056,5908,720

  55 to 64

163,57059,37049,5009,870

  65 and over

47,43020,29016,0104,280

Length of service with employer:

  Less than 3 months

105,55043,01038,7504,260

  3 to 12 months

193,11076,62068,7107,910

  1 to 5 years

303,080113,90098,02015,880

  Over 5 years

269,48092,93078,30014,630

Race or ethnic origin:

  White

295,340133,400111,58021,820

  Black or African American

73,93029,53026,5203,010

  Hispanic or Latino

124,71044,53038,3506,180

  Asian

12,0903,8303,460370

  Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

3,0301,03097060

  American Indian or Alaska Native

3,1101,3301,140190

  Hispanic and other

45024016080

  Multi-race

1,210770670100

  Not reported

374,390113,650102,39011,260

Number of days away from work:

  Cases involving 1 day

121,92044,05042,6801,370

  Cases involving 2 days

98,55038,86036,6202,240

  Cases involving 3-5 days

154,37058,59055,1103,480

  Cases involving 6-10 days

100,47034,57031,3503,220

  Cases involving 11-20 days

94,64031,44027,7003,740

  Cases involving 21-30 days

55,87020,66016,9703,700

  Cases involving 31 or more days

262,390100,14074,81025,330

  Median days away from work[4]

88744

Industry sector:

  Goods producing industries[5]

216,91096,29078,95017,350

    Natural resources and mining[5],[6]

21,1808,1106,5101,600

      Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting[5]

16,9806,9405,7501,190

      Mining[6]

4,2001,180760410

    Construction

79,66038,99030,0508,940

    Manufacturing

116,07049,18042,3806,800

  Service providing industries

671,310232,020206,30025,720

    Trade, transportation and utilities[7]

282,91081,02070,70010,320

      Wholesale trade

55,45019,23016,4602,770

      Retail trade

120,20033,05029,6103,440

      Transportation and warehousing[7]

103,56027,22023,3703,840

      Utilities

3,7001,5201,250270

    Information

13,0403,2302,930300

    Financial activities

22,3808,8107,1201,690

      Finance and insurance

7,4502,4902,180320

      Real estate and rental and leasing

14,9306,3204,9501,370

    Professional and business services

69,47027,78023,2204,560

      Professional, scientific, and technical services

17,2106,6205,4101,210

      Management of companies and enterprises

4,7501,7001,360350

      Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

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    Education and health services

163,49062,00057,3004,700

      Educational services

12,0804,4203,840580

      Health care and social assistance

151,41057,58053,4604,120

    Leisure and hospitality

98,27040,20037,2302,970

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation

15,3305,7304,990750

      Accommodation and food services

82,94034,47032,2402,230

    Other services

21,7608,9907,8001,190

Occupation[8]:

  Management, business, financial

30,53013,09010,0103,080

  Computer, engineering, and science

6,4402,1901,750440

  Education, legal, community service, arts, and media

23,0307,1606,380780

  Healthcare practitioners and technical

52,11020,42018,6601,760

  Service

213,79086,60079,4107,190

  Sales and related

54,20014,52013,1601,360

  Office and administrative support

36,26012,63011,0701,560

  Farming, fishing, and forestry

14,7405,8304,8101,020

  Construction and extraction

77,56036,11027,6008,510

  Installation, maintenance, and repair

73,98027,56023,8703,690

  Production

94,54039,27034,2305,030

  Transportation and material moving

210,20062,77054,1308,630

Nature of injury, illness[9]:

  Fractures

85,71054,79038,82015,970

  Sprains, strains, tears

295,18066,45063,3903,070

  Amputations

6,0205,4603,9701,500

  Cuts, lacerations, punctures

89,73050,59046,6403,950

    Cuts, lacerations

72,11041,87039,3702,500

    Punctures (except gunshot wounds)

17,6208,7207,2701,460

  Bruises, contusions

80,64026,72025,720990

  Chemical burns and corrosions

4,0402,4201,880540

  Heat (thermal) burns

14,8907,7506,780970

  Multiple traumatic injuries

23,21011,77010,0701,700

    With sprains and other injuries

11,9804,8804,750140

    With fractures and other injuries

3,8903,0302,0201,010

  Soreness, pain

157,44051,42045,3806,040

  Carpal tunnel syndrome

4,18027022050

  Tendonitis

1,420250250--

  All other

125,76050,41042,1208,290

Musculoskeletal disorders[10]:

  Musculoskeletal disorders

266,53050,89047,2803,610

Part of body affected[9]:

  Head

79,62036,74033,5103,230

    Eye

18,6306,1105,900210

  Neck

11,6004,2203,260960

  Trunk

187,13052,89044,1008,790

    Back

136,19033,33030,5402,800

  Upper extremities

284,860112,570101,61010,960

    Shoulder

67,02017,15015,4201,730

    Arm

46,38018,33016,4701,870

    Wrist

32,98011,04010,170870

    Hand

121,00060,70054,9005,800

  Lower extremities

216,85074,98064,69010,290

    Knee

78,24020,69019,3001,390

    Ankle

48,41017,73015,9901,740

    Foot

47,16017,61015,8301,790

      Toe, toenail

9,7303,4503,190260

  Body systems

15,1507,7406,0101,740

  Multiple

82,65035,44029,0406,400

  All other

10,3603,7203,030700

Source of injury, illness[9]:

  Chemicals, chemical products

11,8206,2304,9701,270

  Containers

105,95024,28022,3601,920

  Furniture, fixtures

35,96011,53010,690840

  Machinery

48,92025,98021,7004,280

  Parts and materials

72,45028,18024,1604,030

  Person, injured or ill worker

125,14028,01025,7402,260

    Worker motion or position

119,76025,71024,0601,650

  Person, other than injured or ill workers

62,40021,08019,9401,140

    Health care patient

45,12015,24014,610620

  Floors, walkways, ground surfaces

155,41065,49056,7308,760

  Handtools

41,80019,94018,7701,170

  Ladders

19,91010,4807,6002,880

  Vehicles

95,38043,52035,6607,860

    Trucks

23,84012,54010,3202,230

    Cart, dolly, hand truck--nonpowered

14,0803,3803,050330

  All other

113,09043,59036,9306,660

Secondary source of injury, illness[9]:

  Containers, furniture, and fixtures

36,38013,36011,4101,940

  Machinery

9,1703,0002,590410

    Computers and peripheral equipment

2,320240230--

  Tools, instruments, and equipment

14,5804,7404,060680

    Firearms, law enforcement, and other self-defense equipment

39020013070

  Vehicles

38,58019,98016,6403,350

    Highway vehicle, motorized

29,90016,47013,6002,870

  Ice, sleet, snow

25,37011,2309,4201,810

  Liquids-nonchemical

18,5906,8006,220580

Event or exposure[9]:

  Violence and other injuries by persons or animal

44,48019,37016,6402,740

    Intentional injury by other person

20,8708,9708,280680

    Injury by person unintentional or intent unknown

9,1603,1703,020150

    Animal and insect related incidents

14,3907,1905,2901,900

  Transportation incidents

49,43028,52022,2206,300

    Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles

33,39020,52016,3904,130

  Fires, explosions

1,7001,340870470

  Falls, slips, trips

244,000101,68086,82014,860

    Slips, trips without fall

38,70010,70010,330370

    Fall on same level

153,14064,38056,5307,850

    Fall to lower level

48,04025,11018,9006,210

  Exposure to harmful substances or environments

36,84017,91015,1602,750

  Contact with object, equipment

229,410103,38092,10011,280

    Struck by object

134,62059,93054,0905,840

    Struck against object

46,25018,55017,1801,370

    Caught in object, equipment, material

34,02020,42016,8303,590

  Overexertion and bodily reaction

275,59054,83050,3704,460

    Overexertion in lifting or lowering

86,74015,31013,9901,320

    Repetitive motion involving microtasks

17,1601,5701,310260

  All other

6,7601,2801,070210

Footnotes:

[1] Days away from work include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.

[2] Total medical treatment facility visits include in-patient overnight hospitalization only, emergency room treatment only, and visits treated both in the emergency room and in-patient overnight hospitalization.

[3] The following are not considered to be an emergency room: urgent care facility, health unit (within an establishment), infirmary, and clinic.

[4] Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values.

[5] Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.

[6] Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities. 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 changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates of other industries.

[7] 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 Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.

[8] Standard Occupational Classification Manual, 2018, Office of Management and Budget

[9] Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01

[10] Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) include cases where the nature of the injury or illness is pinched nerve; herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; hernia (traumatic and nontraumatic); pain, swelling, and numbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; Raynaud's syndrome or phenomenon; musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders, when the event or exposure leading to the injury or illness is overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified; overexertion involving outside sources; repetitive motion involving microtasks; other and multiple exertions or bodily reactions; and rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration.


Notes: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Dashes indicate data that do not meet publication guidelines. The scientifically selected probability sample used was one of many possible samples, each of which could have produced different estimates. A measure of sampling variability for each estimate is available upon request -- please contact iifstaff@bls.gov or call (202) 691-6170. For additional information about methodology and coding structures, see the BLS Handbook of Methods: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/home.htm.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor



 

Last Modified Date: November 4, 2020