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, 2019 : 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, 2019
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	888,220	121,920	98,550	154,370	100,470	94,640	55,870	262,390	8

Gender
Male	535,980	68,880	55,130	91,800	60,560	58,140	35,710	165,760	10
Female	348,600	52,470	43,170	62,260	39,560	36,130	19,890	95,110	7


Age
14 - 15	220	70	-	-	30	40	-	60	10
16 - 19	25,530	5,810	3,870	5,260	3,560	2,400	1,420	3,200	4
20 - 24	85,800	15,790	12,610	18,340	10,460	8,580	4,260	15,760	5
25 - 34	189,310	30,220	24,750	36,730	21,920	19,610	10,440	45,650	6
35 - 44	170,280	21,740	19,480	29,580	18,160	19,000	11,380	50,940	9
45 - 54	184,850	22,450	18,350	30,280	19,970	18,960	11,870	62,980	11
55 - 64	163,570	18,220	13,360	24,410	18,820	18,700	11,470	58,580	14
65 and over	47,430	4,480	4,240	6,600	5,360	4,810	3,520	18,420	16
Age group not reported	21,240	3,140	1,890	3,160	2,210	2,530	1,500	6,800	11


Summary occupational groups(1)
Management, Business, and Financial Occupations	30,530	4,080	3,120	7,680	3,190	2,650	1,530	8,280	6
Computer, Engineering, and Science Occupations	6,440	1,560	600	1,140	630	620	360	1,530	5
Education, Legal, Community Service, Arts, and Media Occupations	23,030	4,940	3,160	4,340	2,490	2,220	1,340	4,540	5
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	52,110	7,390	6,940	9,520	6,320	5,820	3,140	12,970	7
Service occupations	213,790	35,020	28,640	40,800	25,910	20,850	11,390	51,170	6
Sales and Related Occupations	54,200	7,670	7,000	8,560	6,300	5,530	3,830	15,300	8
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	36,260	5,160	4,430	5,970	3,550	3,840	2,250	11,060	9
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	14,740	2,410	1,470	2,830	1,550	2,060	950	3,470	7
Construction and Extraction Occupations	77,560	8,110	6,360	12,780	7,890	8,210	7,070	27,130	14
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	73,980	9,900	7,470	11,480	7,350	8,970	4,460	24,360	11
Production Occupations	94,540	14,000	10,110	16,340	11,690	10,670	6,030	25,710	8
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	210,200	21,250	19,180	32,830	23,520	23,160	13,520	76,740	14


Length of service with employer
Less than 3 months	105,550	17,910	12,880	19,780	13,000	10,240	6,020	25,710	6
3 - 11 months	193,110	29,360	22,590	35,470	23,110	20,040	12,060	50,470	7
1 - 5 years	303,080	41,700	35,670	53,380	33,890	32,880	18,240	87,320	8
5 years or more	269,480	30,550	25,720	42,900	28,810	29,840	18,630	93,010	13


Race or ethnic origin(2)
White	295,340	46,400	33,270	52,360	32,800	30,080	18,550	81,890	7
Hispanic or Latino	124,710	16,620	14,270	22,960	13,710	13,710	7,730	35,710	8
Black or African American	73,930	9,630	8,990	12,970	8,830	7,730	4,560	21,230	8
Asian	12,090	1,790	1,410	2,580	1,610	1,130	670	2,900	6
American Indian or Alaska Native	3,110	470	410	630	410	290	240	660	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3,030	290	320	740	270	260	90	1,050	9
Multi-race	1,210	290	40	540	100	40	-	200	5
Hispanic and other	450	40	50	80	40	110	-	120	11
Race not reported	374,390	46,400	39,790	61,560	42,710	41,290	24,010	118,630	10
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 4, 2020