Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

2017 Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Cases with days of job transfer or restriction

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Chart 1: Nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases counts by case type, private industry, 1992 - 2017
Year	Number of days of job transfer or restriction cases in thousands⁽¹⁾	Number of days away from work cases in thousands⁽²⁾
1992	622.3	2331.1
1993	714.9	2252.5
1994	824.4	2236.6
1995	931.2	2040.9
1996	951.9	1880.6
1997	1032.8	1833.4
1998	1050.2	1730.5
1999	1040.3	1702.5
2000	1088.1	1664
2001	1021.5	1537.6
2002	1058.2	1436.2
2003	986.0	1315.9
2004	965.7	1259.3
2005	950.1	1234.7
2006	931.1	1183.5
2007	877.2	1158.9
2008	822.6	1078.1
2009	702.4	965.0
2010	664.9	933.2
2011	642.8	918.2
2012	663.0	918.7
2013	655.6	917.1
2014	663.6	916.4
2015	669.8	902.2
2016	655.6	892.3
2017	645.3	882.7

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Days of-job-transfer or-restriction cases involve a temporary transfer to another job or restricted duty and no days away from work. ⁽²⁾Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 2: Distribution of DART cases by DJTR and DAFW by industry, 2017
Year	Industry	NAICS code⁽¹⁾	Number of days of job transfer or restriction cases⁽²⁾	Number of days away from work cases⁽³⁾
2017	Crop production	111000	5,900	6,560
2017	Transportation equipment manufacturing	336000	23,240	16,150
2017	Food and beverage stores	445000	27,210	31,450
2017	Truck transportation	484000	12,920	31,760
2017	Amusement, gambling and recreation	713000	9,540	10,970
2017	Food services and drinking places	722000	21,010	55,930

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾ North American Industry Classification System - United States, 2012 ⁽²⁾ Days of-job-transfer or-restriction cases involve a temporary transfer to another job or restricted duty and no days away from work. ⁽³⁾ Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 3: Composition of DART incidence rates⁽¹⁾ by DJTR and DAFW by industry, 2017
Year	Industry	NAICS code⁽²⁾	Incidence rate of days of job transfer or restriction cases⁽³⁾	Incidence rate of days away from work cases⁽⁴⁾
2017	Crop production	111000	146.5	162.8
2017	Transportation equipment manufacturing	336000	140.3	97.5
2017	Food and beverage stores	445000	124.4	143.8
2017	Truck transportation	484000	84.0	206.5
2017	Amusement, gambling and recreation	713000	95.6	110.0
2017	Food services and drinking places	722000	29.2	77.9

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers ⁽²⁾ North American Industry Classification System - United States, 2012 ⁽³⁾ Days of-job-transfer or-restriction cases involve a temporary transfer to another job or restricted duty and no days away from work. ⁽⁴⁾ Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 4: Median DJTR⁽¹⁾ and number of workers by age of worker, crop production industry, 2017
Year	Age group	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Number of workers
2017	16 to 19 years	5	180
2017	20 to 24 years	13	640
2017	25 to 34 years	13	1,740
2017	35 to 44 years	14	1,270
2017	45 to 54 years	15	1,340
2017	55 to 64 years	16	540
2017	65 years and older	7	130

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Days of-job-transfer or-restriction cases involve a temporary transfer to another job or restricted duty and no days away from work. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 5: Median DJTR⁽¹⁾ and number of workers by age of worker, transportation equipment manufacturing industry, 2017
Year	Age group	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Number of workers
2017	16 to 19 years	7	200
2017	20 to 24 years	11	2,110
2017	25 to 34 years	13	5,680
2017	35 to 44 years	13	5,410
2017	45 to 54 years	14	5,760
2017	55 to 64 years	20	3,370
2017	65 years and older	29	370

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Days of-job-transfer or-restriction cases involve a temporary transfer to another job or restricted duty and no days away from work. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 6: Median DJTR⁽¹⁾ and number of workers by age of worker, food and beverage stores industry, 2017
Year	Age group	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Number of workers
2017	16 to 19 years	11	1,780
2017	20 to 24 years	10	4,020
2017	25 to 34 years	13	6,050
2017	35 to 44 years	15	4,370
2017	45 to 54 years	18	5,340
2017	55 to 64 years	15	4,230
2017	65 years and older	21	930

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Days of-job-transfer or-restriction cases involve a temporary transfer to another job or restricted duty and no days away from work. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 7: Median DJTR⁽¹⁾ and number of workers by age of worker, truck transportation industry, 2017
Year	Age group	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Number of workers
2017	16 to 19 years	11	310
2017	20 to 24 years	10	1,270
2017	25 to 34 years	9	3,430
2017	35 to 44 years	13	2,270
2017	45 to 54 years	12	3,050
2017	55 to 64 years	18	2,120
2017	65 years and older	11	320

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Days of-job-transfer or-restriction cases involve a temporary transfer to another job or restricted duty and no days away from work. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 8: Median DJTR⁽¹⁾ and number of workers by age of worker, amusement, gambling and recreation industry, 2017
Year	Age group	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Number of workers
2017	16 to 19 years	9	780
2017	20 to 24 years	8	1,700
2017	25 to 34 years	14	2,260
2017	35 to 44 years	13	1,310
2017	45 to 54 years	23	1,410
2017	55 to 64 years	14	1,410
2017	65 years and older	16	400

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Days of-job-transfer or-restriction cases involve a temporary transfer to another job or restricted duty and no days away from work. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 9: Median DJTR⁽¹⁾ and number of workers by age of worker, food services and drinking places industry, 2017
Year	Age group	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Number of workers
2017	16 to 19 years	7	2,270
2017	20 to 24 years	7	4,440
2017	25 to 34 years	9	4,620
2017	35 to 44 years	12	3,890
2017	45 to 54 years	14	3,050
2017	55 to 64 years	13	2,180
2017	65 years and older	14	310

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Days of-job-transfer or-restriction cases involve a temporary transfer to another job or restricted duty and no days away from work. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 10: Injury and illness topology
Each injury or illness is described from four viewpoints.
See the table below for a description of the following nonfatal work injury case⁽¹⁾: A nursing aide strains her back from overexertion while lifting a patient
Nature of disabling condition	Part of body affected	Event or exposure	Source of injury or illness
strains	back	overexertion while lifting	patient

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Case narratives are coded using the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) version 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 11: Median days and incidence rate for DJTR cases by nature of injury or illness, crop production industry, 2017
Year	Nature⁽¹⁾	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Rate per 10,000 full-time workers
2017	Tendonitis	67	1.9
2017	Heat (thermal) burns	45	0.5
2017	Fractures	36	4.3
2017	Bruises, contusions	16	19.3
2017	Sprains, strains, tears	15	61.8
2017	Soreness, pain	13	21.7
2017	Multiple injuries with sprains	10	1.7
2017	Cuts, lacerations	8	16.2
2017	Multiple traumatic injuries	8	3.1
2017	Cuts, lacerations, punctures	7	19.2
2017	Punctures (except gunshot wounds)	5	3.0

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Data shown in columns correspond to Natures based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 12: Median days and incidence rate for DJTR cases by nature of injury or illness, transportation equipment manufacturing industry, 2017
Year	Nature⁽¹⁾	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Rate per 10,000 full-time workers
2017	Carpal tunnel syndrome	48	1.0
2017	Fractures	31	6.1
2017	Tendonitis	27	1.9
2017	Amputations	21	0.4
2017	Soreness, pain	17	16.9
2017	Sprains, strains, tears	15	66.4
2017	Bruises, contusions	10	16.1
2017	Cuts, lacerations	10	15.2
2017	Cuts, lacerations, punctures	10	17.3
2017	Multiple injuries with sprains	10	1.0
2017	Multiple traumatic injuries	10	1.8
2017	Punctures (except gunshot wounds)	8	2.1
2017	Chemical burns and corrosions	7	0.2
2017	Heat (thermal) burns	7	0.8
2017	Multiple injuries with fractures	4	0.1

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Data shown in columns correspond to Natures based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 13: Median days and incidence rate for DJTR cases by nature of injury or illness, food and beverage stores industry, 2017
Year	Nature⁽¹⁾	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Rate per 10,000 full-time workers
2017	Tendonitis	55	0.4
2017	Carpal tunnel syndrome	44	0.3
2017	Fractures	38	2.6
2017	Multiple traumatic injuries	37	2.7
2017	Multiple injuries with sprains	18	1.5
2017	Sprains, strains, tears	17	58.7
2017	Soreness, pain	15	12.5
2017	Bruises, contusions	11	15.4
2017	Cuts, lacerations	9	21.9
2017	Cuts, lacerations, punctures	9	22.5
2017	Heat (thermal) burns	8	2.5
2017	Amputations	7	0.3
2017	Punctures (except gunshot wounds)	6	0.6
2017	Chemical burns and corrosions	2	0.4

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Data shown in columns correspond to Natures based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 14: Median days and incidence rate for DJTR cases by nature of injury or illness, truck transportation industry, 2017
Year	Nature⁽¹⁾	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Rate per 10,000 full-time workers
2017	Multiple injuries with fractures	50	0.1
2017	Heat (thermal) burns	36	0.4
2017	Multiple injuries with sprains	34	1.5
2017	Multiple traumatic injuries	34	1.8
2017	Fractures	28	4.3
2017	Sprains, strains, tears	13	47.5
2017	Chemical burns and corrosions	13	0.4
2017	Soreness, pain	13	6.8
2017	Bruises, contusions	8	10.1
2017	Cuts, lacerations	8	6.2
2017	Cuts, lacerations, punctures	7	6.7
2017	Punctures (except gunshot wounds)	4	0.5

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Data shown in columns correspond to Natures based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 15: Median days and incidence rate for DJTR cases by nature of injury or illness, amusement, gambling and recreation industry, 2017
Year	Nature⁽¹⁾	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Rate per 10,000 full-time workers
2017	Carpal tunnel syndrome	122	0.2
2017	Multiple injuries with sprains	27	1.6
2017	Multiple traumatic injuries	27	1.9
2017	Fractures	26	4.9
2017	Punctures (except gunshot wounds)	17	0.6
2017	Heat (thermal) burns	16	2.2
2017	Sprains, strains, tears	14	44.4
2017	Soreness, pain	14	14.0
2017	Cuts, lacerations, punctures	10	7.8
2017	Cuts, lacerations	9	7.2
2017	Bruises, contusions	8	12.5

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Data shown in columns correspond to Natures based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 16: Median days and incidence rate for DJTR cases by nature of injury or illness, food services and drinking places industry, 2017
Year	Nature⁽¹⁾	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Rate per 10,000 full-time workers
2017	Carpal tunnel syndrome	44	0.1
2017	Fractures	24	0.8
2017	Sprains, strains, tears	15	8.4
2017	Bruises, contusions	12	3.7
2017	Chemical burns and corrosions	12	0.1
2017	Multiple traumatic injuries	12	0.4
2017	Punctures (except gunshot wounds)	11	0.1
2017	Soreness, pain	8	3.8
2017	Heat (thermal) burns	7	2.4
2017	Cuts, lacerations	7	7.6
2017	Cuts, lacerations, punctures	7	7.7
2017	Multiple injuries with sprains	6	0.3
2017	Amputations	4	0.0

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Data shown in columns correspond to Natures based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 17: Distribution of musculoskeletal disorders in DART cases by DJTR and DAFW by industry, 2017
Year	Industry	NAICS code⁽¹⁾	Number of days of job transfer or restriction cases⁽²⁾	Number of days away from work cases⁽³⁾
2017	Crop production	111000	1,980	1,640
2017	Transportation equipment manufacturing	336000	11,900	7,550
2017	Food and beverage stores	445000	12,110	11,180
2017	Truck transportation	484000	5,660	9,580
2017	Amusement, gambling and recreation	713000	3,630	2,640
2017	Food services and drinking places	722000	5,120	9,750

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾ North American Industry Classification System - United States, 2012 ⁽²⁾ Days of-job-transfer or-restriction cases involve a temporary transfer to another job or restricted duty and no days away from work. ⁽³⁾ Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 18: Incidence rate and number of sprains, strains and tears by DJTR and DAFW, 2017
Year	Industry	NAICS code⁽¹⁾	Case type⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers	Number of cases
2017	Crop production	111000	DJTR	61.8	2490
2017	Crop production	111000	DAFW	41.5	1,670
2017	Transportation equipment manufacturing	336000	DJTR	66.4	11,000
2017	Transportation equipment manufacturing	336000	DAFW	37.8	6,250
2017	Food and beverage stores	445000	DJTR	58.7	12,840
2017	Food and beverage stores	445000	DAFW	55.5	12,140
2017	Truck transportation	484000	DJTR	47.5	7,310
2017	Truck transportation	484000	DAFW	81.4	12,520
2017	Amusement, gambling and recreation	713000	DJTR	44.4	4,430
2017	Amusement, gambling and recreation	713000	DAFW	31.7	3,170
2017	Food services and drinking places	722000	DJTR	8.4	6,000
2017	Food services and drinking places	722000	DAFW	18.0	12,960

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾ North American Industry Classification System - United States, 2012 ⁽²⁾ Days of-job-transfer or-restriction cases involve a temporary transfer to another job or restricted duty and no days away from work. ⁽³⁾ Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 19: Incidence rate and number of bruises and contusions by DJTR and DAFW, 2017
Year	Industry	NAICS code⁽¹⁾	Case type⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers	Number of cases
2017	Crop production	111000	DJTR	19.3	780
2017	Crop production	111000	DAFW	11.7	470
2017	Transportation equipment manufacturing	336000	DJTR	16.1	2,660
2017	Transportation equipment manufacturing	336000	DAFW	7.9	1,310
2017	Food and beverage stores	445000	DJTR	15.4	3,370
2017	Food and beverage stores	445000	DAFW	18.7	4,080
2017	Truck transportation	484000	DJTR	10.1	1,550
2017	Truck transportation	484000	DAFW	19.5	3,000
2017	Amusement, gambling and recreation	713000	DJTR	12.5	1,240
2017	Amusement, gambling and recreation	713000	DAFW	9.8	980
2017	Food services and drinking places	722000	DJTR	3.7	2,630
2017	Food services and drinking places	722000	DAFW	6.5	4,630

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾ North American Industry Classification System - United States, 2012 ⁽²⁾ Days of-job-transfer or-restriction cases involve a temporary transfer to another job or restricted duty and no days away from work. ⁽³⁾ Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 20: Incidence rate and number of soreness and pain by DJTR and DAFW, 2017
Year	Industry	NAICS code⁽¹⁾	Case type⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers	Number of cases
2017	Crop production	111000	DJTR	21.7	870
2017	Crop production	111000	DAFW	25.3	1,020
2017	Transportation equipment manufacturing	336000	DJTR	16.9	2,800
2017	Transportation equipment manufacturing	336000	DAFW	9.8	1,620
2017	Food and beverage stores	445000	DJTR	12.5	2,740
2017	Food and beverage stores	445000	DAFW	17.9	3,930
2017	Truck transportation	484000	DJTR	6.8	1,040
2017	Truck transportation	484000	DAFW	31.3	4,820
2017	Amusement, gambling and recreation	713000	DJTR	14.0	1,400
2017	Amusement, gambling and recreation	713000	DAFW	18.5	1,850
2017	Food services and drinking places	722000	DJTR	3.8	2,700
2017	Food services and drinking places	722000	DAFW	11.0	7,930

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾ North American Industry Classification System - United States, 2012 ⁽²⁾ Days of-job-transfer or-restriction cases involve a temporary transfer to another job or restricted duty and no days away from work. ⁽³⁾ Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 21: Median days and incidence rate for DJTR cases by event or exposure, crop production industry, 2017
Year	Event⁽¹⁾	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Rate per 10,000 full-time workers
2017	Repetitive motion involving microtasks	28	2.8
2017	Slips, trips without fall	19	8.4
2017	Falls, slips, trips	16	43.0
2017	Overexertion in lifting or lowering	16	15.0
2017	Fall on same level	15	21.8
2017	Overexertion and bodily reaction	15	50.9
2017	Fall to lower level	14	12.3
2017	Transportation incidents	13	2.4
2017	Caught in or compressed by object or equipment	12	4.9
2017	Struck against object or equipment	11	11.4
2017	Exposure to harmful substances or environments	10	1.9
2017	Contact with object, equipment	10	46.1
2017	Struck by object or equipment	9	28.0

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Data shown in columns correspond to Events based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 22: Median days and incidence rate for DJTR cases by event or exposure, transportation equipment manufacturing industry, 2017
Year	Event⁽¹⁾	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Rate per 10,000 full-time workers
2017	Repetitive motion involving microtasks	27	14.9
2017	Fall on same level	18	11.0
2017	Overexertion and bodily reaction	18	73.5
2017	Falls, slips, trips	16	17.2
2017	Transportation incidents	14	1.0
2017	Slips, trips without fall	14	3.3
2017	Fall to lower level	14	2.6
2017	Overexertion in lifting or lowering	14	14.7
2017	Caught in or compressed by object or equipment	13	6.9
2017	Struck by object or equipment	11	25.1
2017	Struck against object or equipment	10	9.2
2017	Contact with object, equipment	10	43.6
2017	Exposure to harmful substances or environments	3	2.6

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Data shown in columns correspond to Events based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 23: Median days and incidence rate for DJTR cases by event or exposure, food and beverage stores industry, 2017
Year	Event⁽¹⁾	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Rate per 10,000 full-time workers
2017	Repetitive motion involving microtasks	29	4.5
2017	Fall on same level	21	16.5
2017	Falls, slips, trips	19	21.0
2017	Transportation incidents	17	0.8
2017	Overexertion and bodily reaction	17	56.4
2017	Slips, trips without fall	15	2.8
2017	Overexertion in lifting or lowering	15	28.4
2017	Caught in or compressed by object or equipment	14	4.8
2017	Struck against object or equipment	10	11.4
2017	Contact with object, equipment	10	41.7
2017	Struck by object or equipment	9	24.5
2017	Intentional injury by other person	8	0.3
2017	Fall to lower level	8	1.6
2017	Exposure to harmful substances or environments	8	3.4

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Data shown in columns correspond to Events based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 24: Median days and incidence rate for DJTR cases by event or exposure, truck transportation industry, 2017
Year	Event⁽¹⁾	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Rate per 10,000 full-time workers
2017	Transportation incidents	16	5.0
2017	Slips, trips without fall	14	4.6
2017	Fall to lower level	14	4.6
2017	Falls, slips, trips	14	19.1
2017	Repetitive motion involving microtasks	14	0.8
2017	Fall on same level	13	9.1
2017	Exposure to harmful substances or environments	13	1.1
2017	Caught in or compressed by object or equipment	12	2.6
2017	Overexertion and bodily reaction	12	37.4
2017	Intentional injury by other person	10	0.1
2017	Overexertion in lifting or lowering	10	12.6
2017	Struck by object or equipment	8	13.6
2017	Struck against object or equipment	8	3.7
2017	Contact with object, equipment	8	20.7

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Data shown in columns correspond to Events based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 25: Median days and incidence rate for DJTR cases by event or exposure, amusement, gambling, and recreation industry, 2017
Year	Event⁽¹⁾	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Rate per 10,000 full-time workers
2017	Repetitive motion involving microtasks	21	6.8
2017	Slips, trips without fall	19	3.8
2017	Exposure to harmful substances or environments	16	3.1
2017	Fall to lower level	15	2.2
2017	Fall on same level	14	16.6
2017	Falls, slips, trips	14	22.8
2017	Struck against object or equipment	14	5.5
2017	Overexertion and bodily reaction	14	38.0
2017	Contact with object, equipment	10	25.3
2017	Overexertion in lifting or lowering	10	9.1
2017	Struck by object or equipment	9	16.1
2017	Transportation incidents	7	3.3
2017	Caught in or compressed by object or equipment	7	2.1

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Data shown in columns correspond to Events based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Chart 26: Median days and incidence rate for DJTR cases by event or exposure, food services and drinking places industry, 2017
Year	Event⁽¹⁾	Median days of job transfer or restriction⁽²⁾	Rate per 10,000 full-time workers
2017	Repetitive motion involving microtasks	42	0.7
2017	Transportation incidents	18	0.2
2017	Slips, trips without fall	16	0.6
2017	Overexertion in lifting or lowering	15	2.8
2017	Overexertion and bodily reaction	15	7.3
2017	Fall to lower level	14	0.6
2017	Falls, slips, trips	13	6.6
2017	Caught in or compressed by object or equipment	13	0.8
2017	Fall on same level	12	5.3
2017	Exposure to harmful substances or environments	7	2.8
2017	Struck by object or equipment	7	8.4
2017	Struck against object or equipment	7	2.6
2017	Contact with object, equipment	7	11.9

Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾Data shown in columns correspond to Events based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ⁽²⁾Median days is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of time workers were affected by an injury or illness. Half of the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days are represented in actual values. Note: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, December 2018.

Last Modified Date: February 13, 2019

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