Technical Information: (202) 691-6170 USDL 05-2312 Media information: (202) 691-5902 For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Internet address: http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm Tuesday, December 13, 2005 LOST-WORKTIME INJURIES AND ILLNESSES: CHARACTERISTICS AND RESULTING TIME AWAY FROM WORK, 2004 A total of 1.3 million injuries and illnesses in private industry required recuperation away from work beyond the day of the incident in 2004, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor. This was a decline of 56,600 illnesses and injuries, or 4.3 percent, from 2003. The rate of such injuries and illnesses in 2004 also declined to 141.3 per 10,000 full time workers from 150.0 in 2003. Median days away from work—a key measure of the severity of the injury or illness—was 7 days for all cases in 2004, down from 8 days in 2003. As was the case in previous years, more than 4 out of 10 of injuries and illnesses were sprains or strains, with most of these stemming from overexertion or falls on the same level. Twenty percent of the sprains and strains occurred in three occupations— laborers and material movers; heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers; and nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants. These occupations also had the greatest number of injuries and illnesses, accounting for over 16 percent of the total days away from work cases (see chart 1). In 2004, injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work in the goods- producing industries, such as construction and manufacturing, remained relatively the same as the previous year with 408,400 cases, while injuries and illnesses in service providing industries declined 6.3 percent to 850,930 (see table 1). ************************************************************************************************* * Note on expanded data: This release includes a new section that provides highlights of data * * results by major industry sector. In addition, BLS has released two new web-based tools for * * analyzing occupational injury and illness data. Profiles on the Web allows anyone to access * * injury and illness data by industry, demographic characteristics, and case characteristics by * * visiting http://data.bls.gov/GQT/servlet/InitialPage . A second Web tool lets employers * * compute their own injury and illness incidence rate for safety management purposes and * * compare their rate to their industry rate by visiting http://data.bls.gov/IIRC/. * ************************************************************************************************* This is the third of three annual releases reporting on 2004 data from the BLS safety and health statistical series. The first release, in August 2005, covered work- related fatalities from the 2004 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. In November 2005, BLS reported that there were 4.3 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses in 2004, based on the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. It presented the number and frequency (incidence rates) of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry and type of case. Of those, 2.2 million required recuperation away from work, transfer to another job, restricted duties at work, or a combination of these actions. This release covers the circumstance of the injury or illness and the demographic characteristics of workers involved in the 1.3 million days away from work cases. (Chart 1 appears here it the printed release) Worker demographics and case characteristics Occupation - Of the major occupational groups, transportation and material moving occupations suffered the most injuries and illnesses with days away from work (table 3), contributing more than 20 percent of the total. Three of the top five detailed occupations with the most cases with days away from work—laborers and material movers, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, and light or delivery service truck drivers—are in the transportation and material moving major occupational group. Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants and construction laborers rounded out the list of the five detailed occupations with the most cases with days away from work. Eleven detailed occupations each had more than 20,000 injuries and illnesses with days away from work and together accounted for 35 percent of all cases of this type (table 4). Demographic characteristics - BLS collects not only the occupation of the injured or ill worker but also the gender, age, length of service with the employer at the time of the incident, and race or ethnic origin of workers sustaining an injury or illness resulting in days away from work (tables 1, 2, and 8). * Men accounted for 65.9 percent of total cases, which is higher than their employment share (55.2 percent) and their share of the hours worked (58.9 percent) among all private wage and salary workers. * Workers 16 to 19 years old and 25 to 54 years old had significant declines in the numbers of injuries and illnesses with days away from work. Workers aged 20 to 24 accounted for 11.3 percent of injured workers, slightly higher than their share of hours worked (10.4 percent). Workers 45 to 64 had 31.8% of the injuries and illnesses with days away from work, lower than their share of hours worked at 34.1%. * Employees with less than one year of service with their employer had 33.4 percent of the total injuries and illnesses with days away from work, well more than their share of employment, which was 25 percent. Case characteristics - the survey uses four case characteristics to describe each incident that led to an injury or illness that involved one or more days away from work. These characteristics include: * nature – the physical characteristics of the disabling injury or illness, such as cuts/lacerations, fractures, or sprains/strains; * part of body affected – directly linked to the nature of injury or illness cited, such as back, finger, or eye; * event or exposure – the manner in which the injury or illness was produced or inflicted, such as falls, overexertion, or repetitive motion; and * source – the object, substance, exposure, or bodily motion that directly produced or inflicted the disabling condition, such as chemicals, vehicles, or machinery. For example, a nursing aide strains his or her back while lifting a health care patient. The nature, or physical characteristic, is a sprain/strain; the part of body affected is the back; the event or exposure is overexertion in lifting; and the source is health care patient. In addition to these four characteristics that are used to describe the incident, the survey also collects the day of week and time of day the incident occurred and the number of hours on the job prior to the occurrence of the incident. Case characteristics can be used to help identify specific workplace risks for disabling injuries and illnesses (tables 5 – 7, 11, 13 – 15 and chart 2). Following are highlights of the 2004 findings for these characteristics. * Sprains and strains, with more than half a million cases, were the leading nature of injury or illness in every major industry sector in 2004. This was a decrease of almost 7 percent from 2003. Manufacturing was the only goods producing major industry sector that experienced a decline in sprains and strains, decreasing 4 percent. Sprains and strains in service providing industries declined by over 8 percent, led by declines in leisure and hospitality (16 percent), financial activities (almost 15 percent), education and health services (7 percent), and trade, transportation, and utilities (5 percent). * The part of the body most affected by work incidents is the trunk, including shoulder and back, which accounted for 35.5 percent of all cases. The back accounted for 63 percent of all incidents involving the trunk. * Floors, walkways, ground surfaces; worker motion or position; containers; and parts and materials accounted for 56 percent of all sources of injury or illness. * Cases involving repetitive motion and cases involving slips or trips both decreased by more than 10 percent, with declines of 15 percent and 10 percent respectively. Transportation accidents increased by 9 percent and assaults and violent acts by persons increased by almost 7 percent. * Of the injuries and illnesses with days away from work that reported the time of the incident, the four hours from 8:00 A.M. to noon accounted for 36.3 percent of all injuries and illnesses with days away from work. The hours from noon to 4:00 P.M. accounted for 27.7 percent. * Of the injuries and illnesses with days away from work that reported how long the employee had been on the job, employees on the job from two to four hours incurred 27 percent of injuries and illnesses with days away from work in 2004. Employees on the job from four to six hours accounted for 20 percent. * Injuries and illnesses on Monday through Friday were fairly evenly distributed throughout all industry sectors. Injuries and illnesses on Saturday and Sunday were consistently lower in all industries except leisure and hospitality, whose weekend injuries and illnesses were comparable with those occurring on weekdays. (Chart 2 appears here in the printed copy of the release) Industries Goods-producing industries such as construction and manufacturing make up about 21 percent of private industry employment but account for 32 percent of the injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work. Contact with objects and equipment—such as being struck by an object—was the leading cause of injuries and illnesses with days away from work in goods-producing industries. Service providing industries make up 79 percent of private industry employment and account for 68 percent of the most severe injuries and illnesses. The most prevalent event for these industries was overexertion— especially overexertion in lifting—followed by contact with objects and equipment. Natural resources and mining had the highest median days away from work with 12 days, 5 days higher than that of all private industry. It also had the highest proportion of injuries and illnesses to employees who had been on the job for less than 3 months. The percentage of injuries and illnesses to Hispanic workers in Natural resources and mining was 2.5 times as high as that in total private industry. Sprains and strains had an incidence rate of 66.6 per 10,000 workers followed by fractures with a rate of 30.4. The rate for fractures was almost three times the rate of fractures in all private industry. The most common event or exposure in this sector was contact with objects or equipment with an incidence rate of 75.4 per 10,000 full-time workers, twice the rate for all private industry. Construction had the highest percentage of injuries and illnesses to men of all major private industries (97.5 percent). Among sources of injuries and illnesses, parts and materials had an incidence rate of 52 per 10,000 workers and floors, walkways, and ground surfaces had a rate of 50.7; both of these rates were much higher than the rates for total private industry. Construction (along with the Information sector) had the second highest number of median days away from work at 10 days. Injuries and illnesses in heavy and civil engineering resulted in a median of 12 days away from work, the highest within the construction sector. Manufacturing had incidence rates for amputations, tendonitis, and carpal tunnel syndrome that were more than twice the rates for total private industry. Amputations were most prevalent in fabricated metal product manufacturing. The incidence rate for repetitive motion cases was also twice that of total private industry. Compared to other sectors, Manufacturing had the highest proportion of injuries and illnesses occurring between the hours of midnight and 8 A.M. Trade, transportation, and utilities had the highest incidence rate of overexertion in lifting cases of all the major industry sectors with 29.3 per 10,000 workers. Such cases had rates that ranged from 11.1 in the utilities industry sector to 42.8 in the transportation and warehousing industry sector. There was a wide range of severity in this sector. The median number of days away from work for all industries within this sector was 8 days. In transportation and warehousing the median was 14 days, while it was 6 days for wholesale trade. This sector also experienced the highest incidence rate of injuries and illnesses where the source was containers or vehicles, with rates of 36.9 and 25 per 10,000 workers, respectively. While female workers accounted for 27.1 percent of the injuries and illnesses in this sector, they represented just 12 percent of the cases within wholesale and retail trade and 11 percent in Utilities. Information reported that more than half of the injuries and illnesses to workers in this industry sector occurred to those who had been with their employer for more than 5 years, compared to 30 percent for all private industries. The median number of days away from work in the information sector (10 days) was the second highest median among the industry sectors (along with construction). Financial activities, which includes finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing services, reported a greater proportion of women (44%) with injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work than total private industry (34%). Professional and business services reported an incidence rate of injuries or illnesses with days away from work that was a little more than half that of total private industry. Similarly, the median days away from work was below that of total private industry for 2004. Education and health services had the highest percentage of injuries and illnesses to female workers (79%), more than twice the percentage for all private industry. Black workers also accounted for a much higher percentage of injuries and illnesses in education and health services (16%) than they did in all private industry (8%). Overexertion was the predominant event in this sector, with an incidence rate of 54.4 per 10,000 workers in 2004. Workplace injuries in this sector were almost five times more likely to be a result of an assault or violent attack by a person than in all private industry. Within the sector, 95 percent of the cases were in the healthcare and social assistance sector. Leisure and hospitality reported injuries and illnesses to young workers (those under age 20) accounting for 9 percent of all injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work in the industry sector. This was three times higher than the percentage in all private industry (3 percent). Women experienced more than half of the injuries and illnesses in leisure and hospitality, with 48,270 cases compared to 47,040 for men. Heat burns had an incidence rate of 7.8 per 10,000 workers, compared to 2.1 for total private industry. The incidence rate for falls to the same level was 27.1 per 10,000 workers in leisure and hospitality, compared to 18.7 per 10,000 workers in all private industry. Musculoskeletal disorders The U.S. Department of Labor defines a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) as an injury or disorder of the muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage, or spinal discs. MSDs do not include disorders caused by slips, trips, falls, motor vehicle accidents, or similar accidents. In 2004, MSDs accounted for 402,700, or 32 percent, of the injuries and illnesses with days away from work. The service providing industries reported the most musculoskeletal disorders, accounting for 69 percent of all cases of this type (table A). Within these industries, the trade, transportation, and utilities industry sector reported the most cases of musculoskeletal disorders with 131,980 or 32.8 percent of all MSD cases. Almost half of these were in the retail trade sector. The educational and health services industry sector reported the next most MSD cases, 78,660, or 19.5 percent of all MSD cases. Most of these were in the health care and social assistance industry sector (75,580). Goods- producing industries reported 31 percent of all MSD cases, led by the manufacturing industry sector with nearly 20 percent of the total MSD cases. The three occupations with the most musculoskeletal disorders in 2004 (table B) were laborers and material movers (33,590), nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants (29,980), and heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (17,770). These three occupations experienced the greatest number of total injuries and illnesses with days away from work in 2004. The number of cases of MSDs decreased for almost all age groups, most notably in the 16 to 19 year old category, with a 20 percent reduction (table C). MSDs to workers 55 - 64 remained relatively unchanged in 2004. For workers 65 and older, the number of MSDs also remained relatively unchanged, however, the median days away from work saw an increase of 25 percent to 20 days. Table A. Number of work-related musculoskeletal disorders involving days away from work and median days away from work by major industry sector, 2004 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Number Median days away from work Total musculoskeletal disorders 402,700 10 Goods producing 123,960 12 Natural resources and mining 6,320 14 Agriculture forestry fishing and hunting 3,720 8 Mining 2,600 28 Construction 38,970 10 Manufacturing 78,670 13 Service providing 278,740 9 Trade transportation and utilities 131,980 10 Wholesale trade 26,990 7 Retail trade 62,580 10 Transportation and warehousing 40,390 16 Utilities 2,020 15 Information 6,790 14 Financial activities 10,560 12 Finance and insurance 3,780 15 Real estate and rental and leasing 6,780 11 Professional and business services 22,680 7 Professional and technical services 5,380 8 Management of companies and enterprises 3,140 7 Administrative and waste services 14,150 7 Educational and health services 78,660 7 Educational services 3,090 14 Health care and social assistance 75,580 6 Leisure and hospitality 19,360 7 Arts entertainment and recreation 4,290 6 Accommodation and food services 15,070 8 Other services except public administration 8,710 8 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Table B. Number of work-related musculoskeletal disorders involving days away from work and median days away from work by selected occupations, 2004 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Median days Number away from work Total musculoskeletal disorders 402,700 10 Laborers and Freight- Stock- and Material Movers- Hand 33,590 9 Nursing Aides- Orderlies- and Attendants 29,980 5 Truck Drivers- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 17,770 12 Truck Drivers- Light or Delivery Services 12,450 13 Retail Salespersons 11,330 8 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 9,840 8 Janitors and Cleaners- Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 9,830 10 Construction Laborers 9,190 8 Registered Nurses 8,810 7 Carpenters 7,960 9 Cashiers 6,140 9 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 6,060 9 Maintenance and Repair Workers- General 6,030 9 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers 5,410 8 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 5,060 10 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Table C. Number of work-related musculoskeletal disorders involving days away from work and median days away from work by age group, 2004 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Age group Number Median days away from work Total musculoskeletal disorders 402,700 10 16 to 19 7,970 5 20 to 24 37,750 5 25 to 34 98,790 7 35 to 44 115,610 10 45 to 54 92,280 13 55 to 64 40,280 15 65 and over 4,530 20 Age not reported 5,460 7 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Injury and illness severity Besides identifying high risk situations, the survey also focuses on the length of the absences resulting from these injuries and illnesses (tables 8-12 and 15). Median days away from work – the key survey measure of severity – designates the point at which half the cases involved more days and half involved fewer days. The median number of days away from work for all cases decreased to 7 days in 2004, largely due to a decrease in the number of cases with 31 or more days. One-fourth of all days away from work cases resulted in 31 days or more away from work. The median days away from work for goods producing industries was 9 days, led by 12 days for the Natural resources and mining industry sector. The median number of days away from work for service providing industries was 7. * Among major disabling injuries and illnesses, median days away from work were highest for carpal tunnel syndrome (28 days, down from 32 days in 2003), and fractures (28 days, down from 30 days in 2003). Amputations were next with 25 median days away from work, down from 30 days in 2003. * Among the most frequent events or exposures, repetitive motion, such as grasping tools, scanning groceries, and typing, resulted in the longest absences from work – a median of 20 days, down from 22 days in 2003. Falls to lower level resulted in the next longest absences from work with a median of 14 days followed by transportation accidents with a median of 10 days. In 2003, falls to lower level resulted in 15 days away from work and transportation accidents resulted in 14 days away from work. * Of the occupations with 0.75 percent or more of the total days away from work cases, both heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers and light or delivery truck drivers had the highest median days away from work with 12 days. Industrial machinery mechanics had the third highest median with 11 days. Construction laborers and electricians each had a median of 10 days. * Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse had median days away from work of 11 days in 2004 – an increase of 4 days from 2003. This was the largest rise in the median days away from work required for recuperation among the occupations having more than 0.5 percent of the total number of cases with days away from work. * Injuries to the shoulder resulted in the longest absences from work (a median of 17 days), followed by injuries to the knee (a median of 15 days), and injuries to the wrist (a median of 14 days). Technical note The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported annually on the number of days- away-from-work injuries and illnesses in private industry and the rate of such incidents since the early 1970s. The 2004 national survey marks the thirteenth year that BLS has collected additional detailed information on such cases in the form of worker and case characteristics data. Data in this release are classified by industry based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. NAICS recognizes hundreds of new businesses in the United States economy, most of which are in the service providing sector. NAICS classifies establishments into a detailed industry based on the production processes and provided services. Prior to the release of 2003 survey data, industries were classified using the Standard Industrial Classification system. As a result of the conversion to NAICS, the estimates by industry from the 2004 survey are not comparable with those from years prior to 2003. Since 2003, occupation data in this release are classified by the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. SOC is a hierarchical system that classifies occupations based on work performed and on required skills, education, training, and credentials. Apprentices and trainees are classified with the occupations for which they are being trained, while helpers are classified separately. Many occupations have been subdivided to more precise classifications. An example of this is truck drivers. Prior to this year, the Bureau of the Census classification system had two distinct categories for truck divers and drivers, sales workers. SOC now divides truck drivers into two distinct classifications – heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers and light or delivery service truck drivers. These two truck driver classifications, along with driver, sales workers, make up a higher level aggregate. As a result of the conversion to SOC, the estimates by occupation from the 2004 survey year are not comparable with those from years prior to 2003. The classification of workers by race and ethnicity is based on the 1997 Standards for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. One result of this revision is that individuals may be categorized in more than one race or ethnic group. Race and ethnicity is the only data element whose reporting is not mandatory in this survey. This resulted in 30 percent of the cases not reporting race and ethnicity in 2004. The number and frequency (incidence rates) of days away from work cases are based on logs and other records kept by private industry employers throughout the year. These records reflect not only the year’s injury and illness experience but also the employer’s understanding of which cases are work related under recordkeeping rules revised by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor and made effective on January 1, 2002. The number of injuries and illnesses reported in a given year also can be influenced by changes in the level of economic activity, working conditions and work practices, worker experience and training, and the number of hours worked. The number of hours worked used for industry and case characteristics incidence rates are collected in the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Because this survey does not collect hours worked or employment by demographic characteristics, the hours and employment used for these data come from the Current Population Survey, which is conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The nature, part of body, source, and event or exposure used to describe lost-worktime injuries and illnesses are based on definitions and rules of selection stipulated in the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) include cases where the nature of the injury or illness is sprains, strains, tears; back pain, hurt back; soreness, pain, hurt, except the back; carpal tunnel syndrome; hernia; or musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders, when the event or exposure leading to the injury or illness is bodily reaction/bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting; overexertion; or repetition. Cases of Raynaud’s phenomenon, tarsal tunnel syndrome, and herniated spinal discs are not included. Although these cases may be considered MSDs, the survey classifies these cases in categories that also include non-MSD cases. The survey is a Federal/State program in which employer reports are collected from about 173,800 private industry establishments and processed by state agencies cooperating with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational injury and illness data for coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for railroad activities were provided by the Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration, respectively. MSHA has not adopted the revised OSHA recordkeeping requirements for 2004. Therefore, estimates for coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are not comparable with estimates for other industries. The FRA adopted the revised OSHA recordkeeping requirements in June 2003. Therefore, estimates for railroad activities for 2004 are comparable with survey estimates, but should not be compared with estimates for railroad activities for prior years. The survey excludes all fatalities at work and work-related nonfatal injuries and illnesses to the self- employed; workers on farms with fewer than 11 employees; private household workers; Federal government employees; and, for national estimates, employees in State and local government agencies. The survey estimates of the characteristics of cases with days away from work are based on a scientifically selected probability sample, rather than a census of the entire population. Two levels of sampling were used. First, establishments were selected to represent themselves and, in many instances, other establishments of like industry and workforce size that were not selected that survey year. Then, sampled establishments projected to have a large number of days away from work cases were instructed before the survey began on how to sample those cases to minimize the burden of their response. Because the data are based on a sample survey, the injury and illness estimates probably differ from the figures that would be obtained from all units covered by the survey. To determine the precision of each estimate, a standard error is calculated. The standard error defines a range (confidence interval) around the estimate. The approximate 95-percent confidence interval is the estimate plus or minus twice the standard error. The standard error also can be expressed as a percent of the estimate, or the relative standard error. For example, the 95-percent confidence interval for the 2004 incidence rate for occupational injuries and illnesses with days away from work of 141.3 per 10,000 full-time workers with the relative standard error of 0.8 percent would be 141.3 plus or minus 1.6 percent (2 times 0.8 percent) or 139.0 to 143.6. One can be 95 percent confident that the "true" incidence rate falls within the confidence interval. A relative standard error was calculated for each estimate from the survey and will be available in a future report. All findings in this release have been tested and found to be statistically significant using the 95-percent confidence interval. The data also are subject to nonsampling error. The inability to obtain detailed information about all cases in the sample, mistakes in recording or coding the data, and definitional difficulties are general examples of nonsampling error in the survey. Although not measured, nonsampling errors will always occur when statistics are gathered. However, BLS has implemented quality assurance procedures to reduce nonsampling error in the survey, including a rigorous training program for coders and a continuing effort to encourage survey participants to respond fully and accurately to all survey elements. TABLE 1. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected worker characteristics and major industry sector, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Goods producing(2) | Service providing | |_______________________________________________|_______________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | Private | Total | Natural | | | | Trade, | | | Profes- | Education | | |industry(2)| goods | resources | Construc- | Manufac- | Total | transpor- | | Financial | sional | and | Leisure | Other | |producing(-| and | tion | turing | service | tation and|Information| activities| and | health | and | services | | 2) |mining(2)(-| | | providing |utilities(-| | | business | services |hospitality| | | | 3) | | | | 4) | | | services | | | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total cases...................|1,259,320 | 408,400 | 29,100 | 153,200 | 226,090 | 850,930 | 387,650 | 21,150 | 34,930 | 90,500 | 189,980 | 95,380 | 31,350 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sex: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Male........................| 829,300 | 348,220 | 25,410 | 149,430 | 173,380 | 481,090 | 278,290 | 14,890 | 19,580 | 60,100 | 39,410 | 47,040 | 21,790 Female......................| 425,470 | 60,030 | 3,700 | 3,670 | 52,660 | 365,440 | 105,050 | 6,260 | 15,350 | 30,390 | 150,550 | 48,270 | 9,560 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Age:(5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 - 15.....................| 200 | - | - | - | - | 180 | 80 | - | - | - | - | 80 | - 16 - 19.....................| 38,230 | 9,540 | 830 | 3,720 | 5,000 | 28,690 | 12,450 | 500 | 550 | 1,930 | 3,190 | 8,790 | 1,280 20 - 24.....................| 141,730 | 46,950 | 3,890 | 21,530 | 21,530 | 94,780 | 43,480 | 1,230 | 2,930 | 9,820 | 16,360 | 17,490 | 3,470 25 - 34.....................| 303,880 | 101,750 | 7,330 | 45,700 | 48,710 | 202,130 | 91,250 | 5,020 | 7,830 | 26,690 | 43,450 | 20,820 | 7,070 35 - 44.....................| 331,610 | 114,690 | 7,000 | 44,030 | 63,660 | 216,920 | 102,810 | 5,390 | 9,160 | 24,520 | 48,150 | 19,150 | 7,740 45 - 54.....................| 272,250 | 88,330 | 6,460 | 26,010 | 55,870 | 183,920 | 82,350 | 6,150 | 8,090 | 17,060 | 47,740 | 15,190 | 7,340 55 - 64.....................| 128,810 | 37,600 | 2,750 | 9,250 | 25,600 | 91,210 | 40,970 | 2,320 | 4,390 | 6,970 | 23,640 | 9,560 | 3,360 65 and over.................| 23,950 | 3,810 | 420 | 840 | 2,550 | 20,140 | 8,960 | 410 | 1,470 | 1,830 | 4,460 | 2,110 | 890 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Length of service with | | | | | | | | | | | | | employer: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 3 months..........| 162,410 | 64,300 | 6,750 | 30,000 | 27,550 | 98,100 | 42,600 | 850 | 3,000 | 13,890 | 16,590 | 17,640 | 3,540 3 - 11 months...............| 258,500 | 81,210 | 6,070 | 37,040 | 38,110 | 177,290 | 76,670 | 2,600 | 7,290 | 20,970 | 38,100 | 25,180 | 6,480 1 - 5 years.................| 446,820 | 130,130 | 8,690 | 51,230 | 70,210 | 316,690 | 140,220 | 6,680 | 13,800 | 35,700 | 77,610 | 30,870 | 11,800 More than 5 years...........| 383,050 | 131,200 | 7,350 | 34,390 | 89,450 | 251,850 | 122,670 | 10,950 | 10,810 | 19,800 | 57,020 | 21,300 | 9,290 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Race or ethnic origin: | | | | | | | | | | | | | White only..................| 591,570 | 224,270 | 9,810 | 90,020 | 124,430 | 367,300 | 165,230 | 8,010 | 15,110 | 38,360 | 85,560 | 37,260 | 17,770 Black only..................| 103,820 | 25,190 | 580 | 7,160 | 17,450 | 78,630 | 24,950 | 920 | 3,190 | 9,090 | 30,940 | 7,170 | 2,370 Hispanic or Latino only.....| 164,390 | 71,070 | 9,560 | 27,990 | 33,520 | 93,320 | 34,770 | 1,000 | 4,450 | 18,830 | 15,590 | 14,650 | 4,020 Asian only..................| 16,040 | 3,960 | 170 | 590 | 3,210 | 12,080 | 3,260 | 170 | 510 | 1,620 | 3,080 | 3,050 | 390 Native Hawaiian or Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | | Islander only..............| 4,650 | 1,220 | 70 | 470 | 680 | 3,440 | 1,310 | 40 | 170 | 290 | 770 | 670 | 200 American Indian or Alaskan | | | | | | | | | | | | | Native only................| 5,140 | 2,090 | 120 | 960 | 1,010 | 3,050 | 1,400 | 70 | 90 | 230 | 670 | 360 | 230 Hispanic or Latino and other| | | | | | | | | | | | | race.......................| 530 | 240 | 20 | - | 160 | 290 | 110 | - | - | - | 40 | 70 | - Multi-race..................| 1,260 | 300 | - | 110 | 190 | 960 | 320 | - | - | - | 200 | 370 | - Not reported................| 371,920 | 80,060 | 8,760 | 25,850 | 45,450 | 291,860 | 156,290 | 10,920 | 11,410 | 22,000 | 53,140 | 31,780 | 6,320 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration 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 the 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 in other industries. 4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 5 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14; they accounted for fewer than 50 cases. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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 TABLE 2. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected worker characteristics and major industry sector, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Goods producing(2) | Service providing | |_______________________________________________|_______________________________________________________________________________________________ | Private | | | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | industry | Total | Natural | | | | Trade, | | | Profes- | Education | | | (2) | goods | resources | Construc- | Manufac- | Total | transpor- | | Financial | sional | and | Leisure | Other | |producing(-| and | tion | turing | service | tation and|Information| activities| and | health | and | services | | 2) |mining(2)(-| | | providing |utilities(-| | | business | services |hospitality| | | | 3) | | | | 4) | | | services | | | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total [1,259,320 cases]......| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sex: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Male........................| 65.9 | 85.3 | 87.3 | 97.5 | 76.7 | 56.5 | 71.8 | 70.4 | 56.1 | 66.4 | 20.7 | 49.3 | 69.5 Female......................| 33.8 | 14.7 | 12.7 | 2.4 | 23.3 | 42.9 | 27.1 | 29.6 | 43.9 | 33.6 | 79.2 | 50.6 | 30.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Age:(5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 - 15.....................| (6) | - | - | - | - | (6) | (6) | - | - | - | - | .1 | - 16 - 19.....................| 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 4.1 20 - 24.....................| 11.3 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 9.5 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 18.3 | 11.1 25 - 34.....................| 24.1 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 29.8 | 21.5 | 23.8 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 22.4 | 29.5 | 22.9 | 21.8 | 22.6 35 - 44.....................| 26.3 | 28.1 | 24.1 | 28.7 | 28.2 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 25.5 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 25.3 | 20.1 | 24.7 45 - 54.....................| 21.6 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 17.0 | 24.7 | 21.6 | 21.2 | 29.1 | 23.2 | 18.9 | 25.1 | 15.9 | 23.4 55 - 64.....................| 10.2 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 7.7 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 10.7 65 and over.................| 1.9 | .9 | 1.4 | .5 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Length of service with | | | | | | | | | | | | | employer: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 3 months..........| 12.9 | 15.7 | 23.2 | 19.6 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 8.6 | 15.3 | 8.7 | 18.5 | 11.3 3 - 11 months...............| 20.5 | 19.9 | 20.9 | 24.2 | 16.9 | 20.8 | 19.8 | 12.3 | 20.9 | 23.2 | 20.1 | 26.4 | 20.7 1 - 5 years.................| 35.5 | 31.9 | 29.9 | 33.4 | 31.1 | 37.2 | 36.2 | 31.6 | 39.5 | 39.4 | 40.9 | 32.4 | 37.6 More than 5 years...........| 30.4 | 32.1 | 25.3 | 22.4 | 39.6 | 29.6 | 31.6 | 51.8 | 30.9 | 21.9 | 30.0 | 22.3 | 29.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Race or ethnic origin: | | | | | | | | | | | | | White only..................| 47.0 | 54.9 | 33.7 | 58.8 | 55.0 | 43.2 | 42.6 | 37.9 | 43.3 | 42.4 | 45.0 | 39.1 | 56.7 Black only..................| 8.2 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 16.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 Hispanic or Latino only.....| 13.1 | 17.4 | 32.9 | 18.3 | 14.8 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 12.7 | 20.8 | 8.2 | 15.4 | 12.8 Asian only..................| 1.3 | 1.0 | .6 | .4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | .8 | .8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 1.2 Native Hawaiian or Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | | Islander only..............| .4 | .3 | .2 | .3 | .3 | .4 | .3 | .2 | .5 | .3 | .4 | .7 | .6 American Indian or Alaskan | | | | | | | | | | | | | Native only................| .4 | .5 | .4 | .6 | .4 | .4 | .4 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .4 | .4 | .7 Hispanic or Latino and other| | | | | | | | | | | | | race.......................| (6) | .1 | .1 | - | .1 | (6) | (6) | - | - | - | (6) | .1 | - Multi-race..................| .1 | .1 | - | .1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | - | - | - | .1 | .4 | - Not reported................| 29.5 | 19.6 | 30.1 | 16.9 | 20.1 | 34.3 | 40.3 | 51.6 | 32.7 | 24.3 | 28.0 | 33.3 | 20.2 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration 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 the 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 in other industries. 4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 5 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14; they accounted for fewer than 50 cases. 6 Less than 0.1 percent. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, percentages may not add to 100. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies TABLE 3. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by major occupational group and major industry sector, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Goods producing(2) | Service providing | |_______________________________________________|_______________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Occupation | Private | Total | Natural | | | | Trade, | | | Profes- | Education | | |industry(2)| goods | resources | Construc- | Manufac- | Total | transpor- | | Financial | sional | and | Leisure | Other | |producing(-| and | tion | turing | service | tation and|Information| activities| and | health | and | services | | 2) |mining(2)(-| | | providing |utilities(-| | | business | services |hospitality| | | | 3) | | | | 4) | | | services | | | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total cases...................|1,259,320 | 408,400 | 29,100 | 153,200 | 226,090 | 850,930 | 387,650 | 21,150 | 34,930 | 90,500 | 189,980 | 95,380 | 31,350 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Management occupations.......| 23,080 | 4,920 | 470 | 2,790 | 1,660 | 18,160 | 5,060 | 880 | 1,980 | 1,900 | 4,030 | 3,150 | 1,160 Business and financial | | | | | | | | | | | | | operations occupations......| 6,330 | 760 | 30 | 110 | 620 | 5,570 | 1,100 | 240 | 2,180 | 750 | 1,000 | 90 | 210 Computer and mathematical | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 2,800 | 370 | - | - | 330 | 2,430 | 400 | 370 | 320 | 850 | 380 | - | 70 Architecture and engineering | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 6,960 | 2,250 | 60 | 450 | 1,750 | 4,710 | 830 | 1,300 | 80 | 2,260 | 70 | - | 130 Life, physical, and social | | | | | | | | | | | | | science occupations.........| 3,130 | 1,250 | 310 | - | 910 | 1,880 | 120 | 20 | 40 | 800 | 830 | - | 50 Community and social services| | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 9,540 | - | - | - | - | 9,530 | - | - | 160 | 580 | 8,040 | - | 740 Legal occupations............| 700 | - | - | - | - | 690 | - | - | 110 | 490 | 50 | - | - Education, training, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | library occupations.........| 6,460 | 20 | - | - | 20 | 6,450 | 50 | 150 | 40 | 140 | 5,330 | 400 | 330 Arts, design, entertainment, | | | | | | | | | | | | | sports, and media | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 7,190 | 230 | - | - | 200 | 6,960 | 1,770 | 1,450 | 80 | 460 | 160 | 2,980 | 60 Healthcare practitioners and | | | | | | | | | | | | | technical occupations.......| 48,890 | 210 | 100 | - | 100 | 48,680 | 830 | - | 290 | 2,170 | 45,260 | - | 90 Healthcare support | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 73,070 | 60 | - | - | 50 | 73,000 | 430 | - | 190 | 2,510 | 69,480 | 130 | 260 Protective service | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 10,920 | 270 | 40 | - | 190 | 10,640 | 920 | 20 | 460 | 6,290 | 1,600 | 970 | 390 Food preparation and serving | | | | | | | | | | | | | related occupations.........| 75,670 | 510 | 20 | - | 470 | 75,170 | 12,330 | 100 | 410 | 860 | 7,450 | 53,420 | 600 Building and grounds cleaning| | | | | | | | | | | | | and maintenance | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 73,740 | 5,100 | 620 | 680 | 3,810 | 68,640 | 4,880 | 370 | 7,160 | 24,940 | 15,830 | 13,250 | 2,210 Personal care and service | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 24,180 | 90 | 20 | - | 60 | 24,090 | 7,000 | 350 | 140 | 630 | 9,570 | 3,320 | 3,080 Sales and related | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 82,000 | 1,560 | 180 | 400 | 980 | 80,440 | 69,010 | 1,210 | 2,790 | 2,940 | 480 | 3,210 | 800 Office and administrative | | | | | | | | | | | | | support occupations.........| 89,540 | 9,770 | 100 | 1,350 | 8,310 | 79,770 | 43,320 | 3,720 | 8,600 | 9,690 | 10,900 | 1,790 | 1,740 Farming, fishing, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | forestry occupations........| 17,510 | 15,280 | 14,460 | - | 810 | 2,230 | 770 | - | - | 1,340 | 60 | - | - Construction and extraction | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 144,050 | 130,880 | 5,090 | 118,140 | 7,650 | 13,160 | 6,490 | 430 | 820 | 3,430 | 980 | 410 | 600 Installation, maintenance, | | | | | | | | | | | | | and repair occupations......| 107,940 | 35,500 | 2,670 | 17,000 | 15,830 | 72,440 | 41,700 | 6,940 | 4,250 | 4,780 | 2,650 | 2,680 | 9,440 Production occupations.......| 186,600 | 147,830 | 1,780 | 5,890 | 140,160 | 38,770 | 21,410 | 1,960 | 680 | 5,810 | 1,970 | 2,840 | 4,100 Transportation and material | | | | | | | | | | | | | moving occupations..........| 257,210 | 51,000 | 3,120 | 6,080 | 41,790 | 206,210 | 168,680 | 1,600 | 4,100 | 16,440 | 3,780 | 6,520 | 5,100 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration 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 the 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 in other industries. 4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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 TABLE 4. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected worker occupation and major industry sector, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Goods producing(2) | Service providing | |_______________________________________________|_______________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Occupation | Private | Total | Natural | | | | Trade, | | | Profes- | Education | | |industry(2)| goods | resources | Construc- | Manufac- | Total | transpor- | | Financial | sional | and | Leisure | Other | |producing(-| and | tion | turing | service | tation and|Information| activities| and | health | and | services | | 2) |mining(2)(-| | | providing |utilities(-| | | business | services |hospitality| | | | 3) | | | | 4) | | | services | | | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total cases...................|1,259,320 | 408,400 | 29,100 | 153,200 | 226,090 | 850,930 | 387,650 | 21,150 | 34,930 | 90,500 | 189,980 | 95,380 | 31,350 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Labor and freight, stock, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | material movers, hand........| 89,250 | 21,680 | 410 | 510 | 20,770 | 67,570 | 57,220 | 650 | 900 | 5,020 | 1,350 | 1,700 | 730 Truck drivers, heavy and | | | | | | | | | | | | | tractor-trailer..............| 63,570 | 11,430 | 970 | 3,540 | 6,920 | 52,140 | 42,470 | 110 | 700 | 7,930 | 70 | 240 | 610 Nursing aides, orderlies, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | attendants...................| 51,940 | - | - | - | - | 51,930 | - | - | 120 | 650 | 51,050 | - | 80 Construction laborers.........| 37,930 | 35,470 | 60 | 34,290 | 1,110 | 2,460 | 1,310 | 160 | 150 | 680 | - | - | 130 Truck drivers, light or | | | | | | | | | | | | | delivery services............| 37,160 | 2,700 | 150 | 550 | 2,000 | 34,460 | 29,020 | 240 | 980 | 770 | 860 | 1,730 | 860 Janitors and cleaners, except | | | | | | | | | | | | | maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | | cleaners.....................| 33,580 | 3,780 | 200 | 270 | 3,320 | 29,800 | 3,790 | 260 | 4,670 | 9,430 | 6,700 | 3,770 | 1,180 Retail salespersons...........| 33,160 | 200 | - | - | 150 | 32,950 | 31,530 | 110 | 240 | 460 | 70 | 430 | 110 Carpenters....................| 30,450 | 28,260 | 20 | 26,050 | 2,190 | 2,190 | 710 | 80 | 360 | 660 | 260 | 90 | - Stock clerks and order | | | | | | | | | | | | | fillers......................| 24,250 | 1,920 | 20 | 200 | 1,700 | 22,320 | 20,800 | 60 | 60 | 640 | 430 | 190 | 150 Maintenance and repair | | | | | | | | | | | | | workers, general.............| 21,050 | 5,960 | 210 | 1,220 | 4,530 | 15,090 | 5,590 | 300 | 2,890 | 1,840 | 1,910 | 1,670 | 880 Registered nurses.............| 20,500 | 30 | - | - | 30 | 20,460 | - | - | 160 | 180 | 20,050 | - | - Maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | | cleaners.....................| 17,980 | 320 | 110 | 70 | 140 | 17,660 | 300 | - | 940 | 2,110 | 7,320 | 6,760 | 210 Cashiers......................| 17,640 | 140 | 110 | - | 30 | 17,510 | 15,070 | - | 50 | 330 | 130 | 1,620 | 290 Automotive service technicians| | | | | | | | | | | | | and mechanics................| 15,550 | 950 | - | 360 | 590 | 14,600 | 10,140 | - | 330 | 260 | - | 90 | 3,760 Combined food preparation and | | | | | | | | | | | | | serving workers, including | | | | | | | | | | | | | fast food....................| 14,180 | - | - | - | - | 14,170 | 7,390 | - | 40 | - | 180 | 6,510 | - First line | | | | | | | | | | | | | supervisors/managers of | | | | | | | | | | | | | retail sales workers.........| 14,150 | 70 | - | - | 50 | 14,080 | 12,770 | 30 | 290 | 220 | 190 | 560 | 20 Landscaping and groundskeeping| | | | | | | | | | | | | workers......................| 14,000 | 510 | 140 | 240 | 130 | 13,490 | 550 | 50 | 1,050 | 8,040 | 1,090 | 2,020 | 690 Welders, cutters, solderers, | | | | | | | | | | | | | and brazers..................| 13,490 | 11,600 | 130 | 2,450 | 9,030 | 1,890 | 950 | - | 80 | 290 | - | - | 560 Electricians..................| 11,310 | 10,010 | 200 | 8,700 | 1,100 | 1,300 | 530 | 60 | - | 390 | 210 | - | - Waiters and waitresses........| 11,060 | - | - | - | - | 11,050 | 100 | - | - | - | 70 | 10,760 | 70 Customer service | | | | | | | | | | | | | representatives..............| 10,830 | 750 | - | 240 | 510 | 10,080 | 4,940 | 1,200 | 1,690 | 1,630 | 350 | 110 | 150 Plumbers, pipefitters, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | steamfitters.................| 10,340 | 9,160 | - | 8,610 | 550 | 1,180 | 660 | - | 40 | 190 | 150 | - | 120 Driver/sales workers..........| 10,270 | 1,520 | 20 | - | 1,490 | 8,740 | 5,370 | 180 | 120 | 210 | - | 2,240 | 610 Cooks, restaurant.............| 10,000 | - | - | - | - | 9,990 | 120 | - | - | - | 30 | 9,710 | 80 Food preparation workers......| 9,950 | 320 | - | - | 320 | 9,630 | 2,640 | - | 50 | 130 | 930 | 5,840 | 40 Industrial truck and tractor | | | | | | | | | | | | | operators....................| 9,890 | 3,690 | 410 | 170 | 3,110 | 6,200 | 5,790 | - | - | 240 | - | 100 | 40 Industrial machinery | | | | | | | | | | | | | mechanics....................| 9,460 | 6,610 | 850 | 330 | 5,430 | 2,850 | 1,750 | 60 | 40 | 180 | 60 | - | 710 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration 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 the 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 in other industries. 4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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 TABLE 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Goods producing(2) | Service providing | |_______________________________________________|_______________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | Private | Total | Natural | | | | Trade, | | | Profes- | Education | | |industry(2)| goods | resources | Construc- | Manufac- | Total | transpor- | | Financial | sional | and | Leisure | Other | |producing(-| and | tion | turing | service | tation and|Information| activities| and | health | and | services | | 2) |mining(2)(-| | | providing |utilities(-| | | business | services |hospitality| | | | 3) | | | | 4) | | | services | | | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total cases...................|1,259,320 | 408,400 | 29,100 | 153,200 | 226,090 | 850,930 | 387,650 | 21,150 | 34,930 | 90,500 | 189,980 | 95,380 | 31,350 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nature of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sprains, strains............| 525,390 | 147,630 | 9,520 | 57,310 | 80,800 | 377,760 | 177,130 | 9,310 | 13,750 | 33,180 | 99,790 | 32,720 | 11,880 Bruises, contusions.........| 114,680 | 32,070 | 2,820 | 10,410 | 18,840 | 82,610 | 39,210 | 2,060 | 2,820 | 9,470 | 17,200 | 9,420 | 2,450 Cuts, lacerations...........| 98,660 | 41,740 | 2,900 | 17,310 | 21,530 | 56,920 | 26,500 | 780 | 2,200 | 6,850 | 4,390 | 13,690 | 2,510 Fractures...................| 94,040 | 38,600 | 4,340 | 15,790 | 18,470 | 55,450 | 26,120 | 1,260 | 3,160 | 6,550 | 10,210 | 5,920 | 2,230 Heat burns..................| 18,510 | 5,740 | 180 | 1,700 | 3,850 | 12,780 | 2,870 | 50 | 230 | 490 | 1,990 | 6,490 | 660 Carpal tunnel syndrome......| 18,710 | 7,900 | 340 | 1,090 | 6,470 | 10,810 | 3,850 | 550 | 1,330 | 1,810 | 2,150 | 770 | 360 Tendonitis..................| 6,930 | 2,980 | 120 | 430 | 2,440 | 3,950 | 1,890 | 230 | 270 | 440 | 830 | 150 | 140 Chemical burns..............| 7,360 | 3,020 | 160 | 810 | 2,060 | 4,330 | 1,800 | - | 190 | 570 | 1,150 | 430 | 190 Amputations.................| 8,160 | 5,450 | 280 | 1,530 | 3,640 | 2,710 | 1,630 | 90 | 30 | 240 | 50 | 210 | 470 Multiple traumatic | | | | | | | | | | | | | injuries...................| 50,350 | 15,910 | 1,840 | 6,340 | 7,720 | 34,450 | 14,690 | 1,260 | 1,940 | 4,530 | 6,890 | 3,680 | 1,460 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Part of body affected by the | | | | | | | | | | | | | injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Head........................| 81,530 | 30,020 | 2,530 | 11,570 | 15,920 | 51,500 | 23,860 | 990 | 2,030 | 6,500 | 9,850 | 5,660 | 2,600 Eye........................| 36,680 | 17,600 | 1,240 | 6,650 | 9,720 | 19,070 | 8,840 | 390 | 570 | 2,560 | 3,350 | 2,030 | 1,340 Neck........................| 21,130 | 5,180 | 370 | 2,190 | 2,620 | 15,960 | 7,570 | 460 | 520 | 1,600 | 4,310 | 930 | 560 Trunk.......................| 447,140 | 132,950 | 9,300 | 49,970 | 73,670 | 314,190 | 149,640 | 7,190 | 11,450 | 28,210 | 81,220 | 25,900 | 10,590 Shoulder...................| 82,220 | 25,870 | 1,560 | 8,180 | 16,120 | 56,350 | 27,150 | 1,660 | 1,940 | 5,010 | 13,330 | 5,180 | 2,080 Back.......................| 282,240 | 78,000 | 5,280 | 32,180 | 40,540 | 204,240 | 94,900 | 4,590 | 7,620 | 17,560 | 57,260 | 15,710 | 6,600 Upper extremities...........| 290,460 | 117,200 | 6,530 | 37,150 | 73,520 | 173,260 | 74,480 | 4,010 | 7,230 | 21,790 | 30,140 | 28,490 | 7,130 Wrist......................| 58,510 | 20,510 | 900 | 5,540 | 14,070 | 38,000 | 15,060 | 1,170 | 2,730 | 4,760 | 8,770 | 4,190 | 1,320 Hand, except finger........| 50,190 | 19,380 | 1,570 | 7,210 | 10,600 | 30,810 | 12,990 | 530 | 1,000 | 4,200 | 4,070 | 6,540 | 1,470 Finger.....................| 107,860 | 49,780 | 2,580 | 14,770 | 32,430 | 58,080 | 26,130 | 1,080 | 1,720 | 6,620 | 7,970 | 11,890 | 2,670 Lower extremities...........| 269,490 | 85,710 | 6,990 | 37,310 | 41,410 | 183,780 | 89,480 | 3,980 | 8,280 | 18,630 | 35,610 | 21,290 | 6,510 Knee.......................| 99,720 | 30,470 | 2,330 | 13,430 | 14,710 | 69,250 | 31,130 | 1,750 | 3,390 | 6,780 | 15,580 | 8,080 | 2,550 Foot, except toe...........| 45,110 | 14,630 | 990 | 5,510 | 8,130 | 30,480 | 17,380 | 440 | 1,260 | 2,770 | 4,440 | 3,350 | 850 Toe........................| 12,840 | 4,260 | 430 | 1,370 | 2,460 | 8,580 | 5,030 | 150 | 310 | 440 | 1,160 | 1,210 | 290 Body systems................| 14,300 | 3,350 | 210 | 1,080 | 2,050 | 10,940 | 3,480 | 380 | 840 | 1,630 | 3,130 | 1,080 | 410 Multiple parts..............| 126,530 | 31,040 | 2,870 | 12,530 | 15,640 | 95,490 | 36,940 | 3,970 | 4,490 | 11,080 | 24,460 | 11,330 | 3,220 Source of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chemicals and chemical | | | | | | | | | | | | | products...................| 17,880 | 6,810 | 730 | 1,660 | 4,420 | 11,070 | 3,900 | 120 | 430 | 1,530 | 3,250 | 1,280 | 570 Containers..................| 161,370 | 36,670 | 2,200 | 6,750 | 27,720 | 124,700 | 79,920 | 2,740 | 3,190 | 10,910 | 10,590 | 14,810 | 2,540 Furniture and fixtures......| 44,790 | 8,090 | 180 | 1,940 | 5,970 | 36,700 | 16,650 | 470 | 1,780 | 2,920 | 9,390 | 4,660 | 830 Machinery...................| 82,160 | 41,220 | 2,560 | 10,290 | 28,370 | 40,940 | 21,230 | 1,100 | 1,930 | 4,580 | 4,210 | 6,060 | 1,820 Parts and materials.........| 127,790 | 76,110 | 2,830 | 32,670 | 40,620 | 51,680 | 34,410 | 1,330 | 1,980 | 6,050 | 2,290 | 2,130 | 3,500 Worker motion or position...| 182,820 | 63,480 | 3,070 | 20,630 | 39,790 | 119,340 | 54,280 | 4,140 | 5,770 | 11,850 | 25,530 | 12,440 | 5,340 Floors, walkways, ground | | | | | | | | | | | | | surfaces...................| 234,010 | 65,390 | 5,660 | 31,890 | 27,840 | 168,620 | 66,320 | 4,980 | 9,500 | 18,340 | 38,410 | 24,970 | 6,110 Tools, instruments, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | equipment..................| 83,930 | 36,410 | 2,240 | 18,620 | 15,550 | 47,520 | 19,070 | 1,870 | 2,380 | 5,190 | 7,870 | 8,800 | 2,330 Vehicles....................| 111,270 | 22,440 | 2,170 | 8,220 | 12,060 | 88,830 | 54,180 | 2,180 | 3,120 | 11,380 | 9,520 | 4,820 | 3,630 Health care patient.........| 57,230 | 20 | - | - | - | 57,220 | 140 | - | 140 | 870 | 55,800 | - | 260 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Event or exposure leading to | | | | | | | | | | | | | injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Contact with objects and | | | | | | | | | | | | | equipment..................| 335,160 | 143,230 | 10,780 | 51,830 | 80,620 | 191,930 | 100,830 | 3,930 | 6,530 | 21,450 | 24,880 | 25,810 | 8,490 Struck by object...........| 170,080 | 68,690 | 5,840 | 27,950 | 34,910 | 101,390 | 55,350 | 1,940 | 3,590 | 9,480 | 12,180 | 14,250 | 4,600 Struck against object......| 83,330 | 31,660 | 2,420 | 12,720 | 16,520 | 51,670 | 25,050 | 1,040 | 2,080 | 5,870 | 8,490 | 7,220 | 1,920 Caught in equipment or | | | | | | | | | | | | | object....................| 55,160 | 29,980 | 1,910 | 5,170 | 22,900 | 25,180 | 13,550 | 710 | 510 | 3,820 | 2,890 | 2,430 | 1,270 Fall to lower level.........| 79,800 | 32,980 | 2,730 | 20,950 | 9,300 | 46,820 | 23,600 | 1,890 | 3,680 | 5,970 | 5,820 | 4,030 | 1,830 Fall on same level..........| 167,010 | 36,750 | 3,500 | 12,700 | 20,550 | 130,260 | 45,820 | 3,280 | 6,520 | 14,010 | 33,670 | 22,480 | 4,470 Slip, trip, loss of | | | | | | | | | | | | | balancewithout fall.......| 37,500 | 10,100 | 580 | 4,490 | 5,030 | 27,400 | 12,060 | 780 | 1,170 | 2,690 | 5,980 | 3,770 | 970 Overexertion................| 316,670 | 89,320 | 4,960 | 30,460 | 53,910 | 227,350 | 108,870 | 4,700 | 7,200 | 17,370 | 67,790 | 15,460 | 5,970 Overexertion in lifting....| 173,400 | 47,020 | 2,160 | 16,860 | 28,000 | 126,380 | 63,430 | 2,500 | 4,120 | 10,990 | 32,130 | 9,740 | 3,470 Repetitive motion...........| 48,710 | 21,530 | 560 | 3,240 | 17,730 | 27,180 | 10,410 | 1,660 | 2,590 | 3,510 | 5,720 | 2,080 | 1,210 Exposure to harmful | | | | | | | | | | | | | substances.................| 52,830 | 16,760 | 950 | 5,220 | 10,590 | 36,070 | 10,370 | 860 | 1,160 | 4,440 | 8,800 | 8,890 | 1,540 Transportation accidents....| 62,860 | 11,790 | 1,140 | 5,670 | 4,980 | 51,070 | 27,880 | 1,800 | 2,150 | 8,380 | 5,860 | 2,940 | 2,060 Fires and explosions........| 2,420 | 1,330 | 100 | 470 | 750 | 1,100 | 560 | - | 30 | 220 | 50 | 150 | 80 Assaults and violent acts by| | | | | | | | | | | | | person.....................| 17,670 | 770 | 150 | 240 | 370 | 16,900 | 2,250 | 60 | 400 | 860 | 12,230 | 880 | 230 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration 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 the 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 in other industries. 4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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 TABLE 6. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Goods producing(2) | Service providing | |_______________________________________________|_______________________________________________________________________________________________ | Private | | | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | industry | Total | Natural | | | | Trade, | | | Profes- | Education | | | (2) | goods | resources | Construc- | Manufac- | Total | transpor- | | Financial | sional | and | Leisure | Other | |producing(-| and | tion | turing | service | tation and|Information| activities| and | health | and | services | | 2) |mining(2)(-| | | providing |utilities(-| | | business | services |hospitality| | | | 3) | | | | 4) | | | services | | | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total [1,259,320 cases].......| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nature of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sprains, strains............| 41.7 | 36.1 | 32.7 | 37.4 | 35.7 | 44.4 | 45.7 | 44.0 | 39.4 | 36.7 | 52.5 | 34.3 | 37.9 Bruises, contusions.........| 9.1 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 7.8 Cuts, lacerations...........| 7.8 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 14.4 | 8.0 Fractures...................| 7.5 | 9.5 | 14.9 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 7.1 Heat burns..................| 1.5 | 1.4 | .6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | .7 | .2 | .7 | .5 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 2.1 Carpal tunnel syndrome......| 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .8 | 1.1 Tendonitis..................| .6 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 1.1 | .5 | .5 | 1.1 | .8 | .5 | .4 | .2 | .4 Chemical burns..............| .6 | .7 | .5 | .5 | .9 | .5 | .5 | - | .5 | .6 | .6 | .5 | .6 Amputations.................| .6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .3 | .4 | .4 | .1 | .3 | (5) | .2 | 1.5 Multiple traumatic | | | | | | | | | | | | | injuries...................| 4.0 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Part of body affected by the | | | | | | | | | | | | | injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Head........................| 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 8.3 Eye........................| 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 4.3 Neck........................| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 Trunk.......................| 35.5 | 32.6 | 32.0 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 36.9 | 38.6 | 34.0 | 32.8 | 31.2 | 42.8 | 27.2 | 33.8 Shoulder...................| 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 6.6 Back.......................| 22.4 | 19.1 | 18.1 | 21.0 | 17.9 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 19.4 | 30.1 | 16.5 | 21.1 Upper extremities...........| 23.1 | 28.7 | 22.4 | 24.2 | 32.5 | 20.4 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 20.7 | 24.1 | 15.9 | 29.9 | 22.7 Wrist......................| 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 Hand, except finger........| 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 4.7 Finger.....................| 8.6 | 12.2 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 14.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 12.5 | 8.5 Lower extremities...........| 21.4 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 24.4 | 18.3 | 21.6 | 23.1 | 18.8 | 23.7 | 20.6 | 18.7 | 22.3 | 20.8 Knee.......................| 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.1 Foot, except toe...........| 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 Toe........................| 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .7 | .9 | .5 | .6 | 1.3 | .9 Body systems................| 1.1 | .8 | .7 | .7 | .9 | 1.3 | .9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 Multiple parts..............| 10.0 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 18.8 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 10.3 Source of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chemicals and chemical | | | | | | | | | | | | | products...................| 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 Containers..................| 12.8 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 12.3 | 14.7 | 20.6 | 13.0 | 9.1 | 12.1 | 5.6 | 15.5 | 8.1 Furniture and fixtures......| 3.6 | 2.0 | .6 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.6 Machinery...................| 6.5 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 5.8 Parts and materials.........| 10.1 | 18.6 | 9.7 | 21.3 | 18.0 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 11.2 Worker motion or position...| 14.5 | 15.5 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 17.6 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 19.6 | 16.5 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 17.0 Floors, walkways, ground | | | | | | | | | | | | | surfaces...................| 18.6 | 16.0 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 12.3 | 19.8 | 17.1 | 23.5 | 27.2 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 26.2 | 19.5 Tools, instruments, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | equipment..................| 6.7 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 12.2 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 9.2 | 7.4 Vehicles....................| 8.8 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 10.4 | 14.0 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 12.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 11.6 Health care patient.........| 4.5 | (5) | - | - | - | 6.7 | (5) | - | .4 | 1.0 | 29.4 | - | .8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Event or exposure leading to | | | | | | | | | | | | | injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Contact with objects and | | | | | | | | | | | | | equipment..................| 26.6 | 35.1 | 37.0 | 33.8 | 35.7 | 22.6 | 26.0 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 23.7 | 13.1 | 27.1 | 27.1 Struck by object...........| 13.5 | 16.8 | 20.1 | 18.2 | 15.4 | 11.9 | 14.3 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 6.4 | 14.9 | 14.7 Struck against object......| 6.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 6.1 Caught in equipment or | | | | | | | | | | | | | object....................| 4.4 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.1 Fall to lower level.........| 6.3 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.8 Fall on same level..........| 13.3 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 15.3 | 11.8 | 15.5 | 18.7 | 15.5 | 17.7 | 23.6 | 14.3 Slip, trip, loss of | | | | | | | | | | | | | balancewithout fall.......| 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 Overexertion................| 25.1 | 21.9 | 17.0 | 19.9 | 23.8 | 26.7 | 28.1 | 22.2 | 20.6 | 19.2 | 35.7 | 16.2 | 19.0 Overexertion in lifting....| 13.8 | 11.5 | 7.4 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 14.9 | 16.4 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 16.9 | 10.2 | 11.1 Repetitive motion...........| 3.9 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.9 Exposure to harmful | | | | | | | | | | | | | substances.................| 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 4.9 Transportation accidents....| 5.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 6.6 Fires and explosions........| .2 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .1 | .1 | - | .1 | .2 | (5) | .2 | .3 Assaults and violent acts by| | | | | | | | | | | | | person.....................| 1.4 | .2 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 2.0 | .6 | .3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 6.4 | .9 | .7 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration 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 the 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 in other industries. 4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 5 Less than 0.1 percent. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, percentages may not add to 100. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies TABLE 7. Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and major industry sector, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Goods producing(3) | Service providing | |_______________________________________________|_______________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | Private | Total | Natural | | | | Trade, | | | Profes- | Education | | |industry(3)| goods | resources | Construc- | Manufac- | Total | transpor- | | Financial | sional | and | Leisure | Other | |producing(-| and | tion | turing | service | tation and|Information| activities| and | health | and | services | | 3) |mining(3)(-| | | providing |utilities(-| | | business | services |hospitality| | | | 4) | | | | 5) | | | services | | | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total [1,259,320 cases]......| 141.3 | 185.9 | 203.6 | 243.7 | 158.6 | 126.7 | 178.9 | 75.0 | 49.5 | 76.0 | 152.4 | 114.9 | 106.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nature of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sprains, strains............| 59.0 | 67.2 | 66.6 | 91.2 | 56.7 | 56.3 | 81.7 | 33.0 | 19.5 | 27.9 | 80.0 | 39.4 | 40.4 Bruises, contusions.........| 12.9 | 14.6 | 19.7 | 16.6 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 13.8 | 11.3 | 8.3 Cuts, lacerations...........| 11.1 | 19.0 | 20.3 | 27.5 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 8.6 Fractures...................| 10.6 | 17.6 | 30.4 | 25.1 | 13.0 | 8.3 | 12.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 7.6 Heat burns..................| 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .2 | .3 | .4 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 2.2 Carpal tunnel syndrome......| 2.1 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .9 | 1.2 Tendonitis..................| .8 | 1.4 | .8 | .7 | 1.7 | .6 | .9 | .8 | .4 | .4 | .7 | .2 | .5 Chemical burns..............| .8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | .6 | .8 | - | .3 | .5 | .9 | .5 | .6 Amputations.................| .9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | .4 | .8 | .3 | (6) | .2 | (6) | .3 | 1.6 Multiple traumatic | | | | | | | | | | | | | injuries...................| 5.7 | 7.2 | 12.9 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Part of body affected by the | | | | | | | | | | | | | injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Head........................| 9.1 | 13.7 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 8.9 Eye........................| 4.1 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 1.4 | .8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 4.6 Neck........................| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | .7 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 Trunk.......................| 50.2 | 60.5 | 65.1 | 79.5 | 51.7 | 46.8 | 69.0 | 25.5 | 16.2 | 23.7 | 65.2 | 31.2 | 36.1 Shoulder...................| 9.2 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 10.7 | 6.2 | 7.1 Back.......................| 31.7 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 51.2 | 28.4 | 30.4 | 43.8 | 16.3 | 10.8 | 14.8 | 45.9 | 18.9 | 22.5 Upper extremities...........| 32.6 | 53.3 | 45.7 | 59.1 | 51.6 | 25.8 | 34.4 | 14.2 | 10.2 | 18.3 | 24.2 | 34.3 | 24.3 Wrist......................| 6.6 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 4.5 Hand, except finger........| 5.6 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 7.9 | 5.0 Finger.....................| 12.1 | 22.7 | 18.0 | 23.5 | 22.8 | 8.6 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 14.3 | 9.1 Lower extremities...........| 30.2 | 39.0 | 48.9 | 59.4 | 29.1 | 27.4 | 41.3 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 28.6 | 25.6 | 22.2 Knee.......................| 11.2 | 13.9 | 16.3 | 21.4 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 14.4 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 8.7 Foot, except toe...........| 5.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 Toe........................| 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .5 | .4 | .4 | .9 | 1.5 | 1.0 Body systems................| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 Multiple parts..............| 14.2 | 14.1 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 17.0 | 14.1 | 6.4 | 9.3 | 19.6 | 13.6 | 11.0 Source of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chemicals and chemical | | | | | | | | | | | | | products...................| 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 Containers..................| 18.1 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 10.7 | 19.4 | 18.6 | 36.9 | 9.7 | 4.5 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 17.8 | 8.7 Furniture and fixtures......| 5.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 2.8 Machinery...................| 9.2 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 16.4 | 19.9 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 6.2 Parts and materials.........| 14.3 | 34.6 | 19.8 | 52.0 | 28.5 | 7.7 | 15.9 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 11.9 Worker motion or position...| 20.5 | 28.9 | 21.5 | 32.8 | 27.9 | 17.8 | 25.0 | 14.7 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 20.5 | 15.0 | 18.2 Floors, walkways, ground | | | | | | | | | | | | | surfaces...................| 26.3 | 29.8 | 39.6 | 50.7 | 19.5 | 25.1 | 30.6 | 17.7 | 13.5 | 15.4 | 30.8 | 30.1 | 20.8 Tools, instruments, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | equipment..................| 9.4 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 29.6 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 10.6 | 7.9 Vehicles....................| 12.5 | 10.2 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 25.0 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 12.4 Health care patient.........| 6.4 | (6) | - | - | - | 8.5 | .1 | - | .2 | .7 | 44.8 | - | .9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Event or exposure leading to | | | | | | | | | | | | | injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Contact with objects and | | | | | | | | | | | | | equipment..................| 37.6 | 65.2 | 75.4 | 82.5 | 56.6 | 28.6 | 46.5 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 31.1 | 28.9 Struck by object...........| 19.1 | 31.3 | 40.9 | 44.5 | 24.5 | 15.1 | 25.5 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 17.2 | 15.7 Struck against object......| 9.4 | 14.4 | 16.9 | 20.2 | 11.6 | 7.7 | 11.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 6.5 Caught in equipment or | | | | | | | | | | | | | object....................| 6.2 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 8.2 | 16.1 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 2.5 | .7 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.3 Fall to lower level.........| 9.0 | 15.0 | 19.1 | 33.3 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 10.9 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.2 Fall on same level..........| 18.7 | 16.7 | 24.5 | 20.2 | 14.4 | 19.4 | 21.1 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 27.0 | 27.1 | 15.2 Slip, trip, loss of | | | | | | | | | | | | | balancewithout fall.......| 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 Overexertion................| 35.5 | 40.7 | 34.7 | 48.5 | 37.8 | 33.9 | 50.2 | 16.7 | 10.2 | 14.6 | 54.4 | 18.6 | 20.3 Overexertion in lifting....| 19.5 | 21.4 | 15.1 | 26.8 | 19.6 | 18.8 | 29.3 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 9.2 | 25.8 | 11.7 | 11.8 Repetitive motion...........| 5.5 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 12.4 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 Exposure to harmful | | | | | | | | | | | | | substances.................| 5.9 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 10.7 | 5.2 Transportation accidents....| 7.1 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 12.9 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 7.0 Fires and explosions........| .3 | .6 | .7 | .8 | .5 | .2 | .3 | - | (6) | .2 | (6) | .2 | .3 Assaults and violent acts by| | | | | | | | | | | | | person.....................| 2.0 | .3 | 1.1 | .4 | .3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .2 | .6 | .7 | 9.8 | 1.1 | .8 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where N =number of injuries and illnesses EH =total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year 20,000,000=base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year) 2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. 3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 4 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration 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 the 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 in other industries. 5 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 6 Less than 0.05 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies TABLE 8. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected worker characteristics and number of days away from work, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — | | Total |___________________________________________________________________________________| Median Characteristic | cases | | | | | | | | days away | | 1 day | 2 days | 3 - 5 days|6 - 10 days| 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 days or| from work | | | | | | days | days | more | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | Total [1,259,320 cases]......| 100.0 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 18.4 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 25.0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Sex: | | | | | | | | | Male........................| 100.0 | 13.9 | 11.2 | 18.0 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 6.9 | 25.6 | 8 Female......................| 100.0 | 15.3 | 12.1 | 19.2 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 6.6 | 23.6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Age:(2) | | | | | | | | | 14 - 15.....................| 100.0 | 25.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 16 - 19.....................| 100.0 | 18.7 | 16.6 | 23.0 | 14.2 | 10.9 | 4.4 | 12.3 | 4 20 - 24.....................| 100.0 | 19.0 | 14.4 | 21.0 | 13.7 | 10.9 | 5.4 | 15.7 | 5 25 - 34.....................| 100.0 | 16.0 | 12.4 | 20.1 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 6.1 | 21.4 | 6 35 - 44.....................| 100.0 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 17.6 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 6.9 | 27.4 | 8 45 - 54.....................| 100.0 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 16.9 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 7.7 | 28.6 | 10 55 - 64.....................| 100.0 | 11.2 | 8.5 | 16.2 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 7.9 | 31.8 | 12 65 and over.................| 100.0 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 37.4 | 18 | | | | | | | | | Length of service with | | | | | | | | | employer: | | | | | | | | | Less than 3 months..........| 100.0 | 17.4 | 12.6 | 19.5 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 6.2 | 20.6 | 6 3 - 11 months...............| 100.0 | 15.6 | 12.9 | 19.6 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 6.1 | 22.1 | 6 1 - 5 years.................| 100.0 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 18.7 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 6.5 | 24.4 | 7 More than 5 years...........| 100.0 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 16.8 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 7.9 | 29.2 | 10 | | | | | | | | | Race or ethnic origin: | | | | | | | | | White only..................| 100.0 | 15.1 | 11.9 | 18.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 6.9 | 24.4 | 7 Black only..................| 100.0 | 14.8 | 12.0 | 21.0 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 6.3 | 23.2 | 6 Hispanic or Latino only.....| 100.0 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 18.2 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 6.9 | 25.3 | 7 Asian only..................| 100.0 | 16.8 | 14.5 | 21.0 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 5.0 | 19.3 | 5 Native Hawaiian or Pacific | | | | | | | | | Islander only..............| 100.0 | 14.6 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 6.7 | 24.3 | 6 American Indian or Alaskan | | | | | | | | | Native only................| 100.0 | 11.9 | 14.4 | 21.2 | 16.9 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 17.5 | 6 Hispanic or Latino and other| | | | | | | | | race.......................| 100.0 | 15.1 | - | 35.8 | 13.2 | - | - | 22.6 | 5 Multi-race..................| 100.0 | 7.1 | 9.5 | 35.7 | 19.8 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 15.9 | 5 Not reported................| 100.0 | 13.2 | 10.3 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 6.9 | 26.7 | 8 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. 2 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14; they accounted for fewer than 50 cases. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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 TABLE 9. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by major occupational group and number of days away from work, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — | | Total |___________________________________________________________________________________| Median Occupation | cases | | | | | | | | days away | | 1 day | 2 days | 3 - 5 days|6 - 10 days| 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 days or| from work | | | | | | days | days | more | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | Total [1,259,320 cases]......| 100.0 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 18.4 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 25.0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Management occupations.......| 100.0 | 18.2 | 9.7 | 20.8 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 5.3 | 24.2 | 6 Business and financial | | | | | | | | | operations occupations......| 100.0 | 19.9 | 9.6 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 26.5 | 7 Computer and mathematical | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 100.0 | 22.5 | 8.9 | 23.6 | 8.6 | 11.1 | 5.0 | 20.4 | 5 Architecture and engineering | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 100.0 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 14.2 | 20.7 | 21.6 | 15 Life, physical, and social | | | | | | | | | science occupations.........| 100.0 | 14.4 | 8.9 | 29.4 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 4.8 | 22.7 | 5 Community and social services| | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 100.0 | 16.0 | 12.3 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 14.0 | 5.1 | 18.4 | 6 Legal occupations............| 100.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 21.4 | 10.0 | 10.0 | - | 24.3 | 4 Education, training, and | | | | | | | | | library occupations.........| 100.0 | 20.3 | 16.7 | 20.3 | 12.8 | 8.2 | 5.0 | 16.7 | 4 Arts, design, entertainment, | | | | | | | | | sports, and media | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 100.0 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 11.7 | 15.0 | 22.1 | 10 Healthcare practitioners and | | | | | | | | | technical occupations.......| 100.0 | 15.3 | 12.8 | 19.7 | 14.2 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 21.4 | 6 Healthcare support | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 100.0 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 21.1 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 5.5 | 18.8 | 5 Protective service | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 100.0 | 15.8 | 10.0 | 23.0 | 12.8 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 22.6 | 6 Food preparation and serving | | | | | | | | | related occupations.........| 100.0 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 22.7 | 12.3 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 19.1 | 5 Building and grounds cleaning| | | | | | | | | and maintenance | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 100.0 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 19.4 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 23.9 | 6 Personal care and service | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 100.0 | 14.6 | 8.7 | 17.8 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 6.6 | 24.1 | 8 Sales and related | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 100.0 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 19.1 | 12.2 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 24.7 | 7 Office and administrative | | | | | | | | | support occupations.........| 100.0 | 16.0 | 12.1 | 18.2 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 6.2 | 22.9 | 7 Farming, fishing, and | | | | | | | | | forestry occupations........| 100.0 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 19.5 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 9.0 | 25.8 | 10 Construction and extraction | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 100.0 | 13.0 | 10.2 | 16.7 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 7.2 | 29.1 | 10 Installation, maintenance, | | | | | | | | | and repair occupations......| 100.0 | 15.1 | 11.7 | 18.1 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 6.9 | 24.8 | 7 Production occupations.......| 100.0 | 15.6 | 11.2 | 16.6 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 7.2 | 24.9 | 8 Transportation and material | | | | | | | | | moving occupations..........| 100.0 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 17.7 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 6.9 | 29.0 | 10 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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 TABLE 10. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected occupation and number of days away from work, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — | | Total |___________________________________________________________________________________| Median Occupation | cases | | | | | | | | days away | | 1 day | 2 days | 3 - 5 days|6 - 10 days| 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 days or| from work | | | | | | days | days | more | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | Total [1,259,320 cases]......| 100.0 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 18.4 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 25.0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Labor and freight, stock, and | | | | | | | | | material movers, hand........| 100.0 | 14.3 | 11.8 | 18.0 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 6.2 | 24.3 | 7 Truck drivers, heavy and | | | | | | | | | tractor-trailer..............| 100.0 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 16.9 | 13.4 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 33.7 | 12 Nursing aides, orderlies, and | | | | | | | | | attendants...................| 100.0 | 15.0 | 14.3 | 21.7 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 18.5 | 5 Construction laborers.........| 100.0 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 16.4 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 7.1 | 27.3 | 10 Truck drivers, light or | | | | | | | | | delivery services............| 100.0 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 17.1 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 6.8 | 33.8 | 12 Janitors and cleaners, except | | | | | | | | | maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | cleaners.....................| 100.0 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 19.8 | 11.6 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 24.0 | 7 Retail salespersons...........| 100.0 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 16.9 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 26.7 | 8 Carpenters....................| 100.0 | 13.6 | 10.2 | 18.0 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 7.2 | 28.0 | 9 Stock clerks and order | | | | | | | | | fillers......................| 100.0 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 20.0 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 21.6 | 7 Maintenance and repair | | | | | | | | | workers, general.............| 100.0 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 20.8 | 13.7 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 22.9 | 7 Registered nurses.............| 100.0 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 20.9 | 13.1 | 10.6 | 6.5 | 23.8 | 7 Maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | cleaners.....................| 100.0 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 19.1 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 23.5 | 6 Cashiers......................| 100.0 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 19.6 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 6.3 | 27.0 | 8 Automotive service technicians| | | | | | | | | and mechanics................| 100.0 | 16.8 | 13.2 | 21.6 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 19.8 | 5 Combined food preparation and | | | | | | | | | serving workers, including | | | | | | | | | fast food....................| 100.0 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 22.4 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 5.1 | 23.3 | 6 First line | | | | | | | | | supervisors/managers of | | | | | | | | | retail sales workers.........| 100.0 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 20.7 | 13.2 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 21.2 | 6 Landscaping and groundskeeping| | | | | | | | | workers......................| 100.0 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 22.6 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 4.2 | 21.5 | 5 Welders, cutters, solderers, | | | | | | | | | and brazers..................| 100.0 | 20.2 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 19.5 | 6 Electricians..................| 100.0 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 6.6 | 29.9 | 10 Waiters and waitresses........| 100.0 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 20.0 | 10.4 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 24.2 | 5 Customer service | | | | | | | | | representatives..............| 100.0 | 19.0 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 9.7 | 4.3 | 24.9 | 7 Plumbers, pipefitters, and | | | | | | | | | steamfitters.................| 100.0 | 13.1 | 9.5 | 20.0 | 14.3 | 12.2 | 6.2 | 24.8 | 8 Driver/sales workers..........| 100.0 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 23.1 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 6.5 | 27.2 | 7 Cooks, restaurant.............| 100.0 | 19.1 | 17.6 | 20.5 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 16.0 | 4 Food preparation workers......| 100.0 | 19.0 | 10.9 | 22.3 | 14.0 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 20.5 | 5 Industrial truck and tractor | | | | | | | | | operators....................| 100.0 | 13.4 | 7.0 | 22.6 | 9.2 | 11.8 | 8.7 | 27.1 | 9 Industrial machinery | | | | | | | | | mechanics....................| 9,460 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 16.2 | 11.5 | 13.8 | 8.0 | 28.4 | 11 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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 TABLE 11. 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, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — | | Total |___________________________________________________________________________________| Median Characteristic | cases | | | | | | | | days away | | 1 day | 2 days | 3 - 5 days|6 - 10 days| 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 days or| from work | | | | | | days | days | more | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | Total [1,259,320 cases]......| 100.0 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 18.4 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 25.0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Nature of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | Sprains, strains............| 100.0 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 19.7 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 26.2 | 8 Bruises, contusions.........| 100.0 | 20.8 | 16.4 | 22.6 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 4.6 | 12.5 | 4 Cuts, lacerations...........| 100.0 | 23.5 | 16.2 | 20.4 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 4.8 | 11.1 | 4 Fractures...................| 100.0 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 13.0 | 9.7 | 46.4 | 28 Heat burns..................| 100.0 | 14.8 | 16.5 | 21.4 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 8.4 | 12.4 | 5 Carpal tunnel syndrome......| 100.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 45.6 | 28 Tendonitis..................| 100.0 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 16.6 | 11.1 | 13.7 | 8.7 | 33.3 | 13 Chemical burns..............| 100.0 | 28.7 | 16.4 | 20.0 | 16.8 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 3 Amputations.................| 100.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 43.5 | 25 Multiple traumatic | | | | | | | | | injuries...................| 100.0 | 13.1 | 10.2 | 16.6 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 28.3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Part of body affected by the | | | | | | | | | injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | Head........................| 100.0 | 34.1 | 19.2 | 20.5 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 7.7 | 2 Eye........................| 100.0 | 43.0 | 21.9 | 20.1 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2 Neck........................| 100.0 | 15.9 | 11.9 | 19.3 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 4.3 | 26.0 | 6 Trunk.......................| 100.0 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 18.5 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 7.4 | 27.2 | 9 Shoulder...................| 100.0 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 38.7 | 17 Back.......................| 100.0 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 20.4 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 24.1 | 7 Upper extremities...........| 100.0 | 16.3 | 11.8 | 17.7 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 6.9 | 22.3 | 7 Wrist......................| 100.0 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 14.5 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 8.6 | 33.4 | 14 Hand, except finger........| 100.0 | 19.8 | 13.3 | 19.0 | 15.6 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 16.4 | 5 Finger.....................| 100.0 | 19.5 | 13.2 | 19.2 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 6.5 | 15.7 | 5 Lower extremities...........| 100.0 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 17.9 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 7.3 | 27.6 | 9 Knee.......................| 100.0 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 8.1 | 34.7 | 15 Foot, except toe...........| 100.0 | 15.1 | 13.5 | 18.5 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 23.0 | 6 Toe........................| 100.0 | 12.4 | 15.9 | 18.8 | 12.3 | 15.3 | 8.2 | 17.2 | 6 Body systems................| 100.0 | 21.6 | 16.0 | 18.2 | 12.7 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 17.7 | 5 Multiple parts..............| 100.0 | 11.7 | 10.4 | 18.7 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 6.6 | 29.6 | 10 Source of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | Chemicals and chemical | | | | | | | | | products...................| 100.0 | 26.7 | 16.8 | 24.0 | 13.2 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 3 Containers..................| 100.0 | 12.9 | 10.1 | 19.1 | 13.9 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 25.9 | 8 Furniture and fixtures......| 100.0 | 16.6 | 14.5 | 16.4 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 6.7 | 20.1 | 6 Machinery...................| 100.0 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 18.9 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 8.1 | 23.6 | 8 Parts and materials.........| 100.0 | 15.3 | 11.8 | 17.6 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 23.1 | 7 Worker motion or position...| 100.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 17.8 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 7.3 | 29.6 | 10 Floors, walkways, ground | | | | | | | | | surfaces...................| 100.0 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 17.6 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 7.3 | 31.0 | 10 Tools, instruments, and | | | | | | | | | equipment..................| 100.0 | 21.3 | 14.4 | 19.0 | 13.5 | 10.4 | 5.2 | 16.3 | 5 Vehicles....................| 100.0 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 17.6 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 6.7 | 28.5 | 10 Health care patient.........| 100.0 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 21.0 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 5.7 | 20.2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Event or exposure leading to | | | | | | | | | injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | Contact with objects and | | | | | | | | | equipment..................| 100.0 | 20.6 | 14.3 | 18.7 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 5.7 | 17.6 | 5 Struck by object...........| 100.0 | 20.7 | 14.8 | 18.9 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 5.8 | 17.0 | 5 Struck against object......| 100.0 | 20.6 | 14.3 | 20.2 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 4.7 | 16.6 | 5 Caught in equipment or | | | | | | | | | object....................| 100.0 | 14.2 | 11.5 | 16.8 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 8.0 | 23.5 | 8 Fall to lower level.........| 100.0 | 10.5 | 8.2 | 16.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 7.8 | 34.9 | 14 Fall on same level..........| 100.0 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 18.4 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 7.2 | 28.3 | 9 Slip, trip, loss of | | | | | | | | | balancewithout fall.......| 100.0 | 14.0 | 9.8 | 20.1 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 25.5 | 7 Overexertion................| 100.0 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 18.5 | 13.7 | 11.6 | 7.6 | 27.3 | 9 Overexertion in lifting....| 100.0 | 12.3 | 10.2 | 18.9 | 13.4 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 26.2 | 8 Repetitive motion...........| 100.0 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 9.8 | 39.8 | 20 Exposure to harmful | | | | | | | | | substances.................| 100.0 | 24.7 | 16.8 | 21.3 | 12.7 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 3 Transportation accidents....| 100.0 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 16.7 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 7.7 | 29.9 | 10 Fires and explosions........| 100.0 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 19.4 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 8.7 | 22.7 | 7 Assaults and violent acts by| | | | | | | | | person.....................| 100.0 | 17.3 | 13.0 | 19.0 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 4.2 | 19.3 | 6 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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 TABLE 12. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by major industry sector and number of days away from work, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — | | Total |___________________________________________________________________________________| Median Industry | cases | | | | | | | | days away | | 1 day | 2 days | 3 - 5 days|6 - 10 days| 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 days or| from work | | | | | | days | days | more | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | Private industry(2) | | | | | | | | | [1,259,320 cases]............| 100.0 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 18.4 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 25.0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Goods producing:(2) | | | | | | | | | Total goods producing(2).....| 100.0 | 14.1 | 10.5 | 17.0 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 7.3 | 27.0 | 9 Natural resources and | | | | | | | | | mining(2)(3)...............| 100.0 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 17.0 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 30.1 | 12 Construction................| 100.0 | 13.5 | 10.1 | 17.1 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 28.3 | 10 Manufacturing...............| 100.0 | 15.0 | 10.8 | 16.9 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 7.4 | 25.7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | Service providing: | | | | | | | | | Total service providing......| 100.0 | 14.4 | 12.0 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 24.0 | 7 Trade, transportation and | | | | | | | | | utilities(4)...............| 100.0 | 13.2 | 10.6 | 18.2 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 6.9 | 26.7 | 8 Information.................| 100.0 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 10.3 | 24.9 | 10 Financial activities........| 100.0 | 15.0 | 10.7 | 16.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 24.6 | 8 Professional and business | | | | | | | | | services...................| 100.0 | 16.4 | 13.1 | 19.0 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 5.4 | 23.7 | 6 Education and health | | | | | | | | | services...................| 100.0 | 15.3 | 13.6 | 20.6 | 13.6 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 19.9 | 6 Leisure and hospitality.....| 100.0 | 16.0 | 13.7 | 21.4 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 21.5 | 5 Other services..............| 100.0 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 18.7 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 6.9 | 23.3 | 7 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration 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 the 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 in other industries. 4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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 TABLE 13. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by time, hours on the job, and weekday and major industry sector, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Goods producing(2) | Service providing | |_______________________________________________|_______________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | Private | Total | Natural | | | | Trade, | | | Profes- | Education | | |industry(2)| goods | resources | Construc- | Manufac- | Total | transpor- | | Financial | sional | and | Leisure | Other | |producing(-| and | tion | turing | service | tation and|Information| activities| and | health | and | services | | 2) |mining(2)(-| | | providing |utilities(-| | | business | services |hospitality| | | | 3) | | | | 4) | | | services | | | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.........................|1,259,320 | 408,400 | 29,100 | 153,200 | 226,090 | 850,930 | 387,650 | 21,150 | 34,930 | 90,500 | 189,980 | 95,380 | 31,350 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Time of event: | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M......| 41,600 | 12,200 | 500 | 690 | 11,010 | 29,400 | 16,780 | 830 | 250 | 2,510 | 6,260 | 2,480 | 280 4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M.......| 119,610 | 43,500 | 3,150 | 12,640 | 27,710 | 76,110 | 36,590 | 1,440 | 1,950 | 8,480 | 19,720 | 5,770 | 2,150 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon.....| 374,760 | 132,780 | 7,850 | 61,470 | 63,460 | 241,980 | 111,820 | 5,850 | 11,730 | 27,320 | 53,020 | 22,210 | 10,020 12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M......| 286,410 | 93,920 | 6,340 | 41,350 | 46,230 | 192,490 | 86,020 | 5,710 | 8,420 | 20,990 | 42,320 | 20,410 | 8,620 4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.......| 136,400 | 29,720 | 2,160 | 6,220 | 21,340 | 106,680 | 46,140 | 2,790 | 3,040 | 9,310 | 25,660 | 16,780 | 2,960 8:01 P.M. to 12:00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | midnight...................| 74,640 | 17,300 | 720 | 760 | 15,820 | 57,340 | 24,050 | 1,080 | 920 | 5,020 | 12,980 | 12,570 | 740 Not reported................| 225,910 | 78,980 | 8,380 | 30,080 | 40,520 | 146,930 | 66,240 | 3,440 | 8,630 | 16,860 | 30,020 | 15,170 | 6,570 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hours on the job before event | | | | | | | | | | | | | occurred: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Before shift began..........| 6,740 | 1,450 | 60 | 240 | 1,140 | 5,290 | 1,840 | 210 | 340 | 650 | 1,710 | 430 | 100 Less than 1 hour............| 101,550 | 27,190 | 1,530 | 8,570 | 17,090 | 74,360 | 33,160 | 1,990 | 3,260 | 8,350 | 17,270 | 8,080 | 2,240 1 hour to less than 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 121,830 | 37,220 | 2,020 | 13,150 | 22,040 | 84,610 | 38,140 | 1,910 | 3,160 | 8,260 | 20,070 | 9,960 | 3,100 2 hours to less than 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 275,580 | 88,080 | 5,570 | 34,760 | 47,750 | 187,500 | 89,510 | 3,460 | 6,870 | 18,020 | 39,810 | 23,130 | 6,690 4 hours to less than 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 203,830 | 64,450 | 3,270 | 24,100 | 37,090 | 139,380 | 59,490 | 3,560 | 4,530 | 13,840 | 32,400 | 20,770 | 4,790 6 hours to less than 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 186,580 | 65,220 | 3,790 | 25,850 | 35,580 | 121,360 | 53,280 | 3,300 | 4,720 | 13,650 | 29,610 | 12,120 | 4,700 8 hours to less than 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 92,210 | 34,080 | 2,970 | 12,500 | 18,610 | 58,130 | 27,900 | 2,680 | 2,450 | 7,660 | 11,490 | 3,570 | 2,390 10 hours to less than 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 23,490 | 9,020 | 1,340 | 2,990 | 4,690 | 14,470 | 6,620 | 360 | 600 | 2,260 | 3,220 | 1,120 | 300 12 hours to less than 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 7,820 | 1,650 | 90 | 560 | 1,000 | 6,170 | 2,670 | 190 | 120 | 640 | 2,120 | 320 | 110 More than 16 hours..........| 470 | 70 | 20 | - | 40 | 390 | 240 | - | - | - | 120 | - | - Not reported................| 239,230 | 79,960 | 8,440 | 30,450 | 41,070 | 159,270 | 74,800 | 3,490 | 8,870 | 17,150 | 32,180 | 15,860 | 6,910 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Day of week: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sunday......................| 70,630 | 10,230 | 1,080 | 2,760 | 6,390 | 60,400 | 26,630 | 790 | 1,630 | 3,620 | 15,600 | 11,100 | 1,040 Monday......................| 231,260 | 83,550 | 6,550 | 31,470 | 45,530 | 147,710 | 69,570 | 4,230 | 6,170 | 17,510 | 31,870 | 12,570 | 5,790 Tuesday.....................| 228,760 | 78,770 | 5,330 | 29,740 | 43,700 | 149,990 | 68,710 | 3,940 | 6,650 | 18,920 | 32,970 | 12,740 | 6,060 Wednesday...................| 218,330 | 76,290 | 4,660 | 28,050 | 43,580 | 142,040 | 66,140 | 3,920 | 5,920 | 15,440 | 31,650 | 13,520 | 5,460 Thursday....................| 220,400 | 76,060 | 4,960 | 29,260 | 41,840 | 144,340 | 65,510 | 3,610 | 7,020 | 15,590 | 30,560 | 16,200 | 5,860 Friday......................| 196,780 | 63,910 | 4,570 | 25,520 | 33,820 | 132,870 | 60,370 | 3,370 | 5,570 | 14,310 | 29,690 | 14,720 | 4,840 Saturday....................| 93,160 | 19,590 | 1,960 | 6,410 | 11,220 | 73,570 | 30,720 | 1,280 | 1,970 | 5,120 | 17,650 | 14,530 | 2,300 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration 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 the 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 in other industries. 4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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 TABLE 14. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by time, hours on the job, and weekday and major industry sector, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Goods producing(2) | Service providing | |_______________________________________________|_______________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | Total | Total | Natural | | | | Trade, | | | Profes- | Education | | | cases | goods | resources | Construc- | Manufac- | Total | transpor- | | Financial | sional | and | Leisure | Other | |producing(-| and | tion | turing | service | tation and|Information| activities| and | health | and | services | | 2) |mining(2)(-| | | providing |utilities(-| | | business | services |hospitality| | | | 3) | | | | 4) | | | services | | | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total [1,259,320 cases]......| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Time of event: | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M......| 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | .5 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | .7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 | .9 4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M.......| 9.5 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 12.3 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 6.9 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon.....| 29.8 | 32.5 | 27.0 | 40.1 | 28.1 | 28.4 | 28.8 | 27.7 | 33.6 | 30.2 | 27.9 | 23.3 | 32.0 12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M......| 22.7 | 23.0 | 21.8 | 27.0 | 20.4 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 27.0 | 24.1 | 23.2 | 22.3 | 21.4 | 27.5 4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.......| 10.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 13.5 | 17.6 | 9.4 8:01 P.M. to 12:00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | midnight...................| 5.9 | 4.2 | 2.5 | .5 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 13.2 | 2.4 Not reported................| 17.9 | 19.3 | 28.8 | 19.6 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 24.7 | 18.6 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 21.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hours on the job before event | | | | | | | | | | | | | occurred: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Before shift began..........| .5 | .4 | .2 | .2 | .5 | .6 | .5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .7 | .9 | .5 | .3 Less than 1 hour............| 8.1 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 7.1 1 hour to less than 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 9.7 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 9.9 2 hours to less than 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 21.9 | 21.6 | 19.1 | 22.7 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 23.1 | 16.4 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 21.0 | 24.3 | 21.3 4 hours to less than 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 16.2 | 15.8 | 11.2 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 15.3 | 16.8 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 17.1 | 21.8 | 15.3 6 hours to less than 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 14.8 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 16.9 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 15.6 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 12.7 | 15.0 8 hours to less than 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 7.3 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 12.7 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 7.6 10 hours to less than 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 12 hours to less than 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| .6 | .4 | .3 | .4 | .4 | .7 | .7 | .9 | .3 | .7 | 1.1 | .3 | .4 More than 16 hours..........| .0 | .0 | .1 | - | .0 | .0 | .1 | - | - | - | .1 | - | - Not reported................| 19.0 | 19.6 | 29.0 | 19.9 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 19.3 | 16.5 | 25.4 | 19.0 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 22.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Day of week: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sunday......................| 5.6 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 11.6 | 3.3 Monday......................| 18.4 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 16.8 | 13.2 | 18.5 Tuesday.....................| 18.2 | 19.3 | 18.3 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 20.9 | 17.4 | 13.4 | 19.3 Wednesday...................| 17.3 | 18.7 | 16.0 | 18.3 | 19.3 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 18.5 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 14.2 | 17.4 Thursday....................| 17.5 | 18.6 | 17.0 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 20.1 | 17.2 | 16.1 | 17.0 | 18.7 Friday......................| 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.4 Saturday....................| 7.4 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 15.2 | 7.3 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration 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 the 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 in other industries. 4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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 TABLE 15. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by time, hours on the job, and weekday and number of days away from work, 2004 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — | | Total |___________________________________________________________________________________| Median Characteristic | cases | | | | | | | | days away | | 1 day | 2 days | 3 - 5 days|6 - 10 days| 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 days or| from work | | | | | | days | days | more | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | Total [1,259,320 cases]......| 100.0 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 18.4 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 25.0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Time of event: | | | | | | | | | 12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M......| 100.0 | 13.7 | 10.1 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 11.8 | 6.5 | 27.0 | 8 4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M.......| 100.0 | 13.7 | 10.8 | 19.2 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 25.6 | 8 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon.....| 100.0 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 17.9 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 24.7 | 7 12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M......| 100.0 | 15.1 | 12.4 | 18.7 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 23.9 | 7 4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.......| 100.0 | 15.3 | 11.3 | 20.0 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 6.7 | 23.1 | 7 8:01 P.M. to 12:00 | | | | | | | | | midnight...................| 100.0 | 14.9 | 13.3 | 18.7 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 6.7 | 22.7 | 7 Not reported................| 100.0 | 13.0 | 10.2 | 17.1 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 8.0 | 28.1 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Hours on the job before event | | | | | | | | | occurred: | | | | | | | | | Before shift began..........| 100.0 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 27.2 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 3.1 | 25.7 | 5 Less than 1 hour............| 100.0 | 15.2 | 10.9 | 18.7 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 6.5 | 23.4 | 7 1 hour to less than 2 | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 100.0 | 14.0 | 11.9 | 18.8 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 6.6 | 24.3 | 7 2 hours to less than 4 | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 100.0 | 14.8 | 12.3 | 18.4 | 13.1 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 23.9 | 7 4 hours to less than 6 | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 100.0 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 18.9 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 6.6 | 24.1 | 7 6 hours to less than 8 | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 100.0 | 15.0 | 11.9 | 18.6 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 6.2 | 24.2 | 7 8 hours to less than 10 | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 100.0 | 15.1 | 12.1 | 18.0 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 25.5 | 7 10 hours to less than 12 | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 100.0 | 12.7 | 8.2 | 21.1 | 12.9 | 14.3 | 7.8 | 23.0 | 8 12 hours to less than 16 | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 100.0 | 12.5 | 8.8 | 18.9 | 14.3 | 10.2 | 6.1 | 29.0 | 9 More than 16 hours..........| 100.0 | 10.6 | 17.0 | 14.9 | 12.8 | - | 4.3 | 34.0 | 9 Not reported................| 100.0 | 12.9 | 10.1 | 17.0 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 28.4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Day of week: | | | | | | | | | Sunday......................| 100.0 | 14.2 | 11.5 | 18.8 | 12.0 | 10.4 | 7.3 | 25.8 | 7 Monday......................| 100.0 | 14.5 | 10.9 | 17.9 | 14.5 | 11.1 | 7.1 | 24.1 | 7 Tuesday.....................| 100.0 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 18.4 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 24.6 | 7 Wednesday...................| 100.0 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 17.7 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 6.7 | 24.8 | 7 Thursday....................| 100.0 | 15.7 | 9.2 | 19.7 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 6.5 | 24.9 | 7 Friday......................| 100.0 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 18.4 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 7.1 | 27.1 | 9 Saturday....................| 100.0 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 17.3 | 13.8 | 11.8 | 6.1 | 23.7 | 7 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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