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For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, November 26, 2013 USDL-13-2257 Technical information: (202) 691-6170 * iifstaff@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/iif/oshcdnew.htm Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov (Note: Because of data processing errors, incorrect U.S. national estimates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses were published in news releases for reference years 2011 and 2012.Corrections will not be made to this news release. Data in this release should not be relied upon. For corrected data and additional information, please see http://www.bls.gov/bls/errata/iif_errata_1014.htm.) NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES REQUIRING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK, 2012 The rate of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases requiring days away from work to recuperate was 112 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2012, down from 117 in 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The total number of private industry, state government, and local government cases with days away from work decreased 2 percent to 1,153,980 cases. The median days away from work--a key measure of severity of injuries and illnesses--was 9 days. This is one day more than in 2011. (See table 1.) Key Findings: * Private sector incidence rate for days-away-from-work cases decreased to 102 per 10,000 full-time workers in 2012 from 105 in 2011. (See tables 1 and 3.) Despite the overall decrease, four occupational groups had increases in their incidence rates in 2012 including: computer and mathematical occupations; community and social service occupations; personal care and service occupations; and transportation and material moving occupations. The number of cases for these four broad occupation groups also increased. Transportation and material moving occupations had the highest incidence rate (258, up from 251 in 2011) of all occupation groups. (See table 3.) * Local government incidence rate decreased to 178 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2012 from 193 in 2011. (See tables 1 and 3.) The number of cases also decreased 9 percent from the prior year to 181,340 cases. Among local government workers, the number of cases for building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations decreased 21 percent to 19,120 cases. The rate also decreased to 439 cases. * Transit and intercity bus drivers had an incidence rate of 852 cases per 10,000 full-time workers for all ownerships. The majority of injuries and illnesses to bus drivers occurred in local government with a rate of 1,026--statistically unchanged from the previous year. For private sector bus drivers, the incidence rate increased to 417 from 342 in 2011. Three other occupations with high rates and at least 0.1 percent of full-time equivalent employment occurred primarily in local government or state government: police and sheriff’s patrol officers; correctional officers; and fire fighters. (See table 4.) * The incidence rate and total number of cases resulting from violence and other injuries by persons or animals increased for the private sector in 2012. (See table 1.) The rate increased slightly to 4 cases per 10,000 full-time workers and the total number of violence cases increased 6 percent. Increases in the number of violence cases in several industry sectors contributed to the rate increase--notably the health care and social assistance sector had a 6 percent increase to 19,360 cases. * Musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) cases (388,060) accounted for 34 percent of all injury and illness cases in 2012. Both the incidence rate and case count remained statistically unchanged from the previous year; however the median days away from work increased by 1 day to a median of 12 days. Laborer and freight, stock, and material movers had the highest number of MSD cases and an incidence rate of 164 per 10,000 full-time workers--up from 140 in 2011. (See table 18.) Occupation (private sector, state government, local government) Seven occupations had rates greater than 375 cases per 10,000 full-time workers: transit and intercity bus drivers; police and sheriff’s patrol officers; correctional officers and jailers; firefighters; nursing assistants; laborers and freight, stock and material movers; and emergency medical technicians and paramedics. Injuries and illnesses to four of the seven occupations occurred primarily to state and local government workers: transit and intercity bus drivers; police and sheriff’s patrol officers; correctional officers and jailers; and firefighters. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers had the highest number of days-away-from-work cases in 2012 with 63,690 cases (primarily in private industry) and an incidence rate of 391 (up from 367 in 2011). (See table 4.) Only occupations that had at least 0.1 percent of full-time equivalent employment are included in the list of high rate occupations. For all occupations, the incidence rate for the public sector was over 71 percent higher than in the private sector. The public sector rates were more than two times greater than private sector rates for laborers, freight, and material movers, janitors and cleaners, and landscaping and groundskeeping workers. (See chart A.) (Chart A appears here in the .pdf version of this news release.) Chart A. Rates for selected occupations1 with high case counts, by ownership, 2012 Private sector. In the private sector, the number of cases for laborers and freight, stock and material movers was 60,640 cases in 2012. The incidence rate was 377 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, up 7 percent from 2011. The median days away from work for this occupation was 10 days, up from 9 days in 2011. (See table 4.) Injuries to workers in this occupation occurred primarily in the trade, transportation, and utilities industry. (See table 9.) The number of days-away-from-work cases for private sector nursing assistants was 38,010 in 2012. The incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers for this occupation was 399 cases. (See table 4.) State government. There were 66,950 cases with days away from work in 2012 in state government--essentially unchanged from 2011. The incidence rate was 168 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. The median days away from work was 10 days, one less day than the median for 2011. (See tables 1 and 3.) State government correctional officers and police and sheriff’s patrol officers each had incidence rates at least two and one-half times greater than the rates for all state government workers. Correctional officers had an incidence rate of 480 cases per 10,000 full-time workers and 11,340 cases in 2012--by far the most injuries and illnesses in state government with 17 percent of the total. Police and sheriff’s patrol officers had an incidence rate of 502 cases per 10,000 full-time workers and 3,540 cases. (See table 4.) Local government. The incidence rate was 178 per 10,000 full-time workers and the number of cases was 181,340 in local government--decreases of 8 percent and 9 percent respectively from 2011. The median days away from work was 9. (See table 3.) Police and sheriff’s patrol officers had the highest number of cases with 28,520. (See table 4.) Their incidence rate was 624 per 10,000 full-time workers. Janitors and cleaners had 13,750 cases in 2012. Their incidence rate was 456 cases, down 19 percent from 2011. Table A. Changes in incidence rates by high case count occupations(1), all ownerships, 2011 - 2012 Selected occupation 2011 Incidence rate(2) 2012 Incidence rate(2) 2011-2012 Percentage change ---------------------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------- Correctional officers and jailers 544 459 Decreased 16 % Janitors and cleaners 309 263 Decreased 15 % Refuse and recyclable material collectors 700 610 Decreased 13 % Bus drivers, school or special client 221 194 Decreased 12 % Bus drivers, transit and intercity 746 852 Increased 14 % Psychiatric aides 866 964 Increased 11 % ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 These occupations had at least one percent of the days-away-from-work cases for all ownerships. 2 Incidence rate is per 10,000 full-time workers. Private industry In the private industry sector in 2012, the number of days-away-from-work cases was statistically unchanged at 905,690. The incidence rate was 102 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, down 3 percent from 2011. (See table 1.) The median number of days away from work was 8 days for the fifth consecutive year--this statistic is regarded as a key measure of the severity of injuries and illnesses. Three industries had more than 100,000 incidents in 2012: health care and social assistance (168,360), manufacturing (125,280), and retail trade (125,650). These were all statistically unchanged from 2011. In health care and social assistance, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) made up 42 percent of cases and had a rate of 55 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. This rate was 56 percent higher than the rate for all private industries and second only to the transportation and warehousing industry. The incidence rate for violence and other injuries (15 cases per 10,000 full-time workers) in this industry sector was over three times greater than the rate for all private industries. (See table 1.) Among private service providing industry sectors, transportation and warehousing had the highest rate of injuries and illnesses, 223 per 10,000 full-time workers. This was statistically unchanged from 2011. Workers experienced sprains and strains in this industry at a rate of 98 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, two and one-half times the rate for all industries. (See table 2.) Transportation incidents in this industry occurred at a rate of 26 cases per 10,000 full-time workers which was more than 5 times the rate for all industries. (See table 1.) The mining industry had the highest median days away from work, at 21 days--down from 28 days in 2011. Transportation and warehousing reported a median of 20 days away from work--up from 17 days in 2011. (See table 1.) Case circumstances A number of variables describe the circumstances of workplace injuries and illnesses that required one or more days away from work. They include nature, part of body, source, and event or exposure, as well as "musculoskeletal disorders" (a combination of selected nature and event or exposure categories). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A nursing aide strains her back from overexertion in lifting a health care patient. | | | | (nature) (part of body)(event or exposure) (source) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event or exposure. Overexertion and bodily reaction was the leading event or exposure with 408,760 cases--essentially unchanged from the prior year. The incidence rate was 40 cases per 10,000 full-time workers and decreased from a rate of 41 in 2011. (See table 5.) Fewer cases of overexertion in local government (down 11 percent) contributed to this rate decrease. Overexertion and bodily reaction was the leading event or exposure for four of the five occupations with at least 30,000 cases and rates greater than 300. (See table B.) However, for police and sheriff’s patrol officers, violence and other injuries by persons or animals was the leading event or exposure. Table B. Leading event or exposure for selected occupations1, all ownerships, 2012 Selected occupations Days-away-from-work Median days away Leading event or exposure cases from work (percent of total) ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------- ---------------- --------------------------------------- Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand 63,690 10 Overexertion and bodily reaction (44%), Contact with object or equipment (33%) Nursing assistants 44,100 6 Overexertion and bodily reaction (55%), Falls, slips, trips (18%) Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 41,840 18 Overexertion and bodily reaction (36%), Falls, slips, trips (29%) Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeepers 38,610 11 Overexertion and bodily reaction (41%), Falls, slips, trips (30%) Police and sheriff's patrol officers 32,190 8 Violence and other injuries by persons or animals (27%), Transportation incidents (20%), Overexertion and bodily reaction (20%), Falls, slips, trips (20%) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Injuries and illnesses resulting from repetitive motion involving microtasks resulted in workers taking a median of 23 days away from work to recuperate. This was 14 days more than what workers took for all events or exposures. Nature of injury or illness. In 2012, sprains, strains, and tears was the leading nature of injury and illness and accounted for 38 percent of the total injury and illness cases requiring days away from work in all ownerships. The incidence rate was 43 cases per 10,000 full-time workers--down from 44 in 2011. Cases of soreness or pain from non-specified injuries accounted for another 15 percent of total cases at a rate of 17 cases per 10,000 workers--up from 15 in 2011. (See table 5.) Of the 443,560 sprain, strain, and tear cases reported in 2012, 63 percent were the result of overexertion and bodily reaction. Falls, slips, and trips accounted for another 23 percent. Workers injured their back in 36 percent of the sprain, strain, and tear cases. (See table 17 and chart B.) (Chart B appears here in the .pdf version of this news release.) Chart B. Sprain, strain, and tear cases by selected event or exposure and part of body, all ownerships, 2012 Workers who suffered from fractures, multiple injuries with fractures, or carpal tunnel syndrome took a median of 30 days or more to recuperate before returning to work. While the incidence rates for fractures and carpal tunnel syndrome decreased from the prior year, the median number of days increased. For fractures, the median increased by 3 days to a median of 30 days. (See table 5.) For carpal tunnel syndrome, the median increased by 2 days to a median of 30 days. Fractures were primarily the result of falls on the same level (31 percent) or being struck by an object or equipment (21 percent). Fractures from falls on the same level required a median of 30 days away from work compared to 25 days for being struck by an object or equipment. (See table 17.) Musculoskeletal disorders. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), commonly known as ergonomic injuries, accounted for 34 percent of all workplace injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work in 2012. (See table 18.) There were 388,060 MSDs in all ownerships (state and local government and private industry) with an incidence rate of 38 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. Workers who sustained MSDs required a median of 12 days to recuperate before returning to work, compared with 9 days for all types of cases. Six occupations together accounted for over 25 percent of MSD cases: laborers and freight, stock, and material movers; nursing assistants; janitors and cleaners; heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers; registered nurses; and maintenance and repair workers. (See table 18 and table C.) Of these occupations, laborers and freight, stock, and material movers had the highest MSD case count of 26,770. The highest median days away from work in this group was 19 for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers. The most severe MSD cases, for all occupations, occurred to the shoulder requiring a median of 24 days before returning to work, and accounted for 14 percent of all MSD injuries. MSDs involving the back required a median of 7 days to recuperate and accounted for 41 percent of the MSD cases. Table C. Median number of days away from work and percent of total musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) by selected occupations and selected part of body, all ownerships, 2012 Selected occupation Median days away from work by part of body ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Shoulder Back Abdomen Arm Wrist Leg Multiple body parts ----- -------- ---- ------- --- ----- --- ------------------- All occupations 12 24 7 21 17 18 17 17 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers 13 18 7 30 19 18 17 30 Nursing assistants 6 9 5 7 8 7 10 8 Janitors and cleaners- except maids and housekeepers 14 25 12 30 17 25 23 22 Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 19 46 9 25 40 71 42 39 Registered nurses 8 12 7 7 13 14 11 12 Maintenance and repair workers, general 11 24 9 14 11 10 20 13 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent of total MSDs by part of body ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Shoulder Back Abdomen Arm Wrist Leg Multiple body parts ----- -------- ---- ------- --- ----- --- ------------------- All occupations 100.0 13.6 41.2 4.9 4.5 5.6 10.9 5.1 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers 100.0 13.9 44.5 6.9 4.9 4.1 7.1 4.9 Nursing assistants 100.0 12.6 56.2 1.1 3.1 3.7 5.7 8.2 Janitors and cleaners- except maids and housekeeping cleaners 100.0 13.0 47.4 4.2 3.5 4.5 10.6 5.0 Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 100.0 15.7 35.5 6.3 5.7 5.9 13.4 3.2 Registered nurses 100.0 12.6 51.4 0.9 2.5 3.1 5.9 11.8 Maintenance and repair workers, general 100.0 16.2 39.4 6.0 7.3 1.9 13.0 4.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Worker characteristics Worker characteristics include age, gender, race or ethnic origin, and length of service with the employer at the time of the incident. (See tables 6, 7, 8, 10 and 14.) Age. The rates of non-fatal injury and illness cases declined for workers 35 and over and remained statistically unchanged for workers 34 or younger in 2012. Workers 65 and older had the lowest incidence rate in 2012 with 89 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, but required the longest time away from work to recover, at a median of 14 days. Workers 45 to 54 had the most cases of injuries and illnesses of any age group at 293,700 cases. Of all the age groups and ownership classifications, the highest incidence rates occurred to workers 45 to 54 in state government and local government with rates of 204 and 196, respectively. (See table 6.) Gender. The incidence rate of days-away-from-work cases per 10,000 full-time workers for both men and women decreased in 2012 to 123 cases for men (from 128 in 2011) and to 99 for women (from 104 in 2011). Men accounted for 61 percent (702,250 cases) of all injuries and illnesses and required 10 median days away from work--three days more than the median for women. (See table 6.) Race or ethnicity. White workers accounted for 39 percent of days-away-from-work cases in 2012, and had a 7 percent decrease in the number of cases from 2011. Hispanic or Latino workers accounted for 12 percent of the injuries and illnesses and black or African American workers another 8 percent. (See table 7.) Race and ethnicity were unreported in 39 percent of all cases. Length of service. Among private industry workers, injuries and illnesses to workers with fewer than 3 months of service and 3 to 11 months of service accounted for 30 percent of all cases. The number of injury and illness cases for workers with fewer than 3 months of service increased 8 percent--notably in manufacturing with a 9 percent increase. Workers with 3 to 11 months of service had a 5 percent increase in the number of cases--notably in retail trade with an 18 percent increase. (See tables 7 and 8.) Notes This release is the third in a series of releases from the BLS covering occupational safety and health statistics for 2012. The first release, in August 2013, covered work-related fatal injuries from the 2012 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. In early November 2013, the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) annual summary reported the total recordable cases by industry and case type for occupational injuries and illnesses for 2012. Data in this third release are a subset of the SOII annual summary data and include additional detail about the case circumstances and worker characteristics for occupational injury and illness cases that required at least one day away from work to recuperate. While the data come from the same survey, they are reported at different levels of precision. For example, in this release, injury and illness incidence rates for days-away-from-work cases are reported as 112 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. However, whereas, the same incidence rate in the SOII annual summary news release is reported as 1.1 cases per 100 full-time workers. Data users are cautioned to take into account the different levels of precision when analyzing the data. Additional background and methodological information regarding the BLS occupational safety and health statistics program can be found in Chapter 9 of the BLS Handbook of Methods at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch9.pdf. This release does not present all the publishable estimates and rates for days-away-from-work cases. Additional detailed data are available from BLS staff at 202-691-6170, iifstaff@bls.gov, and the BLS Internet site at http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm. Information in this release is available to sensory-impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202)-691-5200; Federal relay service: (800) 877-8339. Days of job transfer or restriction pilot study. In January of 2012, the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) began to collect information on case circumstances and worker characteristics for days-of-job-transfer-or-restriction (DJTR) cases. The pilot included six industries: specialty trade contractors; food manufacturing; building material and garden equipment supplies dealers; air transportation; warehousing and storage; and nursing and residential care facilities. The 2012 data from this study will be published in early 2014.
TABLE 1. Number, median days away from work(1), and incidence rate(2) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(3) by ownership, industry, musculoskeletal disorders(4), and event or exposure, 2012 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | Event or exposure leading to injury or illness | | | | (incidence rate) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Median days| Incidence | | | | | | | Exposure | | | Industry | Number | away from | rate | | Fall | Fall | Slips | Over- | | to | | | Violence | | work | | Contact | to | on | or |exertion in| Repetitive| harmful | Transpor- | Fires | and other | | | | with | lower | same | trips |lifting/lo-| motion | substances| tation in-| and |injuries by | | | | objects | level | level | without | wering | | or | cidents | explosions| persons or | | | | | | | fall | | | environ- | | | animal | | | | | | | | | | ments | | | __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total private, State and local| | | | | | | | | | | | | government...................| 1,153,980 | 9 | 112.4 | 25.5 | 5.4 | 16.8 | 4.7 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 7.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total private | | | | | | | | | | | | | industry(5)(6)(7)..........| 905,690 | 8 | 102.3 | 25.7 | 5.2 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 12.0 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | .2 | 4.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total goods producing......| 222,050 | 10 | 119.7 | 42.9 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 4.3 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 3.3 | .3 | 1.4 Natural resources and | | | | | | | | | | | | | mining(5)(6)............| 25,040 | 10 | 142.8 | 48.6 | 9.2 | 17.8 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 8.1 | .3 | 9.0 Agriculture, forestry, | | | | | | | | | | | | | fishing, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | hunting(5)............| 17,620 | 7 | 195.0 | 62.7 | 13.8 | 26.8 | 9.0 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 9.5 | 13.0 | - | 17.2 Mining(6)..............| 7,420 | 21 | 87.3 | 33.7 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 8.8 | - | 4.2 | 2.9 | .4 | .3 Construction.............| 71,730 | 11 | 143.4 | 48.7 | 17.7 | 12.3 | 5.7 | 15.1 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | .5 | 1.0 Manufacturing............| 125,280 | 9 | 106.2 | 39.5 | 4.4 | 10.4 | 3.4 | 11.3 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 1.9 | .2 | .4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total service providing....| 683,640 | 8 | 97.7 | 21.2 | 4.4 | 15.7 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | .2 | 4.7 Trade, transportation and| | | | | | | | | | | | | utilities(7)............| 277,520 | 11 | 132.1 | 33.1 | 7.1 | 16.4 | 5.3 | 20.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 8.8 | .3 | 1.7 Wholesale trade........| 58,330 | 10 | 107.7 | 27.3 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 4.1 | 17.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 7.8 | .2 | .8 Retail trade...........| 125,650 | 7 | 113.7 | 32.1 | 5.3 | 17.4 | 4.2 | 19.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | .3 | 1.9 Transportation and | | | | | | | | | | | | | warehousing...........| 89,260 | 20 | 222.9 | 46.0 | 13.4 | 23.0 | 10.1 | 29.2 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 25.6 | .2 | 2.6 Utilities..............| 4,280 | 13 | 79.2 | 15.1 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | .4 | 1.1 Information..............| 15,350 | 13 | 63.2 | 10.6 | 3.7 | 10.5 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 4.0 | - | 1.6 Financial activities.....| 25,790 | 7 | 38.2 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | - | 1.2 Real estate and rental | | | | | | | | | | | | | and leasing...........| 17,220 | 6 | 102.6 | 22.0 | 5.9 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 17.8 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 5.8 | - | 3.5 Professional and business| | | | | | | | | | | | | services................| 70,330 | 8 | 52.0 | 12.1 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | .1 | 3.2 Professional, | | | | | | | | | | | | | scientific, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | technical services....| 15,060 | 5 | 21.2 | 3.7 | .7 | 4.0 | .9 | 1.9 | .8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | - | 3.8 Management of companies| | | | | | | | | | | | | and enterprises.......| 5,460 | 8 | 29.5 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 6.4 | .8 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | - | .8 Administrative and | | | | | | | | | | | | | support and waste | | | | | | | | | | | | | management and | | | | | | | | | | | | | remediation services..| 49,820 | 10 | 109.3 | 28.1 | 8.5 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 7.8 | .1 | 3.3 Education and health | | | | | | | | | | | | | services................| 178,330 | 6 | 121.8 | 14.6 | 2.7 | 23.3 | 4.5 | 13.1 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | - | 14.1 Educational services...| 9,970 | 5 | 55.5 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 14.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | - | 6.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Health care and social | | | | | | | | | | | | | assistance............| 168,360 | 6 | 131.1 | 15.3 | 2.7 | 24.5 | 4.8 | 14.4 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | - | 15.1 Leisure and hospitality..| 89,480 | 6 | 103.1 | 29.7 | 3.8 | 21.8 | 4.6 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 9.6 | 2.3 | .2 | 2.6 Arts, entertainment, | | | | | | | | | | | | | and recreation........| 15,480 | 7 | 127.4 | 29.7 | 9.6 | 20.8 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | .4 | 7.6 Accommodation and food | | | | | | | | | | | | | services..............| 74,010 | 6 | 99.1 | 29.7 | 2.9 | 21.9 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 1.9 | 10.3 | 2.0 | .2 | 1.8 Other services...........| 26,820 | 6 | 92.2 | 25.7 | 4.3 | 14.6 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 2.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total State | | | | | | | | | | | | | government(5)(6)(7)........| 66,950 | 10 | 167.7 | 20.9 | 6.1 | 24.5 | 8.9 | 12.3 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 9.2 | .2 | 35.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total goods producing......| 1,270 | 11 | 173.2 | 29.9 | 10.5 | 21.8 | 5.8 | 10.9 | - | 4.8 | 12.2 | - | 2.5 Construction.............| 1,250 | 11 | 175.9 | 30.1 | 10.9 | 22.3 | 6.1 | 11.1 | - | 4.9 | 12.5 | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total service providing....| 65,680 | 10 | 167.6 | 20.7 | 6.0 | 24.6 | 9.0 | 12.3 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 9.2 | .2 | 36.4 Education and health | | | | | | | | | | | | | services................| 29,270 | 8 | 144.1 | 16.5 | 4.8 | 22.2 | 7.2 | 11.9 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | .1 | 42.4 Educational services...| 8,980 | 7 | 60.8 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 13.1 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | .1 | 3.2 Health care and social | | | | | | | | | | | | | assistance............| 20,290 | 9 | 366.5 | 30.8 | 7.7 | 46.5 | 17.0 | 24.9 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 | - | 147.1 Public administration....| 31,160 | 13 | 178.1 | 21.8 | 6.7 | 26.8 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 11.0 | .3 | 30.0 Justice, public order, | | | | | | | | | | | | | and safety activities | 20,420 | 14 | 286.1 | 32.8 | 10.3 | 41.2 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 15.7 | .5 | 68.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total local | | | | | | | | | | | | | government(5)(6)(7)........| 181,340 | 9 | 177.8 | 25.4 | 7.1 | 31.2 | 8.8 | 16.4 | 3.0 | 8.9 | 13.0 | .4 | 23.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total goods producing......| 3,140 | 10 | 346.2 | 62.5 | 18.7 | 31.6 | 36.7 | 37.7 | 19.4 | 25.4 | 14.9 | - | 5.6 Construction.............| 3,130 | 10 | 347.1 | 62.3 | 18.8 | 31.7 | 36.7 | 37.8 | 19.6 | 25.5 | 15.0 | - | 5.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total service providing....| 178,200 | 9 | 176.3 | 25.1 | 7.0 | 31.2 | 8.5 | 16.2 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 13.0 | .4 | 23.5 Trade, transportation and| | | | | | | | | | | | | utilities(7)............| 13,260 | 21 | 287.0 | 45.7 | 6.6 | 26.1 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 9.3 | 22.7 | 35.5 | - | 8.6 Transportation and | | | | | | | | | | | | | warehousing...........| 9,190 | 29 | 391.8 | 50.8 | 7.9 | 38.1 | 16.8 | 18.3 | 13.9 | 36.7 | 63.1 | - | 15.7 Utilities..............| 4,050 | 11 | 180.0 | 39.9 | 5.4 | 13.9 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 7.1 | - | 1.3 Education and health | | | | | | | | | | | | | services................| 69,130 | 8 | 116.4 | 17.6 | 5.1 | 30.9 | 5.4 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | - | 14.9 Educational services...| 56,140 | 8 | 108.0 | 15.9 | 5.3 | 30.8 | 5.4 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | - | 13.9 Health care and social | | | | | | | | | | | | | assistance............| 13,000 | 7 | 175.4 | 29.2 | 4.0 | 31.9 | 5.1 | 20.3 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 3.9 | - | 22.3 Public administration....| 86,440 | 9 | 258.2 | 32.2 | 9.8 | 30.6 | 12.2 | 23.2 | 3.1 | 14.3 | 26.8 | 1.2 | 42.8 Justice, public order, | | | | | | | | | | | | | and safety activities | 38,380 | 9 | 425.0 | 45.4 | 15.1 | 50.3 | 18.9 | 27.0 | 2.5 | 28.3 | 46.8 | 3.2 | 87.3 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values. 2 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) 3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 4 Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) include cases where the nature of the injury or illness is pinched nerve; herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; hernia (traumatic and nontraumatic); pain, swelling, and numbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; Raynaud's syndrome or phenomenon; musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders, when the event or exposure leading to the injury or illness is overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified; overexertion involving outside sources; repetitive motion involving microtasks; other and multiple exertions or bodily reactions; and rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration. 5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 6 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007) 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. 7 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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. Number, median days away from work(1), and incidence rate(2) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(3) by ownership, industry, and nature of injury, 2012 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | Nature of injury or illness(4) | | | | (incidence rate) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | |Median days| Incidence | | | | | | | | | | | | Industry | Number | away from | rate | | | | | | | | | Tendonitis| Multiple | Soreness, | | | work | | Sprains, | | Cuts, | | Bruises, | Heat | Chemical | Carpal | (other or | traumatic | pain, in- | All | | | | strains, | Fractures |lacerations|Amputations| contusions| (thermal) | burns | tunnel | un- | injuries | cluding | other | | | | tears | | | | | burns | | syndrome | specified)| and dis- | back | natures(5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | orders | | __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total private, State and local| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | government...................| 1,153,980 | 9 | 112.4 | 43.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 16.7 | 17.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total private | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | industry(6)(7)(8)..........| 905,690 | 8 | 102.3 | 38.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 | .6 | 8.4 | 1.5 | .4 | .9 | .3 | 3.1 | 14.8 | 16.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total goods producing......| 222,050 | 10 | 119.7 | 36.9 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.6 | 8.5 | 1.7 | .6 | 1.5 | .4 | 3.6 | 14.4 | 21.9 Natural resources and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | mining(6)(7)............| 25,040 | 10 | 142.8 | 44.9 | 17.7 | 10.6 | 1.4 | 13.1 | 1.0 | .6 | .3 | .5 | 6.6 | 14.6 | 29.2 Agriculture, forestry, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | fishing, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | hunting(6)............| 17,620 | 7 | 195.0 | 54.4 | 22.3 | 18.2 | .9 | 19.2 | .6 | .9 | .6 | .9 | 10.4 | 24.2 | 38.4 Mining(7)..............| 7,420 | 21 | 87.3 | 34.9 | 12.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 1.4 | .3 | - | - | 2.5 | 4.4 | 19.4 Construction.............| 71,730 | 11 | 143.4 | 43.6 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.2 | 9.1 | 1.5 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 3.6 | 21.5 | 25.3 Manufacturing............| 125,280 | 9 | 106.2 | 32.9 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 1.9 | .7 | 2.2 | .5 | 3.1 | 11.4 | 19.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total service providing....| 683,640 | 8 | 97.7 | 38.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | .3 | 8.3 | 1.5 | .3 | .7 | .3 | 3.0 | 14.9 | 14.6 Trade, transportation and| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | utilities(8)............| 277,520 | 11 | 132.1 | 54.4 | 9.4 | 8.8 | .5 | 12.2 | 1.1 | .3 | .8 | .4 | 4.1 | 19.0 | 20.0 Wholesale trade........| 58,330 | 10 | 107.7 | 44.7 | 9.1 | 6.9 | .6 | 8.1 | 1.3 | .2 | .8 | .2 | 3.9 | 15.1 | 15.7 Retail trade...........| 125,650 | 7 | 113.7 | 44.3 | 7.4 | 10.1 | .3 | 11.8 | 1.2 | .2 | .9 | .2 | 3.4 | 15.5 | 17.2 Transportation and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | warehousing...........| 89,260 | 20 | 222.9 | 97.7 | 15.5 | 8.6 | .6 | 20.1 | .6 | .6 | .6 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 35.4 | 33.9 Utilities..............| 4,280 | 13 | 79.2 | 36.6 | 7.5 | 3.4 | .5 | 3.7 | .6 | .5 | .8 | - | .8 | 9.2 | 14.7 Information..............| 15,350 | 13 | 63.2 | 30.4 | 4.3 | 2.1 | .3 | 4.4 | .2 | - | .8 | .3 | 1.5 | 6.6 | 11.6 Financial activities.....| 25,790 | 7 | 38.2 | 14.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | - | 2.7 | .1 | .1 | .9 | .1 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 6.6 Real estate and rental | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and leasing...........| 17,220 | 6 | 102.6 | 47.0 | 5.6 | 9.7 | .2 | 4.8 | .3 | .2 | .5 | - | 2.7 | 15.4 | 15.2 Professional and business| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | services................| 70,330 | 8 | 52.0 | 16.3 | 5.5 | 4.2 | .2 | 3.5 | .3 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 1.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 Professional, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | scientific, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | technical services....| 15,060 | 5 | 21.2 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 1.1 | .2 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .7 | 2.7 | 4.4 Management of companies| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and enterprises.......| 5,460 | 8 | 29.5 | 10.8 | 3.7 | 1.2 | - | 1.9 | .2 | - | .5 | - | 1.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 Administrative and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | support and waste | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | management and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | remediation services..| 49,820 | 10 | 109.3 | 35.3 | 11.1 | 10.6 | .4 | 7.9 | .4 | .9 | .5 | .3 | 3.5 | 19.3 | 17.4 Education and health | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | services................| 178,330 | 6 | 121.8 | 57.6 | 6.5 | 3.2 | .1 | 11.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .8 | .3 | 4.1 | 20.0 | 15.6 Educational services...| 9,970 | 5 | 55.5 | 18.7 | 5.3 | 3.2 | .2 | 6.2 | .4 | .1 | .4 | - | 2.9 | 7.8 | 9.9 Health care and social | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | assistance............| 168,360 | 6 | 131.1 | 63.0 | 6.7 | 3.2 | .1 | 11.6 | 1.1 | .3 | .8 | .4 | 4.3 | 21.7 | 16.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Leisure and hospitality..| 89,480 | 6 | 103.1 | 30.1 | 6.8 | 16.0 | .5 | 8.2 | 6.8 | .4 | .6 | .2 | 2.3 | 16.1 | 14.5 Arts, entertainment, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and recreation........| 15,480 | 7 | 127.4 | 45.2 | 15.2 | 9.0 | .3 | 9.6 | 2.3 | .5 | .3 | .5 | 6.3 | 18.5 | 19.1 Accommodation and food | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | services..............| 74,010 | 6 | 99.1 | 27.7 | 5.4 | 17.1 | .5 | 8.0 | 7.6 | .4 | .6 | .1 | 1.7 | 15.7 | 13.8 Other services...........| 26,820 | 6 | 92.2 | 28.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | .8 | 6.0 | 1.3 | .5 | .6 | .2 | 3.2 | 13.9 | 19.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total State | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | government(6)(7)(8)........| 66,950 | 10 | 167.7 | 67.3 | 7.8 | 5.3 | .1 | 17.4 | .7 | .2 | .9 | .2 | 8.2 | 29.4 | 28.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total goods producing......| 1,270 | 11 | 173.2 | 70.5 | 5.6 | 8.5 | - | 17.4 | - | - | - | - | 7.4 | 35.3 | 25.2 Construction.............| 1,250 | 11 | 175.9 | 71.3 | 5.5 | 8.8 | - | 18.0 | - | - | - | - | 7.6 | 35.7 | 25.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total service providing....| 65,680 | 10 | 167.6 | 67.2 | 7.8 | 5.2 | .1 | 17.4 | .7 | .2 | .9 | .2 | 8.2 | 29.3 | 28.7 Education and health | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | services................| 29,270 | 8 | 144.1 | 59.7 | 6.0 | 3.8 | - | 19.6 | .8 | .1 | .5 | .2 | 5.9 | 25.2 | 20.9 Educational services...| 8,980 | 7 | 60.8 | 25.3 | 4.7 | 3.0 | - | 7.9 | .4 | .1 | .4 | .1 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 9.4 Health care and social | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | assistance............| 20,290 | 9 | 366.5 | 151.7 | 9.5 | 6.0 | - | 51.1 | 1.9 | - | .7 | .5 | 16.0 | 74.6 | 51.6 Public administration....| 31,160 | 13 | 178.1 | 67.0 | 9.8 | 5.5 | .1 | 12.7 | .4 | .2 | 1.3 | .2 | 9.6 | 32.8 | 36.2 Justice, public order, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and safety activities | 20,420 | 14 | 286.1 | 110.9 | 14.0 | 9.7 | - | 21.9 | .4 | .3 | 1.9 | .3 | 16.0 | 55.9 | 51.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total local | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | government(6)(7)(8)........| 181,340 | 9 | 177.8 | 74.3 | 9.6 | 7.5 | .1 | 16.1 | 2.3 | .2 | .7 | .2 | 7.1 | 28.7 | 28.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total goods producing......| 3,140 | 10 | 346.2 | 127.9 | 23.7 | 14.2 | - | 13.1 | 6.8 | - | 6.5 | - | 8.2 | 55.0 | 87.2 Construction.............| 3,130 | 10 | 347.1 | 128.2 | 23.3 | 14.3 | - | 13.1 | 6.8 | - | 6.5 | - | 8.2 | 55.2 | 87.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total service providing....| 178,200 | 9 | 176.3 | 73.8 | 9.5 | 7.4 | .1 | 16.2 | 2.2 | .2 | .7 | .2 | 7.1 | 28.5 | 27.4 Trade, transportation and| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | utilities(8)............| 13,260 | 21 | 287.0 | 148.2 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 1.0 | 18.6 | 2.8 | - | 1.2 | .5 | 8.0 | 39.7 | 44.8 Transportation and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | warehousing...........| 9,190 | 29 | 391.8 | 202.0 | 11.0 | 10.2 | - | 28.2 | 5.3 | - | - | 1.0 | 8.8 | 60.2 | 61.9 Utilities..............| 4,050 | 11 | 180.0 | 93.8 | 6.8 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 8.9 | - | - | 1.7 | - | 7.3 | 18.8 | 27.5 Education and health | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | services................| 69,130 | 8 | 116.4 | 47.3 | 8.1 | 4.5 | .1 | 12.8 | 1.3 | .2 | .3 | .2 | 5.1 | 20.1 | 15.5 Educational services...| 56,140 | 8 | 108.0 | 43.0 | 8.3 | 4.3 | .1 | 11.6 | 1.3 | .2 | .3 | .2 | 5.2 | 18.1 | 14.9 Health care and social | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | assistance............| 13,000 | 7 | 175.4 | 77.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | - | 21.3 | 1.2 | .3 | .6 | .6 | 4.5 | 33.8 | 19.9 Public administration....| 86,440 | 9 | 258.2 | 107.3 | 12.0 | 11.2 | .1 | 20.8 | 2.8 | .3 | 1.1 | .2 | 10.3 | 39.8 | 45.8 Justice, public order, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and safety activities | 38,380 | 9 | 425.0 | 189.4 | 16.6 | 23.9 | - | 41.8 | 6.4 | - | .5 | - | 16.7 | 62.7 | 57.5 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values. 2 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) 3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Nature codes: Sprains, strains, tears = 123; Fractures = 111; Cuts, lacerations, punctures, Total = 132-133; Cuts, lacerations = 132; Punctures = 133; Bruises, contusions = 143; Heat burns = 152; Chemical burns = 151; Amputations = 1311; Carpal tunnel syndrome = 2241; Tendonitis (other or unspecified) = 2735; Multiple traumatic injuries and illnesses, Total = 18; With fractures and other injuries = 183; With sprains and other injuries = 182; Soreness, pain = 1972; All other natures = all remaining codes, including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 5 Includes nonclassifiable responses. 6 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 7 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007) 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. 8 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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 3. Number, incidence rate(1), and median days away from work(2) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(3) by summary occupational groups and ownership, 2012 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Total private, | Private | State | Local | State, and local government | industry(4)(5)(6) | government(4)(5)(6) | government(4)(5)(6) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Occupation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | | | work | | | work | | | work | | | work ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total....................| 1,153,980 | 112.4 | 9 | 905,690 | 102.3 | 8 | 66,950 | 167.7 | 10 | 181,340 | 177.8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | Management occupations.......| 25,690 | 41.6 | 7 | 22,460 | 40.9 | 7 | 1,090 | 49.6 | 9 | 2,140 | 44.5 | 5 Business and financial | | | | | | | | | | | | operations occupations......| 7,890 | 15.3 | 6 | 5,810 | 12.5 | 6 | 1,340 | 44.0 | 6 | 750 | 32.5 | 11 Computer and mathematical | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 3,430 | 11.1 | 8 | 2,820 | 9.9 | 8 | 260 | 19.5 | 3 | 350 | 27.6 | 7 Architecture and engineering | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 3,500 | 17.3 | 11 | 2,910 | 15.4 | 10 | 270 | 33.6 | 11 | 320 | 49.6 | 16 Life, physical, and social | | | | | | | | | | | | science occupations.........| 2,590 | 31.5 | 6 | 1,490 | 26.0 | 6 | 590 | 36.0 | 5 | 510 | 54.9 | 7 Community and social services| | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 13,790 | 94.2 | 7 | 7,350 | 81.8 | 7 | 4,060 | 164.7 | 6 | 2,380 | 76.1 | 13 Legal occupations............| 1,450 | 16.5 | 13 | 550 | 7.7 | 12 | 450 | 54.8 | 5 | 440 | 55.6 | 61 Education, training, and | | | | | | | | | | | | library occupations.........| 34,030 | 55.6 | 6 | 8,550 | 62.4 | 5 | 1,060 | 15.5 | 8 | 24,420 | 64.5 | 6 Arts, design, entertainment, | | | | | | | | | | | | sports, and media | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 5,130 | 40.8 | 8 | 4,580 | 39.3 | 7 | 130 | 34.3 | 8 | 420 | 67.4 | 12 Healthcare practitioners and | | | | | | | | | | | | technical occupations.......| 65,050 | 109.3 | 7 | 50,400 | 97.0 | 7 | 6,640 | 216.5 | 9 | 8,000 | 168.5 | 7 Healthcare support | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 69,440 | 242.2 | 6 | 57,080 | 212.9 | 6 | 7,610 | 772.5 | 10 | 4,740 | 463.0 | 6 Protective service | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 84,590 | 329.1 | 10 | 9,310 | 104.4 | 8 | 17,550 | 417.3 | 15 | 57,730 | 481.6 | 9 Food preparation and serving | | | | | | | | | | | | related occupations.........| 78,080 | 104.9 | 5 | 69,800 | 97.4 | 5 | 1,580 | 478.3 | 10 | 6,700 | 296.9 | 8 Building and grounds cleaning| | | | | | | | | | | | and maintenance occupations | 81,820 | 262.0 | 8 | 58,360 | 225.0 | 7 | 4,340 | 470.2 | 9 | 19,120 | 439.1 | 12 Personal care and service | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 29,140 | 115.9 | 7 | 25,600 | 113.9 | 7 | 1,800 | 438.8 | 7 | 1,740 | 80.0 | 6 Sales and related occupations| 58,290 | 55.8 | 7 | 57,530 | 55.0 | 7 | 360 | 207.0 | 5 | 390 | 105.2 | 6 Office and administrative | | | | | | | | | | | | support occupations.........| 75,490 | 47.6 | 8 | 64,280 | 46.0 | 8 | 4,130 | 59.1 | 5 | 7,070 | 57.7 | 7 Farming, fishing, and | | | | | | | | | | | | forestry occupations........| 15,010 | 157.8 | 7 | 14,480 | 154.6 | 7 | 420 | 252.0 | 9 | 110 | 150.9 | 7 Construction and extraction | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations.................| 81,970 | 188.5 | 11 | 67,940 | 170.2 | 12 | 4,940 | 570.7 | 11 | 9,090 | 321.3 | 8 Installation, maintenance, | | | | | | | | | | | | and repair occupations......| 97,360 | 219.3 | 10 | 83,860 | 204.5 | 10 | 2,940 | 348.8 | 8 | 10,560 | 392.3 | 8 Production occupations.......| 113,580 | 151.5 | 9 | 109,880 | 147.8 | 9 | 580 | 298.8 | 6 | 3,130 | 305.5 | 7 Transportation and material | | | | | | | | | | | | moving occupations..........| 202,020 | 278.4 | 14 | 177,760 | 258.1 | 13 | 3,410 | 839.9 | 16 | 20,850 | 576.2 | 17 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values. 3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 5 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007) 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. 6 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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, incidence rate,(1) and median days away from work(2) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(3) by selected worker occupation(4) and ownership, 2012 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Total private, | Private | State | Local | State, and local government | industry(5)(6)(7) | government(5)(6)(7) | government(5)(6)(7) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Occupation(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | | | work | | | work | | | work | | | work ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total....................| 1,153,980 | 112.4 | 9 | 905,690 | 102.3 | 8 | 66,950 | 167.7 | 10 | 181,340 | 177.8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | Bus drivers, transit and | | | | | | | | | | | | intercity....................| 9,650 | 851.5 | 19 | 2,410 | 416.7 | 10 | 2,260 | - | 20 | 4,980 | 1,025.6 | 27 Police and sheriffs patrol | | | | | | | | | | | | officers.....................| 32,190 | 570.0 | 8 | 120 | 240.6 | 9 | 3,540 | 502.3 | 15 | 28,520 | 624.4 | 7 Correctional officers and | | | | | | | | | | | | jailers......................| 17,290 | 459.1 | 12 | 720 | 347.9 | 15 | 11,340 | 480.4 | 17 | 5,230 | 406.3 | 9 Firefighters..................| 13,380 | 442.9 | 10 | 140 | 110.0 | 16 | 80 | 122.9 | 3 | 13,160 | 504.0 | 10 Nursing assistants............| 44,100 | 425.8 | 6 | 38,010 | 398.8 | 5 | 2,210 | 767.1 | 9 | 3,890 | 700.9 | 6 Emergency medical technicians | | | | | | | | | | | | and paramedics...............| 8,130 | 419.4 | 7 | 5,510 | 450.8 | 6 | 130 | - | 32 | 2,490 | 375.0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | Laborers and freight, stock, | | | | | | | | | | | | and material movers, hand....| 63,690 | 390.6 | 10 | 60,640 | 376.6 | 10 | 430 | 544.6 | 9 | 2,630 | 1,093.1 | 10 Light truck or delivery | | | | | | | | | | | | services drivers.............| 25,220 | 356.5 | 14 | 24,620 | 349.2 | 14 | 20 | - | 43 | 580 | 921.7 | 19 Nonfarm animal caretakers.....| 3,400 | 318.7 | 4 | 3,250 | 312.8 | 4 | 60 | - | 10 | 90 | 332.0 | 8 Heating, air conditioning, and| | | | | | | | | | | | refrigeration mechanics and | | | | | | | | | | | | installers...................| 6,520 | 317.9 | 12 | 6,230 | 323.3 | 12 | 100 | 191.2 | 5 | 190 | 232.6 | 17 Food preparation workers......| 14,980 | 303.7 | 5 | 13,510 | 296.2 | 5 | 290 | 495.5 | 7 | 1,180 | 375.5 | 8 Maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | cleaners.....................| 19,350 | 301.0 | 7 | 18,020 | 290.4 | 7 | 520 | 780.7 | 5 | 820 | 435.3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Heavy and tractor-trailer | | | | | | | | | | | | truck drivers................| 41,840 | 292.2 | 18 | 40,440 | 283.7 | 19 | 140 | - | 20 | 1,270 | 767.7 | 14 Maintenance and repair | | | | | | | | | | | | workers, general.............| 29,800 | 285.3 | 9 | 23,470 | 267.1 | 9 | 1,440 | 359.4 | 11 | 4,890 | 393.4 | 9 Construction laborers.........| 18,630 | 280.0 | 10 | 17,660 | 275.4 | 11 | 130 | - | 7 | 850 | 337.9 | 6 Driver/sales workers..........| 9,730 | 267.5 | 13 | 9,680 | 263.6 | 13 | 30 | - | 25 | 20 | - | 60 Janitors and cleaners, except | | | | | | | | | | | | maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | cleaners.....................| 38,610 | 262.6 | 11 | 21,970 | 199.0 | 10 | 2,890 | 482.1 | 11 | 13,750 | 456.4 | 13 Automotive service technicians| | | | | | | | | | | | and mechanics................| 12,350 | 232.3 | 8 | 11,670 | 227.7 | 7 | 90 | 131.0 | 6 | 600 | 383.3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | Carpenters....................| 10,810 | 229.5 | 11 | 10,080 | 218.7 | 10 | 260 | 683.0 | 23 | 470 | 493.2 | 44 Landscaping and groundskeeping| | | | | | | | | | | | workers......................| 14,900 | 227.7 | 7 | 11,150 | 196.1 | 6 | 690 | 442.9 | 6 | 3,060 | 437.3 | 14 Bus and truck mechanics and | | | | | | | | | | | | diesel engine specialists....| 4,880 | 226.8 | 10 | 3,500 | 188.9 | 9 | 490 | 1,239.9 | 7 | 890 | 352.8 | 24 Telecommunications line | | | | | | | | | | | | installers and repairers.....| 2,820 | 225.6 | 22 | 2,800 | 224.6 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - Food servers, nonrestaurant...| 3,200 | 216.8 | 6 | 2,660 | 186.6 | 5 | 240 | - | 13 | 290 | 648.3 | 10 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values. 3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 4 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment. 5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 6 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007) 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. 7 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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, incidence rate(1), and median days away from work(2) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(3) by injury or illness characteristics and ownership, 2012 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Total private, State, and local | Private | State | Local | government | industry(4)(5)(6) | government(4)(5)(6) | government(4)(5)(6) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Characteristic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | | | work | | | work | | | work | | | work ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.....................| 1,153,980 | 112.4 | 9 | 905,690 | 102.3 | 8 | 66,950 | 167.7 | 10 | 181,340 | 177.8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | Musculoskeletal disorders(7)..| 388,060 | 37.8 | 12 | 314,470 | 35.5 | 11 | 18,380 | 46.0 | 14 | 55,210 | 54.1 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | Nature of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | Fractures...................| 84,700 | 8.2 | 30 | 71,830 | 8.1 | 32 | 3,090 | 7.8 | 33 | 9,770 | 9.6 | 25 Sprains, strains, tears.....| 443,560 | 43.2 | 10 | 340,900 | 38.5 | 10 | 26,860 | 67.3 | 14 | 75,800 | 74.3 | 10 Amputations.................| 5,280 | .5 | 26 | 5,100 | .6 | 26 | 30 | .1 | 47 | 150 | .1 | 16 Cuts, lacerations, punctures| 98,380 | 9.6 | 3 | 85,030 | 9.6 | 3 | 2,810 | 7.0 | 5 | 10,540 | 10.3 | 4 Cuts, lacerations.........| 81,610 | 7.9 | 4 | 71,880 | 8.1 | 4 | 2,120 | 5.3 | 5 | 7,610 | 7.5 | 3 Punctures (except gunshot | | | | | | | | | | | | wounds)..................| 16,770 | 1.6 | 3 | 13,150 | 1.5 | 3 | 690 | 1.7 | 5 | 2,930 | 2.9 | 5 Bruises, contusions.........| 97,540 | 9.5 | 5 | 74,150 | 8.4 | 5 | 6,930 | 17.4 | 5 | 16,460 | 16.1 | 6 Chemical burns and | | | | | | | | | | | | corrosions.................| 3,560 | .3 | 4 | 3,250 | .4 | 4 | 70 | .2 | 3 | 240 | .2 | 2 Heat (thermal) burns........| 16,280 | 1.6 | 5 | 13,700 | 1.5 | 5 | 280 | .7 | 5 | 2,300 | 2.3 | 7 Multiple traumatic injuries | 38,190 | 3.7 | 10 | 27,640 | 3.1 | 11 | 3,270 | 8.2 | 7 | 7,290 | 7.1 | 10 With sprains..............| 16,820 | 1.6 | 9 | 11,760 | 1.3 | 10 | 1,620 | 4.1 | 8 | 3,450 | 3.4 | 9 With fractures............| 7,510 | .7 | 31 | 6,280 | .7 | 28 | 380 | 1.0 | 58 | 850 | .8 | 42 Soreness, pain..............| 171,930 | 16.7 | 9 | 130,900 | 14.8 | 10 | 11,750 | 29.4 | 9 | 29,280 | 28.7 | 8 Carpal tunnel syndrome......| 8,610 | .8 | 30 | 7,540 | .9 | 30 | 340 | .9 | 27 | 720 | .7 | 34 Tendonitis (other or | | | | | | | | | | | | unspecified)...............| 3,020 | .3 | 15 | 2,680 | .3 | 15 | 90 | .2 | 33 | 250 | .2 | 16 All other natures...........| 182,940 | 17.8 | 8 | 142,980 | 16.2 | 8 | 11,430 | 28.6 | 13 | 28,540 | 28.0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | Event or exposure leading to | | | | | | | | | | | | injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | Violence and other injuries | | | | | | | | | | | | by persons or animal.......| 73,470 | 7.2 | 6 | 35,370 | 4.0 | 5 | 14,290 | 35.8 | 8 | 23,810 | 23.3 | 7 Intentional injury by other| | | | | | | | | | | | person....................| 29,840 | 2.9 | 7 | 12,410 | 1.4 | 5 | 7,340 | 18.4 | 8 | 10,090 | 9.9 | 9 Injury by person uninten- | | | | | | | | | | | | tional or intent unknown..| 29,510 | 2.9 | 7 | 12,050 | 1.4 | 7 | 6,080 | 15.2 | 10 | 11,390 | 11.2 | 6 Animal and insect related | | | | | | | | | | | | incidents.................| 13,580 | 1.3 | 3 | 10,560 | 1.2 | 3 | 810 | 2.0 | 3 | 2,210 | 2.2 | 7 Transportation incidents....| 58,240 | 5.7 | 10 | 41,300 | 4.7 | 12 | 3,680 | 9.2 | 12 | 13,260 | 13.0 | 6 Roadway incidents involving| | | | | | | | | | | | motorized land vehicles...| 41,420 | 4.0 | 8 | 27,840 | 3.1 | 9 | 3,130 | 7.8 | 10 | 10,460 | 10.3 | 5 Fires and explosions........| 2,240 | .2 | 8 | 1,750 | .2 | 15 | 70 | .2 | 4 | 420 | .4 | 3 Falls, slips, trips.........| 285,380 | 27.8 | 11 | 219,630 | 24.8 | 12 | 16,060 | 40.2 | 10 | 49,690 | 48.7 | 10 Slips, trips without fall..| 48,660 | 4.7 | 11 | 36,140 | 4.1 | 11 | 3,550 | 8.9 | 12 | 8,960 | 8.8 | 10 Fall on same level.........| 172,930 | 16.8 | 10 | 131,280 | 14.8 | 10 | 9,800 | 24.5 | 7 | 31,860 | 31.2 | 10 Fall to lower level........| 55,860 | 5.4 | 16 | 46,160 | 5.2 | 18 | 2,420 | 6.1 | 14 | 7,290 | 7.1 | 10 Exposure to harmful | | | | | | | | | | | | substances or environments.| 51,010 | 5.0 | 4 | 39,510 | 4.5 | 4 | 2,400 | 6.0 | 6 | 9,100 | 8.9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Contact with object, | | | | | | | | | | | | equipment..................| 261,890 | 25.5 | 5 | 227,640 | 25.7 | 5 | 8,330 | 20.9 | 6 | 25,920 | 25.4 | 6 Struck by object or | | | | | | | | | | | | equipment.................| 146,940 | 14.3 | 5 | 127,880 | 14.5 | 5 | 4,590 | 11.5 | 6 | 14,470 | 14.2 | 6 Struck against object or | | | | | | | | | | | | equipment.................| 63,000 | 6.1 | 5 | 53,010 | 6.0 | 5 | 2,410 | 6.0 | 6 | 7,580 | 7.4 | 5 Caught in or compressed by | | | | | | | | | | | | object or equipment.......| 38,030 | 3.7 | 10 | 35,090 | 4.0 | 10 | 810 | 2.0 | 7 | 2,130 | 2.1 | 6 Overexertion and bodily | | | | | | | | | | | | reaction...................| 408,760 | 39.8 | 12 | 331,130 | 37.4 | 12 | 19,780 | 49.6 | 15 | 57,850 | 56.7 | 12 Overexertion in lifting or | | | | | | | | | | | | lowering..................| 127,840 | 12.4 | 11 | 106,210 | 12.0 | 10 | 4,910 | 12.3 | 17 | 16,730 | 16.4 | 10 Repetitive motion involving| | | | | | | | | | | | microtasks................| 30,310 | 3.0 | 23 | 25,500 | 2.9 | 23 | 1,700 | 4.3 | 19 | 3,110 | 3.0 | 25 All other event or exposures| 12,990 | 1.3 | 16 | 9,370 | 1.1 | 11 | 2,340 | 5.9 | 36 | 1,280 | 1.3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Part of body affected by the | | | | | | | | | | | | injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | Head........................| 80,910 | 7.9 | 3 | 65,320 | 7.4 | 3 | 4,270 | 10.7 | 4 | 11,320 | 11.1 | 3 Eye(s)....................| 23,830 | 2.3 | 2 | 20,300 | 2.3 | 2 | 880 | 2.2 | 3 | 2,650 | 2.6 | 2 Neck........................| 16,430 | 1.6 | 8 | 12,490 | 1.4 | 8 | 1,270 | 3.2 | 10 | 2,680 | 2.6 | 7 Trunk.......................| 286,060 | 27.9 | 8 | 233,340 | 26.4 | 8 | 13,570 | 34.0 | 9 | 39,150 | 38.4 | 9 Back......................| 217,660 | 21.2 | 7 | 177,580 | 20.1 | 7 | 10,220 | 25.6 | 10 | 29,860 | 29.3 | 8 Upper extremities...........| 347,590 | 33.8 | 10 | 285,680 | 32.3 | 10 | 16,680 | 41.8 | 13 | 45,230 | 44.3 | 11 Shoulder..................| 87,130 | 8.5 | 24 | 68,090 | 7.7 | 24 | 4,540 | 11.4 | 30 | 14,490 | 14.2 | 25 Arm.......................| 52,220 | 5.1 | 10 | 41,230 | 4.7 | 11 | 2,930 | 7.3 | 9 | 8,060 | 7.9 | 9 Wrist.....................| 46,760 | 4.6 | 15 | 38,230 | 4.3 | 16 | 2,020 | 5.1 | 15 | 6,520 | 6.4 | 11 Hand......................| 140,070 | 13.6 | 5 | 121,580 | 13.7 | 5 | 5,490 | 13.8 | 8 | 12,990 | 12.7 | 6 Lower extremities...........| 259,610 | 25.3 | 12 | 200,110 | 22.6 | 12 | 15,450 | 38.7 | 12 | 44,050 | 43.2 | 11 Knee......................| 105,340 | 10.3 | 15 | 76,960 | 8.7 | 15 | 7,950 | 19.9 | 13 | 20,430 | 20.0 | 14 Ankle.....................| 56,980 | 5.5 | 8 | 43,870 | 5.0 | 8 | 2,960 | 7.4 | 17 | 10,150 | 10.0 | 7 Foot......................| 49,530 | 4.8 | 9 | 41,620 | 4.7 | 9 | 1,870 | 4.7 | 8 | 6,040 | 5.9 | 6 Body systems................| 25,520 | 2.5 | 4 | 17,590 | 2.0 | 4 | 2,080 | 5.2 | 10 | 5,850 | 5.7 | 5 Multiple....................| 125,970 | 12.3 | 10 | 82,900 | 9.4 | 11 | 11,830 | 29.6 | 9 | 31,240 | 30.6 | 9 All other parts of body.....| 11,880 | 1.2 | 11 | 8,270 | .9 | 8 | 1,800 | 4.5 | 36 | 1,820 | 1.8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Source of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | Chemicals and chemical | | | | | | | | | | | | products...................| 13,680 | 1.3 | 3 | 11,560 | 1.3 | 3 | 530 | 1.3 | 3 | 1,600 | 1.6 | 2 Containers..................| 120,420 | 11.7 | 10 | 106,010 | 12.0 | 10 | 3,430 | 8.6 | 12 | 10,980 | 10.8 | 12 Furniture and fixtures......| 48,820 | 4.8 | 7 | 37,460 | 4.2 | 7 | 2,530 | 6.3 | 10 | 8,830 | 8.7 | 9 Machinery...................| 59,280 | 5.8 | 8 | 53,000 | 6.0 | 8 | 1,480 | 3.7 | 7 | 4,790 | 4.7 | 10 Parts and materials.........| 92,260 | 9.0 | 9 | 82,760 | 9.4 | 9 | 2,460 | 6.2 | 11 | 7,050 | 6.9 | 10 Person, injured or ill | | | | | | | | | | | | worker.....................| 180,080 | 17.5 | 13 | 136,360 | 15.4 | 13 | 11,450 | 28.7 | 13 | 32,260 | 31.6 | 13 Worker motion or position | 169,990 | 16.6 | 14 | 129,470 | 14.6 | 14 | 10,560 | 26.5 | 14 | 29,950 | 29.4 | 13 Person, other than injured | | | | | | | | | | | | or ill worker..............| 113,880 | 11.1 | 7 | 67,770 | 7.7 | 7 | 16,940 | 42.4 | 9 | 29,170 | 28.6 | 7 Patient...................| 65,810 | 6.4 | 7 | 49,600 | 5.6 | 7 | 9,150 | 22.9 | 8 | 7,050 | 6.9 | 9 Floors, walkways, ground | | | | | | | | | | | | surfaces...................| 186,830 | 18.2 | 10 | 141,560 | 16.0 | 11 | 11,250 | 28.2 | 9 | 34,020 | 33.4 | 10 Handtools...................| 46,690 | 4.5 | 4 | 40,760 | 4.6 | 4 | 1,350 | 3.4 | 7 | 4,580 | 4.5 | 5 Ladder......................| 22,590 | 2.2 | 15 | 20,510 | 2.3 | 15 | 250 | .6 | 13 | 1,830 | 1.8 | 13 Vehicles....................| 112,480 | 11.0 | 10 | 87,430 | 9.9 | 11 | 5,290 | 13.2 | 10 | 19,760 | 19.4 | 8 Trucks......................| 26,280 | 2.6 | 16 | 22,850 | 2.6 | 16 | 400 | 1.0 | 10 | 3,040 | 3.0 | 14 Cart, dolly, hand truck | | | | | | | | | | | | nonpowered.................| 14,380 | 1.4 | 10 | 12,640 | 1.4 | 10 | 670 | 1.7 | 15 | 1,060 | 1.0 | 7 All other sources...........| 156,980 | 15.3 | 6 | 120,520 | 13.6 | 5 | 10,000 | 25.1 | 13 | 26,470 | 25.9 | 7 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values. 3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 5 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007) 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. 6 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 7 Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) include cases where the nature of the injury or illness is pinched nerve; herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; hernia (traumatic and nontraumatic); pain, swelling, and numbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; Raynaud's syndrome or phenomenon; musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders, when the event or exposure leading to the injury or illness is overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified; overexertion involving outside sources; repetitive motion involving microtasks; other and multiple exertions or bodily reactions; and rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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. Number, incidence rate(1), and median days away from work(2) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(3) by gender, age groups, and ownership, 2012 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Total private, State, and local | Private | State | Local | government | industry(4)(5)(6) | government(4)(5)(6) | government(4)(5)(6) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Characteristic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | | | work | | | work | | | work | | | work ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total cases...................| 1,153,980 | 112.4 | 9 | 905,690 | 102.3 | 8 | 66,950 | 167.7 | 10 | 181,340 | 177.8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | Gender: | | | | | | | | | | | | Male........................| 702,250 | 122.6 | 10 | 559,830 | 109.5 | 10 | 36,150 | 219.0 | 11 | 106,270 | 235.0 | 10 Female......................| 447,020 | 99.4 | 7 | 342,640 | 92.5 | 7 | 29,480 | 130.3 | 9 | 74,890 | 132.2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | Age: | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 - 15.....................| 170 | - | 2 | 120 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 50 | - | 1 16 - 19.....................| 22,470 | 112.9 | 4 | 21,170 | 111.0 | 4 | 250 | 111.9 | 3 | 1,050 | 168.0 | 4 20 - 24.....................| 96,750 | 109.8 | 5 | 89,590 | 108.9 | 4 | 2,140 | 123.5 | 7 | 5,030 | 120.2 | 5 25 - 34.....................| 245,370 | 106.6 | 6 | 202,200 | 99.5 | 6 | 12,160 | 155.0 | 8 | 31,000 | 161.0 | 7 35 - 44.....................| 256,480 | 111.5 | 9 | 195,270 | 99.1 | 9 | 15,710 | 178.4 | 11 | 45,510 | 187.0 | 8 45 - 54.....................| 293,700 | 121.7 | 11 | 219,150 | 107.5 | 12 | 20,710 | 204.3 | 10 | 53,840 | 196.0 | 10 55 - 64.....................| 184,910 | 114.7 | 12 | 136,880 | 103.0 | 14 | 11,500 | 144.1 | 11 | 36,520 | 178.9 | 10 65 and over.................| 34,320 | 89.2 | 14 | 27,260 | 82.8 | 14 | 1,610 | 108.6 | 11 | 5,450 | 133.3 | 13 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values. 3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 5 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007) 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. 6 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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 7. Number, percent distribution, and median days away from work(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) by race or ethnic origin, length of service, and ownership, 2012 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Total private, State, and local | Private | State | Local | government | industry(3)(4)(5) | government(3)(4)(5) | government(3)(4)(5) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Characteristic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Median days| | |Median days| | |Median days| | |Median days | Number | Percent | away from | Number | Percent | away from | Number | Percent | away from | Number | Percent | away from | | | work | | | work | | | work | | | work ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total cases...................| 1,153,980 | 100.0 | 9 | 905,690 | 100.0 | 8 | 66,950 | 100.0 | 10 | 181,340 | 100.0 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | Race or ethnic origin:(6) | | | | | | | | | | | | White only..................| 455,160 | 39.4 | 7 | 362,480 | 40.0 | 7 | 18,650 | 27.9 | 9 | 74,030 | 40.8 | 6 Black only..................| 89,100 | 7.7 | 8 | 70,710 | 7.8 | 7 | 8,500 | 12.7 | 9 | 9,900 | 5.5 | 10 Hispanic or Latino only.....| 134,010 | 11.6 | 9 | 118,940 | 13.1 | 8 | 3,540 | 5.3 | 10 | 11,530 | 6.4 | 14 Asian only..................| 15,770 | 1.4 | 7 | 13,770 | 1.5 | 7 | 550 | .8 | 3 | 1,450 | .8 | 40 Native Hawaiian or Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | Islander only..............| 3,500 | .3 | 8 | 2,940 | .3 | 6 | 240 | .4 | 22 | 330 | .2 | 24 American Indian or Alaskan | | | | | | | | | | | | Native only................| 5,100 | .4 | 7 | 4,200 | .5 | 6 | 160 | .2 | 11 | 740 | .4 | 7 Hispanic or Latino and other| | | | | | | | | | | | race.......................| 990 | .1 | 5 | 710 | .1 | 1 | - | - | - | 270 | .1 | 66 Multi-race..................| 1,280 | .1 | 4 | 1,130 | .1 | 4 | 70 | .1 | 4 | 80 | (7) | 16 Not reported................| 449,080 | 38.9 | 10 | 330,830 | 36.5 | 10 | 35,230 | 52.6 | 12 | 83,020 | 45.8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | Length of service with | | | | | | | | | | | | employer: | | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 3 months..........| 102,260 | 8.9 | 6 | 95,670 | 10.6 | 6 | 1,580 | 2.4 | 7 | 5,010 | 2.8 | 4 3 - 11 months...............| 185,830 | 16.1 | 7 | 171,540 | 18.9 | 7 | 4,210 | 6.3 | 7 | 10,070 | 5.6 | 6 1 - 5 years.................| 357,460 | 31.0 | 8 | 300,490 | 33.2 | 7 | 16,120 | 24.1 | 9 | 40,850 | 22.5 | 9 More than 5 years...........| 489,760 | 42.4 | 11 | 325,220 | 35.9 | 12 | 41,820 | 62.5 | 10 | 122,720 | 67.7 | 10 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values. 2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included 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, 2007) 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 Race and ethnicity data do not add to total. Some cases may be counted as both Multi-race and Hispanic and other race. 7 Data too small to be displayed. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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 8. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by worker characteristics and industry sector, 2012 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Goods producing | Service providing _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Private | | | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | industry | | Natural | | | | Trade, | | | Profes- | Education | | | (2)(3)(4) | Total | resources | Construc- | Manufac- | Total | transpor- | | Financial | sional | and | Leisure | Other | | goods | and | tion | turing | service | tation and|Information| activities| and | health | and | services | | producing |mining(2)(-| | | providing |utilities(-| | | business | services |hospitality| | | | 3) | | | | 4) | | | services | | | __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total cases...................| 905,690 | 222,050 | 25,040 | 71,730 | 125,280 | 683,640 | 277,520 | 15,350 | 25,790 | 70,330 | 178,330 | 89,480 | 26,820 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gender: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Male........................| 559,830 | 191,360 | 21,210 | 70,270 | 99,880 | 368,470 | 194,350 | 11,760 | 16,020 | 45,350 | 36,600 | 44,880 | 19,510 Female......................| 342,640 | 30,550 | 3,810 | 1,400 | 25,350 | 312,090 | 80,230 | 3,590 | 9,770 | 24,960 | 141,640 | 44,570 | 7,320 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Age: | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 - 15.....................| 120 | - | - | - | - | 110 | 30 | - | - | - | 50 | 30 | - 16 - 19.....................| 21,170 | 3,120 | 660 | 670 | 1,790 | 18,050 | 6,820 | 120 | 170 | 1,050 | 2,400 | 6,550 | 940 20 - 24.....................| 89,590 | 20,060 | 2,730 | 6,280 | 11,060 | 69,520 | 27,410 | 1,020 | 3,030 | 6,420 | 14,200 | 13,810 | 3,630 25 - 34.....................| 202,200 | 52,740 | 7,090 | 20,000 | 25,650 | 149,470 | 54,690 | 3,310 | 5,940 | 19,200 | 38,500 | 21,690 | 6,130 35 - 44.....................| 195,270 | 52,250 | 5,320 | 17,910 | 29,020 | 143,010 | 59,400 | 3,800 | 5,640 | 14,470 | 38,210 | 16,060 | 5,430 45 - 54.....................| 219,150 | 55,490 | 5,030 | 18,040 | 32,410 | 163,660 | 72,010 | 3,920 | 5,650 | 16,210 | 44,260 | 16,520 | 5,090 55 - 64.....................| 136,880 | 31,240 | 3,040 | 7,280 | 20,920 | 105,650 | 43,020 | 2,450 | 4,500 | 9,390 | 32,710 | 9,390 | 4,190 65 and over.................| 27,260 | 3,510 | 490 | 520 | 2,510 | 23,750 | 9,500 | 320 | 610 | 2,600 | 6,110 | 3,400 | 1,200 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Length of service with | | | | | | | | | | | | | employer: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 3 months..........| 95,670 | 31,280 | 5,520 | 11,430 | 14,320 | 64,400 | 24,400 | 720 | 1,360 | 9,900 | 11,850 | 11,750 | 4,410 3 - 11 months...............| 171,540 | 44,020 | 5,000 | 15,710 | 23,310 | 127,520 | 49,150 | 1,740 | 4,560 | 14,150 | 31,770 | 20,690 | 5,460 1 - 5 years.................| 300,490 | 63,860 | 7,960 | 21,500 | 34,400 | 236,630 | 89,330 | 3,820 | 11,520 | 23,670 | 66,540 | 33,940 | 7,810 More than 5 years...........| 325,220 | 80,790 | 5,940 | 22,610 | 52,240 | 244,430 | 108,380 | 8,700 | 8,130 | 21,750 | 66,690 | 21,770 | 9,010 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Race or ethnic origin:(5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | White only..................| 362,480 | 108,210 | 5,530 | 40,330 | 62,350 | 254,270 | 99,890 | 4,140 | 8,920 | 25,840 | 72,700 | 29,500 | 13,270 Black only..................| 70,710 | 12,400 | 510 | 2,590 | 9,300 | 58,310 | 15,640 | 770 | 2,620 | 5,280 | 24,810 | 7,690 | 1,500 Hispanic or Latino only.....| 118,940 | 41,770 | 10,580 | 11,200 | 20,000 | 77,170 | 23,110 | 830 | 3,000 | 14,850 | 13,320 | 18,170 | 3,890 Asian only..................| 13,770 | 2,990 | 130 | 430 | 2,430 | 10,780 | 3,060 | 100 | 360 | 1,040 | 3,340 | 2,680 | 200 Native Hawaiian or Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | | Islander only..............| 2,940 | 440 | - | 160 | 270 | 2,490 | 750 | - | 60 | 230 | 670 | 730 | 50 American Indian or Alaskan | | | | | | | | | | | | | Native only................| 4,200 | 1,430 | 80 | 800 | 550 | 2,770 | 1,040 | 20 | 50 | 180 | 700 | 540 | 220 Hispanic or Latino and other| | | | | | | | | | | | | race.......................| 710 | 100 | - | - | 80 | 620 | 380 | - | - | 50 | 140 | 50 | - Multi-race..................| 1,130 | 110 | - | 30 | 80 | 1,020 | 200 | - | - | 530 | 130 | 110 | 40 Not reported................| 330,830 | 54,600 | 8,210 | 16,170 | 30,220 | 276,230 | 133,460 | 9,490 | 10,780 | 22,320 | 62,510 | 30,040 | 7,650 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included 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, 2007) 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 Race and ethnicity data do not add to total. Some cases may be counted as both Multi-race and Hispanic and other race. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected worker occupation(2) and industry sector, 2012 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Goods producing | Service providing _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Private | | | | | | | | | | | | Occupation | industry | | Natural | | | | Trade, | | | Profes- | Education | | | (3)(4)(5) | Total | resources | Construc- | Manufac- | Total | transpor- | | Financial | sional | and | Leisure | Other | | goods | and | tion | turing | service | tation and|Information| activities| and | health | and | services | | producing |mining(3)(-| | | providing |utilities(-| | | business | services |hospitality| | | | 4) | | | | 5) | | | services | | | __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total cases...................| 905,690 | 222,050 | 25,040 | 71,730 | 125,280 | 683,640 | 277,520 | 15,350 | 25,790 | 70,330 | 178,330 | 89,480 | 26,820 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Laborers and freight, | | | | | | | | | | | | | stock, and material | | | | | | | | | | | | | movers, hand...........| 60,640 | 11,930 | 540 | 80 | 11,310 | 48,710 | 39,330 | 400 | 760 | 4,570 | 1,100 | 750 | 1,810 Heavy and | | | | | | | | | | | | | tractor-trailer truck | | | | | | | | | | | | | drivers................| 40,440 | 5,410 | 1,090 | 1,600 | 2,730 | 35,020 | 31,020 | 30 | 440 | 3,140 | 130 | 50 | 210 Nursing assistants......| 38,010 | - | - | - | - | 38,010 | - | - | 30 | 70 | 37,880 | - | - Production workers, all | | | | | | | | | | | | | other..................| 28,090 | 22,950 | 370 | 460 | 22,130 | 5,140 | 3,250 | 80 | 180 | 1,050 | 210 | 80 | 280 Light truck or delivery | | | | | | | | | | | | | services drivers.......| 24,620 | 1,550 | 120 | 390 | 1,040 | 23,070 | 19,590 | 130 | 1,050 | 620 | 750 | 450 | 470 Retail salespersons.....| 24,520 | 260 | 20 | 90 | 150 | 24,250 | 22,830 | 50 | 330 | 470 | 120 | 370 | 80 Maintenance and repair | | | | | | | | | | | | | workers, general.......| 23,470 | 5,930 | 350 | 1,050 | 4,530 | 17,540 | 4,790 | 440 | 3,680 | 2,520 | 2,110 | 2,470 | 1,540 Janitors and cleaners, | | | | | | | | | | | | | except maids and | | | | | | | | | | | | | housekeeping cleaners..| 21,970 | 1,700 | 50 | 100 | 1,550 | 20,270 | 1,840 | 130 | 1,860 | 9,120 | 3,910 | 2,760 | 660 Stock clerks and order | | | | | | | | | | | | | fillers................| 20,940 | 930 | - | 50 | 870 | 20,020 | 19,060 | 50 | 40 | 280 | 390 | 130 | 60 Registered nurses.......| 20,930 | 20 | - | - | - | 20,910 | - | - | 20 | 180 | 20,680 | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | | cleaners...............| 18,020 | 60 | - | - | 40 | 17,950 | 100 | 40 | 430 | 2,400 | 7,320 | 7,520 | 140 Construction laborers...| 17,660 | 16,500 | 180 | 15,940 | 380 | 1,160 | 420 | 60 | 80 | 430 | 140 | - | - Food preparation workers| 13,510 | 120 | - | - | 120 | 13,390 | 5,870 | - | 60 | 110 | 730 | 6,590 | 30 First-line supervisors | | | | | | | | | | | | | of retail sales workers| 13,250 | 40 | 20 | - | 20 | 13,210 | 12,050 | 20 | 230 | 170 | 50 | 680 | - Automotive service | | | | | | | | | | | | | technicians and | | | | | | | | | | | | | mechanics..............| 11,670 | 200 | - | 30 | 170 | 11,470 | 7,350 | 30 | - | 90 | 20 | 30 | 3,940 Personal care aides.....| 11,470 | - | - | - | - | 11,470 | - | - | 20 | 80 | 11,320 | - | 40 Landscaping and | | | | | | | | | | | | | groundskeeping workers | 11,150 | 370 | 80 | 260 | 30 | 10,780 | 250 | - | 370 | 6,900 | 670 | 1,820 | 760 Cashiers................| 11,140 | - | - | - | - | 11,130 | 8,690 | 30 | - | 290 | 130 | 1,850 | 130 Assemblers and | | | | | | | | | | | | | fabricators, all other | 11,060 | 9,210 | - | 120 | 9,070 | 1,850 | 1,460 | - | - | 180 | 80 | - | 130 Carpenters..............| 10,080 | 9,050 | - | 8,500 | 550 | 1,030 | 350 | - | 210 | 200 | 160 | 100 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | Driver/sales workers....| 9,680 | 1,100 | 40 | 40 | 1,030 | 8,580 | 5,640 | 190 | 50 | 210 | 90 | 1,840 | 560 Cooks, restaurant.......| 9,090 | - | - | - | - | 9,090 | 40 | - | - | - | - | 9,040 | - Combined food | | | | | | | | | | | | | preparation and serving| | | | | | | | | | | | | workers, including fast| | | | | | | | | | | | | food...................| 8,580 | - | - | - | - | 8,570 | 1,090 | - | - | 50 | 110 | 7,330 | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | Home health aides.......| 7,830 | - | - | - | - | 7,830 | - | - | - | 40 | 7,780 | - | - Farmworkers and | | | | | | | | | | | | | laborers, crop, | | | | | | | | | | | | | nursery, and greenhouse| 7,760 | 7,170 | 7,100 | - | 70 | 590 | 540 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - Electricians............| 6,890 | 6,240 | 120 | 5,500 | 620 | 640 | 240 | 30 | - | 130 | 130 | 100 | - Customer service | | | | | | | | | | | | | representatives........| 6,430 | 250 | - | 80 | 170 | 6,180 | 2,300 | 830 | 1,560 | 870 | 180 | 310 | 140 Security guards.........| 6,380 | 110 | - | 20 | 80 | 6,270 | 590 | 30 | 170 | 3,870 | 950 | 610 | 50 Waiters and waitresses..| 6,320 | - | - | - | - | 6,310 | 70 | - | - | - | 60 | 6,140 | 40 Heating, air | | | | | | | | | | | | | conditioning, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | refrigeration mechanics| | | | | | | | | | | | | and installers.........| 6,230 | 5,340 | - | 5,240 | 100 | 890 | 560 | - | 90 | 50 | 150 | 20 | - __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 2 Selected occupations ranked in descending case count for private industry. 3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 4 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007) 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. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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 worker characteristics and median days away from work(2), private industry, 2012 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving-- | ___________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Median Characteristic |Total 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....................| 905,690 | 14.1 | 10.7 | 17.2 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 6.4 | 28.0 | 8 | | | | | | | | | Gender: | | | | | | | | | Male........................| 559,830 | 13.5 | 10.0 | 17.1 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 6.8 | 29.2 | 10 Female......................| 342,640 | 15.2 | 11.9 | 17.4 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 5.8 | 26.0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Age: | | | | | | | | | 14 - 15.....................| 120 | 16.7 | 58.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 16 - 19.....................| 21,170 | 22.4 | 14.7 | 21.6 | 13.0 | 14.1 | 4.0 | 10.2 | 4 20 - 24.....................| 89,590 | 19.9 | 14.9 | 20.0 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 5.1 | 16.1 | 4 25 - 34.....................| 202,200 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 19.4 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 21.9 | 6 35 - 44.....................| 195,270 | 13.7 | 9.8 | 17.0 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 6.6 | 29.0 | 9 45 - 54.....................| 219,150 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.2 | 33.6 | 12 55 - 64.....................| 136,880 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 15.2 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 35.1 | 14 65 and over.................| 27,260 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 14.1 | 9.8 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 36.3 | 14 | | | | | | | | | Length of service with | | | | | | | | | employer: | | | | | | | | | Less than 3 months..........| 95,670 | 16.8 | 13.6 | 18.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 6.1 | 22.4 | 6 3 - 11 months...............| 171,540 | 16.5 | 11.9 | 18.0 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 24.1 | 7 1 - 5 years.................| 300,490 | 14.6 | 11.4 | 17.6 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 26.0 | 7 More than 5 years...........| 325,220 | 11.5 | 8.6 | 16.1 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 6.5 | 33.3 | 12 | | | | | | | | | Race or ethnic origin:(3) | | | | | | | | | White only..................| 362,480 | 16.1 | 11.4 | 17.1 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 26.4 | 7 Black only..................| 70,710 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 18.6 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 4.8 | 27.9 | 7 Hispanic or Latino only.....| 118,940 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 19.0 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 27.4 | 8 Asian only..................| 13,770 | 15.3 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 11.8 | 7.3 | 22.5 | 7 Native Hawaiian or Pacific | | | | | | | | | Islander only..............| 2,940 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 10.5 | 5.1 | 18.4 | 6 American Indian or Alaskan | | | | | | | | | Native only................| 4,200 | 11.7 | 14.3 | 21.7 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 26.2 | 6 Hispanic or Latino and other| | | | | | | | | race.......................| 710 | 50.7 | 5.6 | 12.7 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 11.3 | 1 Multi-race..................| 1,130 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 35.4 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 29.2 | 4 Not reported................| 330,830 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 16.3 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 6.9 | 30.4 | 10 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 2 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values. 3 Race and ethnicity data do not add to total. Some cases may be counted as both Multi-race and Hispanic and other race. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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. Number, median days away from work(1), and percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) by selected worker occupation(3) and days away from work groups, private industry, 2012 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving-- | ___________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Median Occupation |Total 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....................| 905,690 | 14.1 | 10.7 | 17.2 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 6.4 | 28.0 | 8 | | | | | | | | | Laborers and freight, | | | | | | | | | stock, and material | | | | | | | | | movers, hand...........| 60,640 | 12.9 | 10.0 | 16.1 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 31.0 | 10 Heavy and | | | | | | | | | tractor-trailer truck | | | | | | | | | drivers................| 40,440 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 39.9 | 19 Nursing assistants......| 38,010 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 20.6 | 14.6 | 10.2 | 5.0 | 19.9 | 5 Production workers, all | | | | | | | | | other..................| 28,090 | 14.1 | 11.0 | 18.2 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 5.7 | 26.1 | 8 Light truck or delivery | | | | | | | | | services drivers.......| 24,620 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 15.2 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 40.0 | 14 Retail salespersons.....| 24,520 | 16.7 | 11.8 | 15.6 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 27.2 | 7 Maintenance and repair | | | | | | | | | workers, general.......| 23,470 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 18.7 | 11.5 | 14.7 | 7.0 | 25.0 | 9 Janitors and cleaners, | | | | | | | | | except maids and | | | | | | | | | housekeeping cleaners..| 21,970 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 18.1 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 6.2 | 31.1 | 10 Stock clerks and order | | | | | | | | | fillers................| 20,940 | 14.5 | 10.7 | 17.3 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 29.4 | 8 Registered nurses.......| 20,930 | 14.4 | 10.1 | 19.8 | 13.8 | 11.1 | 6.5 | 24.2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | cleaners...............| 18,020 | 14.0 | 11.9 | 18.6 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 5.3 | 23.8 | 7 Construction laborers...| 17,660 | 12.9 | 7.9 | 15.2 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 5.9 | 32.9 | 11 Food preparation workers| 13,510 | 18.4 | 15.6 | 20.4 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 17.7 | 5 First-line supervisors | | | | | | | | | of retail sales workers| 13,250 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 16.6 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 33.8 | 10 Automotive service | | | | | | | | | technicians and | | | | | | | | | mechanics..............| 11,670 | 18.5 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 31.2 | 7 Personal care aides.....| 11,470 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 19.3 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 25.2 | 8 Landscaping and | | | | | | | | | groundskeeping workers | 11,150 | 16.6 | 11.0 | 21.3 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 8.1 | 20.0 | 6 Cashiers................| 11,140 | 19.4 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 27.9 | 7 Assemblers and | | | | | | | | | fabricators, all other | 11,060 | 13.3 | 11.4 | 16.4 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 28.6 | 9 Carpenters..............| 10,080 | 8.4 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 13.0 | 10.9 | 3.1 | 35.5 | 10 | | | | | | | | | Driver/sales workers....| 9,680 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 19.6 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 32.4 | 13 Cooks, restaurant.......| 9,090 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 24.5 | 15.0 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 18.3 | 5 Combined food | | | | | | | | | preparation and serving| | | | | | | | | workers, including fast| | | | | | | | | food...................| 8,580 | 18.9 | 14.7 | 22.6 | 13.3 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 17.1 | 5 Home health aides.......| 7,830 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 8.2 | 34.7 | 14 | | | | | | | | | Farmworkers and | | | | | | | | | laborers, crop, | | | | | | | | | nursery, and greenhouse| 7,760 | 14.3 | 10.2 | 25.9 | 13.7 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 20.4 | 5 Electricians............| 6,890 | 12.9 | 6.5 | 22.4 | 8.4 | 11.5 | 6.2 | 32.1 | 10 Customer service | | | | | | | | | representatives........| 6,430 | 17.4 | 12.1 | 16.6 | 9.8 | 14.5 | 6.1 | 23.6 | 7 Security guards.........| 6,380 | 16.5 | 11.3 | 15.2 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 4.9 | 30.9 | 8 Waiters and waitresses..| 6,320 | 17.9 | 13.4 | 15.8 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 7.4 | 21.7 | 7 Heating, air | | | | | | | | | conditioning, and | | | | | | | | | refrigeration mechanics| | | | | | | | | and installers.........| 6,230 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 16.2 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 29.2 | 12 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | 1 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values. 2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 3 Selected occupations ranked in descending case count for private industry. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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. Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) per 10,000 full-time workers and median days away from work(3) by industry sector and days away from work groups, private industry, 2012 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Incidence rate for days-away-from-work cases involving-- | ___________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Median Industry |Total 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..........| 102.3 | 14.4 | 10.9 | 17.6 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 6.6 | 28.7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | Goods producing: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total goods producing.....| 119.7 | 16.3 | 11.7 | 20.2 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 8.2 | 35.4 | 10 Natural resources and | | | | | | | | | mining(4)(5)...........| 142.8 | 17.7 | 13.8 | 25.1 | 17.2 | 16.2 | 10.8 | 41.9 | 10 Agriculture, forestry,| | | | | | | | | fishing, and | | | | | | | | | hunting(4)...........| 195.0 | 28.3 | 20.9 | 36.9 | 26.0 | 22.1 | 14.0 | 46.8 | 7 Mining(5).............| 87.3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 36.7 | 21 Construction............| 143.4 | 17.3 | 13.1 | 24.2 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 9.2 | 46.7 | 11 Manufacturing...........| 106.2 | 15.7 | 10.8 | 17.7 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 29.7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | Service providing: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total service providing...| 97.7 | 14.0 | 10.7 | 16.9 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 6.2 | 26.9 | 8 Trade, transportation | | | | | | | | | and utilities(6).......| 132.1 | 16.7 | 12.2 | 20.6 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 8.9 | 43.9 | 11 Wholesale trade.......| 107.7 | 14.1 | 9.3 | 17.9 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 8.0 | 34.0 | 10 Retail trade..........| 113.7 | 17.9 | 13.3 | 19.0 | 13.1 | 12.1 | 6.5 | 31.9 | 7 Transportation and | | | | | | | | | warehousing..........| 222.9 | 17.9 | 13.7 | 30.0 | 25.2 | 26.4 | 17.2 | 92.4 | 20 Utilities.............| 79.2 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 30.2 | 13 Information.............| 63.2 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 20.9 | 13 Financial activities....| 38.2 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 7 Real estate and rental| | | | | | | | | and leasing..........| 102.6 | 18.4 | 11.0 | 18.8 | 16.0 | 13.8 | 4.1 | 20.4 | 6 Professional and | | | | | | | | | business services......| 52.0 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 13.8 | 8 Professional, | | | | | | | | | scientific, and | | | | | | | | | technical services...| 21.2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 5 Management of | | | | | | | | | companies and | | | | | | | | | enterprises..........| 29.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 8.6 | 8 Administrative and | | | | | | | | | support and waste | | | | | | | | | management and | | | | | | | | | remediation services | 109.3 | 17.1 | 10.1 | 18.4 | 11.3 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 30.9 | 10 Education and health | | | | | | | | | services...............| 121.8 | 18.3 | 14.9 | 23.7 | 16.3 | 13.9 | 7.5 | 27.1 | 6 Educational services..| 55.5 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 10.8 | 5 Health care and social| | | | | | | | | assistance...........| 131.1 | 19.4 | 15.9 | 25.5 | 17.6 | 15.1 | 8.1 | 29.4 | 6 Leisure and hospitality | 103.1 | 15.3 | 13.8 | 20.7 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 23.1 | 6 Arts, entertainment, | | | | | | | | | and recreation.......| 127.4 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 21.6 | 18.7 | 16.2 | 8.6 | 29.1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Accommodation and food| | | | | | | | | services.............| 99.1 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 20.5 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 5.1 | 22.1 | 6 Other services..........| 92.2 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 8.6 | 11.4 | 6.1 | 23.1 | 6 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | 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 resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 3 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values. 4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 5 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007) 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. 6 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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, day of the week, and industry sector, private industry, 2012 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Goods producing | Service providing _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Private | | | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | industry | | Natural | | | | Trade, | | | Profes- | Education | | | (2)(3)(4) | Total | resources | Construc- | Manufac- | Total | transpor- | | Financial | sional | and | Leisure | Other | | goods | and | tion | turing | service | tation and|Information| activities| and | health | and | services | | producing |mining(2)(-| | | providing |utilities(-| | | business | services |hospitality| | | | 3) | | | | 4) | | | services | | | __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.........................| 905,690 | 222,050 | 25,040 | 71,730 | 125,280 | 683,640 | 277,520 | 15,350 | 25,790 | 70,330 | 178,330 | 89,480 | 26,820 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Time of event: | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M......| 29,720 | 7,360 | 1,020 | 220 | 6,120 | 22,360 | 10,550 | 320 | 490 | 1,650 | 6,920 | 2,270 | 160 4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M.......| 88,070 | 24,210 | 2,810 | 5,960 | 15,440 | 63,860 | 29,700 | 840 | 1,080 | 6,960 | 18,530 | 4,620 | 2,130 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon.....| 253,690 | 65,740 | 7,680 | 24,330 | 33,740 | 187,940 | 77,120 | 5,190 | 8,160 | 20,860 | 48,060 | 19,900 | 8,650 12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M......| 203,730 | 50,180 | 5,840 | 19,030 | 25,310 | 153,550 | 63,470 | 4,610 | 7,890 | 14,680 | 38,680 | 18,290 | 5,930 4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.......| 103,480 | 16,540 | 2,070 | 2,770 | 11,700 | 86,940 | 34,940 | 1,920 | 1,650 | 7,200 | 24,170 | 14,190 | 2,890 8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight | 55,560 | 10,420 | 850 | 500 | 9,060 | 45,140 | 17,570 | 620 | 460 | 3,560 | 12,200 | 9,750 | 970 Not reported................| 171,440 | 47,590 | 4,770 | 18,920 | 23,900 | 123,850 | 44,180 | 1,840 | 6,050 | 15,420 | 29,790 | 20,470 | 6,100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hours on the job before event | | | | | | | | | | | | | occurred: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Before shift began..........| 4,940 | 700 | 30 | 90 | 580 | 4,230 | 940 | 240 | 250 | 710 | 1,560 | 500 | 40 Less than 1 hour............| 74,390 | 15,530 | 1,460 | 4,290 | 9,780 | 58,860 | 24,910 | 1,010 | 1,860 | 6,050 | 16,100 | 6,960 | 1,970 1 hour to less than 2 hours | 88,800 | 18,070 | 1,460 | 4,980 | 11,630 | 70,730 | 29,030 | 1,610 | 2,710 | 6,630 | 18,640 | 9,000 | 3,110 2 hours to less than 4 hours| 184,730 | 42,550 | 3,980 | 13,320 | 25,250 | 142,180 | 58,190 | 3,670 | 4,420 | 14,830 | 37,180 | 18,210 | 5,690 4 hours to less than 6 hours| 144,570 | 33,360 | 3,760 | 9,890 | 19,700 | 111,210 | 45,040 | 2,540 | 4,210 | 9,860 | 29,190 | 16,730 | 3,650 6 hours to less than 8 hours| 125,220 | 33,400 | 2,960 | 11,150 | 19,290 | 91,820 | 36,460 | 2,320 | 3,850 | 9,010 | 25,800 | 10,790 | 3,590 8 hours to less than 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 62,660 | 18,820 | 2,150 | 6,700 | 9,970 | 43,840 | 20,620 | 1,510 | 1,540 | 4,730 | 10,160 | 3,930 | 1,350 10 hours to less than 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 18,150 | 5,270 | 910 | 1,270 | 3,090 | 12,890 | 5,540 | 340 | 140 | 1,380 | 4,110 | 720 | 650 12 hours to less than 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | hours......................| 6,640 | 1,020 | 110 | 290 | 620 | 5,620 | 2,380 | 130 | 30 | 400 | 1,790 | 390 | 490 More than 16 hours..........| 910 | 90 | - | 30 | 40 | 820 | 380 | - | 50 | - | 220 | 150 | - Not reported................| 194,680 | 53,240 | 8,210 | 19,700 | 25,330 | 141,440 | 54,030 | 1,970 | 6,740 | 16,730 | 33,590 | 22,110 | 6,280 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Day of week: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sunday......................| 59,980 | 7,510 | 1,310 | 1,610 | 4,590 | 52,460 | 20,360 | 1,050 | 980 | 2,380 | 14,930 | 11,190 | 1,580 Monday......................| 163,620 | 44,200 | 4,510 | 16,150 | 23,540 | 119,420 | 48,930 | 2,780 | 5,700 | 13,950 | 30,680 | 12,400 | 4,990 Tuesday.....................| 156,180 | 42,250 | 4,090 | 13,970 | 24,190 | 113,930 | 47,340 | 3,240 | 4,820 | 12,460 | 29,820 | 12,140 | 4,120 Wednesday...................| 159,370 | 43,360 | 3,940 | 14,600 | 24,820 | 116,010 | 46,730 | 2,780 | 4,050 | 13,440 | 30,090 | 13,520 | 5,400 Thursday....................| 152,130 | 39,580 | 4,850 | 12,150 | 22,580 | 112,540 | 45,250 | 2,410 | 5,490 | 12,910 | 29,320 | 12,910 | 4,250 Friday......................| 138,450 | 33,540 | 4,120 | 10,580 | 18,850 | 104,910 | 43,700 | 2,040 | 3,570 | 10,570 | 26,660 | 13,880 | 4,480 Saturday....................| 75,950 | 11,590 | 2,220 | 2,660 | 6,710 | 64,360 | 25,220 | 1,070 | 1,180 | 4,620 | 16,830 | 13,440 | 2,010 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included 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, 2007) 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: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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. Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) per 10,000 full-time workers by injury or illness characteristics, gender, and age groups, private industry, state government, and local government, 2012 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Total | Gender | Age ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Characteristic | incidence | | | rate | | | | | | | | | | | Male | Female | 16-19 | 20-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 |65 and over ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.....................| 112.4 | 122.6 | 99.4 | 112.9 | 109.8 | 106.6 | 111.5 | 121.7 | 114.7 | 89.2 | | | | | | | | | | Musculoskeletal disorders(3)..| 37.8 | 42.1 | 32.5 | 20.9 | 31.0 | 35.5 | 40.7 | 44.7 | 37.3 | 20.7 | | | | | | | | | | Nature of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | Fractures...................| 8.2 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 13.9 Sprains, strains, tears.....| 43.2 | 46.9 | 38.5 | 29.5 | 38.4 | 41.0 | 45.8 | 49.2 | 42.9 | 25.9 Amputations.................| .5 | .8 | .2 | .8 | 1.1 | .5 | .4 | .5 | .4 | .2 Cuts, lacerations, punctures| 9.6 | 13.0 | 5.3 | 19.4 | 16.5 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 5.1 Cuts, lacerations.........| 7.9 | 11.1 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 13.9 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 Punctures (except gunshot | | | | | | | | | | wounds)..................| 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | .8 | .4 Bruises, contusions.........| 9.5 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 10.7 Chemical burns and | | | | | | | | | | corrosions.................| .3 | .5 | .2 | 1.0 | .4 | .4 | .2 | .4 | .3 | .3 Heat (thermal) burns........| 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .8 Multiple traumatic injuries | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 With sprains..............| 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.1 | .6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 With fractures............| .7 | .9 | .5 | .7 | .4 | .6 | .6 | 1.0 | .9 | 1.1 Soreness, pain..............| 16.7 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 15.2 | 17.6 | 19.2 | 17.4 | 13.7 Carpal tunnel syndrome......| .8 | .5 | 1.2 | .1 | .4 | .5 | .8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .4 Tendonitis (other or | | | | | | | | | | unspecified)...............| .3 | .2 | .4 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .2 All other natures...........| 17.8 | 20.3 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 17.7 | 13.1 | | | | | | | | | | Event or exposure leading to | | | | | | | | | | injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | Violence and other injuries | | | | | | | | | | by persons or animal.......| 7.2 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 3.1 Intentional injury by other| | | | | | | | | | person....................| 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | .9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 Injury by person uninten- | | | | | | | | | | tional or intent unknown..| 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 Animal and insect related | | | | | | | | | | incidents.................| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .9 | .8 Transportation incidents....| 5.7 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.0 Roadway incidents involving| | | | | | | | | | motorized land vehicles...| 4.0 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 Fires and explosions........| .2 | .4 | - | .1 | .1 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .3 | - Falls, slips, trips.........| 27.8 | 25.3 | 31.0 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 24.0 | 31.6 | 40.7 | 41.7 Slips, trips without fall..| 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 4.3 Fall on same level.........| 16.8 | 12.0 | 23.2 | 13.4 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 19.0 | 27.8 | 31.1 Fall to lower level........| 5.4 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 Exposure to harmful | | | | | | | | | | substances or environments.| 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.4 Contact with object, | | | | | | | | | | equipment..................| 25.5 | 32.7 | 16.4 | 48.0 | 37.5 | 28.1 | 24.4 | 23.8 | 19.4 | 15.6 Struck by object or | | | | | | | | | | equipment.................| 14.3 | 18.5 | 9.0 | 28.0 | 20.4 | 16.7 | 13.9 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 8.3 | | | | | | | | | | Struck against object or | | | | | | | | | | equipment.................| 6.1 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 13.4 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 Caught in or compressed by | | | | | | | | | | object or equipment.......| 3.7 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 Overexertion and bodily | | | | | | | | | | reaction...................| 39.8 | 44.2 | 34.4 | 22.6 | 32.7 | 37.8 | 42.7 | 46.6 | 39.4 | 22.0 Overexertion in lifting or | | | | | | | | | | lowering..................| 12.4 | 15.0 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 6.4 Repetitive motion involving| | | | | | | | | | microtasks................| 3.0 | 2.1 | 4.1 | .6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 1.4 | | | | | | | | | | All other event or exposures| 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .3 | 1.0 | .8 | .8 | 1.0 | .7 | .5 | | | | | | | | | | Part of body affected by the | | | | | | | | | | injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | Head........................| 7.9 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 14.3 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.3 Eye(s)....................| 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | .7 Neck........................| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 Trunk.......................| 27.9 | 31.8 | 22.8 | 19.1 | 25.1 | 28.3 | 30.4 | 30.2 | 25.5 | 18.9 Back......................| 21.2 | 23.1 | 18.8 | 15.7 | 20.8 | 22.7 | 24.1 | 22.4 | 17.2 | 9.7 Upper extremities...........| 33.8 | 38.0 | 28.7 | 42.8 | 37.9 | 31.0 | 32.1 | 36.9 | 34.7 | 25.2 Shoulder..................| 8.5 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 8.7 Arm.......................| 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.0 Wrist.....................| 4.6 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 Hand......................| 13.6 | 17.1 | 9.3 | 26.8 | 22.3 | 15.2 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 6.8 Lower extremities...........| 25.3 | 28.2 | 21.6 | 26.4 | 25.6 | 24.0 | 24.3 | 27.6 | 26.8 | 20.1 Knee......................| 10.3 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 9.4 Ankle.....................| 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.2 Foot......................| 4.8 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 Body systems................| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.7 Multiple....................| 12.3 | 10.7 | 14.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 12.4 | 15.0 | 15.7 | 14.2 All other parts of body.....| 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .3 | 1.2 | .8 | .8 | .8 | .9 | .5 | | | | | | | | | | Source of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | Chemicals and chemical | | | | | | | | | | products...................| 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .7 Containers..................| 11.7 | 13.8 | 9.1 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 10.8 | 7.3 Furniture and fixtures......| 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 Machinery...................| 5.8 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 2.7 Parts and materials.........| 9.0 | 14.3 | 2.2 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 5.0 Person, injured or ill | | | | | | | | | | worker.....................| 17.5 | 18.9 | 15.9 | 8.6 | 12.5 | 15.9 | 18.9 | 20.4 | 19.5 | 11.7 Worker motion or position | 16.6 | 17.9 | 15.0 | 7.8 | 12.0 | 14.9 | 17.8 | 19.5 | 18.1 | 10.8 Person, other than injured | | | | | | | | | | or ill worker..............| 11.1 | 6.7 | 16.8 | 7.0 | 10.9 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 11.0 | 8.4 | 4.6 Patient...................| 6.4 | 2.4 | 11.5 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 2.9 Floors, walkways, ground | | | | | | | | | | surfaces...................| 18.2 | 13.8 | 23.9 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 20.3 | 28.2 | 32.6 Handtools...................| 4.5 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 Ladder......................| 2.2 | 3.2 | .9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 Vehicles....................| 11.0 | 14.3 | 6.6 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 9.0 Trucks....................| 2.6 | 4.2 | .5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 Cart, dolly, hand truck | | | | | | | | | | nonpowered...............| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 All other sources...........| 15.3 | 17.4 | 12.2 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 16.1 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 8.3 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | 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 resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 3 Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) include cases where the nature of the injury or illness is pinched nerve; herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; hernia (traumatic and nontraumatic); pain, swelling, and numbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; Raynaud's syndrome or phenomenon; musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders, when the event or exposure leading to the injury or illness is overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified; overexertion involving outside sources; repetitive motion involving microtasks; other and multiple exertions or bodily reactions; and rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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. Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker occupation(3) and nature of injury or illness, private industry, state government, and local government, 2012 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Nature of injury or illness(4) | | (incidence rate) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cuts, lacerations, punctures | | | | | | | Multiple traumatic injuries and | | ___________________________________ | Total | | | | | | | | | | disorders | | ___________________________________ Occupation(3) | incidence | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | rate | Sprains, | | | | | Bruises, | Heat | Chemical | | Carpal | | | | | Soreness, | All | | strains, | Fractures | | | | contusions| burns | burns |Amputations| tunnel | Tendonitis| | With | With | pain | other | | tears | | Total | Cuts, | Punctures | | | | | syndrome | | | fractures |sprains and| | natures(5) | | | | |lacerations| | | | | | | | Total | and | other | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | other | injuries | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | injuries | | | __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total....................| 112.4 | 43.2 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 16.7 | 17.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bus drivers, transit and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | intercity....................| 851.5 | 451.3 | 17.4 | 20.1 | 15.7 | 4.3 | 62.5 | 4.1 | - | - | 2.7 | 1.9 | 36.4 | - | 27.2 | 120.9 | 132.9 Police and sheriffs patrol | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | officers.....................| 570.0 | 229.6 | 31.6 | 38.2 | 25.6 | 12.5 | 51.2 | .4 | - | - | .9 | .4 | 29.3 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 91.7 | 96.7 Correctional officers and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | jailers......................| 459.1 | 172.9 | 17.3 | 24.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 54.7 | .4 | .5 | - | 1.3 | - | 26.0 | 1.0 | 13.9 | 86.3 | 75.2 Firefighters..................| 442.9 | 232.4 | 7.2 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 1.4 | 20.1 | 22.6 | - | - | - | - | 19.3 | .9 | 12.0 | 51.8 | 76.4 Nursing assistants............| 425.8 | 238.9 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 36.7 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 8.1 | .5 | 5.5 | 82.4 | 41.3 Emergency medical technicians | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and paramedics...............| 419.4 | 246.8 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | - | 12.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 6.4 | - | 4.4 | 86.6 | 53.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Laborers and freight, stock, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and material movers, hand....| 390.6 | 156.4 | 33.7 | 38.5 | 32.9 | 5.5 | 33.2 | 1.7 | .9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 54.3 | 56.6 Light truck or delivery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | services drivers.............| 356.5 | 138.4 | 32.4 | 18.1 | 16.5 | 1.6 | 28.5 | - | - | - | .8 | .4 | 8.6 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 72.8 | 56.1 Nonfarm animal caretakers.....| 318.7 | 75.2 | 10.1 | 90.1 | 11.2 | 78.9 | 10.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 31.3 | 29.6 | - | 19.8 | 77.6 Heating, air conditioning, and| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | refrigeration mechanics and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | installers...................| 317.9 | 138.8 | 22.9 | 28.1 | 24.1 | 4.0 | 15.1 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | - | - | 5.0 | .9 | 3.5 | 39.3 | 55.5 Food preparation workers......| 303.7 | 76.8 | 12.0 | 74.8 | 74.1 | .7 | 29.9 | 26.5 | .9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | - | 5.4 | .8 | 3.6 | 41.3 | 32.1 Maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | cleaners.....................| 301.0 | 123.5 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 12.9 | 2.6 | 35.0 | .4 | 2.4 | - | 2.8 | .6 | 7.7 | .7 | 4.1 | 61.1 | 38.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Heavy and tractor-trailer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | truck drivers................| 292.2 | 124.3 | 29.3 | 12.7 | 11.8 | .9 | 21.4 | 2.8 | .9 | .8 | 2.5 | .5 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 45.7 | 39.8 Maintenance and repair | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | workers, general.............| 285.3 | 114.7 | 26.7 | 31.6 | 27.2 | 4.4 | 15.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | .7 | .3 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 30.4 | 48.3 Construction laborers.........| 280.0 | 78.9 | 33.1 | 38.1 | 33.3 | 4.8 | 21.2 | 2.9 | .8 | 4.5 | .6 | - | 7.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 44.6 | 48.0 Driver/sales workers..........| 267.5 | 145.9 | 18.0 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 15.1 | 1.2 | - | 1.3 | 1.7 | - | 14.4 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 24.4 | 35.3 Janitors and cleaners, except | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | cleaners.....................| 262.6 | 113.4 | 17.6 | 15.2 | 13.2 | 2.0 | 22.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | .3 | .7 | .8 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 39.5 | 37.7 Automotive service technicians| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and mechanics................| 232.3 | 73.4 | 8.4 | 30.1 | 26.4 | 3.8 | 18.5 | 7.9 | .5 | 3.8 | .9 | - | 2.9 | .5 | 1.5 | 36.3 | 49.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Carpenters....................| 229.5 | 71.1 | 28.5 | 45.1 | 40.6 | 4.5 | 21.3 | - | - | 1.2 | 1.5 | - | 5.2 | 1.3 | .8 | 24.4 | 30.9 Landscaping and groundskeeping| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | workers......................| 227.7 | 72.7 | 17.4 | 37.4 | 32.4 | 5.0 | 10.6 | .4 | - | 1.4 | .7 | - | 9.2 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 32.6 | 45.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bus and truck mechanics and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | diesel engine specialists....| 226.8 | 91.6 | 10.5 | 29.2 | 23.6 | 5.6 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .9 | - | 6.3 | - | 5.0 | 27.8 | 36.8 Telecommunications line | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | installers and repairers.....| 225.6 | 121.1 | 7.7 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - | 2.2 | - | 4.2 | - | - | 18.5 | 43.3 Food servers, nonrestaurant...| 216.8 | 73.3 | 8.6 | 19.8 | 19.2 | - | 27.0 | 15.3 | - | - | - | - | 11.4 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 33.7 | 25.9 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment. 4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Nature codes: Sprains, strains, tears = 123; Fractures = 111; Cuts, lacerations, punctures, Total = 132-133; Cuts, lacerations = 132; Punctures = 133; Bruises, contusions = 143; Heat burns = 152; Chemical burns = 151; Amputations = 1311; Carpal tunnel syndrome = 2241; Tendonitis (other or unspecified) = 2735; Multiple traumatic injuries and illnesses, Total = 18; With fractures and other injuries = 183; With sprains and other injuries = 182; Soreness, pain = 1972; All other natures = all remaining codes, including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 5 Includes nonclassifiable responses. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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 16. Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker occupation(3) and events or exposures, private industry, state government, and local government, 2012 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Event or exposure leading to injury or illness | | (incidence rate) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Contact with objects | | | | Overexertion and bodily reaction | | Transportation | | Violence and other injuries by persons or | _______________________________________________ ___________________________________ | Total | | | | | |Exposure to| incidents | | animal | _______________________ _______________________________________________ Occupation(3) | incidence | | | | | Fall | Fall | Slips | | | | harmful | | | | | rate | | | | Caught in | to | on | or | | Over- | | substances| | | Fires | | | | | All | | | Struck | Struck | or | lower | same | trips | |exertion in| | or | | | and | |Intentional| Injury by | | other | | Total | by | against | compressed| level | level | without | Total | lift- | Repetitive|environmen-| | Roadway | explosions| | injury by |person--un-| Animal and| events(4) | | | object | object | by | | | fall | | ing/low- | motion | ts | Total | incidents | | Total | other |intentional| insect | | | | | | equipment | | | | | ering | | | | | | | person | or intent | related | | | | | | or object | | | | | | | | | | | | | unknown | | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total....................| 112.4 | 25.5 | 14.3 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 16.8 | 4.7 | 39.8 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bus drivers, transit and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | intercity....................| 851.5 | 98.1 | 16.1 | 51.3 | 5.3 | 11.0 | 71.0 | 21.3 | 291.2 | 31.8 | 17.5 | 65.5 | 218.8 | 201.4 | - | 65.2 | 46.5 | 12.8 | 3.0 | 8.1 Police and sheriffs patrol | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | officers.....................| 570.0 | 42.1 | 14.7 | 22.1 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 63.7 | 25.1 | 111.7 | 18.4 | 2.8 | 28.4 | 113.6 | 92.1 | .3 | 156.1 | 62.6 | 83.5 | 9.8 | 6.0 Correctional officers and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | jailers......................| 459.1 | 57.1 | 32.6 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 17.8 | 54.4 | 22.4 | 110.1 | 17.5 | 2.8 | 17.1 | 5.9 | 4.2 | .7 | 168.5 | 78.6 | 83.9 | 5.3 | 3.5 Firefighters..................| 442.9 | 62.2 | 45.2 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 24.7 | 27.2 | 17.8 | 229.3 | 75.2 | 2.7 | 43.4 | 8.4 | 4.6 | 10.8 | 4.9 | .9 | 3.5 | - | 11.1 Nursing assistants............| 425.8 | 38.1 | 18.9 | 13.8 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 62.3 | 12.1 | 233.5 | 53.6 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | - | 62.2 | 30.4 | 26.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 Emergency medical technicians | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and paramedics...............| 419.4 | 23.9 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 32.4 | 18.8 | 263.1 | 122.1 | - | 14.0 | 30.1 | 22.8 | - | 29.1 | 7.8 | 20.5 | - | 1.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Laborers and freight, stock, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and material movers, hand....| 390.6 | 128.5 | 79.1 | 21.0 | 23.7 | 17.7 | 29.1 | 13.2 | 170.6 | 70.5 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 13.4 | 3.2 | .2 | 2.5 | .3 | .5 | 1.6 | 3.1 Light truck or delivery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | services drivers.............| 356.5 | 69.4 | 42.7 | 15.9 | 8.6 | 25.0 | 44.0 | 13.1 | 146.8 | 52.1 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 41.6 | 35.5 | - | 4.2 | .8 | .4 | 3.0 | 4.0 Nonfarm animal caretakers.....| 318.7 | 65.8 | 11.9 | 51.7 | 2.1 | - | 30.2 | 24.9 | 49.9 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | - | - | - | 143.7 | - | - | 143.7 | - Heating, air conditioning, and| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | refrigeration mechanics and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | installers...................| 317.9 | 76.1 | 44.0 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 33.9 | 17.3 | 7.9 | 142.5 | 29.6 | 1.4 | 20.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 5.5 | .8 | - | - | - | 3.7 Food preparation workers......| 303.7 | 115.7 | 74.3 | 30.0 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 63.7 | 10.2 | 73.8 | 32.0 | 9.3 | 29.2 | .4 | - | - | 1.6 | .3 | 1.2 | - | 1.2 Maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | cleaners.....................| 301.0 | 58.9 | 28.6 | 21.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 71.6 | 10.5 | 128.7 | 35.7 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | - | 4.0 | .8 | .6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Heavy and tractor-trailer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | truck drivers................| 292.2 | 50.1 | 26.9 | 12.4 | 7.7 | 31.4 | 33.2 | 16.1 | 105.3 | 25.0 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 39.3 | 33.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | .7 | - | 1.5 | 1.7 Maintenance and repair | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | workers, general.............| 285.3 | 78.3 | 45.0 | 17.8 | 10.1 | 24.9 | 27.9 | 10.5 | 106.4 | 28.6 | 3.5 | 17.6 | 8.1 | 5.0 | .9 | 5.8 | .9 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.2 Construction laborers.........| 280.0 | 109.3 | 71.4 | 16.5 | 13.8 | 31.7 | 20.5 | 10.0 | 80.9 | 32.4 | 2.3 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 7.2 | .3 | 1.1 | - | - | .9 | 4.3 Driver/sales workers..........| 267.5 | 32.4 | 18.9 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 19.1 | 33.4 | 20.5 | 105.6 | 45.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 41.2 | 31.7 | - | 7.3 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 Janitors and cleaners, except | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | cleaners.....................| 262.6 | 54.3 | 30.6 | 16.3 | 4.9 | 17.7 | 48.0 | 11.1 | 108.3 | 41.4 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 5.1 | 4.0 | .2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | .6 | 1.2 | 2.6 Automotive service technicians| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and mechanics................| 232.3 | 93.9 | 56.2 | 17.9 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 16.6 | 5.5 | 77.8 | 26.3 | 6.7 | 16.3 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | .3 | - | - | - | .5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Carpenters....................| 229.5 | 84.4 | 50.1 | 19.9 | 12.1 | 40.1 | 10.2 | 7.9 | 75.6 | 21.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | - | 1.0 | - | - | .9 | 2.0 Landscaping and groundskeeping| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | workers......................| 227.7 | 86.6 | 57.2 | 17.9 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 17.3 | 11.5 | 72.5 | 26.7 | 3.9 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 4.0 | - | 6.7 | .8 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 2.0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bus and truck mechanics and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | diesel engine specialists....| 226.8 | 81.0 | 46.3 | 18.6 | 8.8 | 16.9 | 14.6 | 10.2 | 86.5 | 23.7 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | - | - | 1.5 | - Telecommunications line | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | installers and repairers.....| 225.6 | 36.4 | 19.9 | 14.6 | - | 13.0 | 21.1 | 6.6 | 121.1 | 32.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 14.0 | 11.1 | - | 8.8 | - | - | 7.7 | - Food servers, nonrestaurant...| 216.8 | 66.8 | 40.2 | 18.2 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 47.7 | 10.3 | 61.2 | 25.7 | 4.1 | 21.5 | 1.4 | - | - | 4.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | - | 1.2 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment. 4 Includes nonclassifiable responses. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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.
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Number, incidence rate(1), and median days(2) away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(3)for event or exposure and part of body by nature of injury or illness, private industry, state government, and local government, 2012 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Sprains, strains, tears | Bruises, contusions | Fractures | Soreness, pain _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Characteristic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | | | work | | | work | | | work | | | work ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.....................| 443,560 | 43.2 | 10 | 97,540 | 9.5 | 5 | 84,700 | 8.2 | 30 | 171,930 | 16.7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | Event or exposure leading to | | | | | | | | | | | | injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | Violence and other injuries | | | | | | | | | | | | by persons or animal.......| 21,300 | 2.1 | 9 | 9,430 | .9 | 4 | 3,090 | .3 | 14 | 11,860 | 1.2 | 5 Intentional injury by other| | | | | | | | | | | | person....................| 7,190 | .7 | 11 | 5,660 | .6 | 4 | 1,250 | .1 | 14 | 5,120 | .5 | 5 Injury by person uninten- | | | | | | | | | | | | tional or intent unknown..| 13,350 | 1.3 | 8 | 3,180 | .3 | 4 | 1,490 | .1 | 14 | 6,070 | .6 | 6 Animal and insect related | | | | | | | | | | | | incidents.................| 650 | .1 | 12 | 510 | - | 4 | 290 | - | 16 | 570 | .1 | 3 Transportation incidents....| 18,620 | 1.8 | 7 | 5,590 | .5 | 5 | 5,410 | .5 | 67 | 12,800 | 1.2 | 9 Roadway incidents involving| | | | | | | | | | | | motorized land vehicles...| 14,470 | 1.4 | 6 | 2,860 | .3 | 4 | 2,440 | .2 | 54 | 9,840 | 1.0 | 7 Fires and explosions........| 20 | - | 18 | 40 | - | 6 | 30 | - | 66 | 100 | - | 4 Falls, slips, trips.........| 100,610 | 9.8 | 10 | 38,490 | 3.7 | 5 | 41,880 | 4.1 | 36 | 49,280 | 4.8 | 9 Slips, trips without fall..| 33,550 | 3.3 | 9 | 770 | .1 | 13 | 2,760 | .3 | 37 | 7,050 | .7 | 8 Fall on same level.........| 48,240 | 4.7 | 10 | 29,000 | 2.8 | 5 | 26,330 | 2.6 | 30 | 32,010 | 3.1 | 7 Fall to lower level........| 15,270 | 1.5 | 14 | 7,440 | .7 | 4 | 11,700 | 1.1 | 49 | 9,270 | .9 | 18 Exposure to harmful | | | | | | | | | | | | substances or environments.| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 810 | .1 | 4 Contact with object, | | | | | | | | | | | | equipment..................| 23,560 | 2.3 | 11 | 43,580 | 4.2 | 4 | 29,390 | 2.9 | 25 | 22,850 | 2.2 | 6 Struck by object or | | | | | | | | | | | | equipment.................| 10,880 | 1.1 | 15 | 26,620 | 2.6 | 4 | 18,050 | 1.8 | 25 | 13,630 | 1.3 | 7 Struck against object or | | | | | | | | | | | | equipment.................| 7,770 | .8 | 10 | 11,490 | 1.1 | 4 | 4,460 | .4 | 28 | 6,090 | .6 | 5 Caught in or compressed by | | | | | | | | | | | | object or equipment.......| 3,630 | .4 | 10 | 4,790 | .5 | 4 | 6,340 | .6 | 24 | 2,010 | .2 | 7 Overexertion and bodily | | | | | | | | | | | | reaction...................| 277,310 | 27.0 | 10 | 160 | - | 14 | 4,440 | .4 | 27 | 71,840 | 7.0 | 12 Overexertion in lifting or | | | | | | | | | | | | lowering..................| 93,220 | 9.1 | 9 | 50 | - | 11 | 370 | - | 13 | 21,610 | 2.1 | 13 Repetitive motion involving| | | | | | | | | | | | microtasks................| 8,000 | .8 | 17 | - | - | - | 30 | - | 21 | 6,680 | .7 | 15 All other event or exposures| 2,150 | .2 | 10 | 240 | - | 4 | 460 | - | 52 | 2,380 | .2 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | Part of body affected by the | | | | | | | | | | | | injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | Head........................| 320 | - | 7 | 11,790 | 1.1 | 3 | 3,710 | .4 | 5 | 9,000 | .9 | 3 Eye(s)....................| 20 | - | 11 | 1,050 | .1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1,690 | .2 | 2 Neck........................| 10,860 | 1.1 | 7 | 300 | - | 7 | 170 | - | 72 | 2,330 | .2 | 10 Trunk.......................| 177,600 | 17.3 | 7 | 14,350 | 1.4 | 5 | 9,720 | .9 | 39 | 51,470 | 5.0 | 7 Back......................| 159,250 | 15.5 | 7 | 4,920 | .5 | 5 | 1,880 | .2 | 39 | 41,470 | 4.0 | 8 Upper extremities...........| 106,950 | 10.4 | 17 | 22,290 | 2.2 | 5 | 35,570 | 3.5 | 24 | 40,910 | 4.0 | 14 Shoulder..................| 57,390 | 5.6 | 25 | 3,460 | .3 | 9 | 2,170 | .2 | 38 | 15,250 | 1.5 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | Arm.......................| 15,730 | 1.5 | 17 | 5,370 | .5 | 5 | 8,290 | .8 | 32 | 7,060 | .7 | 9 Wrist.....................| 14,670 | 1.4 | 7 | 1,420 | .1 | 5 | 8,710 | .8 | 22 | 5,240 | .5 | 12 Hand......................| 10,480 | 1.0 | 10 | 10,800 | 1.1 | 4 | 15,600 | 1.5 | 15 | 8,410 | .8 | 10 Lower extremities...........| 111,390 | 10.8 | 10 | 32,970 | 3.2 | 5 | 33,340 | 3.2 | 41 | 34,810 | 3.4 | 11 Knee......................| 52,980 | 5.2 | 17 | 14,390 | 1.4 | 8 | 2,760 | .3 | 60 | 17,820 | 1.7 | 14 Ankle.....................| 37,890 | 3.7 | 6 | 2,110 | .2 | 4 | 9,620 | .9 | 48 | 3,760 | .4 | 7 Foot......................| 7,250 | .7 | 6 | 9,800 | 1.0 | 4 | 14,700 | 1.4 | 28 | 5,990 | .6 | 6 Body systems................| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | - | 3 Multiple....................| 35,190 | 3.4 | 13 | 15,390 | 1.5 | 5 | 2,110 | .2 | 66 | 32,040 | 3.1 | 10 All other parts of body.....| 1,250 | .1 | 11 | 460 | - | 3 | 70 | - | 35 | 1,300 | .1 | 16 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values. 3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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.
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Number, incidence rate(1), and median days(2) away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(3) and musculoskeletal disorders(4) by selected worker occupation(5) and ownership, 2012 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | Musculoskeletal disorders | (MSDs) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Total private, | Private | State | Local Occupation | State, and local government | industry(6)(7)(8) | government(6)(7)(8) | government(6)(7)(8) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days| | Incidence |Median days | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | Number | rate | away from | | | work | | | work | | | work | | | work ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total....................| 388,060 | 37.8 | 12 | 314,470 | 35.5 | 11 | 18,380 | 46.0 | 14 | 55,210 | 54.1 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | Laborers and freight, stock, | | | | | | | | | | | | and material movers, hand....| 26,770 | 164.2 | 13 | 25,640 | 159.2 | 13 | 140 | 177.5 | 19 | 1,000 | 414.5 | 13 Nursing assistants............| 23,390 | 225.8 | 6 | 20,650 | 216.6 | 6 | 790 | 274.1 | 12 | 1,960 | 353.1 | 6 Janitors and cleaners, except | | | | | | | | | | | | maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | cleaners.....................| 15,230 | 103.6 | 14 | 8,270 | 74.9 | 14 | 1,350 | 225.5 | 14 | 5,610 | 186.3 | 15 Heavy and tractor-trailer | | | | | | | | | | | | truck drivers................| 14,490 | 101.2 | 19 | 13,850 | 97.2 | 19 | 60 | - | 19 | 570 | 347.0 | 18 Registered nurses.............| 11,610 | 58.4 | 8 | 9,900 | 58.5 | 8 | 780 | 65.7 | 9 | 920 | 49.7 | 8 Maintenance and repair | | | | | | | | | | | | workers, general.............| 10,600 | 101.4 | 11 | 7,570 | 86.1 | 10 | 540 | 134.2 | 16 | 2,490 | 200.4 | 11 Light truck or delivery | | | | | | | | | | | | services drivers.............| 10,120 | 143.1 | 20 | 9,770 | 138.5 | 20 | - | - | - | 350 | 548.0 | 35 Stock clerks and order fillers| 10,050 | 79.0 | 11 | 9,840 | 78.1 | 11 | 90 | 85.9 | 5 | 130 | 106.6 | 2 Maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | cleaners.....................| 7,970 | 123.9 | 9 | 7,470 | 120.4 | 9 | 190 | 281.7 | 6 | 310 | 166.3 | 15 Firefighters..................| 6,350 | 210.1 | 14 | 30 | 20.3 | 51 | 20 | 34.7 | 14 | 6,300 | 241.2 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | Police and sheriffs patrol | | | | | | | | | | | | officers.....................| 5,810 | 102.9 | 14 | 20 | 33.6 | 16 | 810 | 114.2 | 15 | 4,990 | 109.2 | 13 Personal care aides...........| 5,090 | 74.9 | 10 | 4,670 | 69.5 | 10 | 250 | 189.7 | 17 | 170 | 199.1 | 13 Construction laborers.........| 5,010 | 75.3 | 10 | 4,760 | 74.3 | 10 | 50 | - | 24 | 210 | 81.8 | 7 Emergency medical technicians | | | | | | | | | | | | and paramedics...............| 4,950 | 255.1 | 6 | 3,470 | 283.8 | 6 | 50 | - | 23 | 1,430 | 215.4 | 7 First-line supervisors of | | | | | | | | | | | | retail sales workers.........| 4,730 | 41.9 | 14 | 4,700 | 41.6 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - Cashiers......................| 4,710 | 23.4 | 10 | 4,500 | 22.6 | 10 | 150 | 201.4 | 5 | 60 | 26.2 | 62 Landscaping and groundskeeping| | | | | | | | | | | | workers......................| 4,570 | 69.8 | 7 | 3,100 | 54.6 | 7 | 240 | 152.6 | 14 | 1,230 | 175.2 | 17 Correctional officers and | | | | | | | | | | | | jailers......................| 3,830 | 101.7 | 28 | 210 | 100.9 | 25 | 2,670 | 113.2 | 35 | 950 | 73.9 | 12 Automotive service technicians| | | | | | | | | | | | and mechanics................| 3,810 | 71.6 | 20 | 3,670 | 71.5 | 20 | 40 | 54.4 | 6 | 110 | 68.9 | 12 Driver/sales workers..........| 3,740 | 102.7 | 16 | 3,710 | 101.0 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | Carpenters....................| 3,500 | 74.4 | 13 | 3,230 | 70.1 | 13 | 110 | 286.3 | 5 | 160 | 172.2 | 6 Bus drivers, transit and | | | | | | | | | | | | intercity....................| 3,420 | 301.7 | 27 | 800 | 138.6 | 9 | 580 | - | 77 | 2,030 | 418.5 | 33 Food preparation workers......| 3,340 | 67.7 | 9 | 2,940 | 64.5 | 8 | 70 | 125.4 | 7 | 320 | 103.4 | 11 Home health aides.............| 3,300 | 53.3 | 13 | 3,170 | 52.4 | 13 | 30 | 37.6 | 16 | 100 | 137.7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | Licensed practical and | | | | | | | | | | | | licensed vocational nurses...| 2,790 | 50.9 | 7 | 2,230 | 45.2 | 8 | 250 | 111.1 | 7 | 310 | 89.0 | 6 Heating, air conditioning, and| | | | | | | | | | | | refrigeration mechanics and | | | | | | | | | | | | installers...................| 2,740 | 133.9 | 17 | 2,620 | 135.9 | 17 | 40 | 72.2 | 3 | 90 | 108.3 | 14 Customer service | | | | | | | | | | | | representatives..............| 2,370 | 13.3 | 16 | 2,330 | 13.5 | 16 | 20 | 7.0 | 1 | 20 | 6.2 | 45 Plumbers, pipefitters, and | | | | | | | | | | | | steamfitters.................| 2,320 | 77.9 | 17 | 2,050 | 72.4 | 17 | 60 | 141.7 | 33 | 210 | 175.4 | 11 Electricians..................| 2,200 | 47.6 | 11 | 1,840 | 41.4 | 10 | 140 | 242.3 | 32 | 220 | 145.5 | 14 Teacher assistants............| 2,180 | 27.1 | 7 | 370 | 21.7 | 5 | 30 | 11.5 | 8 | 1,770 | 31.5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | Shipping, receiving, and | | | | | | | | | | | | traffic clerks...............| 2,020 | 35.6 | 8 | 1,990 | 35.0 | 8 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 2 Refuse and recyclable material| | | | | | | | | | | | collectors...................| 1,930 | 203.2 | 10 | 500 | 81.9 | 23 | - | - | - | 1,430 | 448.6 | 6 Bus and truck mechanics and | | | | | | | | | | | | diesel engine specialists....| 1,840 | 85.4 | 14 | 1,270 | 68.5 | 12 | 230 | 573.3 | 12 | 340 | 135.6 | 29 Industrial truck and tractor | | | | | | | | | | | | operators....................| 1,780 | 39.9 | 12 | 1,670 | 37.4 | 12 | - | - | - | 110 | - | 14 First-line supervisors of | | | | | | | | | | | | construction trades and | | | | | | | | | | | | extraction workers...........| 1,770 | 39.8 | 5 | 1,360 | 33.3 | 7 | 150 | 154.6 | 15 | 260 | 92.8 | 4 Bus drivers, school or special| | | | | | | | | | | | client.......................| 1,660 | 48.6 | 16 | 600 | 38.2 | 13 | 20 | - | 17 | 1,040 | 61.9 | 21 Welders, cutters, solderers, | | | | | | | | | | | | and brazers..................| 1,630 | 53.2 | 8 | 1,600 | 52.3 | 7 | 20 | - | 27 | - | - | - Office clerks, general........| 1,590 | 7.9 | 16 | 890 | 5.4 | 25 | 360 | 23.6 | 16 | 340 | 14.9 | 7 Inspectors, testers, sorters, | | | | | | | | | | | | samplers, and weighers.......| 1,550 | 38.3 | 14 | 1,480 | 36.5 | 14 | 20 | - | 16 | 50 | - | 5 Telecommunications equipment | | | | | | | | | | | | installers and repairers, | | | | | | | | | | | | except line installers.......| 1,530 | 81.4 | 21 | 1,520 | 82.1 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | Machinists....................| 1,460 | 41.2 | 15 | 1,450 | 40.8 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - Telecommunications line | | | | | | | | | | | | installers and repairers.....| 1,430 | 114.4 | 33 | 1,430 | 114.4 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - Laundry and dry-cleaning | | | | | | | | | | | | workers......................| 1,420 | 92.3 | 9 | 1,340 | 88.8 | 10 | - | - | - | 50 | 179.5 | 4 Combined food preparation and | | | | | | | | | | | | serving workers, including | | | | | | | | | | | | fast food....................| 1,410 | 7.5 | 14 | 1,360 | 7.5 | 14 | 30 | 57.1 | 8 | 20 | 5.0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | Operating engineers and other | | | | | | | | | | | | construction equipment | | | | | | | | | | | | operators....................| 1,390 | 44.7 | 12 | 480 | 18.9 | 12 | 170 | 134.5 | 8 | 730 | 178.9 | 13 First-line supervisors of food| | | | | | | | | | | | preparation and serving | | | | | | | | | | | | workers......................| 1,280 | 18.9 | 8 | 1,080 | 16.8 | 7 | 100 | 144.0 | 6 | 100 | 30.9 | 10 Security guards...............| 1,240 | 15.6 | 12 | 1,070 | 14.8 | 11 | 100 | 54.5 | 30 | 70 | 12.2 | 20 Psychiatric aides.............| 1,240 | 215.8 | 19 | 140 | 52.5 | 5 | 1,090 | 319.4 | 31 | - | - | - General and operations | | | | | | | | | | | | managers.....................| 1,210 | 6.4 | 19 | 1,170 | 6.5 | 19 | 20 | 8.1 | 7 | - | - | - Elementary school teachers, | | | | | | | | | | | | except special education.....| 1,110 | 9.9 | 7 | 50 | 4.6 | 1 | - | - | - | 1,060 | 11.3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | First-line supervisors of | | | | | | | | | | | | production and operating | | | | | | | | | | | | workers......................| 1,020 | 18.9 | 12 | 970 | 18.3 | 12 | 20 | 57.1 | 18 | 40 | 30.2 | 4 Industrial machinery mechanics| 1,010 | 36.2 | 21 | 980 | 36.0 | 21 | - | - | - | 30 | 38.0 | 12 Reservation and transportation| | | | | | | | | | | | ticket agents and travel | | | | | | | | | | | | clerks.......................| 1,000 | 87.7 | 26 | 1,000 | 87.8 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - Medical and clinical | | | | | | | | | | | | laboratory technicians.......| 980 | 79.0 | 21 | 920 | 82.0 | 21 | 40 | 63.8 | 25 | 20 | 32.9 | 7 Dining room and cafeteria | | | | | | | | | | | | attendants and bartender | | | | | | | | | | | | helpers......................| 970 | 44.2 | 10 | 900 | 42.0 | 9 | - | - | - | 60 | 84.2 | 29 Painters, construction and | | | | | | | | | | | | maintenance..................| 920 | 63.6 | 30 | 750 | 54.7 | 30 | 40 | 131.6 | 15 | 130 | 253.9 | 49 Radiologic technologists......| 910 | 60.6 | 10 | 850 | 63.2 | 11 | 30 | 51.2 | 2 | 30 | 28.5 | 12 Orderlies.....................| 880 | 222.1 | 12 | 780 | 225.9 | 12 | - | - | - | 110 | 323.5 | 21 Food servers, nonrestaurant...| 840 | 56.7 | 10 | 690 | 48.2 | 8 | 90 | - | 101 | 50 | 120.7 | 5 First-line supervisors of | | | | | | | | | | | | housekeeping and janitorial | | | | | | | | | | | | workers......................| 800 | 56.6 | 5 | 610 | 54.8 | 5 | 20 | 34.3 | 13 | 170 | 68.2 | 18 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values. 3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 4 Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) include cases where the nature of the injury or illness is pinched nerve; herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; hernia (traumatic and nontraumatic); pain, swelling, and numbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; Raynaud's syndrome or phenomenon; musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders, when the event or exposure leading to the injury or illness is overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified; overexertion involving outside sources; repetitive motion involving microtasks; other and multiple exertions or bodily reactions; and rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration. 5 Selected occupations ranked in descending musculoskeletal disorder case count for private, State, and local government. 6 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 7 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007) 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. 8 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 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.