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TABLE 4. Numbers and incidence rates for cases resulting in days away from work of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in selected private health care and social assistance industries, 2019-21 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | Rate(2) | Number |_______________________________|________________________________ Industry(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | | | | | | _____________________________________________________|__________|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________ | | | | | | Health care and social assistance | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 151,410 | 447,890 | 276,600 Nursing and residential care facilities | 1.7 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 44,020 | 205,780 | 96,400 Hospitals | 1.3 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 52,140 | 148,360 | 90,000 Ambulatory health care services | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 32,050 | 70,110 | 64,400 Social assistance | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 23,210 | 23,630 | 25,900 _____________________________________________________|__________|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________ (1) Data are coded using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For more information on the version of NAICS used in this year, see our Handbook of Methods concepts page: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/concepts.htm. (2) The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where N = number of injuries and illnesses; EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year; 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating state agencies.