TABLE 20. Number, incidence rate(1), and median days(2) away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(3) by selected detailed occupation and musculoskeletal disorders(4) in private industry, state
government, and local government, 2009
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| Musculoskeletal disorders
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Occupation | Total private, | Private | State | Local
| State, and local government | industry(5)(6)(7) | government(5)(6)(7) | government(5)(6)(7)
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| Number |Incidence rate| Median days | Number |Incidence rate| Median days | Number |Incidence rate| Median days | Number |Incidence rate| Median days
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Total.................................................................| 348,740 | 33.0 | 10 | 283,800 | 31.3 | 10 | 18,330 | 43.5 | 13 | 46,610 | 43.6 | 10
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Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants...................................| 25,160 | 226.4 | 6 | 21,460 | 213.8 | 6 | 1,250 | 310.1 | 7 | 2,460 | 343.3 | 7
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.....................| 23,350 | 146.3 | 11 | 22,060 | 140.5 | 12 | 190 | 181.7 | 4 | 1,090 | 382.0 | 5
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners..............| 15,920 | 104.5 | 9 | 8,010 | 72.0 | 10 | 1,590 | 226.1 | 7 | 6,320 | 195.2 | 9
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................| 13,040 | 89.4 | 15 | 12,500 | 86.0 | 17 | 30 | - | 6 | 510 | 281.2 | 7
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................| 10,500 | 133.7 | 15 | 10,270 | 130.8 | 16 | 70 | - | 11 | 170 | 245.6 | 5
Registered nurses..........................................................| 10,480 | 52.4 | 8 | 8,760 | 51.6 | 8 | 660 | 56.1 | 14 | 1,060 | 55.0 | 7
Retail salespersons........................................................| 8,200 | 27.2 | 11 | 8,150 | 26.8 | 11 | 40 | 91.2 | 1 | - | - | -
Production workers, all other..............................................| 8,180 | - | 12 | 7,840 | - | 12 | - | - | - | 340 | - | 11
Stock clerks and order fillers.............................................| 8,000 | 57.5 | 10 | 7,890 | 57.2 | 10 | 60 | 55.8 | 4 | 50 | 32.4 | 28
Maintenance and repair workers, general....................................| 6,270 | 56.5 | 14 | 4,720 | 50.8 | 16 | 330 | 67.4 | 7 | 1,220 | 93.8 | 10
Construction laborers......................................................| 6,040 | 86.4 | 13 | 5,210 | 77.7 | 13 | 110 | 285.0 | 30 | 720 | 248.9 | 10
Maids and housekeeping cleaners............................................| 5,470 | 83.8 | 10 | 4,970 | 78.7 | 9 | 230 | 306.3 | 14 | 280 | 153.8 | 8
Police and sheriffs patrol officers........................................| 5,300 | 89.8 | 12 | - | - | - | 1,270 | 172.3 | 18 | 4,030 | 86.9 | 9
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers....................| 5,190 | 46.4 | 7 | 5,160 | 45.9 | 7 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 1
Assemblers and fabricators, all other......................................| 5,070 | - | 18 | 5,070 | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...............................| 4,480 | 233.5 | 5 | 3,090 | 248.9 | 5 | 20 | - | 10 | 1,380 | 229.6 | 8
Fire fighters..............................................................| 4,400 | 136.8 | 10 | 100 | 95.3 | 3 | - | - | - | 4,280 | 157.8 | 11
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.....................................| 4,320 | 63.8 | 13 | 2,760 | 47.5 | 12 | 420 | 258.6 | 15 | 1,130 | 146.8 | 20
Personal and home care aides...............................................| 4,050 | 90.7 | 14 | 2,730 | 61.7 | 10 | 1,280 | 2,139.0 | 17 | 40 | 69.8 | 89
Cashiers...................................................................| 4,000 | 18.6 | 9 | 3,890 | 18.1 | 9 | 90 | 142.7 | 2 | 20 | 12.0 | 2
Carpenters.................................................................| 3,940 | 63.4 | 14 | 3,690 | 60.4 | 12 | 50 | 137.0 | 140 | 190 | 177.3 | 30
Automotive service technicians and mechanics...............................| 3,330 | 60.3 | 13 | 3,010 | 56.5 | 11 | 150 | 251.7 | 115 | 160 | 98.2 | 13
Driver/sales workers.......................................................| 3,100 | - | 9 | 3,100 | 89.3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Home health aides..........................................................| 3,060 | 41.1 | 10 | 2,960 | 41.0 | 10 | - | - | - | 80 | 84.1 | 92
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses..........................| 2,810 | 48.0 | 7 | 2,350 | 44.9 | 6 | 240 | 98.5 | 21 | 220 | 53.6 | 8
Customer service representatives...........................................| 2,680 | 15.2 | 10 | 2,560 | 14.8 | 11 | 80 | 43.0 | 2 | 50 | 12.8 | 15
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters....................................| 2,610 | 71.7 | 32 | 2,360 | 67.8 | 32 | 60 | 125.8 | 9 | 180 | 148.4 | 30
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food.........| 2,470 | 14.2 | 7 | 2,410 | 14.6 | 7 | - | - | - | 50 | 6.0 | 7
Transportation workers, all other..........................................| 2,390 | - | 12 | 2,360 | - | 12 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 22
Correctional officers and jailers..........................................| 2,370 | 57.4 | 22 | 170 | 85.4 | 18 | 1,940 | 70.5 | 25 | 260 | 20.1 | 10
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks....................................| 2,220 | 36.4 | 9 | 2,170 | 35.4 | 9 | 20 | - | 3 | 20 | - | 81
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...................................| 2,220 | 67.0 | 13 | 2,110 | 63.4 | 11 | 60 | - | 180 | 50 | - | 15
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction | | | | | | | | | | | |
workers...................................................................| 2,210 | 44.0 | 15 | 2,040 | 44.1 | 15 | - | - | - | 160 | 57.0 | 14
Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other...................| 2,140 | - | 21 | 1,770 | - | 21 | 70 | - | 39 | 300 | - | 9
Healthcare support workers, all other......................................| 2,070 | - | 7 | 1,860 | - | 7 | 80 | - | 14 | 130 | - | 19
Food preparation workers...................................................| 2,010 | 37.5 | 5 | 1,670 | 34.6 | 5 | 50 | 104.3 | 4 | 280 | 60.6 | 6
Electricians...............................................................| 1,950 | 37.2 | 9 | 1,670 | 33.2 | 8 | 80 | 107.3 | 37 | 190 | 125.8 | 13
Bus drivers, transit and intercity.........................................| 1,880 | 146.2 | 25 | 550 | 84.9 | 24 | 170 | - | 25 | 1,150 | 201.9 | 26
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers....| 1,860 | 27.6 | 17 | 1,720 | 27.1 | 17 | 50 | 60.8 | 50 | 90 | 25.6 | 21
Office and administrative support workers, all other.......................| 1,860 | - | 6 | 1,490 | - | 6 | 130 | - | 8 | 240 | - | 20
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Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................| 1,820 | 68.7 | 21 | 1,770 | 68.0 | 21 | - | - | - | 50 | 84.5 | 9
Cooks, restaurant..........................................................| 1,790 | - | 10 | 1,770 | 26.5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.............| 1,690 | 139.6 | 16 | 1,690 | 137.5 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Teacher assistants.........................................................| 1,680 | 19.3 | 4 | 600 | 34.5 | 4 | 30 | 13.1 | 8 | 1,040 | 17.3 | 7
Metal workers and plastic workers, all other...............................| 1,620 | - | 14 | 1,620 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Cooks, institution and cafeteria...........................................| 1,570 | 56.3 | 6 | 980 | 58.5 | 4 | 160 | 151.2 | 13 | 430 | 49.7 | 14
Packers and packagers, hand................................................| 1,510 | - | 11 | 1,500 | 25.9 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.......................| 1,480 | 37.9 | 14 | 1,430 | 36.1 | 14 | 40 | - | 1 | 20 | - | 14
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists......................| 1,460 | 68.8 | 20 | 1,070 | 58.2 | 20 | 80 | - | 3 | 310 | 123.7 | 16
Highway maintenance workers................................................| 1,440 | 117.6 | 14 | - | - | - | 640 | 198.5 | 6 | 790 | 95.7 | 21
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.............| 1,360 | 40.6 | 18 | 480 | 17.3 | 16 | 120 | 87.8 | 21 | 770 | 168.2 | 22
Waiters and waitresses.....................................................| 1,350 | 9.6 | 10 | 1,350 | 9.6 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers......| 1,330 | 62.3 | 14 | 1,260 | 62.2 | 14 | 30 | 64.6 | 4 | 40 | 51.2 | 32
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........| 1,270 | 21.9 | 5 | 1,230 | 21.7 | 5 | - | - | - | 40 | 25.5 | 1
Psychiatric aides..........................................................| 1,250 | 256.0 | 13 | 330 | 146.8 | 14 | 910 | 313.6 | 13 | - | - | -
Food servers, nonrestaurant................................................| 1,230 | 102.3 | 12 | 840 | 73.0 | 13 | 170 | - | 10 | 220 | 466.6 | 17
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse....................| 1,210 | - | 9 | 1,190 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers...........................................| 1,170 | 71.5 | 13 | 1,100 | 69.0 | 13 | 20 | - | 19 | 50 | 132.0 | 4
Telecommunications line installers and repairers...........................| 1,150 | 76.2 | 35 | 1,150 | 75.7 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line | | | | | | | | | | | |
installers................................................................| 1,130 | 65.7 | 22 | 1,080 | 62.6 | 23 | - | - | - | 60 | - | 15
Flight attendants..........................................................| 1,100 | - | 22 | 1,100 | 144.1 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Industrial truck and tractor operators.....................................| 1,070 | 20.8 | 10 | 1,050 | 20.4 | 10 | - | - | - | 20 | - | 2
Material moving workers, all other.........................................| 1,070 | - | 6 | 1,050 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Managers, all other........................................................| 1,060 | - | 5 | 700 | - | 5 | 130 | - | 5 | 230 | - | 14
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support | | | | | | | | | | | |
workers...................................................................| 1,030 | 8.5 | 6 | 820 | 7.4 | 5 | 130 | 22.6 | 9 | 80 | 12.9 | 4
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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 (MSD) include cases where the nature of the injury or illness is sprains, strains, tears; back pain, hurt back; soreness, pain, hurt, except the back; carpal tunnel syndrome; hernia; or musculoskeletal system and connective
tissue diseases and disorders, when the event or exposure leading to the injury or illness is bodily reaction/bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting; overexertion; or repetition.
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
United States Department of Labor
