The rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work to recuperate was 112 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2012, down from 117 cases in 2011. Among the broad occupational groups in 2012, protective service occupations had the highest incidence rate, 329 cases per 10,000 full-time workers.
Transportation and material moving occupations had the second-highest incidence rate (278). Other occupational groups with incidence rates more than twice the overall average include building and grounds cleaning and maintenance (262) and healthcare support (242).
Among the broad occupational groups, computer and mathematical occupations had the lowest rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work, with 11 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2012. Other occupational groups with low incidence rates include business and financial operations, legal, and architecture and engineering.
These data are from the BLS Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities program. To learn more, see "Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days away from Work, 2012" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL‑13‑2257. The scope of the survey includes private industry and state and local government but excludes the self-employed, private households, the federal government, and the United States Postal Service.
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