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Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work in 2014
November 27, 2015
In 2014, there were 1,157,410 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses that required days away from work to recuperate, unchanged from 2013. The incidence rate was 107.1 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, down from 109.4 in 2013. The median days away from work to recuperate, a key measure of severity of injuries and illnesses, was 9 days, up from 8 days in 2013.
In private industry and state and local government in 2014, there were 6 occupations where the incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers was greater than 300 and the number of cases with days away from work was greater than 10,000. These occupations were:
police and sheriff's patrol officers
correctional officers and jailers
firefighters
nursing assistants
construction laborers
heavy tractor-trailer drivers
Among these, heavy tractor-trailer drivers had the highest number of injury and illness cases with 55,710.
Incidence rate and median days away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work, private and state and local government, selected occupations, 2014
Occupation
Median days away from work
Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers
Number of incidents
All occupations
9
107.1
1,157,410
Police and sheriffs patrol officers
10
485.8
27,660
Firefighters
13
448.4
14,440
Highway maintenance workers
8
433.0
5,110
Correctional officers and jailers
14
423.3
16,050
Nursing assistants
6
372.5
39,020
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
20
365.5
55,710
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
9
333.0
7,010
Construction laborers
9
309.7
22,190
Light truck or delivery services drivers
20
299.9
22,420
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
8
284.7
6,590
Nonfarm animal caretakers
5
274.0
3,090
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
7
271.9
18,390
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers except line installers
18
269.8
5,110
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
8
264.8
18,190
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
9
258.1
39,290
Maintenance and repair workers, general
10
250.7
27,460
Carpenters
17
238.0
12,480
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
11
237.2
3,410
Electrical power-line installers and repairers
17
223.8
2,510
Automotive service technicians and mechanics
7
209.8
11,830
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
13
200.3
3,060
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
22
199.4
2,250
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
12
199.1
4,700
Painters, construction and maintenance
25
196.7
3,240
Bus drivers, school or special client
13
192.9
6,710
Stock clerks and order fillers
9
189.0
25,250
Food service managers
7
182.6
3,400
Food servers, nonrestaurant
7
181.5
2,990
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
23
177.5
5,670
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
7
175.9
4,350
In 2014, heavy and tractor-trailer drivers had an incidence rate of 365.5 injury and illness cases per 10,000 full-time workers. Incidence rates increased for the following events that resulted in injuries and illnesses to heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers: falls to lower level, falls on same level, and slips or trips without falls. Combined, these events accounted for 35 percent of the injuries and illnesses to heavy tractor-trailer truck drivers.
Incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work for selected occupations, private and state and local government, selected events or exposures, 2014
Occupation
Event or exposure leading to injury or illness (Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers)
Overexertion and bodily reaction accounted for 55 percent of the injury and illness cases to nursing assistants in 2014. The incidence rate for overexertion and bodily reaction for nursing assistants was 204.6, more than 5 times greater than for all workers for this type of event or exposure (35.6).
These data are from the Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities program. To learn more, see "Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days Away From Work, 2014" (HTML) (PDF).
United States Department of Labor
