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Type of injury or illness and body parts affected by nonfatal injuries and illnesses in 2014
December 02, 2015
Sprains, strains, or tears were the leading injury or illness in private industry and state and local government in 2014. There were 420,870 of these cases requiring days away from work to recuperate. The incidence rate was 38.9 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, down from 40.2 in 2013. Workers who suffered sprains, strains, or tears needed a median of 10 days away from work, compared to 9 days for all types of injuries or illnesses.
Nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by nature of injury or illness, private and state and local government, 2014
Nature of injury or illness
Number of cases
Incidence rate
Median days away from work
Fractures
95,550
8.8
32
Sprains, strains, tears
420,870
38.9
10
Amputations
4,900
0.5
19
Cuts, lacerations, punctures
94,670
8.8
3
Bruises, contusions
97,080
9.0
5
Chemical burns and corrosions
3,750
0.3
3
Heat (thermal) burns
14,120
1.3
5
Multiple traumatic injuries
36,040
3.3
10
Soreness, pain
197,870
18.3
9
Carpal tunnel syndrome
7,970
0.7
32
Tendonitis (other or unspecified)
2,440
0.2
15
All other natures
182,150
16.9
9
In 2014, upper extremities affected by an injury or illness accounted for 346,170 cases, or 32 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. Hands accounted for 40 percent of those cases, the most among upper extremities. Shoulder injuries and illnesses caused workers to miss a median of 26 days of work, more than any other body part.
Number, incidence rate, and median days away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by part of body affected by the injury or illness, private and state and local government, 2014
Part of body affected
Number of cases
Incidence rate
Median days away from work
Head
84,750
7.8
3
Eye(s)
23,730
2.2
2
Neck
16,060
1.5
8
Trunk
269,290
24.9
9
Back
200,250
18.5
8
Upper extremities
346,170
32
10
Shoulder
88,980
8.2
26
Arm
53,330
4.9
11
Wrist
43,980
4.1
15
Hand
137,440
12.7
5
Lower extremities
268,860
24.9
12
Knee
104,090
9.6
17
Ankle
60,830
5.6
9
Foot
52,070
4.8
9
Body systems
24,440
2.3
5
Multiple
131,910
12.2
10
All other parts of body
15,930
1.5
10
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
