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Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses Resulting in Days of Job Transfer or Restriction, 1992–2022
July 10, 2024
The number of private nonfatal injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work, job transfer, or restriction was 1.8 million in 2022. Three decades earlier, in 1992, it was 3.0 million. Among these injury and illness cases, cases managed with days of job transfer or restriction became more prevalent over the period. In 1992, job transfer or restriction cases made up 21.1 percent of the total cases of days away from work, job transfer, or restriction in private industry. By 2002, the share was 42.4 percent. These cases made up 32.8 percent of the total in 2022.
Share of days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (DART) cases by case type, private industry, 1992–2022
Year
Number of job transfer or restriction (DJTR) cases
DJTR cases as a percent of total days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (DART) cases
Number of days away from work (DAFW) cases
DAFW cases as a percent of total days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (DART) cases
1992
622,300
21.1
2,331,100
78.9
1993
714,900
24.1
2,252,500
75.9
1994
824,400
26.9
2,236,600
73.1
1995
931,200
31.3
2,040,900
68.7
1996
951,900
33.6
1,880,600
66.4
1997
1,032,800
36.0
1,833,400
64.0
1998
1,050,200
37.8
1,730,500
62.2
1999
1,040,300
37.9
1,702,500
62.1
2000
1,088,100
39.5
1,664,000
60.5
2001
1,021,500
39.9
1,537,600
60.1
2002
1,058,200
42.4
1,436,200
57.6
2003
986,000
42.8
1,315,900
57.2
2004
965,700
43.4
1,259,300
56.6
2005
950,100
43.5
1,234,700
56.5
2006
931,100
44.0
1,183,500
56.0
2007
877,200
43.1
1,158,900
56.9
2008
822,600
43.3
1,078,100
56.7
2009
702,400
42.1
965,000
57.9
2010
664,900
41.6
933,200
58.4
2011
642,800
41.2
918,200
58.8
2012
663,000
41.9
918,700
58.1
2013
655,600
41.7
917,100
58.3
2014
663,600
42.0
916,400
58.0
2015
669,800
42.6
902,200
57.4
2016
655,600
42.4
892,300
57.6
2017
645,300
42.2
882,700
57.8
2018
678,300
43.0
900,400
57.0
2019
670,000
43.0
888,200
57.0
2020
525,600
30.9
1,176,300
69.1
2021
554,600
34.3
1,062,700
65.7
2022
577,700
32.8
1,184,200
67.2
BLS has published detailed case characteristic and worker demographic data for days away from work cases since 1992. These details are now also published for days of job transfer or restriction cases, providing a better understanding of how occupational injuries and illnesses are managed.
During the 2-year 2021–22 period, transportation and material moving occupations in private industry experienced the highest number of nonfatal cases that resulted in a day away from work, job transfer, or restriction among major occupation groups (835,040 cases). Among those cases, most were due to overexertion and bodily reaction (329,150 cases). Half of these (165,690 cases) resulted in one or more days away from work, with a median of 21 days away. The other half (163,460 cases) involved at least one day of job transfer or restriction only, with a median of 20 days of restriction or transfer.
Number of days away from work, job transfer, or restriction cases by case type and event or exposure, private industry transportation and material moving occupations, 2021–22
Event
Days away from work (DAFW) cases
Days of job transfer or restriction (DJTR) cases
Fires and explosions
360
100
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal
5,290
2,300
Transportation incidents
39,800
14,180
Exposure to harmful substances or environments
70,170
2,320
Falls, slips, trips
107,240
58,260
Contact with object, equipment
112,230
88,950
Overexertion and bodily reaction
165,690
163,460
Among transportation and material moving occupations, injuries from contact with an object or equipment led to 112,230 days away from work cases and 88,950 days of job transfer or restriction cases for a total of 201,180 cases. For these occupations, cases resulting from exposure to harmful substances or environments, including exposure to COVID-19, resulted in days away from work 96.8 percent of the time during 2021–22.
United States Department of Labor
