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Occupations with the Most Injuries and Illnesseswith Days Away from Work, 2003
Injuries and Illnesses(1,315,920 injuries and illnesses that resulted in days away from work)
Laborers and material movers suffered the most injuries and illnesses with days away from work, followed byheavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers and nursing aides, orderlies and attendants.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
20,650
26,520
29,480
33,280
35,420
35,660
41,620
56,820
71,900
89,510
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000
Registered nurses
Stock clerks and order fillers
Carpenters
Light or delivery service truck drivers
Retail salespersons
Janitors and cleaners
Construction laborers
Nursing aides, orderlies, attendants
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
Laborers and material movers
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Shares of Employment and Nonfatal Injuries and Illnessesfor Occupations with the Most Injuries and Illnesses, 2003
Drivers/sales workers and truck drivers; laborers and material movers; nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides; construction laborers, janitors and cleaners; carpenters; and stock clerks and order filers experienced a higher
percentage of injuries and illnesses than their employment share. Retail salespersons and registered nurses experienced a lower percentage of injuries and illnesses than their employment share.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
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Percentage of injuries and illnessesPercentage of employment
NOTE: CPS employment data was not available for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers; light or delivery service truck drivers; and nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants. These occupations were included in higher level detail on this chart.
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Transportation and material movers; production workers; installation, maintenance, and repair workers; construction and extraction workers, and service workers had a much higher share of injuries and illnesses
than their employment share would suggest.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Total injuries and illnesses = 1,315,920 Employment - Current Population Survey, Private Wage and Salary Workers
Employment and Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses by Occupation Group, 2003
0.3%
19.8%
14.3%
8.3%
11.5%
1.2%
8.1%
6.6%
21.3%
6.6%
2.0%
7.0%
8.8%
4.0%
5.8%
0.9%
15.0%
12.9%
16.0%
16.6%
13.0%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0%
Not reported
Transportation and Material Moving
Production
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
Construction and Extraction
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
Office and Administrative Support
Sales and Related
Service
Professional and Related
Management, Business, and Financial
Percentage employment
Percentage injuries/illnesses
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Occupations with the Highest Median Days Away from Work, 2003
Of the occupations with at least 1/2% of the total days away from work cases, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers had a median of 14 days. Industrial machinery mechanics had a median of 12 days. Industrial truck and tractor
operators and light or delivery services truck drivers each had a median of 11 days. This compared to a median of 8 days for all occupations.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Median days away from work
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
14
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
All occupations
Construction laborers
Home health aides
Assemblers and fabricators, all other
Electricians
Driver/sales workers
First-line supervisors/managers of construction
Packers and packagers, hand
Light or delivery services truck drivers
Industrial truck and tractor operators
Industrial machinery mechanics
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
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Injuries and Illnesses with days away from work
(Total = 1,315,920 injuries and illnesses)
Serviceproducingindustries
Goodsproducingindustries
Employment(BLS- Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
Good-producing industries make up about 21 percent of private industry employment but account for 31 percent of the injuries and illnesses with days away from work while service producing industries make up about 79 percent of the
employment and 69 percent of the injuries and illnesses.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Employment and Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses by Major Industry, 2003
Serviceproducingindustries
Goodsproducingindustries
21.5%
78.5%
31.0%
69.0%
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Hours Worked and Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses by Gender of Worker, 2003
Almost two-thirds of the injured or ill workers were men, well above their 59 percent share of the nation’s hours worked.
Men
Women
Injuries and Illnesses with days away from work
(Total = 1,315,920 injuries and illnesses)
Chart excludes unreported data.
Women
Men
Hours worked
(Current Population Survey,
Private Wage and Salary Workers)
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
58.6%
41.4%
65.0%
35.0%
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16 - 1920 - 24 25 - 3435 - 44 45 - 5455 - 64 65+
Hours Worked and Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses by Age of Worker, 2003
Injuries and Illnesses with days away from work
(Total = 1,315,920 injuries and illnesses) Chart excludes unreported data.
Hours worked
(Current Population Survey, Private Wage and Salary Workers)
A majority of injured or ill workers were 20 to 44 years old. Workers 20 to 44 had a slightly higher share of injuries and illnesses, while workers 45 and older had a somewhat lower share, than each of their hours worked shares suggest.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
3.3%
11.1%
24.2%
27.5%
21.9%
10.2%
1.9%3.2%
10.3%
24.3%
26.6%
22.6%
10.7%
2.3%
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Age ofworker
Median Days Away from Work Due to Nonfatal OccupationalInjury and Illness by Age of Worker, 2003
Median days away from work
The median days away from work due to nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses increased as the age of the worker increased.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
3
4
5
6
9
11
12
18
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
14 to 15
16 to 19
20 to 24
25 to 34
35 to 44
45 to 54
55 to 64
65 and over
All agesmedian
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Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnessesby Length of Service, 2003
Workers who were with their employers for more than 5 years became injured or ill less often thantheir employment share suggests.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Injuries and Illnesses Employment
(Total =1,315,920 injuries and illnesses) (Current Population Survey, Private Wage and Salary Workers
January 2004)
Not reported0.7%
32.1%
36.6%
30.6%
More than 5 years Less than 1 year
1 to 5 years
Less than 1 year
23.0%
1 year to 5 years
31.2%
More than 5 years 45.8
%
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sprains
Nurse
her back
lifting patient
while
her
Nature ofdisablingcondition
Eventor
exposure
Part of bodyaffected
Sourcedirectly
producingdisability
Injury and Illness Topology
Each injury or illness is described from four viewpoints.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
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In goods producing industries, contact with objects and equipment and overexertion were the leading causes of injuries and illnesses. In service providing industries, these same two events along with falls to the
same level were the leading causes.SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Incidence rates of occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work due to contact with objects/equipment, falls to same level, and overexertion, 2003
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Other services
Leisure and hospitality
Education and health services
Professional and business services
Financial activities
Information
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Service providing
Manufacturing
Construction
Natural resources and mining
Goods producing
Private industry
Contact with objects/equipment
Fall to same level
Overexertion
Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses involving days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers
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The Nature of the Disabling Condition,Occupational Injuries and Illnesses with Days Away from Work, 2003
Nature of Injury or Illness(1,315,920 injuries and illnesses that resulted in days away from work)
Sprains and strains accounted for 563,910 cases or 43 percentof all nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Sprains, strains42.9%
Fractures7.2%
Cuts, lacerations, punctures8.4%
All other16.0%
Back pain2.8%
Soreness, pain, except back5.0%
Amputations0.6%
Chemical burns0.6%
Bruises, contusions9.0%
Heat burns1.5%
Carpal tunnel syndrome1.7%
Tendonitis0.6%
Multiple injuries3.6%
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The Part of Body Affected,Occupational Injuries and Illnesses with Days Away from Work, 2003
Back Upperextrem-
ities
Lowerextrem-
ities
Trunk,exceptback
Multiplebodyparts
Head,except
eye
Eye Neck Bodysystems
Other
Percent
The back and the upper extremities were involved in almost one-half of all occupational injuries and illnesses.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
23.1% 22.7%21.2%
12.8%
9.9%
3.6%2.8%
1.6% 1.4%0.8%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
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Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnessesby Source of Injury or Illness, 2003
Source of Injury or Illness(1,315,920 injuries and illnesses that resulted in days away from work)
Four sources accounted for over half of all nonfatal injuries and illnesses that resulted indays away from work: floor, ground surfaces 18.8%; worker motion or position 15.4%; containers 13.1%;
and parts and materials 9.6%.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Chemicals, chemical products1.5%
Containers13.1%
Furniture, fixtures3.6%
Machinery6.2%
Parts and materials9.6%
Worker motion or position15.4%
Floor, ground surfaces18.8%
Handtools4.4%
Vehicles8.3%
Health care patient4.8%
All other14.5%
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Bodilyreaction
andexertion
Assaultsand
violentacts
The Manner in Which the Disabling Condition Occurred,Occupational Injuries and Illnesses with Days Away from Work, 2003
Bodily reaction and exertion, contact with objects and equipment, and falls accounted for almost 90% of nonfatal injuries and illnesses that resulted in days away from work.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Contact withobjects andequipment
Falls Transportationaccidents
Exposureto harmful
substances
Firesand
explosions
Other0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%42.1%
26.0%
20.2%
4.4% 4.2%
1.7%0.2%
1.2%
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Median Days Away from Work Due to Nonfatal OccupationalInjuries or Illnesses by Nature, 2003
Carpal tunnel syndrome had a median of 32 days away from work, followed byamputations and fractures with 30 days each.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Median days away from work
2
4
4
5
8
9
11
30
30
32
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Chemical burns
Cuts, lacerations
Bruises, contusions
Heat burns
Sprains, strains, tears
Multiple injuries
Tendonitis
Fractures
Amputations
Carpal tunnel syndrome
All natures8 days
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Median Days Away from Work Due to Nonfatal OccupationalInjuries or Illnesses by Part of Body, 2003
Median days away from work
Injuries and illnesses to the shoulder (18 days), wrist (17 days), and to the knee (14 days) took the longest median time from which to recover.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
2
2
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
14
17
18
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Head
Eye
Body systems
Hand, except finger
Finger
Toe
Back
Upper extremities
Foot, except toe
Neck
Trunk
Lower extremities
Multiple parts
Knee
Wrist
Shoulder
All parts of body8 days
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Median Days Away from Work Due to Nonfatal OccupationalInjuries or Illnesses by Event or Exposure, 2003
Repetitive motion, with a median of 22 days, resulted in the longest absences from work among the leadingevents and exposures. Falls to a lower level with 15 days and transportation accidents with 14 days had the next longest
median days away from work.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Median days away from work
3
5
5
5
8
8
9
9
10
10
14
15
22
0 5 10 15 20 25
Exposure to harmful substances
Struck by object
Struck against object
Assaults and violent acts by person
Caught in equipment
Slips, trips, loss of balance - without fall
Fall to same level
Overexertion in lifting
Overexertion
Fires and explosions
Transportation accidents
Fall to lower level
Repetitive motion
All events8 days
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Median Days Away from Work Due to Nonfatal OccupationalInjuries or Illnesses by Source, 2003
Median days away from work
Of the source of the injury or illness, worker motion or position; vehicles; floors, walkways, ground surfaces; and containers had medians higher than the national median days away from work.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
3
5
5
6
7
7
9
10
11
12
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Chemicals and chemical products
Furniture and fixtures
Tools, instruments, and equipment
Health care patient
Machinery
Parts and materials
Containers
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
Vehicles
Worker motion or position
All sources8 days
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Musculoskeletal Disorders with Days Away from Workby Nature of Injury or Illness, 2003
Sprains, strains, and tears accounted for over three-fourths of the musculoskeletal disorders that resultedin days away from work in 2003.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Nature of Injury or Illness(435,180 MSD cases that resulted in days away from work)
Sprains, strains, tears 76.1%
Back pain, hurt back 5.4%
Soreness, pain, hurt, except the back 5.0%
Carpal tunnel syndrome 5.1%
Hernia 4.8%
MSD system and connective tissue diseases and disorders, except tendonitis 2.0%
Tendonitis 1.5%