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Occupations with the Most Injuries and Illnesseswith Days Away from Work, 2002
Injuries and Illnesses (thousands)(1,436,194 injuries and illnesses that resulted in days away from work)
Truck drivers suffered the most injuries and illnesses with days away from work, followed bynursing aides, orderlies and by laborers, nonconstruction.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Sales workers, other commodities
Cooks
Supervisors and proprietors, sales
Assemblers
Carpenters
Janitors and cleaners
Construction laborers
Laborers, nonconstruction
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
Truck drivers
24.7
24.7
26.1
28.3
34.4
41.9
42.0
76.6
79.0
112.2
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000
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Percentages of Employment and Nonfatal Injuries and Illnessesfor Occupations with the Most Injuries and Illnesses, 2002
Truck drivers, nursing aides and orderlies, nonconstruction laborers, janitors and cleaners, construction laborers, assemblers, carpenters and other commodities sales workers experienced a higher percentage of injuries and illnesses than their employment share. Sales supervisors and proprietors and cooks 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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3
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Percentage of injuries and illnessesPercentage of employment (CPS)
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Occupations with the Highest Median Days Away from Work, 2002
Of the occupations with at least 1/2% of the total days away from work cases, truck drivers had a median of 13 days. Electricians; plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters; industrial machinery repairers; and industrial truck and tractor
equipment operators had a median of 10 days. This compared to a median of 7 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
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
13
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
All occupations
Stock and inventory clerks
Assemblers
Carpenters
Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
Truck drivers
Heating, air conditioning, refrigeration mechanics
Driver-sales workers
Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics
Construction laborers
Industrial machinery repairers
Electricians
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Injuries and Illnesses with days away from work
(Total = 1,436,194 injuries and illnesses)
Serviceproducingindustries
Goodsproducingindustries
Employment(Current Employment Statistics,
Total private industry)
Good-producing industries make up about 20 percent of private industry employment but account for one-third of the injuries and illnesses with days away from work while service producing industries make up about 80 percent of the
employment and two-thirds of the injuries and illnesses.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Employment and Nonfatal Injury and Illness by Major Industry, 2002
33.9%
66.1% 79.3%
20.7%
Serviceproducingindustries
Goodsproducingindustries
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Hours Worked and Nonfatal Injury and Illness by Gender of Worker, 2002
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 = 1,436,194 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.
64.8%
34.9%
58.8%
41.2%
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16 - 1920 - 24 25 - 3435 - 44 45 - 5455 - 64 65+
Hours Worked and Nonfatal Injury and Illness by Age of Worker, 2002
Injuries and Illnesses with days away from work
(Total = 1,436,194 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.
2.7%11.1%
25.1%
28.0%
10.0%
1.8%
21.3%
27.1%
22.3%
3.5%10.3%
24.3%
10.4%
2.1%
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14 to 15
16 to 19
20 to 24
25 to 34
35 to 44
45 to 54
55 to 64
65 and over
Age ofworker
Median Days Away from Work Due to Nonfatal OccupationalInjury and Illness by Age of Worker, 2002
Median days away from work
Except for workers 14 to 15, 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.
All ages7 days
7
4
5
6
8
10
12
12
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
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Less than 1 year32.5%
1 to 5 years37.2%
More than 5 years29.4%
Not reported0.9%
Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnessesby Length of Service, 2002
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 =1,436,194 injuries and illnesses) (Current Population Survey, Private Wage and Salary Workers
January 2002)
Less than 1 year 26.4%
1 to 5 years 39.2%
More than 5 years 34.4%
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Operators, fabricators, and laborers38.5%
Service 18.8%
Precision production, craft and repair 16.9%
Technical, sales, and administrative support 16.7%
Managerial and professional 6.5%
Farming, forestry,and fishing 2.5%
Nonclassified, less than .5%
Managerialand professional28.0%
Technical, sales, and administrative support 30.4%
Farming, forestry, and fishing 1.9%
Precision production, craft and repair 11.4%
Service13.0%
Operators, fabricators, and laborers 15.2%
Operators, fabricators, and laborers accounted for almost 4 out of every 10 injuries and illnesses, well above their employment share of 15%.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Injuries and IllnessesEmployment
(Total =1,436,194 injuries and illnesses)(Current Population Survey,
Private Wage and Salary Workers)
Employment and Nonfatal Injury and Illness by Occupation, 2002
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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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Incidence rates of occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from workdue to overexertion and contact with objects/equipment, 2002
ServiceProducingindustries
GoodsProducingindustries
59.5
97.0
84.0
63.1
43.1
41.2
10.6
40.6
52.3
74.2
57.2
53.6
33.3
43.1
57.3
24.2
47.3
43.5
9.3
42.9
0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0
Services
Finance, insurance,and real estate
Retail trade
Wholesale trade
Transportation andpublic utilities
Manufacturing
Construction
Mining
Agriculture, forestry,and fishing
Private industry
Incidence rates 10,000 full-time workers
OverexertionContact with objects/equipment
Even though both had the same incidence rate of 43.1, contacts with objects and equipment was the most prevalent event in goods-producing industries while in service-producing industries overexertion was the most prevalent event.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
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The Nature of the Disabling Condition,Occupational Injuries and Illnesses with Days Away from Work, 2002
Nature of Injury or Illness(1,436,194 injuries and illnesses that resulted in days away from work)
Sprains and strains accounted for almost 620,000 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, strains, tears43.0%
Other16.9%
Cuts, lacerations7.7%
Bruises, contusions8.8%
Soreness, pain,except back 4.9%
Fractures6.9%
Multiple traumaticInjuries 3.7%
Carpal tunnelsyndrome 1.6%
Heat burns1.5%
Back pain,hurt back 3.2%
Tendonitis 0.6%
Amputations 0.6%
Chemical burns 0.6%
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The Part of Body Affected,Occupational Injuries and Illnesses with Days Away from Work, 2002
24.022.9
21.2
12.3
9.7
3.3 2.91.6 1.4
0.6
Back Upperextrem-
ities
Lowerextrem-
ities
Trunk,exceptback
Multiplebodyparts
Head,except
eye
Eye Neck Bodysystems
Other
Percent
The back was involved in almost one-fourth of all occupational injuries and illnesses.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
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Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnessesby Source of Injury or Illness, 2002
Source of Injury or Illness(1,436,194 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 17.8%; worker motion or position 15.4%; containers 13.4%;
and parts and materials 10.3%.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Other13.8%
Containers13.4%
Parts andmaterials 10.3%
Handtools4.6%
Furniture,fixtures 3.6%
Chemicals,chemical products 1.4%
Floor, groundsurfaces 17.8%
Worker motion orposition 15.4%
Vehicles 8.3%
Health carepatient 4.9%
Machinery 6.4%
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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, 2002
Bodily reaction and exertion, contact with objects and equipment, and fallsaccounted for almost 90% on 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.
43.0
26.5
19.0
4.4 4.2
1.70.2 1.0
Contact withobjects andequipment
Falls Transportationaccidents
Exposureto harmful
substances
Firesand
explosions
Other
Percent
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
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Median Days Away from Work Due to Nonfatal OccupationalInjury or Illness by Nature, 2002
Median days away from work
All natures7 days
Carpal tunnel syndrome had a median of 30 days away from work, followed byfractures with 29 days and amputations with 26 days.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
2
3
4
4
7
9
15
26
29
30
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Chemical burns
Cuts, lacerations
Bruises, contusions
Heat burns
Sprains, strains, tears
Multiple traumatic injuries
Tendonitis
Amputations
Fractures
Carpal tunnel syndrome
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Median Days Away from Work Due to Nonfatal OccupationalInjury or Illness by Part of Body, 2002
Median days away from work
All parts of body7 days
Injuries and illnesses to the wrist (15 days), shoulder (15 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.
Eye
Hand, except finger
Foot, except toe
Toe
Back
Lower extremities
Knee
Wrist
2
2
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
10
14
15
15
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Head
Body systems
Finger
Neck
Upper extremities
Trunk
Multiple parts
Shoulder
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Median Days Away from Work Due to Nonfatal OccupationalInjury or Illness by Event or Exposure, 2002
Repetitive motion, with a median of 23 days, resulted in the longest absences from work among the leadingevents and exposures. Falls to a lower level, fires and explosions, transportation accidents, falls on same level,
overexertion in lifting, and overexertion also had medians above the national median.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Struck by object
Assaults and violent acts by person
Overexertion in lifting
Slips, trips, loss of balance - without fall
Transportation accidents
Fall to lower level
Median days away from work
All events7 days
3
5
5
5
7
7
8
9
12
12
14
23
0 5 10 15 20 25
Exposure to harmful substances
Struck against object
Caught in equipment or object
Fall to same level
Fires and explosions
Repetitive motion
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Median Days Away from Work Due to Nonfatal OccupationalInjury or Illness by Source, 2002
3
5
5
6
7
7
7
10
10
11
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Chemicals and chemical products
Furniture and fixtures
Tools, instruments, and equipment
Health care patient
Containers
Machinery
Parts and materials
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
Vehicles
Worker motion or position
Median days away from work
All sources7 days
Of the source of the injury or illness, worker motion or position, vehicles, andfloors, walkways, ground surfaces had the longest absences from work.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
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Musculoskeletal Disorders with Days Away from Workby Nature of Injury or Illness, 2002
Sprains, strains, and tears accounted for over three-fourths of the musculoskeletal disorders that resultedin days away from work in 2002.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Nature of Injury or Illness(487,915 MSD cases that resulted in days away from work)
Sprains, strains, tears 75.8%
Carpal tunnel syndrome 4.6%MSD system and connective tissuedisorders, except tendonitis 1.8%
Tendonitis 1.7%
Soreness, pain, except back 5.3%
Back pain, hurt back 6.3%
Hernia 4.5%