Table 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected injury or illness characteristics and number of days away from work, 2007
TABLE 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected injury or
illness characteristics and number of days away from work, 2007
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| | Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving |
| Total |___________________________________________________________________________________| Median
Characteristic | cases | | | | | | | | days away
| | 1 day | 2 days | 3 - 5 days|6 - 10 days| 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 days or| from work
| | | | | | days | days | more |
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Total [1,158,870 cases]......| 100.0 | 14.8 | 11.4 | 18.3 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 6.5 | 25.6 | 7
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Nature of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | |
Sprains, strains, tears.....| 100.0 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 19.4 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 26.1 | 8
Bruises, contusions.........| 100.0 | 21.6 | 16.1 | 22.6 | 11.9 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 13.5 | 4
Cuts, lacerations...........| 100.0 | 25.4 | 15.5 | 19.8 | 12.9 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 11.8 | 4
Punctures...................| 100.0 | 27.7 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 10.4 | 3
Fractures...................| 100.0 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 48.6 | 30
Heat burns..................| 100.0 | 17.4 | 16.4 | 19.1 | 12.6 | 14.6 | 5.1 | 14.8 | 5
Carpal tunnel syndrome......| 100.0 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 17.3 | 13.9 | 45.6 | 28
Tendonitis..................| 100.0 | 7.1 | 9.6 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 13.5 | 8.9 | 27.4 | 10
Chemical burns..............| 100.0 | 22.8 | 25.8 | 20.4 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 3
Amputations.................| 100.0 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 8.1 | 16.9 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 36.9 | 21
Multiple traumatic injuries | 100.0 | 13.8 | 9.4 | 16.8 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 6.3 | 30.3 | 10
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Part of body affected by the | | | | | | | | |
injury or illness: | | | | | | | | |
Head........................| 100.0 | 34.0 | 17.7 | 20.5 | 10.8 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 2
Eye........................| 100.0 | 44.3 | 20.8 | 19.8 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 2
Neck........................| 100.0 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 18.4 | 13.2 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 27.0 | 6
Trunk.......................| 100.0 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 18.8 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 27.5 | 8
Shoulder...................| 100.0 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 6.9 | 41.5 | 18
Back.......................| 100.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 21.3 | 13.8 | 10.8 | 5.9 | 23.2 | 7
Upper extremities...........| 100.0 | 16.6 | 12.0 | 17.7 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 22.6 | 7
Arm........................| 100.0 | 15.2 | 10.4 | 17.0 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 6.7 | 27.6 | 9
Wrist......................| 100.0 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 15.1 | 11.1 | 13.9 | 8.7 | 33.2 | 14
Hand, except finger........| 100.0 | 19.8 | 15.6 | 19.4 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 5.5 | 16.5 | 5
Finger.....................| 100.0 | 20.3 | 12.9 | 18.6 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 6.6 | 16.7 | 5
Lower extremities...........| 100.0 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 17.7 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 7.3 | 29.7 | 10
Knee.......................| 100.0 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 14.6 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 8.3 | 35.6 | 15
Ankle......................| 100.0 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 20.4 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 6.9 | 24.6 | 8
Foot, except toe...........| 100.0 | 14.5 | 10.0 | 18.4 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 28.9 | 8
Toe........................| 100.0 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 17.6 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 20.8 | 6
Body systems................| 100.0 | 21.5 | 18.0 | 21.6 | 9.6 | 12.1 | 2.6 | 14.5 | 4
Multiple parts..............| 100.0 | 13.7 | 10.3 | 17.4 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 30.9 | 9
Source of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals and chemical | | | | | | | | |
products...................| 100.0 | 24.0 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 3
Containers..................| 100.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 18.6 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 6.7 | 26.6 | 8
Furniture and fixtures......| 100.0 | 15.6 | 12.2 | 20.5 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 6.4 | 22.2 | 6
Machinery...................| 100.0 | 15.3 | 10.7 | 17.3 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 7.4 | 24.5 | 8
Parts and materials.........| 100.0 | 16.5 | 11.9 | 17.3 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 6.5 | 23.9 | 7
Floors, walkways, ground | | | | | | | | |
surfaces...................| 100.0 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 17.0 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 7.0 | 31.9 | 11
Tools, instruments, and | | | | | | | | |
equipment..................| 100.0 | 20.3 | 14.0 | 20.1 | 13.6 | 9.4 | 4.5 | 18.2 | 5
Vehicles....................| 100.0 | 13.1 | 9.6 | 17.9 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 6.8 | 29.8 | 9
Person, injured or ill | | | | | | | | |
worker.....................| 100.0 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 16.9 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 7.8 | 30.2 | 11
Worker motion or position..| 100.0 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 17.0 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 7.8 | 30.4 | 11
Person, other than injured | | | | | | | | |
or ill worker..............| 100.0 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 21.9 | 14.9 | 10.8 | 6.0 | 19.3 | 6
Health care patient........| 100.0 | 14.7 | 12.9 | 21.1 | 15.3 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 18.9 | 6
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Event or exposure leading to | | | | | | | | |
injury or illness: | | | | | | | | |
Contact with objects and | | | | | | | | |
equipment..................| 100.0 | 20.9 | 13.2 | 19.0 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 19.1 | 5
Struck by object...........| 100.0 | 22.0 | 13.7 | 19.8 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 5.2 | 17.7 | 5
Struck against object......| 100.0 | 19.4 | 13.5 | 18.5 | 13.7 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 18.8 | 5
Caught in equipment or | | | | | | | | |
object....................| 100.0 | 14.6 | 10.1 | 17.2 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 7.1 | 25.6 | 8
Fall to lower level.........| 100.0 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 15.3 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 37.5 | 15
Fall on same level..........| 100.0 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 17.8 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 6.9 | 28.6 | 9
Slip, trip, loss of | | | | | | | | |
balancewithout fall.......| 100.0 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 17.4 | 14.6 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 26.3 | 9
Overexertion................| 100.0 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 18.4 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 6.8 | 27.7 | 9
Overexertion in lifting....| 100.0 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 19.0 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 26.8 | 8
Repetitive motion...........| 100.0 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 15.9 | 10.1 | 38.7 | 20
Exposure to harmful | | | | | | | | |
substances.................| 100.0 | 24.0 | 19.5 | 21.4 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 8.9 | 3
Transportation accidents....| 100.0 | 12.5 | 8.6 | 18.1 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 5.9 | 32.6 | 10
Highway accident...........| 100.0 | 14.6 | 9.2 | 18.5 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 30.8 | 9
Fires and explosions........| 100.0 | 10.7 | 7.5 | 18.2 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 5.9 | 33.2 | 11
Assaults and violent acts by| | | | | | | | |
person.....................| 100.0 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 22.4 | 12.4 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 21.1 | 5
Assaults by animal..........| 100.0 | 24.7 | 19.9 | 22.3 | 17.9 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 3
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1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses,
data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with
participating State agencies
Last Modified Date: November 20, 2008
Bureau of Labor Statistics
