Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 20. Incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker occupation and selected nature of injury or illness, 2007
TABLE 20. Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker occupation(3) and selected nature of injury or illness, 2007
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| | Nature of injury or illness(4)
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| | | | Cuts, lacerations, punctures | | | | | | | Multiple traumatic injuries and | Back pain and |
| | | |___________________________________| | | | | | | disorders | pain, except back |
Occupation | Total | | | | | | | | | | | |___________________________________|_______________________|
| cases | Sprains, | | | | | Bruises, | Heat | Chemical | | Carpal | | | | | | | All
| | strains, | Fractures | | | | contusions| burns | burns |Amputations| tunnel | Tendonitis| | With | | | | other
| | tears | | Total | Cuts, | Punctures | | | | | syndrome | | | fractures,| With | | Back pain,| natures(5)
| | | | |lacerations| | | | | | | | Total | burns, and|sprains and| Total | hurt back |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | other | bruises | | only |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | injuries | | | |
______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________
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Total [1,158,870 cases]......| 122.2 | 46.9 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 12.2 | 3.9 | 21.2
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Nursing aides, orderlies, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
attendants...................| 465.3 | 280.8 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | .9 | 37.4 | 1.2 | .4 | - | .5 | .7 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 72.4 | 30.5 | 45.4
Labor and freight, stock, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
material movers, hand........| 434.3 | 168.6 | 36.9 | 40.2 | 33.6 | 6.6 | 48.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 13.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 45.1 | 14.9 | 70.2
Food servers, nonrestaurant...| 415.1 | 130.1 | 16.3 | 40.0 | 39.1 | - | 84.1 | 28.6 | 2.7 | - | 8.9 | 1.3 | 8.7 | - | 5.7 | 34.3 | 6.5 | 59.7
Construction laborers.........| 394.0 | 116.7 | 48.8 | 56.7 | 46.2 | 10.5 | 35.9 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 | .6 | 1.6 | 18.9 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 34.8 | 10.6 | 71.5
Truck drivers, light or | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
delivery services............| 369.5 | 157.4 | 35.6 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 24.0 | 1.9 | .7 | .2 | 1.9 | .5 | 15.2 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 57.9 | 20.3 | 63.0
Roofers.......................| 363.2 | 107.4 | 65.8 | 65.3 | 34.5 | 30.7 | 19.6 | 15.1 | - | - | 2.6 | - | 19.0 | 10.5 | 3.6 | 19.8 | 10.8 | 46.8
Emergency medical technicians | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and paramedics...............| 349.9 | 217.8 | 13.7 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 10.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 15.9 | - | 2.8 | 50.7 | 18.8 | 34.5
Truck drivers, heavy and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
tractor-trailer..............| 348.5 | 168.7 | 34.4 | 14.6 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 27.7 | 1.1 | .7 | .7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 19.7 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 29.8 | 12.4 | 49.1
Welders, cutters, solderers, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and brazers..................| 335.8 | 90.8 | 34.2 | 41.0 | 35.0 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 13.2 | .6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | .4 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 14.7 | 4.7 | 100.9
Heating, air conditioning, and| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
refrigeration mechanics and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
installers...................| 313.4 | 95.4 | 9.3 | 51.0 | 40.8 | 10.1 | 13.8 | 4.4 | 1.5 | - | - | - | 27.4 | 16.5 | 3.7 | 32.7 | 3.6 | 77.2
Reservation and transportation| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ticket agents and travel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
clerks.......................| 304.3 | 169.3 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | - | 60.9 | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | 7.6 | - | 1.3 | 34.7 | 6.1 | 17.5
Mobile heavy equipment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
mechanics, except engines....| 293.1 | 129.2 | 16.9 | 37.9 | 26.3 | 11.7 | 15.2 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 7.2 | - | - | 7.1 | 4.2 | - | 21.4 | 4.7 | 48.4
Carpenters....................| 286.2 | 84.3 | 35.5 | 67.6 | 44.5 | 23.2 | 10.9 | .4 | .9 | 3.4 | .6 | .4 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 23.6 | 10.8 | 49.6
Butchers and meat cutters.....| 277.5 | 72.4 | 12.8 | 104.6 | 102.0 | 2.6 | 11.0 | - | - | 17.5 | 2.4 | - | 1.9 | - | 1.4 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 35.1
Maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
cleaners.....................| 273.0 | 114.5 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 33.1 | 1.1 | 4.3 | - | 1.5 | .8 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 39.5 | 12.0 | 44.2
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs...| 269.3 | 122.7 | 14.4 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 19.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 20.3 | - | 9.8 | 42.1 | 9.7 | 42.1
Janitors and cleaners, except | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
cleaners.....................| 262.2 | 107.5 | 17.4 | 19.6 | 16.9 | 2.7 | 26.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .9 | .5 | 7.9 | .8 | 4.0 | 28.3 | 8.6 | 47.5
Cooks, institution and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
cafeteria....................| 261.3 | 84.9 | 9.2 | 49.6 | 47.9 | 1.7 | 21.9 | 36.4 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 4.6 | - | 6.7 | - | 3.8 | 22.1 | 6.6 | 20.3
Bus and truck mechanics and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
diesel engine specialists....| 257.3 | 107.5 | 17.9 | 27.1 | 21.7 | 5.4 | 19.2 | 2.7 | .8 | 3.1 | 1.0 | - | 11.7 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 20.6 | 5.9 | 45.7
Industrial machinery mechanics| 255.6 | 83.6 | 24.8 | 29.6 | 22.5 | 7.1 | 15.4 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 2.7 | - | 18.2 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 14.6 | 5.3 | 54.1
Automotive service technicians| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and mechanics................| 252.5 | 69.0 | 17.9 | 38.3 | 32.2 | 6.1 | 24.6 | 8.3 | 1.0 | .7 | 2.9 | .5 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 28.0 | 9.0 | 52.7
Driver/sales workers..........| 243.2 | 130.7 | 21.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | .5 | 30.9 | - | - | - | - | .5 | 12.1 | - | 3.4 | 19.8 | 8.7 | 19.0
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1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where
N =number of injuries and illnesses
EH =total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
20,000,000=base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment.
4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Nature codes: Sprains, strains, tears = 021; Fractures = 012; Cuts, lacerations, punctures = 034, 037; Cuts, lacerations = 034; Punctures = 037; Bruises, contusions = 043; Heat burns = 053;
Chemical burns = 051; Amputations = 031; Carpal tunnel syndrome = 1241; Tendonitis = 1733; Multiple traumatic injuries and illnesses, Total = 080-089; With fractures, burns, and other injuries = 083, 084; With sprains and bruises = 082; Back pain
and pain, except back, Total = 0972, 0973; Back pain, hurt back only = 0972; All other natures = all remaining codes, including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 1992 Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System
developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
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
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Last Modified Date: November 20, 2008
