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                LOST-WORKTIME INJURIES: CHARACTERISTICS
                AND RESULTING TIME AWAY FROM WORK, 1995

    Half of all workers afflicted with carpal tunnel syndrome missed 30 days or more of 
work, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.  Work-
related hernias, amputations (usually involving the finger), and fractures also commonly 
kept workers off the job for several weeks, as did about a fourth of sprains and strains 
involving workdays lost.  A total of 500,000 injuries and illnesses of all types lasted 21 
days or more, accounting for a fourth of the 2 million cases in private industry in 1995 
that resulted in worktime lost beyond the day of the incident (table A).

    The number of workdays missed after sustaining a certain type of injury or illness can 
vary widely.  Table A shows, for example, that a fourth of the work-related carpal tunnel 
syndrome cases lasted 10 days or less, compared with a median absence from work of 30 
days.  The number of days away from work to recover from a particular type of injury 
largely reflects differences in injury severity, individual recuperation times, and the 
availability of light or restricted work activities (e.g., non-typing duties for persons 
recovering from carpal tunnel syndrome).

Table A.  Selected injuries or illnesses: Number of work-related cases and days 
away from work, 1995
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                         Total      Percent of total cases involving:   Median
Disabling condition      cases    Under 3  3 to 10  11 to 20 21 days  days away
                                    days     days      days  or more  from work(1)
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     Total..........   2,040,929(2)  30       34        11      24        5 
Carpal tunnel syndrome.   31,457      7       18        14      62       30
Hernia.................   30,482      5       16        25      54       22
Amputation................11,308     10       22        18      50       21
Fracture...............  124,601     14       25        14      46       18
Sprain, strain.........  876,792     27       38        12      23        5
Cut, laceration......... 153,193     43       35        10      13        3
Chemical burn             13,861     52       34         7       7        2
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   1 Median workdays lost is the point at which half the injuries and illnesses 
involved more lost workdays and half involved fewer days.
   2 The total for cases involving days away from work includes data for 
disabling conditions in addition to the seven shown separately.
NOTE:  Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.
SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

Severe injuries profiled
 
    This section looks at work-related carpal tunnel syndrome, hernias, amputations, and 
fractures--the four most disabling conditions shown in table A--from three different 
views--gender, occupation, and event or exposure. 

    Men were more likely than women to experience three of the four types of severe 
injuries, but women outnumbered men suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome.  As table 
B shows, women workers were a clear majority (seven-tenths) of the lost-worktime cases 
involving carpal tunnel syndrome, compared with less than a tenth of the case totals for 
hernias and amputations and a fourth of all fractures.  Interestingly, more women 
sustained carpal tunnel syndrome by operating machinery, on assembly lines, and tending 
retail stores than they did typing, keying, and performing other duties associated with 
office workers.  Nationally, women were about a third of the 2 million injuries and 
illnesses in 1995 with days away from work (tables 1 and 2), a smaller proportion than 
their 45-percent share of the 95 million private wage and salary workers covered by the 
BLS survey.

    Workers sustaining these four severe injuries performed a variety of work activities, 
such as handling clerical and sales duties, operating or repairing machinery, fabricating 
products on assembly lines, moving material by hand or truck, cleaning and maintaining 
buildings, and staffing construction sites.  Workers in these kinds of occupations figured 
prominently in all lost-worktime injuries (table 3), and their risk of sustaining severe 
injuries appears to be particularly high.  Assemblers share of total lost-worktime injuries 
and illnesses (2.7 percent), for example, was twice their portion of total private wage and 
salary employment (1.3 percent);  their share of carpal tunnel syndrome cases, however, 
was 8 percent.  Similarly,  truckdrivers sustained 9 percent of all fractures and about 7-
1/2 percent of all lost-worktime cases; they were about 2-1/2 percent of the 1995 
employment total.

    The manner in which workers sustained severe injuries differed, suggesting that 
remedies to prevent such injuries need to address a variety of circumstances.  Virtually all 
cases of carpal tunnel syndrome resulted from stress or strain upon a workers wrist due 
to a tasks repetitive nature.  Examples include grasping and unravelling bolts of cloth, 
scanning groceries, typing or key entry, and cutting meat or poultry on an assembly line.  
By contrast, about three-fifths of work-related amputations involved a workers finger 
being caught in or compressed by a piece of equipment, machinery, or an object, such as 
a conveyor, printing press, or wire reel.  Seventh-eighths of the hernias resulted from 
overexertion, primarily while lifting heavy objects, for example, laborers moving 
household goods or butchers maneuvering carcasses of meat.  And seven-tenths of 
fractures on the job were due to falls or workers being struck by objects, such as janitors 
falling off ladders or carpenters being hit by falling lumber.  Tables 4 and 5 point out that, 
for all lost-worktime injuries and illnesses, overexertion was a fourth of the total of 2 
million cases, the largest share among individual events or exposures

Table B.  Profiles for four types of injuries resulting in lengthy absences from 
work, by occupations most often affected and ways in which injury occurred, 1995

       CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME                    AMPUTATION
      Number of cases....... 31,457         Number of cases............ 11,308
      Percent.................. 100         Percent....................... 100

   Sex of injured.............. 100       Sex of injured.................. 100
   Female....................... 71       Female...........................  9
   Male......................... 28       Male............................. 90

   Occupation.................. 100       Occupation...................... 100
   Clerical and other admini-             Machine operator................. 30
    strative support.............22         Sawing machine.................  3
     Data-entry keyer.............4         Punching and stamping press....  2
     Secretary................... 3       Precision production and craft... 27
     General office clerk........ 2         Carpenter......................  3
   Machine operator..............21         Industrial machinery repairer..  3
     Sewing machine operator..... 4         Butcher and meatcutter.........  2
   All other occupations.........57       All other occupations.............43
     Assembler................... 8         Laborer, exc. construction.....  6
     Laborer, exc. construction.. 3         Assembler  ....................  4
     Cashier..................... 2         Truckdriver..................... 3
     Sales supervisor............ 2         Construction laborer...........  3

   Event or exposure........... 100       Event or exposure............... 100
   Repetitive motion, all types. 99       Caught in, compressed by equip-
    Placing,grasping,exc. tool   26        ment, machinery, or object(s)... 61
    Typing or keyentry.......... 22       Struck by object(s).............. 19
    Use of tool(s).............. 14       Struck against object(s)......... 13
   All other events, exposures..  1       All other events, exposures......  8


             HERNIA                                   FRACTURE
      Number of cases....... 30,482         Number of cases........... 124,601
      Percent.................. 100         Percent....................... 100

   Sex of injured.............. 100       Sex of injured.................. 100
   Female........................ 7       Female........................... 25
   Male......................... 93       Male............................. 74

   Occupation.................. 100       Occupation...................... 100
   Operator, fabricator,                  Handler, helper, and laborer..... 16
    and laborer................. 45         Laborer, exc. construction.....  6
     Truckdriver................  8         Construction laborer...........  4
     Laborer, exc. construction.  6       Transportation,material handling. 12
     Assembler..................  3         Truckdriver....................  9
     Welder and cutter..........  3       Construction trade............... 10
   Precision production, craft   27         Carpenter......................  3
     Carpenter                    3       Machine operator................. 10
     Butcher and meatcutter.....  2       All other occupations.............51
   All other occupations........ 29         Janitor and cleaner............  2
     Cook.......................  3         Assembler......................  2
     Janitor and cleaner........  3         Miscellaneous food preparer....  2

   Event or exposure........... 100       Event or exposure............... 100
   Overexertion, all types...... 86       Fall, all types.................. 43
     Lifting.................... 60         Fall from ladder...............  5
     Pulling or pushing......... 13       Struck by object(s).............. 27
     Holding, carrying, turning.  7       Caught in, compressed by equip-
   All other events, exposures.. 14        ment, machinery, or object(s)... 13
     Bodily reaction(e.g.,slip).  5       All other events, exposures...... 17

NOTE: Each profile is a percent distribution of cases involving days away from 
work.  The four disabling conditions are part of the BLS nature-of-injury-and- 
illness classification structure, issued in 1992.  Because of rounding and 
omitted subcategories, percentages may not add to 100.
SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

    In addition to profiling injuries requiring lengthy absences from work, the BLS 
survey identifies industries with high rates of lost-worktime injuries and illnesses and 
publishes information on the demographics of the workers affected and the characteristics 
of their injuries and illnesses.  Nursing and personal care facilities, the industry profiled 
in table C, is one of the high-rate industries.  In 1995, it had a lost-worktime rate of 595 
injuries and illnesses of all types per 10,000 equivalent full-time workers, about the same 
rate reported for trucking services and ship and boat building and repairing but more than  
double the national rate of 250 per 10,000 workers.  Nursing homes ranked first for overexertion 
with a rate of 320 lost-worktime cases per 10,000 workers, more than four times the 1995 
national rate for overexertion of 69 cases per 10,000 workers (table 6).

    An estimated 82,000 lost-worktime injuries and illnesses occurred in private nursing 
and personal care facilities in 1995; those facilities employed slightly more than 1-1/2 
million workers that year.  About seven-eighths of the injured were women, primarily 
nurses and aides who staff most positions in nursing homes.  By age, injured nursing 
home workers, like the injured in all private industry, were divided about evenly between 
those under 35 years and those ages 35 and over.  But by the surveys measure of tenure, 
injured workers with less than a year of service with their employer when the incident 
occurred had a larger share of all lost-worktime injuries in nursing homes (45 percent) 
than their share for private industry as a whole (33 percent).

    Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants accounted for a larger share of all lost-
worktime injuries and illnesses in nursing homes than their two-fifths share of the 
industrys employment total.  (Occupational staffing patterns for nursing homes are based 
on data from the 1993 BLS survey of occupational employment in privately-operated 
facilities for nursing and personal care.)  By contrast, licensed practical nurses and 
registered nurses face smaller risks of injury than do nursing aides.  Occupational risk 
differences can reflect, to a large extent, differences in primary work duties.  Nursing 
aides, for example, are responsible for much of the "bed and body work" often required in 
caring for the incapacitated in long-term care facilities.

    Overexertion, primarily while lifting  and otherwise maneuvering patients/residents, 
accounted for about half of the lost-worktime cases in nursing homes; overexertion 
composed about a fourth of the private industry total.  Most of these types of incidents in 
nursing homes resulted in disabling sprains and strains or nonspecified pain, often to the 
back.  Other events and exposures leading to lost-worktime injuries in nursing home 
settings included falls to the same level, bodily reactions like bending and slipping, 
assaults and other violent acts, being struck by objects, and striking against objects.  
Nursing homes most commonly cited the patients themselves as the primary source of 
injury or illness to their staff; other documented sources included floors, furniture, 
containers, carts, and wheelchairs.

    Although nursing home workers face a relatively high risk of injury or illness, they 
typically return to work in 4 days, compared with the national median of 5 days.  A fourth 
of the injuries in nursing homes, however, entailed 11 or more missed workdays.  (See 
tables 7-10 for information on case duration for selected worker traits, occupation, case 
characteristic, and major industry grouping.) 

Table C. Percent distribution of lost-worktime injuries and illnesses(1) within 
private nursing and personal care facilities(2), selected characteristics, 1995

                        Total, nursing and personal
                             care facilities
                            Number.... 82,441
                            Percent....   100

   Sex of injured worker                           Nature of injury

  Percent................... 100               Percent.................. 100
Female....................... 86             Sprain, strain...............60
Male......................... 13             Nonspecific soreness, pain.. 14
                                               Back pain, hurt back......  6
   Age of injured worker                     Bruise, contusion............ 8
                                             Fracture....................  2
  Percent................... 100             All other injuries.......... 15
Under 20 years...............  6
20 to 34 years............... 44                   Event or exposure
35 to 54 years............... 40
55 years and over............  7               Percent.................. 100
Not reported.................  4             Overexertion, all types..... 54
                                               Lift...................... 33
Length of service with employer                Hold, carry, turn...........8
      at time of injury                      Fall to same level.......... 12
                                             Bodily reaction, all types..  8
  Percent................... 100               Bend, climb, reach, twist.  3
Under 3 months............... 19               Slip, trip (without fall).  3
3 months to 1 year........... 26             Assault by person(s)........  7
1 to 5 years................. 30               Hit, kick, beat...........  3
More than 5 years............ 15             Struck by object(s).........  6
Not reported................. 10             Struck against object(s)....  4
                                             All other events, exposures. 10
  Occupation of injured worker                      
                                                   Source of injury
  Percent................... 100
Service occupation........... 83               Percent.................. 100
  Nursing aide, orderly...... 68             Health care patient......... 55
  Maid and houseman..........  5             Floor, walkway, ground...... 12
  Health aide, exc. nursing..  4             Worker motion or position...  8
  Cook.......................  3             Furniture...................  4
  Misc. food preparer........  1             Container...................  3
Licensed practical nurse.....  7             Cart, dolly, handtruck......  2
Registered nurse.............  3             Wheelchair................... 2
All other occupations........  6             All other sources........... 15

                               Workdays lost

                        Percent................... 100
                      1 or 2 days.................. 36
                      3 to 5 days.................. 25
                      6 to 10 days................. 14
                      11 days or more.............. 25
                         Median days lost...... 4 days
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 1 Each case involves day(s) away from work, with or without days of restricted 
work activity, excluding the day of the incident.
 2 Industry number 805 as defined in the Standard Industrial Classification 
Manual, 1987 Edition.
NOTE: Overall categories may include data for classifications not shown.  
Because of rounding and because of nonclassifiable responses, data may not
sum to totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

Table D. The manner in which workers sustained injuries and illnesses resulting 
in days away from work, 1992-95
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       Event or                         Percent      Cases per 10,000 workers
      exposure(1)                      distribution,   1992   1993   1994   1995
                                      1995 cases
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   Total ...........................      100         305    286    277    250
Bodily reaction and exertion .......       43         135    128    121    109
  Overexertion .....................       27          86     81     76     69
  Bodily reaction, e.g.,slip, twist.       10          34     32     30     26
  Repetitive motion ................        4          12     12     12     10
Contact with objects and equipment .       28          83     78     75     69
  Struck by object(s)...............       13          39     37     36     33
  Struck against object(s)..........        7          22     21     20     18
  Caught in or compressed by equip-
   ment or object(s)................        5          13     12     12     12
Fall ...............................       17          49     47     49     42
  Fall on same level ...............       11          31     31     33     28
  Fall to lower level ..............        5          15     14     14     13
Exposure to harmful substance(s) 
 or environment(s)..................        5          15     14     14     13
Transportation incident ............        4           9      9     10      9
  Highway accident .................        2           5      5      6      6
Assault and violent act ............        1           4      3      3      4
  Assault by person(s) .............        1           3      3      3      3
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  1 Total and broad event or exposure categories may include data for classifica-
tions in addition to those shown separately.
NOTE: Because of rounding and because of classifications not shown, percentages 
may not add to 100.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

    For nursing homes and many other high-rate industries, rates of lost worktime injuries 
and illnesses have declined dramatically in recent years.  For example, the rate in nursing 
homes for overexertion incidents resulting in days away from work--320 cases per 10,000 
full-time workers in 1995--was a fifth lower than its corresponding 1992 rate, 397
per 10,000 workers.  This mirrored the national decline for overexertion injuries from 
1992 to 1995 (table D).  Rates also improved between 1992 and 1995 for injuries 
involving worker contact with objects, machinery, and equipment and for various types of 
falls and slips.  In addition, the rate of repetitive motion cases, such as those resulting in 
carpal tunnel syndrome, declined between 1994 and 1995.  By contrast, rates did not 
improve over the same time span for certain other types of work-related incidents, such as 
highway accidents and assaults.  Very different trends, in fact, were noted among 
industries having high rates of assaults and other violent acts.  With the national rate 
remaining at about 3 assaults by person(s) per 10,000 workers, the assault rate in nursing 
homes declined from 48 per 10,000 in 1992 to 40 per 10,000 in 1995, while the 
corresponding rate in the residential care industry, which includes, for example, halfway 
houses and homeless centers, rose from 41 to 58 per 10,000 workers.

Technical note

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported annually on the number of days-away-
from-work injuries and illnesses in private industry and the rate of such incidents since 
the early 1970s.  The 1995 national survey marks the fourth year that BLS has collected 
additional detailed information on such cases in the form of worker and case 
characteristics data, including workdays lost, summarized in this release.  (Counts and 
rates for cases without lost workdays and related measures also date back to the early 
1970s.  Because of limited resources, additional detail on less serious cases such as these 
has not been collected.)

    The number and frequency (incidence rates) of these cases are based on logs and other 
records kept by private industry employers throughout the year.  These records reflect not 
only the years injury and illness experience but also the employers understanding of 
which cases are work related under current recordkeeping guidelines of the U.S. 
Department of Labor.  The number of injuries and illnesses reported in a given year also 
can be influenced by changes in the level of economic activity, working conditions and 
work practices, worker experience and training, and the number of hours worked.

    The survey continues to measure the number of new work-related illness cases which 
are recognized, diagnosed, and reported each year.  In 1995, 106,600 of the 2 million 
cases with days away from work were classified as illnesses.  Some conditions, e.g., long-
term latent illnesses caused by exposure to carcinogens, often are difficult to relate to the 
workplace and are not adequately recognized and reported.  These long-term latent 
illnesses are believed to be understated in the survey.  In contrast, the overwhelming 
majority of the reported new illnesses are those which are easier to directly relate to 
workplace activity (e.g., contact dermatitis or carpal tunnel syndrome).

    The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses is a Federal/State program (50/50 
funded) in which employer reports are collected from about 250,000 private industry 
establishments and processed by state agencies cooperating with the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics.  Occupational injury and illness data for coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and 
for railroad activities were provided by the Department of Labors Mine Safety and 
Health Administration and the Department of Transportations Federal Railroad 
Administration.  The survey excludes all fatalities at work and work-related nonfatal 
injuries and illnesses to the self employed; workers on farms with fewer than 11 
employees; private household workers; and employees in federal, state, and local 
government agencies.

    The survey estimates of the characteristics of cases with days away from work are 
based on a scientifically selected probability sample, rather than a census of the entire 
population.  Two levels of sampling were used.  First, establishments were selected to 
represent themselves and, in many instances, other establishments of like industry and 
workforce size that were not selected that survey year.  Then, sampled establishments 
projected to have large numbers of days-away-from-work cases were instructed before 
the survey began on how to sample those cases to minimize the burden of their response; 
an establishment expected to have 20 or fewer cases, however, was instructed to report on 
each case, regardless of the actual number it logged for 1995.

    The sample used was one of many possible samples, each of which could have 
produced different estimates.  The variation in the sample across all possible samples that 
could have been drawn is measured by the standard error.  For example, the 82,441 
nursing home cases with days away from work has an estimated relative standard error of 
0.74 percent, or about 600 cases.  Such errors have been calculated for each estimate and 
are available upon request.

    The data also are subject to nonsampling error.  The inability to obtain detailed 
information about all cases in the sample, mistakes in recording or coding the data, and 
definitional difficulties are general examples of nonsampling error in the survey.  
Although not measured, nonsampling errors will always occur when statistics are 
gathered.  However, BLS has implemented quality assurance procedures to reduce 
nonsampling error in the survey, including a rigorous training program for State coders 
and a continuing effort to encourage survey participants to respond fully and accurately to 
all survey elements.

    Beginning with the 1995 survey, modifications were made in the methodology used to 
adjust for survey nonresponse and data outliers and to benchmark the survey results.  
These changes were found to have minimal impact on the survey estimates.

    The four case characteristics used to describe lost worktime injury and illness are based 
on definitions and rules of selection stipulated in the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and 
Illness Classification System.  The occupation of the injured or ill worker is based on the 
1990 Occupational Classification System developed by the Bureau of the Census.  
Industrial classification of establishments is based on the 1987 edition of the Standard 
Industrial Classification Manual.

Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

    As part of its current safety and health statistical system, BLS publishes complete 
counts and characteristics of fatal work injuries.  The latest information for 1995 was 
released in August 1996.  For 1995, the BLS census counted about 6,210 fatal work 
injuries, of which about 4,250 were private wage and salary workers, nearly 800 worked 
in government, and virtually all the rest were self-employed individuals.  Highway 
incidents and homicides together accounted for over a third of the fatality total.













     Table 1.  Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected worker characteristics and industry division, 1995

     (Numbers in thousands)
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                                   |                        |                                          Goods-producing                                          |                                                      Service-producing                                                     
                                   |                        |___________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
             Characteristic        |   Private industry(2)  |      Agriculture,      |                        |                        |                        |   Transportation and   |                        |                        |        Finance,        |                        
                                   |                        |        forestry,       |        Mining(3)       |      Construction      |      Manufacturing     |         public         |     Wholesale trade    |      Retail trade      |       insurance,       |        Services        
                                   |                        |           and          |                        |                        |                        |      utilities(3)      |                        |                        |        and real        |                        
                                   |                        |       fishing(2)       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |         estate         |                        
     ______________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          Total....................|          2,040.9       |             42.1       |             19.8       |            190.6       |            527.5       |            222.9       |            159.9       |            355.7       |             47.2       |            475.3       
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Sex:                          |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Men.........................|          1,355.1       |             34.4       |             19.3       |            185.7       |            391.7       |            177.7       |            138.3       |            196.5       |             23.3       |            188.3       
       Women.......................|            667.2       |              7.4       |               .4       |              3.9       |            132.6       |             37.3       |             20.6       |            157.2       |             23.8       |            283.9       
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Age:(4)                       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       14 to 15 years..............|               .9       |               .2       |            -           |            -           |               .1       |            -           |               .1       |               .3       |            -           |               .2       
       16 to 19 years..............|             83.5       |              2.3       |               .4       |              5.0       |             15.3       |              4.4       |              4.1       |             34.9       |               .8       |             16.4       
       20 to 24 years..............|            265.5       |              7.6       |              1.8       |             23.7       |             64.4       |             19.9       |             22.5       |             63.8       |              4.1       |             57.5       
       25 to 34 years..............|            628.3       |             13.7       |              5.3       |             69.7       |            158.7       |             69.9       |             54.4       |            102.4       |             14.2       |            140.0       
       35 to 44 years..............|            538.8       |             10.2       |              6.7       |             52.8       |            146.6       |             64.9       |             42.5       |             73.6       |             13.0       |            128.6       
       45 to 54 years..............|            319.0       |              4.7       |              3.6       |             22.9       |             90.1       |             42.7       |             23.4       |             45.1       |              8.5       |             78.0       
       55 to 64 years..............|            131.3       |              2.1       |              1.3       |              9.3       |             38.0       |             13.6       |              8.4       |             20.1       |              4.5       |             34.0       
       65 years and over...........|             18.9       |               .4       |            -           |               .8       |              3.3       |               .8       |              1.2       |              4.6       |              1.3       |              6.4       
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Occupation:                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Managerial and professional |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          specialty................|            110.5       |               .7       |               .4       |              2.4       |              7.8       |              3.5       |              5.2       |             12.9       |              5.6       |             72.0       
       Technical, sales, and       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          administrative support...|            299.8       |              1.4       |               .4       |              3.0       |             29.5       |             33.9       |             24.7       |            111.3       |             19.9       |             75.7       
       Service.....................|            362.6       |               .4       |               .1       |               .7       |             10.4       |             12.3       |              2.5       |            100.5       |             11.2       |            224.5       
       Farming, forestry, and      |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          fishing..................|             50.6       |             32.8       |            -           |               .9       |              3.3       |               .2       |              1.5       |              1.2       |              3.5       |              7.2       
       Precision production, craft,|                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          and repair...............|            341.8       |              1.2       |              9.6       |            114.9       |             92.0       |             28.4       |             19.0       |             38.2       |              4.7       |             33.7       
       Operators, fabricators, and |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          laborers.................|            859.3       |              5.4       |              9.0       |             67.5       |            378.9       |            143.3       |            105.9       |             88.7       |              1.9       |             58.7       
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Length of service with        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        employer:                  |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Less than 3 months..........|            277.7       |             10.4       |              2.8       |             41.6       |             59.9       |             18.9       |             18.3       |             58.1       |              3.5       |             64.3       
       3 to 11 months..............|            402.1       |              9.0       |              3.6       |             43.9       |             95.5       |             31.6       |             32.5       |             80.6       |              8.3       |             97.1       
       1 to 5 years................|            613.7       |             12.7       |              5.0       |             57.8       |            145.5       |             58.0       |             52.7       |            111.6       |             17.1       |            153.1       
       More than 5 years...........|            539.6       |              7.8       |              6.3       |             33.9       |            179.4       |             72.6       |             41.6       |             71.6       |             14.5       |            112.0       
       Not reported................|            207.8       |              2.3       |              2.0       |             13.4       |             47.2       |             41.8       |             14.8       |             33.8       |              3.8       |             48.8       
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Race or ethnic origin:        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       White, non-Hispanic.........|          1,070.1       |             17.6       |              5.2       |            125.3       |            293.9       |             97.4       |             88.2       |            183.5       |             24.6       |            234.4       
       Black, non-Hispanic.........|            196.8       |              2.5       |               .3       |             10.5       |             49.5       |             22.7       |             15.2       |             27.6       |              4.4       |             64.1       
       Hispanic....................|            191.7       |             15.9       |              1.9       |             19.0       |             48.7       |             14.0       |             16.6       |             29.5       |              4.4       |             41.8       
       Asian or Pacific Islander...|             28.6       |               .4       |            -           |              1.6       |              7.5       |              2.4       |              1.8       |              5.3       |              1.0       |              8.6       
       American Indian or Alaskan  |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          Native...................|              8.6       |               .1       |            -           |              2.0       |              2.0       |               .4       |               .5       |              1.2       |               .1       |              2.4       
       Not reported................|            545.2       |              5.6       |             12.3       |             32.2       |            126.0       |             86.0       |             37.7       |            108.6       |             12.6       |            124.1       
     ______________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________

       1 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 
       2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
       3 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and by the Federal Railroad Administration,
     U.S. Department of Transportation.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal industries.
       4 Information is not shown separately in this release for injured workers under age 14; they accounted for fewer than 50 cases.
       
       NOTE:  Dashes indicate no data or data not meeting publication guidelines.  Because of rounding and nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
       
       SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

     Table 2.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected worker characteristics and industry division, 1995
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                   |                        |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                            
                                   |                        |                                          Goods-producing                                          |                                                      Service-producing                                                     
                                   |                        |___________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
                                   |   Private industry(2)  |      Agriculture,      |                        |                        |                        |   Transportation and   |                        |                        |        Finance,        |                        
                                   |                        |        forestry,       |        Mining(3)       |      Construction      |      Manufacturing     |         public         |     Wholesale trade    |      Retail trade      |       insurance,       |        Services        
                                   |                        |           and          |                        |                        |                        |      utilities(3)      |                        |                        |        and real        |                        
                                   |                        |       fishing(2)       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |         estate         |                        
     ______________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          Total  [2,040,900 cases].|          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Sex:                          |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Men.........................|           66.4         |           81.6         |           97.5         |           97.5         |           74.3         |           79.7         |           86.5         |           55.3         |           49.3         |           39.6         
       Women.......................|           32.7         |           17.7         |            1.8         |            2.0         |           25.1         |           16.7         |           12.9         |           44.2         |           50.3         |           59.7         
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Age:(4)                       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       14 to 15 years..............|            -           |             .4         |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |             .1         |             .1         |            -           |            -           
       16 to 19 years..............|            4.1         |            5.4         |            2.1         |            2.6         |            2.9         |            2.0         |            2.6         |            9.8         |            1.7         |            3.5         
       20 to 24 years..............|           13.0         |           18.1         |            9.3         |           12.4         |           12.2         |            8.9         |           14.0         |           18.0         |            8.8         |           12.1         
       25 to 34 years..............|           30.8         |           32.5         |           26.8         |           36.6         |           30.1         |           31.4         |           34.0         |           28.8         |           30.1         |           29.5         
       35 to 44 years..............|           26.4         |           24.1         |           34.0         |           27.7         |           27.8         |           29.1         |           26.6         |           20.7         |           27.4         |           27.1         
       45 to 54 years..............|           15.6         |           11.1         |           18.2         |           12.0         |           17.1         |           19.2         |           14.7         |           12.7         |           17.9         |           16.4         
       55 to 64 years..............|            6.4         |            5.1         |            6.7         |            4.9         |            7.2         |            6.1         |            5.3         |            5.6         |            9.5         |            7.2         
       65 years and over...........|             .9         |            1.0         |            -           |             .4         |             .6         |             .4         |             .7         |            1.3         |            2.7         |            1.4         
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Occupation:                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Managerial and professional |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          specialty................|            5.4         |            1.7         |            1.9         |            1.3         |            1.5         |            1.6         |            3.2         |            3.6         |           11.9         |           15.1         
       Technical, sales, and       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          administrative support...|           14.7         |            3.3         |            2.0         |            1.6         |            5.6         |           15.2         |           15.5         |           31.3         |           42.1         |           15.9         
       Service.....................|           17.8         |            1.0         |             .3         |             .4         |            2.0         |            5.5         |            1.6         |           28.3         |           23.8         |           47.2         
       Farming, forestry, and      |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          fishing..................|            2.5         |           77.8         |            -           |             .5         |             .6         |             .1         |             .9         |             .3         |            7.4         |            1.5         
       Precision production, craft,|                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          and repair...............|           16.7         |            2.9         |           48.5         |           60.3         |           17.4         |           12.8         |           11.9         |           10.7         |           10.0         |            7.1         
       Operators, fabricators, and |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          laborers.................|           42.1         |           12.8         |           45.6         |           35.4         |           71.8         |           64.3         |           66.3         |           24.9         |            4.1         |           12.4         
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Length of service with        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        employer:                  |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Less than 3 months..........|           13.6         |           24.7         |           14.3         |           21.8         |           11.3         |            8.5         |           11.5         |           16.3         |            7.5         |           13.5         
       3 to 11 months..............|           19.7         |           21.3         |           18.3         |           23.0         |           18.1         |           14.2         |           20.3         |           22.7         |           17.5         |           20.4         
       1 to 5 years................|           30.1         |           30.2         |           25.4         |           30.3         |           27.6         |           26.0         |           33.0         |           31.4         |           36.3         |           32.2         
       More than 5 years...........|           26.4         |           18.4         |           32.0         |           17.8         |           34.0         |           32.6         |           26.0         |           20.1         |           30.7         |           23.6         
       Not reported................|           10.2         |            5.3         |           10.0         |            7.0         |            8.9         |           18.7         |            9.3         |            9.5         |            8.1         |           10.3         
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Race or ethnic origin:        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       White, non-Hispanic.........|           52.4         |           41.8         |           26.3         |           65.8         |           55.7         |           43.7         |           55.2         |           51.6         |           52.1         |           49.3         
       Black, non-Hispanic.........|            9.6         |            5.9         |            1.6         |            5.5         |            9.4         |           10.2         |            9.5         |            7.8         |            9.3         |           13.5         
       Hispanic....................|            9.4         |           37.7         |            9.6         |           10.0         |            9.2         |            6.3         |           10.4         |            8.3         |            9.4         |            8.8         
       Asian or Pacific Islander...|            1.4         |            1.1         |            -           |             .8         |            1.4         |            1.1         |            1.1         |            1.5         |            2.2         |            1.8         
       American Indian or Alaskan  |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          Native...................|             .4         |             .3         |            -           |            1.0         |             .4         |             .2         |             .3         |             .3         |             .3         |             .5         
       Not reported................|           26.7         |           13.3         |           62.3         |           16.9         |           23.9         |           38.6         |           23.6         |           30.5         |           26.8         |           26.1         
     ______________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________

       1 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 
       2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
       3 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and by the Federal Railroad Administration,
     U.S. Department of Transportation.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal industries.
       4 Information is not shown separately in this release for injured workers under age 14; they accounted for fewer than 50 cases.

       NOTE:  Dashes indicate no data or data not meeting publication guidelines.  Because of rounding and nonclassifiable responses, percentages may not add to 100. 
       
       SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
       
       

     Table 3.  Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected occupations and industry division, 1995

     (Numbers in thousands)
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                   |                        |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                            
                                   |                        |                                          Goods-producing                                          |                                                      Service-producing                                                     
                                   |                        |___________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
               Occupation          |   Private industry(2)  |      Agriculture,      |                        |                        |                        |   Transportation and   |                        |                        |        Finance,        |                        
                                   |                        |        forestry,       |        Mining(3)       |      Construction      |      Manufacturing     |         public         |     Wholesale trade    |      Retail trade      |       insurance,       |        Services        
                                   |                        |           and          |                        |                        |                        |      utilities(3)      |                        |                        |        and real        |                        
                                   |                        |       fishing(2)       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |         estate         |                        
     ______________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          Total....................|          2,040.9       |             42.1       |             19.8       |            190.6       |            527.5       |            222.9       |            159.9       |            355.7       |             47.2       |            475.3       
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Truck drivers.................|            151.3       |              1.4       |               .9       |              5.8       |             13.6       |             75.4       |             29.7       |             16.5       |               .2       |              7.9       
     Laborers, nonconstruction.....|            115.5       |              1.4       |              2.7       |            -           |             36.7       |              8.7       |             33.9       |             16.1       |               .8       |             15.3       
     Nursing aides, orderlies......|            100.6       |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |               .3       |               .1       |            -           |               .5       |             99.6       
     Assemblers....................|             55.5       |               .1       |               .1       |               .7       |             48.0       |               .1       |              2.3       |              2.0       |            -           |              2.2       
     Janitors and cleaners.........|             52.6       |               .3       |               .1       |               .5       |              8.8       |              1.2       |              1.7       |              6.0       |              6.4       |             27.6       
     Construction laborers.........|             43.5       |               .1       |            -           |             42.0       |               .2       |               .4       |               .1       |            -           |               .1       |               .5       
     Cooks.........................|             35.4       |            -           |            -           |            -           |               .3       |               .1       |            -           |             24.6       |               .4       |             10.0       
     Carpenters....................|             35.0       |               .1       |               .1       |             26.0       |              3.3       |               .2       |               .4       |              2.2       |               .9       |              1.9       
     Stock handlers and baggers....|             34.7       |            -           |               .1       |            -           |              3.0       |              1.1       |              4.1       |             25.9       |            -           |               .5       
     Miscellaneous food preparation|             34.1       |            -           |            -           |            -           |               .2       |            -           |               .1       |             25.5       |               .2       |              8.1       
     Cashiers......................|             30.2       |            -           |            -           |            -           |               .1       |               .1       |               .5       |             26.7       |               .1       |              2.7       
     Welders and cutters...........|             29.9       |               .1       |               .4       |              2.4       |             21.8       |               .9       |              2.3       |               .1       |            -           |              1.8       
     Sales workers, miscellaneous  |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        commodities................|             27.9       |               .1       |            -           |               .2       |               .4       |               .2       |              1.8       |             23.1       |               .2       |              1.9       
     Registered nurses.............|             27.8       |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |               .1       |             27.6       
     Maids and housemen............|             26.1       |            -           |            -           |               .1       |               .2       |            -           |            -           |               .6       |               .8       |             24.4       
     Supervisors and proprietors,  |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        sales......................|             25.7       |            -           |            -           |               .1       |               .3       |               .1       |              3.1       |             20.8       |               .6       |               .6       
     Shipping and receiving clerks.|             23.9       |               .1       |            -           |            -           |              6.9       |              6.8       |              3.9       |              5.0       |               .1       |              1.1       
     Groundskeepers and gardeners, |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        except farm................|             21.4       |              9.6       |            -           |               .9       |               .3       |               .1       |               .1       |               .9       |              3.5       |              6.0       
     Automobile mechanics..........|             19.7       |            -           |            -           |               .1       |               .3       |               .5       |               .7       |             13.0       |            -           |              4.9       
     Electricians..................|             18.2       |            -           |               .6       |             12.1       |              3.0       |               .6       |               .3       |               .1       |               .1       |              1.4       
     Waiters and waitresses........|             17.7       |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |             11.6       |               .3       |              5.8       
     Driver-sales workers..........|             17.6       |               .1       |            -           |            -           |              4.3       |              2.5       |              6.7       |              2.3       |            -           |              1.6       
     Kitchen workers, food         |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        preparation................|             17.6       |            -           |            -           |            -           |               .1       |            -           |               .1       |             15.7       |               .1       |              1.7       
     Farm workers..................|             16.2       |             15.2       |            -           |            -           |               .2       |            -           |               .6       |            -           |            -           |               .1       
     Plumbers, pipefitters,        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        steamfitters...............|             15.5       |            -           |            -           |             11.5       |              2.1       |               .3       |               .5       |               .1       |               .1       |               .8       
     Industrial truck, tractor     |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        equipment operators........|             15.1       |               .5       |               .6       |               .2       |              7.1       |              2.1       |              2.5       |              1.8       |            -           |               .4       
     Industrial machinery repairers|             14.4       |            -           |              1.4       |               .1       |             11.3       |               .2       |               .6       |               .2       |            -           |               .5       
     Bus, truck, stationary engine |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        mechanics..................|             14.4       |               .1       |               .1       |               .4       |              1.0       |              5.7       |              2.9       |              1.2       |               .1       |              2.8       
     Supervisors, production.......|             13.9       |            -           |               .1       |               .1       |             10.2       |               .7       |              1.1       |               .7       |            -           |              1.1       
     Licensed practical nurses.....|             13.3       |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |             13.3       
     Guards and police, except     |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        public.....................|             13.1       |            -           |            -           |               .1       |               .5       |               .4       |               .1       |              1.0       |               .9       |             10.0       
     Packaging machine operators...|             12.9       |               .1       |            -           |            -           |             11.9       |            -           |               .4       |               .1       |            -           |               .3       
     Stock and inventory clerks....|             12.8       |               .1       |            -           |               .3       |              2.6       |               .9       |              1.8       |              5.0       |               .2       |              2.1       
     Machinists....................|             11.5       |            -           |               .1       |               .1       |              9.7       |            -           |               .8       |               .1       |               .1       |               .7       
     ______________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________

       1 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 
       2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
       3 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and by the Federal Railroad Administration,
     U.S. Department of Transportation.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal industries.
       
       NOTE:  Dashes indicate no data or data not meeting publication guidelines.  Because of rounding and occupations not shown, data may not sum to the totals.
       
       SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

     Table 4.  Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected injury or illness characteristics and industry division, 1995

     (Numbers in thousands)
     ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                   |                        |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                            
                                   |                        |                                          Goods-producing                                          |                                                      Service-producing                                                     
                                   |                        |___________________________________________________________________________________________________|____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
             Characteristic        |   Private industry(2)  |      Agriculture,      |                        |                        |                        |   Transportation and   |                        |                        |        Finance,        |                        
                                   |                        |        forestry,       |        Mining(3)       |      Construction      |      Manufacturing     |         public         |     Wholesale trade    |      Retail trade      |       insurance,       |        Services        
                                   |                        |           and          |                        |                        |                        |      utilities(3)      |                        |                        |        and real        |                        
                                   |                        |       fishing(2)       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |         estate         |                        
     ______________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          Total....................|          2,040.9       |             42.1       |             19.8       |            190.6       |            527.5       |            222.9       |            159.9       |            355.7       |             47.2       |            475.3       
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Nature of injury, illness:    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Sprains, strains............|            876.8       |             15.7       |              8.4       |             72.4       |            198.7       |            112.8       |             72.1       |            143.4       |             17.3       |            236.0       
       Bruises, contusions.........|            192.1       |              3.5       |              2.2       |             14.3       |             47.7       |             23.4       |             14.9       |             38.7       |              3.8       |             43.7       
       Cuts, lacerations...........|            153.2       |              4.8       |              1.3       |             16.7       |             46.3       |             10.9       |             10.1       |             38.7       |              2.5       |             21.9       
       Fractures...................|            124.6       |              2.3       |              2.2       |             19.5       |             32.2       |             13.2       |             10.9       |             19.9       |              2.5       |             22.0       
       Carpal tunnel syndrome......|             31.5       |               .3       |            -           |              1.3       |             14.7       |              1.7       |              1.8       |              4.2       |              2.2       |              5.3       
       Heat burns..................|             36.1       |               .1       |               .3       |              2.9       |              8.8       |               .9       |              1.5       |             14.7       |               .4       |              6.6       
       Tendonitis..................|             22.1       |               .3       |            -           |              1.0       |             10.2       |              2.0       |              1.2       |              2.7       |               .7       |              4.0       
       Chemical burns..............|             13.9       |               .3       |               .1       |              1.1       |              4.7       |              1.0       |               .5       |              2.4       |               .1       |              3.7       
       Amputations.................|             11.3       |               .3       |               .1       |              1.2       |              6.0       |               .6       |              1.0       |              1.0       |               .1       |              1.0       
       Multiple injuries...........|             61.7       |              1.4       |              1.1       |              6.2       |             15.1       |              6.2       |              6.2       |             11.1       |              2.1       |             12.3       
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     Part of body affected:        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Head........................|            140.9       |              4.0       |              1.4       |             14.9       |             42.2       |             13.8       |              9.9       |             22.3       |              3.1       |             29.3       
         Eye.......................|             77.1       |              2.6       |               .5       |              9.5       |             28.9       |              5.6       |              5.2       |              9.7       |              1.3       |             13.8       
       Neck........................|             38.2       |               .5       |               .5       |              3.0       |              7.8       |              6.1       |              3.3       |              6.0       |               .9       |             10.2       
       Trunk.......................|            776.6       |             15.0       |              7.4       |             67.0       |            186.4       |             89.8       |             64.2       |            126.2       |             16.7       |            203.8       
         Shoulder..................|            100.8       |              1.3       |               .9       |              8.4       |             27.6       |             12.6       |              7.9       |             15.8       |              1.7       |             24.7       
         Back......................|            540.0       |             10.8       |              5.1       |             45.1       |            122.2       |             62.0       |             45.1       |             89.7       |             11.0       |            149.0       
       Upper extremities...........|            466.5       |              9.8       |              4.1       |             42.1       |            161.5       |             34.8       |             31.2       |             91.6       |              9.4       |             82.1       
         Wrist.....................|             97.4       |              1.3       |               .5       |              6.8       |             35.6       |              7.3       |              6.4       |             15.3       |              3.6       |             20.6       
         Hand, except finger.......|             82.6       |              1.8       |               .7       |              9.5       |             25.6       |              6.3       |              5.0       |             18.8       |              1.4       |             13.4       
         Finger....................|            176.9       |              4.7       |              1.7       |             15.6       |             67.0       |              9.4       |             11.9       |             39.0       |              2.2       |             25.5       
       Lower extremities...........|            404.7       |              8.5       |              4.2       |             45.8       |             88.0       |             52.0       |             36.8       |             71.4       |              8.7       |             89.3       
         Knee......................|            138.1       |              2.5       |              1.7       |             16.2       |             28.8       |             18.3       |             10.8       |             24.4       |              3.0       |             32.3       
         Foot, except toe..........|             75.1       |              1.5       |               .7       |              7.3       |             18.3       |              8.2       |              8.6       |             14.6       |              1.3       |             14.8       
         Toe.......................|             24.8       |               .4       |               .1       |              2.8       |              7.1       |              2.6       |              3.2       |              4.4       |               .3       |              3.8       
       Body systems................|             31.5       |               .5       |               .6       |              2.4       |              6.8       |              3.6       |              1.4       |              4.4       |              2.2       |              9.6       
       Multiple parts..............|            159.9       |              3.2       |              1.5       |             13.5       |             29.7       |             20.7       |             11.9       |             27.8       |              5.8       |             45.7       
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     Source of injury, illness:    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Chemicals and chemical      |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          products.................|             38.3       |              0.6       |              1.6       |              2.4       |             12.0       |              3.2       |              1.5       |              6.1       |              1.0       |              9.9       
       Containers..................|            287.2       |              4.3       |              1.1       |              9.6       |             73.1       |             45.4       |             36.6       |             71.7       |              4.7       |             40.8       
       Furniture and fixtures......|             75.9       |               .3       |               .1       |              3.0       |             13.8       |              3.6       |              4.3       |             22.5       |              2.9       |             25.4       
       Machinery...................|            143.2       |              3.1       |              2.1       |             13.2       |             60.8       |              6.4       |             10.8       |             24.5       |              3.4       |             18.9       
       Parts and materials.........|            227.0       |              3.4       |              3.5       |             45.3       |             92.0       |             19.3       |             21.8       |             22.0       |              2.2       |             17.4       
       Worker motion or position...|            301.0       |              6.4       |              1.1       |             24.4       |             98.6       |             32.4       |             21.3       |             42.6       |              9.4       |             64.8       
       Floors, walkways, ground    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          surfaces.................|            317.2       |              5.6       |              3.2       |             34.6       |             52.5       |             36.4       |             20.5       |             70.2       |             10.8       |             83.3       
       Tools, instruments, and     |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          equipment................|            122.7       |              3.6       |              1.8       |             19.9       |             34.6       |              7.0       |              6.6       |             23.5       |              2.2       |             23.7       
       Vehicles....................|            158.2       |              4.0       |              1.4       |              9.4       |             24.0       |             42.6       |             19.8       |             21.8       |              3.6       |             31.6       
       Health care patient.........|             97.6       |            -           |            -           |            -           |               .1       |              2.4       |               .1       |               .1       |               .4       |             94.6       
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     Event or exposure:            |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Contact with objects and    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          equipment ...............|            562.2       |             13.5       |              7.6       |             63.0       |            179.0       |             49.8       |             46.5       |            105.5       |              8.5       |             88.8       
         Struck by object..........|            270.4       |              6.7       |              4.1       |             32.6       |             76.0       |             22.8       |             23.7       |             56.3       |              4.5       |             43.6       
         Struck against object.....|            143.5       |              3.4       |              1.5       |             15.2       |             40.0       |             14.1       |             10.7       |             28.8       |              2.6       |             27.1       
         Caught in equipment or    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
            object.................|             94.6       |              2.1       |              1.7       |              7.6       |             44.0       |              7.5       |              8.3       |             12.9       |               .7       |              9.7       
       Fall to lower level.........|            104.8       |              2.7       |              1.7       |             22.6       |             16.6       |             15.4       |              8.3       |             14.5       |              3.2       |             19.8       
       Fall to same level..........|            224.2       |              3.5       |              1.9       |             14.2       |             39.2       |             21.3       |             13.9       |             57.1       |              7.6       |             65.5       
       Slips, trips, loss of       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          balance--without fall....|             59.6       |              1.5       |               .2       |              5.0       |             12.8       |              8.8       |              4.3       |             10.6       |              1.5       |             14.9       
       Overexertion................|            559.9       |              8.4       |              5.2       |             43.0       |            136.4       |             63.6       |             49.6       |             85.7       |             10.2       |            157.8       
         Overexertion in lifting...|            334.8       |              4.7       |              2.0       |             24.8       |             75.9       |             38.2       |             32.1       |             59.5       |              6.0       |             91.6       
       Repetitive motion...........|             82.6       |               .9       |               .2       |              3.6       |             44.3       |              4.5       |              4.2       |              8.7       |              4.1       |             12.2       
       Exposure to harmful         |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          substances...............|            103.5       |              2.1       |              1.2       |              8.4       |             28.6       |              7.8       |              4.6       |             22.5       |              2.5       |             26.0       
       Transportation accidents....|             73.8       |              2.3       |               .5       |              6.1       |              8.8       |             19.4       |              9.1       |              8.3       |              2.7       |             16.6       
       Fires and explosions........|              4.2       |               .1       |            -           |               .7       |              1.3       |               .3       |               .3       |               .6       |            -           |               .9       
       Assaults and violent acts by|                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          person...................|             23.0       |               .1       |            -           |               .2       |               .6       |               .9       |               .3       |              4.3       |               .6       |             16.1       
     ______________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________

       1 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 
       2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
       3 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and by the Federal Railroad Administration,
     U.S. Department of Transportation.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal industries.
       
       NOTE:  Dashes indicate no data or data not meeting publication guidelines.  Because of rounding and classifications not shown, data may not sum to the totals. 
       
       SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

     Table 5.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected injury or illness characteristics and industry division, 1995
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                                   |   Private industry(2)  |      Agriculture,      |                        |                        |                        |   Transportation and   |                        |                        |        Finance,        |                        
                                   |                        |        forestry,       |        Mining(3)       |      Construction      |      Manufacturing     |         public         |     Wholesale trade    |      Retail trade      |       insurance,       |        Services        
                                   |                        |           and          |                        |                        |                        |      utilities(3)      |                        |                        |        and real        |                        
                                   |                        |       fishing(2)       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |         estate         |                        
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          Total  [2,040,900 cases].|          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         |          100.0         
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     Nature of injury, illness:    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Sprains, strains............|           43.0         |           37.3         |           42.3         |           38.0         |           37.7         |           50.6         |           45.1         |           40.3         |           36.5         |           49.7         
       Bruises, contusions.........|            9.4         |            8.3         |           11.0         |            7.5         |            9.0         |           10.5         |            9.3         |           10.9         |            8.0         |            9.2         
       Cuts, lacerations...........|            7.5         |           11.5         |            6.4         |            8.7         |            8.8         |            4.9         |            6.3         |           10.9         |            5.2         |            4.6         
       Fractures...................|            6.1         |            5.3         |           11.1         |           10.2         |            6.1         |            5.9         |            6.8         |            5.6         |            5.3         |            4.6         
       Carpal tunnel syndrome......|            1.5         |             .6         |            -           |             .7         |            2.8         |             .8         |            1.1         |            1.2         |            4.7         |            1.1         
       Heat burns..................|            1.8         |             .3         |            1.7         |            1.5         |            1.7         |             .4         |             .9         |            4.1         |             .8         |            1.4         
       Tendonitis..................|            1.1         |             .7         |            -           |             .5         |            1.9         |             .9         |             .8         |             .8         |            1.4         |             .9         
       Chemical burns..............|             .7         |             .6         |             .6         |             .6         |             .9         |             .4         |             .3         |             .7         |             .2         |             .8         
       Amputations.................|             .6         |             .7         |             .7         |             .6         |            1.1         |             .3         |             .6         |             .3         |             .1         |             .2         
       Multiple injuries...........|            3.0         |            3.4         |            5.6         |            3.2         |            2.9         |            2.8         |            3.9         |            3.1         |            4.4         |            2.6         
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Part of body affected:        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Head........................|            6.9         |            9.6         |            7.1         |            7.8         |            8.0         |            6.2         |            6.2         |            6.3         |            6.5         |            6.2         
         Eye.......................|            3.8         |            6.1         |            2.8         |            5.0         |            5.5         |            2.5         |            3.3         |            2.7         |            2.8         |            2.9         
       Neck........................|            1.9         |            1.1         |            2.5         |            1.6         |            1.5         |            2.7         |            2.0         |            1.7         |            1.9         |            2.1         
       Trunk.......................|           38.1         |           35.7         |           37.4         |           35.2         |           35.3         |           40.3         |           40.2         |           35.5         |           35.3         |           42.9         
         Shoulder..................|            4.9         |            3.0         |            4.3         |            4.4         |            5.2         |            5.7         |            4.9         |            4.4         |            3.7         |            5.2         
         Back......................|           26.5         |           25.6         |           25.6         |           23.7         |           23.2         |           27.8         |           28.2         |           25.2         |           23.4         |           31.4         
       Upper extremities...........|           22.9         |           23.2         |           20.5         |           22.1         |           30.6         |           15.6         |           19.5         |           25.8         |           19.9         |           17.3         
         Wrist.....................|            4.8         |            3.0         |            2.8         |            3.6         |            6.7         |            3.3         |            4.0         |            4.3         |            7.7         |            4.3         
         Hand, except finger.......|            4.0         |            4.2         |            3.3         |            5.0         |            4.9         |            2.8         |            3.1         |            5.3         |            3.1         |            2.8         
         Finger....................|            8.7         |           11.1         |            8.5         |            8.2         |           12.7         |            4.2         |            7.5         |           11.0         |            4.7         |            5.4         
       Lower extremities...........|           19.8         |           20.3         |           21.0         |           24.0         |           16.7         |           23.3         |           23.0         |           20.1         |           18.4         |           18.8         
         Knee......................|            6.8         |            5.9         |            8.3         |            8.5         |            5.5         |            8.2         |            6.7         |            6.9         |            6.5         |            6.8         
         Foot, except toe..........|            3.7         |            3.5         |            3.4         |            3.8         |            3.5         |            3.7         |            5.4         |            4.1         |            2.8         |            3.1         
         Toe.......................|            1.2         |            1.0         |             .6         |            1.5         |            1.3         |            1.2         |            2.0         |            1.2         |             .7         |             .8         
       Body systems................|            1.5         |            1.3         |            2.8         |            1.2         |            1.3         |            1.6         |             .8         |            1.2         |            4.8         |            2.0         
       Multiple parts..............|            7.8         |            7.6         |            7.8         |            7.1         |            5.6         |            9.3         |            7.5         |            7.8         |           12.2         |            9.6         
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     Source of injury, illness:    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Chemicals and chemical      |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          products.................|            1.9         |            1.5         |            8.3         |            1.2         |            2.3         |            1.4         |            0.9         |            1.7         |            2.2         |            2.1         
       Containers..................|           14.1         |           10.1         |            5.4         |            5.0         |           13.9         |           20.4         |           22.9         |           20.2         |            9.9         |            8.6         
       Furniture and fixtures......|            3.7         |             .8         |             .3         |            1.6         |            2.6         |            1.6         |            2.7         |            6.3         |            6.0         |            5.3         
       Machinery...................|            7.0         |            7.4         |           10.8         |            6.9         |           11.5         |            2.9         |            6.8         |            6.9         |            7.2         |            4.0         
       Parts and materials.........|           11.1         |            8.2         |           17.7         |           23.8         |           17.5         |            8.7         |           13.6         |            6.2         |            4.6         |            3.7         
       Worker motion or position...|           14.7         |           15.2         |            5.5         |           12.8         |           18.7         |           14.6         |           13.3         |           12.0         |           19.9         |           13.6         
       Floors, walkways, ground    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          surfaces.................|           15.5         |           13.3         |           16.3         |           18.2         |           10.0         |           16.3         |           12.9         |           19.7         |           22.8         |           17.5         
       Tools, instruments, and     |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          equipment................|            6.0         |            8.5         |            8.9         |           10.4         |            6.6         |            3.1         |            4.1         |            6.6         |            4.6         |            5.0         
       Vehicles....................|            7.8         |            9.4         |            7.1         |            4.9         |            4.6         |           19.1         |           12.4         |            6.1         |            7.5         |            6.7         
       Health care patient.........|            4.8         |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |            1.1         |             .1         |            -           |             .8         |           19.9         
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     Event or exposure:            |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Contact with objects and    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          equipment ...............|           27.5         |           32.2         |           38.5         |           33.0         |           33.9         |           22.4         |           29.1         |           29.7         |           18.0         |           18.7         
         Struck by object..........|           13.2         |           15.9         |           20.8         |           17.1         |           14.4         |           10.2         |           14.8         |           15.8         |            9.6         |            9.2         
         Struck against object.....|            7.0         |            8.1         |            7.7         |            8.0         |            7.6         |            6.3         |            6.7         |            8.1         |            5.5         |            5.7         
         Caught in equipment or    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
            object.................|            4.6         |            5.1         |            8.4         |            4.0         |            8.3         |            3.3         |            5.2         |            3.6         |            1.4         |            2.1         
       Fall to lower level.........|            5.1         |            6.4         |            8.3         |           11.9         |            3.1         |            6.9         |            5.2         |            4.1         |            6.9         |            4.2         
       Fall to same level..........|           11.0         |            8.4         |            9.7         |            7.4         |            7.4         |            9.6         |            8.7         |           16.1         |           16.1         |           13.8         
       Slips, trips, loss of       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          balance--without fall....|            2.9         |            3.5         |            1.1         |            2.6         |            2.4         |            3.9         |            2.7         |            3.0         |            3.2         |            3.1         
       Overexertion................|           27.4         |           20.0         |           26.4         |           22.5         |           25.9         |           28.5         |           31.1         |           24.1         |           21.7         |           33.2         
         Overexertion in lifting...|           16.4         |           11.2         |           10.1         |           13.0         |           14.4         |           17.1         |           20.1         |           16.7         |           12.8         |           19.3         
       Repetitive motion...........|            4.0         |            2.1         |             .8         |            1.9         |            8.4         |            2.0         |            2.6         |            2.5         |            8.6         |            2.6         
       Exposure to harmful         |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          substances...............|            5.1         |            5.0         |            5.8         |            4.4         |            5.4         |            3.5         |            2.9         |            6.3         |            5.2         |            5.5         
       Transportation accidents....|            3.6         |            5.5         |            2.4         |            3.2         |            1.7         |            8.7         |            5.7         |            2.3         |            5.7         |            3.5         
       Fires and explosions........|             .2         |             .2         |            -           |             .4         |             .2         |             .1         |             .2         |             .2         |            -           |             .2         
       Assaults and violent acts by|                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          person...................|            1.1         |             .1         |            -           |             .1         |             .1         |             .4         |             .2         |            1.2         |            1.3         |            3.4         
     ______________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________

       1 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 
       2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
       3 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and by the Federal Railroad Administration,
     U.S. Department of Transportation.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal industries.
       
       NOTE:  Dashes indicate no data or data not meeting publication guidelines.  Because of rounding and classifications not shown, percentages may not add to 100.
       
       SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

     Table 6.  Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and industry division, 1995
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                                   |                        |                                          Goods-producing                                          |                                                      Service-producing                                                     
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                                   |         Private        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
                                   |       industry(3)      |      Agriculture,      |                        |                        |                        |   Transportation and   |                        |                        |        Finance,        |                        
                                   |                        |        forestry,       |        Mining(4)       |      Construction      |      Manufacturing     |         public         |     Wholesale trade    |      Retail trade      |       insurance,       |        Services        
                                   |                        |           and          |                        |                        |                        |      utilities(4)      |                        |                        |        and real        |                        
                                   |                        |       fishing(3)       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |         estate         |                        
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          Total  [2,040,900 cases].|          250.3         |          339.9         |          326.8         |          417.6         |          287.4         |          388.4         |          262.0         |          226.3         |           79.3         |          204.2         
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Nature of injury, illness:    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Sprains, strains............|          107.5         |          126.8         |          138.2         |          158.7         |          108.3         |          196.6         |          118.2         |           91.3         |           29.0         |          101.4         
       Bruises, contusions.........|           23.6         |           28.3         |           35.8         |           31.4         |           26.0         |           40.8         |           24.4         |           24.6         |            6.4         |           18.8         
       Cuts, lacerations...........|           18.8         |           38.9         |           21.0         |           36.5         |           25.2         |           19.1         |           16.6         |           24.6         |            4.2         |            9.4         
       Fractures...................|           15.3         |           18.2         |           36.1         |           42.7         |           17.6         |           23.0         |           17.8         |           12.7         |            4.2         |            9.4         
       Carpal tunnel syndrome......|            3.9         |            2.1         |            -           |            2.8         |            8.0         |            3.0         |            2.9         |            2.7         |            3.8         |            2.3         
       Heat burns..................|            4.4         |            1.1         |            5.4         |            6.3         |            4.8         |            1.6         |            2.4         |            9.4         |            -           |            2.8         
       Tendonitis..................|            2.7         |            2.4         |            -           |            2.1         |            5.5         |            3.5         |            2.0         |            1.7         |            1.1         |            1.7         
       Chemical burns..............|            1.7         |            2.1         |            2.0         |            2.3         |            2.6         |            1.7         |            -           |            1.5         |            -           |            1.6         
       Amputations.................|            1.4         |            2.2         |            2.1         |            2.7         |            3.3         |            1.1         |            1.6         |            -           |            -           |            -           
       Multiple injuries...........|            7.6         |           11.6         |           18.3         |           13.6         |            8.2         |           10.8         |           10.2         |            7.0         |            3.5         |            5.3         
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Part of body affected:        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Head........................|           17.3         |           32.5         |           23.1         |           32.6         |           23.0         |           24.1         |           16.3         |           14.2         |            5.2         |           12.6         
         Eye.......................|            9.4         |           20.7         |            9.0         |           20.8         |           15.7         |            9.7         |            8.5         |            6.1         |            2.2         |            6.0         
       Neck........................|            4.7         |            3.9         |            8.3         |            6.5         |            4.2         |           10.7         |            5.4         |            3.8         |            1.5         |            4.4         
       Trunk.......................|           95.2         |          121.4         |          122.3         |          146.9         |          101.6         |          156.4         |          105.3         |           80.3         |           28.0         |           87.6         
         Shoulder..................|           12.4         |           10.2         |           14.2         |           18.3         |           15.0         |           22.0         |           12.9         |           10.0         |            2.9         |           10.6         
         Back......................|           66.2         |           87.1         |           83.7         |           98.9         |           66.6         |          108.0         |           73.8         |           57.1         |           18.5         |           64.0         
       Upper extremities...........|           57.2         |           79.0         |           67.1         |           92.2         |           88.0         |           60.7         |           51.1         |           58.3         |           15.8         |           35.3         
         Wrist.....................|           11.9         |           10.1         |            9.0         |           14.9         |           19.4         |           12.7         |           10.5         |            9.8         |            6.1         |            8.9         
         Hand, except finger.......|           10.1         |           14.3         |           10.9         |           20.9         |           14.0         |           11.0         |            8.1         |           12.0         |            2.4         |            5.8         
         Finger....................|           21.7         |           37.9         |           27.6         |           34.1         |           36.5         |           16.5         |           19.5         |           24.8         |            3.7         |           10.9         
       Lower extremities...........|           49.6         |           69.0         |           68.8         |          100.3         |           48.0         |           90.7         |           60.3         |           45.4         |           14.6         |           38.4         
         Knee......................|           16.9         |           20.0         |           27.3         |           35.6         |           15.7         |           31.9         |           17.7         |           15.5         |            5.1         |           13.9         
         Foot, except toe..........|            9.2         |           11.8         |           11.0         |           15.9         |           10.0         |           14.3         |           14.1         |            9.3         |            2.2         |            6.3         
         Toe.......................|            3.0         |            3.4         |            2.0         |            6.2         |            3.9         |            4.5         |            5.2         |            2.8         |            -           |            1.6         
       Body systems................|            3.9         |            4.4         |            9.1         |            5.2         |            3.7         |            6.3         |            2.2         |            2.8         |            3.8         |            4.1         
       Multiple parts..............|           19.6         |           25.9         |           25.5         |           29.7         |           16.2         |           36.0         |           19.6         |           17.7         |            9.7         |           19.6         
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     Source of injury, illness:    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Chemicals and chemical      |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          products.................|            4.7         |            5.0         |           27.0         |            5.2         |            6.5         |            5.6         |            2.5         |            3.8         |            1.7         |            4.3         
       Containers..................|           35.2         |           34.4         |           17.8         |           20.9         |           39.8         |           79.2         |           59.9         |           45.6         |            7.9         |           17.5         
       Furniture and fixtures......|            9.3         |            2.6         |            -           |            6.6         |            7.6         |            6.3         |            7.0         |           14.3         |            4.8         |           10.9         
       Machinery...................|           17.6         |           25.1         |           35.2         |           28.8         |           33.1         |           11.1         |           17.7         |           15.6         |            5.7         |            8.1         
       Parts and materials.........|           27.8         |           27.8         |           57.9         |           99.3         |           50.2         |           33.7         |           35.7         |           14.0         |            3.7         |            7.5         
       Worker motion or position...|           36.9         |           51.6         |           18.0         |           53.4         |           53.8         |           56.5         |           34.9         |           27.1         |           15.8         |           27.9         
       Floors, walkways, ground    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          surfaces.................|           38.9         |           45.2         |           53.4         |           75.8         |           28.6         |           63.4         |           33.7         |           44.7         |           18.1         |           35.8         
       Tools, instruments, and     |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          equipment................|           15.0         |           28.8         |           29.0         |           43.5         |           18.8         |           12.2         |           10.8         |           15.0         |            3.6         |           10.2         
       Vehicles....................|           19.4         |           32.0         |           23.2         |           20.6         |           13.1         |           74.2         |           32.5         |           13.9         |            6.0         |           13.6         
       Health care patient.........|           12.0         |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |            4.1         |            -           |            -           |            -           |           40.6         
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Event or exposure:            |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Contact with objects and    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          equipment ...............|           69.0         |          109.3         |          125.9         |          138.0         |           97.6         |           86.8         |           76.1         |           67.1         |           14.3         |           38.1         
         Struck by object..........|           33.2         |           54.0         |           68.0         |           71.5         |           41.4         |           39.8         |           38.8         |           35.8         |            7.6         |           18.7         
         Struck against object.....|           17.6         |           27.6         |           25.0         |           33.3         |           21.8         |           24.5         |           17.5         |           18.3         |            4.4         |           11.6         
         Caught in equipment or    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
            object.................|           11.6         |           17.2         |           27.4         |           16.7         |           24.0         |           13.0         |           13.7         |            8.2         |            1.1         |            4.2         
       Fall to lower level.........|           12.8         |           21.6         |           27.3         |           49.6         |            9.0         |           26.9         |           13.7         |            9.2         |            5.4         |            8.5         
       Fall to same level..........|           27.5         |           28.6         |           31.6         |           31.1         |           21.4         |           37.2         |           22.8         |           36.3         |           12.8         |           28.1         
       Slips, trips, loss of       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          balance--without fall....|            7.3         |           11.9         |            3.6         |           11.1         |            7.0         |           15.3         |            7.0         |            6.7         |            2.5         |            6.4         
       Overexertion................|           68.7         |           67.8         |           86.2         |           94.2         |           74.3         |          110.7         |           81.4         |           54.6         |           17.2         |           67.8         
         Overexertion in lifting...|           41.1         |           38.2         |           32.9         |           54.3         |           41.4         |           66.5         |           52.6         |           37.9         |           10.1         |           39.4         
       Repetitive motion...........|           10.1         |            7.2         |            2.6         |            7.8         |           24.1         |            7.9         |            6.9         |            5.6         |            6.8         |            5.2         
       Exposure to harmful         |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          substances...............|           12.7         |           17.0         |           19.1         |           18.4         |           15.6         |           13.5         |            7.5         |           14.3         |            4.1         |           11.2         
       Transportation accidents....|            9.1         |           18.7         |            7.7         |           13.3         |            4.8         |           33.9         |           14.9         |            5.3         |            4.6         |            7.1         
       Fires and explosions........|            -           |            -           |            -           |            1.6         |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           
       Assaults and violent acts by|                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          person...................|            2.8         |            -           |            -           |            -           |            -           |            1.5         |            -           |            2.8         |            1.1         |            6.9         
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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 which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 
       3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
       4 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and by the Federal Railroad Administration,
     U.S. Department of Transportation.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal industries.
       
       NOTE:  Dashes indicate no data, data not meeting publication guidelines, or incidence rates less than 1.0 per 10,000 full-time workers.  
       
       SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor



     Table 7.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected worker characteristics and number of days away
     from work, 1995
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                                   |                        |                                                                          Percent of cases involving                                                                          |                        
                                   |          Total         |______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|         Median         
             Characteristic        |          cases         |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |        days away       
                                   |                        |          1 day         |         2 days         |         3 to 5         |         6 to 10        |        11 to 20        |        21 to 30        |         31 days        |        from work       
                                   |                        |                        |                        |          days          |          days          |          days          |          days          |         or more        |                        
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          Total  [2,040,900 cases].|          100.0         |           16.9         |           13.4         |           20.9         |           13.4         |           11.3         |            6.2         |           17.9         |             5          
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Sex:                          |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Men.........................|          100.0         |           16.8         |           13.2         |           20.7         |           13.3         |           11.4         |            6.4         |           18.2         |             5          
       Women.......................|          100.0         |           17.0         |           13.8         |           21.4         |           13.7         |           11.1         |            5.9         |           17.1         |             5          
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     Age:(2)                       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       14 to 15 years..............|          100.0         |           18.5         |            8.8         |           35.5         |           17.9         |           10.4         |            1.2         |            7.8         |             4          
       16 to 19 years..............|          100.0         |           21.3         |           17.8         |           25.7         |           14.0         |            9.5         |            4.7         |            7.0         |             4          
       20 to 24 years..............|          100.0         |           21.1         |           16.0         |           23.6         |           13.2         |           10.4         |            4.5         |           11.1         |             4          
       25 to 34 years..............|          100.0         |           18.4         |           14.0         |           21.9         |           13.6         |           10.8         |            5.9         |           15.4         |             5          
       35 to 44 years..............|          100.0         |           15.4         |           12.7         |           19.2         |           13.1         |           12.1         |            6.9         |           20.5         |             6          
       45 to 54 years..............|          100.0         |           14.0         |           11.4         |           19.2         |           13.6         |           12.0         |            6.6         |           23.1         |             7          
       55 to 64 years..............|          100.0         |           12.2         |            9.9         |           18.7         |           13.1         |           11.9         |            8.2         |           26.0         |             9          
       65 years and over...........|          100.0         |           10.4         |            9.2         |           16.8         |           15.2         |           11.8         |            8.0         |           28.7         |            10          
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     Occupation:                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Managerial and professional |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          specialty................|          100.0         |           17.7         |           15.3         |           21.6         |           14.0         |           11.0         |            5.5         |           15.0         |             5          
       Technical, sales, and       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          administrative support...|          100.0         |           17.5         |           14.2         |           21.1         |           13.1         |           11.0         |            5.9         |           17.3         |             5          
       Service.....................|          100.0         |           16.7         |           14.6         |           24.0         |           14.1         |           10.8         |            5.2         |           14.6         |             5          
       Farming, forestry, and      |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          fishing..................|          100.0         |           17.6         |           12.2         |           21.6         |           14.6         |           12.3         |            5.6         |           16.0         |             5          
       Precision production, craft,|                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          and repair...............|          100.0         |           17.0         |           12.5         |           19.1         |           13.3         |           11.1         |            6.9         |           20.3         |             6          
       Operators, fabricators, and |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          laborers.................|          100.0         |           16.6         |           12.7         |           20.2         |           13.2         |           11.7         |            6.6         |           19.1         |             6          
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Length of service with        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        employer:                  |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Less than 3 months..........|          100.0         |           19.0         |           15.1         |           22.0         |           13.5         |           10.4         |            5.3         |           14.8         |             4          
       3 to 11 months..............|          100.0         |           17.8         |           14.7         |           22.1         |           13.4         |           10.4         |            5.8         |           15.8         |             5          
       1 to 5 years................|          100.0         |           17.1         |           13.5         |           21.1         |           13.6         |           11.2         |            6.0         |           17.5         |             5          
       More than 5 years...........|          100.0         |           15.1         |           11.8         |           19.1         |           12.8         |           12.5         |            7.5         |           21.1         |             7          
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Race or ethnic origin:        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       White, non-Hispanic.........|          100.0         |           17.5         |           13.8         |           20.4         |           13.1         |           11.4         |            6.3         |           17.6         |             5          
       Black, non-Hispanic.........|          100.0         |           15.8         |           13.4         |           22.0         |           13.9         |           10.9         |            6.1         |           17.9         |             5          
       Hispanic....................|          100.0         |           15.1         |           12.7         |           21.2         |           14.1         |           11.0         |            6.0         |           20.0         |             6          
       Asian or Pacific Islander...|          100.0         |           15.9         |           13.5         |           23.6         |           14.2         |           11.5         |            5.1         |           16.1         |             5          
       American Indian or Alaskan  |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          Native...................|          100.0         |           13.2         |           16.8         |           22.3         |           13.6         |           10.6         |            8.3         |           15.4         |             5          
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       1 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 
       2 Information is not shown separately in this release for injured workers under age 14; they accounted for fewer than 50 cases.

       NOTE:  Because of rounding,  percentages may not add to 100.
       
       SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor



     Table 8.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected occupations and number of days away
     from work, 1995
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                                   |                        |                                                                                                                                                                              |                        
                                   |                        |                                                                          Percent of cases involving                                                                          |                        
                                   |          Total         |______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|         Median         
               Occupation          |          cases         |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |        days away       
                                   |                        |          1 day         |         2 days         |         3 to 5         |         6 to 10        |        11 to 20        |        21 to 30        |         31 days        |        from work       
                                   |                        |                        |                        |          days          |          days          |          days          |          days          |         or more        |                        
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          Total  [2,040,900 cases].|          100.0         |           16.9         |           13.4         |           20.9         |           13.4         |           11.3         |            6.2         |           17.9         |             5          
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Truck drivers.................|          100.0         |           11.9         |           11.3         |           19.6         |           14.1         |           14.3         |            6.8         |           22.0         |             8          
     Laborers, nonconstruction.....|          100.0         |           17.4         |           13.9         |           21.9         |           13.0         |           11.3         |            5.9         |           16.6         |             5          
     Nursing aides, orderlies......|          100.0         |           16.7         |           15.8         |           24.4         |           15.0         |           10.3         |            4.6         |           13.3         |             4          
     Assemblers....................|          100.0         |           18.0         |           13.2         |           19.0         |           12.4         |           10.9         |            7.0         |           19.5         |             5          
     Janitors and cleaners.........|          100.0         |           16.7         |           15.5         |           21.4         |           14.4         |           10.1         |            5.2         |           16.7         |             5          
     Construction laborers.........|          100.0         |           14.0         |           11.9         |           19.1         |           13.1         |           13.8         |            7.0         |           21.1         |             7          
     Cooks.........................|          100.0         |           16.7         |           12.8         |           26.4         |           14.8         |           13.7         |            4.4         |           11.2         |             5          
     Carpenters....................|          100.0         |           13.2         |           11.9         |           19.0         |           15.2         |           10.5         |            8.6         |           21.6         |             7          
     Stock handlers and baggers....|          100.0         |           14.1         |           13.1         |           25.2         |           17.0         |            9.8         |            5.8         |           15.2         |             5          
     Miscellaneous food preparation|          100.0         |           13.9         |           16.1         |           24.3         |           12.9         |           11.6         |            6.3         |           14.8         |             5          
     Cashiers......................|          100.0         |           14.0         |           14.7         |           20.5         |           13.3         |           12.9         |            6.3         |           18.3         |             6          
     Welders and cutters...........|          100.0         |           24.6         |           14.6         |           18.8         |           12.1         |            8.5         |            6.0         |           15.5         |             4          
     Sales workers, miscellaneous  |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        commodities................|          100.0         |           16.3         |           12.1         |           23.4         |           12.9         |           11.4         |            6.2         |           17.7         |             5          
     Registered nurses.............|          100.0         |           19.9         |           14.2         |           22.3         |           12.8         |           11.3         |            5.8         |           13.7         |             4          
     Maids and housemen............|          100.0         |           16.7         |           13.7         |           26.4         |           11.9         |           10.1         |            4.6         |           16.6         |             5          
     Supervisors and proprietors,  |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        sales......................|          100.0         |           17.8         |           12.7         |           20.3         |           13.6         |           11.1         |            7.4         |           17.2         |             5          
     Shipping and receiving clerks.|          100.0         |           18.7         |           13.1         |           19.7         |           12.9         |           11.0         |            6.9         |           17.8         |             5          
     Groundskeepers and gardeners, |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        except farm................|          100.0         |           18.2         |           12.6         |           22.6         |           15.1         |           13.1         |            5.0         |           13.4         |             5          
     Automobile mechanics..........|          100.0         |           21.2         |           15.1         |           21.1         |           11.8         |           10.8         |            4.5         |           15.6         |             4          
     Electricians..................|          100.0         |           18.6         |           10.1         |           19.2         |           11.6         |            9.2         |            9.2         |           22.1         |             6          
     Waiters and waitresses........|          100.0         |           17.3         |           11.9         |           21.8         |           19.4         |           10.3         |            5.2         |           14.2         |             5          
     Driver-sales workers..........|          100.0         |           14.4         |            9.6         |           34.5         |           11.1         |           11.5         |            4.5         |           14.5         |             5          
     Kitchen workers, food         |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        preparation................|          100.0         |           24.6         |           19.2         |           23.0         |           13.5         |            6.5         |            3.1         |           10.0         |             3          
     Farm workers..................|          100.0         |           16.4         |           12.1         |           21.2         |           16.6         |           11.9         |            6.0         |           15.7         |             6          
     Plumbers, pipefitters,        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        steamfitters...............|          100.0         |           17.9         |           14.3         |           20.0         |           15.2         |            8.3         |            4.9         |           19.3         |             5          
     Industrial truck, tractor     |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        equipment operators........|          100.0         |           16.6         |           14.5         |           19.0         |           12.1         |           10.3         |            6.5         |           20.9         |             5          
     Industrial machinery repairers|          100.0         |           17.3         |           11.1         |           19.0         |           12.8         |           11.7         |            7.1         |           20.8         |             6          
     Bus, truck, stationary engine |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        mechanics..................|          100.0         |           16.4         |           13.3         |           19.1         |           10.2         |           11.9         |            7.0         |           22.1         |             6          
     Supervisors, production.......|          100.0         |           19.2         |           15.1         |           20.1         |           11.6         |           12.1         |            6.2         |           15.7         |             5          
     Licensed practical nurses.....|          100.0         |           18.1         |           18.4         |           18.2         |           11.8         |           11.7         |            4.8         |           17.0         |             5          
     Guards and police, except     |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        public.....................|          100.0         |           13.9         |           15.5         |           21.2         |           13.2         |           11.0         |            6.6         |           18.5         |             5          
     Packaging machine operators...|          100.0         |           18.2         |           12.0         |           18.9         |           12.5         |           12.3         |            7.8         |           18.3         |             6          
     Stock and inventory clerks....|          100.0         |           17.7         |           12.3         |           24.4         |           14.3         |           11.0         |            5.6         |           14.5         |             5          
     Machinists....................|          100.0         |           19.9         |           12.4         |           17.8         |           11.9         |           12.2         |            6.5         |           19.3         |             5          
     ______________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________

       1 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 
  
       NOTE:  Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.
       
       SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor



     Table 9.  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, 1995
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                                   |                        |                                                                          Percent of cases involving                                                                          |                        
                                   |          Total         |______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|         Median         
             Characteristic        |          cases         |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |        days away       
                                   |                        |          1 day         |         2 days         |         3 to 5         |         6 to 10        |        11 to 20        |        21 to 30        |         31 days        |        from work       
                                   |                        |                        |                        |          days          |          days          |          days          |          days          |         or more        |                        
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          Total  [2,040,900 cases].|          100.0         |           16.9         |           13.4         |           20.9         |           13.4         |           11.3         |            6.2         |           17.9         |             5          
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Nature of injury, illness:    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Sprains, strains............|          100.0         |           13.8         |           13.5         |           23.0         |           14.8         |           11.7         |            6.1         |           17.2         |             5          
       Bruises, contusions.........|          100.0         |           24.5         |           17.4         |           22.8         |           12.3         |            9.4         |            4.4         |            9.2         |             3          
       Cuts, lacerations...........|          100.0         |           25.8         |           16.8         |           21.0         |           14.1         |            9.5         |            4.3         |            8.4         |             3          
       Fractures...................|          100.0         |            8.1         |            6.3         |           12.8         |           12.5         |           13.8         |           10.5         |           35.9         |            18          
       Carpal tunnel syndrome......|          100.0         |            3.2         |            3.3         |            7.8         |           10.0         |           13.6         |           13.5         |           48.5         |            30          
       Heat burns..................|          100.0         |           20.3         |           14.1         |           23.0         |           15.5         |           12.3         |            6.5         |            8.2         |             4          
       Tendonitis..................|          100.0         |           10.3         |            9.0         |           16.1         |           12.9         |           19.2         |            7.5         |           25.1         |            12          
       Chemical burns..............|          100.0         |           32.2         |           20.1         |           23.1         |           10.6         |            6.8         |            2.8         |            4.5         |             2          
       Amputations.................|          100.0         |            5.2         |            4.8         |           11.7         |           10.1         |           18.2         |           14.8         |           35.2         |            21          
       Multiple injuries...........|          100.0         |           13.6         |           11.4         |           19.5         |           14.3         |           12.9         |            5.4         |           22.9         |             7          
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     Part of body affected:        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Head........................|          100.0         |           39.4         |           20.3         |           20.7         |            8.1         |            4.7         |            1.7         |            5.0         |             2          
         Eyes......................|          100.0         |           48.0         |           22.3         |           19.7         |            5.1         |            2.6         |             .6         |            1.7         |             2          
       Neck........................|          100.0         |           17.5         |           13.9         |           20.7         |           12.9         |           10.1         |            5.1         |           19.7         |             5          
       Trunk.......................|          100.0         |           12.9         |           13.0         |           21.9         |           14.6         |           12.1         |            6.5         |           19.1         |             6          
         Shoulder..................|          100.0         |           12.9         |           12.1         |           18.8         |           12.5         |           11.2         |            7.2         |           25.4         |             8          
         Back......................|          100.0         |           12.8         |           13.6         |           23.4         |           15.2         |           11.6         |            5.6         |           17.7         |             6          
       Upper extremities...........|          100.0         |           18.4         |           12.7         |           19.5         |           13.7         |           11.4         |            6.6         |           17.7         |             5          
         Wrist.....................|          100.0         |           10.3         |            9.4         |           16.0         |           12.7         |           11.7         |            9.6         |           30.2         |            12          
         Hand, except finger.......|          100.0         |           23.2         |           14.1         |           20.6         |           13.7         |           10.6         |            5.7         |           12.1         |             4          
         Finger....................|          100.0         |           21.9         |           14.6         |           20.4         |           14.3         |           11.0         |            6.0         |           11.7         |             4          
       Lower extremities...........|          100.0         |           15.3         |           13.0         |           21.7         |           12.9         |           12.1         |            7.0         |           17.9         |             5          
         Knee......................|          100.0         |           11.9         |           10.6         |           19.4         |           13.5         |           12.5         |            8.6         |           23.6         |             8          
         Foot, except toe..........|          100.0         |           18.4         |           14.8         |           23.2         |           11.8         |           10.8         |            6.7         |           14.4         |             5          
         Toe.......................|          100.0         |           19.9         |           15.2         |           22.2         |           13.8         |           13.8         |            5.4         |            9.8         |             4          
       Body systems................|          100.0         |           28.1         |           16.7         |           18.4         |            9.4         |            9.5         |            3.6         |           14.2         |             3          
       Multiple parts..............|          100.0         |           13.9         |           11.4         |           19.2         |           13.0         |           11.8         |            6.6         |           24.2         |             7          
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     Source of injury, illness:    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Chemicals and chemical      |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          products.................|          100.0         |           31.9         |           18.1         |           23.3         |            9.5         |            7.3         |            2.8         |            7.0         |             2          
       Containers..................|          100.0         |           15.3         |           13.4         |           22.9         |           14.0         |           11.6         |            6.2         |           16.6         |             5          
       Furniture and fixtures......|          100.0         |           18.7         |           14.1         |           22.4         |           15.8         |           10.1         |            5.2         |           13.7         |             5          
       Machinery...................|          100.0         |           17.4         |           13.1         |           18.9         |           13.8         |           11.6         |            7.1         |           18.1         |             6          
       Parts and materials.........|          100.0         |           18.0         |           14.2         |           20.2         |           13.0         |           11.7         |            6.3         |           16.6         |             5          
       Worker motion or position...|          100.0         |           11.9         |           11.5         |           19.8         |           13.6         |           12.3         |            7.8         |           23.1         |             8          
       Floors, walkways, ground    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          surfaces.................|          100.0         |           13.0         |           11.7         |           19.5         |           13.0         |           12.1         |            7.1         |           23.6         |             7          
       Tools, instruments, and     |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          equipment................|          100.0         |           23.8         |           14.7         |           22.2         |           13.0         |            9.3         |            5.3         |           11.8         |             4          
       Vehicles....................|          100.0         |           14.3         |           11.5         |           21.1         |           13.8         |           12.0         |            6.1         |           21.2         |             7          
       Health care patient.........|          100.0         |           15.7         |           16.7         |           24.1         |           15.1         |           10.7         |            4.9         |           12.8         |             4          
                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Event or exposure:            |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
       Contact with objects and    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          equipment ...............|          100.0         |           24.3         |           15.3         |           20.8         |           12.5         |            9.7         |            5.1         |           12.2         |             4          
         Struck by object..........|          100.0         |           24.5         |           15.8         |           22.0         |           11.7         |            9.4         |            5.2         |           11.5         |             4          
         Struck against object.....|          100.0         |           23.5         |           15.0         |           21.3         |           13.0         |            9.9         |            5.2         |           12.2         |             4          
         Caught in equipment or    |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
            object.................|          100.0         |           16.8         |           13.0         |           17.9         |           16.0         |           12.6         |            6.4         |           17.4         |             6          
       Fall to lower level.........|          100.0         |           10.4         |           10.9         |           17.5         |           12.9         |           13.2         |            7.9         |           27.2         |            10          
       Fall to same level..........|          100.0         |           14.4         |           12.5         |           20.6         |           12.8         |           11.8         |            6.5         |           21.3         |             6          
       Slips, trips, loss of       |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          balance--without fall....|          100.0         |           14.4         |           12.9         |           21.1         |           13.7         |           11.6         |            7.6         |           18.7         |             6          
       Overexertion................|          100.0         |           12.9         |           12.9         |           22.2         |           14.7         |           12.3         |            6.5         |           18.5         |             6          
         Overexertion in lifting...|          100.0         |           12.5         |           13.1         |           23.3         |           14.5         |           12.3         |            6.6         |           17.7         |             6          
       Repetitive motion...........|          100.0         |            7.8         |            6.7         |           13.0         |           12.1         |           14.0         |           10.7         |           35.6         |            18          
       Exposure to harmful         |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          substances...............|          100.0         |           29.5         |           17.4         |           22.6         |           11.5         |            8.3         |            3.8         |            6.8         |             3          
       Transportation accidents....|          100.0         |           12.5         |           10.8         |           19.2         |           13.8         |           12.7         |            6.2         |           24.9         |             8          
       Fires and explosions........|          100.0         |           10.3         |            9.4         |           18.5         |           12.8         |           20.9         |            7.9         |           20.3         |            10          
       Assaults and violent acts by|                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
          person...................|          100.0         |           18.6         |           14.4         |           21.6         |           17.7         |            8.7         |            4.0         |           14.9         |             5          
     ______________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________

       1 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 
   
       NOTE:  Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.
       
       SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor



     Table 10.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by industry division and number of days away from work, 1995
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                                   |                        |                                                                          Percent of cases involving                                                                          |                        
                                   |          Total         |______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|         Median         
             Characteristic        |          cases         |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |        days away       
                                   |                        |          1 day         |         2 days         |         3 to 5         |         6 to 10        |        11 to 20        |        21 to 30        |         31 days        |        from work       
                                   |                        |                        |                        |          days          |          days          |          days          |          days          |         or more        |                        
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                                   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
     Private industry(2)           |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
        [2,040,900 cases]..........|          100.0         |           16.9         |           13.4         |           20.9         |           13.4         |           11.3         |            6.2         |           17.9         |             5          
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     Goods-producing:              |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
         Agriculture, forestry, and|                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
            fishing(2).............|          100.0         |           16.9         |           12.2         |           22.2         |           14.7         |           13.4         |            5.5         |           15.0         |             5          
         Mining(3).................|          100.0         |           10.2         |            8.2         |           14.8         |           13.7         |            9.5         |            5.9         |           37.8         |            12          
         Construction..............|          100.0         |           15.5         |           11.4         |           18.9         |           13.4         |           11.2         |            7.5         |           22.1         |             7          
         Manufacturing.............|          100.0         |           19.3         |           13.3         |           18.8         |           12.4         |           11.3         |            6.7         |           18.2         |             5          
           Durable goods...........|          100.0         |           19.9         |           13.4         |           18.5         |           12.4         |           11.1         |            6.7         |           18.0         |             5          
           Nondurable goods........|          100.0         |           18.3         |           13.2         |           19.3         |           12.4         |           11.6         |            6.8         |           18.5         |             5          
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     Service-producing:            |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
         Transportation and public |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
            utilities(3)...........|          100.0         |           12.4         |           11.0         |           20.7         |           14.6         |           12.9         |            6.6         |           21.9         |             7          
         Wholesale trade...........|          100.0         |           17.2         |           14.3         |           21.5         |           12.9         |           11.7         |            6.0         |           16.4         |             5          
         Retail trade..............|          100.0         |           16.6         |           13.7         |           22.8         |           14.1         |           10.8         |            6.2         |           15.8         |             5          
         Finance, insurance, and   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        
            real estate............|          100.0         |           15.8         |           13.7         |           22.0         |           12.5         |           10.7         |            6.6         |           18.8         |             5          
         Services..................|          100.0         |           17.5         |           15.1         |           22.7         |           13.6         |           10.7         |            5.1         |           15.4         |             5          
     ______________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________|________________________

       1 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 
       2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.   
       3 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and by the Federal
     Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal industries.
       
       NOTE:  Because of rounding,  percentages may not add to 100.
       
       SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor