Technical Information: (202) 691-6170 USDL 08-1716

Media information: (202) 691-5902 For release: 10:00 A.M. EST

Internet address: http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm Thursday, November 20, 2008

(This news release was reissued on March 31, 2009 to correct selected data within 

the mining and railroad industries that were misclassified by BLS. Except for these 

industries, the corrections resulted in minor changes for the category musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and selected nature, event or exposure, and source 

categories. Corrections have been made to text in the first bullet under “Key Findings” and in the MSD section; charts A and B; and tables 5, 6, 7, 11, 16, 18, 19, 20, 

22, and 23.)

NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES 

REQUIRING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK, 2007

Both the rate and the number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses 

requiring days away from work decreased from 2006 to 2007, according to the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, U.S. Department Labor. The 2007 rate was 122 per 10,000 full-time 

workers, a decrease of 4 percent from 2006. There were 1.2 million cases requiring days 

away from work in private industry out of 4 million total recordable cases as reported by 

the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. The number of days-away-fromwork cases in 2007 decreased by 24,630 cases, or 2 percent, as compared to 2006 levels. 

Median days away from work—a key measure of the severity of the injury or illness—

was 7 days in 2007, the same as the prior three years. 

Key findings for 2007:

In 2007, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) with days away from work declined by 

21,770 cases from 2006. The 2007 injury and illness incidence rate of 35 cases per 

10,000 full-time workers for MSDs is 8 percent below the 2006 rate of 39 cases 

per 10,000 workers. The decrease in the number of MSDs is the largest factor 

contributing to the overall decline in days-away-from-work cases in 2007.

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants had 44,930 days-away-from-work cases 

and a rate of 465 cases per 10,000 workers, which is a 12 percent decrease in the 

rate compared to 2006.

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Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers experienced the highest number 

of days-away-from-work cases, with 79,000 in 2007, a 7 percent decline from 

85,120 in 2006.

Cases with days away from work due to a fall on the same level increased by 10 

percent from 2006 levels, driven by large increases in the number of cases in retail 

trade (up 4,280 cases, 19 percent) and health care and social assistance (up 3,360 

cases, 11 percent).

Case characteristics

Case characteristics provide detailed information on the circumstances of 

workplace injuries and illnesses that required one or more days away from work. The 

survey uses four case characteristics—nature, part of body, source, and event or 

exposure—to describe a workplace incident. 

 A nursing aide sprains her back from overexertion in lifting a health care patient. 

 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑

 (nature) (part of body) (event or exposure) (source)

Sprains and strains were the most frequent nature of injuries and illnesses (see 

table 6); however, the number of cases has decreased 5 percent from 2006, 

compared to a 2 percent decline for all injuries. 

Cases with days away from work due to overexertion decreased by 7 percent to 

264,930 cases. This continues the sequence of decreases in this event for the last 

five years.

The number of cases of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) decreased in 2007 by 1,070 

to a total of 11,940 cases. The number of CTS cases in the goods-producing 

industries decreased to 4,510 cases. Among CTS cases in goods-producing 

industries, there was a decrease of 610 cases in the construction industry to a total 

of 280 cases. The number of these cases in manufacturing decreased by 880 cases 

to a total of 4,170 cases.

The part of the body most often affected by work injuries was the trunk (including 

the shoulder and back) accounting for 33 percent of all injuries and illnesses. 

Cases involving the trunk decreased by 4 percent from 2006.

Floors, walkways, and ground surfaces were the source of injury or illness for 

20 percent of all days-away-from-work cases and increased by 7 percent from 

2006 levels. These surfaces are frequently the source of injury when a person 

falls. The second most frequent source of injury or illness, accounting for 14 

percent of the total workplace injuries and illnesses in 2007, was worker motion or 

position (typically associated with sprains and strains).
Injury and Illness Severity 

The survey provides data on the length of the absences resulting from injuries and 

illnesses that require days away from work to recuperate. Median number of days away 

from work—the key survey measure of severity—designates the point at which half the 

cases involved more days and half involved fewer days.

The median number of days away from work for all cases was 7 days in 2007, 

unchanged since 2004. Twenty-six percent of all days-away-from-work cases resulted in 

31 or more days away from work. Goods-producing industries had a median of 9 days,

and service-providing industries had a median of 7 days (see table 12).

Within industries, the mining sector had the highest median days away from work 

at 27, nearly 4 times the median for all private industry. Transportation and 

warehousing had a median days away from work of 14, double the national 

median.

The highest median days away from work were for heavy and tractor-trailer truck 

drivers and light and delivery service truck drivers, each with 15 days, followed by 

carpenters and construction laborers with 10 days. These occupations had 0.1 

percent or more of total cases.

Fractures continued to require the highest median days away from work (30 days) 

in all private industries, followed by carpal tunnel syndrome (28 days). Of all 

fractures, 48 percent were the result of a fall on the same level or a fall to lower 

level. Within goods-producing industries, fractures had the highest median days 

away from work as well (35 days), followed by carpal tunnel syndrome (28 days). 

Service-providing industries reversed this pattern, with carpal tunnel syndrome 

having the highest median days away from work (28 days) followed by fractures 

(27 days).

Injuries involving the shoulder took workers a median of 18 days to recuperate for 

all private industries. Half of the injuries to the shoulder were the result of 

overexertion. Workers in the goods-producing industries took a median of 26 days 

and those in service-providing industries required 15 days.

Injuries from repetitive motion continue to be the event with the highest median 

days away from work for all private industries (20 days) and service-providing 

industries (19 days), followed by falls to lower level (15 days for private industry, 

12 days for service-providing industries). In goods-producing industries, falls to 

lower level required the highest median days away from work with 22 days, 

followed by repetitive motion (20 days).

As age increases, median days away from work increase. Workers age 65 and 

over experienced the longest absences from work with a median of 16 days, 

compared to 4 days away from work for workers age 16 to 24. 
Worker characteristics

Worker characteristics include gender, age, race or ethnic origin, and length of 

service with the employer at the time of incident (see tables 1, 2, and 8).

Workers who were 20 to 24 years of age had the highest incidence rate at 134 

cases per 10,000 full-time workers, a 6 percent decline from 2006. Workers 65 

years old and older had the lowest rate at 96, a 9 percent decline from 2006. This 

compares to an overall decline of 4 percent for all cases.

Men accounted for 64 percent of injuries and illnesses and had an incidence rate of 

134 per 10,000 workers, 22 percent higher than the rate for women (105 per 

10,000 workers). Men typically work in jobs and industries that have higher rates 

than women.

The number of injuries and illnesses to Hispanic and White workers in 

construction and extraction occupations declined significantly in 2007 (23 percent 

and 10 percent respectively). The number of injuries and illnesses to Black 

workers in this occupation group increased by 7 percent to a total of 6,490 cases in 

2007.

Occupation 

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers experienced the highest number 

of days-away-from-work injuries and illnesses, with 79,000 in 2007. This was a seven 

percent decline from 85,120 in 2006. Following this occupation were heavy and tractortrailer truck drivers (57,050), nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants (44,930), 

construction laborers (34,180), and light or delivery service truck drivers (32,930). Of 

these five occupations, only the light or delivery service truck drivers had an increase in 

cases (23 percent) from 2006. 

Ten occupations had more than 20,000 injuries and illnesses in 2007 (see table 4). 

These ten occupations (including the five mentioned above) made up 33 percent of all 

injuries and illnesses with days away from work in 2007, and have had more than 

20,000 injuries and illnesses every year since 2003. 

Six occupations had rates of 350 or more per 10,000 full-time workers (see table 23). 

These occupations had 0.1 percent or more of total employment.

o Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants had the highest rate of injuries and 

illnesses with 465 per 10,000 full-time workers. 

o The remaining five occupations were laborers and freight, stock, and material 

movers with a rate of 434, nonrestaurant food servers (415), construction laborers 

(394), light or delivery service truck drivers (370) and roofers (363). 

Five occupations had incidence rates over 1,000 per 10,000 workers: athletes and 

sports competitors (2,049), animal control workers (1,520), hoist and winch operators 
(1,294), mine shuttle car operators (1,289), and psychiatric aides (1,119). These 

occupations did not have high numbers of cases or high employment.

Industry

Workers in the goods-producing industries experienced 349,450 injuries and 

illnesses with days away from work and had an incidence rate at 153 per 10,000 workers 

in 2007. Ninety-two percent of these cases were in the manufacturing and construction 

industry sectors.

Manufacturing, with 187,200 cases, had the highest case count among goodsproducing industries, but had the lowest incidence rate of 133 per 10,000 workers. 

Contact with objects was the event most often associated with these injuries with a 

rate of 50 per 10,000 full-time workers.

Construction industry workers experienced 135,350 injuries and illnesses in 2007 

and had an incidence rate of 190 per 10,000 workers. Within construction, contact 

with objects and equipment resulted in 35 percent of the injuries and illnesses.

In comparison to goods-producing industries, workers in the service-providing 

industries experienced 809,420 days away from work injuries and illnesses and had a 

lower incidence rate at 112 per 10,000 workers. Two thirds of these cases were in the 

trade, transportation, and utilities industry sector and the educational and health services 

industry sector. 

Trade, transportation and utilities industry workers experienced 359,770 injuries 

and illnesses in 2007, the highest count of all private industry sectors and had an

incidence rate of 158 per 10,000 full-time workers. The transportation and 

warehousing industry had the highest rate (265) of injuries and illnesses.

Educational and health services experienced 181,700 cases with an incidence rate 

of 134. Ninety-four percent of these cases were in health care and social 

assistance industries.

Musculoskeletal disorders

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), often referred to as ergonomic injuries, are 

injuries or illnesses affecting the connective tissues of the body such as muscles, nerves, 

tendons, joints, cartilage, or spinal discs. Injuries or disorders caused by slips, trips, falls, 

motor vehicle accidents, or similar incidents are not MSDs. (A more detailed definition 

can be found on the BLS website http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshdef.htm.) MSDs accounted 

for 29 percent of all workplace injuries requiring time away from work in 2007, 

compared to 30 percent of total days-away-from-work cases in 2006. 

There were 335,390 MSDs in 2007 requiring a median of 9 days away from work, 

two more days than the median for all days-away-from-work cases. This is a 
decline of 21,770 cases (6 percent) from last year, and an 11 percent decline from 

2005. The rate of MSD injuries has also declined 8 percent from 39 cases per 

10,000 workers in 2006 to 35. 

Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants had a MSD rate of 252 cases per 10,000 

workers, a rate more than seven times the national MSD average for all 

occupations (see chart A). Laborers and freight handlers had a MSD rate of 149 

and light and delivery truck drivers had a MSD rate of 117. 

The MSD rate for several of the major industry sectors decreased significantly from 

last year (see chart B). The MSD incident rate for management of companies and 

enterprises decreased 32 percent (to 11), construction decreased 16 percent (to 

41), and manufacturing decreased 10 percent (to 41).

Notes

This release is the third in a series of three releases from the BLS covering 

occupational safety and health statistics in 2007. The first release, in August 2008, 

covered work-related fatalities from the 2007 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. In 

October 2008, the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses reported the total 

recordable cases for occupational injuries and illnesses for 2007. Additional background 

and methodological information regarding the BLS occupational safety and health 

program can be found in Chapter 9 of the BLS Handbook of Methods at 

http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch9.pdf.

With the 2007 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), BLS added 

selected injury and illness rates by occupation at the 2, 3, and 4 digit detailed occupation 

level for the Nation and at the occupational group level for the Nation and States. 

Because of space limitations, this release does not present all the publishable 

estimates and rates for days-away-from-work cases. Additional detailed data are 

available from BLS staff on 202-691-6170, iifstaff@bls.gov, and the BLS Internet site at 

http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm.
[This chart was reissued in March 2009.]

[This chart was reissued in March 2009.]

Chart B. Number, incidence rate, and median days of work-related musculoskeletal disorders that required

days away from work by selected industry sectors, 2006-07

Industry Total Cases Incidence Rate Median Days

2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 

All Industries1357,160 335,390 38.6 35.4 9 9

Goods producing1103,750 92,280 45.6 40.4 10 12

 Natural resources and mining14,480 4,870 29.0 29.5 11 12

 Mining12,040 2,100 30.2 29.6 21 27

 Construction 34,510 29,420 49.5 41.4 10 12

 Manufacturing 64,760 57,990 45.5 41.1 11 12

Service providing1253,410 243,100 36.3 33.8 8 8

 Management of companies and enterprises 2,760 1,960 16.5 11.3 9 9

1 Data for total cases and incidence rate for this industry were affected by the March 2009 corrections to 2007 data.
TABLE 1. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker characteristics and major 

Characteristic

Private

industry

2,3,4

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining2,3

Construction Manufac- turing Total service providing Trade, transpor- tation and utilities4 Informa- tion Financial activities Profes- sional and business services E

Total cases .............................................. 1,158,870 349,450 26,900 135,350 187,200 809,420 359,770 18,560 35,450 88,260 1Gender:

Male ..................................................... 744,860 301,300 23,500 131,840 145,960 443,560 249,970 12,790 17,610 58,960 Female ................................................. 409,040 47,860 3,370 3,480 41,010 361,180 105,190 5,760 17,840 29,280 1

Age:5

14 - 15 ................................................. 400 30 30 – – 370 150 – – – 16 - 19 ................................................. 35,250 7,570 830 3,010 3,730 27,680 12,240 340 660 1,610 20 - 24 ................................................. 124,550 37,360 3,400 16,360 17,610 87,190 39,940 1,550 2,680 10,400 25 - 34 ................................................. 260,080 84,930 6,810 39,060 39,060 175,150 74,440 3,640 5,960 23,190 35 - 44 ................................................. 283,660 89,080 6,750 35,340 46,990 194,580 87,870 5,240 9,020 21,800 45 - 54 ................................................. 271,300 83,200 5,570 28,160 49,480 188,090 84,320 4,650 9,730 19,210 55 - 64 ................................................. 138,960 38,120 2,760 10,840 24,520 100,840 43,670 2,340 5,750 9,080 65 and over .......................................... 25,140 4,240 430 880 2,930 20,900 9,360 370 1,120 1,710 

Length of service with employer:

Less than 3 months ............................. 142,660 49,380 5,170 23,210 21,000 93,280 40,960 1,010 2,480 11,750 3 - 11 months ....................................... 248,620 72,170 6,280 30,720 35,170 176,450 74,890 2,630 7,410 21,950 1 - 5 years ............................................ 403,180 118,670 9,550 50,950 58,170 284,510 123,580 5,000 12,860 34,010 More than 5 years ................................ 349,940 106,920 5,590 29,740 71,590 243,010 111,450 9,650 12,270 19,980 

Race or ethnic origin:

White only ............................................ 519,330 179,040 6,760 75,750 96,540 340,290 148,340 6,020 16,440 38,340 Black only ............................................ 94,200 22,170 900 6,040 15,230 72,030 21,500 1,220 3,190 7,120 Hispanic or Latino only ........................ 157,320 65,770 10,300 25,480 29,990 91,550 34,290 1,130 3,770 15,580 Asian only ............................................ 16,220 3,550 70 390 3,090 12,680 3,610 120 760 1,080 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

only .................................................... 4,290 920 40 380 500 3,370 1,280 30 80 390 

American Indian or Alaskan Native

only .................................................... 6,130 1,930 130 940 870 4,200 1,740 90 90 410 

Hispanic or Latino and other race ........ 820 260 30 100 130 560 130 – – 50 Multi-race ............................................. 870 310 – 100 210 560 220 – – 40 Not reported ......................................... 359,690 75,510 8,680 26,180 40,650 284,190 148,670 9,930 11,100 25,240 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which

also included job transfer or restriction.

2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,

2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for miningoperators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HealthAdministration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from thecoal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the OccupationalSafety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002;

therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estim

4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided t

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

5 Information is not shown separately for injured workers unde

than 50 cases.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guideline

exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the tot

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labo

and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 2. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker characteristics 

2007

Characteristic Private industry 2,3,4

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining2,3

Construction Manufac- turing Total service providing Trade, transpor- tation and utilities4 Informa- tion Financial activities Profes- sional and business services E

Total [1,158,870 cases] .......................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Gender:

Male ..................................................... 64.3 86.2 87.4 97.4 78.0 54.8 69.5 68.9 49.7 66.8 Female ................................................. 35.3 13.7 12.5 2.6 21.9 44.6 29.2 31.0 50.3 33.2 

Age:5

14 - 15 ................................................. 6 ( ) 6 ( ) .1 – – 6 ( ) 6 () – – – 

16 - 19 ................................................. 3.0 2.2 3.1 2.2 2.0 3.4 3.4 1.8 1.9 1.8 20 - 24 ................................................. 10.7 10.7 12.6 12.1 9.4 10.8 11.1 8.4 7.6 11.8 25 - 34 ................................................. 22.4 24.3 25.3 28.9 20.9 21.6 20.7 19.6 16.8 26.3 35 - 44 ................................................. 24.5 25.5 25.1 26.1 25.1 24.0 24.4 28.2 25.4 24.7 45 - 54 ................................................. 23.4 23.8 20.7 20.8 26.4 23.2 23.4 25.1 27.4 21.8 55 - 64 ................................................. 12.0 10.9 10.3 8.0 13.1 12.5 12.1 12.6 16.2 10.3 65 and over .......................................... 2.2 1.2 1.6 .7 1.6 2.6 2.6 2.0 3.2 1.9 

Length of service with employer:

Less than 3 months ............................. 12.3 14.1 19.2 17.1 11.2 11.5 11.4 5.4 7.0 13.3 3 - 11 months ....................................... 21.5 20.7 23.3 22.7 18.8 21.8 20.8 14.2 20.9 24.9 1 - 5 years ............................................ 34.8 34.0 35.5 37.6 31.1 35.1 34.3 26.9 36.3 38.5 More than 5 years ................................ 30.2 30.6 20.8 22.0 38.2 30.0 31.0 52.0 34.6 22.6 

Race or ethnic origin:

White only ............................................ 44.8 51.2 25.1 56.0 51.6 42.0 41.2 32.4 46.4 43.4 Black only ............................................ 8.1 6.3 3.3 4.5 8.1 8.9 6.0 6.6 9.0 8.1 Hispanic or Latino only ........................ 13.6 18.8 38.3 18.8 16.0 11.3 9.5 6.1 10.6 17.7 Asian only ............................................ 1.4 1.0 .3 .3 1.7 1.6 1.0 .6 2.1 1.2 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

only .................................................... .4 .3 .1 .3 .3 .4 .4 .2 .2 .4 

American Indian or Alaskan Native

only .................................................... .5 .6 .5 .7 .5 .5 .5 .5 .3 .5 

Hispanic or Latino and other race ........ .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 6 ( ) – – .1 

Multi-race ............................................. .1 .1 – .1 .1 .1 .1 – – 6 ( ) 

Not reported ......................................... 31.0 21.6 32.3 19.3 21.7 35.1 41.3 53.5 31.3 28.6 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which

also included job transfer or restriction.

2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,

2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for miningoperators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HealthAdministration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from thecoal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the OccupationalSafety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002;therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries. 

4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided t

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

5 Information is not shown separately for injured workers unde

than 50 cases.

6 Data too small to be displayed.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guideline

exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, percentages may not add to 

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labo

and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 3. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by major occupational group and major industry s

Occupation

Private

industry

2,3,4

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining2,3

Construction Manufac- turing Total service providing Trade, transpor- tation and utilities4 Informa- tion Financial activities Profes- sional and business services 

Total cases ............................................................. 1,158,870 349,450 26,900 135,350 187,200 809,420 359,770 18,560 35,450 88,260 

Management occupations .................................... 21,900 3,920 280 2,410 1,240 17,980 3,540 580 2,840 2,720 Business and financial operations occupations ... 7,700 680 30 90 570 7,010 1,470 270 2,330 1,660 Computer and mathematical occupations ............ 2,200 300 – 20 270 1,900 280 370 300 650 Architecture and engineering occupations ........... 4,950 1,670 70 300 1,300 3,280 400 670 – 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations ..... 1,900 540 110 – 430 1,370 180 30 200 470 Community and social services occupations ....... 8,140 – – – – 8,140 60 – 20 280 Legal occupations ................................................ 1,380 – – – – 1,380 20 – 570 700 Education, training, and library occupations ........ 8,210 – – – – 8,200 20 50 – 120 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations ........................................................ 5,820 180 – – 170 5,640 760 1,020 40 180 

Healthcare practitioners and technical

occupations ........................................................ 46,660 190 20 40 130 46,470 1,130 – 100 2,690 

Healthcare support occupations ........................... 67,300 60 30 – 20 67,250 840 – 160 1,550 Protective service occupations ............................. 10,690 370 50 120 200 10,330 900 30 330 6,000 Food preparation and serving related

occupations ........................................................ 76,850 460 30 70 360 76,390 10,850 150 470 1,060 

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations ........................................................ 71,750 4,750 620 980 3,140 67,010 4,820 350 5,950 24,430 

Personal care and service occupations ............... 24,890 330 290 20 20 24,560 7,330 160 100 1,230 Sales and related occupations ............................. 78,070 1,620 60 420 1,130 76,440 65,330 1,210 2,690 1,650 Office and administrative support occupations .... 85,190 7,190 220 790 6,170 78,010 41,680 3,450 9,850 10,390 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations .......... 13,950 13,080 12,340 – 740 870 710 – – 100 Construction and extraction occupations ............. 134,010 119,210 5,480 106,990 6,740 14,800 6,000 300 500 5,550 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 98,390 28,080 1,560 12,910 13,610 70,310 38,610 6,570 4,980 4,790 Production occupations ........................................ 160,350 124,390 1,630 4,550 118,210 35,960 20,090 1,680 550 5,690 Transportation and material moving occupations 225,780 41,800 4,040 5,530 32,230 183,990 153,210 1,610 3,400 14,130 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also

included job transfer or restriction.

2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,

2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operatorsin coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration,U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, andnonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health

Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective Jathese industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries

4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS 

U.S. Department of Transportation. 

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidel

exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the tot

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labo

Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 4. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker occupation and major industry 

Occupation

Private

industry

2,3,4

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining2,3

Construction Manufac- turing Total service providing Trade, transpor- tation and utilities4 Informa- tion Financial activities Profes- sional and business services 

Total cases ............................................................. 1,158,870 349,450 26,900 135,350 187,200 809,420 359,770 18,560 35,450 88,260 Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ..................................................................... 79,000 17,120 690 260 16,170 61,880 53,680 560 750 4,370 

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .................. 57,050 9,720 1,180 3,600 4,950 47,330 41,760 140 720 3,920 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................ 44,930 – – – – 44,930 120 – 40 240 Construction laborers ............................................. 34,180 30,170 110 29,200 860 4,010 1,610 100 60 1,950 Truck drivers, light or delivery services .................. 32,930 2,580 160 450 1,970 30,360 25,450 240 340 2,560 Retail salespersons ................................................ 32,920 340 30 80 230 32,590 30,920 100 350 100 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................ 30,060 3,440 160 630 2,660 26,610 3,500 240 2,960 8,860 

Carpenters ............................................................. 23,800 21,060 20 19,910 1,130 2,740 1,450 40 130 510 Maintenance and repair workers, general .............. 23,460 6,640 230 1,800 4,610 16,820 6,770 420 3,220 1,400 Registered nurses .................................................. 20,020 – – – – 20,020 – – 40 350 Stock clerks and order fillers .................................. 18,560 1,250 70 60 1,120 17,310 16,230 130 20 410 Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................... 18,080 170 50 30 90 17,910 280 20 1,340 1,840 First line supervisors/managers of retail sales

workers ................................................................. 16,420 60 – 30 30 16,350 15,090 140 400 – 

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..... 14,350 530 20 100 410 13,820 10,050 – 470 160 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ............ 14,090 470 220 180 70 13,620 720 20 1,200 7,930 Cashiers ................................................................. 13,750 30 – – 20 13,720 11,270 30 60 180 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............... 12,300 10,100 220 1,070 8,810 2,200 990 – 30 360 Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................ 12,200 20 – – 20 12,190 5,500 – – – 

Electricians ............................................................. 11,140 9,810 150 8,810 840 1,340 550 70 60 390 Customer service representatives .......................... 10,860 410 – 130 280 10,450 5,790 960 2,000 900 Waiters and waitresses .......................................... 10,250 – – – – 10,240 70 – 60 40 First line supervisors/managers of construction

trades and extraction workers .............................. 10,220 9,090 750 8,150 180 1,130 220 30 50 650 

Driver/sales workers ............................................... 9,140 1,080 – – 1,070 8,060 5,740 350 110 180 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ................... 9,070 7,950 – 7,400 550 1,120 320 20 20 330 Food preparation workers ...................................... 9,040 190 20 – 170 8,850 2,220 20 40 100 Cooks, restaurant ................................................... 8,900 – – – – 8,900 240 – – – 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also

included job transfer or restriction.

2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,

2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operatorsin coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration,U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, andnonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health

Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective Jathese industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries

4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS 

U.S. Department of Transportation. 

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidel

exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the tot

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labo

Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and 

Characteristic

Private

industry

2,3,4

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining2,3

Construction Manufac- turing Total service providing Trade, transpor- tation and utilities4 Informa- tion Financial activities Profes- sional and business services 

Total cases ..................................................... 1,158,870 349,450 26,900 135,350 187,200 809,420 359,770 18,560 35,450 88,260 Nature of injury or illness:

Sprains, strains, tears5 ................................ 448,380 115,870 8,650 44,380 62,840 332,510 150,290 7,340 12,520 33,040 

Bruises, contusions ..................................... 101,340 26,460 2,760 8,380 15,320 74,870 34,650 1,620 2,030 7,760 

Cuts, lacerations ......................................... 91,270 36,480 2,150 15,560 18,770 54,790 25,280 820 2,250 5,480 Punctures .................................................... 15,730 8,670 380 4,820 3,480 7,060 3,250 90 150 1,480 Fractures ..................................................... 94,950 37,990 3,840 17,350 16,800 56,960 27,430 1,540 2,700 6,260 Heat burns .................................................. 17,490 4,920 280 1,250 3,390 12,570 2,890 80 170 600 Carpal tunnel syndrome .............................. 11,940 4,510 60 280 4,170 7,420 3,100 300 830 1,430 Tendonitis ................................................... 4,380 1,750 60 320 1,370 2,630 900 80 90 470 Chemical burns ........................................... 6,130 2,240 230 540 1,470 3,890 1,040 – 450 320 Amputations ................................................ 7,320 4,310 340 870 3,090 3,010 1,390 20 120 270 Multiple traumatic injuries ........................... 46,820 15,090 960 6,750 7,380 31,730 13,690 970 1,330 4,030 

Part of body affected by the injury or

illness:

Head ........................................................... 78,370 26,920 2,400 10,590 13,930 51,450 23,370 1,090 2,640 5,960 

Eye ............................................................ 33,010 14,550 1,200 5,200 8,150 18,460 8,320 260 1,220 1,960 

Neck ............................................................ 17,050 4,080 300 1,870 1,920 12,960 5,880 170 730 1,470 Trunk ........................................................... 384,650 107,190 7,950 41,210 58,020 277,460 128,270 5,530 10,610 26,940 

Shoulder ................................................... 75,580 23,360 1,400 8,220 13,740 52,220 26,930 1,030 1,470 4,850 Back .......................................................... 235,960 58,060 4,340 22,600 31,120 177,900 78,070 3,380 7,010 16,980 

Upper extremities ........................................ 269,240 99,360 5,590 31,830 61,930 169,880 72,350 3,420 7,710 20,270 

Arm ........................................................... 54,260 17,740 1,160 6,880 9,700 36,520 16,470 700 1,700 3,500 Wrist .......................................................... 51,620 14,930 530 3,770 10,630 36,690 14,740 980 2,220 5,480 Hand, except finger ................................... 47,920 18,550 1,000 7,490 10,060 29,370 12,330 550 1,100 3,480 Finger ........................................................ 101,650 43,750 2,610 12,530 28,610 57,900 25,350 940 2,230 6,510 

Lower extremities ........................................ 260,580 76,710 7,500 34,340 34,880 183,860 85,420 4,380 8,030 19,800 

Knee ......................................................... 94,500 26,660 2,530 11,920 12,210 67,830 29,390 1,600 2,890 6,680 Ankle ......................................................... 62,660 16,700 1,520 8,490 6,690 45,960 20,630 1,080 1,740 5,730 Foot, except toe ........................................ 43,970 14,570 1,520 5,870 7,170 29,400 14,950 660 1,630 2,940 Toe ............................................................ 11,630 3,680 220 1,590 1,870 7,950 4,990 250 170 470 

Body systems ............................................. 17,710 4,060 260 1,600 2,200 13,640 5,110 710 700 2,150 Multiple parts .............................................. 120,950 28,700 2,630 12,900 13,170 92,250 35,800 3,130 4,420 10,950 

See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and 

Continued

Characteristic

Private

industry

2,3,4

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining2,3

Construction Manufac- turing Total service providing Trade, transpor- tation and utilities4 Informa- tion Financial activities Profes- sional and business services 

Source of injury or illness:

Chemicals and chemical products .............. 17,340 6,040 840 1,290 3,910 11,300 3,450 350 760 1,430 Containers .................................................. 136,750 28,460 1,960 5,770 20,720 108,290 70,480 1,660 2,780 7,130 Furniture and fixtures .................................. 46,220 8,300 150 2,930 5,220 37,920 15,610 370 2,220 3,540 Machinery ................................................... 69,160 33,950 2,380 8,440 23,130 35,220 17,890 830 2,250 4,620 Parts and materials ..................................... 116,570 67,440 3,080 29,880 34,480 49,120 33,220 1,030 1,150 5,280 Floors, walkways, ground surfaces5 ........... 230,550 58,400 4,870 29,320 24,210 172,150 65,660 4,840 9,550 19,420 

Tools, instruments, and equipment ............. 78,350 30,800 1,770 15,470 13,560 47,550 17,930 1,690 2,720 6,150 Vehicles ...................................................... 97,920 19,750 2,710 7,330 9,700 78,180 46,770 1,620 2,680 9,210 Person, injured or ill worker5 ....................... 169,920 52,390 3,000 16,490 32,900 117,520 50,900 3,940 6,640 14,810 

Worker motion or position5 ....................... 165,110 51,130 2,920 15,910 32,300 113,980 49,150 3,850 6,320 14,380 

Person, other than injured or ill worker ....... 64,290 600 70 200 330 63,700 3,010 110 680 1,570 

Health care patient .................................... 50,810 – – – – 50,800 390 – 40 700 

Event or exposure leading to injury

or illness:

Contact with objects and equipment ........... 317,550 128,670 10,590 47,870 70,210 188,890 95,480 3,590 7,760 20,140 

Struck by object ........................................ 162,840 63,520 5,410 27,000 31,110 99,320 49,270 1,500 4,640 10,530 

Struck against object ................................ 75,730 26,120 2,030 10,670 13,410 49,620 23,820 1,150 1,990 5,130 Caught in equipment or object .................. 53,590 27,920 2,320 5,510 20,090 25,670 15,040 610 700 3,020 

Fall to lower level ........................................ 77,300 29,510 2,270 19,870 7,370 47,790 23,470 1,690 3,280 6,490 

Fall on same level ....................................... 166,560 34,060 2,690 12,570 18,790 132,500 47,640 3,200 6,910 13,360 Slip, trip, loss of balance without fall5 ......... 37,780 9,590 1,000 3,770 4,820 28,190 11,160 810 850 3,510 

Overexertion ............................................... 264,930 66,760 3,860 23,540 39,360 198,170 94,130 3,100 5,710 16,050 

Overexertion in lifting ................................ 140,330 34,760 1,570 13,110 20,090 105,570 53,200 1,560 3,130 9,700 

Repetitive motion ........................................ 36,700 14,650 280 1,610 12,760 22,050 9,380 960 2,360 3,560 Exposure to harmful

substances ................................................ 52,950 16,000 1,120 5,040 9,840 36,940 10,270 1,150 1,560 4,450 

Transportation accidents ............................ 53,320 10,540 1,460 5,310 3,770 42,780 22,610 1,260 1,920 6,360 

Highway accident ...................................... 33,360 5,480 740 3,470 1,270 27,880 13,490 960 1,650 4,530 

Fires and explosions ................................... 1,870 920 120 320 480 950 590 – 20 90 Assaults and violent acts by person ........... 16,840 550 110 210 240 16,280 2,730 120 620 860 Assaults by animal ...................................... 7,280 1,210 750 260 200 6,070 1,650 110 200 2,830 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which

also included job transfer or restriction.

2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,

2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for miningoperators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HealthAdministration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal,metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safetyand Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore,estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries. 

4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

5 Selected estimates for this category were affected by t

below.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelin

exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the tot

This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected e

21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries, anindustry sectors. Characteristic categories affected by the revifootnoted.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 6. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness charact

sector, 2007

Characteristic Private industry 2,3,4

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining2,3

Construction Manufac- turing Total service providing Trade, transpor- tation and utilities4 Informa- tion Financial activities Profes- sional and business services 

Total [1,158,870 cases] .................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Nature of injury or illness:

Sprains, strains, tears5 ................................ 38.7 33.2 32.2 32.8 33.6 41.1 41.8 39.5 35.3 37.4 

Bruises, contusions ..................................... 8.7 7.6 10.3 6.2 8.2 9.2 9.6 8.7 5.7 8.8 Cuts, lacerations ......................................... 7.9 10.4 8.0 11.5 10.0 6.8 7.0 4.4 6.3 6.2 Punctures .................................................... 1.4 2.5 1.4 3.6 1.9 .9 .9 .5 .4 1.7 Fractures ..................................................... 8.2 10.9 14.3 12.8 9.0 7.0 7.6 8.3 7.6 7.1 Heat burns .................................................. 1.5 1.4 1.0 .9 1.8 1.6 .8 .4 .5 .7 Carpal tunnel syndrome .............................. 1.0 1.3 .2 .2 2.2 .9 .9 1.6 2.3 1.6 Tendonitis ................................................... .4 .5 .2 .2 .7 .3 .3 .4 .3 .5 Chemical burns ........................................... .5 .6 .9 .4 .8 .5 .3 – 1.3 .4 Amputations ................................................ .6 1.2 1.3 .6 1.7 .4 .4 .1 .3 .3 Multiple traumatic injuries ........................... 4.0 4.3 3.6 5.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 5.2 3.8 4.6 

Part of body affected by the injury or

illness:

Head ........................................................... 6.8 7.7 8.9 7.8 7.4 6.4 6.5 5.9 7.4 6.8 

Eye ............................................................ 2.8 4.2 4.5 3.8 4.4 2.3 2.3 1.4 3.4 2.2 

Neck ............................................................ 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.6 .9 2.1 1.7 Trunk ........................................................... 33.2 30.7 29.6 30.4 31.0 34.3 35.7 29.8 29.9 30.5 

Shoulder ................................................... 6.5 6.7 5.2 6.1 7.3 6.5 7.5 5.5 4.1 5.5 Back .......................................................... 20.4 16.6 16.1 16.7 16.6 22.0 21.7 18.2 19.8 19.2 

Upper extremities ........................................ 23.2 28.4 20.8 23.5 33.1 21.0 20.1 18.4 21.7 23.0 

Arm ........................................................... 4.7 5.1 4.3 5.1 5.2 4.5 4.6 3.8 4.8 4.0 Wrist .......................................................... 4.5 4.3 2.0 2.8 5.7 4.5 4.1 5.3 6.3 6.2 Hand, except finger ................................... 4.1 5.3 3.7 5.5 5.4 3.6 3.4 3.0 3.1 3.9 Finger ........................................................ 8.8 12.5 9.7 9.3 15.3 7.2 7.0 5.1 6.3 7.4 

Lower extremities ........................................ 22.5 22.0 27.9 25.4 18.6 22.7 23.7 23.6 22.7 22.4 

Knee ......................................................... 8.2 7.6 9.4 8.8 6.5 8.4 8.2 8.6 8.2 7.6 Ankle ......................................................... 5.4 4.8 5.7 6.3 3.6 5.7 5.7 5.8 4.9 6.5 Foot, except toe ........................................ 3.8 4.2 5.7 4.3 3.8 3.6 4.2 3.6 4.6 3.3 Toe ............................................................ 1.0 1.1 .8 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.3 .5 .5 

Body systems ............................................. 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.7 1.4 3.8 2.0 2.4 Multiple parts .............................................. 10.4 8.2 9.8 9.5 7.0 11.4 10.0 16.9 12.5 12.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 6. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness charact

sector, 2007 — Continued

Characteristic Private industry 2,3,4

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining2,3

Construction Manufac- turing Total service providing Trade, transpor- tation and utilities4 Informa- tion Financial activities Profes- sional and business services 

Source of injury or illness:

Chemicals and chemical products .............. 1.5 1.7 3.1 1.0 2.1 1.4 1.0 1.9 2.1 1.6 Containers .................................................. 11.8 8.1 7.3 4.3 11.1 13.4 19.6 8.9 7.8 8.1 Furniture and fixtures .................................. 4.0 2.4 .6 2.2 2.8 4.7 4.3 2.0 6.3 4.0 Machinery ................................................... 6.0 9.7 8.8 6.2 12.4 4.4 5.0 4.5 6.3 5.2 Parts and materials ..................................... 10.1 19.3 11.4 22.1 18.4 6.1 9.2 5.5 3.2 6.0 Floors, walkways, ground surfaces5 ........... 19.9 16.7 18.1 21.7 12.9 21.3 18.3 26.1 26.9 22.0 

Tools, instruments, and equipment ............. 6.8 8.8 6.6 11.4 7.2 5.9 5.0 9.1 7.7 7.0 Vehicles ...................................................... 8.4 5.7 10.1 5.4 5.2 9.7 13.0 8.7 7.6 10.4 Person, injured or ill worker5 ....................... 14.7 15.0 11.2 12.2 17.6 14.5 14.1 21.2 18.7 16.8 

Worker motion or position5 ....................... 14.2 14.6 10.9 11.8 17.3 14.1 13.7 20.7 17.8 16.3 

Person, other than injured or ill worker ....... 5.5 .2 .3 .1 .2 7.9 .8 .6 1.9 1.8 

Health care patient .................................... 4.4 – – – – 6.3 .1 – .1 .8 

Event or exposure leading to injury

or illness:

Contact with objects and equipment ........... 27.4 36.8 39.4 35.4 37.5 23.3 26.5 19.3 21.9 22.8 

Struck by object ........................................ 14.1 18.2 20.1 19.9 16.6 12.3 13.7 8.1 13.1 11.9 Struck against object ................................ 6.5 7.5 7.5 7.9 7.2 6.1 6.6 6.2 5.6 5.8 Caught in equipment or object .................. 4.6 8.0 8.6 4.1 10.7 3.2 4.2 3.3 2.0 3.4 

Fall to lower level ........................................ 6.7 8.4 8.4 14.7 3.9 5.9 6.5 9.1 9.3 7.4 Fall on same level ....................................... 14.4 9.7 10.0 9.3 10.0 16.4 13.2 17.2 19.5 15.1 Slip, trip, loss of balance without fall5 ......... 3.3 2.7 3.7 2.8 2.6 3.5 3.1 4.4 2.4 4.0 

Overexertion ............................................... 22.9 19.1 14.3 17.4 21.0 24.5 26.2 16.7 16.1 18.2 

Overexertion in lifting ................................ 12.1 9.9 5.8 9.7 10.7 13.0 14.8 8.4 8.8 11.0 

Repetitive motion ........................................ 3.2 4.2 1.0 1.2 6.8 2.7 2.6 5.2 6.7 4.0 Exposure to harmful

substances ................................................ 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.7 5.3 4.6 2.9 6.2 4.4 5.0 

Transportation accidents ............................ 4.6 3.0 5.4 3.9 2.0 5.3 6.3 6.8 5.4 7.2 

Highway accident ...................................... 2.9 1.6 2.8 2.6 .7 3.4 3.7 5.2 4.7 5.1 

Fires and explosions ................................... .2 .3 .4 .2 .3 .1 .2 – .1 .1 

Assaults and violent acts by person ........... 1.5 .2 .4 .2 .1 2.0 .8 .6 1.7 1.0 Assaults by animal ...................................... .6 .3 2.8 .2 .1 .7 .5 .6 .6 3.2 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which

also included job transfer or restriction.

2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,

2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for miningoperators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HealthAdministration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal,metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safetyand Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore,estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries. 

4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

5 Selected estimates for this category were affected by t

below.

6 Data too small to be displayed.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelin

exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, percentages may not add to 

This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected e

21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries, anindustry sectors. Characteristic categories affected by the revifootnoted.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 7. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selecte

industry sector, 2007

Characteristic

Private

industry

3,4,5

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining3,4

Construction Manufac- turing Total service providing Trade, transpor- tation and utilities5 Informa- tion Financial activities Profes- sional and business services 

Total [1,158,870 cases] ................................. 122.2 152.9 163.3 190.3 132.8 112.4 158.4 69.3 47.0 64.9 Nature of injury or illness:

Sprains, strains, tears6 ................................ 47.3 50.7 52.5 62.4 44.6 46.2 66.2 27.4 16.6 24.3 

Bruises, contusions ..................................... 10.7 11.6 16.8 11.8 10.9 10.4 15.3 6.0 2.7 5.7 Cuts, lacerations ......................................... 9.6 16.0 13.0 21.9 13.3 7.6 11.1 3.1 3.0 4.0 Punctures .................................................... 1.7 3.8 2.3 6.8 2.5 1.0 1.4 .3 .2 1.1 Fractures ..................................................... 10.0 16.6 23.3 24.4 11.9 7.9 12.1 5.8 3.6 4.6 Heat burns .................................................. 1.8 2.2 1.7 1.8 2.4 1.7 1.3 .3 .2 .4 Carpal tunnel syndrome .............................. 1.3 2.0 .4 .4 3.0 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 Tendonitis ................................................... .5 .8 .4 .5 1.0 .4 .4 .3 .1 .3 Chemical burns ........................................... .6 1.0 1.4 .8 1.0 .5 .5 – .6 .2 Amputations ................................................ .8 1.9 2.1 1.2 2.2 .4 .6 .1 .2 .2 Multiple traumatic injuries ........................... 4.9 6.6 5.8 9.5 5.2 4.4 6.0 3.6 1.8 3.0 

Part of body affected by the injury or

illness:

Head ........................................................... 8.3 11.8 14.5 14.9 9.9 7.1 10.3 4.1 3.5 4.4 

Eye ............................................................ 3.5 6.4 7.3 7.3 5.8 2.6 3.7 1.0 1.6 1.4 

Neck ............................................................ 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.6 1.4 1.8 2.6 .6 1.0 1.1 Trunk ........................................................... 40.6 46.9 48.3 58.0 41.2 38.5 56.5 20.6 14.1 19.8 

Shoulder ................................................... 8.0 10.2 8.5 11.6 9.7 7.3 11.9 3.9 1.9 3.6 Back .......................................................... 24.9 25.4 26.3 31.8 22.1 24.7 34.4 12.6 9.3 12.5 

Upper extremities ........................................ 28.4 43.5 33.9 44.8 43.9 23.6 31.9 12.8 10.2 14.9 

Arm ........................................................... 5.7 7.8 7.0 9.7 6.9 5.1 7.3 2.6 2.2 2.6 Wrist .......................................................... 5.4 6.5 3.2 5.3 7.5 5.1 6.5 3.7 2.9 4.0 Hand, except finger ................................... 5.1 8.1 6.1 10.5 7.1 4.1 5.4 2.1 1.5 2.6 Finger ........................................................ 10.7 19.1 15.8 17.6 20.3 8.0 11.2 3.5 3.0 4.8 

Lower extremities ........................................ 27.5 33.6 45.5 48.3 24.7 25.5 37.6 16.4 10.6 14.6 

Knee ......................................................... 10.0 11.7 15.3 16.8 8.7 9.4 12.9 6.0 3.8 4.9 Ankle ......................................................... 6.6 7.3 9.2 11.9 4.7 6.4 9.1 4.0 2.3 4.2 Foot, except toe ........................................ 4.6 6.4 9.2 8.3 5.1 4.1 6.6 2.5 2.2 2.2 Toe ............................................................ 1.2 1.6 1.4 2.2 1.3 1.1 2.2 1.0 .2 .3 

Body systems ............................................. 1.9 1.8 1.6 2.3 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.6 .9 1.6 Multiple parts .............................................. 12.8 12.6 16.0 18.1 9.3 12.8 15.8 11.7 5.9 8.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 7. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selecte

industry sector, 2007 — Continued

Characteristic

Private

industry

3,4,5

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining3,4

Construction Manufac- turing Total service providing Trade, transpor- tation and utilities5 Informa- tion Financial activities Profes- sional and business services 

Source of injury or illness:

Chemicals and chemical products .............. 1.8 2.6 5.1 1.8 2.8 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.0 Containers .................................................. 14.4 12.5 11.9 8.1 14.7 15.0 31.0 6.2 3.7 5.2 Furniture and fixtures .................................. 4.9 3.6 .9 4.1 3.7 5.3 6.9 1.4 2.9 2.6 Machinery ................................................... 7.3 14.9 14.5 11.9 16.4 4.9 7.9 3.1 3.0 3.4 Parts and materials ..................................... 12.3 29.5 18.7 42.0 24.5 6.8 14.6 3.9 1.5 3.9 Floors, walkways, ground surfaces6 ........... 24.3 25.6 29.5 41.2 17.2 23.9 28.9 18.1 12.7 14.3 

Tools, instruments, and equipment ............. 8.3 13.5 10.7 21.7 9.6 6.6 7.9 6.3 3.6 4.5 Vehicles ...................................................... 10.3 8.6 16.5 10.3 6.9 10.9 20.6 6.1 3.5 6.8 Person, injured or ill worker6 ....................... 17.9 22.9 18.2 23.2 23.3 16.3 22.4 14.7 8.8 10.9 

Worker motion or position6 ....................... 17.4 22.4 17.7 22.4 22.9 15.8 21.6 14.4 8.4 10.6 

Person, other than injured or ill worker ....... 6.8 .3 .4 .3 .2 8.8 1.3 .4 .9 1.2 

Health care patient .................................... 5.4 – – – – 7.1 .2 – 7 ( ) .5 

Event or exposure leading to injury

or illness:

Contact with objects and equipment ........... 33.5 56.3 64.3 67.3 49.8 26.2 42.0 13.4 10.3 14.8 

Struck by object ........................................ 17.2 27.8 32.8 38.0 22.1 13.8 21.7 5.6 6.1 7.7 Struck against object ................................ 8.0 11.4 12.3 15.0 9.5 6.9 10.5 4.3 2.6 3.8 Caught in equipment or object .................. 5.7 12.2 14.1 7.7 14.3 3.6 6.6 2.3 .9 2.2 

Fall to lower level ........................................ 8.1 12.9 13.8 27.9 5.2 6.6 10.3 6.3 4.3 4.8 Fall on same level ....................................... 17.6 14.9 16.3 17.7 13.3 18.4 21.0 11.9 9.2 9.8 Slip, trip, loss of balance without fall6 ......... 4.0 4.2 6.1 5.3 3.4 3.9 4.9 3.0 1.1 2.6 

Overexertion ............................................... 27.9 29.2 23.4 33.1 27.9 27.5 41.4 11.6 7.6 11.8 

Overexertion in lifting ................................ 14.8 15.2 9.5 18.4 14.3 14.7 23.4 5.8 4.1 7.1 

Repetitive motion ........................................ 3.9 6.4 1.7 2.3 9.1 3.1 4.1 3.6 3.1 2.6 Exposure to harmful

substances ................................................ 5.6 7.0 6.8 7.1 7.0 5.1 4.5 4.3 2.1 3.3 

Transportation accidents ............................ 5.6 4.6 8.9 7.5 2.7 5.9 10.0 4.7 2.5 4.7 

Highway accident ...................................... 3.5 2.4 4.5 4.9 .9 3.9 5.9 3.6 2.2 3.3 

Fires and explosions ................................... .2 .4 .7 .5 .3 .1 .3 – 7 ( ) .1 

Assaults and violent acts by person ........... 1.8 .2 .6 .3 .2 2.3 1.2 .4 .8 .6 Assaults by animal ...................................... .8 .5 4.5 .4 .1 .8 .7 .4 .3 2.1 

1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and

were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees 

during the calendar year 

20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which

also included job transfer or restriction.

3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.4 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,

2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for miningoperators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HealthAdministration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal,

metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in ot

5 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided 

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

6 Selected estimates for this category were affected by t

below.

7 Data too small to be displayed.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected e

21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries, anindustry sectors. Characteristic categories affected by the revifootnoted.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 8. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected w

characteristics and number of days away from work, 2007

Characteristic Total cases

Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — M

day

1 day 2 days 3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days fro

11 - 20 days 21 - 30 days 31 days or more

Total [1,158,870 cases] .......................... 100.0 14.8 11.4 18.3 12.3 11.1 6.5 25.6 Gender:

Male ..................................................... 100.0 14.6 10.6 18.0 12.4 11.2 6.6 26.6 Female ................................................. 100.0 15.1 12.8 18.9 12.3 10.9 6.3 23.7 

Age:2

14 - 15 ................................................. 100.0 5.0 5.0 75.0 7.5 5.0 – – 16 - 19 ................................................. 100.0 21.2 16.2 21.0 15.0 9.9 5.6 11.2 20 - 24 ................................................. 100.0 19.1 14.1 22.8 13.2 9.8 5.7 15.4 25 - 34 ................................................. 100.0 17.5 13.1 19.0 12.9 11.0 5.7 20.8 35 - 44 ................................................. 100.0 14.0 10.8 18.1 12.4 11.3 6.4 27.1 45 - 54 ................................................. 100.0 12.6 10.1 16.7 11.7 11.6 6.9 30.4 55 - 64 ................................................. 100.0 10.3 8.9 16.6 11.5 11.7 7.7 33.3 65 and over .......................................... 100.0 11.0 7.4 15.5 10.1 9.9 8.5 37.7 

Length of service with employer:

Less than 3 months ............................. 100.0 17.6 13.8 19.0 12.2 9.8 5.7 21.9 3 - 11 months ....................................... 100.0 15.5 12.9 19.7 12.4 10.9 6.3 22.4 1 - 5 years ............................................ 100.0 15.2 11.5 18.7 12.5 11.1 6.3 24.7 More than 5 years ................................ 100.0 12.6 9.3 16.7 12.3 11.8 7.1 30.3 

Race or ethnic origin:

White only ............................................ 100.0 15.9 11.9 18.3 11.8 11.0 6.3 24.8 Black only ............................................ 100.0 14.6 11.9 20.0 13.1 10.7 6.1 23.7 Hispanic or Latino only ........................ 100.0 14.6 12.5 18.3 13.0 9.3 7.7 24.6 Asian only ............................................ 100.0 16.2 15.4 20.0 9.4 10.9 5.7 22.5 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

only .................................................... 100.0 14.9 9.3 20.0 10.0 13.5 12.1 19.8 

American Indian or Alaskan Native

only .................................................... 100.0 12.1 9.3 18.8 17.8 11.7 5.7 24.6 

Hispanic or Latino and other race ........ 100.0 19.5 4.9 42.7 6.1 4.9 6.1 15.9 Multi-race ............................................. 100.0 20.7 21.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 2.3 14.9 Not reported ......................................... 100.0 13.2 9.8 17.7 12.8 12.1 6.3 28.1 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away

from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.

2 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14;

they accounted for fewer than 50 cases.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 

Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responsmay not sum to the totals.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labo

of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participatagencies
TABLE 9. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by major occupa

group and number of days away from work, 2007

Occupation Total cases

Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — 

1 day 2 days 3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days 

11 - 20 days 21 - 30 days 31 days or more

Total [1,158,870 cases] ......................................... 100.0 14.8 11.4 18.3 12.3 11.1 6.5 25.6 

Management occupations .................................... 100.0 18.5 15.8 19.9 11.5 10.7 6.5 17.2 Business and financial operations occupations ... 100.0 21.8 9.9 14.5 13.0 12.1 3.8 24.9 Computer and mathematical occupations ............ 100.0 18.6 15.9 16.4 12.3 14.5 3.6 18.2 Architecture and engineering occupations ........... 100.0 21.8 10.1 20.0 13.3 10.7 6.3 17.6 Life, physical, and social science occupations ..... 100.0 18.9 5.3 26.3 12.6 10.0 5.8 21.6 Community and social services occupations ....... 100.0 18.7 15.8 20.3 12.5 10.6 6.4 15.8 Legal occupations ................................................ 100.0 12.3 13.0 40.6 2.9 3.6 – 26.8 Education, training, and library occupations ........ 100.0 10.8 20.2 19.9 17.7 9.1 4.5 17.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

occupations ........................................................ 100.0 13.1 11.0 18.6 13.4 12.7 7.6 23.5 

Healthcare practitioners and technical

occupations ........................................................ 100.0 15.9 11.6 18.7 15.6 11.8 6.0 20.4 

Healthcare support occupations ........................... 100.0 16.1 14.3 21.3 13.5 10.7 5.3 18.8 Protective service occupations ............................. 100.0 16.3 9.9 17.9 14.0 9.8 7.9 24.2 Food preparation and serving related

occupations ........................................................ 100.0 15.5 14.7 21.6 13.3 10.6 6.3 18.0 

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

occupations ........................................................ 100.0 16.0 12.5 19.0 12.8 9.0 5.6 25.1 

Personal care and service occupations ............... 100.0 13.0 10.3 20.4 10.9 10.8 6.1 28.4 Sales and related occupations ............................. 100.0 14.4 13.0 18.3 11.8 12.1 6.1 24.3 Office and administrative support occupations .... 100.0 15.0 12.0 19.2 11.9 10.7 6.5 24.7 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations .......... 100.0 13.6 11.6 24.7 13.3 11.8 6.1 18.9 Construction and extraction occupations ............. 100.0 13.1 10.6 16.1 10.5 11.1 6.7 31.9 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 100.0 16.1 12.2 17.4 12.8 10.6 6.1 24.7 Production occupations ........................................ 100.0 16.8 10.3 17.3 12.0 12.0 6.7 24.9 Transportation and material moving occupations 100.0 11.6 8.4 17.1 12.4 11.4 7.4 31.7 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from

work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of

rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to

the totals.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labo

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with particiagencies
TABLE 10. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected oc

and number of days away from work, 2007

Occupation Total cases

Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — 

1 day 2 days 3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days 

11 - 20 days 21 - 30 days 31 days or more

Total [1,158,870 cases] ......................................... 100.0 14.8 11.4 18.3 12.3 11.1 6.5 25.6 Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ..................................................................... 100.0 14.4 9.8 18.6 12.9 11.4 7.0 25.9 

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .................. 100.0 8.1 7.3 16.2 11.3 11.9 7.7 37.6 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................ 100.0 15.8 15.0 21.3 13.8 11.3 5.2 17.5 Construction laborers ............................................. 100.0 11.8 11.3 18.6 10.2 12.2 6.8 29.1 Truck drivers, light or delivery services .................. 100.0 10.1 5.5 15.8 12.1 11.2 7.3 38.0 Retail salespersons ................................................ 100.0 13.2 14.2 16.4 13.1 12.0 5.7 25.4 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................ 100.0 14.5 14.1 18.9 13.0 9.0 5.0 25.4 

Carpenters ............................................................. 100.0 13.1 11.8 12.8 14.0 8.9 6.6 32.8 Maintenance and repair workers, general .............. 100.0 14.6 15.3 15.9 13.2 10.8 7.4 22.8 Registered nurses .................................................. 100.0 14.4 11.1 18.9 15.9 12.3 6.3 21.0 Stock clerks and order fillers .................................. 100.0 15.5 12.0 17.7 13.1 11.3 6.6 23.7 Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................... 100.0 15.3 14.3 17.5 11.6 10.3 6.1 24.9 First line supervisors/managers of retail sales

workers ................................................................. 100.0 12.2 10.5 20.2 10.7 13.3 8.0 25.2 

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..... 100.0 16.2 15.1 19.4 9.8 9.8 7.7 21.9 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ............ 100.0 22.3 7.9 19.1 14.2 6.6 3.5 26.5 Cashiers ................................................................. 100.0 18.0 13.8 19.9 11.9 10.3 4.1 21.9 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............... 100.0 24.0 12.4 16.0 11.5 10.0 6.1 20.1 Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................ 100.0 14.4 13.1 19.5 16.1 11.5 6.9 18.5 

Electricians ............................................................. 100.0 17.1 11.0 15.4 7.9 11.1 6.3 31.2 Customer service representatives .......................... 100.0 14.6 10.4 15.1 12.3 11.7 7.5 28.4 Waiters and waitresses .......................................... 100.0 17.8 14.9 23.3 9.8 8.2 5.1 21.1 First line supervisors/managers of construction

trades and extraction workers .............................. 100.0 10.6 7.6 19.1 6.9 10.6 5.3 39.9 

Driver/sales workers ............................................... 100.0 11.7 10.8 15.6 11.2 9.5 7.8 33.4 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ................... 100.0 14.7 11.8 15.3 10.4 15.8 6.0 26.1 Food preparation workers ...................................... 100.0 12.3 14.0 26.2 10.8 8.6 6.6 21.3 Cooks, restaurant ................................................... 100.0 18.1 12.6 24.9 14.4 9.2 8.7 12.4 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from

work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of

rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to

the totals.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labo

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with particiagencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected inj

illness characteristics and number of days away from work, 2007

Characteristic Total cases

Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — 

1 day 2 days 3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days 

11 - 20 days 21 - 30 days 31 days or more

Total [1,158,870 cases] ......................................... 100.0 14.8 11.4 18.3 12.3 11.1 6.5 25.6 Nature of injury or illness:

Sprains, strains, tears2 ....................................... 100.0 11.7 11.1 19.4 13.5 11.5 6.5 26.3 

Bruises, contusions ............................................ 100.0 21.6 16.1 22.6 11.9 9.9 4.3 13.5 Cuts, lacerations ................................................ 100.0 25.4 15.5 19.8 12.9 10.4 4.3 11.8 Punctures ........................................................... 100.0 27.7 17.3 16.8 16.8 7.6 3.4 10.4 Fractures ............................................................ 100.0 5.6 3.8 10.8 8.9 12.3 9.9 48.6 Heat burns .......................................................... 100.0 17.4 16.4 19.1 12.6 14.6 5.1 14.8 Carpal tunnel syndrome ..................................... 100.0 2.6 4.2 8.4 8.0 17.3 13.9 45.6 Tendonitis ........................................................... 100.0 7.1 9.6 16.4 17.1 13.5 8.9 27.4 Chemical burns .................................................. 100.0 22.8 25.8 20.4 10.8 8.8 3.6 7.7 Amputations ....................................................... 100.0 4.5 3.4 8.1 16.9 15.4 14.8 36.9 Multiple traumatic injuries ................................... 100.0 13.8 9.4 16.8 12.9 10.6 6.3 30.3 

Part of body affected by the injury or

illness:

Head ................................................................... 100.0 34.0 17.7 20.5 10.8 6.0 2.6 8.4 

Eye ................................................................... 100.0 44.3 20.8 19.8 8.0 2.9 1.1 3.2 

Neck ................................................................... 100.0 14.5 15.1 18.4 13.2 7.9 3.9 27.0 Trunk .................................................................. 100.0 11.5 10.8 18.8 13.1 11.7 6.7 27.5 

Shoulder ........................................................... 100.0 8.9 7.0 13.2 10.7 11.9 6.9 41.5 Back ................................................................. 100.0 12.5 12.5 21.3 13.8 10.8 5.9 23.2 

Upper extremities ............................................... 100.0 16.6 12.0 17.7 12.2 12.1 6.9 22.6 

Arm ................................................................... 100.0 15.2 10.4 17.0 11.2 12.0 6.7 27.6 Wrist ................................................................. 100.0 8.8 9.3 15.1 11.1 13.9 8.7 33.2 Hand, except finger .......................................... 100.0 19.8 15.6 19.4 12.5 10.6 5.5 16.5 Finger ............................................................... 100.0 20.3 12.9 18.6 13.0 11.9 6.6 16.7 

Lower extremities ............................................... 100.0 11.7 9.6 17.7 12.3 11.7 7.3 29.7 

Knee ................................................................. 100.0 9.5 7.6 14.6 11.8 12.6 8.3 35.6 Ankle ................................................................ 100.0 11.2 11.4 20.4 13.5 12.0 6.9 24.6 Foot, except toe ............................................... 100.0 14.5 10.0 18.4 11.7 10.1 6.3 28.9 Toe ................................................................... 100.0 15.7 14.6 17.6 12.5 9.5 9.4 20.8 

Body systems ..................................................... 100.0 21.5 18.0 21.6 9.6 12.1 2.6 14.5 Multiple parts ...................................................... 100.0 13.7 10.3 17.4 11.7 9.6 6.4 30.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected inj

illness characteristics and number of days away from work, 2007 — Continued

Characteristic Total cases

Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — 

1 day 2 days 3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days 

11 - 20 days 21 - 30 days 31 days or more

Source of injury or illness:

Chemicals and chemical products ..................... 100.0 24.0 21.9 21.8 10.3 9.5 3.6 9.0 Containers .......................................................... 100.0 12.5 10.9 18.6 13.2 11.5 6.7 26.6 Furniture and fixtures ......................................... 100.0 15.6 12.2 20.5 12.2 10.9 6.4 22.2 Machinery ........................................................... 100.0 15.3 10.7 17.3 12.7 12.2 7.4 24.5 Parts and materials ............................................ 100.0 16.5 11.9 17.3 13.1 10.7 6.5 23.9 Floors, walkways, ground surfaces2 ................... 100.0 11.8 9.9 17.0 10.8 11.5 7.0 31.9 

Tools, instruments, and equipment .................... 100.0 20.3 14.0 20.1 13.6 9.4 4.5 18.2 Vehicles .............................................................. 100.0 13.1 9.6 17.9 12.0 10.8 6.8 29.8 Person, injured or ill worker2 .............................. 100.0 10.3 9.3 16.9 12.9 12.6 7.8 30.2 

Worker motion or position2 ............................... 100.0 10.1 9.3 17.0 12.8 12.6 7.8 30.4 

Person, other than injured or ill worker .............. 100.0 14.4 12.7 21.9 14.9 10.8 6.0 19.3 

Health care patient ........................................... 100.0 14.7 12.9 21.1 15.3 11.2 6.0 18.9 

Event or exposure leading to injury or

illness:

Contact with objects and equipment .................. 100.0 20.9 13.2 19.0 12.3 9.9 5.7 19.1 

Struck by object ................................................ 100.0 22.0 13.7 19.8 12.0 9.5 5.2 17.7 Struck against object ........................................ 100.0 19.4 13.5 18.5 13.7 9.6 6.4 18.8 Caught in equipment or object ......................... 100.0 14.6 10.1 17.2 12.5 12.9 7.1 25.6 

Fall to lower level ............................................... 100.0 10.4 8.5 15.3 10.4 11.0 6.9 37.5 Fall on same level .............................................. 100.0 12.7 11.0 17.8 11.5 11.6 6.9 28.6 Slip, trip, loss of balance without fall2 ................. 100.0 11.6 9.3 17.4 14.6 12.4 8.3 26.3 

Overexertion ....................................................... 100.0 11.4 10.4 18.4 13.6 11.7 6.8 27.7 

Overexertion in lifting ....................................... 100.0 11.3 11.0 19.0 14.1 11.1 6.7 26.8 

Repetitive motion ............................................... 100.0 6.8 5.5 11.2 11.9 15.9 10.1 38.7 Exposure to harmful

substances ....................................................... 100.0 24.0 19.5 21.4 11.7 10.6 3.9 8.9 

Transportation accidents .................................... 100.0 12.5 8.6 18.1 11.6 10.7 5.9 32.6 

Highway accident ............................................. 100.0 14.6 9.2 18.5 11.4 9.5 6.0 30.8 

Fires and explosions .......................................... 100.0 10.7 7.5 18.2 11.8 12.3 5.9 33.2 Assaults and violent acts by person ................... 100.0 15.7 13.1 22.4 12.4 10.3 4.8 21.1 Assaults by animal ............................................. 100.0 24.7 19.9 22.3 17.9 5.9 2.5 6.9 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from

work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.

2 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the March 2009

revision, see note below.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of

rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum tothe totals.

This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected estimates

within the Mining (NAICS 21) and Railroad Transportation (industries, and in their respective higher level industCharacteristic categories affected by the revisions, that aptable, are footnoted.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labo

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with particiagencies
TABLE 12. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by major

industry sector and number of days away from work, 2007

Industry Total cases

Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — Me

day

1 day 2 days 3 - 5 days from 

6 - 10 days 11 - 20 days 21 - 30 days 31 days or more

Private industry2 [1,158,870 cases] .............. 100.0 14.8 11.4 18.3 12.3 11.1 6.5 25.6 Goods producing:

Total goods producing ................................. 100.0 14.6 10.6 16.7 11.8 11.4 6.7 28.2 

Natural resources and mining2,3 ................ 100.0 11.6 9.2 18.5 12.3 11.9 6.4 30.2 

Construction .............................................. 100.0 13.6 11.1 16.0 11.5 11.0 6.1 30.5 Manufacturing ............................................ 100.0 15.7 10.5 16.9 11.9 11.6 7.1 26.3 

Service providing:

Total service providing ................................ 100.0 14.8 11.7 19.0 12.6 11.0 6.4 24.5 

Trade, transportation and utilities4 ............. 100.0 13.4 10.1 18.0 12.3 11.4 6.7 28.1 

Information ................................................ 100.0 12.8 9.8 18.8 11.9 12.7 5.2 28.9 Financial activities ..................................... 100.0 14.8 13.5 18.6 12.5 7.5 4.4 28.6 Professional and business services .......... 100.0 17.0 11.6 20.1 11.7 9.3 6.7 23.6 Education and health services .................. 100.0 15.8 13.4 20.2 14.0 10.9 6.1 19.6 Leisure and hospitality ............................... 100.0 15.2 13.6 21.1 12.5 11.1 6.8 19.7 Other services ........................................... 100.0 19.7 13.3 14.8 10.9 12.9 5.7 22.7 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away

from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.

2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry

Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments notgoverned by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related supportactivities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal miningare provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S.Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded fromthe coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflectthe changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to

its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; thestimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates industries. 

4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS 

Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guid

Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responsmay not sum to the totals.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of 

Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperatioparticipating State agencies
TABLE 13. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by time, hours on the job, day of week, and m

Characteristic

Private

industry

2,3,4

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining2,3

Construction Manufac- turing Total service providing Trade, transpor- tation and utilities4 Informa- tion Financial activities Profes- sional and business services E

Total ......................................................... 1,158,870 349,450 26,900 135,350 187,200 809,420 359,770 18,560 35,450 88,260 1Time of event:

12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. ....................... 35,830 9,860 860 420 8,580 25,970 13,590 960 300 2,320 4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. ......................... 113,160 39,310 3,390 13,080 22,840 73,860 35,490 1,490 1,760 6,570 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon ...................... 343,960 111,340 8,610 51,330 51,400 232,620 102,360 5,190 12,360 26,960 12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. ....................... 260,580 81,390 6,120 37,680 37,590 179,190 80,240 4,580 8,680 18,670 4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ......................... 123,830 24,240 2,370 4,340 17,540 99,590 43,160 2,120 3,520 8,440 8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight ................. 64,010 14,660 980 720 12,960 49,350 21,610 890 550 3,840 Not reported ......................................... 217,480 68,640 4,550 27,800 36,290 148,850 63,320 3,340 8,280 21,460 

Hours on the job before event

occurred:

Before shift began ............................... 7,770 1,570 70 270 1,220 6,210 1,810 130 440 490 Less than 1 hour .................................. 98,410 25,850 1,510 10,030 14,310 72,560 30,690 1,660 3,980 6,970 1 hour to less than 2 hours .................. 110,830 30,930 1,910 10,810 18,210 79,900 37,850 1,760 2,350 7,500 2 hours to less than 4 hours ................ 241,870 71,150 4,560 28,420 38,170 170,720 75,860 3,670 6,840 18,210 4 hours to less than 6 hours ................ 183,950 54,380 3,380 21,460 29,530 129,570 57,320 2,930 4,660 12,970 6 hours to less than 8 hours ................ 162,000 54,680 3,260 23,270 28,150 107,320 46,400 2,460 4,310 12,280 8 hours to less than 10 hours .............. 82,930 27,820 1,970 10,640 15,220 55,100 26,660 1,830 2,690 6,030 10 hours to less than 12 hours ............ 21,500 6,600 880 1,660 4,060 14,900 7,280 480 1,010 1,430 12 hours to less than 16 hours ............ 7,670 1,670 230 360 1,090 5,990 2,790 150 180 440 More than 16 hours ............................. 350 70 30 – 30 290 150 – – – Not reported ......................................... 241,580 74,720 9,100 28,430 37,200 166,860 72,950 3,480 8,990 21,920 

Day of week:

Sunday ................................................ 67,910 9,920 1,560 3,320 5,050 57,990 23,260 1,140 1,940 3,120 Monday ................................................ 218,850 72,340 5,130 28,790 38,420 146,510 65,830 3,180 6,070 17,420 Tuesday ............................................... 202,890 66,420 4,030 25,840 36,560 136,470 62,160 3,240 6,290 17,250 Wednesday .......................................... 207,820 68,070 4,630 27,080 36,370 139,750 61,440 3,520 7,760 17,570 Thursday .............................................. 197,050 64,080 4,750 25,420 33,900 132,970 59,380 3,260 7,350 15,620 Friday ................................................... 173,710 51,210 4,000 19,930 27,280 122,500 55,210 2,870 4,390 12,590 Saturday .............................................. 90,640 17,400 2,800 4,970 9,630 73,240 32,480 1,360 1,650 4,690 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which

also included job transfer or restriction.

2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,

2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for miningoperators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HealthAdministration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from thecoal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational

Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requitherefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estim

4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided t

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guideline

exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the tot

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labo

and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 14. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by time, hours on the job, day of 

sector, 2007

Characteristic Total cases

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining2,3

Construction Manufac- turing Total service providing Trade, transpor- tation and utilities4 Informa- tion Financial activities Profes- sional and business services E

Total [1,158,870 cases] .......................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Time of event:

12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. ....................... 3.1 2.8 3.2 .3 4.6 3.2 3.8 5.2 .8 2.6 4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. ......................... 9.8 11.2 12.6 9.7 12.2 9.1 9.9 8.0 5.0 7.4 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon ...................... 29.7 31.9 32.0 37.9 27.5 28.7 28.5 28.0 34.9 30.5 12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. ....................... 22.5 23.3 22.8 27.8 20.1 22.1 22.3 24.7 24.5 21.2 4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ......................... 10.7 6.9 8.8 3.2 9.4 12.3 12.0 11.4 9.9 9.6 8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight ................. 5.5 4.2 3.6 .5 6.9 6.1 6.0 4.8 1.6 4.4 Not reported ......................................... 18.8 19.6 16.9 20.5 19.4 18.4 17.6 18.0 23.4 24.3 

Hours on the job before event

occurred:

Before shift began ............................... .7 .4 .3 .2 .7 .8 .5 .7 1.2 .6 Less than 1 hour .................................. 8.5 7.4 5.6 7.4 7.6 9.0 8.5 8.9 11.2 7.9 1 hour to less than 2 hours .................. 9.6 8.9 7.1 8.0 9.7 9.9 10.5 9.5 6.6 8.5 2 hours to less than 4 hours ................ 20.9 20.4 17.0 21.0 20.4 21.1 21.1 19.8 19.3 20.6 4 hours to less than 6 hours ................ 15.9 15.6 12.6 15.9 15.8 16.0 15.9 15.8 13.1 14.7 6 hours to less than 8 hours ................ 14.0 15.6 12.1 17.2 15.0 13.3 12.9 13.3 12.2 13.9 8 hours to less than 10 hours .............. 7.2 8.0 7.3 7.9 8.1 6.8 7.4 9.9 7.6 6.8 10 hours to less than 12 hours ............ 1.9 1.9 3.3 1.2 2.2 1.8 2.0 2.6 2.8 1.6 12 hours to less than 16 hours ............ .7 .5 .9 .3 .6 .7 .8 .8 .5 .5 More than 16 hours ............................. 5 ( ) 5 ( ) .1 – 5 ( ) 5 ( ) 5 ( ) – – – 

Not reported ......................................... 20.8 21.4 33.8 21.0 19.9 20.6 20.3 18.8 25.4 24.8 

Day of week:

Sunday ................................................ 5.9 2.8 5.8 2.5 2.7 7.2 6.5 6.1 5.5 3.5 Monday ................................................ 18.9 20.7 19.1 21.3 20.5 18.1 18.3 17.1 17.1 19.7 Tuesday ............................................... 17.5 19.0 15.0 19.1 19.5 16.9 17.3 17.5 17.7 19.5 Wednesday .......................................... 17.9 19.5 17.2 20.0 19.4 17.3 17.1 19.0 21.9 19.9 Thursday .............................................. 17.0 18.3 17.7 18.8 18.1 16.4 16.5 17.6 20.7 17.7 Friday ................................................... 15.0 14.7 14.9 14.7 14.6 15.1 15.3 15.5 12.4 14.3 Saturday .............................................. 7.8 5.0 10.4 3.7 5.1 9.0 9.0 7.3 4.7 5.3 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which

also included job transfer or restriction.

2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,

2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for miningoperators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HealthAdministration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from thecoal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the OccupationalSafety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002;

therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estim

4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided t

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

5 Data too small to be displayed.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guideline

exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the tot

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labo

and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 15. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by time, ho

on the job, day of week, and number of days away from work, 2007

Characteristic Total cases

Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — Me

day

1 day 2 days 3 - 5 days from 

6 - 10 days 11 - 20 days 21 - 30 days 31 days or more

Total [1,158,870 cases] ................................ 100.0 14.8 11.4 18.3 12.3 11.1 6.5 25.6 Time of event:

12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. ............................. 100.0 14.3 10.4 17.3 13.1 12.1 6.2 26.6 4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. ............................... 100.0 14.7 11.4 17.2 12.2 11.7 6.6 26.1 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon ............................ 100.0 15.4 11.6 19.1 11.6 10.9 6.3 25.2 12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. ............................. 100.0 15.6 11.1 18.6 12.7 10.6 6.4 25.0 4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ............................... 100.0 14.6 11.6 18.6 12.9 10.5 6.9 24.9 8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight ...................... 100.0 14.6 12.6 17.8 13.0 11.7 6.1 24.3 Not reported .............................................. 100.0 13.1 11.1 17.4 12.5 11.6 6.8 27.5 

Hours on the job before event

occurred:

Before shift began ..................................... 100.0 14.3 10.9 16.5 11.8 13.6 5.1 27.9 Less than 1 hour ........................................ 100.0 15.0 12.2 19.4 11.8 11.2 6.4 24.1 1 hour to less than 2 hours ........................ 100.0 15.2 12.6 18.1 12.8 10.4 6.6 24.3 2 hours to less than 4 hours ...................... 100.0 15.2 11.7 19.0 11.8 11.3 5.8 25.2 4 hours to less than 6 hours ...................... 100.0 15.7 10.8 19.1 12.4 11.1 6.4 24.3 6 hours to less than 8 hours ...................... 100.0 15.5 11.7 17.4 12.5 10.7 6.8 25.3 8 hours to less than 10 hours .................... 100.0 13.8 10.0 18.5 13.7 11.1 6.8 26.1 10 hours to less than 12 hours .................. 100.0 15.5 8.4 17.9 11.4 10.7 7.7 28.5 12 hours to less than 16 hours .................. 100.0 12.0 10.4 18.1 12.4 12.1 5.7 29.1 More than 16 hours ................................... 100.0 8.6 5.7 17.1 5.7 11.4 – 48.6 Not reported .............................................. 100.0 13.2 11.1 17.2 12.4 11.4 6.8 27.9 

Day of week:

Sunday ...................................................... 100.0 15.4 12.7 19.3 11.8 11.0 6.5 23.1 Monday ...................................................... 100.0 14.1 11.9 17.7 13.9 11.0 6.4 25.0 Tuesday ..................................................... 100.0 14.9 11.1 17.9 12.3 11.0 6.5 26.5 Wednesday ............................................... 100.0 15.0 13.0 18.1 11.4 10.9 5.7 25.8 Thursday ................................................... 100.0 16.3 9.1 19.4 11.3 11.5 6.3 26.1 Friday ........................................................ 100.0 13.0 11.1 18.7 12.8 11.1 7.3 26.0 Saturday .................................................... 100.0 15.2 11.5 17.3 12.6 11.2 7.0 25.1 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away

from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 

Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data

may not sum to the totals.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of 

Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperatioparticipating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 16. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected wo

occupational group, and selected natures of injury or illness, 2007

Characteristic Total cases

Nature of injury or illness3

Sprains,

strains,

tears4

Fractures

Cuts, lacerations, punctures

Bruises,

contusions

Total Cuts, lacerations Punctures

Total [1,158,870 cases] .................................................................................................. 122.2 47.3 10.0 11.3 9.6 1.7 10.7 Gender:

Male ............................................................................................................................ 134.1 50.5 12.0 15.4 13.0 2.4 10.5 Female ........................................................................................................................ 105.2 42.6 7.2 5.5 4.8 .7 10.9 

Age:6

16 - 19 ......................................................................................................................... 124.0 34.4 7.9 23.5 20.8 2.7 16.9 20 - 24 ......................................................................................................................... 134.4 47.2 9.1 18.9 16.2 2.7 13.7 25 - 34 ......................................................................................................................... 118.4 46.4 8.2 12.9 10.5 2.4 10.3 35 - 44 ......................................................................................................................... 123.9 51.8 8.6 10.3 8.7 1.5 10.1 45 - 54 ......................................................................................................................... 123.0 49.7 10.2 8.6 7.5 1.1 10.0 55 - 64 ......................................................................................................................... 119.9 43.3 16.1 7.8 6.9 .9 10.6 65 and over ................................................................................................................. 96.2 28.3 16.8 6.9 6.2 .7 9.4 

Occupation:

Management occupations ........................................................................................... 41.4 12.6 5.5 2.5 2.4 .2 2.3 

Business and financial operations occupations .......................................................... 17.5 7.0 1.4 .4 .4 – 1.4 Computer and mathematical occupations ................................................................... 8.4 3.8 .7 .4 .4 – .4 Architecture and engineering occupations .................................................................. 24.0 11.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 .1 1.0 Life, physical, and social science occupations ............................................................ 24.5 8.7 1.5 2.0 1.7 .3 1.2 Community and social services occupations .............................................................. 94.4 36.8 7.2 4.1 3.8 .3 9.8 Legal occupations ....................................................................................................... 19.3 4.0 .5 – – – .5 Education, training, and library occupations ............................................................... 58.5 25.9 7.4 1.2 1.1 .1 5.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ...................................... 44.9 18.0 3.5 2.8 2.5 .2 2.2 Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations .................................................... 97.5 51.9 5.6 2.5 1.8 .7 7.9 Healthcare support occupations ................................................................................. 262.1 142.9 7.5 7.3 4.6 2.7 21.9 Protective service occupations ................................................................................... 116.9 40.2 12.3 3.8 3.2 .6 11.7 Food preparation and serving related occupations ..................................................... 107.5 30.5 5.8 20.6 20.0 .6 11.3 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ................................... 255.6 103.6 16.3 18.8 16.4 2.4 26.4 Personal care and service occupations ...................................................................... 124.3 54.0 7.8 5.6 3.5 2.1 12.7 Sales and related occupations .................................................................................... 70.1 27.5 5.0 4.4 3.9 .6 8.3 Office and administrative support occupations ........................................................... 54.2 21.5 4.7 2.3 2.1 .2 5.6 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................................. 149.8 47.2 14.0 16.2 13.8 2.4 15.6 Construction and extraction occupations .................................................................... 238.7 78.6 30.7 36.3 28.1 8.2 16.4 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ...................................................... 217.5 78.7 16.1 28.1 23.9 4.2 14.2 Production occupations ............................................................................................... 175.7 56.8 14.7 23.8 20.2 3.6 13.3 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................................................... 285.0 122.7 25.7 17.9 15.5 2.4 26.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 16. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selected w

occupational group, and selected natures of injury or illness, 2007 — Continued

Characteristic

Nature of injury or illness3

Carpal

tunnel

syndrome

Tendonitis

Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders 

Total 

With fractures,

burns, and

other injuries

With sprains and

bruises Tot

Total [1,158,870 cases] .................................................................................................. 1.3 0.5 4.9 1.2 1.6 12Gender:

Male ............................................................................................................................ .7 .3 5.3 1.5 1.4 11Female ........................................................................................................................ 2.1 .7 4.5 .7 2.0 12

Age:6

16 - 19 ......................................................................................................................... .1 .3 4.9 .9 1.2 1020 - 24 ......................................................................................................................... .4 .4 4.3 .7 1.5 1125 - 34 ......................................................................................................................... .8 .6 4.0 .8 1.3 1135 - 44 ......................................................................................................................... 1.4 .4 4.4 .9 1.5 1345 - 54 ......................................................................................................................... 1.9 .5 5.1 1.3 1.8 1255 - 64 ......................................................................................................................... 1.9 .5 7.0 1.9 2.4 1265 and over ................................................................................................................. .4 .2 10.4 3.9 2.3 9

Occupation:

Management occupations ........................................................................................... .7 .4 3.5 1.9 .8 4Business and financial operations occupations .......................................................... 1.1 .1 .8 .1 .5 1Computer and mathematical occupations ................................................................... .4 .1 .5 .1 .2 Architecture and engineering occupations .................................................................. .3 – .8 .1 .3 1Life, physical, and social science occupations ............................................................ .5 – .5 – – 3Community and social services occupations .............................................................. – – 7.5 1.6 2.3 11Legal occupations ....................................................................................................... 1.2 – 5.5 – 2.6 1Education, training, and library occupations ............................................................... .7 .1 2.2 .7 .7 6Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ...................................... .3 .2 1.6 .3 .3 6Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations .................................................... .5 .5 4.0 .7 1.8 10Healthcare support occupations ................................................................................. 1.1 .6 8.2 .7 4.3 39Protective service occupations ................................................................................... – – 9.7 1.5 2.9 10Food preparation and serving related occupations ..................................................... .5 .1 2.9 .7 1.4 10Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ................................... .8 .7 8.2 1.1 3.2 28Personal care and service occupations ...................................................................... .6 .3 4.8 .6 2.4 14Sales and related occupations .................................................................................... .5 .3 3.0 .5 1.1 8Office and administrative support occupations ........................................................... 1.8 .3 2.1 .3 .7 6Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................................. .3 .4 5.2 1.5 1.7 13Construction and extraction occupations .................................................................... .7 .6 10.6 3.3 2.6 18Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ...................................................... 1.5 .3 9.1 3.1 2.1 19Production occupations ............................................................................................... 4.1 1.5 6.2 2.0 1.6 13Transportation and material moving occupations ....................................................... 1.5 .9 12.1 2.4 4.1 29

1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were

calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees 

during the calendar year 

20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also

included job transfer or restriction.

3 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Nature codes: Sprains, strains, tears = 021;

Fractures = 012; Cuts, lacerations, punctures = 034, 037; Cuts, lacerations = 034; Punctures = 037; Bruises,contusions = 043; Heat burns = 053; Chemical burns = 051; Amputations = 031; Carpal tunnel syndrome =1241; Tendonitis = 1733; Multiple traumatic injuries and illnesses, Total = 080-089; With fractures, burns,and other injuries = 083, 084; With sprains and bruises = 082; Back pain and pain, except back, Total =0972, 0973; Back pain, hurt back only = 0972; All other natures = all remaining codes, including 9999

(Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 1992 Occupationdeveloped by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

4 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the 5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.6 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under 

cases.

7 Data too small to be displayed.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 

of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected e

and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries, and in sectors. Characteristic categories affected by the revisions, th

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Lab

Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 17. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selecte

occupational group, and selected parts of body, 2007

Characteristic Total cases

Part of body affected by the injury or illness3

Head

Neck

Trunk 

Total Eyes Total Back Shoulder Total Arm 

Total [1,158,870 cases] ................................................................................... 122.2 8.3 3.5 1.8 40.6 24.9 8.0 28.4 5Gender:

Male .............................................................................................................. 134.1 9.9 4.7 1.8 45.3 26.3 9.1 31.8 6Female ......................................................................................................... 105.2 5.9 1.7 1.8 33.8 22.9 6.4 23.6 4

Age:5

16 - 19 .......................................................................................................... 124.0 10.1 3.5 .9 26.2 17.4 3.9 43.1 620 - 24 .......................................................................................................... 134.4 10.7 4.2 1.6 38.9 25.5 6.0 36.8 525 - 34 .......................................................................................................... 118.4 9.5 4.7 1.7 39.3 26.6 6.1 29.2 535 - 44 .......................................................................................................... 123.9 7.9 3.5 2.0 44.0 27.9 8.4 27.6 645 - 54 .......................................................................................................... 123.0 7.6 3.3 2.2 42.6 25.0 9.2 26.1 555 - 64 .......................................................................................................... 119.9 6.1 1.6 1.3 39.6 19.6 11.0 24.7 665 and over .................................................................................................. 96.2 6.1 .9 1.2 29.2 10.3 8.3 21.5 4

Occupation:

Management occupations ............................................................................ 41.4 3.3 1.2 .7 10.9 7.8 1.5 8.0 2Business and financial operations occupations ............................................ 17.5 1.1 .5 .1 5.2 2.2 2.2 3.0 Computer and mathematical occupations .................................................... 8.4 .6 .1 – 2.9 2.0 .5 1.4 Architecture and engineering occupations ................................................... 24.0 1.5 1.0 .1 8.4 4.8 1.4 3.9 Life, physical, and social science occupations ............................................. 24.5 1.9 1.0 .3 9.0 6.0 1.2 4.6 1Community and social services occupations ................................................ 94.4 6.5 .5 3.5 27.5 17.3 3.4 11.6 2Legal occupations ........................................................................................ 19.3 .3 – – 5.3 5.0 .2 4.6 Education, training, and library occupations ................................................. 58.5 4.1 .4 .7 18.0 13.0 2.9 7.8 2Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ........................ 44.9 5.3 .4 .7 11.8 5.4 3.0 7.8 2Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations ..................................... 97.5 4.6 1.0 2.6 41.0 29.4 7.0 15.0 2Healthcare support occupations ................................................................... 262.1 8.8 2.8 4.6 126.1 93.3 18.6 39.5 9Protective service occupations ..................................................................... 116.9 11.5 1.8 1.5 24.1 11.4 5.2 16.2 3Food preparation and serving related occupations ...................................... 107.5 7.1 2.4 .7 25.7 16.5 4.0 39.3 4Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................... 255.6 16.6 7.8 3.7 89.3 54.6 18.1 56.9 14Personal care and service occupations ........................................................ 124.3 7.3 1.2 2.5 36.7 23.8 7.7 26.4 7Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 70.1 4.7 .9 1.5 23.6 15.3 4.8 13.2 3Office and administrative support occupations ............................................. 54.2 2.9 .9 .8 17.7 10.9 3.2 11.0 2Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................... 149.8 15.5 7.7 1.1 47.3 25.4 8.5 31.3 6Construction and extraction occupations ..................................................... 238.7 18.4 9.0 2.4 74.5 41.4 14.4 56.9 11Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................................... 217.5 20.4 11.9 3.9 66.8 40.8 12.1 57.3 12Production occupations ................................................................................ 175.7 14.3 9.1 1.5 51.5 28.2 12.2 62.2 9Transportation and material moving occupations ......................................... 285.0 16.4 5.5 5.0 105.6 62.3 22.9 51.1 13

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 17. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time w

selected worker characteristic, major occupational group, and selected parts of body, 2007 — Continued

Characteristic

Part of body affected by the injury or illness3

Lower extremities

Body

systems

Multiple

body

parts

Total Knee Ankle Foot, toe

Total [1,158,870 cases] ................................................................................... 27.5 10.0 6.6 5.9 1.9 12.8 Gender:

Male .............................................................................................................. 31.2 10.9 7.0 7.1 1.6 11.6 Female ......................................................................................................... 22.2 8.6 6.0 4.2 2.2 14.5 

Age:5

16 - 19 .......................................................................................................... 32.0 10.2 6.9 10.2 2.3 8.8 20 - 24 .......................................................................................................... 32.4 8.4 10.1 8.5 2.8 9.7 25 - 34 .......................................................................................................... 26.3 8.3 7.1 6.1 1.5 10.0 35 - 44 .......................................................................................................... 27.0 10.6 6.8 5.1 1.8 12.6 45 - 54 .......................................................................................................... 27.0 10.8 5.6 5.4 1.8 14.9 55 - 64 .......................................................................................................... 28.7 12.3 5.1 5.2 2.0 17.1 65 and over .................................................................................................. 21.0 7.8 4.2 3.7 .8 15.8 

Occupation:

Management occupations ............................................................................ 9.8 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.0 6.4 Business and financial operations occupations ............................................ 3.8 1.3 .9 .8 .4 3.6 Computer and mathematical occupations .................................................... 1.8 .6 .5 .3 .1 1.5 Architecture and engineering occupations ................................................... 7.2 3.6 2.1 .8 .7 2.1 Life, physical, and social science occupations ............................................. 5.7 1.8 1.0 .9 .5 2.5 Community and social services occupations ................................................ 22.4 9.1 6.2 3.4 5.0 17.2 Legal occupations ........................................................................................ 2.4 .9 .6 .3 .9 5.7 Education, training, and library occupations ................................................. 16.7 4.6 4.3 5.4 .4 10.6 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ........................ 14.6 5.3 3.8 2.4 .6 3.9 Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations ..................................... 18.7 9.0 4.5 2.5 1.7 13.1 Healthcare support occupations ................................................................... 42.5 19.8 9.1 6.3 5.2 33.2 Protective service occupations ..................................................................... 36.1 13.5 11.3 5.3 4.2 22.5 Food preparation and serving related occupations ...................................... 22.3 8.3 6.0 4.1 1.2 10.0 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................... 59.3 22.3 13.4 10.5 3.4 25.2 Personal care and service occupations ........................................................ 29.9 13.7 8.3 4.7 2.0 18.5 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 15.5 6.1 3.3 3.8 1.6 9.1 Office and administrative support occupations ............................................. 13.3 4.1 4.2 2.8 1.6 6.1 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................... 37.4 12.3 7.9 9.4 1.9 13.1 Construction and extraction occupations ..................................................... 60.2 21.1 14.0 14.1 2.4 22.2 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................................... 46.4 19.6 7.9 9.7 2.7 18.2 Production occupations ................................................................................ 31.5 10.7 7.1 7.8 2.3 11.6 Transportation and material moving occupations ......................................... 72.7 22.9 18.2 16.6 2.2 30.4 

1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000

full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees 

during the calendar year 

20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from

work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.

3 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Part of body codes: Head,

Total = 00-09; Eyes = 032; Neck = 10-19; Trunk, Total = 20-29; Back = 23;Shoulder = 21; Upper extremities, Total = 30-39; Arm = 31; Finger = 34; Hand,

except finger = 33; Wrist = 32; Lower extremities, Total = 40-49; K= 42; Foot, toe = 43, 44; Body systems = 5; Multiple body parts = parts = remaining codes, including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These on the 1992 Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System dBureau of Labor Statistics.

4 Includes nonclassifiable responses.5 Information is not shown separately for injured workers und

accounted for fewer than 50 cases.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelin

rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data matotals.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of L

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating 
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 18. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time worke

worker characteristic, major occupational group, and selected sources of injury or illness, 2007

Characteristic Total cases

Source of injury or illness3

Chemicals

and

chemical

products

Containers

Furniture

and

fixtures

Machinery

Parts

and

materials

Total [1,158,870 cases] ................................................................................... 122.2 1.8 14.4 4.9 7.3 12.3 Gender:

Male .............................................................................................................. 134.1 1.9 16.0 4.4 9.5 19.2 Female ......................................................................................................... 105.2 1.8 12.2 5.6 4.2 2.5 

Age:6

16 - 19 .......................................................................................................... 124.0 2.2 15.9 5.2 10.6 13.1 20 - 24 .......................................................................................................... 134.4 2.5 17.4 5.1 10.2 16.1 25 - 34 .......................................................................................................... 118.4 1.7 14.9 4.2 7.0 13.6 35 - 44 .......................................................................................................... 123.9 1.8 14.6 5.2 7.3 12.8 45 - 54 .......................................................................................................... 123.0 1.9 14.3 5.0 7.1 11.3 55 - 64 .......................................................................................................... 119.9 1.5 11.6 5.2 6.1 9.4 65 and over .................................................................................................. 96.2 .7 11.1 4.9 3.7 6.1 

Occupation:

Management occupations ............................................................................ 41.4 .6 4.5 2.4 1.6 1.9 Business and financial operations occupations ............................................ 17.5 .1 1.8 1.1 .2 .2 Computer and mathematical occupations .................................................... 8.4 .1 .4 .4 1.5 .1 Architecture and engineering occupations ................................................... 24.0 .3 .7 .4 1.2 1.9 Life, physical, and social science occupations ............................................. 24.5 .7 2.5 .3 1.3 1.0 Community and social services occupations ................................................ 94.4 .6 1.6 5.8 .9 1.7 Legal occupations ........................................................................................ 19.3 – .8 .5 – – Education, training, and library occupations ................................................. 58.5 .1 1.4 3.5 .1 .5 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ........................ 44.9 .2 1.6 1.3 .8 1.2 Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations ..................................... 97.5 1.7 2.7 4.2 1.6 .7 Healthcare support occupations ................................................................... 262.1 2.6 6.7 9.9 4.1 1.0 Protective service occupations ..................................................................... 116.9 3.2 3.0 2.0 1.2 1.9 Food preparation and serving related occupations ...................................... 107.5 3.0 20.8 5.7 8.1 1.1 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................... 255.6 6.2 24.9 20.0 14.7 11.9 Personal care and service occupations ........................................................ 124.3 .5 10.5 4.6 1.7 1.5 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 70.1 .8 14.1 6.6 3.2 3.1 Office and administrative support occupations ............................................. 54.2 .9 11.3 2.3 2.2 1.7 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................... 149.8 1.7 10.9 .7 7.4 12.7 Construction and extraction occupations ..................................................... 238.7 3.2 10.1 6.1 14.6 53.6 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................................... 217.5 3.9 10.9 4.7 17.8 41.3 Production occupations ................................................................................ 175.7 3.5 18.7 4.9 23.5 31.3 Transportation and material moving occupations ......................................... 285.0 2.4 54.3 8.3 12.1 31.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 18. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time worke

worker characteristic, major occupational group, and selected sources of injury or illness, 2007 — Continued

Characteristic

Source of injury or illness3

Handtools Vehicles

Person, injured or ill worker4 Person, other than in

ill worker 

Total4 

Worker

motion

or

position4

Total

He

ca

pat

Total [1,158,870 cases] ................................................................................... 5.7 10.3 17.9 17.4 6.8 Gender:

Male .............................................................................................................. 8.4 12.7 18.2 17.7 2.2 Female ......................................................................................................... 2.0 6.8 17.6 17.1 13.5 1

Age:6

16 - 19 .......................................................................................................... 13.7 9.9 10.5 10.2 5.2 20 - 24 .......................................................................................................... 8.3 11.0 15.2 14.8 8.9 25 - 34 .......................................................................................................... 6.6 10.0 16.1 15.7 7.8 35 - 44 .......................................................................................................... 5.9 10.7 20.0 19.4 7.1 45 - 54 .......................................................................................................... 4.7 10.8 20.4 19.8 6.2 55 - 64 .......................................................................................................... 2.9 9.3 18.6 18.0 4.7 65 and over .................................................................................................. 1.6 9.8 10.0 9.4 2.8 

Occupation:

Management occupations ............................................................................ .7 4.4 4.7 4.5 1.7 Business and financial operations occupations ............................................ .1 2.2 3.8 3.6 .4 

( 

Computer and mathematical occupations .................................................... .1 .8 1.8 1.8 .1 Architecture and engineering occupations ................................................... 2.2 1.3 6.7 6.6 .1 Life, physical, and social science occupations ............................................. .6 1.5 5.0 4.9 .7 Community and social services occupations ................................................ .3 14.3 9.1 7.5 22.0 1Legal occupations ........................................................................................ – 2.9 4.5 4.5 .5 Education, training, and library occupations ................................................. .3 2.3 6.5 6.4 15.1 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ........................ 1.6 2.1 14.3 14.1 6.6 Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations ..................................... .5 4.2 13.6 13.4 32.8 3Healthcare support occupations ................................................................... 1.3 8.2 26.2 25.6 123.5 11Protective service occupations ..................................................................... .9 17.2 16.4 15.0 13.6 Food preparation and serving related occupations ...................................... 10.1 2.6 12.9 12.6 1.5 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................... 15.9 17.6 36.4 36.0 1.2 Personal care and service occupations ........................................................ 2.2 14.4 21.0 20.4 17.6 1Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 1.7 6.2 9.6 8.9 1.0 Office and administrative support occupations ............................................. .9 4.4 10.2 9.9 1.1 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................... 7.2 14.4 21.0 20.2 .5 Construction and extraction occupations ..................................................... 22.0 11.1 29.9 28.9 .3 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................................... 16.9 19.2 34.0 33.4 .4 Production occupations ................................................................................ 12.7 6.6 31.1 30.7 .3 

( 

Transportation and material moving occupations ......................................... 5.9 51.1 39.9 38.8 1.3 

1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time

workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees 

during the calendar year 

20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work,

some of which also included job transfer or restriction.

3 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Source codes: Chemicals and

chemical products = 00-09; Containers = 10-19; Furniture and fixtures = 20-29;Machinery = 30-39; Parts and materials = 40-49; Person, injured or ill worker = 56;Worker motion or position = 562; Person, other than injured or ill worker = 57; Healthcare patient = 573; Floors, walkways, or ground surfaces = 62; Handtools = 71-73;Vehicles = 80-89; All other sources = all remaining codes, including 9999(Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 1992 Occupational Injury and Illness

Classification System developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

4 Selected estimates for this category were affected b

revision, see note below.

5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.6 Information is not shown separately for injured workers 

accounted for fewer than 50 cases.

7 Data too small to be displayed.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 

and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum 

This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected e

Mining (NAICS 21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482their respective higher level industry sectors. Characteristic by the revisions, that appear in this table, are footnoted.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department o

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating 
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 19. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by sele

major occupational group, and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 2007

Characteristic Total cases

Event or exposure leading to injury or illness3

Contact with objects

Fall

to

lower

level

Fall

on

same

level

Slip

o

trip

with

fal

Total

Struck

by

object

Struck

against

object

Caught in or

compressed or

crushed

Total [1,158,870 cases] ................................................................................... 122.2 33.5 17.2 8.0 5.7 8.1 17.6 4Gender:

Male .............................................................................................................. 134.1 43.1 22.2 9.5 7.7 10.4 13.8 4Female ......................................................................................................... 105.2 19.9 10.1 5.9 3.0 4.8 23.1 4

Age:6

16 - 19 .......................................................................................................... 124.0 55.5 32.8 12.5 8.4 4.8 14.4 220 - 24 .......................................................................................................... 134.4 49.0 26.0 10.3 9.4 7.5 12.4 425 - 34 .......................................................................................................... 118.4 38.1 19.7 8.9 6.0 6.9 12.4 335 - 44 .......................................................................................................... 123.9 31.9 15.9 7.6 5.5 8.3 15.1 445 - 54 .......................................................................................................... 123.0 28.4 14.1 7.4 4.9 8.7 20.1 455 - 64 .......................................................................................................... 119.9 24.4 12.3 6.3 4.3 10.8 29.6 465 and over .................................................................................................. 96.2 19.3 9.0 5.3 4.4 7.6 34.6 2

Occupation:

Management occupations ............................................................................ 41.4 8.6 5.7 1.7 .9 4.5 9.1 1Business and financial operations occupations ............................................ 17.5 2.5 1.5 .8 .2 1.9 4.2 Computer and mathematical occupations .................................................... 8.4 1.1 .5 .5 – .9 1.6 Architecture and engineering occupations ................................................... 24.0 5.0 2.1 1.4 .7 1.8 3.4 1Life, physical, and social science occupations ............................................. 24.5 4.2 2.7 .8 .4 1.4 4.6 1Community and social services occupations ................................................ 94.4 11.7 6.9 2.4 2.0 7.2 20.8 3Legal occupations ........................................................................................ 19.3 .7 .4 .3 – 3.2 6.4 – Education, training, and library occupations ................................................. 58.5 10.2 5.2 4.3 .2 2.2 17.0 2Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ........................ 44.9 13.3 8.4 3.2 .3 2.0 5.0 1Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations ..................................... 97.5 10.5 4.9 3.8 1.1 2.5 19.6 3Healthcare support occupations ................................................................... 262.1 29.1 15.7 7.9 3.2 5.4 43.6 8Protective service occupations ..................................................................... 116.9 13.9 7.3 5.1 1.0 9.7 27.6 5Food preparation and serving related occupations ...................................... 107.5 35.1 20.1 9.1 3.1 3.4 23.8 5Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................... 255.6 65.0 35.1 18.8 7.6 19.2 42.2 8Personal care and service occupations ........................................................ 124.3 19.8 9.4 5.8 2.4 7.3 23.5 5Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 70.1 16.5 9.0 4.9 2.1 3.9 14.3 2Office and administrative support occupations ............................................. 54.2 10.5 5.2 3.0 1.6 3.2 11.1 2Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................... 149.8 53.7 28.5 11.2 8.0 14.5 15.1 6Construction and extraction occupations ..................................................... 238.7 87.2 48.8 19.0 11.4 34.3 21.5 6Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................................... 217.5 74.3 36.4 17.8 12.0 16.8 17.6 6Production occupations ................................................................................ 175.7 69.3 30.7 12.6 19.9 5.7 17.2 4Transportation and material moving occupations ......................................... 285.0 74.0 37.4 17.5 14.1 20.6 32.4 9

See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 19. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by sele

major occupational group, and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 2007 — Continued

Characteristic

Event or exposure leading to injury or illness3

Repetitive

motion

Exposure to

harmful

substance or

environment

Transportation accidents

Fires

and

explosions

Assaults and 

Total Highway 

accident Total By person

Total [1,158,870 cases] ................................................................................... 3.9 5.6 5.6 3.5 0.2 2.6 1.8 Gender:

Male .............................................................................................................. 2.7 6.0 6.7 4.0 .3 1.7 1.0 Female ......................................................................................................... 5.5 5.0 3.9 2.8 .1 3.8 2.8 

Age:6

16 - 19 .......................................................................................................... 1.9 12.1 4.4 1.6 .2 1.8 1.3 20 - 24 .......................................................................................................... 2.4 8.4 6.7 3.6 .1 4.5 3.0 25 - 34 .......................................................................................................... 2.8 5.5 5.6 3.5 .2 3.0 2.0 35 - 44 .......................................................................................................... 4.6 5.5 5.7 3.9 .2 2.3 1.6 45 - 54 .......................................................................................................... 5.1 5.0 5.6 3.7 .2 2.2 1.6 55 - 64 .......................................................................................................... 4.5 4.0 5.3 3.1 .2 1.7 1.4 65 and over .................................................................................................. 2.1 1.5 5.4 3.9 – 1.2 1.0 

Occupation:

Management occupations ............................................................................ 1.5 2.3 2.9 1.5 7 ( ) 1.0 .8 

Business and financial operations occupations ............................................ 1.7 .3 2.0 1.7 – .2 .1 Computer and mathematical occupations .................................................... .7 .3 .6 .5 – .1 .1 Architecture and engineering occupations ................................................... 1.1 1.4 1.1 .6 – .1 – Life, physical, and social science occupations ............................................. 1.2 2.3 .7 .6 – .9 – Community and social services occupations ................................................ .3 4.6 13.3 10.4 – 13.3 12.9 Legal occupations ........................................................................................ 3.4 – 2.9 2.8 – – – Education, training, and library occupations ................................................. 1.1 .9 2.2 1.5 – 6.6 6.6 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ........................ 1.3 1.4 1.7 .9 – .7 .5 Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations ..................................... 1.5 4.1 2.8 2.1 7 ( ) 7.1 4.2 Healthcare support occupations ................................................................... 3.3 9.9 5.3 4.4 .2 21.0 17.1 Protective service occupations ..................................................................... .4 6.3 14.4 11.2 – 16.3 12.7 Food preparation and serving related occupations ...................................... 2.0 13.9 .8 .4 .1 1.1 1.1 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations .................... 4.2 16.7 8.8 5.7 .1 2.4 1.0 Personal care and service occupations ........................................................ 2.0 5.0 7.5 5.0 – 11.6 6.8 Sales and related occupations ..................................................................... 1.8 2.3 3.4 2.6 .1 1.4 1.2 Office and administrative support occupations ............................................. 4.1 1.8 2.1 1.0 – 1.2 .9 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................................... 2.2 6.4 8.6 3.2 .4 7.8 .8 Construction and extraction occupations ..................................................... 3.7 8.3 7.8 4.8 .6 .7 .4 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................................... 4.1 10.9 9.7 5.9 1.2 1.4 .3 Production occupations ................................................................................ 13.0 9.9 2.1 .5 .5 .3 .2 Transportation and material moving occupations ......................................... 6.3 6.5 27.0 17.0 .2 2.1 1.2 

1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and

were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees 

during the calendar year 

20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which

also included job transfer or restriction.

3 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Event codes: Contact with objects, Total =

00-09; Struck by object = 020-029; Struck against object = 010-019; Caught in or compressed orcrushed = 030-049; Fall to lower level = 110-119; Fall on same level = 130-139; Slips or trips withoutfall = 215; Overexertion, Total = 220-229; In lifting = 221; Repetitive motion = 230-239; Exposure toharmful substance or environment = 30-39; Transportation accidents = 40-49; Highway accident = 41;Fires and explosions = 50-52; Assaults and violent acts, Total = 60-63; Assaults by person = 61; Allother assaults = 60, 62, and 63; Assaults by animal = 63; All other events = all remaining codes,

including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 19Classification System developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

4 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the 

below.

5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.6 Information is not shown separately for injured workers unde

than 50 cases.

7 Data too small to be displayed.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guideline

exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the tot

This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected est

21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries, and industry sectors. Characteristic categories affected by the revare footnoted.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labo

and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 20. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers 

occupation3 and selected nature of injury or illness, 2007

Occupation Total cases

Nature of injury or illness4

Sprains,

strains,

tears5

Fractures

Cuts, lacerations, punctures

Bruises,

contusions

Heat

burns

C

Total Cuts, lacerations Punctures

Total [1,158,870 cases] ......................................... 122.2 47.3 10.0 11.3 9.6 1.7 10.7 1.8 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................ 465.3 280.8 9.9 5.3 4.4 .9 37.4 1.2 Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ..................................................................... 434.3 168.8 36.9 40.2 33.6 6.6 48.7 1.7 

Food servers, nonrestaurant .................................. 415.1 130.1 16.3 40.0 39.1 – 84.1 28.6 Construction laborers ............................................. 394.0 117.9 48.8 56.7 46.2 10.5 35.9 3.8 Truck drivers, light or delivery services .................. 369.5 157.6 35.6 11.2 10.2 1.1 24.0 1.9 Roofers ................................................................... 363.2 107.4 65.8 65.3 34.5 30.7 19.6 15.1 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics .. 349.9 217.8 13.7 6.4 4.7 1.7 10.3 – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .................. 348.5 169.4 34.4 14.6 13.4 1.2 27.7 1.1 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............... 335.8 91.6 34.2 41.0 35.0 6.0 18.0 13.2 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics and installers ...................................... 313.4 95.4 9.3 51.0 40.8 10.1 13.8 4.4 

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and

travel clerks .......................................................... 304.3 169.5 7.2 4.2 3.8 – 60.9 – 

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except

engines ................................................................. 293.1 129.2 16.9 37.9 26.3 11.7 15.2 2.8 

Carpenters ............................................................. 286.2 84.6 35.5 67.6 44.5 23.2 10.9 .4 Butchers and meat cutters ..................................... 277.5 72.4 12.8 104.6 102.0 2.6 11.0 – Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................... 273.0 114.5 13.8 11.9 9.1 2.8 33.1 1.1 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .................................... 269.3 122.7 14.4 7.5 6.4 1.2 19.4 – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................ 262.2 107.8 17.4 19.6 16.9 2.7 26.0 2.9 

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .............................. 261.3 84.9 9.2 49.6 47.9 1.7 21.9 36.4 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine

specialists ............................................................. 257.3 109.4 17.9 27.1 21.7 5.4 19.2 2.7 

Industrial machinery mechanics ............................. 255.6 94.2 24.8 29.6 22.5 7.1 15.4 5.2 Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..... 252.5 69.0 17.9 38.3 32.2 6.1 24.6 8.3 Driver/sales workers ............................................... 243.2 130.7 21.6 8.1 7.7 .5 30.9 – See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 20. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time 

selected worker occupation3 and selected nature of injury or illness, 2007 — Continued

Occupation

Nature of injury or illness4

Carpal

tunnel

syndrome

Tendonitis

Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders Back pain and 

pain, except back 

Total 

With

fractures,

burns, and

other injuries

With sprains

and

bruises Total Back pain, hurt back only

Total [1,158,870 cases] ......................................... 1.3 0.5 4.9 1.2 1.6 12.2 3.9 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................ .5 .7 11.2 1.1 6.6 72.4 30.5 Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ..................................................................... 2.6 1.6 13.0 3.8 3.5 45.1 14.9 

Food servers, nonrestaurant .................................. 8.9 1.3 8.7 – 5.7 34.3 6.5 Construction laborers ............................................. .6 1.6 18.9 5.2 2.8 34.8 10.6 Truck drivers, light or delivery services .................. 1.9 .5 15.2 2.7 6.5 57.9 20.3 Roofers ................................................................... 2.6 – 19.0 10.5 3.6 19.8 10.8 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics .. – – 15.9 – 2.8 50.7 18.8 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .................. 1.0 1.0 19.7 3.8 6.7 29.8 12.4 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............... 4.4 .4 13.5 6.3 1.7 14.7 4.7 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics and installers ...................................... – – 27.4 16.5 3.7 32.7 3.6 

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and

travel clerks .......................................................... – – 7.6 – 1.3 34.7 6.1 

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except

engines ................................................................. – – 7.1 4.2 – 21.4 4.7 

Carpenters ............................................................. .6 .4 9.0 2.3 2.9 23.6 10.8 Butchers and meat cutters ..................................... 2.4 – 1.9 – 1.4 14.9 5.4 Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................... 1.5 .8 8.3 1.3 4.6 39.5 12.0 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .................................... – – 20.3 – 9.8 42.1 9.7 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................ .9 .5 7.9 .8 4.0 28.3 8.6 

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .............................. 4.6 – 6.7 – 3.8 22.1 6.6 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine

specialists ............................................................. 1.0 – 11.7 1.3 2.8 20.6 5.9 

Industrial machinery mechanics ............................. 2.7 – 18.2 6.2 3.5 14.6 5.3 Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..... 2.9 .5 8.5 3.0 2.7 28.0 9.0 Driver/sales workers ............................................... – .5 12.1 – 3.4 19.8 8.7 

1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000

full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees 

during the calendar year 

20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from

work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.

3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment.4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Nature codes: Sprains,

strains, tears = 021; Fractures = 012; Cuts, lacerations, punctures = 034, 037;Cuts, lacerations = 034; Punctures = 037; Bruises, contusions = 043; Heat burns= 053; Chemical burns = 051; Amputations = 031; Carpal tunnel syndrome =1241; Tendonitis = 1733; Multiple traumatic injuries and illnesses, Total =080-089; With fractures, burns, and other injuries = 083, 084; With sprains andbruises = 082; Back pain and pain, except back, Total = 0972, 0973; Back pain,

hurt back only = 0972; All other natures = all remaining codes, (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 1992 OccupatiIllness Classification System developed by the Bureau of Labor Sta

5 Selected estimates for this category were affected by th

revision, see note below.

6 Includes nonclassifiable responses.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guideline

rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data mthe totals.

This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected es

the Mining (NAICS 21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 48and in their respective higher level industry sectors. categories affected by the revisions, that appear in this table, a

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of La

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with partagencies
TABLE 21. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers 

worker occupation3 and selected parts of body, 2007

Occupation Total cases

Part of body affected by the injury or illness4

Head

Neck

Trunk Upper extre

Total Eyes Total Back Shoulder Total Arm Finger

Total [1,158,870 cases] ......................................... 122.2 8.3 3.5 1.8 40.6 24.9 8.0 28.4 5.7 10.7 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................ 465.3 14.1 3.8 8.5 249.7 185.2 35.9 56.8 14.6 13.4 Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ..................................................................... 434.3 28.1 11.7 4.3 158.4 93.3 32.3 96.0 19.9 39.2 

Food servers, nonrestaurant .................................. 415.1 23.6 5.4 1.8 101.7 76.5 12.1 103.5 25.1 33.2 Construction laborers ............................................. 394.0 29.5 8.9 3.9 123.6 64.9 20.7 86.7 10.6 39.6 Truck drivers, light or delivery services .................. 369.5 15.6 3.0 5.9 141.6 82.4 30.4 50.8 18.5 13.9 Roofers ................................................................... 363.2 26.7 9.1 2.0 104.5 67.3 11.0 106.0 34.7 21.3 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics .. 349.9 8.1 – 17.7 170.6 121.7 22.3 34.8 4.5 9.8 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .................. 348.5 18.1 4.9 7.0 135.5 78.3 33.2 49.5 16.3 11.1 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............... 335.8 77.1 63.4 2.6 85.4 52.7 13.1 93.5 13.1 46.3 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics and installers ...................................... 313.4 28.4 21.7 15.5 70.9 48.3 13.1 76.6 11.4 22.8 

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and

travel clerks .......................................................... 304.3 16.2 7.5 1.4 117.3 75.2 24.4 60.5 20.1 8.2 

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except

engines ................................................................. 293.1 25.9 19.1 2.3 100.1 64.0 18.8 47.9 12.3 19.2 

Carpenters ............................................................. 286.2 24.1 11.7 2.4 81.7 46.7 13.6 89.2 15.9 41.4 Butchers and meat cutters ..................................... 277.5 9.6 4.8 1.6 80.7 46.3 16.9 152.2 4.0 113.5 Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................... 273.0 16.5 7.1 2.0 99.2 63.8 20.0 52.0 9.6 13.0 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .................................... 269.3 22.0 1.8 8.2 99.0 59.2 27.3 25.3 7.6 7.3 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................ 262.2 14.3 6.0 2.5 102.0 61.1 19.6 61.2 15.1 21.6 

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .............................. 261.3 10.6 4.9 .9 70.6 46.3 7.5 97.9 19.9 45.0 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine

specialists ............................................................. 257.3 33.8 18.1 2.9 79.1 45.0 21.2 55.6 7.4 28.1 

Industrial machinery mechanics ............................. 255.6 17.9 9.6 2.7 90.5 54.9 18.2 75.9 12.5 38.3 Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..... 252.5 33.1 15.9 2.6 68.3 41.5 11.3 88.5 28.3 31.0 Driver/sales workers ............................................... 243.2 11.7 .7 9.9 98.2 59.9 19.8 30.3 10.6 5.3 See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 21. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 ful

workers by selected worker occupation3 and selected parts of body, 2007 — Continued

Occupation

Part of body affected by the injury or illness4

Lower extremities

Body

systems

Multiple

body

parts

A

oth

bo

par

Total Knee Ankle Foot, toe

Total [1,158,870 cases] ......................................... 27.5 10.0 6.6 5.9 1.9 12.8 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................ 76.3 38.2 14.5 11.1 4.6 52.7 2Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ..................................................................... 110.4 29.1 23.0 34.3 2.9 31.2 

Food servers, nonrestaurant .................................. 111.5 27.9 24.5 45.4 2.1 67.3 Construction laborers ............................................. 107.9 34.1 24.3 29.0 3.6 34.5 4Truck drivers, light or delivery services .................. 108.4 34.6 32.5 19.1 2.0 44.1 Roofers ................................................................... 81.6 32.1 22.2 14.3 3.4 37.3 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics .. 75.5 29.9 19.3 3.8 4.0 35.2 4Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .................. 88.5 30.9 23.8 16.0 2.0 46.2 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............... 61.3 21.2 7.4 20.6 3.0 11.9 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics and installers ...................................... 77.0 33.2 15.2 12.5 4.6 37.7 2

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and

travel clerks .......................................................... 96.2 29.2 32.4 17.0 1.2 11.2 –

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except

engines ................................................................. 99.9 29.2 24.9 17.8 – 15.2 –

Carpenters ............................................................. 63.6 20.7 13.0 18.7 1.3 22.7 Butchers and meat cutters ..................................... 27.2 12.0 2.3 12.0 – 2.8 2Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................... 66.4 26.3 17.2 8.9 2.6 32.6 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .................................... 38.1 15.5 12.1 2.4 3.4 70.5 2Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................ 52.8 19.3 12.1 12.1 4.6 23.6 

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .............................. 50.1 19.5 12.0 13.4 1.5 28.9 –Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine

specialists ............................................................. 59.2 31.3 9.0 7.5 – 10.3 1

Industrial machinery mechanics ............................. 47.4 21.4 6.0 11.5 2.2 18.4 Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..... 40.7 22.1 5.7 5.8 1.2 16.8 Driver/sales workers ............................................... 62.8 29.1 14.1 11.8 2.2 27.6 

1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per

10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees 

during the calendar year 

20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away

from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.

3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent

employment.

4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Part of body

codes: Head, Total = 00-09; Eyes = 032; Neck = 10-19; Trunk, Total =

20-29; Back = 23; Shoulder = 21; Upper extremities, Total = 30-3931; Finger = 34; Hand, except finger = 33; Wrist = 32; Lower extrTotal = 40-49; Knee = 412; Ankle = 42; Foot, toe = 43, 44; Body sy5; Multiple body parts = 8; All other body parts = remaining including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on thOccupational Injury and Illness Classification System developed Bureau of Labor Statistics.

5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guid

Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responsmay not sum to the totals.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of 

Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperatioparticipating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 22. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000

full-time workers by selected worker occupation3 and selected sources of injury or illness, 2007

Occupation Total cases

Source of injury or illness4

Chemicals

and

chemical

products

Containers

Furniture

and

fixtures

Machinery

Parts

and

materials

Floors

walkway

or

ground

surfaces

Total [1,158,870 cases] ......................................... 122.2 1.8 14.4 4.9 7.3 12.3 24.3Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................ 465.3 2.7 5.7 18.9 5.6 2.1 75.6Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ..................................................................... 434.3 4.4 110.5 20.7 26.6 58.6 54.0

Food servers, nonrestaurant .................................. 415.1 3.9 70.3 20.6 18.1 7.3 118.5Construction laborers ............................................. 394.0 5.3 15.0 11.9 27.2 95.6 78.6Truck drivers, light or delivery services .................. 369.5 1.3 74.8 10.6 8.9 26.9 75.8Roofers ................................................................... 363.2 – 31.3 – 8.5 96.8 83.2Emergency medical technicians and paramedics .. 349.9 2.0 4.1 5.2 1.3 2.8 42.4Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .................. 348.5 1.7 40.2 4.2 8.4 43.7 80.2Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............... 335.8 3.0 14.2 5.5 27.3 99.8 27.7Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics and installers ...................................... 313.4 5.1 20.2 3.9 34.8 53.2 53.0

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and

travel clerks .......................................................... 304.3 2.2 125.2 2.2 17.5 3.9 39.6

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except

engines ................................................................. 293.1 7.0 6.2 – 31.6 69.1 48.1

Carpenters ............................................................. 286.2 1.8 11.9 11.0 14.9 79.3 53.3Butchers and meat cutters ..................................... 277.5 3.3 59.0 – 85.5 4.6 34.0Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................... 273.0 9.1 26.0 42.0 8.1 3.3 75.9Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .................................... 269.3 1.2 32.7 1.8 – 6.3 41.0Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................ 262.2 7.9 38.6 21.2 17.8 10.1 60.5

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .............................. 261.3 10.7 59.3 8.3 12.7 – 53.6Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine

specialists ............................................................. 257.3 4.7 9.8 .8 9.0 60.3 36.4

Industrial machinery mechanics ............................. 255.6 6.3 15.7 4.6 40.5 46.9 38.0Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..... 252.5 5.0 6.7 2.3 9.7 72.2 20.0Driver/sales workers ............................................... 243.2 .9 48.7 3.6 3.2 7.4 57.6See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 22. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000

full-time workers by selected worker occupation3 and selected sources of injury or illness, 2007 — Continued

Occupation

Source of injury or illness4

Handtools Vehicles

Person, injured or ill worker5 Person, other than

injured or ill worker Al

othe

source

Total5 

Worker

motion

or

position5

Total

Health

care

patient

Total [1,158,870 cases] ......................................... 5.7 10.3 17.9 17.4 6.8 5.4 16Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................ 1.0 6.3 41.7 40.7 262.5 258.0 43Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ..................................................................... 14.6 42.6 53.5 51.8 1.1 – 47

Food servers, nonrestaurant .................................. 8.5 19.7 47.9 46.9 17.9 3.4 82Construction laborers ............................................. 41.7 23.0 42.9 40.8 .3 – 52Truck drivers, light or delivery services .................. 1.0 77.4 64.7 63.3 .7 – 27Roofers ................................................................... 18.1 7.0 38.5 36.9 – – 79Emergency medical technicians and paramedics .. – 34.2 51.0 51.0 118.0 113.2 88Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .................. 5.4 83.7 49.8 48.8 .4 – 30Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............... 50.3 11.7 34.7 33.2 – – 61Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics and installers ...................................... 17.6 17.3 49.6 49.6 – – 58

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and

travel clerks .......................................................... 2.6 49.2 45.2 45.2 1.4 – 15

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except

engines ................................................................. 23.8 17.0 52.0 50.2 – – 37

Carpenters ............................................................. 34.4 6.3 29.1 28.9 .5 – 43Butchers and meat cutters ..................................... 49.1 – 19.6 19.6 – – 20Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................... 6.7 18.3 50.1 49.3 1.2 .7 32Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .................................... – 123.4 24.8 23.3 21.8 16.4 14Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................ 11.6 10.7 37.1 36.7 .9 .3 45

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .............................. 33.6 7.8 36.4 35.1 1.2 .9 37Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine

specialists ............................................................. 26.6 28.5 43.4 42.9 – – 37

Industrial machinery mechanics ............................. 18.2 13.6 37.1 35.8 .6 – 34Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..... 25.8 36.4 42.1 42.0 – – 32Driver/sales workers ............................................... .5 64.1 40.0 38.7 – – 16

1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per

10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees 

during the calendar year 

20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days

away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalentemployment. 4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Source codes:Chemicals and chemical products = 00-09; Containers = 10-19; Furnitureand fixtures = 20-29; Machinery = 30-39; Parts and materials = 40-49;Person, injured or ill worker = 56; Worker motion or position = 562;Person, other than injured or ill worker = 57; Health care patient = 573;Floors, walkways, or ground surfaces = 62; Handtools = 71-73; Vehicles

= 80-89; All other sources = all remaining codes, including (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 1992 OccupaInjury and Illness Classification System developed by the BureLabor Statistics. 5 Selected estimates for this category were affected b

March 2009 revision, see note below. 6 Includes nonclassifiable responses.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidel

Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable respodata may not sum to the totals.

This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise sel

estimates within the Mining (NAICS 21) and Railroad Transpor(NAICS 482) industries, and in their respective higher level indsectors. Characteristic categories affected by the revisionsappear in this table, are footnoted.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of 

Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation participating State agencies
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 23. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time w

selected worker occupation3 and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 2007

Occupation Total cases

Event or exposure leading to injury or illness4

Contact with objects

Fall

to

lower

level

Fall

on

same

level

Slips

or

trips

without

fall5

Total

Struck

by

object

Struck

against

object

Caught in or

compressed or

crushed

T

Total [1,158,870 cases] ......................................... 122.2 33.5 17.2 8.0 5.7 8.1 17.6 4.0 2Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................ 465.3 49.4 27.6 13.6 5.9 6.2 71.1 13.2 24Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ..................................................................... 434.3 154.7 87.3 29.0 30.9 22.8 36.8 10.7 12

Food servers, nonrestaurant .................................. 415.1 115.2 76.7 30.3 6.0 5.4 123.3 14.8 6Construction laborers ............................................. 394.0 161.2 103.6 25.2 24.8 48.3 32.4 9.3 6Truck drivers, light or delivery services .................. 369.5 64.5 30.8 20.0 9.9 27.8 49.3 15.8 10Roofers ................................................................... 363.2 99.9 61.9 28.1 5.3 64.5 58.6 10.6 5Emergency medical technicians and paramedics .. 349.9 26.8 14.6 8.3 1.4 12.1 31.3 8.8 17Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .................. 348.5 69.5 32.7 18.6 12.4 36.2 45.3 14.3 8Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............... 335.8 158.6 90.7 16.0 26.2 10.7 20.8 4.0 5Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics and installers ...................................... 313.4 96.8 42.3 37.1 4.7 42.1 18.5 14.5 5

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and

travel clerks .......................................................... 304.3 72.8 22.5 20.5 23.5 10.9 38.2 12.6 12

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except

engines ................................................................. 293.1 101.7 60.8 15.7 18.2 26.6 16.5 16.6 5

Carpenters ............................................................. 286.2 126.8 62.9 36.3 12.3 39.1 21.6 4.7 5Butchers and meat cutters ..................................... 277.5 141.3 53.8 43.5 33.2 – 34.6 3.5 7Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................... 273.0 51.9 24.6 20.3 4.6 16.2 66.1 11.5 6Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .................................... 269.3 28.0 13.1 8.7 5.2 9.7 30.2 8.3 6Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................ 262.2 63.0 30.1 19.8 9.4 19.7 46.9 9.4 6

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .............................. 261.3 75.8 47.6 17.4 8.3 2.1 52.7 5.8 4Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine

specialists ............................................................. 257.3 80.4 45.2 14.5 8.6 19.1 23.7 4.4 5

Industrial machinery mechanics ............................. 255.6 102.8 47.0 17.8 32.6 12.3 28.0 4.2 5Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..... 252.5 106.5 50.7 31.7 11.7 7.0 15.9 5.5 4Driver/sales workers ............................................... 243.2 31.7 16.7 8.9 4.2 21.4 40.7 7.6 6See footnotes at end of table.
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.]

TABLE 23. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time work

worker occupation3 and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, 2007 — Continued

Occupation

Event or exposure leading to injury or illness4

Repetitive

motion

Exposure to

harmful

substance or

environment

Transportation accidents

Fires

and

explosions

Assaults and violent acts

Total Highway 

accident Total By person

All other as

Total

A

a

Total [1,158,870 cases] ......................................... 3.9 5.6 5.6 3.5 0.2 2.6 1.8 0.8 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ................ 3.7 11.1 2.7 2.2 .6 28.1 27.3 .8 Labor and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ..................................................................... 12.6 10.8 17.2 3.0 .2 1.8 1.0 .7 

Food servers, nonrestaurant .................................. 17.1 34.2 2.5 – – 15.6 14.0 1.6 Construction laborers ............................................. 3.1 14.3 16.3 8.5 .6 1.2 .9 .2 Truck drivers, light or delivery services .................. 6.9 9.3 40.0 31.0 – 3.7 .7 3.1 Roofers ................................................................... 2.9 20.9 3.0 1.8 – 2.9 – – Emergency medical technicians and paramedics .. – 6.6 26.2 15.4 – 5.2 3.5 – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .................. 3.7 4.1 44.3 33.9 .5 1.9 .7 1.2 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............... 8.9 41.3 3.1 1.8 1.7 – – – Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics and installers ...................................... 2.8 12.8 15.2 11.1 2.2 11.3 – 11.3 

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and

travel clerks .......................................................... 5.0 3.4 3.8 – –––– 

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except

engines ................................................................. – 10.7 11.4 2.9 2.0 2.3 – 2.2 

Carpenters ............................................................. 3.5 3.4 2.4 1.3 – .4 .3 – Butchers and meat cutters ..................................... 9.6 6.9 – – –––– 

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................... 4.7 12.7 4.8 2.7 – 1.2 .5 .6 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .................................... 1.4 2.0 100.0 92.0 – 6.6 5.8 – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ........................................ 6.0 19.0 5.3 2.8 .2 1.8 .6 1.1 

Cooks, institution and cafeteria .............................. 7.4 48.0 – – –––– 

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine

specialists ............................................................. 2.5 8.4 5.8 4.6 1.7 1.0 – – 

Industrial machinery mechanics ............................. 5.0 11.3 7.3 4.6 1.5 – – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..... 8.9 13.2 9.2 3.7 1.5 1.1 – 1.1 Driver/sales workers ............................................... 4.3 2.5 30.6 22.6 – 3.6 3.5 – 

1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time

workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees 

during the calendar year 

20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work,

some of which also included job transfer or restriction.

3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment.4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Event codes: Contact with

objects, Total = 00-09; Struck by object = 020-029; Struck against object = 010-019;Caught in or compressed or crushed = 030-049; Fall to lower level = 110-119; Fall onsame level = 130-139; Slips or trips without fall = 215; Overexertion, Total = 220-229; Inlifting = 221; Repetitive motion = 230-239; Exposure to harmful substance orenvironment = 30-39; Transportation accidents = 40-49; Highway accident = 41; Fires

and explosions = 50-52; Assaults and violent acts, Total = 60-63; 61; All other assaults = 60, 62, and 63; Assaults by animal = 63; remaining codes, including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These codes aOccupational Injury and Illness Classification System developed by Statistics.

5 Selected estimates for this category were affected b

revision, see note below.

6 Includes nonclassifiable responses.

NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 

and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum 

This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected e

Mining (NAICS 21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482their respective higher level industry sectors. Characteristic by the revisions, that appear in this table, are footnoted.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department o

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating