Note on expanded data: This release includes a new section that provides highlights of data 

results by major industry sector. In addition, BLS has released two new web-based tools for 

analyzing occupational injury and illness data. Profiles on the Web allows anyone to access 

injury and illness data by industry, demographic characteristics, and case characteristics by 

visiting http://data.bls.gov/GQT/servlet/InitialPage . A second Web tool lets employers 

compute their own injury and illness incidence rate for safety management purposes and 

compare their rate to their industry rate by visiting http://data.bls.gov/IIRC/. 

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LOST-WORKTIME INJURIES AND ILLNESSES: CHARACTERISTICS 

AND RESULTING TIME AWAY FROM WORK, 2004 

A total of 1.3 million injuries and illnesses in private industry required 

recuperation away from work beyond the day of the incident in 2004, according to the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor. This was a decline of 56,600 

illnesses and injuries, or 4.3 percent, from 2003. The rate of such injuries and illnesses 

in 2004 also declined to 141.3 per 10,000 full time workers from 150.0 in 2003. Median 

days away from work—a key measure of the severity of the injury or illness—was 7 days 

for all cases in 2004, down from 8 days in 2003. 

As was the case in previous years, more than 4 out of 10 of injuries and illnesses 

were sprains or strains, with most of these stemming from overexertion or falls on the 

same level. Twenty percent of the sprains and strains occurred in three occupations—

laborers and material movers; heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers; and nursing aides, 

orderlies, and attendants. These occupations also had the greatest number of injuries and 

illnesses, accounting for over 16 percent of the total days away from work cases (see 

chart 1). 

In 2004, injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work in the goodsproducing industries, such as construction and manufacturing, remained relatively the 

same as the previous year with 408,400 cases, while injuries and illnesses in service 

providing industries declined 6.3 percent to 850,930 (see table 1). 
This is the third of three annual releases reporting on 2004 data from the BLS 

safety and health statistical series. The first release, in August 2005, covered workrelated fatalities from the 2004 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. In 

November 2005, BLS reported that there were 4.3 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses 

in 2004, based on the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. It presented the 

number and frequency (incidence rates) of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by 

industry and type of case. Of those, 2.2 million required recuperation away from work, 

transfer to another job, restricted duties at work, or a combination of these actions. This 

release covers the circumstance of the injury or illness and the demographic 

characteristics of workers involved in the 1.3 million days away from work cases. 

Chart 1. Number of occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away 

from work for selected occupations, 2003-2004

0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000

Truck drivers, light or

delivery services

Construction laborers

Nursing aides, orderlies,

and attendants

Heavy and tractor-trailer

truck drivers

Laborers and material

movers

2003

2004

Worker demographics and case characteristics

Occupation - Of the major occupational groups, transportation and material moving 

occupations suffered the most injuries and illnesses with days away from work (table 3), 

contributing more than 20 percent of the total. Three of the top five detailed occupations 

with the most cases with days away from work—laborers and material movers, heavy and 

tractor-trailer truck drivers, and light or delivery service truck drivers—are in the 

transportation and material moving major occupational group. Nursing aides, orderlies, 

and attendants and construction laborers rounded out the list of the five detailed 

occupations with the most cases with days away from work. Eleven detailed occupations 

each had more than 20,000 injuries and illnesses with days away from work and together 

accounted for 35 percent of all cases of this type (table 4). 
Demographic characteristics - BLS collects not only the occupation of the injured or ill 

worker but also the gender, age, length of service with the employer at the time of the 

incident, and race or ethnic origin of workers sustaining an injury or illness resulting in 

days away from work (tables 1, 2, and 8). 

• Men accounted for 65.9 percent of total cases, which is higher than their employment 

share (55.2 percent) and their share of the hours worked (58.9 percent) among all 

private wage and salary workers. 

• Workers 16 to 19 years old and 25 to 54 years old had significant declines in the 

numbers of injuries and illnesses with days away from work. Workers aged 20 to 24 

accounted for 11.3 percent of injured workers, slightly higher than their share of 

hours worked (10.4 percent). Workers 45 to 64 had 31.8% of the injuries and 

illnesses with days away from work, lower than their share of hours worked at 34.1%. 

• Employees with less than one year of service with their employer had 33.4 percent of 

the total injuries and illnesses with days away from work, well more than their share 

of employment, which was 25 percent. 

Case characteristics - the survey uses four case characteristics to describe each incident 

that led to an injury or illness that involved one or more days away from work. These 

characteristics include: 

• nature – the physical characteristics of the disabling injury or illness, such as 

cuts/lacerations, fractures, or sprains/strains; 

• part of body affected – directly linked to the nature of injury or illness cited, such as 

back, finger, or eye; 

• event or exposure – the manner in which the injury or illness was produced or 

inflicted, such as falls, overexertion, or repetitive motion; and 

• source – the object, substance, exposure, or bodily motion that directly produced or 

inflicted the disabling condition, such as chemicals, vehicles, or machinery. 

For example, a nursing aide strains his or her back while lifting a health care 

patient. The nature, or physical characteristic, is a sprain/strain; the part of body affected 

is the back; the event or exposure is overexertion in lifting; and the source is health care 

patient. In addition to these four characteristics that are used to describe the incident, the 

survey also collects the day of week and time of day the incident occurred and the 

number of hours on the job prior to the occurrence of the incident. Case characteristics 

can be used to help identify specific workplace risks for disabling injuries and illnesses 

(tables 5 – 7, 11, 13 – 15 and chart 2). Following are highlights of the 2004 findings for 

these characteristics. 
• Sprains and strains, with more than half a million cases, were the leading nature of 

injury or illness in every major industry sector in 2004. This was a decrease of 

almost 7 percent from 2003. Manufacturing was the only goods producing major 

industry sector that experienced a decline in sprains and strains, decreasing 4 percent. 

Sprains and strains in service providing industries declined by over 8 percent, led by 

declines in leisure and hospitality (16 percent), financial activities (almost 15 

percent), education and health services (7 percent), and trade, transportation, and 

utilities (5 percent). 

• The part of the body most affected by work incidents is the trunk, including shoulder 

and back, which accounted for 35.5 percent of all cases. The back accounted for 63 

percent of all incidents involving the trunk. 

• Floors, walkways, ground surfaces; worker motion or position; containers; and parts 

and materials accounted for 56 percent of all sources of injury or illness. 

• Cases involving repetitive motion and cases involving slips or trips both decreased by 

more than 10 percent, with declines of 15 percent and 10 percent respectively. 

Transportation accidents increased by 9 percent and assaults and violent acts by 

persons increased by almost 7 percent. 

• Of the injuries and illnesses with days away from work that reported the time of the 

incident, the four hours from 8:00 A.M. to noon accounted for 36.3 percent of all 

injuries and illnesses with days away from work. The hours from noon to 4:00 P.M. 

accounted for 27.7 percent. 

• Of the injuries and illnesses with days away from work that reported how long the 

employee had been on the job, employees on the job from two to four hours incurred 

27 percent of injuries and illnesses with days away from work in 2004. Employees 

on the job from four to six hours accounted for 20 percent. 

• Injuries and illnesses on Monday through Friday were fairly evenly distributed 

throughout all industry sectors. Injuries and illnesses on Saturday and Sunday were 

consistently lower in all industries except leisure and hospitality, whose weekend 

injuries and illnesses were comparable with those occurring on weekdays. 
Chart 2. Number of occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away 

from work for selected events or exposures, 2003-2004

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

180,000

200,000

Overexertion in

lifting

Struck by object Fall to same level Struck against

object

Fall to lower level

2003

2004

Industries

Goods-producing industries such as construction and manufacturing make up about 21 

percent of private industry employment but account for 32 percent of the injuries and 

illnesses requiring days away from work. Contact with objects and equipment—such as 

being struck by an object—was the leading cause of injuries and illnesses with days away 

from work in goods-producing industries. Service providing industries make up 79 

percent of private industry employment and account for 68 percent of the most severe 

injuries and illnesses. The most prevalent event for these industries was overexertion—

especially overexertion in lifting—followed by contact with objects and equipment. 

Natural resources and mining had the highest median days away from work with 12 

days, 5 days higher than that of all private industry. It also had the highest proportion of 

injuries and illnesses to employees who had been on the job for less than 3 months. The 

percentage of injuries and illnesses to Hispanic workers in Natural resources and mining 

was 2.5 times as high as that in total private industry. Sprains and strains had an 

incidence rate of 66.6 per 10,000 workers followed by fractures with a rate of 30.4. The 

rate for fractures was almost three times the rate of fractures in all private industry. The 

most common event or exposure in this sector was contact with objects or equipment 

with an incidence rate of 75.4 per 10,000 full-time workers, twice the rate for all private 

industry. 
Construction had the highest percentage of injuries and illnesses to men of all major 

private industries (97.5 percent). Among sources of injuries and illnesses, parts and 

materials had an incidence rate of 52 per 10,000 workers and floors, walkways, and 

ground surfaces had a rate of 50.7; both of these rates were much higher than the rates for 

total private industry. Construction (along with the Information sector) had the second 

highest number of median days away from work at 10 days. Injuries and illnesses in 

heavy and civil engineering resulted in a median of 12 days away from work, the highest 

within the construction sector. 

Manufacturing had incidence rates for amputations, tendonitis, and carpal tunnel 

syndrome that were more than twice the rates for total private industry. Amputations 

were most prevalent in fabricated metal product manufacturing. The incidence rate for 

repetitive motion cases was also twice that of total private industry. Compared to other 

sectors, Manufacturing had the highest proportion of injuries and illnesses occurring 

between the hours of midnight and 8 A.M. 

Trade, transportation, and utilities had the highest incidence rate of overexertion in 

lifting cases of all the major industry sectors with 29.3 per 10,000 workers. Such cases 

had rates that ranged from 11.1 in the utilities industry sector to 42.8 in the transportation 

and warehousing industry sector. There was a wide range of severity in this sector. The 

median number of days away from work for all industries within this sector was 8 days. 

In transportation and warehousing the median was 14 days, while it was 6 days for 

wholesale trade. This sector also experienced the highest incidence rate of injuries and 

illnesses where the source was containers or vehicles, with rates of 36.9 and 25 per 

10,000 workers, respectively. While female workers accounted for 27.1 percent of the 

injuries and illnesses in this sector, they represented just 12 percent of the cases within 

wholesale and retail trade and 11 percent in Utilities. 

Information reported that more than half of the injuries and illnesses to workers in this 

industry sector occurred to those who had been with their employer for more than 5 

years, compared to 30 percent for all private industries. The median number of days 

away from work in the information sector (10 days) was the second highest median 

among the industry sectors (along with construction). 

Financial activities, which includes finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 

services, reported a greater proportion of women (44%) with injuries and illnesses 

requiring days away from work than total private industry (34%). 

Professional and business services reported an incidence rate of injuries or illnesses with 

days away from work that was a little more than half that of total private industry. 

Similarly, the median days away from work was below that of total private industry for 

2004. 

Education and health services had the highest percentage of injuries and illnesses to 

female workers (79%), more than twice the percentage for all private industry. Black 
workers also accounted for a much higher percentage of injuries and illnesses in 

education and health services (16%) than they did in all private industry (8%). 

Overexertion was the predominant event in this sector, with an incidence rate of 54.4 per 

10,000 workers in 2004. Workplace injuries in this sector were almost five times more 

likely to be a result of an assault or violent attack by a person than in all private industry. 

Within the sector, 95 percent of the cases were in the healthcare and social assistance 

sector. 

Leisure and hospitality reported injuries and illnesses to young workers (those under age 

20) accounting for 9 percent of all injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work 

in the industry sector. This was three times higher than the percentage in all private 

industry (3 percent). Women experienced more than half of the injuries and illnesses in 

leisure and hospitality, with 48,270 cases compared to 47,040 for men. Heat burns had 

an incidence rate of 7.8 per 10,000 workers, compared to 2.1 for total private industry. 

The incidence rate for falls to the same level was 27.1 per 10,000 workers in leisure and 

hospitality, compared to 18.7 per 10,000 workers in all private industry. 

Musculoskeletal disorders

 The U.S. Department of Labor defines a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) as an 

injury or disorder of the muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage, or spinal discs. MSDs 

do not include disorders caused by slips, trips, falls, motor vehicle accidents, or similar 

accidents. In 2004, MSDs accounted for 402,700, or 32 percent, of the injuries and 

illnesses with days away from work.

 The service providing industries reported the most musculoskeletal disorders, 

accounting for 69 percent of all cases of this type (table A). Within these industries, the 

trade, transportation, and utilities industry sector reported the most cases of 

musculoskeletal disorders with 131,980 or 32.8 percent of all MSD cases. Almost half of 

these were in the retail trade sector. The educational and health services industry sector 

reported the next most MSD cases, 78,660, or 19.5 percent of all MSD cases. Most of 

these were in the health care and social assistance industry sector (75,580). Goodsproducing industries reported 31 percent of all MSD cases, led by the manufacturing 

industry sector with nearly 20 percent of the total MSD cases. 

The three occupations with the most musculoskeletal disorders in 2004 (table B) 

were laborers and material movers (33,590), nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 

(29,980), and heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (17,770). These three occupations 

experienced the greatest number of total injuries and illnesses with days away from work 

in 2004. 

The number of cases of MSDs decreased for almost all age groups, most notably 

in the 16 to 19 year old category, with a 20 percent reduction (table C). MSDs to workers 

55 - 64 remained relatively unchanged in 2004. For workers 65 and older, the number of 

MSDs also remained relatively unchanged, however, the median days away from work 

saw an increase of 25 percent to 20 days. 
Table A. Number of work-related musculoskeletal disorders involving days away from work and 

median days away from work by major industry sector, 2004 

Number Median days 

away from work 

Total musculoskeletal disorders 402,700 10 

Goods producing 123,960 12 

 Natural resources and mining 6,320 14 

 Agriculture forestry fishing and hunting 3,720 8 

 Mining 2,600 28 

 Construction 38,970 10 

 Manufacturing 78,670 13 

Service providing 278,740 9 

 Trade transportation and utilities 131,980 10 

 Wholesale trade 26,990 7 

 Retail trade 62,580 10 

 Transportation and warehousing 40,390 16 

 Utilities 2,020 15 

 Information 6,790 14 

 Financial activities 10,560 12 

 Finance and insurance 3,780 15 

 Real estate and rental and leasing 6,780 11 

 Professional and business services 22,680 7 

 Professional and technical services 5,380 8 

 Management of companies and enterprises 3,140 7 

 Administrative and waste services 14,150 7 

 Educational and health services 78,660 7 

 Educational services 3,090 14 

 Health care and social assistance 75,580 6 

 Leisure and hospitality 19,360 7 

 Arts entertainment and recreation 4,290 6 

 Accommodation and food services 15,070 8 

 Other services except public administration 8,710 8 
Table B. Number of work-related musculoskeletal disorders involving days away from work and 

median days away from work by selected occupations, 2004 

 Median days 

 Number away from work 

 

Total musculoskeletal disorders 402,700 10 

 

Laborers and Freight- Stock- and Material Movers- Hand 33,590 9 

Nursing Aides- Orderlies- and Attendants 29,980 5 

Truck Drivers- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 17,770 12 

Truck Drivers- Light or Delivery Services 12,450 13 

Retail Salespersons 11,330 8 

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 9,840 8 

Janitors and Cleaners- Except Maids and Housekeeping 

Cleaners 9,830 10 

Construction Laborers 9,190 8 

Registered Nurses 8,810 7 

Carpenters 7,960 9 

Cashiers 6,140 9 

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 6,060 9 

Maintenance and Repair Workers- General 6,030 9 

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers 5,410 8 

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 5,060 10 

Table C. Number of work-related musculoskeletal disorders involving days away from work and 

median days away from work by age group, 2004 

 

Age group Number 

Median days 

away from work 

 

Total musculoskeletal disorders 402,700 10 

16 to 19 7,970 5 

20 to 24 37,750 5 

25 to 34 98,790 7 

35 to 44 115,610 10 

45 to 54 92,280 13 

55 to 64 40,280 15 

65 and over 4,530 20 

Age not reported 5,460 7 

Injury and illness severity

 Besides identifying high risk situations, the survey also focuses on the length of 

the absences resulting from these injuries and illnesses (tables 8-12 and 15). Median 

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 decreased to 7 days in 

2004, largely due to a decrease in the number of cases with 31 or more days. One-fourth 
of all days away from work cases resulted in 31 days or more away from work. The 

median days away from work for goods producing industries was 9 days, led by 12 days 

for the Natural resources and mining industry sector. The median number of days away 

from work for service providing industries was 7. 

• Among major disabling injuries and illnesses, median days away from work were 

highest for carpal tunnel syndrome (28 days, down from 32 days in 2003), and 

fractures (28 days, down from 30 days in 2003). Amputations were next with 25 

median days away from work, down from 30 days in 2003. 

• Among the most frequent events or exposures, repetitive motion, such as grasping 

tools, scanning groceries, and typing, resulted in the longest absences from work – a 

median of 20 days, down from 22 days in 2003. Falls to lower level resulted in the 

next longest absences from work with a median of 14 days followed by transportation 

accidents with a median of 10 days. In 2003, falls to lower level resulted in 15 days 

away from work and transportation accidents resulted in 14 days away from work. 

• Of the occupations with 0.75 percent or more of the total days away from work cases, 

both heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers and light or delivery truck drivers had the 

highest median days away from work with 12 days. Industrial machinery mechanics 

had the third highest median with 11 days. Construction laborers and electricians 

each had a median of 10 days. 

• Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse had median days away 

from work of 11 days in 2004 – an increase of 4 days from 2003. This was the largest 

rise in the median days away from work required for recuperation among the 

occupations having more than 0.5 percent of the total number of cases with days 

away from work. 

• Injuries to the shoulder resulted in the longest absences from work (a median of 17 

days), followed by injuries to the knee (a median of 15 days), and injuries to the wrist 

(a median of 14 days). 

Technical note

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported annually on the number of daysaway-from-work injuries and illnesses in private industry and the rate of such incidents 

since the early 1970s. The 2004 national survey marks the thirteenth year that BLS has 

collected additional detailed information on such cases in the form of worker and case 

characteristics data. 

Data in this release are classified by industry based on the 2002 North American 

Industry Classification System (NAICS), as defined by the Office of Management and 

Budget. NAICS recognizes hundreds of new businesses in the United States economy, 

most of which are in the service providing sector. NAICS classifies establishments into a 

detailed industry based on the production processes and provided services. Prior to the 

release of 2003 survey data, industries were classified using the Standard Industrial 
Classification system. As a result of the conversion to NAICS, the estimates by industry 

from the 2004 survey are not comparable with those from years prior to 2003. 

Since 2003, occupation data in this release are classified by the 2000 Standard 

Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual, as defined by the Office of Management and 

Budget. SOC is a hierarchical system that classifies occupations based on work 

performed and on required skills, education, training, and credentials. Apprentices and 

trainees are classified with the occupations for which they are being trained, while 

helpers are classified separately. Many occupations have been subdivided to more 

precise classifications. An example of this is truck drivers. Prior to this year, the Bureau 

of the Census classification system had two distinct categories for truck divers and 

drivers, sales workers. SOC now divides truck drivers into two distinct classifications – 

heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers and light or delivery service truck drivers. These 

two truck driver classifications, along with driver, sales workers, make up a higher level 

aggregate. As a result of the conversion to SOC, the estimates by occupation from the 

2004 survey year are not comparable with those from years prior to 2003. 

The classification of workers by race and ethnicity is based on the 1997 Standards 

for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity as defined by the Office of Management and 

Budget. One result of this revision is that individuals may be categorized in more than 

one race or ethnic group. Race and ethnicity is the only data element whose reporting is 

not mandatory in this survey. This resulted in 30 percent of the cases not reporting race 

and ethnicity in 2004. 

The number and frequency (incidence rates) of days away from work cases are 

based on logs and other records kept by private industry employers throughout the year. 

These records reflect not only the year’s injury and illness experience but also the 

employer’s understanding of which cases are work related under recordkeeping rules 

revised by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department 

of Labor and made effective on January 1, 2002. The number of injuries and illnesses 

reported in a given year also can be influenced by changes in the level of economic 

activity, working conditions and work practices, worker experience and training, and the 

number of hours worked. 

The number of hours worked used for industry and case characteristics incidence 

rates are collected in the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Because this 

survey does not collect hours worked or employment by demographic characteristics, the 

hours and employment used for these data come from the Current Population Survey, 

which is conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 

nature, part of body, source, and event or exposure used to describe lost-worktime 

injuries and illnesses are based on definitions and rules of selection stipulated in the 1992 

BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System. 

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) include cases where the nature of 

the injury or illness is sprains, strains, tears; back pain, hurt back; soreness, pain, hurt, 

except the back; carpal tunnel syndrome; hernia; or musculoskeletal system and 
connective tissue diseases and disorders, when the event or exposure leading to the injury 

or illness is bodily reaction/bending, climbing, crawling, reaching, twisting; overexertion; 

or repetition. Cases of Raynaud’s phenomenon, tarsal tunnel syndrome, and herniated 

spinal discs are not included. Although these cases may be considered MSDs, the survey 

classifies these cases in categories that also include non-MSD cases. 

The survey is a Federal/State program in which employer reports are collected 

from about 173,800 private industry establishments and processed by state agencies 

cooperating with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational injury and illness data for 

coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for railroad activities were provided by the 

Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Department of 

Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration, respectively. MSHA has not adopted 

the revised OSHA recordkeeping requirements for 2004. Therefore, estimates for coal, 

metal, and nonmetal mining are not comparable with estimates for other industries. The 

FRA adopted the revised OSHA recordkeeping requirements in June 2003. Therefore, 

estimates for railroad activities for 2004 are comparable with survey estimates, but 

should not be compared with estimates for railroad activities for prior years. The survey 

excludes all fatalities at work and work-related nonfatal injuries and illnesses to the selfemployed; workers on farms with fewer than 11 employees; private household workers; 

Federal government employees; and, for national estimates, employees in State and local 

government agencies. 

The survey estimates of the characteristics of cases with days away from work are 

based on a scientifically selected probability sample, rather than a census of the entire 

population. Two levels of sampling were used. First, establishments were selected to 

represent themselves and, in many instances, other establishments of like industry and 

workforce size that were not selected that survey year. Then, sampled establishments 

projected to have a large number of days away from work cases were instructed before 

the survey began on how to sample those cases to minimize the burden of their response. 

Because the data are based on a sample survey, the injury and illness estimates 

probably differ from the figures that would be obtained from all units covered by the 

survey. To determine the precision of each estimate, a standard error is calculated. The 

standard error defines a range (confidence interval) around the estimate. The 

approximate 95-percent confidence interval is the estimate plus or minus twice the 

standard error. The standard error also can be expressed as a percent of the estimate, or 

the relative standard error. For example, the 95-percent confidence interval for the 2004 

incidence rate for occupational injuries and illnesses with days away from work of 141.3 

per 10,000 full-time workers with the relative standard error of 0.8 percent would be 

141.3 plus or minus 1.6 percent (2 times 0.8 percent) or 139.0 to 143.6. One can be 95 

percent confident that the "true" incidence rate falls within the confidence interval. A 

relative standard error was calculated for each estimate from the survey and will be 

available in a future report. All findings in this release have been tested and found to be 

statistically significant using the 95-percent confidence interval. 
The data also are subject to nonsampling error. The inability to obtain detailed 

information about all cases in the sample, mistakes in recording or coding the data, and 

definitional difficulties are general examples of nonsampling error in the survey. 

Although not measured, nonsampling errors will always occur when statistics are 

gathered. However, BLS has implemented quality assurance procedures to reduce 

nonsampling error in the survey, including a rigorous training program for coders and a 

continuing effort to encourage survey participants to respond fully and accurately to all 

survey elements. 
TABLE 1. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker characteristics and major 

Characteristic Private industry2

Goods producing2 Service providing

Total

goods

producing2

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

s

Total cases ...................................... 1,259,320 408,400 29,100 153,200 226,090 850,930 387,650 21,150 34,930 90,500 1Sex:

Male ............................................ 829,300 348,220 25,410 149,430 173,380 481,090 278,290 14,890 19,580 60,100 

Female ........................................ 425,470 60,030 3,700 3,670 52,660 365,440 105,050 6,260 15,350 30,390 1

Age:5

14 - 15 ......................................... 200 – – – – 180 80 – – – 16 - 19 ......................................... 38,230 9,540 830 3,720 5,000 28,690 12,450 500 550 1,930 20 - 24 ......................................... 141,730 46,950 3,890 21,530 21,530 94,780 43,480 1,230 2,930 9,820 25 - 34 ......................................... 303,880 101,750 7,330 45,700 48,710 202,130 91,250 5,020 7,830 26,690 35 - 44 ......................................... 331,610 114,690 7,000 44,030 63,660 216,920 102,810 5,390 9,160 24,520 45 - 54 ......................................... 272,250 88,330 6,460 26,010 55,870 183,920 82,350 6,150 8,090 17,060 55 - 64 ......................................... 128,810 37,600 2,750 9,250 25,600 91,210 40,970 2,320 4,390 6,970 65 and over ................................. 23,950 3,810 420 840 2,550 20,140 8,960 410 1,470 1,830 

Length of service with employer:

Less than 3 months ..................... 162,410 64,300 6,750 30,000 27,550 98,100 42,600 850 3,000 13,890 3 - 11 months .............................. 258,500 81,210 6,070 37,040 38,110 177,290 76,670 2,600 7,290 20,970 1 - 5 years ................................... 446,820 130,130 8,690 51,230 70,210 316,690 140,220 6,680 13,800 35,700 More than 5 years ....................... 383,050 131,200 7,350 34,390 89,450 251,850 122,670 10,950 10,810 19,800 

Race or ethnic origin:

White only ................................... 591,570 224,270 9,810 90,020 124,430 367,300 165,230 8,010 15,110 38,360 Black only .................................... 103,820 25,190 580 7,160 17,450 78,630 24,950 920 3,190 9,090 Hispanic or Latino only ................ 164,390 71,070 9,560 27,990 33,520 93,320 34,770 1,000 4,450 18,830 Asian only .................................... 16,040 3,960 170 590 3,210 12,080 3,260 170 510 1,620 Native Hawaiian or Pacific

Islander only .............................. 4,650 1,220 70 470 680 3,440 1,310 40 170 290 

American Indian or Alaskan

Native only ................................ 5,140 2,090 120 960 1,010 3,050 1,400 70 90 230 

Hispanic or Latino and other

race ........................................... 530 240 20 – 160 290 110 – – – 

Multi-race .................................... 1,260 300 – 110 190 960 320 – – – Not reported ................................ 371,920 80,060 8,760 25,850 45,450 291,860 156,290 10,920 11,410 22,000 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without 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: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because 

nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

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

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 

2004

Characteristic Private industry 2

Goods producing2 Service providing

Total

goods

producing2

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

s

Total [1,259,320 cases] .................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Sex:

Male ............................................ 65.9 85.3 87.3 97.5 76.7 56.5 71.8 70.4 56.1 66.4 Female ........................................ 33.8 14.7 12.7 2.4 23.3 42.9 27.1 29.6 43.9 33.6 

Age:5

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

16 - 19 ......................................... 3.0 2.3 2.9 2.4 2.2 3.4 3.2 2.4 1.6 2.1 20 - 24 ......................................... 11.3 11.5 13.4 14.1 9.5 11.1 11.2 5.8 8.4 10.9 25 - 34 ......................................... 24.1 24.9 25.2 29.8 21.5 23.8 23.5 23.7 22.4 29.5 35 - 44 ......................................... 26.3 28.1 24.1 28.7 28.2 25.5 26.5 25.5 26.2 27.1 45 - 54 ......................................... 21.6 21.6 22.2 17.0 24.7 21.6 21.2 29.1 23.2 18.9 55 - 64 ......................................... 10.2 9.2 9.5 6.0 11.3 10.7 10.6 11.0 12.6 7.7 65 and over ................................. 1.9 .9 1.4 .5 1.1 2.4 2.3 1.9 4.2 2.0 

Length of service with employer:

Less than 3 months ..................... 12.9 15.7 23.2 19.6 12.2 11.5 11.0 4.0 8.6 15.3 3 - 11 months .............................. 20.5 19.9 20.9 24.2 16.9 20.8 19.8 12.3 20.9 23.2 1 - 5 years ................................... 35.5 31.9 29.9 33.4 31.1 37.2 36.2 31.6 39.5 39.4 More than 5 years ....................... 30.4 32.1 25.3 22.4 39.6 29.6 31.6 51.8 30.9 21.9 

Race or ethnic origin:

White only ................................... 47.0 54.9 33.7 58.8 55.0 43.2 42.6 37.9 43.3 42.4 Black only .................................... 8.2 6.2 2.0 4.7 7.7 9.2 6.4 4.3 9.1 10.0 Hispanic or Latino only ................ 13.1 17.4 32.9 18.3 14.8 11.0 9.0 4.7 12.7 20.8 Asian only .................................... 1.3 1.0 .6 .4 1.4 1.4 .8 .8 1.5 1.8 Native Hawaiian or Pacific

Islander only .............................. .4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .4 .3 .2 .5 .3 

American Indian or Alaskan

Native only ................................ .4 .5 .4 .6 .4 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 

Hispanic or Latino and other

race ........................................... 6 ( ) .1 .1 – .1 6 ( ) 6 () – – – 

Multi-race .................................... .1 .1 – .1 .1 .1 .1 – – – Not reported ................................ 29.5 19.6 30.1 16.9 20.1 34.3 40.3 51.6 32.7 24.3 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without 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 Less than 0.1 percent.

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because 

nonclassifiable responses, percentages may not add to 100.

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

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 industry2

Goods producing2 Service providing

Total

goods

producing2

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 ................................................... 1,259,320 408,400 29,100 153,200 226,090 850,930 387,650 21,150 34,930 90,500 

Management occupations .......................... 23,080 4,920 470 2,790 1,660 18,160 5,060 880 1,980 1,900 Business and financial operations

occupations .............................................. 6,330 760 30 110 620 5,570 1,100 240 2,180 750 

Computer and mathematical occupations .. 2,800 370 – – 330 2,430 400 370 320 850 Architecture and engineering

occupations .............................................. 6,960 2,250 60 450 1,750 4,710 830 1,300 80 2,260 

Life, physical, and social science

occupations .............................................. 3,130 1,250 310 – 910 1,880 120 20 40 800 

Community and social services

occupations .............................................. 9,540 – – – – 9,530 – – 160 580 

Legal occupations ...................................... 700 – – – – 690 – – 110 490 Education, training, and library

occupations .............................................. 6,460 20 – – 20 6,450 50 150 40 140 

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and

media occupations ................................... 7,190 230 – – 200 6,960 1,770 1,450 80 460 

Healthcare practitioners and technical

occupations .............................................. 48,890 210 100 – 100 48,680 830 – 290 2,170 

Healthcare support occupations ................ 73,070 60 – – 50 73,000 430 – 190 2,510 Protective service occupations .................. 10,920 270 40 – 190 10,640 920 20 460 6,290 Food preparation and serving related

occupations .............................................. 75,670 510 20 – 470 75,170 12,330 100 410 860 

Building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance occupations ........................ 73,740 5,100 620 680 3,810 68,640 4,880 370 7,160 24,940 

Personal care and service occupations ..... 24,180 90 20 – 60 24,090 7,000 350 140 630 Sales and related occupations ................... 82,000 1,560 180 400 980 80,440 69,010 1,210 2,790 2,940 Office and administrative support

occupations .............................................. 89,540 9,770 100 1,350 8,310 79,770 43,320 3,720 8,600 9,690 

Farming, fishing, and forestry

occupations .............................................. 17,510 15,280 14,460 – 810 2,230 770 – – 1,340 

Construction and extraction occupations ... 144,050 130,880 5,090 118,140 7,650 13,160 6,490 430 820 3,430 Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations .............................................. 107,940 35,500 2,670 17,000 15,830 72,440 41,700 6,940 4,250 4,780 

Production occupations .............................. 186,600 147,830 1,780 5,890 140,160 38,770 21,410 1,960 680 5,810 Transportation and material moving

occupations .............................................. 257,210 51,000 3,120 6,080 41,790 206,210 168,680 1,600 4,100 16,440 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without 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: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Becau

nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

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

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 industry2

Goods producing2 Service providing

Total

goods

producing2

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 ................................................... 1,259,320 408,400 29,100 153,200 226,090 850,930 387,650 21,150 34,930 90,500 Labor and freight, stock, and material

movers, hand ............................................. 89,250 21,680 410 510 20,770 67,570 57,220 650 900 5,020 

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ........ 63,570 11,430 970 3,540 6,920 52,140 42,470 110 700 7,930 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..... 51,940 – – – – 51,930 – – 120 650 Construction laborers ................................... 37,930 35,470 60 34,290 1,110 2,460 1,310 160 150 680 Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........ 37,160 2,700 150 550 2,000 34,460 29,020 240 980 770 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners .............................. 33,580 3,780 200 270 3,320 29,800 3,790 260 4,670 9,430 

Retail salespersons ...................................... 33,160 200 – – 150 32,950 31,530 110 240 460 Carpenters ................................................... 30,450 28,260 20 26,050 2,190 2,190 710 80 360 660 Stock clerks and order fillers ........................ 24,250 1,920 20 200 1,700 22,320 20,800 60 60 640 Maintenance and repair workers, general .... 21,050 5,960 210 1,220 4,530 15,090 5,590 300 2,890 1,840 Registered nurses ........................................ 20,500 30 – – 30 20,460 – – 160 180 Maids and housekeeping cleaners .............. 17,980 320 110 70 140 17,660 300 – 940 2,110 Cashiers ....................................................... 17,640 140 110 – 30 17,510 15,070 – 50 330 Automotive service technicians and

mechanics .................................................. 15,550 950 – 360 590 14,600 10,140 – 330 260 

Combined food preparation and serving

workers, including fast food ....................... 14,180 – – – – 14,170 7,390 – 40 – 

First line supervisors/managers of retail

sales workers ............................................. 14,150 70 – – 50 14,080 12,770 30 290 220 

Landscaping and groundskeeping

workers ...................................................... 14,000 510 140 240 130 13,490 550 50 1,050 8,040 

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ..... 13,490 11,600 130 2,450 9,030 1,890 950 – 80 290 Electricians ................................................... 11,310 10,010 200 8,700 1,100 1,300 530 60 – 390 Waiters and waitresses ................................ 11,060 – – – – 11,050 100 – – – Customer service representatives ............... 10,830 750 – 240 510 10,080 4,940 1,200 1,690 1,630 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......... 10,340 9,160 – 8,610 550 1,180 660 – 40 190 Driver/sales workers .................................... 10,270 1,520 20 – 1,490 8,740 5,370 180 120 210 Cooks, restaurant ......................................... 10,000 – – – – 9,990 120 – – – Food preparation workers ............................ 9,950 320 – – 320 9,630 2,640 – 50 130 Industrial truck and tractor operators ........... 9,890 3,690 410 170 3,110 6,200 5,790 – – 240 Industrial machinery mechanics ................... 9,460 6,610 850 330 5,430 2,850 1,750 60 40 180 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without 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: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Becau

nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

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

Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics an

2004

Characteristic Private industry2

Goods producing2 Service providing

Total

goods

producing2

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

s

Total cases ...................................... 1,259,320 408,400 29,100 153,200 226,090 850,930 387,650 21,150 34,930 90,500 1Nature of injury or illness:

Sprains, strains ........................... 525,390 147,630 9,520 57,310 80,800 377,760 177,130 9,310 13,750 33,180 Bruises, contusions ..................... 114,680 32,070 2,820 10,410 18,840 82,610 39,210 2,060 2,820 9,470 Cuts, lacerations ......................... 98,660 41,740 2,900 17,310 21,530 56,920 26,500 780 2,200 6,850 Fractures ..................................... 94,040 38,600 4,340 15,790 18,470 55,450 26,120 1,260 3,160 6,550 Heat burns ................................... 18,510 5,740 180 1,700 3,850 12,780 2,870 50 230 490 Carpal tunnel syndrome .............. 18,710 7,900 340 1,090 6,470 10,810 3,850 550 1,330 1,810 Tendonitis .................................... 6,930 2,980 120 430 2,440 3,950 1,890 230 270 440 Chemical burns ........................... 7,360 3,020 160 810 2,060 4,330 1,800 – 190 570 Amputations ................................ 8,160 5,450 280 1,530 3,640 2,710 1,630 90 30 240 Multiple traumatic injuries ............ 50,350 15,910 1,840 6,340 7,720 34,450 14,690 1,260 1,940 4,530 

Part of body affected by the

injury or illness:

Head ............................................ 81,530 30,020 2,530 11,570 15,920 51,500 23,860 990 2,030 6,500 

Eye ............................................ 36,680 17,600 1,240 6,650 9,720 19,070 8,840 390 570 2,560 

Neck ............................................ 21,130 5,180 370 2,190 2,620 15,960 7,570 460 520 1,600 Trunk ........................................... 447,140 132,950 9,300 49,970 73,670 314,190 149,640 7,190 11,450 28,210 

Shoulder .................................... 82,220 25,870 1,560 8,180 16,120 56,350 27,150 1,660 1,940 5,010 Back .......................................... 282,240 78,000 5,280 32,180 40,540 204,240 94,900 4,590 7,620 17,560 

Upper extremities ........................ 290,460 117,200 6,530 37,150 73,520 173,260 74,480 4,010 7,230 21,790 

Wrist .......................................... 58,510 20,510 900 5,540 14,070 38,000 15,060 1,170 2,730 4,760 Hand, except finger ................... 50,190 19,380 1,570 7,210 10,600 30,810 12,990 530 1,000 4,200 Finger ........................................ 107,860 49,780 2,580 14,770 32,430 58,080 26,130 1,080 1,720 6,620 

Lower extremities ........................ 269,490 85,710 6,990 37,310 41,410 183,780 89,480 3,980 8,280 18,630 

Knee .......................................... 99,720 30,470 2,330 13,430 14,710 69,250 31,130 1,750 3,390 6,780 Foot, except toe ........................ 45,110 14,630 990 5,510 8,130 30,480 17,380 440 1,260 2,770 Toe ............................................ 12,840 4,260 430 1,370 2,460 8,580 5,030 150 310 440 

Body systems .............................. 14,300 3,350 210 1,080 2,050 10,940 3,480 380 840 1,630 Multiple parts ............................... 126,530 31,040 2,870 12,530 15,640 95,490 36,940 3,970 4,490 11,080 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics an

2004 — Continued

Characteristic Private industry2

Goods producing2 Service providing

Total

goods

producing2

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

s

Source of injury or illness:

Chemicals and chemical

products .................................... 17,880 6,810 730 1,660 4,420 11,070 3,900 120 430 1,530 

Containers ................................... 161,370 36,670 2,200 6,750 27,720 124,700 79,920 2,740 3,190 10,910 Furniture and fixtures .................. 44,790 8,090 180 1,940 5,970 36,700 16,650 470 1,780 2,920 Machinery .................................... 82,160 41,220 2,560 10,290 28,370 40,940 21,230 1,100 1,930 4,580 Parts and materials ..................... 127,790 76,110 2,830 32,670 40,620 51,680 34,410 1,330 1,980 6,050 Worker motion or position ........... 182,820 63,480 3,070 20,630 39,790 119,340 54,280 4,140 5,770 11,850 Floors, walkways, ground

surfaces ..................................... 234,010 65,390 5,660 31,890 27,840 168,620 66,320 4,980 9,500 18,340 

Tools, instruments, and

equipment ................................. 83,930 36,410 2,240 18,620 15,550 47,520 19,070 1,870 2,380 5,190 

Vehicles ....................................... 111,270 22,440 2,170 8,220 12,060 88,830 54,180 2,180 3,120 11,380 Health care patient ...................... 57,230 20 – – – 57,220 140 – 140 870 

Event or exposure leading to

injury or illness:

Contact with objects and

equipment ................................. 335,160 143,230 10,780 51,830 80,620 191,930 100,830 3,930 6,530 21,450 Struck by object ......................... 170,080 68,690 5,840 27,950 34,910 101,390 55,350 1,940 3,590 9,480 Struck against object ................. 83,330 31,660 2,420 12,720 16,520 51,670 25,050 1,040 2,080 5,870 Caught in equipment or object .. 55,160 29,980 1,910 5,170 22,900 25,180 13,550 710 510 3,820 

Fall to lower level ........................ 79,800 32,980 2,730 20,950 9,300 46,820 23,600 1,890 3,680 5,970 Fall on same level ....................... 167,010 36,750 3,500 12,700 20,550 130,260 45,820 3,280 6,520 14,010 Slip, trip, loss of balance without

fall .............................................. 37,500 10,100 580 4,490 5,030 27,400 12,060 780 1,170 2,690 

Overexertion ................................ 316,670 89,320 4,960 30,460 53,910 227,350 108,870 4,700 7,200 17,370 

Overexertion in lifting ................ 173,400 47,020 2,160 16,860 28,000 126,380 63,430 2,500 4,120 10,990 

Repetitive motion ........................ 48,710 21,530 560 3,240 17,730 27,180 10,410 1,660 2,590 3,510 Exposure to harmful

substances ................................ 52,830 16,760 950 5,220 10,590 36,070 10,370 860 1,160 4,440 

Transportation accidents ............. 62,860 11,790 1,140 5,670 4,980 51,070 27,880 1,800 2,150 8,380 Fires and explosions ................... 2,420 1,330 100 470 750 1,100 560 – 30 220 Assaults and violent acts by

person ....................................... 17,670 770 150 240 370 16,900 2,250 60 400 860 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without 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: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because 

nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

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

and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 6. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness chara

industry sector, 2004

Characteristic Private industry 2

Goods producing2 Service providing

Total

goods

producing2

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

s

Total [1,259,320 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 ........................... 41.7 36.1 32.7 37.4 35.7 44.4 45.7 44.0 39.4 36.7 Bruises, contusions ..................... 9.1 7.9 9.7 6.8 8.3 9.7 10.1 9.7 8.1 10.5 Cuts, lacerations ......................... 7.8 10.2 10.0 11.3 9.5 6.7 6.8 3.7 6.3 7.6 Fractures ..................................... 7.5 9.5 14.9 10.3 8.2 6.5 6.7 6.0 9.0 7.2 Heat burns ................................... 1.5 1.4 .6 1.1 1.7 1.5 .7 .2 .7 .5 Carpal tunnel syndrome .............. 1.5 1.9 1.2 .7 2.9 1.3 1.0 2.6 3.8 2.0 Tendonitis .................................... .6 .7 .4 .3 1.1 .5 .5 1.1 .8 .5 Chemical burns ........................... .6 .7 .5 .5 .9 .5 .5 – .5 .6 Amputations ................................ .6 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.6 .3 .4 .4 .1 .3 

Multiple traumatic injuries ............ 4.0 3.9 6.3 4.1 3.4 4.0 3.8 6.0 5.6 5.0 

Part of body affected by the

injury or illness:

Head ............................................ 6.5 7.4 8.7 7.6 7.0 6.1 6.2 4.7 5.8 7.2 

Eye ............................................ 2.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 2.2 2.3 1.8 1.6 2.8 

Neck ............................................ 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.9 2.0 2.2 1.5 1.8 Trunk ........................................... 35.5 32.6 32.0 32.6 32.6 36.9 38.6 34.0 32.8 31.2 

Shoulder .................................... 6.5 6.3 5.4 5.3 7.1 6.6 7.0 7.8 5.6 5.5 Back .......................................... 22.4 19.1 18.1 21.0 17.9 24.0 24.5 21.7 21.8 19.4 

Upper extremities ........................ 23.1 28.7 22.4 24.2 32.5 20.4 19.2 19.0 20.7 24.1 

Wrist .......................................... 4.6 5.0 3.1 3.6 6.2 4.5 3.9 5.5 7.8 5.3 Hand, except finger ................... 4.0 4.7 5.4 4.7 4.7 3.6 3.4 2.5 2.9 4.6 Finger ........................................ 8.6 12.2 8.9 9.6 14.3 6.8 6.7 5.1 4.9 7.3 

Lower extremities ........................ 21.4 21.0 24.0 24.4 18.3 21.6 23.1 18.8 23.7 20.6 

Knee .......................................... 7.9 7.5 8.0 8.8 6.5 8.1 8.0 8.3 9.7 7.5 Foot, except toe ........................ 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.6 4.5 2.1 3.6 3.1 Toe ............................................ 1.0 1.0 1.5 .9 1.1 1.0 1.3 .7 .9 .5 

Body systems .............................. 1.1 .8 .7 .7 .9 1.3 .9 1.8 2.4 1.8 Multiple parts ............................... 10.0 7.6 9.9 8.2 6.9 11.2 9.5 18.8 12.9 12.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 6. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected injury or illness chara

industry sector, 2004 — Continued

Characteristic Private industry 2

Goods producing2 Service providing

Total

goods

producing2

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

s

Source of injury or illness:

Chemicals and chemical

products .................................... 1.4 1.7 2.5 1.1 2.0 1.3 1.0 0.6 1.2 1.7 

Containers ................................... 12.8 9.0 7.6 4.4 12.3 14.7 20.6 13.0 9.1 12.1 Furniture and fixtures .................. 3.6 2.0 .6 1.3 2.6 4.3 4.3 2.2 5.1 3.2 Machinery .................................... 6.5 10.1 8.8 6.7 12.5 4.8 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.1 Parts and materials ..................... 10.1 18.6 9.7 21.3 18.0 6.1 8.9 6.3 5.7 6.7 Worker motion or position ........... 14.5 15.5 10.5 13.5 17.6 14.0 14.0 19.6 16.5 13.1 Floors, walkways, ground

surfaces ..................................... 18.6 16.0 19.5 20.8 12.3 19.8 17.1 23.5 27.2 20.3 

Tools, instruments, and

equipment ................................. 6.7 8.9 7.7 12.2 6.9 5.6 4.9 8.8 6.8 5.7 

Vehicles ....................................... 8.8 5.5 7.5 5.4 5.3 10.4 14.0 10.3 8.9 12.6 Health care patient ...................... 4.5 5 ( ) – – – 6.7 5 ( ) – .4 1.0 

Event or exposure leading to

injury or illness:

Contact with objects and

equipment ................................. 26.6 35.1 37.0 33.8 35.7 22.6 26.0 18.6 18.7 23.7 Struck by object ......................... 13.5 16.8 20.1 18.2 15.4 11.9 14.3 9.2 10.3 10.5 Struck against object ................. 6.6 7.8 8.3 8.3 7.3 6.1 6.5 4.9 6.0 6.5 Caught in equipment or object .. 4.4 7.3 6.6 3.4 10.1 3.0 3.5 3.4 1.5 4.2 

Fall to lower level ........................ 6.3 8.1 9.4 13.7 4.1 5.5 6.1 8.9 10.5 6.6 Fall on same level ....................... 13.3 9.0 12.0 8.3 9.1 15.3 11.8 15.5 18.7 15.5 Slip, trip, loss of balance without

fall .............................................. 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.9 2.2 3.2 3.1 3.7 3.3 3.0 

Overexertion ................................ 25.1 21.9 17.0 19.9 23.8 26.7 28.1 22.2 20.6 19.2 

Overexertion in lifting ................ 13.8 11.5 7.4 11.0 12.4 14.9 16.4 11.8 11.8 12.1 

Repetitive motion ........................ 3.9 5.3 1.9 2.1 7.8 3.2 2.7 7.8 7.4 3.9 Exposure to harmful

substances ................................ 4.2 4.1 3.3 3.4 4.7 4.2 2.7 4.1 3.3 4.9 

Transportation accidents ............. 5.0 2.9 3.9 3.7 2.2 6.0 7.2 8.5 6.2 9.3 Fires and explosions ................... .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .1 .1 – .1 .2 

Assaults and violent acts by

person ....................................... 1.4 .2 .5 .2 .2 2.0 .6 .3 1.1 1.0 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without 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 Less than 0.1 percent.

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because 

nonclassifiable responses, percentages may not add to 100.

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

and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies
TABLE 7. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers for selec

major industry sector, 2004

Characteristic Private industry3

Goods producing3 Service providing

Total

goods

producing3

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 E

s

Total [1,259,320 cases] .................. 141.3 185.9 203.6 243.7 158.6 126.7 178.9 75.0 49.5 76.0 Nature of injury or illness:

Sprains, strains ........................... 59.0 67.2 66.6 91.2 56.7 56.3 81.7 33.0 19.5 27.9 Bruises, contusions ..................... 12.9 14.6 19.7 16.6 13.2 12.3 18.1 7.3 4.0 8.0 Cuts, lacerations ......................... 11.1 19.0 20.3 27.5 15.1 8.5 12.2 2.8 3.1 5.8 Fractures ..................................... 10.6 17.6 30.4 25.1 13.0 8.3 12.1 4.5 4.5 5.5 Heat burns ................................... 2.1 2.6 1.3 2.7 2.7 1.9 1.3 .2 .3 .4 Carpal tunnel syndrome .............. 2.1 3.6 2.4 1.7 4.5 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.5 Tendonitis .................................... .8 1.4 .8 .7 1.7 .6 .9 .8 .4 .4 Chemical burns ........................... .8 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.4 .6 .8 – .3 .5 Amputations ................................ .9 2.5 2.0 2.4 2.6 .4 .8 .3 6 ( ) .2 

Multiple traumatic injuries ............ 5.7 7.2 12.9 10.1 5.4 5.1 6.8 4.5 2.8 3.8 

Part of body affected by the

injury or illness:

Head ............................................ 9.1 13.7 17.7 18.4 11.2 7.7 11.0 3.5 2.9 5.5 

Eye ............................................ 4.1 8.0 8.6 10.6 6.8 2.8 4.1 1.4 .8 2.1 

Neck ............................................ 2.4 2.4 2.6 3.5 1.8 2.4 3.5 1.6 .7 1.3 Trunk ........................................... 50.2 60.5 65.1 79.5 51.7 46.8 69.0 25.5 16.2 23.7 

Shoulder .................................... 9.2 11.8 10.9 13.0 11.3 8.4 12.5 5.9 2.8 4.2 Back .......................................... 31.7 35.5 37.0 51.2 28.4 30.4 43.8 16.3 10.8 14.8 

Upper extremities ........................ 32.6 53.3 45.7 59.1 51.6 25.8 34.4 14.2 10.2 18.3 

Wrist .......................................... 6.6 9.3 6.3 8.8 9.9 5.7 7.0 4.2 3.9 4.0 Hand, except finger ................... 5.6 8.8 11.0 11.5 7.4 4.6 6.0 1.9 1.4 3.5 Finger ........................................ 12.1 22.7 18.0 23.5 22.8 8.6 12.1 3.8 2.4 5.6 

Lower extremities ........................ 30.2 39.0 48.9 59.4 29.1 27.4 41.3 14.1 11.7 15.6 

Knee .......................................... 11.2 13.9 16.3 21.4 10.3 10.3 14.4 6.2 4.8 5.7 Foot, except toe ........................ 5.1 6.7 7.0 8.8 5.7 4.5 8.0 1.6 1.8 2.3 Toe ............................................ 1.4 1.9 3.0 2.2 1.7 1.3 2.3 .5 .4 .4 

Body systems .............................. 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.4 Multiple parts ............................... 14.2 14.1 20.1 19.9 11.0 14.2 17.0 14.1 6.4 9.3 

See footnotes 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 selec

major industry sector, 2004 — Continued

Characteristic Private industry3

Goods producing3 Service providing

Total

goods

producing3

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 E

s

Source of injury or illness:

Chemicals and chemical

products .................................... 2.0 3.1 5.1 2.6 3.1 1.6 1.8 0.4 0.6 1.3 

Containers ................................... 18.1 16.7 15.4 10.7 19.4 18.6 36.9 9.7 4.5 9.2 Furniture and fixtures .................. 5.0 3.7 1.3 3.1 4.2 5.5 7.7 1.7 2.5 2.5 Machinery .................................... 9.2 18.8 17.9 16.4 19.9 6.1 9.8 3.9 2.7 3.8 Parts and materials ..................... 14.3 34.6 19.8 52.0 28.5 7.7 15.9 4.7 2.8 5.1 Worker motion or position ........... 20.5 28.9 21.5 32.8 27.9 17.8 25.0 14.7 8.2 10.0 Floors, walkways, ground

surfaces ..................................... 26.3 29.8 39.6 50.7 19.5 25.1 30.6 17.7 13.5 15.4 

Tools, instruments, and

equipment ................................. 9.4 16.6 15.7 29.6 10.9 7.1 8.8 6.6 3.4 4.4 

Vehicles ....................................... 12.5 10.2 15.2 13.1 8.5 13.2 25.0 7.7 4.4 9.6 Health care patient ...................... 6.4 6 ( ) – – – 8.5 .1 – .2 .7 

Event or exposure leading to

injury or illness:

Contact with objects and

equipment ................................. 37.6 65.2 75.4 82.5 56.6 28.6 46.5 14.0 9.3 18.0 Struck by object ......................... 19.1 31.3 40.9 44.5 24.5 15.1 25.5 6.9 5.1 8.0 Struck against object ................. 9.4 14.4 16.9 20.2 11.6 7.7 11.6 3.7 2.9 4.9 Caught in equipment or object .. 6.2 13.6 13.3 8.2 16.1 3.7 6.3 2.5 .7 3.2 

Fall to lower level ........................ 9.0 15.0 19.1 33.3 6.5 7.0 10.9 6.7 5.2 5.0 Fall on same level ....................... 18.7 16.7 24.5 20.2 14.4 19.4 21.1 11.6 9.3 11.8 Slip, trip, loss of balance without

fall .............................................. 4.2 4.6 4.1 7.1 3.5 4.1 5.6 2.7 1.7 2.3 

Overexertion ................................ 35.5 40.7 34.7 48.5 37.8 33.9 50.2 16.7 10.2 14.6 

Overexertion in lifting ................ 19.5 21.4 15.1 26.8 19.6 18.8 29.3 8.9 5.8 9.2 

Repetitive motion ........................ 5.5 9.8 3.9 5.2 12.4 4.0 4.8 5.9 3.7 2.9 Exposure to harmful

substances ................................ 5.9 7.6 6.6 8.3 7.4 5.4 4.8 3.0 1.6 3.7 

Transportation accidents ............. 7.1 5.4 8.0 9.0 3.5 7.6 12.9 6.4 3.0 7.0 Fires and explosions ................... .3 .6 .7 .8 .5 .2 .3 – 6 ( ) .2 

Assaults and violent acts by

person ....................................... 2.0 .3 1.1 .4 .3 2.5 1.0 .2 .6 .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 result in days away from work with or without 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 and

reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related soperators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLAdministration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reSafety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requitherefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estim

5 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided t

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

6 Less than 0.05 cases per 10,000 full-time workers.

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Lab

and 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, 2004

Characteristic Total cases

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

d

a

fro

1 day 2 days 3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days 11 - 20 days 21 - 30 days 31 days or more

Total [1,259,320 cases] .................. 100.0 14.3 11.5 18.4 12.6 11.4 6.8 25.0 Sex:

Male ............................................ 100.0 13.9 11.2 18.0 12.8 11.6 6.9 25.6 Female ........................................ 100.0 15.3 12.1 19.2 12.4 10.9 6.6 23.6 

Age:2

14 - 15 ......................................... 100.0 25.0 – – – – – – 16 - 19 ......................................... 100.0 18.7 16.6 23.0 14.2 10.9 4.4 12.3 20 - 24 ......................................... 100.0 19.0 14.4 21.0 13.7 10.9 5.4 15.7 25 - 34 ......................................... 100.0 16.0 12.4 20.1 13.0 11.0 6.1 21.4 35 - 44 ......................................... 100.0 13.3 11.0 17.6 12.5 11.3 6.9 27.4 45 - 54 ......................................... 100.0 12.2 10.5 16.9 11.8 12.3 7.7 28.6 55 - 64 ......................................... 100.0 11.2 8.5 16.2 12.3 12.0 7.9 31.8 65 and over ................................. 100.0 9.3 7.6 12.9 12.4 10.6 9.7 37.4 

Length of service with employer:

Less than 3 months ..................... 100.0 17.4 12.6 19.5 12.8 10.9 6.2 20.6 3 - 11 months .............................. 100.0 15.6 12.9 19.6 12.8 11.0 6.1 22.1 1 - 5 years ................................... 100.0 15.0 11.8 18.7 12.6 11.1 6.5 24.4 More than 5 years ....................... 100.0 11.5 9.8 16.8 12.5 12.3 7.9 29.2 

Race or ethnic origin:

White only ................................... 100.0 15.1 11.9 18.1 12.3 11.4 6.9 24.4 Black only .................................... 100.0 14.8 12.0 21.0 11.7 11.0 6.3 23.2 Hispanic or Latino only ................ 100.0 13.7 11.8 18.2 13.6 10.4 6.9 25.3 Asian only .................................... 100.0 16.8 14.5 21.0 12.2 11.2 5.0 19.3 Native Hawaiian or Pacific

Islander only .............................. 100.0 14.6 17.0 17.2 9.7 10.8 6.7 24.3 

American Indian or Alaskan

Native only ................................ 100.0 11.9 14.4 21.2 16.9 11.3 7.0 17.5 

Hispanic or Latino and other

race ........................................... 100.0 15.1 – 35.8 13.2 – – 22.6 

Multi-race .................................... 100.0 7.1 9.5 35.7 19.8 7.9 4.0 15.9 Not reported ................................ 100.0 13.2 10.3 18.0 13.0 12.0 6.9 26.7 

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

from work with or without job transfer or restriction. 

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

they accounted for fewer than 50 cases.

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of

rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data 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, 2004

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 [1,259,320 cases] ............................... 100.0 14.3 11.5 18.4 12.6 11.4 6.8 25.0 

Management occupations .......................... 100.0 18.2 9.7 20.8 11.3 10.6 5.3 24.2 Business and financial operations

occupations .............................................. 100.0 19.9 9.6 15.8 12.3 8.1 7.7 26.5 

Computer and mathematical occupations .. 100.0 22.5 8.9 23.6 8.6 11.1 5.0 20.4 Architecture and engineering

occupations .............................................. 100.0 11.4 10.1 10.3 11.8 14.2 20.7 21.6 

Life, physical, and social science

occupations .............................................. 100.0 14.4 8.9 29.4 11.2 8.6 4.8 22.7 

Community and social services

occupations .............................................. 100.0 16.0 12.3 16.8 17.3 14.0 5.1 18.4 

Legal occupations ...................................... 100.0 15.7 15.7 21.4 10.0 10.0 – 24.3 Education, training, and library

occupations .............................................. 100.0 20.3 16.7 20.3 12.8 8.2 5.0 16.7 

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and

media occupations ................................... 100.0 12.8 9.5 13.4 15.7 11.7 15.0 22.1 

Healthcare practitioners and technical

occupations .............................................. 100.0 15.3 12.8 19.7 14.2 10.5 6.1 21.4 

Healthcare support occupations ................ 100.0 14.5 14.7 21.1 13.8 11.6 5.5 18.8 Protective service occupations .................. 100.0 15.8 10.0 23.0 12.8 8.2 7.5 22.6 Food preparation and serving related

occupations .............................................. 100.0 16.2 14.9 22.7 12.3 9.5 5.3 19.1 

Building and grounds cleaning and

maintenance occupations ........................ 100.0 14.6 13.2 19.4 11.9 10.5 6.6 23.9 

Personal care and service occupations ..... 100.0 14.6 8.7 17.8 15.0 13.2 6.6 24.1 Sales and related occupations ................... 100.0 14.6 12.5 19.1 12.2 9.9 7.0 24.7 Office and administrative support

occupations .............................................. 100.0 16.0 12.1 18.2 13.0 11.7 6.2 22.9 

Farming, fishing, and forestry

occupations .............................................. 100.0 10.3 9.8 19.5 12.2 13.3 9.0 25.8 

Construction and extraction occupations ... 100.0 13.0 10.2 16.7 12.1 11.6 7.2 29.1 Installation, maintenance, and repair

occupations .............................................. 100.0 15.1 11.7 18.1 11.7 11.8 6.9 24.8 

Production occupations .............................. 100.0 15.6 11.2 16.6 12.1 12.4 7.2 24.9 Transportation and material moving

occupations .............................................. 100.0 11.8 9.7 17.7 13.3 11.6 6.9 29.0 

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

work with or without job transfer or restriction. 

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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 Lab

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, 2004

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 [1,259,320 cases] ............................... 100.0 14.3 11.5 18.4 12.6 11.4 6.8 25.0 Labor and freight, stock, and material

movers, hand ............................................. 100.0 14.3 11.8 18.0 13.6 11.7 6.2 24.3 

Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ........ 100.0 8.4 8.7 16.9 13.4 12.0 6.8 33.7 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..... 100.0 15.0 14.3 21.7 13.8 11.4 5.4 18.5 Construction laborers ................................... 100.0 14.1 10.2 16.4 12.5 12.3 7.1 27.3 Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........ 100.0 11.3 7.0 17.1 13.6 10.4 6.8 33.8 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners .............................. 100.0 13.2 12.2 19.8 11.6 10.6 8.6 24.0 

Retail salespersons ...................................... 100.0 14.8 12.1 16.9 12.6 9.6 7.5 26.7 Carpenters ................................................... 100.0 13.6 10.2 18.0 11.7 11.3 7.2 28.0 Stock clerks and order fillers ........................ 100.0 13.7 12.1 20.0 13.8 12.6 6.3 21.6 Maintenance and repair workers, general .... 100.0 14.1 11.7 20.8 13.7 11.0 5.9 22.9 Registered nurses ........................................ 100.0 13.9 11.3 20.9 13.1 10.6 6.5 23.8 Maids and housekeeping cleaners .............. 100.0 14.8 14.2 19.1 11.5 11.3 5.6 23.5 Cashiers ....................................................... 100.0 12.8 12.1 19.6 11.2 10.9 6.3 27.0 Automotive service technicians and

mechanics .................................................. 100.0 16.8 13.2 21.6 11.9 10.5 6.1 19.8 

Combined food preparation and serving

workers, including fast food ....................... 100.0 12.8 14.0 22.4 11.3 11.0 5.1 23.3 

First line supervisors/managers of retail

sales workers ............................................. 100.0 13.8 14.9 20.7 13.2 9.0 7.2 21.2 

Landscaping and groundskeeping

workers ...................................................... 100.0 15.4 14.6 22.6 12.0 9.7 4.2 21.5 

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ..... 100.0 20.2 13.8 15.5 14.8 9.9 6.3 19.5 Electricians ................................................... 100.0 10.8 13.4 15.7 11.1 12.5 6.6 29.9 Waiters and waitresses ................................ 100.0 16.9 16.9 20.0 10.4 6.4 5.2 24.2 Customer service representatives ............... 100.0 19.0 11.4 15.4 15.1 9.7 4.3 24.9 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......... 100.0 13.1 9.5 20.0 14.3 12.2 6.2 24.8 Driver/sales workers .................................... 100.0 10.6 10.5 23.1 11.3 10.8 6.5 27.2 Cooks, restaurant ......................................... 100.0 19.1 17.6 20.5 9.5 9.3 8.1 16.0 Food preparation workers ............................ 100.0 19.0 10.9 22.3 14.0 7.1 6.4 20.5 Industrial truck and tractor operators ........... 100.0 13.4 7.0 22.6 9.2 11.8 8.7 27.1 Industrial machinery mechanics ................... 100.0 12.1 10.0 16.2 11.5 13.8 8.0 28.4 

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

work with or without job transfer or restriction. 

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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 Lab

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with particiagencies
TABLE 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected

injury or illness characteristics and number of days away from work, 2004

Characteristic Total cases

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

d

a

from 

1 day 2 days 3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days 11 - 20 days 21 - 30 days 31 days or more

Total [1,259,320 cases] .................. 100.0 14.3 11.5 18.4 12.6 11.4 6.8 25.0 Nature of injury or illness:

Sprains, strains ........................... 100.0 11.5 10.7 19.7 13.8 11.6 6.5 26.2 Bruises, contusions ..................... 100.0 20.8 16.4 22.6 12.4 10.8 4.6 12.5 Cuts, lacerations ......................... 100.0 23.5 16.2 20.4 13.4 10.6 4.8 11.1 Fractures ..................................... 100.0 5.8 5.0 10.5 9.6 13.0 9.7 46.4 Heat burns ................................... 100.0 14.8 16.5 21.4 13.1 13.3 8.4 12.4 Carpal tunnel syndrome .............. 100.0 3.8 3.3 8.0 13.6 12.9 12.8 45.6 Tendonitis .................................... 100.0 9.5 6.9 16.6 11.1 13.7 8.7 33.3 Chemical burns ........................... 100.0 28.7 16.4 20.0 16.8 7.7 4.1 6.1 Amputations ................................ 100.0 4.2 4.3 14.5 10.5 12.5 10.7 43.5 Multiple traumatic injuries ............ 100.0 13.1 10.2 16.6 13.2 11.3 7.3 28.3 

Part of body affected by the

injury or illness:

Head ............................................ 100.0 34.1 19.2 20.5 9.2 6.1 3.2 7.7 

Eye ............................................ 100.0 43.0 21.9 20.1 6.6 3.5 1.9 2.8 

Neck ............................................ 100.0 15.9 11.9 19.3 12.3 10.3 4.3 26.0 Trunk ........................................... 100.0 11.2 10.5 18.5 13.8 11.4 7.4 27.2 

Shoulder .................................... 100.0 8.8 8.6 14.0 11.5 10.3 8.2 38.7 Back .......................................... 100.0 11.9 11.3 20.4 15.1 11.2 6.0 24.1 

Upper extremities ........................ 100.0 16.3 11.8 17.7 12.7 12.3 6.9 22.3 

Wrist .......................................... 100.0 8.5 8.8 14.5 12.2 13.9 8.6 33.4 Hand, except finger ................... 100.0 19.8 13.3 19.0 15.6 11.2 4.8 16.4 Finger ........................................ 100.0 19.5 13.2 19.2 13.1 12.7 6.5 15.7 

Lower extremities ........................ 100.0 12.1 10.7 17.9 12.0 12.3 7.3 27.6 

Knee .......................................... 100.0 8.9 8.4 15.1 11.4 13.5 8.1 34.7 Foot, except toe ........................ 100.0 15.1 13.5 18.5 12.6 10.4 7.0 23.0 Toe ............................................ 100.0 12.4 15.9 18.8 12.3 15.3 8.2 17.2 

Body systems .............................. 100.0 21.6 16.0 18.2 12.7 8.7 5.0 17.7 Multiple parts ............................... 100.0 11.7 10.4 18.7 11.8 11.3 6.6 29.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected

injury or illness characteristics and number of days away from work, 2004 — Continued

Characteristic Total cases

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

d

a

from 

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 26.7 16.8 24.0 13.2 7.8 3.6 7.7 

Containers ................................... 100.0 12.9 10.1 19.1 13.9 11.1 7.0 25.9 Furniture and fixtures .................. 100.0 16.6 14.5 16.4 13.4 12.3 6.7 20.1 Machinery .................................... 100.0 14.0 11.1 18.9 11.4 12.9 8.1 23.6 Parts and materials ..................... 100.0 15.3 11.8 17.6 12.6 11.5 8.2 23.1 Worker motion or position ........... 100.0 9.8 9.3 17.8 13.7 12.5 7.3 29.6 Floors, walkways, ground

surfaces ..................................... 100.0 11.6 9.8 17.6 11.3 11.4 7.3 31.0 

Tools, instruments, and

equipment ................................. 100.0 21.3 14.4 19.0 13.5 10.4 5.2 16.3 

Vehicles ....................................... 100.0 11.7 10.6 17.6 12.3 12.4 6.7 28.5 Health care patient ...................... 100.0 13.8 12.6 21.0 14.2 12.4 5.7 20.2 

Event or exposure leading to

injury or illness:

Contact with objects and

equipment ................................. 100.0 20.6 14.3 18.7 12.0 11.1 5.7 17.6 Struck by object ......................... 100.0 20.7 14.8 18.9 12.2 10.6 5.8 17.0 Struck against object ................. 100.0 20.6 14.3 20.2 11.7 11.9 4.7 16.6 Caught in equipment or object .. 100.0 14.2 11.5 16.8 12.8 13.3 8.0 23.5 

Fall to lower level ........................ 100.0 10.5 8.2 16.8 10.9 10.9 7.8 34.9 Fall on same level ....................... 100.0 12.1 11.0 18.4 11.5 11.6 7.2 28.3 Slip, trip, loss of balance without

fall .............................................. 100.0 14.0 9.8 20.1 14.2 11.0 5.3 25.5 

Overexertion ................................ 100.0 11.3 9.9 18.5 13.7 11.6 7.6 27.3 

Overexertion in lifting ................ 100.0 12.3 10.2 18.9 13.4 11.1 7.9 26.2 

Repetitive motion ........................ 100.0 6.5 4.9 12.4 12.8 13.7 9.8 39.8 Exposure to harmful

substances ................................ 100.0 24.7 16.8 21.3 12.7 9.3 5.4 9.7 

Transportation accidents ............. 100.0 10.3 11.1 16.7 12.6 11.6 7.7 29.9 Fires and explosions ................... 100.0 10.7 11.6 19.4 12.0 14.5 8.7 22.7 Assaults and violent acts by

person ....................................... 100.0 17.3 13.0 19.0 14.5 12.6 4.2 19.3 

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

from work with or without job transfer or restriction. 

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of

rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not

sum to the totals.

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

Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperatiparticipating State agencies
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, 2004

Industry Total cases

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

d

a

from 

1 day 2 days 3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days 11 - 20 days 21 - 30 days 31 days or more

Private industry2 [1,259,320 cases] ..... 100.0 14.3 11.5 18.4 12.6 11.4 6.8 25.0 Goods producing:2

Total goods producing2 ...................... 100.0 14.1 10.5 17.0 11.9 12.2 7.3 27.0 

Natural resources and mining2,3 ....... 100.0 11.0 9.6 17.0 11.3 11.9 9.1 30.1 

Construction ..................................... 100.0 13.5 10.1 17.1 12.2 11.8 7.0 28.3 Manufacturing .................................. 100.0 15.0 10.8 16.9 11.7 12.5 7.4 25.7 

Service providing:

Total service providing ....................... 100.0 14.4 12.0 19.0 13.0 11.0 6.5 24.0 

Trade, transportation and utilities4 .... 100.0 13.2 10.6 18.2 13.2 11.2 6.9 26.7 

Information ....................................... 100.0 10.8 9.6 14.2 15.6 14.7 10.3 24.9 Financial activities ............................ 100.0 15.0 10.7 16.9 12.0 12.1 8.7 24.6 Professional and business

services .......................................... 100.0 16.4 13.1 19.0 12.4 9.9 5.4 23.7 

Education and health services ......... 100.0 15.3 13.6 20.6 13.6 11.2 5.9 19.9 Leisure and hospitality ..................... 100.0 16.0 13.7 21.4 11.8 9.9 5.8 21.5 Other services .................................. 100.0 15.7 13.1 18.7 12.1 10.1 6.9 23.3 

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

from work with or without 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: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Bec

rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data msum 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, and weekday and m

Characteristic Private industry2

Goods producing2 Service providing

Total

goods

producing2

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

s

Total ................................................ 1,259,320 408,400 29,100 153,200 226,090 850,930 387,650 21,150 34,930 90,500 1Time of event:

12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. .............. 41,600 12,200 500 690 11,010 29,400 16,780 830 250 2,510 4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. ................ 119,610 43,500 3,150 12,640 27,710 76,110 36,590 1,440 1,950 8,480 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon .............. 374,760 132,780 7,850 61,470 63,460 241,980 111,820 5,850 11,730 27,320 12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. .............. 286,410 93,920 6,340 41,350 46,230 192,490 86,020 5,710 8,420 20,990 4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ................ 136,400 29,720 2,160 6,220 21,340 106,680 46,140 2,790 3,040 9,310 8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight ........ 74,640 17,300 720 760 15,820 57,340 24,050 1,080 920 5,020 Not reported ................................ 225,910 78,980 8,380 30,080 40,520 146,930 66,240 3,440 8,630 16,860 

Hours on the job before event

occurred:

Before shift began ....................... 6,740 1,450 60 240 1,140 5,290 1,840 210 340 650 Less than 1 hour ......................... 101,550 27,190 1,530 8,570 17,090 74,360 33,160 1,990 3,260 8,350 1 hour to less than 2 hours .......... 121,830 37,220 2,020 13,150 22,040 84,610 38,140 1,910 3,160 8,260 2 hours to less than 4 hours ........ 275,580 88,080 5,570 34,760 47,750 187,500 89,510 3,460 6,870 18,020 4 hours to less than 6 hours ........ 203,830 64,450 3,270 24,100 37,090 139,380 59,490 3,560 4,530 13,840 6 hours to less than 8 hours ........ 186,580 65,220 3,790 25,850 35,580 121,360 53,280 3,300 4,720 13,650 8 hours to less than 10 hours ...... 92,210 34,080 2,970 12,500 18,610 58,130 27,900 2,680 2,450 7,660 10 hours to less than 12 hours .... 23,490 9,020 1,340 2,990 4,690 14,470 6,620 360 600 2,260 12 hours to less than 16 hours .... 7,820 1,650 90 560 1,000 6,170 2,670 190 120 640 More than 16 hours ..................... 470 70 20 – 40 390 240 – – – Not reported ................................ 239,230 79,960 8,440 30,450 41,070 159,270 74,800 3,490 8,870 17,150 

Day of week:

Sunday ........................................ 70,630 10,230 1,080 2,760 6,390 60,400 26,630 790 1,630 3,620 Monday ....................................... 231,260 83,550 6,550 31,470 45,530 147,710 69,570 4,230 6,170 17,510 Tuesday ...................................... 228,760 78,770 5,330 29,740 43,700 149,990 68,710 3,940 6,650 18,920 Wednesday ................................. 218,330 76,290 4,660 28,050 43,580 142,040 66,140 3,920 5,920 15,440 Thursday ..................................... 220,400 76,060 4,960 29,260 41,840 144,340 65,510 3,610 7,020 15,590 Friday .......................................... 196,780 63,910 4,570 25,520 33,820 132,870 60,370 3,370 5,570 14,310 Saturday ...................................... 93,160 19,590 1,960 6,410 11,220 73,570 30,720 1,280 1,970 5,120 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without 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: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because 

nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

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

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, and we

sector, 2004

Characteristic Total cases

Goods producing2 Service providing

Total

goods

producing2

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

s

Total [1,259,320 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. .............. 3.3 3.0 1.7 .5 4.9 3.5 4.3 3.9 .7 2.8 4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. ................ 9.5 10.7 10.8 8.3 12.3 8.9 9.4 6.8 5.6 9.4 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon .............. 29.8 32.5 27.0 40.1 28.1 28.4 28.8 27.7 33.6 30.2 12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. .............. 22.7 23.0 21.8 27.0 20.4 22.6 22.2 27.0 24.1 23.2 4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ................ 10.8 7.3 7.4 4.1 9.4 12.5 11.9 13.2 8.7 10.3 8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight ........ 5.9 4.2 2.5 .5 7.0 6.7 6.2 5.1 2.6 5.5 Not reported ................................ 17.9 19.3 28.8 19.6 17.9 17.3 17.1 16.3 24.7 18.6 

Hours on the job before event

occurred:

Before shift began ....................... .5 .4 .2 .2 .5 .6 .5 1.0 1.0 .7 Less than 1 hour ......................... 8.1 6.7 5.3 5.6 7.6 8.7 8.6 9.4 9.3 9.2 1 hour to less than 2 hours .......... 9.7 9.1 6.9 8.6 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.0 9.0 9.1 2 hours to less than 4 hours ........ 21.9 21.6 19.1 22.7 21.1 22.0 23.1 16.4 19.7 19.9 4 hours to less than 6 hours ........ 16.2 15.8 11.2 15.7 16.4 16.4 15.3 16.8 13.0 15.3 6 hours to less than 8 hours ........ 14.8 16.0 13.0 16.9 15.7 14.3 13.7 15.6 13.5 15.1 8 hours to less than 10 hours ...... 7.3 8.3 10.2 8.2 8.2 6.8 7.2 12.7 7.0 8.5 10 hours to less than 12 hours .... 1.9 2.2 4.6 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.5 12 hours to less than 16 hours .... .6 .4 .3 .4 .4 .7 .7 .9 .3 .7 More than 16 hours ..................... .0 .0 .1 – .0 .0 .1 – – – Not reported ................................ 19.0 19.6 29.0 19.9 18.2 18.7 19.3 16.5 25.4 19.0 

Day of week:

Sunday ........................................ 5.6 2.5 3.7 1.8 2.8 7.1 6.9 3.7 4.7 4.0 Monday ....................................... 18.4 20.5 22.5 20.5 20.1 17.4 17.9 20.0 17.7 19.3 Tuesday ...................................... 18.2 19.3 18.3 19.4 19.3 17.6 17.7 18.6 19.0 20.9 Wednesday ................................. 17.3 18.7 16.0 18.3 19.3 16.7 17.1 18.5 16.9 17.1 Thursday ..................................... 17.5 18.6 17.0 19.1 18.5 17.0 16.9 17.1 20.1 17.2 Friday .......................................... 15.6 15.6 15.7 16.7 15.0 15.6 15.6 15.9 15.9 15.8 Saturday ...................................... 7.4 4.8 6.7 4.2 5.0 8.6 7.9 6.1 5.6 5.7 

1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without 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: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because 

nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

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

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, and weekday and number of days away from work, 2004

Characteristic Total cases

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

d

a

from 

1 day 2 days 3 - 5 days 6 - 10 days 11 - 20 days 21 - 30 days 31 days or more

Total [1,259,320 cases] ....................... 100.0 14.3 11.5 18.4 12.6 11.4 6.8 25.0 Time of event:

12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. ................... 100.0 13.7 10.1 18.5 12.5 11.8 6.5 27.0 4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. ..................... 100.0 13.7 10.8 19.2 12.3 12.0 6.4 25.6 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon ................... 100.0 14.3 11.7 17.9 13.3 11.5 6.5 24.7 12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. ................... 100.0 15.1 12.4 18.7 12.0 11.5 6.5 23.9 4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ..................... 100.0 15.3 11.3 20.0 12.9 10.7 6.7 23.1 8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight ............. 100.0 14.9 13.3 18.7 12.2 11.5 6.7 22.7 Not reported ..................................... 100.0 13.0 10.2 17.1 12.6 11.1 8.0 28.1 

Hours on the job before event

occurred:

Before shift began ............................ 100.0 13.5 10.7 27.2 8.9 11.0 3.1 25.7 Less than 1 hour .............................. 100.0 15.2 10.9 18.7 13.4 11.8 6.5 23.4 1 hour to less than 2 hours ............... 100.0 14.0 11.9 18.8 12.4 12.0 6.6 24.3 2 hours to less than 4 hours ............. 100.0 14.8 12.3 18.4 13.1 11.0 6.5 23.9 4 hours to less than 6 hours ............. 100.0 14.5 11.7 18.9 12.7 11.4 6.6 24.1 6 hours to less than 8 hours ............. 100.0 15.0 11.9 18.6 12.4 11.7 6.2 24.2 8 hours to less than 10 hours ........... 100.0 15.1 12.1 18.0 11.3 10.9 7.1 25.5 10 hours to less than 12 hours ......... 100.0 12.7 8.2 21.1 12.9 14.3 7.8 23.0 12 hours to less than 16 hours ......... 100.0 12.5 8.8 18.9 14.3 10.2 6.1 29.0 More than 16 hours .......................... 100.0 10.6 17.0 14.9 12.8 – 4.3 34.0 Not reported ..................................... 100.0 12.9 10.1 17.0 12.6 11.1 7.9 28.4 

Day of week:

Sunday ............................................. 100.0 14.2 11.5 18.8 12.0 10.4 7.3 25.8 Monday ............................................ 100.0 14.5 10.9 17.9 14.5 11.1 7.1 24.1 Tuesday ........................................... 100.0 14.7 12.1 18.4 12.3 11.1 6.7 24.6 Wednesday ...................................... 100.0 14.3 13.3 17.7 11.7 11.5 6.7 24.8 Thursday .......................................... 100.0 15.7 9.2 19.7 12.2 11.8 6.5 24.9 Friday ............................................... 100.0 12.2 11.3 18.4 12.2 11.7 7.1 27.1 Saturday ........................................... 100.0 14.4 12.9 17.3 13.8 11.8 6.1 23.7 

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

from work with or without job transfer or restriction. 

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. 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