For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Thursday, November 19, 2015 USDL 15-2205 

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NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES REQUIRING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK, 2014 

The overall incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases requiring days away from 

work to recuperate was 107.1 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2014, down from the 2013 rate of 

109.4, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In 2014, there were 1,157,410 days-away-fromwork cases in private industry, state government, and local government—essentially unchanged from the 

number of cases reported in 2013. The median days away from work to recuperate—a key measure of 

severity of injuries and illnesses—was 9 days in 2014, 1 day more than reported in 2013. (See table 1.)

In private industry in 2014, the number of days-away-from-work cases (916,440) and the incidence rate 

(97.8 cases per 10,000 full-time workers) was essentially unchanged from 2013. (See table 1.) 

• The rate of falls on the same level in private industry increased to 16.6 in 2014, up from 15.4 in 2013.

In transportation and warehousing the rate of falls on the same level increased from 28.3 in 2013 to

30.4 in 2014—the second year in a row with an increase in this industry. Other industries where the

rate of falls on the same level increased in 2014 were wholesale trade, health care and social

assistance, and manufacturing. While the rate of falls on the same level in construction decreased in

2014, the rate was larger than the 2011 and 2012 rates. (See chart A and table 1.)

Chart A. Days-away-from-work incidence rates for falls on the same level by selected private industries, 2011-14

• Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers and laborers and freight, stock, and material movers in the

private sector each had more than 50,000 injuries and illnesses in 2014 (each with 6 percent of total

injuries and illnesses). The incidence rate for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers increased to 355.4

cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2014, up from 322.8 in 2013. Laborers and freight, stock, and

material movers had a 4 percent increase in the number of injuries and illnesses with days away from

work in 2014. However, there was little change in the incidence rate of 284.5 in 2014 compared to

289.5 in 2013. (See table 4.)

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4

8

12

16

20

24

28

32

Transportation and

Warehousing

Wholesale Trade Health Care and

Social Assistance

Manufacturing Construction Total

Incidence

rates 

per

10,000

full-time 

workers

2011 2012 2013 2014 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) accounted for 32 percent of all injury and illness cases in

2014 for all ownerships. The MSD incidence rate decreased to 33.8 cases per 10,000 full-time workers

in 2014, down from 35.8 cases. Nursing assistants and laborers and freight, stock, and material

movers incurred the highest number of MSD cases in 2014. (See table 16.) MSD cases accounted for

54 percent of total cases that occurred to nursing assistants in 2014.

• Injuries and illnesses to women for all ownerships accounted for 39 percent of the total days-awayfrom-work cases in 2014. Compared with men, women had higher incidence rates and number of

cases associated with intentional violence by persons, falls on the same level, and repetitive motion.

(See chart B and table 12.) For women, the intentional violence by person incidence rate increased to

4.0 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2014, up from 3.8 in 2013.

Chart B. Percent distribution of men and women workers for selected types of events or exposures, 2014

Note: The percent distributions exclude cases where gender was not specified. 

Occupation

There were six occupations in 2014, for all ownerships, where the incidence rate per 10,000 full-time 

workers was greater than 300 and the number of cases with days away from work was greater than 

10,000. These occupations were police and sheriff’s patrol officers, correctional officers and jailers, 

firefighters, nursing assistants, construction laborers, and heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers. 

(See table 4.)

Of these six occupations, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers had the highest number of days-awayfrom-work injuries and illnesses in 2014 with 55,710 cases (97 percent occurred in private industry) and 

an incidence rate of 365.5 cases per 10,000 full-time workers—up from 328.4 in 2013. For heavy and 

tractor-trailer truck drivers, the incidence rates increased for falls to lower level, falls on same level, and 

slips or trips without falls. Together, falls, slips, or trips accounted for 35 percent of the injuries and 

illnesses to heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in 2014. (See table 14.) 

Nursing assistants had an incidence rate of 372.5 in 2014, a decrease from 392.8 in 2013. Injuries and 

illnesses resulting from overexertion and bodily reaction accounted for 55 percent of the cases occurring 

to nursing assistants and decreased to 21,430 cases in 2014. The incidence rate for overexertion and 

bodily reaction for nursing assistants was 204.6—more than five times greater (35.6) than for all workers 

for this type of event or exposure. (See tables 4 and 14.) 

State and local government For all occupations, the incidence rate for public sector workers was 167.4 

cases per 10,000 full-time workers, compared to the rate of 97.8 for all private sector workers. Some 

public sector (state and local government combined) occupations experienced higher rates than the 

equivalent private sector occupations. Public sector janitors and cleaners had an incidence rate that was 

over twice that of private sector janitors and cleaners. (See chart C.) The rate for public sector landscaping 

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Total all ownerships Falls on the same level Intentional violence by

person

Repetitive motion

Women Men Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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and groundskeeping workers was 795.1 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, compared to 190.4 for private 

sector landscaping and groundskeeping workers. 

Chart C. Incidence rates of injuries and illnesses with days away from work for selected occupations with high 

case counts by ownership, 2014

Note: These occupations had at least 1 percent of the days-away-from-work cases in the respective ownerships.

In state government, there were 67,400 cases with days away from work in 2014 which was essentially 

unchanged from the number reported for 2013. The incidence rate was 170.3 cases per 10,000 full-time 

workers. State government workers required a median of 12 days away from work, up from a median of 

10 days in 2013. (See table 3.) 

Correctional officers and jailers had 10,590 cases in 2014, the most injuries and illnesses in state 

government, with 16 percent of the total. The rate of 491.2 was essentially unchanged in 2014 compared 

to 2013. (See table 4.)

In local government, the number of cases was 173,570 and the incidence rate was 166.4 cases per 10,000 

full-time workers, both essentially unchanged from 2013. Workers in local government took a median of 

10 days away from work to recuperate from their occupational injuries and illnesses. (See table 3.) 

Police and sheriff’s patrol officers had the highest number of cases with 24,230 in local government. (See 

table 4.) The incidence rate was 519.9 per 10,000 full-time workers, essentially unchanged from 2013. 

Case characteristics and musculoskeletal disorders

The leading event or exposure resulting in occupational injuries or illnesses for all ownerships in 2014 

was overexertion and bodily reaction with 384,260 cases accounting for 33 percent of total cases. The 

2014 incidence rate for overexertion or bodily reaction was 35.6 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, 

down from 37.7 in 2013. (See table 5.) 

Falls, slips, or trips accounted for an additional 27 percent of the total in 2014 with 316,650 days-awayfrom-work cases. The incidence rate increased to 29.3 in 2014, up from 27.9 in 2013. 

The leading nature (type) of injury or illness in 2014 for all ownerships was sprains, strains, or tears with 

420,870 days-away-from-work cases. The rate was 38.9 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, down from a 

rate of 40.2 in 2013. Workers who sustained sprains, strains, or tears required a median of 10 days away 

from work compared to 9 days for all types of injuries or illnesses. (See table 5.)

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

Maintenance and repairs workers, general

Registered nurses

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeepers

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers

Nursing assistants

All occupations

State and local

government

Private sector

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers

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Workers who sustained fractures required a median of 32 days to recuperate before returning to work. 

This was more than three times the number of days required for all types of injuries or illnesses. 

Musculoskeletal disorders In 2014 for all workers, there were 365,580 cases of musculoskeletal disorders 

(MSDs), such as sprains or strains resulting from overexertion in lifting. The MSD incidence rate was

33.8 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2014, down from 35.8 in 2013. Workers who sustained an 

MSD required a median of 13 days to recuperate before returning to work in 2014, compared to 9 days for 

all types of cases and up from 11 days in 2013. (See table 16.)

Industry

Three private sector industries had more than 100,000 days-away-from-work incidents in 2014: health 

care and social assistance (164,440), manufacturing (125,990), and retail trade (120,640). Of these three 

industries, retail trade was the only one to have a decrease in the incidence rate, to 104.5 in 2014 down 

from 112.8 in 2013. The number of cases in manufacturing increased 5 percent in 2014. The incidence 

rate in this industry was 103.1 cases in 2014, essentially unchanged from 100.9 reported for 2013. (See 

table 1.) 

Transportation and warehousing had 95,040 occupational injuries and illnesses in 2014 resulting in an

incidence rate of 225.2 per 10,000 full-time workers—the highest reported among private industries. 

Despite a 9 percent increase in the case count from 2013, the incidence rate was essentially unchanged 

from the rate reported for 2013. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) accounted for 40 percent of the cases 

in transportation and warehousing in 2014. The MSD rate increased to 89.9 cases per 10,000 full-time 

workers, up from 80.3 in 2013. (See chart D and table 1.)

Chart D. Musculoskeletal disorder incidence rates for selected private sector industries, 2013-14

Health care and social assistance had a rate of 121.3 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, the highest 

among the private industry sectors with greater than 100,000 cases. Musculoskeletal disorders accounted 

for 39 percent of the total injuries and illnesses reported in this industry in 2014. The MSD incidence rate 

decreased to 46.9 cases, down from 50.2 in 2013. (See chart D.) The rate of violence and other injuries by 

persons or animal decreased to 14.4 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2014. The rate of injuries and 

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Health care and social assistance

Transportation and warehousing

Service providing:

Manufacturing

Construction

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Goods producing:

Total

Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2013 2014

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illnesses from violence in this industry was more than three times greater than the violence rate for all 

private industries. (See table 1.)

There were 7,680 occupational injuries and illnesses in mining (including quarrying, and oil and gas 

extraction) in 2014 resulting in an incidence rate of 84.7—less than the overall private industry rate of 

97.8. Workers in the mining industry required a median of 31 days away from work to recuperate from 

injuries and illnesses, up from 24 days in 2013. This was more than three times the number of days 

required in all industries. (See table 1.)

Gender 

The nonfatal injury and illness incidence rate for men in private sector, state government, and local 

government (all ownerships) was 116.5 in 2014, down from 119.2 reported for 2013. (See table 6.) 

Injuries and illnesses to men accounted for 60 percent (699,470) of all cases and required a median of 10 

days away from work, 3 days more than the median for women. The 2014 nonfatal injury and illness 

incidence rates for women in all ownerships was 95.1 cases per 10,000 full-time workers.

The two leading types of injuries or illnesses for both men and women were sprains, strains, or tears, and 

soreness and pain. (See chart E and table 12.) Men incurred sprains, strains, or tears at a greater rate than 

women with 41.7 cases per 10,000 full-time workers compared to a rate of 35.8 for women. Women 

workers had a higher incidence rate than men for bruises, contusions with an incidence rate of 10.0 

compared with a rate of 8.3 for men. 

Chart E. Incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by gender

and selected nature of injury or illness, all ownerships, 2014 

For additional data on gender, see tables 6, 8, 9, and 12. For additional data on nature of injury or illness, 

see tables 2, 5, 12, 13, and 15. 

Age groups 

Workers in age group 45 to 54 had the highest number (286,490) of days-away-from-work cases in 2014, 

for all ownerships, with an incidence rate of 117.2 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. (See chart F and 

table 6.) The number of injuries and illnesses to workers in age group 55 to 64 increased to 201,740 cases 

in 2014. Despite the increase in the number of cases for age group 55 to 64, the incidence rate (116.3 

cases per 10,000 full-time workers) was essentially unchanged from the rate reported for 2013. Incidence 

rates decreased in 2014 for workers in age groups 25 to 34 and 35 to 44. 

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30

40

Total all ownerships Men Women

Incidence 

rate per 

10,000 

full-time 

workers

Sprains, strains, tears Soreness, pain Cuts, lacerations, punctures Fractures Bruises, contusions

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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The median days away from work increased by 1 day in 2014 for workers in age groups 35 to 44, 45 to 

54, and 55 to 64. For workers in age group 65 and older, the median increased 3 days in 2014 to 

17 median days away from work to recuperate from occupational injuries and illnesses. 

Chart F. Incidence rate, number of cases, and median days away from work by age group, all ownerships, 2014 

For additional information on age groups, see tables 6, 8, 9, and 12. 

Race or ethnicity

There were 444,590 days-away-from-work cases reported among white workers, which accounted for 

38 percent of all cases for all ownerships. (See table 7.) This was essentially unchanged from the number 

of cases reported for 2013. Hispanic or Latino workers accounted for 12 percent of the injuries and 

illnesses in 2014 and the number of cases did not change significantly from 2012. Asian and Native 

Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander were the only groups with an increase in cases in 2014. The number of 

injuries and illnesses to Asian workers increased to 15,950 cases in 2014, up from 14,180 in 2013. The 

number of injuries and illnesses increased 27 percent for Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders to 3,860 

cases. Race or ethnicity were unreported in 40 percent of all cases.

For additional information on race or ethnicity, see tables 7, 8, and 9. 

Notes

This release is the third in a series of releases from the BLS covering occupational safety and health 

statistics for 2014. The first release, in September 2015, covered work-related fatal injuries from the 2014 

Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. In October 2015, the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses 

(SOII) reported counts and rates of injuries and illnesses by detailed industry and case type for 2014. Data 

in this third release are a subset of the SOII data and include additional detail about the case 

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circumstances and worker characteristics for occupational injury and illness cases that required at least 1 

day away from work to recuperate. While the data come from the same survey, they are reported at 

different levels of precision. For example, in this release, injury and illness incidence rates for days-awayfrom-work cases are reported as 107.1 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. However, the same incidence 

rate in the SOII annual summary news release is reported as 1.1 cases per 100 full-time workers. Data 

users are cautioned to take into account the different levels of precision when analyzing the data. 

Additional background and methodological information regarding the BLS occupational safety and health 

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

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

In 2014, the SOII began using the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 

Comparison of SOII estimates for 2014 to prior years is not advised below the sector level due to this 

change. For additional detailed information regarding NAICS revisions, visit www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm. 

This release does not present all the publishable estimates and rates for days-away-from-work cases. 

Additional detailed data are available from BLS staff at (202) 691-6170, iifstaff@bls.gov, and the BLS 

website at www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm. Information in this release is available to sensory-impaired 

individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal relay service: (800) 877-8339. 

Days of job transfer or restriction pilot study In January of 2012, the BLS Survey of Occupational 

Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) began to collect information on case circumstances and worker 

characteristics for days-of-job-transfer-or-restriction (DJTR) cases. The pilot included six industries: 

specialty trade contractors; food manufacturing; building material and garden equipment supplies dealers; 

air transportation; warehousing and storage; and nursing and residential care facilities. The 2011-13 data 

from this study were published in August 2015 in BLS Report 1056: www.bls.gov/opub/reports/iif/apilot-study-of-job-transfer-or-work-restriction-cases-2011-2013.pdf. 

In January of 2015, the original six industries selected for the DJTR study were replaced with a new set of 

six industries. The new industries are beverage and tobacco product manufacturing; general merchandise 

stores; couriers and messengers; waste management and remediation services; hospitals; and 

accommodation. DJTR data for these industries will be released in 2016. 

Completeness of SOII

BLS has long acknowledged that some conditions which often are difficult for employers to relate to the 

workplace are not adequately recognized and reported during a calendar year (for example, long-term 

latent illnesses) and are believed to be understated in SOII illness measures. Following several studies in 

the mid-2000s questioning the completeness of SOII injury and illness counts, BLS began internal 

research in 2007 and, at the request of Congress, established an ongoing research program. Initial research 

conducted between 2009 and 2012 found that the SOII failed to capture some cases but could not 

determine the magnitude or leading cause of an undercount. Researchers determined that the ability to 

match injury and illness data across different data sources was impacted by various factors, such as 

establishment type, the time of case filing, and the type of injury. BLS initiated additional research from 

2012 to 2014 that included interviews with employers in four states to learn more about their injury and 

illness recordkeeping practices and a multiple-year match of SOII data to workers' compensation records 

to analyze matching trends over time. BLS is currently funding a nationwide follow-back survey with 

SOII respondents to learn more about their recordkeeping practices and timing issues that may negatively 

affect injury and illness reporting to the SOII. BLS also continues to conduct exploratory research on the 

collection of occupational injury and illness data directly from employees. For more information on 

undercount research, please see www.bls.gov/iif/undercount.htm.

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TABLE 1. Number, median days away from work1, and incidence rate2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 

musculoskeletal disorders4, and event or exposure, 2014

Industry Number

Median

days away

from work

Musculoskeletal

disorders

(incidence

rate)

Incidence

rate

Event or exposure leading to injury or i

(incidence rate)

Contact

with

objects

Fall

to

lower

level

Fall

on

same

level

Slips

or

trips

without

fall

Overexertion in

lifting/lowering

Repetitive

motion

Exp

ha

s

sta

env

m

Total private, state and local government ............... 1,157,410 9 33.8 107.1 23.8 5.4 18.8 4.4 11.0 2.7 

Total private industry5,6,7 ...................................... 916,440 9 31.9 97.8 24.0 5.3 16.6 4.0 10.7 2.7 

Total goods producing ........................................... 225,180 10 34.6 114.4 40.1 8.5 12.7 4.2 10.9 4.4 

Natural resources and mining5,6 ........................ 24,730 10 29.1 133.0 43.7 10.1 15.0 5.8 8.3 1.9 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting5 ..... 17,050 6 39.0 179.0 51.1 14.9 21.3 8.2 9.8 3.3 

Mining6 .......................................................... 7,680 31 18.8 84.7 35.9 5.1 8.5 3.2 6.7 .5 

Construction ...................................................... 74,460 10 32.7 132.7 44.3 17.7 14.8 5.9 11.1 1.0 Manufacturing .................................................... 125,990 10 36.3 103.1 37.5 4.0 11.4 3.2 11.2 6.4 

Total service providing ........................................... 691,260 8 31.1 93.4 19.7 4.4 17.6 3.9 10.6 2.2 

Trade, transportation and utilities7 ..................... 278,700 11 46.0 127.2 32.8 6.4 18.6 5.3 18.4 2.3 

Wholesale trade ............................................. 59,240 11 36.5 106.0 28.8 6.1 13.4 5.4 15.0 1.9 Retail trade .................................................... 120,640 7 35.3 104.5 32.0 4.0 17.3 3.9 16.0 2.2 Transportation and warehousing ................... 95,040 20 89.9 225.2 43.0 13.7 30.4 9.0 30.8 3.6 Utilities ........................................................... 3,780 10 28.2 69.0 11.8 3.8 10.2 3.4 8.4 1.1 

Information ......................................................... 15,730 12 19.9 62.3 10.2 4.8 11.5 3.7 3.7 2.0 Financial activities ............................................. 26,350 9 11.0 36.9 6.4 3.4 10.1 1.2 2.8 3.3 

Real estate and rental and leasing ................ 16,350 10 27.2 91.5 22.1 9.6 18.0 3.4 8.6 2.2 

Professional and business services .................. 77,720 10 14.9 53.2 10.3 3.2 9.8 2.5 5.2 1.9 

Professional, scientific, and technical

services ....................................................... 19,360 8 6.7 25.4 3.9 .9 5.2 .6 1.7 1.8 

Management of companies and enterprises 5,530 7 8.8 26.6 4.0 1.5 6.4 2.0 2.9 1.8 Administrative and support and waste

management and remediation services ....... 52,830 10 30.2 107.3 22.8 7.4 18.4 5.8 11.4 2.2 

Education and health services ........................... 175,900 6 42.9 114.1 13.3 3.1 25.5 4.4 11.4 2.0 

Educational services ...................................... 11,460 5 14.3 61.5 9.4 3.9 15.7 3.9 3.7 1.3 Health care and social assistance ................. 164,440 6 46.9 121.3 13.8 2.9 26.8 4.5 12.4 2.1 

Leisure and hospitality ....................................... 90,920 7 22.5 97.2 26.9 4.1 22.6 4.2 7.7 1.9 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ............... 15,770 7 36.1 121.1 29.4 6.6 21.1 6.1 7.1 1.9 Accommodation and food services ................ 75,140 6 20.3 93.4 26.5 3.7 22.8 3.9 7.8 1.9 

Other services ................................................... 25,940 11 25.3 85.1 20.9 5.5 16.0 3.0 9.8 2.6 

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 1. Number, median days away from work1, and incidence rate2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 

musculoskeletal disorders4, and event or exposure, 2014 — Continued

Industry Number

Median

days away

from work

Musculoskeletal

disorders

(incidence

rate)

Incidence

rate

Event or exposure leading to injury or i

(incidence rate)

Contact

with

objects

Fall

to

lower

level

Fall

on

same

level

Slips

or

trips

without

fall

Overexertion in

lifting/lowering

Repetitive

motion

Exp

ha

s

sta

env

m

Total state government5,6,7 ................................... 67,400 12 42.1 170.3 20.7 5.5 28.8 7.0 10.3 3.3 

Total service providing ........................................... 65,520 12 41.4 168.8 19.9 5.2 28.7 6.8 10.1 3.3 

Education and health services ........................... 27,820 9 39.7 139.2 16.3 3.8 25.8 4.6 10.5 1.8 

Educational services ...................................... 8,380 8 20.1 57.6 9.4 3.0 15.3 3.0 6.2 1.3 Health care and social assistance ................. 19,450 10 92.1 357.7 34.6 5.9 53.8 9.0 21.9 3.2 

Public administration ......................................... 33,240 13 40.1 190.2 21.7 5.5 31.0 8.8 8.9 5.1 

Justice, public order, and safety activities ..... 19,300 14 62.1 272.8 32.5 7.0 50.9 16.4 9.3 4.7 

Total local government5,6,7 ................................... 173,570 10 48.4 166.4 22.9 6.8 35.1 8.0 14.7 2.9 

Total goods producing ........................................... 3,000 11 92.6 295.1 60.5 29.7 41.8 10.8 26.4 6.1 

Construction ...................................................... 2,990 11 93.0 296.4 60.4 29.9 42.2 10.9 26.6 6.1 

Total service providing ........................................... 170,570 10 47.9 165.1 22.5 6.5 35.0 7.9 14.6 2.9 

Trade, transportation and utilities7 ..................... 12,810 16 76.2 274.4 37.6 11.3 38.3 11.8 15.7 4.1 

Transportation and warehousing ................... 9,460 21 98.7 395.5 49.8 14.7 48.7 15.9 10.3 4.6 Utilities ........................................................... 3,340 9 53.2 148.8 25.0 7.7 27.9 7.6 21.6 3.7 

Education and health services ........................... 68,840 7 30.0 110.6 13.2 4.2 32.2 5.7 10.0 1.8 

Educational services ...................................... 57,470 7 25.8 104.7 12.8 4.6 32.0 5.6 9.2 1.7 Health care and social assistance ................. 11,370 7 61.4 155.0 16.2 1.8 34.3 5.9 15.9 2.5 

Public administration ......................................... 81,300 12 72.4 246.8 35.9 10.4 39.9 11.9 20.8 4.1 

Justice, public order, and safety activities ..... 34,870 12 103.9 392.9 52.6 10.5 66.0 15.3 28.0 4.0 

1 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from

work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved fewerdays than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values.

2 The 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 illnessesEH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

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

included job transfer or restriction.

4 Musculoskeletal disorders include cases in which the nature of the injury or illness is pinched nerve;

herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; hernia (traumatic and nontraumatic); pain, swelling, andnumbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; Raynaud’s syndrome or phenomenon; musculoskeletal systemand connective tissue diseases and disorders, and when the event or exposure leading to the injury or illnessis overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified; overexertion involving outside sources; repetitive motioninvolving microtasks; other and multiple exertions or bodily reactions; and rubbed, abraded, or jarred by

vibration.

5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.6 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Cl

include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Healas those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Dnonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HLabor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coaThese data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safetrecordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; thereforecomparable to estimates in other industries. 

7 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS b

Department of Transportation. 

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 

nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupationa

participating state agencies.

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TABLE 2. Number, median days away from work1, and incidence rate2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 b

injury, 2014

Industry Number

Median

days away

from work

Incidence

rate

Nature of injury or illness4

(incidence rate)

Sprains,

strains,

tears

Fractures

Cuts,

lacerations Amputa- tions Bruises, contu- sions Heat (thermal) burns Chemical burns Carpal tunnel syndrome Te

(o

sp

Total private, state and local government .. 1,157,410 9 107.1 38.9 8.8 7.3 0.5 9.0 1.3 0.3 0.7 

Total private industry6,7,8 ......................... 916,440 9 97.8 35.4 8.6 7.6 .5 7.9 1.4 .4 .7 

Total goods producing .............................. 225,180 10 114.4 33.5 12.5 12.4 1.3 7.7 1.4 .8 1.3 

Natural resources and mining6,7 ........... 24,730 10 133.0 37.8 17.5 11.3 .8 11.4 1.3 .7 .1 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and

hunting6 .......................................... 17,050 6 179.0 48.4 16.5 16.4 .6 16.5 .8 1.1 – 

Mining7 .............................................. 7,680 31 84.7 26.6 18.5 6.0 .9 5.9 1.9 .3 .2 

Construction ......................................... 74,460 10 132.7 36.3 16.1 16.1 .5 6.7 .7 1.0 .2 

Manufacturing ....................................... 125,990 10 103.1 31.6 10.0 10.9 1.7 7.7 1.7 .8 1.9 

Total service providing .............................. 691,260 8 93.4 35.8 7.5 6.3 .2 8.0 1.4 .2 .6 

Trade, transportation and utilities8 ........ 278,700 11 127.2 52.7 11.1 9.2 .4 11.7 .7 .3 .6 

Wholesale trade ................................ 59,240 11 106.0 41.0 12.7 6.9 .8 7.8 .4 .3 .5 Retail trade ....................................... 120,640 7 104.5 39.6 8.1 10.6 .3 11.6 1.0 .3 .3 Transportation and warehousing ...... 95,040 20 225.2 106.8 17.6 9.1 .3 18.4 .4 .4 1.2 Utilities .............................................. 3,780 10 69.0 32.8 6.2 3.0 – 3.0 .6 – – 

Information ............................................ 15,730 12 62.3 27.9 4.8 3.2 .1 4.2 .1 – .8 Financial activities ................................ 26,350 9 36.9 9.6 3.1 2.1 – 2.9 .1 – 1.4 

Real estate and rental and leasing ... 16,350 10 91.5 23.1 7.8 6.3 .2 6.1 .3 – – 

Professional and business services ..... 77,720 10 53.2 16.7 5.4 3.5 .1 3.4 .3 .1 .5 

Professional, scientific, and technical

services .......................................... 19,360 8 25.4 5.2 3.2 1.4 – 1.1 – – .6 

Management of companies and

enterprises ...................................... 5,530 7 26.6 8.9 2.9 1.5 .1 2.2 .2 – .5 

Administrative and support and

waste management andremediation services ....................... 52,830 10 107.3 37.7 9.8 7.6 .2 7.5 .9 .4 .4 

Education and health services .............. 175,900 6 114.1 50.6 6.9 3.0 .1 10.3 1.0 .2 .4 

Educational services ......................... 11,460 5 61.5 21.3 7.1 2.9 .1 5.5 .5 – .3 Health care and social assistance .... 164,440 6 121.3 54.6 6.9 3.0 .1 11.0 1.0 .2 .4 

Leisure and hospitality .......................... 90,920 7 97.2 27.7 6.8 13.0 .3 8.5 6.8 .6 .2 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation .. 15,770 7 121.1 41.1 13.5 8.6 .5 8.8 1.7 .4 .2 Accommodation and food services ... 75,140 6 93.4 25.5 5.7 13.7 .3 8.4 7.6 .6 .2 

Other services ...................................... 25,940 11 85.1 25.2 10.3 7.7 .4 4.1 .8 .1 .9 

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2. Number, median days away from work1, and incidence rate2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 b

injury, 2014 — Continued

Industry Number

Median

days away

from work

Incidence

rate

Nature of injury or illness4

(incidence rate)

Sprains,

strains,

tears

Fractures

Cuts,

lacerations Amputa- tions Bruises, contu- sions Heat (thermal) burns Chemical burns Carpal tunnel syndrome Te

(o

sp

Total state government6,7,8 ...................... 67,400 12 170.3 60.8 8.9 4.6 0.4 14.9 0.5 0.3 0.7 

Total service providing .............................. 65,520 12 168.8 59.9 8.6 4.5 .4 14.8 .5 .3 .7 

Education and health services .............. 27,820 9 139.2 53.8 7.6 3.8 .2 15.5 .9 .5 .3 

Educational services ......................... 8,380 8 57.6 24.4 5.5 2.7 .2 5.2 .4 .3 .3 Health care and social assistance .... 19,450 10 357.7 132.6 13.4 6.5 – 43.0 2.0 1.1 .3 

Public administration ............................ 33,240 13 190.2 57.9 9.5 4.8 .6 12.8 .2 – 1.1 

Justice, public order, and safety

activities .......................................... 19,300 14 272.8 99.1 8.8 7.5 – 21.8 .3 – 2.2 

Total local government6,7,8 ...................... 173,570 10 166.4 62.9 11.4 5.4 .5 16.4 1.0 .2 .9 

Total goods producing .............................. 3,000 11 295.1 123.2 9.3 10.0 – 43.2 – – – 

Construction ......................................... 2,990 11 296.4 123.6 9.4 10.1 – 43.6 – – – 

Total service providing .............................. 170,570 10 165.1 62.3 11.4 5.3 .5 16.1 1.0 .2 .9 

Trade, transportation and utilities8 ........ 12,810 16 274.4 107.9 13.9 10.0 .6 25.8 1.1 .4 1.5 

Transportation and warehousing ...... 9,460 21 395.5 141.9 15.3 14.2 – 43.3 – – – Utilities .............................................. 3,340 9 148.8 72.9 12.6 5.7 1.0 7.5 2.0 – 2.4 

Education and health services .............. 68,840 7 110.6 42.0 7.9 3.1 .1 12.8 .7 .1 .8 

Educational services ......................... 57,470 7 104.7 38.2 8.1 3.0 .2 12.6 .5 .1 .8 Health care and social assistance .... 11,370 7 155.0 69.8 6.4 3.4 – 13.8 1.7 .3 .9 

Public administration ............................ 81,300 12 246.8 92.6 18.1 8.5 1.2 21.5 1.4 .3 .7 

Justice, public order, and safety

activities .......................................... 34,870 12 392.9 157.7 29.7 12.9 – 48.0 1.5 .5 .7 

1 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from

work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved fewerdays than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values.

2 The 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 illnessesEH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

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

included job transfer or restriction.

4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Nature codes: Sprains, strains, tears = 123; Fractures

= 111; Cuts, lacerations, punctures, Total = 132-133; Cuts, lacerations = 132; Punctures = 133; Bruises,contusions = 143; Heat burns = 152; Chemical burns = 151; Amputations = 1311; Carpal tunnel syndrome =2241; Tendonitis (other or unspecified) = 2735; Multiple traumatic injuries and illnesses, Total = 18; Withfractures and other injuries = 183; With sprains and other injuries = 182; Soreness, pain = 1972; All othernatures = all remaining codes, including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the OccupationalInjury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.6 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.7 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry C

include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Healtthose in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Dnonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HealtIndependent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates foestimates in other industries. 

8 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS 

Department of Transportation. 

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 

nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupationa

participating state agencies.

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TABLE 3. Number, incidence rate1, and median days away from work2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 by 

ownership, 2014

Occupation

Total private,

state, and local government4,5,6

Private

industry4,5,6

State

government5,6

Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Media

days aw

from w

Total ....................................................................................... 1,157,410 107.1 9 916,440 97.8 9 67,400 170.3 12 

Management occupations .............................................................. 24,390 36.9 7 20,510 34.6 7 910 42.8 5 

Business and financial operations occupations ............................. 8,770 15.7 7 6,560 13.0 9 1,580 52.1 6 

Computer and mathematical occupations ..................................... 2,740 8.3 6 2,100 6.8 6 240 18.7 7 

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................... 3,960 18.8 19 3,580 18.1 16 220 29.0 31 Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................. 3,300 37.1 7 2,240 35.4 5 530 34.4 16 

Community and social services occupations ................................. 14,370 94.9 6 7,010 74.8 5 4,480 189.0 9 

Legal occupations .......................................................................... 1,400 15.5 10 980 13.2 10 170 22.2 5 Education, training, and library occupations .................................. 36,540 59.0 5 9,890 69.3 5 1,080 16.9 6 

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ......... 6,410 47.9 7 5,740 46.2 7 120 30.1 10 

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations ...................... 64,500 103.6 7 51,060 92.9 7 6,070 227.3 11 Healthcare support occupations .................................................... 64,240 220.6 6 55,200 201.3 6 5,120 575.3 9 Protective service occupations ...................................................... 78,910 298.7 12 9,270 97.5 8 17,600 454.4 14 Food preparation and serving related occupations ........................ 76,450 96.9 6 69,690 91.6 5 1,530 454.4 9 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ...... 84,090 258.5 9 58,570 214.2 8 4,360 522.0 10 Personal care and service occupations ......................................... 30,370 110.3 6 26,090 103.9 5 2,640 585.9 14 Sales and related occupations ....................................................... 55,900 51.8 9 55,460 51.1 9 260 169.6 9 Office and administrative support occupations .............................. 81,750 50.4 10 70,750 49.0 10 3,910 62.5 4 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations .................................... 15,160 149.8 6 14,780 147.8 6 220 181.7 5 Construction and extraction occupations ....................................... 88,910 189.5 12 73,460 168.9 11 4,460 503.2 8 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......................... 94,430 202.9 11 81,730 189.6 10 2,640 328.8 12 Production occupations ................................................................. 108,130 136.5 8 104,980 133.6 8 520 298.7 9 Transportation and material moving occupations .......................... 203,180 – 14 182,800 246.7 14 3,500 – 21 

1 The 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 illnessesEH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

2 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work

among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved fewer daysthan a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values.

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

included job transfer or restriction.

4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.5 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2012)

include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and reporting, such as

those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Dnonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HeaIndependent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Healtrequirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for thein other industries. 

6 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS 

Department of Transportation. 

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 

nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupation

participating state agencies.

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TABLE 4. Number, incidence rate,1 and median days away from work2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 by 

ownership, 2014

Occupation4

Total private,

state, and local government5,6,7

Private

industry5,6,7

State

government6,7

Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Media

days aw

from w

Total ....................................................................................... 1,157,410 107.1 9 916,440 97.8 9 67,400 170.3 12 

Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers ................................................. 27,660 485.8 10 130 194.4 10 3,300 523.0 10 

Firefighters ..................................................................................... 14,440 448.4 13 250 170.2 15 590 609.3 8 Highway Maintenance Workers ..................................................... 5,110 433.0 8 120 191.0 30 2,660 761.0 8 

Correctional Officers and Jailers .................................................... 16,050 423.3 14 390 190.8 4 10,590 491.2 17 Nursing Assistants ......................................................................... 39,020 372.5 6 34,250 353.6 6 1,630 586.4 11 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ....................................... 55,710 365.5 20 54,030 355.4 20 190 – 3 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics ........................ 7,010 333.0 9 4,650 342.9 7 70 – 12 Construction Laborers ................................................................... 22,190 309.7 9 20,300 294.2 7 130 463.1 8 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers ........................................ 22,420 299.9 20 21,950 293.9 20 130 – 12 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and

Installers ...................................................................................... 6,590 284.7 8 6,150 279.9 8 110 254.8 30 

Nonfarm Animal Caretakers .......................................................... 3,090 274.0 5 2,860 257.0 5 50 – 3 

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners ............................................... 18,390 271.9 7 17,150 261.9 6 480 858.1 9 

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except

Line Installers ............................................................................... 5,110 269.8 18 5,080 271.3 18 – – – 

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers .................................. 18,190 264.8 8 11,490 190.4 7 770 617.3 8 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping

Cleaners ...................................................................................... 39,290 258.1 9 23,450 202.6 9 2,840 497.8 11 

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General .................................. 27,460 250.7 10 20,910 227.5 10 1,390 345.5 15 Carpenters ..................................................................................... 12,480 238.0 17 11,710 227.3 16 260 701.6 31 Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs .......................................................... 3,410 237.2 11 3,200 229.7 11 20 – 3 

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers .............................. 2,510 223.8 17 1,810 182.2 10 – – – Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics .......................... 11,830 209.8 7 11,160 203.9 7 210 364.9 5 

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers .............................................. 3,060 200.3 13 2,860 191.2 15 80 – 5 

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 2,250 199.4 22 2,250 198.1 22 –––

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists ............. 4,700 199.1 12 3,250 158.0 14 360 1,118.9 18 Painters, Construction and Maintenance ....................................... 3,240 196.7 25 2,920 185.5 30 120 – 27 

Bus Drivers, School or Special Client ............................................ 6,710 192.9 13 2,780 168.0 15 80 – 3 

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers ....................................................... 25,250 189.0 9 24,900 187.9 9 180 197.3 7 Food Service Managers ................................................................. 3,400 182.6 7 3,200 176.8 7 50 – 1 

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant ........................................................ 2,990 181.5 7 2,720 170.8 7 110 – 22 

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment

Operators ..................................................................................... 5,670 177.5 23 1,990 74.2 19 530 461.1 5 

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment ............................................. 4,350 175.9 7 4,220 172.0 6 20 – 7 

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ................ 55,370 – 9 52,800 284.5 9 310 – 13 

1 The 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 illnessesEH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

2 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work

among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved fewer daysthan a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values.

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

included job transfer or restriction.

4 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment.5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.6 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2012)

include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Healthose in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Dnonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HeaIndependent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Healtrequirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for thein other industries. 

7 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS 

Department of Transportation. 

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 

nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupation

participating state agencies.

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TABLE 5. Number, incidence rate1, and median days away from work2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from wo

characteristics and ownership, 2014

Characteristic

Total private, state, and local

government4,5,6

Private

 industry4,5,6

State

 government5,6

Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Median days away from work 

Total .............................................................................. 1,157,410 107.1 9 916,440 97.8 9 67,400 170.3 12 

Musculoskeletal disorders7 ............................................... 365,580 33.8 13 298,460 31.9 13 16,670 42.1 14 

Nature of injury or illness:

Fractures ........................................................................... 95,550 8.8 32 80,160 8.6 35 3,520 8.9 21 Sprains, strains, tears ....................................................... 420,870 38.9 10 331,180 35.4 10 24,080 60.8 13 Amputations ...................................................................... 4,900 .5 19 4,250 .5 21 140 .4 7 

Cuts, lacerations, punctures ............................................. 94,670 8.8 3 84,840 9.1 3 2,270 5.7 5 

Cuts, lacerations ........................................................... 78,510 7.3 4 71,100 7.6 4 1,800 4.6 5 Punctures (except gunshot wounds) ............................ 16,160 1.5 2 13,740 1.5 2 470 1.2 4 

Bruises, contusions ........................................................... 97,080 9.0 5 74,140 7.9 5 5,880 14.9 5 Chemical burns and corrosions ........................................ 3,750 .3 3 3,440 .4 4 110 .3 2 Heat (thermal) burns ......................................................... 14,120 1.3 5 12,890 1.4 5 220 .5 7 Multiple traumatic injuries ................................................. 36,040 3.3 10 26,680 2.8 10 2,720 6.9 11 

With sprains .................................................................. 16,420 1.5 8 11,980 1.3 8 1,270 3.2 12 With fractures ................................................................ 6,990 .6 31 5,540 .6 35 230 .6 26 

Soreness, pain .................................................................. 197,870 18.3 9 150,180 16.0 9 13,740 34.7 10 Carpal tunnel syndrome .................................................... 7,970 .7 32 6,800 .7 32 260 .7 42 Tendonitis (other or unspecified) ...................................... 2,440 .2 15 1,930 .2 15 140 .4 28 All other natures ................................................................ 182,150 16.9 9 139,940 14.9 8 14,310 36.2 13 

Event or exposure leading to injury or illness:

Violence and other injuries by persons or animal ............. 73,410 6.8 6 37,750 4.0 5 12,720 32.1 11 

Intentional injury by other person .................................... 31,380 2.9 6 15,980 1.7 5 6,270 15.8 10 

Injury by person unintentional or intent unknown ........... 27,090 2.5 8 10,270 1.1 7 5,860 14.8 14 Animal and insect related incidents ................................ 14,390 1.3 3 11,210 1.2 3 440 1.1 4 

Transportation incidents ................................................... 62,240 5.8 12 47,320 5.1 13 4,440 11.2 11 

Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles .... 44,980 4.2 11 32,930 3.5 11 3,710 9.4 9 

Fires and explosions ......................................................... 1,980 .2 11 1,320 .1 14 80 .2 1 Falls, slips, trips ................................................................ 316,650 29.3 11 247,120 26.4 12 16,650 42.1 12 

Slips, trips without fall ..................................................... 48,090 4.4 10 37,020 4.0 10 2,760 7.0 12 

Fall on same level ........................................................... 203,480 18.8 10 155,480 16.6 10 11,390 28.8 11 Fall to lower level ............................................................ 58,440 5.4 19 49,210 5.3 20 2,180 5.5 23 

Exposure to harmful substances or environments ............ 46,000 4.3 4 37,150 4.0 3 2,320 5.9 7 Contact with object, equipment ......................................... 256,930 23.8 5 224,840 24.0 5 8,190 20.7 6 

Struck by object or equipment ........................................ 145,300 13.4 5 129,440 13.8 5 3,870 9.8 5 Struck against object or equipment ................................ 59,490 5.5 5 49,120 5.2 5 2,640 6.7 6 Caught in or compressed by object or equipment .......... 37,850 3.5 9 34,440 3.7 9 1,160 2.9 5 

Overexertion and bodily reaction ...................................... 384,260 35.6 13 312,200 33.3 13 17,960 45.4 14 

Overexertion in lifting or lowering ................................... 119,410 11.0 12 99,990 10.7 12 4,090 10.3 14 

Repetitive motion involving microtasks ........................... 29,440 2.7 23 25,120 2.7 23 1,310 3.3 21 

All other event or exposures ............................................. 15,930 1.5 13 8,730 .9 7 5,020 12.7 13 

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 5. Number, incidence rate1, and median days away from work2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from wo

characteristics and ownership, 2014 — Continued

Characteristic

Total private, state, and local

government4,5,6

Private

 industry4,5,6

State

 government5,6

Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Median days away from work 

Part of body affected by the injury or illness:

Head ................................................................................. 84,750 7.8 3 68,940 7.4 3 4,620 11.7 5 

Eye(s) ........................................................................... 23,730 2.2 2 20,910 2.2 2 930 2.3 3 

Neck .................................................................................. 16,060 1.5 8 12,410 1.3 8 1,390 3.5 7 Trunk ................................................................................. 269,290 24.9 9 218,560 23.3 9 12,670 32.0 9 

Back .............................................................................. 200,250 18.5 8 162,720 17.4 7 9,440 23.8 9 

Upper extremities .............................................................. 346,170 32.0 10 288,240 30.8 10 15,360 38.8 12 

Shoulder ....................................................................... 88,980 8.2 26 72,200 7.7 26 4,500 11.4 28 

Arm ............................................................................... 53,330 4.9 11 44,290 4.7 11 2,480 6.3 10 Wrist .............................................................................. 43,980 4.1 15 36,540 3.9 14 1,590 4.0 13 Hand ............................................................................. 137,440 12.7 5 119,810 12.8 5 5,050 12.8 8 

Lower extremities .............................................................. 268,860 24.9 12 211,990 22.6 12 14,290 36.1 15 

Knee ............................................................................. 104,090 9.6 17 79,850 8.5 16 6,170 15.6 20 

Ankle ............................................................................. 60,830 5.6 9 47,950 5.1 8 3,050 7.7 11 Foot ............................................................................... 52,070 4.8 9 43,460 4.6 9 2,580 6.5 7 

Body systems ................................................................... 24,440 2.3 5 17,340 1.9 4 1,760 4.4 9 Multiple ............................................................................. 131,910 12.2 10 89,490 9.6 10 12,300 31.1 13 All other parts of body ....................................................... 15,930 1.5 10 9,470 1.0 5 5,010 12.7 13 

Source of injury or illness:

Chemicals and chemical products .................................... 13,840 1.3 3 11,790 1.3 3 660 1.7 3 Containers ........................................................................ 118,540 11.0 10 104,730 11.2 10 2,830 7.1 11 Furniture and fixtures ........................................................ 47,140 4.4 7 38,140 4.1 6 2,360 6.0 6 Machinery ......................................................................... 55,870 5.2 10 50,480 5.4 9 1,320 3.3 9 Parts and materials ........................................................... 86,320 8.0 10 77,860 8.3 9 1,750 4.4 12 Person, injured or ill worker .............................................. 184,720 17.1 13 141,490 15.1 13 10,590 26.7 14 

Worker motion or position ............................................. 174,640 16.2 13 135,110 14.4 13 9,950 25.1 13 

Person, other than injured or ill worker ............................. 108,790 10.1 7 65,300 7.0 7 15,790 39.9 12 

Patient ........................................................................... 58,090 5.4 7 43,920 4.7 7 8,220 20.8 10 

Floors, walkways, ground surfaces ................................... 207,620 19.2 10 158,730 16.9 11 12,390 31.3 14 Handtools .......................................................................... 44,350 4.1 5 38,790 4.1 5 1,250 3.1 6 Ladder ............................................................................... 21,240 2.0 15 19,050 2.0 15 270 .7 35 Vehicles ............................................................................ 116,390 10.8 12 93,970 10.0 12 6,190 15.6 10 

Trucks ........................................................................... 30,040 2.8 18 26,300 2.8 18 990 2.5 10 Cart, dolly, hand truck nonpowered .............................. 14,820 1.4 9 13,090 1.4 10 560 1.4 11 

All other sources ............................................................... 152,610 14.1 6 116,100 12.4 5 12,010 30.3 11 

1 The 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 illnessesEH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

2 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences

from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and halfinvolved fewer days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actualvalues.

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

included job transfer or restriction.

4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.5 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,

2012) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for miningoperators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HealthAdministration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal,

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

6 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS b

U.S. Department of Transportation. 

7 Musculoskeletal disorders include cases in which the nature o

herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; hernia (traumand numbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; Raynaud’s syndrsystem and connective tissue diseases and disorders, and when injury or illness is overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified; orepetitive motion involving microtasks; other and multiple exertiabraded, or jarred by vibration.

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelin

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupationa

with participating state agencies.

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TABLE 6. Number, incidence rate1, and median days away from work2 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from 

groups, and ownership, 2014

Characteristic

Total private, state, and local

government4,5,6

Private

 industry4,5,6

State

 government5,6

Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Num

Total ............................................................ 1,157,410 107.1 9 916,440 97.8 9 67,400 170.3 12 17

Gender:

Male .................................................................. 699,470 116.5 10 560,970 103.9 10 35,120 223.9 12 10Female .............................................................. 446,280 95.1 7 348,720 89.4 7 27,590 130.5 9 6

Age:

14 - 15 .............................................................. 180 – 3 130 – 4 – – – 

16 - 19 .............................................................. 22,860 106.6 4 21,520 104.8 4 540 249.6 7 

20 - 24 .............................................................. 97,680 104.9 5 88,460 101.9 5 2,250 102.2 4 25 - 34 .............................................................. 234,180 96.4 6 195,090 90.3 6 11,470 160.3 8 235 - 44 .............................................................. 244,710 104.0 10 188,490 93.2 9 14,590 179.9 12 445 - 54 .............................................................. 286,490 117.2 12 216,280 104.0 12 18,240 195.0 12 555 - 64 .............................................................. 201,740 116.3 14 155,410 106.3 15 12,400 169.8 12 365 and over ....................................................... 41,600 94.2 17 32,250 85.6 17 1,930 111.6 13 

1 The 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 illnessesEH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

2 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of

absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more daysand half involved fewer days than a specified median. Median days away from work are representedin actual values.

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

also included job transfer or restriction.

4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.5 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United

States, 2012) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration

rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and remining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provideHealth Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These datOccupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recoJanuary 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not industries. 

6 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to 

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupa

cooperation with participating state agencies.

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TABLE 7. Number, percent distribution, and median days away from work1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away 

ethnic origin, length of service, and ownership, 2014

Characteristic

Total private, state, and local

government

Private

industry3,4,5

State

government4,5

Number Percent

Median

days away

from work

Number Percent

Median

days away

from work

Number Percent

Median

days away

from work

Num

Total ............................................................ 1,157,410 100.0 9 916,440 100.0 9 67,400 100.0 12 17

Race or ethnic origin:6

White only ......................................................... 444,590 38.4 8 358,210 39.1 8 18,270 27.1 10 6Black only ......................................................... 88,480 7.6 8 72,280 7.9 8 6,470 9.6 14 Hispanic or Latino only ..................................... 138,110 11.9 8 124,280 13.6 8 2,490 3.7 9 1Asian only ......................................................... 15,950 1.4 8 13,930 1.5 8 530 .8 20 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander only .......... 3,860 .3 9 3,460 .4 9 120 .2 15 American Indian or Alaskan Native only ........... 5,420 .5 7 4,020 .4 7 450 .7 12 Hispanic or Latino and other race ..................... 1,080 .1 5 970 .1 5 – – – Multi-race .......................................................... 1,160 .1 4 1,020 .1 5 50 .1 26 Not reported ...................................................... 458,770 39.6 10 338,280 36.9 10 39,010 57.9 12 8

Length of service with employer:

Less than 3 months .......................................... 105,430 9.1 6 98,860 10.8 6 2,060 3.1 7 3 - 11 months .................................................... 193,530 16.7 7 177,790 19.4 7 4,110 6.1 7 11 - 5 years ......................................................... 348,690 30.1 7 299,670 32.7 7 14,070 20.9 7 3More than 5 years ............................................. 483,710 41.8 12 323,760 35.3 12 40,610 60.3 14 11

1 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of

absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more daysand half involved fewer days than a specified median. Median days away from work are representedin actual values.

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

also included job transfer or restriction.

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

States, 2012) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administrationrules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data formining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety andHealth Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excludedfrom the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the

Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recoJanuary 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not industries. 

5 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to 

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

6 Race and ethnicity data do not add to total. Some cases m

and Hispanic and other race.

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupa

cooperation with participating state agencies.

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TABLE 8. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by worker characteristics and industry sector, 

Characteristic

Private

industry

2,3,4

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining2,3

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

Total ............................................... 916,440 225,180 24,730 74,460 125,990 691,260 278,700 15,730 26,350 77,720 1

Gender:

Male ..................................................... 560,970 192,320 20,670 72,270 99,380 368,650 193,960 12,200 14,880 50,450 Female ................................................. 348,720 32,710 4,030 2,170 26,520 316,010 81,290 3,510 11,470 24,750 1

Age:

14 - 15 ................................................. 130 40 40 – – 90 – – – – 16 - 19 ................................................. 21,520 4,670 760 1,540 2,370 16,850 5,940 120 200 1,210 20 - 24 ................................................. 88,460 21,330 3,330 7,120 10,890 67,130 26,850 890 1,370 6,510 25 - 34 ................................................. 195,090 52,140 6,740 19,740 25,660 142,950 54,080 3,270 4,890 17,460 35 - 44 ................................................. 188,490 50,090 5,000 18,480 26,610 138,400 55,000 3,980 5,560 16,280 45 - 54 ................................................. 216,280 52,570 4,620 15,640 32,310 163,700 68,200 4,090 6,530 18,790 55 - 64 ................................................. 155,410 35,190 3,110 9,070 23,020 120,210 52,060 2,670 6,510 10,350 65 and over .......................................... 32,250 4,830 620 1,080 3,140 27,420 11,400 280 1,040 2,900 

Length of service with employer:

Less than 3 months ............................. 98,860 31,060 6,000 11,110 13,950 67,810 26,960 640 2,400 9,250 3 - 11 months ....................................... 177,790 45,970 5,480 16,810 23,680 131,820 52,510 2,630 3,880 15,800 1 - 5 years ............................................ 299,670 71,460 7,510 25,480 38,480 228,210 84,740 3,830 8,860 28,150 More than 5 years ................................ 323,760 73,820 5,250 19,730 48,840 249,930 108,690 8,390 11,040 21,140 

Race or ethnic origin:5

White only ............................................ 358,210 104,870 5,850 39,550 59,470 253,340 99,240 2,880 9,520 29,880 Black only ............................................ 72,280 12,420 450 2,470 9,500 59,860 16,580 610 2,210 5,880 Hispanic or Latino only ........................ 124,280 47,080 9,960 15,800 21,310 77,200 25,230 550 4,610 13,260 Asian only ............................................ 13,930 2,920 80 350 2,500 11,010 2,650 110 670 1,210 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

only .................................................... 3,460 840 60 480 300 2,620 760 30 170 370 

American Indian or Alaskan Native

only .................................................... 4,020 1,070 100 430 540 2,950 750 50 180 530 

Hispanic or Latino and other race ........ 970 150 – 100 50 820 100 – – 470 Multi-race ............................................. 1,020 320 30 220 70 700 150 – 20 50 Not reported ......................................... 338,280 55,520 8,200 15,070 32,250 282,760 133,250 11,490 8,960 26,070 

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

also included job transfer or restriction.

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

2012) 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 Race and ethnicity data do not add to total. Some cases may 

Hispanic and other race.

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occup

cooperation with participating state agencies.

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TABLE 9. Number, median days away from work1, and percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses

involving days away from work2 by selected worker characteristics and days away from work groups, 2014

Characteristic

Private

industry

3,4,5

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

day

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

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

Total ............................................... 916,440 13.9 10.7 17.1 11.8 11.3 6.3 29.0 

Gender:

Female ................................................. 348,720 14.1 11.9 18.0 12.2 11.1 5.7 27.0 Not reported ......................................... 6,760 14.6 8.9 13.6 7.4 10.5 8.4 36.5 

Age:

16 - 19 ................................................. 21,520 18.4 17.5 24.6 11.5 12.1 5.0 10.8 20 - 24 ................................................. 88,460 19.7 14.3 19.3 14.1 10.6 4.6 17.3 25 - 34 ................................................. 195,090 16.1 12.9 20.0 11.9 11.3 5.5 22.3 35 - 44 ................................................. 188,490 14.0 10.6 16.6 11.6 11.2 6.4 29.6 45 - 54 ................................................. 216,280 11.7 9.0 15.8 11.5 11.5 6.9 33.6 55 - 64 ................................................. 155,410 10.6 8.0 14.7 11.3 11.6 7.2 36.6 65 and over .......................................... 32,250 10.1 8.2 13.6 10.3 10.6 7.1 40.2 

Length of service with employer:

Less than 3 months ............................. 98,860 17.0 12.1 18.6 12.6 10.1 5.9 23.6 3 - 11 months ....................................... 177,790 14.9 12.2 18.4 11.5 11.8 5.9 25.4 1 - 5 years ............................................ 299,670 14.7 11.3 17.6 12.3 10.9 5.7 27.5 More than 5 years ................................ 323,760 11.6 8.9 15.6 11.4 11.8 7.1 33.6 

Race or ethnic origin:6

White only ............................................ 358,210 15.8 11.0 16.8 11.2 11.0 6.9 27.3 Black only ............................................ 72,280 13.6 11.0 18.5 12.7 10.7 6.0 27.6 Hispanic or Latino only ........................ 124,280 13.4 11.0 18.3 11.8 11.9 5.8 27.9 Asian only ............................................ 13,930 10.9 12.3 19.7 14.4 10.2 4.9 27.7 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

only .................................................... 3,460 12.1 13.9 15.0 13.9 7.2 4.6 33.2 

American Indian or Alaskan Native

only .................................................... 4,020 10.7 12.9 18.4 19.9 8.5 8.5 21.1 

Hispanic or Latino and other race ........ 970 9.3 15.5 34.0 10.3 10.3 5.2 16.5 Multi-race ............................................. 1,020 7.8 23.5 21.6 17.6 7.8 4.9 16.7 Not reported ......................................... 338,280 12.3 9.9 16.6 12.1 11.6 5.9 31.7 

1 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the

varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days awayfrom work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved fewer daysthan a specified median. Median days away from work are represented inactual values.

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

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

3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.4 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry

Classification System-- United States, 2012) include establishments notgoverned by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and reporting,such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Datafor mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided toBLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department ofLabor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal,

and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the chaOccupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordrequirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates findustries are not comparable to estimates in other industries. 

5 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BL

Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

6 Race and ethnicity data do not add to total. Some cases 

counted as both multi-race and Hispanic and other race.

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 

of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data sum to the totals.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupationa

and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating state agencies.

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TABLE 10. Number, median days away from work1, and percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving 

work2 by selected worker occupation3 and days away from work groups, all ownerships, 2014

Occupation Total

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 d

m

Total ....................................................................................... 1,157,410 13.3 10.5 16.8 12.3 11.5 6.6 

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ............................................ 55,710 7.7 7.0 14.1 11.1 11.1 7.0 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ................ 55,370 14.6 9.9 17.0 11.9 11.3 6.4 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 39,290 11.8 10.2 17.3 13.9 11.1 6.1 Nursing assistants ......................................................................... 39,020 14.3 12.6 20.6 14.7 10.4 5.0 Police and sheriffs patrol officers ................................................... 27,660 9.8 6.6 20.3 15.3 10.2 8.7 Maintenance and repair workers, general ..................................... 27,460 14.2 8.5 15.8 13.0 14.5 6.0 Registered nurses .......................................................................... 26,830 13.0 11.0 19.3 13.1 11.7 7.4 Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................... 25,250 14.2 11.2 16.8 10.0 11.4 6.7 Retail salespersons ....................................................................... 23,500 18.8 10.6 17.6 11.1 10.5 6.2 Light truck or delivery services drivers ........................................... 22,420 9.5 6.3 13.1 10.2 11.7 6.8 Construction laborers ..................................................................... 22,190 14.2 10.5 19.4 10.5 10.7 6.5 Production workers, all other ......................................................... 21,750 15.9 9.7 18.2 11.3 10.5 5.7 Maids and housekeeping cleaners ................................................ 18,390 15.2 12.0 18.4 13.9 12.0 4.9 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ................................... 18,190 11.5 10.3 18.7 14.1 10.9 5.9 Food preparation workers .............................................................. 17,050 16.2 14.7 21.0 12.1 11.3 4.4 Correctional officers and jailers ..................................................... 16,050 9.2 11.6 14.1 10.9 13.3 6.3 Firefighters ..................................................................................... 14,440 8.0 7.9 14.0 11.1 20.4 10.4 Personal care aides ....................................................................... 14,290 9.6 13.4 20.2 14.1 10.3 6.2 First-line supervisors of retail sales workers .................................. 12,680 12.1 8.1 12.6 12.9 18.0 6.0 Teacher assistants ......................................................................... 12,620 16.2 15.5 16.6 16.9 8.2 7.2 Carpenters ..................................................................................... 12,480 10.9 12.3 11.9 9.5 6.4 12.9 Automotive service technicians and mechanics ............................ 11,830 18.7 10.7 17.8 8.4 10.3 8.0 Driversales workers ....................................................................... 10,550 7.8 9.1 14.7 15.8 10.2 9.0 Assemblers and fabricators, all other ............................................ 10,110 14.3 9.6 15.0 11.4 11.7 7.2 Elementary school teachers, except special education ................. 9,310 21.7 13.4 18.7 19.7 9.1 4.0 Cooks, restaurant .......................................................................... 9,290 17.4 11.6 21.1 14.1 11.1 6.9 Cashiers ......................................................................................... 8,950 12.6 11.8 16.3 12.5 8.8 4.0 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast

food .............................................................................................. 8,850 13.3 14.6 24.3 10.3 11.9 4.2 

Customer service representatives ................................................. 8,420 11.6 7.8 11.6 9.3 11.8 4.4 Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..................................................... 8,320 6.0 7.2 12.4 12.6 9.4 9.1 Home health aides ......................................................................... 8,190 8.8 11.2 17.3 12.6 9.9 7.4 Security guards .............................................................................. 8,150 11.2 13.4 17.4 11.5 10.7 6.4 Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse .......... 8,040 14.6 13.2 20.0 12.8 8.8 5.0 Waiters and waitresses .................................................................. 7,150 11.0 12.3 18.0 12.7 10.9 4.9 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics .......................... 7,010 11.3 9.1 19.7 12.6 11.6 7.8 First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction

workers ........................................................................................ 6,830 18.0 5.1 13.8 17.0 7.3 6.6 

Bus drivers, school or special client ............................................... 6,710 8.9 10.4 16.5 9.5 13.4 7.3 Cargo and freight agents ............................................................... 6,620 4.2 5.0 14.2 11.0 14.0 7.7 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and

installers ....................................................................................... 6,590 13.2 7.4 22.8 10.3 10.0 8.2 

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........................ 6,510 14.9 10.8 18.6 12.1 11.5 5.1 Electricians .................................................................................... 6,490 18.6 8.6 20.5 7.7 7.6 6.0 Psychiatric aides ............................................................................ 6,110 14.1 10.3 21.8 15.2 11.1 4.9 First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers ..... 5,740 16.4 9.6 21.3 11.3 12.5 4.9 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ....................................... 5,720 18.9 14.9 14.5 8.6 10.3 8.2 Industrial truck and tractor operators ............................................. 5,700 12.6 9.8 12.5 12.5 12.1 6.8 

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 10. Number, median days away from work1, and percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving 

work2 by selected worker occupation3 and days away from work groups, all ownerships, 2014 — Continued

Occupation Total

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 d

m

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators 5,670 7.8 8.6 13.9 6.5 10.2 15.9 Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...................................................... 5,600 18.0 13.2 16.8 14.5 12.0 5.9 Office clerks, general ..................................................................... 5,470 18.3 13.7 16.8 11.2 8.8 5.1 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters .......................................... 5,450 13.9 7.2 19.8 7.5 9.4 5.7 Flight attendants ............................................................................ 5,140 2.9 5.8 17.1 10.9 15.0 5.3 

1 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying

lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half thecases involved more days and half involved fewer days than a specified median.Median days away from work are represented in actual values.

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

some of which also included job transfer or restriction.

3 Selected occupations ranked in descending case count for private, State, and local

government.

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 

and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum 

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occup

Illnesses, in cooperation with participating state agencies.

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TABLE 11. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by time, hours on the job, day of the week, an

industry, 2014

Characteristic

Private

industry

2,3,4

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining2,3

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

Total ......................................................... 916,440 225,180 24,730 74,460 125,990 691,260 278,700 15,730 26,350 77,720 1Time of event:

12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. ....................... 29,330 7,040 790 260 5,990 22,290 10,930 310 110 2,000 4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. ......................... 87,130 25,000 2,940 5,930 16,130 62,130 28,220 810 1,240 6,510 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon ...................... 257,950 67,780 7,700 27,140 32,930 190,170 77,620 5,110 9,930 21,740 12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. ....................... 197,780 48,540 5,790 18,080 24,670 149,240 61,860 4,710 4,740 16,460 4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ......................... 102,380 17,220 1,930 3,320 11,970 85,160 34,730 1,310 2,610 6,670 8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight ................. 53,810 10,160 1,020 570 8,570 43,650 16,920 440 410 3,430 Not reported ......................................... 188,060 49,450 4,560 19,160 25,730 138,610 48,420 3,030 7,320 20,910 

Hours on the job before event

occurred:

Before shift began ............................... 8,010 1,460 30 270 1,150 6,550 1,910 240 390 700 Less than 1 hour .................................. 71,510 14,050 1,180 4,040 8,830 57,460 23,660 930 2,860 5,220 1 hour to less than 2 hours .................. 82,890 17,480 1,380 5,090 11,010 65,400 28,100 1,600 2,230 6,140 2 hours to less than 4 hours ................ 189,760 45,330 4,060 16,640 24,640 144,420 61,300 3,200 5,220 15,010 4 hours to less than 6 hours ................ 142,400 34,270 3,620 10,700 19,950 108,130 42,640 2,970 3,490 10,470 6 hours to less than 8 hours ................ 121,480 32,570 3,140 10,670 18,760 88,910 36,320 2,210 2,170 10,330 8 hours to less than 10 hours .............. 62,900 17,910 2,410 5,620 9,880 44,990 19,870 940 1,760 5,240 10 hours to less than 12 hours ............ 18,040 5,650 590 1,450 3,610 12,390 5,450 430 350 1,120 12 hours to less than 16 hours ............ 9,250 1,590 370 210 1,020 7,660 2,750 100 80 900 More than 16 hours ............................. 860 120 30 – 70 740 400 – 20 – Not reported ......................................... 209,340 54,750 7,920 19,760 27,070 154,590 56,310 3,110 7,780 22,580 

Day of week:

Sunday ................................................ 59,970 6,280 1,210 1,140 3,920 53,690 19,730 980 1,580 2,750 Monday ................................................ 168,230 46,940 4,630 16,680 25,630 121,290 50,720 3,260 4,220 14,940 Tuesday ............................................... 160,170 44,000 4,850 15,030 24,110 116,170 47,350 2,710 4,240 15,830 Wednesday .......................................... 162,400 43,750 4,130 15,330 24,290 118,660 48,240 2,920 5,210 14,820 Thursday .............................................. 154,590 38,210 3,940 12,400 21,870 116,380 44,580 2,890 5,760 14,420 Friday ................................................... 137,730 34,410 3,750 11,420 19,250 103,320 44,250 2,070 3,830 10,820 Saturday .............................................. 73,360 11,600 2,220 2,460 6,920 61,750 23,820 900 1,510 4,140 

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

also included job transfer or restriction.

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

2012) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for miningoperators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HealthAdministration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from thecoal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational

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

4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided t

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occup

cooperation with participating state agencies.

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TABLE 12. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by injury or il

age groups, all ownerships, 2014

Characteristic

Total

incidence

rate

Gender Age

Male Female 16-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 107.1 116.5 95.1 106.6 104.9 96.4 104.0 

Musculoskeletal disorders3 ......................................................................................... 33.8 37.5 29.7 24.2 28.1 30.5 36.2 

Nature of injury or illness:

Fractures ..................................................................................................................... 8.8 10.2 7.3 7.1 7.5 6.3 6.7 Sprains, strains, tears ................................................................................................. 38.9 41.7 35.8 28.2 32.8 35.2 42.4 Amputations ................................................................................................................ .5 .7 .1 .4 .9 .4 .4 

Cuts, lacerations, punctures ....................................................................................... 8.8 12.0 4.8 19.3 15.9 10.5 7.5 

Cuts, lacerations ..................................................................................................... 7.3 10.2 3.7 16.6 13.5 8.1 6.2 Punctures (except gunshot wounds) ....................................................................... 1.5 1.8 1.1 2.7 2.4 2.4 1.3 

Bruises, contusions ..................................................................................................... 9.0 8.3 10.0 10.8 9.0 8.4 8.2 Chemical burns and corrosions .................................................................................. .3 .5 .2 .7 .6 .4 .3 

Heat (thermal) burns ................................................................................................... 1.3 1.3 1.3 7.5 2.7 1.5 1.1 Multiple traumatic injuries ........................................................................................... 3.3 3.4 3.4 1.7 2.1 2.6 3.3 

With sprains ............................................................................................................ 1.5 1.3 1.8 .7 .7 1.0 1.6 

With fractures .......................................................................................................... .6 .8 .4 .4 .6 .4 .7 

Soreness, pain ............................................................................................................ 18.3 18.8 18.0 13.6 15.0 15.4 17.9 Carpal tunnel syndrome .............................................................................................. .7 .5 1.1 – .1 .3 .7 

Tendonitis (other or unspecified) ................................................................................ .2 .2 .3 – .2 .2 .2 

All other natures .......................................................................................................... 16.9 18.9 12.9 17.4 18.1 15.1 15.4 

Event or exposure leading to injury or illness:

Violence and other injuries by persons or animal ....................................................... 6.8 5.9 8.0 4.0 7.0 8.3 7.9 

Intentional injury by other person .............................................................................. 2.9 2.1 4.0 1.2 2.6 3.4 3.7 Injury by person unintentional or intent unknown ...................................................... 2.5 2.3 2.8 1.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 Animal and insect related incidents .......................................................................... 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.7 2.1 1.8 1.1 

Transportation incidents .............................................................................................. 5.8 7.5 3.6 2.6 5.2 5.4 6.1 

Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles .............................................. 4.2 5.3 2.8 1.0 3.5 3.9 4.6 

Fires and explosions ................................................................................................... .2 .3 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 

Falls, slips, trips .......................................................................................................... 29.3 27.6 31.9 18.1 18.8 19.7 25.7 

Slips, trips without fall ............................................................................................... 4.4 5.0 3.9 3.2 3.7 3.6 4.5 Fall on same level ..................................................................................................... 18.8 14.6 24.6 10.6 10.8 11.2 15.4 Fall to lower level ...................................................................................................... 5.4 7.2 3.2 3.9 3.8 4.2 5.0 

Exposure to harmful substances or environments ...................................................... 4.3 4.5 4.1 11.5 6.5 4.6 4.2 Contact with object, equipment ................................................................................... 23.8 30.6 15.5 43.9 37.4 25.4 21.4 

Struck by object or equipment .................................................................................. 13.4 17.3 8.8 26.0 21.9 14.4 12.1 Struck against object or equipment ........................................................................... 5.5 6.7 4.1 10.4 7.2 5.7 5.2 Caught in or compressed by object or equipment .................................................... 3.5 4.8 1.9 5.5 6.2 3.8 3.1 

Overexertion and bodily reaction ................................................................................ 35.6 39.3 31.4 26.1 29.4 32.2 38.0 

Overexertion in lifting or lowering .............................................................................. 11.0 13.4 8.3 8.7 11.6 10.1 10.9 Repetitive motion involving microtasks ..................................................................... 2.7 2.0 3.7 .8 1.3 2.0 2.9 

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 12. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by injury or il

age groups, all ownerships, 2014 — Continued

Characteristic

Total

incidence

rate

Gender Age

Male Female 16-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 

Event or exposure leading to injury or illness:

All other event or exposures ....................................................................................... 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 

Part of body affected by the injury or illness:

Head ........................................................................................................................... 7.8 8.8 6.7 11.6 11.1 7.8 7.0 

Eye(s) ...................................................................................................................... 2.2 3.1 1.1 3.2 3.7 2.5 2.1 

Neck ............................................................................................................................ 1.5 1.4 1.6 .8 1.1 1.3 1.5 Trunk ........................................................................................................................... 24.9 28.7 20.4 16.5 21.2 24.1 26.6 

Back ........................................................................................................................ 18.5 20.5 16.3 12.8 16.9 19.2 20.7 

Upper extremities ........................................................................................................ 32.0 36.0 27.5 44.8 36.3 29.0 30.1 

Shoulder .................................................................................................................. 8.2 9.4 6.9 4.1 5.3 6.1 7.1 Arm ......................................................................................................................... 4.9 5.2 4.6 7.8 3.4 3.9 5.3 Wrist ........................................................................................................................ 4.1 3.3 5.1 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.6 Hand ....................................................................................................................... 12.7 16.3 8.3 28.3 22.1 13.9 11.4 

Lower extremities ........................................................................................................ 24.9 27.6 21.7 26.6 25.2 22.3 23.5 

Knee ........................................................................................................................ 9.6 10.5 8.6 7.8 7.0 8.0 8.7 Ankle ....................................................................................................................... 5.6 6.0 5.2 7.9 7.0 5.6 6.6 Foot ......................................................................................................................... 4.8 5.6 4.0 7.6 7.3 4.8 3.8 

Body systems .............................................................................................................. 2.3 2.1 2.6 1.7 2.3 2.5 2.4 Multiple ........................................................................................................................ 12.2 11.0 13.9 4.3 7.3 8.8 12.3 All other parts of body ................................................................................................. 1.5 .8 .7 .3 .6 .7 .6 

Source of injury or illness:

Chemicals and chemical products .............................................................................. 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.3 Containers ................................................................................................................... 11.0 12.8 8.8 13.0 13.3 10.1 10.7 Furniture and fixtures .................................................................................................. 4.4 3.9 5.0 4.4 5.0 3.4 4.0 Machinery ................................................................................................................... 5.2 7.0 2.9 11.1 7.0 5.2 4.2 Parts and materials ..................................................................................................... 8.0 12.6 2.2 7.3 8.6 8.0 8.2 Person, injured or ill worker ........................................................................................ 17.1 18.5 15.6 11.5 12.8 14.6 18.4 

Worker motion or position ....................................................................................... 16.2 17.6 14.6 11.1 12.0 13.8 17.4 

Person, other than injured or ill worker ....................................................................... 10.1 6.0 15.4 6.3 9.7 11.5 12.1 

Patient ..................................................................................................................... 5.4 2.1 9.6 2.8 5.4 6.2 6.2 

Floors, walkways, ground surfaces ............................................................................. 19.2 15.5 24.3 11.5 11.4 12.2 15.4 Handtools .................................................................................................................... 4.1 6.0 1.7 9.9 7.3 4.4 4.2 Ladder ......................................................................................................................... 2.0 2.8 .9 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.9 Vehicles ...................................................................................................................... 10.8 14.2 6.5 8.0 10.0 9.4 11.2 

Trucks ..................................................................................................................... 2.8 4.7 .3 .8 1.7 2.2 3.1 

Cart, dolly, hand truck nonpowered ........................................................................ 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 

All other sources ......................................................................................................... 14.1 15.6 10.6 20.5 17.1 14.5 12.4 

1 The 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 illnessesEH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

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

included job transfer or restriction.

3 Musculoskeletal disorders include cases in which the nature of the injury or illness is pinched nerve;

herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; hernia (traumatic and nontraumatic); pain, swelling, and

numbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; Raynaud’s syndrome and connective tissue diseases and disorders, and when the event is overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified; overexertion invinvolving microtasks; other and multiple exertions or bodily reacvibration.

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. B

nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupational 

participating state agencies.

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TABLE 13. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by sele

and nature of injury or illness, all ownerships, 2014

Occupation3

Total

incidence

rate

Nature of injury or illness4

(incidence rate)

Sprains,

strains,

tears

Fractures

Cuts, lacerations, punctures

Bruises,

contusions

Hea

burn

Total Cuts, lacerations Punctures

Total ........................................................................................... 107.1 38.9 8.8 8.8 7.3 1.5 9.0 1.

Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers ..................................................... 485.8 167.2 35.0 30.4 17.3 13.0 48.3 – Firefighters ......................................................................................... 448.4 204.8 12.5 17.8 17.4 .5 7.5 7.Highway Maintenance Workers ......................................................... 433.0 203.2 29.8 10.7 10.2 – 52.3 – 

Correctional Officers and Jailers ....................................................... 423.3 141.2 22.5 17.1 12.8 4.3 68.5 – 

Nursing Assistants ............................................................................. 372.5 204.7 10.8 5.6 4.3 1.3 30.7 .

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ........................................... 365.5 155.8 41.1 15.9 12.9 3.0 27.4 .

Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics ............................ 333.0 183.5 14.1 5.2 3.9 1.3 13.4 – 

Construction Laborers ....................................................................... 309.7 83.3 32.2 46.7 31.6 15.1 18.5 1.Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers ........................................... 299.9 147.2 17.2 9.3 7.9 1.4 16.3 – 

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and

Installers .......................................................................................... 284.7 83.8 38.8 60.4 51.9 8.5 13.3 2.

Nonfarm Animal Caretakers .............................................................. 274.0 83.1 5.1 85.2 14.2 71.0 4.1 – 

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners ................................................... 271.9 109.3 15.6 12.1 9.5 2.6 31.3 1.Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except

Line Installers .................................................................................. 269.8 148.6 9.6 14.1 11.5 2.6 9.9 – 

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers ..................................... 264.8 85.8 25.9 29.6 25.1 4.4 19.3 1.Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners .. 258.1 96.8 19.9 13.9 11.9 1.9 24.4 1.Maintenance and Repair Workers, General ...................................... 250.7 80.7 29.7 24.7 21.5 3.2 17.4 3.Carpenters ......................................................................................... 238.0 60.9 26.4 56.2 43.5 12.7 13.2 – 

Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs .............................................................. 237.2 84.8 12.4 4.5 4.5 – 18.3 – Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers .................................. 223.8 88.5 19.2 29.1 24.4 4.8 6.4 – 

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics .............................. 209.8 72.1 9.6 27.9 20.0 7.9 14.8 3.Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers .................................................. 200.3 90.1 10.5 6.0 5.5 – 15.3 3.

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks .... 199.4 132.0 12.1 7.2 7.2 – 10.0 – 

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists ................. 199.1 76.4 12.2 19.9 18.2 1.6 19.1 1.Painters, Construction and Maintenance ........................................... 196.7 43.2 32.5 10.3 9.7 – 8.1 – 

Bus Drivers, School or Special Client ................................................ 192.9 79.0 13.9 3.1 2.2 1.0 14.9 – 

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers ........................................................... 189.0 87.9 10.7 19.0 18.1 .8 20.8 .

Food Service Managers .................................................................... 182.6 69.4 5.6 12.2 12.2 – 11.9 5.Food Servers, Nonrestaurant ............................................................ 181.5 58.0 14.9 17.1 14.4 2.7 22.4 10.Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 177.5 45.2 8.4 12.5 11.9 .6 13.7 1.Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment ................................................ 175.9 65.9 14.7 15.4 13.2 2.2 8.7 2.

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 13. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time w

selected worker occupation3 and nature of injury or illness, all ownerships, 2014 — Continued

Occupation3

Nature of injury or illness4

(incidence rate)

Carpal

tunnel

syndrome

Tendonitis

Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders

Soreness,

pain

Total 

With fractures

and

other injuries

With sprains

and

other injuries

Total ........................................................................................... 0.7 0.2 3.3 0.6 1.5 18.3 

Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers ..................................................... – 1.3 25.2 6.3 10.9 90.1 Firefighters ......................................................................................... – 4.4 6.8 1.6 4.9 64.4 Highway Maintenance Workers ......................................................... – – 4.4 – 1.8 67.4 Correctional Officers and Jailers ....................................................... .6 .4 21.2 1.3 9.3 91.2 Nursing Assistants ............................................................................. – .5 7.4 .5 4.6 83.4 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ........................................... 1.5 .3 15.7 2.5 5.9 59.7 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics ............................ – 2.7 3.6 .8 1.9 69.6 Construction Laborers ....................................................................... – – 10.7 3.8 1.6 55.2 

Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers ........................................... .5 .7 6.0 .6 2.9 70.3 

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and

Installers .......................................................................................... – – 3.7 1.2 2.1 38.4 

Nonfarm Animal Caretakers .............................................................. – – 7.2 – – 51.3 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners ................................................... 1.2 .8 7.4 .5 4.5 58.0 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except

Line Installers .................................................................................. – – 8.6 1.0 3.5 41.9 

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers ..................................... – .3 10.0 2.1 3.6 45.4 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners .. 1.8 .9 9.4 3.0 3.3 53.5 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General ...................................... .9 .1 5.6 1.6 2.1 46.7 Carpenters ......................................................................................... .7 – 6.9 3.7 1.7 38.1 Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs .............................................................. – – 7.0 – 3.7 78.8 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers .................................. – – 2.3 – 1.3 20.6 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics .............................. .6 – 1.9 – .8 40.0 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers .................................................. 4.0 1.4 1.6 – 1.2 34.6 Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks .... – 2.7 4.0 – 3.5 2.7 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists ................. – – 6.9 – 2.0 26.7 Painters, Construction and Maintenance ........................................... – – 4.6 1.0 – 57.9 

Bus Drivers, School or Special Client ................................................ – .5 13.0 .6 4.7 49.4 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers ........................................................... 1.0 .3 3.1 .6 1.4 24.1 Food Service Managers .................................................................... – – 2.7 – 2.4 29.9 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant ............................................................ 1.0 – 4.7 – 3.5 29.6 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators – – 5.8 1.5 3.2 60.0 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment ................................................ .7 – 1.8 – 1.0 38.7 

1 The 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 illnessesEH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

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

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

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

strains, tears = 123; Fractures = 111; Cuts, lacerations, punctures, Total = 132-133;Cuts, lacerations = 132; Punctures = 133; Bruises, contusions = 143; Heat burns =152; Chemical burns = 151; Amputations = 1311; Carpal tunnel syndrome = 2241;

Tendonitis (other or unspecified) = 2735; Multiple traumatic injurTotal = 18; With fractures and other injuries = 183; With sprains an182; Soreness, pain = 1972; All other natures = all remaining code(Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the Occupational Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bureau of Labor Statis

5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelin

rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data matotals.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupati

Illnesses, in cooperation with participating state agencies.

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TABLE 14. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers by selec

events or exposures, all ownerships, 2014

Occupation3

Total

incidence

rate

Event or exposure leading to injury or illness

(incidence rate)

Contact with objects

Fall

to

lower

level

Fall

on

same

level

Slips

or

trips

without

fall

O

Total

Struck

by

object

Struck

against

object

Caught in or

compressed by

equipment or

object

Tota

Total ........................................................................................... 107.1 23.8 13.4 5.5 3.5 5.4 18.8 4.4 35

Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers ..................................................... 485.8 42.5 10.6 26.2 3.3 17.7 87.5 14.8 104Firefighters ......................................................................................... 448.4 80.8 32.1 34.3 12.5 18.4 45.6 22.0 208Highway Maintenance Workers ......................................................... 433.0 78.9 39.0 15.5 15.1 43.3 47.1 21.0 143Correctional Officers and Jailers ....................................................... 423.3 57.1 20.6 28.3 6.5 8.0 69.1 25.6 82

Nursing Assistants ............................................................................. 372.5 31.5 17.4 9.1 3.4 1.8 61.8 11.5 204Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ........................................... 365.5 60.2 34.3 15.5 7.5 41.0 58.6 22.2 114

Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics ............................ 333.0 30.1 14.2 8.2 7.3 16.0 24.1 14.3 187Construction Laborers ....................................................................... 309.7 122.8 77.1 13.9 18.2 31.2 21.5 16.8 81Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers ........................................... 299.9 40.9 20.4 13.4 6.2 14.9 40.8 19.0 143

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and

Installers .......................................................................................... 284.7 79.2 51.0 17.0 7.0 36.5 26.5 17.1 75

Nonfarm Animal Caretakers .............................................................. 274.0 17.1 4.7 7.9 2.6 7.4 28.1 7.6 96Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners ................................................... 271.9 54.3 26.9 18.8 7.8 12.2 66.1 15.1 103

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except

Line Installers .................................................................................. 269.8 34.3 10.9 18.3 – 35.2 32.2 13.0 96

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers ..................................... 264.8 72.8 39.3 12.9 9.0 10.7 36.8 19.5 89

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners .. 258.1 50.0 25.2 17.1 5.3 14.3 56.7 13.0 99Maintenance and Repair Workers, General ...................................... 250.7 70.6 39.5 15.4 10.7 19.7 34.5 9.2 84Carpenters ......................................................................................... 238.0 90.1 56.8 19.4 8.5 24.9 27.1 8.9 77Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs .............................................................. 237.2 15.9 8.5 5.0 1.4 3.1 46.8 3.4 74

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers .................................. 223.8 59.3 25.2 20.0 9.8 13.7 18.2 8.0 91Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics .............................. 209.8 71.9 37.7 18.9 10.9 4.4 22.3 6.3 76

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers .................................................. 200.3 45.4 20.1 13.0 11.5 2.1 57.5 2.5 84Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks .... 199.4 25.2 13.9 9.9 – 3.9 41.6 3.9 117

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists ................. 199.1 69.3 46.2 15.0 6.0 7.8 15.5 8.7 80Painters, Construction and Maintenance ........................................... 196.7 35.4 23.0 2.3 5.9 83.5 25.1 3.1 37Bus Drivers, School or Special Client ................................................ 192.9 18.9 12.1 4.6 1.5 10.2 51.8 10.6 40Stock Clerks and Order Fillers ........................................................... 189.0 56.1 39.8 9.5 5.4 6.3 19.6 4.2 91Food Service Managers .................................................................... 182.6 31.6 25.4 3.7 2.5 35.8 42.4 6.0 48Food Servers, Nonrestaurant ............................................................ 181.5 51.9 30.7 17.1 2.4 3.0 44.9 4.3 57Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 177.5 44.7 30.7 5.9 4.8 27.8 14.8 22.3 39Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment ................................................ 175.9 33.9 17.1 8.1 4.5 11.4 30.7 8.4 62

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 14. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 full-time workers 

occupation3 and events or exposures, all ownerships, 2014 — Continued

Occupation3

Event or exposure leading to injury or illness

(incidence rate)

Exposure to

harmful

substances or

environments

Transportation incidents

Fires

and

explosions

Violence and other injuries by person

Total Roadway 

incidents Total

Intentional

injury by

other

person

Injury by

person--unintentional

or intent

unknown

Total ........................................................................................... 4.3 5.8 4.2 0.2 6.8 2.9 2.5 

Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers ..................................................... 15.1 67.7 53.4 .3 131.1 42.5 72.5 Firefighters ......................................................................................... 37.5 5.7 3.4 10.0 12.6 1.1 3.2 Highway Maintenance Workers ......................................................... 10.9 53.4 47.6 – 20.0 – – Correctional Officers and Jailers ....................................................... 11.6 8.9 7.7 – 153.2 53.5 96.5 Nursing Assistants ............................................................................. 5.6 1.9 1.5 – 51.6 31.3 18.5 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ........................................... 5.5 52.1 42.8 .3 2.9 1.6 – Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics ............................ 4.0 30.1 27.8 2.1 18.9 10.6 7.6 Construction Laborers ....................................................................... 8.4 14.9 6.0 .7 5.6 .4 – 

Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers ........................................... 2.1 33.0 29.9 – 3.2 .7 – Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and

Installers .......................................................................................... 22.0 9.6 5.9 – 10.3 – – 

Nonfarm Animal Caretakers .............................................................. 7.1 – – – 107.7 – – 

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners ................................................... 10.0 3.9 2.0 – 3.8 .7 .5 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except

Line Installers .................................................................................. 8.9 28.5 28.3 – 6.1 – – 

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers ..................................... 5.0 17.1 9.4 .2 10.7 – – Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners .. 10.3 6.8 3.6 .3 1.9 .5 .2 

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General ...................................... 11.1 14.8 12.6 .9 3.5 .3 – Carpenters ......................................................................................... 3.1 1.4 .3 – 1.8 1.6 – 

Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs .............................................................. 2.8 79.4 73.0 – 7.2 4.0 3.1 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers .................................. 18.5 10.2 8.9 – – – – Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics .............................. 5.6 18.2 11.0 .7 .9 .4 – Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers .................................................. 6.0 – – – 1.1 – – 

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks .... 3.0 – – – 2.5 1.9 – 

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists ................. 8.4 3.1 2.0 3.7 .7 – – Painters, Construction and Maintenance ........................................... 3.8 3.0 2.1 – 3.1 – – 

Bus Drivers, School or Special Client ................................................ 1.8 43.1 41.5 – 14.6 6.7 7.2 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers ........................................................... 2.6 5.1 .5 .8 1.3 .4 .3 Food Service Managers .................................................................... 8.0 7.3 7.0 – 2.8 2.1 – 

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant ............................................................ 15.2 2.3 – – 1.7 – – Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 7.6 11.8 7.2 1.1 1.3 – – 

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment ................................................ 17.7 8.0 3.4 – 2.6 – 2.3 

1 The 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 illnessesEH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

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

of which also included job transfer or restriction.

3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent e4 Includes nonclassifiable responses.

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 

data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to th

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupationa

cooperation with participating state agencies.

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TABLE 15. Number, incidence rate1, and median days2 away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from wo

of body by nature of injury or illness, all ownerships, 2014

Characteristic

Sprains, strains, tears Bruises, contusions Fractures 

Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Median days away from work 

Total .................................................................................... 420,870 38.9 10 97,080 9.0 5 95,550 8.8 32 

Event or exposure leading to injury or illness:

Violence and other injuries by persons or animal ................... 18,820 1.7 8 10,490 1.0 5 3,790 .4 15 

Intentional injury by other person ......................................... 6,470 .6 7 6,000 .6 5 1,330 .1 18 Injury by person unintentional or intent unknown ................. 11,330 1.0 9 3,670 .3 7 2,020 .2 14 Animal and insect related incidents ...................................... 860 .1 7 740 .1 7 410 – 7 

Transportation incidents ......................................................... 18,910 1.7 11 6,130 .6 6 6,170 .6 49 

Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles .......... 14,930 1.4 10 3,340 .3 7 3,400 .3 49 

Fires and explosions ............................................................... 70 – 5 60 – 9 160 – 113 Falls, slips, trips ...................................................................... 108,330 10.0 10 38,460 3.6 6 52,990 4.9 40 

Slips, trips without fall ........................................................... 33,260 3.1 8 390 – 7 3,180 .3 41 

Fall on same level ................................................................. 56,150 5.2 12 31,230 2.9 6 34,370 3.2 37 Fall to lower level .................................................................. 15,670 1.4 13 6,130 .6 6 14,210 1.3 45 

Exposure to harmful substances or environments ................. – – – – – – – – – 

Contact with object, equipment .............................................. 22,170 2.1 11 41,520 3.8 4 29,140 2.7 21 

Struck by object or equipment .............................................. 9,780 .9 11 26,890 2.5 4 17,670 1.6 22 Struck against object or equipment ...................................... 7,760 .7 13 9,800 .9 4 3,400 .3 21 Caught in or compressed by object or equipment ................ 3,430 .3 6 4,200 .4 4 7,200 .7 18 

Overexertion and bodily reaction ............................................ 250,070 23.1 10 120 – 3 2,950 .3 35 

Overexertion in lifting or lowering ......................................... 83,820 7.8 10 20 – 1 480 – 41 Repetitive motion involving microtasks ................................. 8,770 .8 20 – – – 20 – 2 

All other event or exposures ................................................... 2,500 .2 22 300 – 33 350 – 70 

Part of body affected by the injury or illness:

Head ....................................................................................... 340 – 5 11,800 1.1 3 3,620 .3 10 

Eye(s) ................................................................................. 30 – 2 1,160 .1 3 40 – 19 

Neck ....................................................................................... 10,110 .9 8 260 – 4 410 – 63 

Trunk ...................................................................................... 155,920 14.4 7 15,100 1.4 5 10,740 1.0 41 

Back .................................................................................... 140,140 13.0 7 5,230 .5 5 2,280 .2 49 

Upper extremities ................................................................... 104,760 9.7 17 21,720 2.0 5 40,320 3.7 24 

Shoulder ............................................................................. 56,800 5.3 27 2,730 .3 7 3,010 .3 46 Arm ..................................................................................... 16,610 1.5 18 4,730 .4 5 9,240 .9 25 Wrist ................................................................................... 13,880 1.3 7 1,630 .2 11 10,790 1.0 30 Hand ................................................................................... 9,030 .8 7 10,710 1.0 4 16,750 1.6 15 

Lower extremities ................................................................... 112,920 10.4 11 31,020 2.9 5 37,860 3.5 42 

Knee ................................................................................... 51,140 4.7 19 12,060 1.1 6 2,650 .2 54 Ankle ................................................................................... 39,570 3.7 7 1,710 .2 4 10,510 1.0 49 Foot .................................................................................... 6,710 .6 7 10,560 1.0 3 16,270 1.5 23 

Body systems ......................................................................... – – – – – – – – – 

Multiple ................................................................................... 35,930 3.3 13 16,660 1.5 5 2,510 .2 66 

All other parts of body ............................................................. 900 .1 8 520 – 9 90 – 46 

1 The 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 illnessesEH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

2 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from

work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved

fewer days than a specified median. Median days away from work a

3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in da

included job transfer or restriction.

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupation

with participating state agencies.

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TABLE 16. Number, incidence rate1, and median days2 away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 a

selected worker occupation5 and ownership, 2014

Occupation

Musculoskeletal disorders

(MSDs)

Total private,

state, and local government6,7,8

Private

industry6,7,8

State

government7,8

Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Media

days aw

from w

Total ....................................................................................... 365,580 33.8 13 298,460 31.9 13 16,670 42.1 14 

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ................ 21,480 – 12 20,590 111.0 11 150 – 19 

Nursing assistants ......................................................................... 20,920 199.8 7 18,510 191.1 6 720 259.7 12 Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ............................................ 17,030 111.7 19 16,410 108.0 20 50 – 2 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 14,530 95.4 13 7,830 67.6 13 1,160 202.3 13 

Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................... 11,870 88.8 15 11,700 88.3 15 80 85.5 41 Registered nurses .......................................................................... 11,360 55.0 9 9,820 55.3 9 640 60.1 14 

Light truck or delivery services drivers ........................................... 10,390 139.0 27 10,240 137.1 29 60 – 5 Maintenance and repair workers, general ..................................... 8,880 81.0 10 5,880 63.9 10 620 154.6 20 Retail salespersons ....................................................................... 7,380 23.1 8 7,380 22.9 8 –––

Production workers, all other ......................................................... 7,140 – 15 7,130 – 15 –––Maids and housekeeping cleaners ................................................ 6,650 98.4 10 6,090 93.1 10 250 451.1 9 

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ................................... 5,930 86.3 13 3,120 51.7 10 330 268.1 6 Construction laborers ..................................................................... 5,790 80.8 14 4,720 68.4 10 60 215.7 7 

Firefighters ..................................................................................... 5,760 178.8 15 40 29.2 19 – – – 

Personal care aides ....................................................................... 5,300 60.6 10 4,380 50.4 9 780 634.5 18 

Police and sheriffs patrol officers ................................................... 5,180 91.0 27 – – – 710 112.7 7 

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers .................................. 4,450 40.5 16 4,450 40.3 16 –––

Automotive service technicians and mechanics ............................ 4,210 74.7 15 3,950 72.2 15 120 205.8 2 Assemblers and fabricators, all other ............................................ 4,210 – 16 4,210 – 16 –––

Cargo and freight agents ............................................................... 4,120 – 26 4,120 572.4 26 –––Carpenters ..................................................................................... 3,950 75.3 17 3,660 71.0 16 160 418.8 42 

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics .......................... 3,880 184.4 12 2,630 193.5 7 40 – 8 

Food preparation workers .............................................................. 3,790 – 8 3,110 62.5 8 150 – 11 

Driversales workers ....................................................................... 3,790 – 15 3,780 98.0 15 –––Home health aides ......................................................................... 3,270 55.4 11 3,160 54.2 12 70 116.0 5 

Cashiers ......................................................................................... 3,130 15.2 11 3,080 15.1 11 40 54.0 9 

Customer service representatives ................................................. 2,940 15.1 36 2,900 15.2 42 20 10.3 6 

Correctional officers and jailers ..................................................... 2,850 75.1 24 80 37.5 12 2,210 102.6 27 Flight attendants ............................................................................ 2,480 – 15 2,480 331.3 15 –––Teacher assistants ......................................................................... 2,270 28.2 14 690 40.3 22 30 14.3 2 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ........................ 2,250 41.7 9 1,830 37.5 7 170 78.2 50 

Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse .......... 2,090 – 7 2,080 – 7 –––Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..................................................... 2,090 – 13 840 149.0 11 360 – 21 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters .......................................... 2,010 59.8 12 1,740 53.9 14 60 149.7 17 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ............................................ 1,990 36.1 8 1,980 35.7 8 –––

Electricians .................................................................................... 1,900 37.2 12 1,640 33.3 12 120 189.0 11 

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast

food .............................................................................................. 1,880 9.6 10 1,820 9.7 10 – – – 

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ................ 1,880 79.5 24 1,310 63.5 29 140 423.6 31 

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except

line installers ................................................................................ 1,820 96.0 28 1,810 96.9 28 –––

Industrial truck and tractor operators ............................................. 1,720 36.3 14 1,700 35.8 14 –––

Packers and packagers, hand ....................................................... 1,720 – 13 1,720 33.4 13 –––Highway maintenance workers ...................................................... 1,690 143.2 10 20 36.2 19 860 245.3 12 

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 16. Number, incidence rate1, and median days2 away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work3 a

selected worker occupation5 and ownership, 2014 — Continued

Occupation

Musculoskeletal disorders

(MSDs)

Total private,

state, and local government6,7,8

Private

industry6,7,8

State

government7,8

Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Median days away from work Number Incidence rate Media

days aw

from w

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and

installers ....................................................................................... 1,640 70.9 12 1,360 62.0 11 50 103.2 28 

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ....................................... 1,640 47.0 13 1,600 45.6 13 30 – 59 

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction

workers ........................................................................................ 1,570 32.7 12 1,380 30.9 12 20 17.5 6 

Cleaners of vehicles and equipment .............................................. 1,510 61.1 4 1,460 59.6 4 – – – 

Telecommunications line installers and repairers .......................... 1,500 142.7 28 1,460 137.9 28 – – – 

Refuse and recyclable material collectors ..................................... 1,470 156.7 8 680 114.2 9 – – – Office clerks, general ..................................................................... 1,440 6.8 6 750 4.2 4 320 25.3 5 

Metal workers and plastic workers, all other .................................. 1,430 – 12 1,430 – 12 –––

1 The 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 illnessesEH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

2 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work

among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved fewer daysthan a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values.

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

included job transfer or restriction.

4 Musculoskeletal disorders include cases in which the nature of the injury or illness is pinched nerve;

herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; hernia (traumatic and nontraumatic); pain, swelling, andnumbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; Raynaud’s syndrome or phenomenon; musculoskeletal system andconnective tissue diseases and disorders, and when the event or exposure leading to the injury or illness isoverexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified; overexertion involving outside sources; repetitive motion involvingmicrotasks; other and multiple exertions or bodily reactions; and rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration.

5 Selected occupations ranked in descending musculoskeletal disorder count for private, State, and local

government.

6 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.7 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry 

include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Healthose in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Dnonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HeaIndependent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Healtrequirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for thein other industries. 

8 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS 

Department of Transportation. 

Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 

nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupation

participating state agencies.

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