For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, December 16, 2014 USDL-14-2246 

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NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES REQUIRING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK, 2013 

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

work to recuperate was 109.4 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2013, down from the 2012 rate of 

111.8, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2013, there were 1,162,210 days-away-fromwork cases in private industry, state government, and local government, essentially the same number of 

reported injuries and illnesses as in 2012. The median days away from work to recuperate—a key 

measure of severity of injuries and illnesses—was 8 days in 2013, one fewer than reported in 2012. 

(See table 1.)

Key Findings:

• The private sector rate for days-away-from-work cases was 99.9 cases per 10,000 full-time workers

and was not statistically different from 101.9 in 2012. (See table 1.) Despite no change in the private

sector rate, the rate of falls on the same level increased to 15.4 in 2013, up from 14.8 in 2012 with

increases in construction (from 12.6 to 16.1); wholesale trade (from 9.9 to 11.4); and transportation

and warehousing (from 22.9 to 28.3).

• Violence and other injuries by persons or animals accounted for 4 percent of the cases in the private

sector in 2013, with a rate of 4.2 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. In the health care and social

assistance sector, 13 percent of the injuries and illnesses were the result of violence and the rate

increased for the second year in a row to 16.2 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, up from 15.1 in

2012. (See table 1.)

• Incidence rates and counts for private sector heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers and food

preparation workers each increased in 2013. (See table 4.) The rate for truck drivers was 322.8 cases

per 10,000 full-time workers (up from 279.6 in 2012)—and was more than three times greater than

the rate for all private sector workers. The incidence rate for food preparation workers was 317.3

cases per 10,000 full-time workers, up from 289.5 in 2012.

• The incidence rate for local government protective service workers decreased to 451.3 per

10,000 full-time workers in 2013, down from 480.4 in 2012 despite no statistical change in the

overall local government incidence rate. (See table 3.) The incidence rate for local government

building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers increased to 472.6—up from 438.0 in

2012. The rate of days-away-from-work cases for state government workers was statistically

unchanged in 2013 at 160.1 cases per 10,000 full-time workers.

• Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) accounted for 33 percent of all injury and illness cases in

2013. Nursing assistants and laborers and freight, stock, and material movers incurred the highest

number of MSD cases in 2013. (See table 18.) MSD cases accounted for 53 percent of total cases

that occurred to nursing assistants in 2013.

Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Data Error

BLS identified data processing errors that impacted previously published national-level estimates 

from the 2011 and 2012 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. These estimates were 

corrected and republished in November 2014. More information on this data correction can be found 

at www.bls.gov/bls/errata/iif_errata_1014.htm. 
Occupation and event or exposure

Private sector laborers and freight, stock, and material movers and heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 

were among the occupations with the highest number of days-away-from-work cases reported in 2013, 

accounting for 6 percent and 5 percent, respectively, of all private sector cases in the U.S. (See table 4.) 

The incidence rate for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers decreased from 369.3 in 2012 to 

289.5 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2013. (See chart A and table 4.) Heavy and tractor-trailer 

truck drivers required a median of 22 days away from work to recuperate from their injuries or illnesses, 

up from 19 days in 2012. Of the occupations with at least 30,000 cases, nursing assistants had the 

highest rate in 2013 at 373.2—which was a decrease from 388.2 in 2012. 

The leading event or exposure for all private sector workers in 2013 was overexertion and bodily 

reaction accounting for 35 percent of all cases, despite a decrease in the rate to 35.1 cases per 

10,000 full-time workers. (See chart B and tables 5 and 16.) For laborers and nursing assistants, 

overexertion and bodily reaction was also the leading event or exposure accounting for about 40 percent 

and 55 percent of cases, respectively within each occupation. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers had

an equal number of overexertion cases and falls, slips, or trips cases in 2013. Fifteen percent of the daysaway-from-work cases for nursing assistants were the result of violence and other injuries by persons or 

animals. Less than 10 percent of the overall private sector days-away-from-work cases were the result of 

violence. (See chart B.)

Chart A. Days-away-from-work incidence rates for selected1 private sector occupations, 2011-2013

1 Selected occupations had at least 30,000 days-away-from-work cases.

*As a result of converting from the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) to the 2010 SOC, employment data were not available to calculate a 

rate for nursing assistants in 2011. The similar, but not directly comparable, category of nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants had an incidence rate of 

414.1 in 2011. 

Chart B. Distribution of selected events or exposures for selected private sector occupations, 2013

For additional data on occupation, see tables 3, 4, 9, 11, 15, 16, and 18. For additional data on event or 

exposure, see tables 1, 5, 14, 16, and 17. 

0

100

200

300

400

Total private sector Laborers and freight, stock,

and material movers

Heavy and tractor-trailer

truck drivers

Nursing assistants*

Incidence rates 

per 10,000 full-time workers

2011 2012 2013

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Total private sector Laborers and freight, stock,

and material movers

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck

drivers

Nursing assistants

Percent 

Overexertion and bodily reaction Contact with object or equipment

Falls, slips, or trips Transportation incidents

Violence and other injuries by persons or animal

2 
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and industry

Musculoskeletal disorders (such as sprains or strains resulting from repetitive motion) for private sector, 

state government, and local government workers occurred at a rate of 35.8 days-away-from-work cases 

per 10,000 full-time workers in 2013—down from 37.4 in 2012. (See chart C and table 18.) 

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) accounted for 380,600 or one-third of all the days-away-from-work 

cases. Workers who sustained MSDs required a median of 11 days to recuperate before returning to 

work, compared with 8 days for all types of cases. 

The 2013 MSD rates per 10,000 full-time workers in state government (45.3) and local government 

(52.7) did not change statistically from 2012 rates. The MSD rates for state government and local 

government were each greater than the MSD rate for the private sector. (See chart C.) Private sector 

workers incurred MSDs at a rate of 33.5 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2013, down from 35.1 in 

2012. (See chart D and table 1.) Among goods-producing sectors, workers in the construction and 

agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors incurred the highest rates of MSDs with 41.9 and 41.5 

cases per 10,000 full-time workers, respectively. Among service-providing sectors, the MSD rate for 

transportation and warehousing was 80.3 cases per 10,000 full-time workers—more than twice the MSD 

rate for all private industry sectors. (See chart D.) 

Chart C. Musculoskeletal disorders incidence rates by ownership, 2011-2013

Chart D. Musculoskeletal disorders incidence rates for selected private sector industries, 2013

For additional data on musculoskeletal disorders, see tables 1, 5, 12, 14, and 18. 

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

All ownerships Private sector State government Local government

Incidence rates 

per 10,000 full-time workers

2011 2012 2013

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Health care and social assistance

Transportation and warehousing

Service providing:

Manufacturing

Construction

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Goods producing:

Total private sector

Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers

3 
Gender and nature of injury or illness

The 2013 nonfatal injury and illness incidence rates for men in private sector, state government, and 

local government (all ownerships) decreased to 119.2 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, down from 

122.1 in 2012. (See table A and table 6.) The 2013 incidence rate for women was statistically unchanged 

at 97.0 compared to 98.8 in 2012. Injuries and illnesses to men accounted for 61 percent (705,100) of all 

cases and required a median of 10 days away from work—three days more than the median for women. 

(See table 6.)

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

soreness, pain. (See chart E and table 14.) Men incurred sprains, strains, or tears at a greater rate than 

women with 42.5 cases per 10,000 full-time workers compared to a rate of 37.2 for women. Women had 

a higher incidence rate of bruises, contusions with an incidence rate of 10.0 days-away-from-work cases 

per 10,000 full-time workers compared with a rate of 8.0 for men.

Table A. Incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by 

gender, all ownerships, 2009-2013

Gender

Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Total all ownerships 117.2 117.9 116.4 111.8 109.4

Men 129.3 127.6 127.3 122.1 119.2

Women 102.2 105.7 102.7 98.8 97.0 

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

by selected nature of injury or illness, all ownerships, 2013

For additional data on men and women, see tables 6, 8, 10, and 14. For additional data on nature of 

injury or illness, see tables 2, 5, 14, 15, and 17. 

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Total all ownerships Men Women

Incidence rate per 

10,000 full-time workers

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

4 
Age groups 

Workers 45 to 54 had the highest number (293,870) of days-away-from-work cases in 2013, for all 

ownerships, with an incidence rate of 119.9 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. (See chart F and table 

6.) The incidence rate for workers 65 and over increased while the rates decreased in 2013 for workers 

in age groups 20 to 24, 25 to 34, and 35 to 44. The rate for workers 65 and over increased in 2013 to 

96.7 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, up from 89.8 in 2012. Workers 65 and over also had a greater 

number of median days away from work compared to younger workers—requiring a median of 14 days 

to recuperate before returning to work. 

Chart F. Incidence rate, number of cases, and median days away from work by age group, all ownerships, 2013

For additional information on age groups, see tables 6, 8, 10, and 14. 

Race or ethnicity

There were 454,180 days-away-from-work cases reported among white workers, which accounted for 

39 percent of all cases for all ownerships. (See table 7.) This was not significantly different from the 

number of cases reported for 2012. Hispanic or Latino workers accounted for 12 percent of the injuries 

and illnesses in 2013 and the number of cases did not change significantly from 2012. American Indian 

or Alaskan Native was the only race group with a statistically significant increase in cases in 2013, up 

16 percent, but only accounted for 0.5 percent of total cases. Race or ethnicity were unreported in 39 

percent of all cases.

For additional information on race or ethnicity, see tables 7, 8, and 10. 

0

25

50

75

100

125

Incidence rate 

per 10,000 full-time 

workers

0

75,000

150,000

225,000

300,000

Number of 

days-away-fromwork cases

0

4

8

12

16

16 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over

Median 

days away 

from work

Age groups

5 
Notes

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

statistics for 2013. The first release, in September 2014, covered work-related fatal injuries from the 

2013 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. In early December 2014, the Survey of Occupational 

Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) reported counts and rates of injuries and illnesses by detailed industry and 

case type for 2013. Data in this third release are a subset of the SOII data and include additional detail 

about the case circumstances and worker characteristics for occupational injury and illness cases that

required at least one 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-away-from-work cases are reported as 109.4 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. 

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 

Internet site 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 includes 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 2013 

data from this study will be published in 2015. 

Completeness of SOII

Several studies by outside researchers conducted in the mid-2000s questioned the completeness of BLS 

injury and illness estimates from the SOII. In response to these studies, the BLS began researching the 

issue internally in 2007 and, at the request of Congress, established an ongoing research program to 

explore potential undercounting of workplace injuries and illnesses. An initial round of research 

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

determine the magnitude or leading cause of an undercount. Additional rounds of research include 

conducting interviews with employers on their injury and illness recordkeeping practices and exploring 

the feasibility of collecting occupational injury and illness data directly from employees (instead of from 

employers). Additional information about the research on the completeness of SOII estimates can be 

found at 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, 2013

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 ............... 1,162,210 8 35.8 109.4 25.3 5.4 17.4 4.4 12.2 2.7 

Total private industry5,6,7 ...................................... 917,090 8 33.5 99.9 25.3 5.1 15.4 3.8 11.8 2.7 

Total goods producing ........................................... 229,530 10 37.4 120.6 43.3 8.6 12.8 4.0 12.5 4.8 

Natural resources and mining5,6 ........................ 27,380 8 32.8 150.4 53.2 13.3 17.0 4.5 11.9 1.2 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting5 ..... 19,550 6 41.5 202.5 66.4 20.3 23.9 6.2 15.7 2.2 

Mining6 .......................................................... 7,830 24 23.0 91.5 38.2 5.5 9.2 2.4 7.7 – 

Construction ...................................................... 82,040 11 41.9 154.7 53.4 18.0 16.1 5.7 16.0 1.5 Manufacturing .................................................... 120,110 9 36.1 100.9 37.2 3.7 10.7 3.2 10.9 6.8 

Total service providing ........................................... 687,560 8 32.5 94.4 20.6 4.2 16.0 3.8 11.6 2.1 

Trade, transportation and utilities7 ..................... 276,480 11 47.2 127.7 32.5 6.7 17.6 4.7 20.6 2.8 

Wholesale trade ............................................. 57,190 10 37.0 101.3 26.7 6.0 11.4 3.7 15.3 2.8 Retail trade .................................................... 128,800 7 41.8 112.8 32.5 5.1 17.2 3.2 20.7 2.6 Transportation and warehousing ................... 87,190 19 80.3 215.3 43.9 12.1 28.3 10.2 29.7 3.4 Utilities ........................................................... 3,300 20 19.1 60.6 10.8 5.7 9.0 4.8 3.5 1.3 

Information ......................................................... 16,090 11 23.0 64.7 13.0 3.7 10.6 4.6 3.8 3.3 Financial activities ............................................. 29,000 7 13.9 40.6 8.2 2.7 7.7 1.7 5.5 2.3 

Real estate and rental and leasing ................ 19,460 7 42.2 109.0 26.6 8.1 10.7 4.1 18.9 2.4 

Professional and business services .................. 69,710 8 13.3 49.0 10.5 2.9 8.1 2.4 4.2 1.4 

Professional, scientific, and technical

services ....................................................... 16,410 5 6.0 21.7 3.5 1.3 3.1 1.1 1.6 .9 

Management of companies and enterprises 6,780 6 8.3 35.3 7.1 1.9 8.3 1.0 3.3 1.4 Administrative and support and waste

management and remediation services ....... 46,520 10 26.9 97.9 23.0 6.0 15.9 4.8 8.6 2.2 

Education and health services ........................... 177,640 6 45.8 117.0 14.4 2.9 23.8 4.5 12.2 1.8 

Educational services ...................................... 10,490 5 14.2 56.5 10.4 2.8 15.7 2.4 4.5 1.5 Health care and social assistance ................. 167,150 6 50.2 125.4 15.0 2.9 25.0 4.8 13.3 1.8 

Leisure and hospitality ....................................... 94,730 7 25.2 104.5 29.9 3.6 22.1 3.8 9.0 1.8 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ............... 17,610 12 46.5 136.6 28.9 4.8 22.7 4.8 9.1 3.5 Accommodation and food services ................ 77,120 6 21.7 99.1 30.0 3.4 22.0 3.6 8.9 1.5 

Other services ................................................... 23,920 8 24.7 79.0 22.6 5.6 8.9 4.2 7.6 1.8 

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, 2013 — 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 ................................... 64,990 10 45.3 160.1 21.4 5.7 26.6 5.9 11.4 2.9 

Total service providing ........................................... 63,460 10 45.0 159.1 20.9 5.4 26.4 5.9 11.3 2.9 

Education and health services ........................... 28,820 9 38.4 138.1 16.7 3.8 23.7 3.9 10.9 1.9 

Educational services ...................................... 8,800 8 20.4 58.0 9.5 3.6 14.2 2.2 7.0 1.5 Health care and social assistance ................. 20,020 10 86.5 351.3 36.0 4.5 49.1 8.7 21.2 2.8 

Public administration ......................................... 29,560 10 46.8 167.1 21.6 6.3 28.3 7.7 9.7 3.1 

Justice, public order, and safety activities ..... 19,110 12 67.7 264.1 32.5 8.6 39.2 14.4 12.9 3.6 

Total local government5,6,7 ................................... 180,130 9 52.7 174.1 26.2 7.3 32.3 8.9 16.1 3.3 

Total goods producing ........................................... 2,640 14 92.8 281.3 59.8 7.8 52.2 29.6 25.2 9.9 

Construction ...................................................... 2,620 14 93.1 281.8 59.2 7.8 52.5 29.8 25.1 10.0 

Total service providing ........................................... 177,500 9 52.4 173.1 25.9 7.3 32.1 8.7 16.0 3.3 

Trade, transportation and utilities7 ..................... 15,380 14 118.0 334.8 60.7 8.4 42.8 10.5 28.3 8.0 

Transportation and warehousing ................... 9,490 22 114.3 409.0 79.6 8.1 45.0 14.7 14.7 9.0 Utilities ........................................................... – – – – 41.9 8.8 41.0 6.3 42.6 7.2 

Education and health services ........................... 70,100 7 31.0 114.4 18.1 5.9 30.8 5.1 10.3 1.9 

Educational services ...................................... 59,230 7 27.2 109.6 17.6 6.4 30.9 5.0 9.4 1.7 Health care and social assistance ................. 10,870 6 59.9 150.6 21.9 1.9 29.9 5.9 17.1 3.3 

Public administration ......................................... 84,000 10 78.6 254.8 34.5 9.1 31.9 14.8 22.1 4.3 

Justice, public order, and safety activities ..... 36,110 13 114.1 415.0 41.7 11.6 43.8 29.1 26.3 5.2 

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 lessdays than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values.

2 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 year

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

(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 (MSDs) include cases where 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 or phenomenon;

musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disleading to the injury or illness is overexertion and bodily reaction, sources; repetitive motion involving microtasks; other and multiple 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. 

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

Illnesses in cooperation with 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, 2013

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 .. 1,162,210 8 109.4 40.2 8.6 7.4 0.6 8.9 1.5 0.3 0.7 

Total private industry6,7,8 ......................... 917,090 8 99.9 35.6 8.5 7.7 .7 7.9 1.5 .3 .7 

Total goods producing .............................. 229,530 10 120.6 34.7 13.6 12.4 1.9 7.9 1.6 .6 1.4 

Natural resources and mining6,7 ........... 27,380 8 150.4 41.5 18.3 11.6 1.6 12.9 1.3 1.0 .2 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and

hunting6 .......................................... 19,550 6 202.5 52.8 17.7 16.1 1.3 19.2 1.6 1.4 .3 

Mining7 .............................................. 7,830 24 91.5 28.8 19.0 6.5 2.1 5.8 1.0 .5 – 

Construction ......................................... 82,040 11 154.7 40.4 21.0 16.2 2.6 7.5 1.2 .5 .4 Manufacturing ....................................... 120,110 9 100.9 31.1 9.7 10.9 1.7 7.4 1.8 .6 2.1 

Total service providing .............................. 687,560 8 94.4 35.9 7.1 6.5 .3 7.9 1.5 .2 .5 

Trade, transportation and utilities8 ........ 276,480 11 127.7 50.8 10.1 9.0 .6 11.6 1.0 .3 .5 

Wholesale trade ................................ 57,190 10 101.3 35.7 9.5 7.2 1.0 7.2 1.0 .6 .6 Retail trade ....................................... 128,800 7 112.8 43.3 8.6 10.8 .5 10.9 1.0 .2 .5 Transportation and warehousing ...... 87,190 19 215.3 96.3 15.7 7.2 .5 20.7 1.0 .3 .7 Utilities .............................................. 3,300 20 60.6 25.4 5.4 2.2 – 3.8 .9 – .3 

Information ............................................ 16,090 11 64.7 26.5 5.0 2.8 – 4.9 .4 – 1.1 Financial activities ................................ 29,000 7 40.6 13.3 4.2 2.5 .3 1.9 .3 .1 .9 

Real estate and rental and leasing ... 19,460 7 109.0 41.2 8.8 8.4 1.3 4.4 1.0 .3 – 

Professional and business services ..... 69,710 8 49.0 14.5 4.4 3.0 .3 3.3 .2 .3 .4 

Professional, scientific, and technical

services .......................................... 16,410 5 21.7 5.1 2.1 .8 .1 1.4 .1 – .3 

Management of companies and

enterprises ...................................... 6,780 6 35.3 10.5 3.8 1.4 – 3.7 – – .4 

Administrative and support and

waste management andremediation services ....................... 46,520 10 97.9 31.1 8.2 7.1 .8 6.2 .3 .7 .6 

Education and health services .............. 177,640 6 117.0 52.5 7.0 3.1 .1 10.6 .9 .1 .3 

Educational services ......................... 10,490 5 56.5 19.0 5.7 3.3 .2 5.6 .3 .2 .4 Health care and social assistance .... 167,150 6 125.4 57.1 7.1 3.0 .1 11.3 .9 .1 .3 

Leisure and hospitality .......................... 94,730 7 104.5 29.8 7.3 16.0 .3 8.7 7.2 .3 .4 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation .. 17,610 12 136.6 42.8 14.0 8.4 .4 11.3 1.9 .3 .8 Accommodation and food services ... 77,120 6 99.1 27.7 6.2 17.2 .3 8.3 8.1 .3 .3 

Other services ...................................... 23,920 8 79.0 25.2 8.3 7.6 .1 3.9 .8 .2 .5 

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, 2013 — 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 ...................... 64,990 10 160.1 63.9 7.8 4.5 0.1 16.3 0.8 0.2 0.9 

Total service providing .............................. 63,460 10 159.1 63.4 7.8 4.5 .1 16.2 .8 .2 .9 

Education and health services .............. 28,820 9 138.1 55.6 7.0 3.2 – 19.0 .9 .2 .5 

Educational services ......................... 8,800 8 58.0 24.4 5.5 2.1 – 6.1 .6 .3 .4 Health care and social assistance .... 20,020 10 351.3 138.4 11.2 6.0 – 53.1 1.7 – .8 

Public administration ............................ 29,560 10 167.1 65.0 8.6 3.8 – 12.6 .7 .1 1.3 

Justice, public order, and safety

activities .......................................... 19,110 12 264.1 100.1 11.6 5.6 – 20.1 .9 – 1.4 

Total local government6,7,8 ...................... 180,130 9 174.1 71.5 10.3 5.9 .3 15.1 1.7 .2 .8 

Total goods producing .............................. 2,640 14 281.3 129.3 4.0 21.8 – 20.4 – – – 

Construction ......................................... 2,620 14 281.8 129.9 3.7 21.9 – 20.6 – – – 

Total service providing .............................. 177,500 9 173.1 70.9 10.3 5.8 .3 15.1 1.7 .2 .8 

Trade, transportation and utilities8 ........ 15,380 14 334.8 159.6 12.6 6.9 .7 32.2 2.2 – .9 

Transportation and warehousing ...... 9,490 22 409.0 216.2 17.0 11.4 1.2 41.0 3.8 – – Utilities .............................................. – – – – 8.2 2.3 – 23.5 – – 1.0 

Education and health services .............. 70,100 7 114.4 42.9 6.9 3.9 .1 12.8 1.1 .2 .7 

Educational services ......................... 59,230 7 109.6 39.3 6.9 3.9 .1 12.1 1.0 .1 .7 Health care and social assistance .... 10,870 6 150.6 69.7 6.7 3.9 – 17.9 1.9 .5 .9 

Public administration ............................ 84,000 10 254.8 108.6 16.5 8.1 .5 16.8 2.9 .3 .7 

Justice, public order, and safety

activities .......................................... 36,110 13 415.0 180.8 19.3 9.6 – 25.6 4.7 – .4 

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 lessdays than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values.

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

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

N = number of injuries and illnesses

EH = total hours worked by all employees

during the calendar year

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

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

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 traumafractures and other injuries = 183; With sprains and other injurienatures = all remaining codes, including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). TInjury and Illness Classification System 2.01 developed by the Bure

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. 

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

in cooperation with 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, 2013

Occupation

Total private,

state, and local government

Private

industry4,5,6

State

government4,5,6

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 ....................................................................................... 1,162,210 109.4 8 917,090 99.9 8 64,990 160.1 10 

Management occupations .............................................................. 26,750 41.7 5 23,080 40.4 5 1,160 49.6 4 

Business and financial operations occupations ............................. 9,180 16.8 8 7,440 15.1 9 1,160 35.3 5 

Computer and mathematical occupations ..................................... 2,460 7.6 6 1,860 6.2 6 240 16.9 4 

Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................... 3,510 16.8 7 3,000 15.4 8 320 38.6 6 

Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................. 2,390 27.4 6 1,600 25.9 6 420 23.7 6 

Community and social services occupations ................................. 14,460 95.1 6 7,780 83.4 5 4,260 163.5 6 

Legal occupations .......................................................................... 1,240 13.8 5 650 8.9 2 230 27.7 14 Education, training, and library occupations .................................. 34,830 55.9 5 8,140 57.6 5 1,590 23.0 3 

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations ......... 8,750 65.8 19 8,350 67.9 20 80 17.8 6 

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations ...................... 64,380 104.5 7 50,630 93.9 6 6,230 197.6 10 Healthcare support occupations .................................................... 69,650 239.0 7 58,020 212.3 6 7,990 843.2 10 Protective service occupations ...................................................... 82,650 314.7 12 10,770 116.3 12 17,670 409.5 13 Food preparation and serving related occupations ........................ 83,520 107.8 5 73,310 98.4 5 2,010 613.3 10 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ...... 80,470 249.4 8 56,020 208.4 8 4,000 417.1 10 Personal care and service occupations ......................................... 28,570 106.0 5 24,220 99.9 5 1,610 299.3 19 Sales and related occupations ....................................................... 63,630 58.8 9 62,870 58.1 9 300 167.8 9 Office and administrative support occupations .............................. 77,900 48.0 8 67,030 46.8 8 3,860 54.4 5 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations .................................... 15,990 176.7 6 15,560 174.2 6 350 280.8 8 Construction and extraction occupations ....................................... 90,730 200.9 11 77,380 186.3 12 4,430 472.0 11 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ......................... 95,070 206.4 10 81,870 192.3 9 3,050 363.1 10 Production occupations ................................................................. 109,840 140.7 8 104,590 135.4 8 710 363.6 6 Transportation and material moving occupations .......................... 192,720 253.9 14 170,290 235.9 14 3,070 737.0 13 

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

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

N = number of injuries and illnesses

EH = total hours worked by all employees

during the calendar year

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

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

2 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 less days thana 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 

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. 

6 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS 

Department of Transportation. 

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

cooperation with 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, 2013

Occupation4

Total private,

state, and local government

Private

industry5,6,7

State

government5,6,7

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 ....................................................................................... 1,162,210 109.4 8 917,090 99.9 8 64,990 160.1 10 

Bus drivers, transit and intercity ....................................................... 7,440 676.8 17 1,660 287.9 12 – – – 

Police and sheriffs patrol officers ..................................................... 28,170 490.9 10 120 264.6 6 3,220 453.8 12 

Firefighters ....................................................................................... 14,540 456.7 16 160 126.0 6 510 575.7 12 

Correctional officers and jailers ....................................................... 15,970 420.6 11 550 285.3 9 10,770 446.6 14 

Nursing assistants ........................................................................... 41,450 392.8 6 36,420 373.2 5 2,260 825.9 10 

Telecommunications line installers and repairers ............................ 4,330 387.0 17 4,320 386.9 17 –––Highway maintenance workers ........................................................ 4,450 373.5 13 120 232.3 80 2,210 607.6 12 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and

installers ......................................................................................... 7,320 329.8 6 6,880 328.7 6 150 292.7 10 

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers .............................................. 49,000 328.4 22 47,940 322.8 22 100 – 8 Light truck or delivery services drivers ............................................. 23,980 327.8 14 23,160 317.6 15 80 – 5 

Food preparation workers ................................................................ 17,010 320.7 5 15,720 317.3 5 320 612.8 11 

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .................. 53,740 303.5 9 50,620 289.5 9 410 409.2 13 Construction laborers ....................................................................... 20,710 301.7 8 19,330 292.9 9 410 – 8 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ............................................ 9,200 290.6 15 8,000 265.7 20 360 834.8 20 Painters, construction and maintenance .......................................... 4,390 281.6 11 4,160 281.3 11 100 – 18 Maids and housekeeping cleaners .................................................. 18,580 277.3 7 17,330 268.7 7 460 644.1 15 Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................................... 28,460 261.9 7 22,270 243.9 7 1,460 356.7 12 

Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners .. 39,040 258.8 8 22,090 193.8 8 2,590 407.0 11 

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists .................. 5,720 254.6 12 4,020 207.8 10 500 1,310.6 12 Carpenters ....................................................................................... 11,240 229.0 8 10,630 221.2 7 220 553.9 16 

Cooks, institution and cafeteria ........................................................ 6,110 213.4 5 3,720 209.2 5 460 516.6 16 

Automotive body and related repairers ............................................ 2,550 211.9 24 2,370 197.5 21 – – – 

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except

line installers .................................................................................. 3,960 206.4 25 3,950 208.7 25 –––

Nonfarm animal caretakers .............................................................. 2,150 201.1 3 1,960 189.8 3 40 – 79 

Bus drivers, school or special client ................................................. 6,580 190.5 9 2,610 159.0 11 70 – 6 

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................................... 12,720 189.7 6 8,870 152.1 5 600 395.7 13 

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial

workers .......................................................................................... 2,770 185.4 9 1,930 163.7 10 110 171.4 7 

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers .......... 4,210 183.4 5 3,300 153.3 5 110 – 2 

Automotive service technicians and mechanics .............................. 10,000 183.0 6 9,370 177.8 7 190 328.1 5 

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ......................................... 6,110 182.6 8 5,980 178.8 8 40 – 11 

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

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

N = number of injuries and illnesses

EH = total hours worked by all employees

during the calendar year

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

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

2 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 less days thana 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 e5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.6 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. 

7 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS 

Department of Transportation. 

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

cooperation with 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, 2013

Characteristic

Total private, state, and local

government

Private

 industry4,5,6

State

 government4,5,6

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 .............................................................................. 1,162,210 109.4 8 917,090 99.9 8 64,990 160.1 10 

Musculoskeletal disorders7 ............................................... 380,600 35.8 11 307,640 33.5 11 18,410 45.3 12 

Nature of injury or illness:

Fractures ........................................................................... 91,760 8.6 32 77,990 8.5 34 3,160 7.8 23 Sprains, strains, tears ....................................................... 426,950 40.2 10 327,060 35.6 10 25,960 63.9 12 Amputations ...................................................................... 6,480 .6 27 6,160 .7 30 40 .1 52 

Cuts, lacerations, punctures ............................................. 98,680 9.3 4 88,250 9.6 3 2,550 6.3 5 

Cuts, lacerations ........................................................... 79,100 7.4 4 71,150 7.7 4 1,820 4.5 6 Punctures (except gunshot wounds) ............................ 19,580 1.8 3 17,100 1.9 3 720 1.8 3 

Bruises, contusions ........................................................... 94,960 8.9 4 72,710 7.9 4 6,610 16.3 5 Chemical burns and corrosions ........................................ 3,060 .3 5 2,790 .3 4 70 .2 5 

Heat (thermal) burns ......................................................... 15,890 1.5 4 13,780 1.5 4 340 .8 3 Multiple traumatic injuries ................................................. 32,610 3.1 11 23,700 2.6 12 2,680 6.6 13 

With sprains .................................................................. 14,320 1.3 9 10,070 1.1 12 1,350 3.3 7 With fractures ................................................................ 6,450 .6 30 5,300 .6 29 250 .6 37 

Soreness, pain .................................................................. 202,620 19.1 8 153,970 16.8 7 13,370 32.9 11 Carpal tunnel syndrome .................................................... 7,630 .7 28 6,440 .7 30 370 .9 15 Tendonitis (other or unspecified) ...................................... 2,710 .3 14 2,290 .2 15 270 .7 3 

All other natures ................................................................ 178,860 16.8 8 141,950 15.5 8 9,580 23.6 8 

Event or exposure leading to injury or illness:

Violence and other injuries by persons or animal ............. 75,610 7.1 6 38,500 4.2 5 14,330 35.3 9 

Intentional injury by other person .................................... 29,660 2.8 7 13,800 1.5 5 7,370 18.1 8 

Injury by person unintentional or intent unknown ........... 30,110 2.8 9 11,830 1.3 6 5,990 14.7 15 Animal and insect related incidents ................................ 14,610 1.4 2 11,980 1.3 2 740 1.8 3 

Transportation incidents ................................................... 59,380 5.6 11 44,410 4.8 12 4,000 9.9 9 

Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles .... 43,580 4.1 9 30,840 3.4 9 3,390 8.3 8 

Fires and explosions ......................................................... 1,780 .2 8 1,470 .2 6 40 .1 9 Falls, slips, trips ................................................................ 296,130 27.9 11 229,190 25.0 12 15,790 38.9 9 

Slips, trips without fall ..................................................... 46,590 4.4 11 35,000 3.8 11 2,400 5.9 10 

Fall on same level ........................................................... 185,230 17.4 10 141,060 15.4 10 10,790 26.6 8 Fall to lower level ............................................................ 57,020 5.4 20 47,120 5.1 21 2,330 5.7 10 

Exposure to harmful substances or enviroments .............. 50,540 4.8 4 40,100 4.4 3 2,380 5.9 5 Contact with object, equipment ......................................... 268,380 25.3 5 232,570 25.3 5 8,690 21.4 7 

Struck by object or equipment ........................................ 153,390 14.4 5 133,860 14.6 5 4,410 10.9 6 Struck against object or equipment ................................ 62,510 5.9 5 51,580 5.6 5 2,290 5.6 8 Caught in or compressed by object or equipment .......... 36,870 3.5 10 33,770 3.7 10 1,090 2.7 8 

Overexertion and bodily reaction ...................................... 400,090 37.7 11 322,310 35.1 11 19,500 48.0 13 

Overexertion in lifting or lowering ................................... 129,220 12.2 10 107,910 11.8 11 4,630 11.4 12 

Repetitive motion involving microtasks ........................... 29,050 2.7 21 24,420 2.7 22 1,200 2.9 15 

All other event or exposures ............................................. 10,300 1.0 11 8,560 .9 8 250 .6 20 

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, 2013 — Continued

Characteristic

Total private, state, and local

government

Private

 industry4,5,6

State

 government4,5,6

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 ................................................................................. 86,940 8.2 3 69,680 7.6 3 4,700 11.6 5 

Eye(s) ........................................................................... 25,290 2.4 2 22,120 2.4 2 1,010 2.5 2 

Neck .................................................................................. 17,860 1.7 7 13,430 1.5 6 970 2.4 12 Trunk ................................................................................. 280,820 26.4 8 226,640 24.7 8 13,470 33.2 10 

Back .............................................................................. 212,080 20.0 7 170,450 18.6 7 10,070 24.8 10 

Upper extremities .............................................................. 345,560 32.5 10 286,320 31.2 10 16,240 40.0 12 

Shoulder ....................................................................... 86,690 8.2 24 68,500 7.5 24 4,810 11.9 25 

Arm ............................................................................... 52,520 4.9 11 43,580 4.7 11 2,280 5.6 10 Wrist .............................................................................. 45,080 4.2 14 37,500 4.1 15 2,070 5.1 12 Hand ............................................................................. 139,820 13.2 6 121,500 13.2 5 5,210 12.8 8 

Lower extremities .............................................................. 263,220 24.8 12 202,280 22.0 12 15,250 37.6 10 

Knee ............................................................................. 103,920 9.8 16 77,490 8.4 17 6,870 16.9 11 

Ankle ............................................................................. 59,580 5.6 9 45,620 5.0 10 3,310 8.1 8 Foot ............................................................................... 52,590 5.0 9 43,570 4.7 9 1,780 4.4 7 

Body systems ................................................................... 25,440 2.4 4 18,570 2.0 3 1,740 4.3 9 Multiple ............................................................................. 129,180 12.2 9 89,870 9.8 9 11,930 29.4 11 All other parts of body ....................................................... 13,190 1.2 5 10,290 1.1 5 680 1.7 3 

Source of injury or illness:

Chemicals and chemical products .................................... 13,720 1.3 3 11,580 1.3 3 600 1.5 3 Containers ........................................................................ 122,290 11.5 10 107,490 11.7 10 3,330 8.2 12 Furniture and fixtures ........................................................ 50,710 4.8 7 41,090 4.5 7 2,670 6.6 6 Machinery ......................................................................... 56,170 5.3 10 50,670 5.5 9 1,040 2.6 10 Parts and materials ........................................................... 85,990 8.1 8 76,130 8.3 8 2,210 5.4 7 Person, injured or ill worker .............................................. 188,260 17.7 13 143,070 15.6 13 10,620 26.2 13 

Worker motion or position ............................................. 177,370 16.7 13 136,200 14.8 13 9,540 23.5 13 

Person, other than injured or ill worker ............................. 114,700 10.8 8 68,900 7.5 7 17,400 42.8 11 

Patient ........................................................................... 65,060 6.1 7 48,250 5.3 7 10,790 26.6 11 

Floors, walkways, ground surfaces ................................... 189,620 17.8 10 143,460 15.6 10 11,440 28.2 8 Handtools .......................................................................... 49,130 4.6 5 42,480 4.6 5 1,480 3.7 9 Ladder ............................................................................... 22,480 2.1 24 19,980 2.2 23 250 .6 23 Vehicles ............................................................................ 110,680 10.4 11 87,480 9.5 12 6,150 15.1 12 

Trucks ........................................................................... 28,000 2.6 18 24,100 2.6 20 820 2.0 19 Cart, dolly, hand truck nonpowered .............................. 14,310 1.3 10 12,370 1.3 9 650 1.6 17 

All other sources ............................................................... 158,480 14.9 5 124,760 13.6 5 7,790 19.2 7 

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

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

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

during the calendar year

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

(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 less 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,

2007) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining cometal, 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 (MSDs) include cases where the n

nerve; herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; hernswelling, and numbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; Rmusculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorleading to the injury or illness is overexertion and bodily reactiooutside sources; repetitive motion involving microtasks; other and and rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration.

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

Illnesses in cooperation 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, 2013

Characteristic

Total private, state, and local

government

Private

 industry4,5,6

State

 government4,5,6

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 ..................................................................... 1,162,210 109.4 8 917,090 99.9 8 64,990 160.1 10 18Gender:

Male .................................................................. 705,100 119.2 10 562,790 106.6 10 34,690 198.5 11 10Female .............................................................. 453,010 97.0 7 350,510 90.7 7 30,210 130.9 9 7

Age:

14 - 15 .............................................................. 170 – 4 120 – 4 – – – 

16 - 19 .............................................................. 23,200 110.5 4 21,860 109.6 4 270 84.9 8 20 - 24 .............................................................. 93,740 102.4 5 87,470 102.4 5 2,080 91.3 5 25 - 34 .............................................................. 241,710 101.0 6 199,570 94.2 6 11,620 148.9 9 335 - 44 .............................................................. 254,420 108.1 9 194,900 96.5 8 15,880 172.7 10 445 - 54 .............................................................. 293,870 119.9 11 218,950 105.8 12 20,270 195.6 10 555 - 64 .............................................................. 194,630 114.5 13 147,190 103.9 14 11,530 144.4 10 365 and over ....................................................... 40,670 96.7 14 32,020 90.0 15 1,920 107.8 12 

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

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

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

during the calendar year

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

(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 less 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 Industr

States, 2007) include establishments not governed by the Mine 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. 

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

and Illnesses in 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, 2013

Characteristic

Total private, state, and local

government

Private

industry3,4,5

State

government3,4,5

Number Percent

Median

days away

from work

Number Percent

Median

days away

from work

Number Percent

Median

days away

from work

Num

Total ................................................................. 1,162,210 100.0 8 917,090 100.0 8 64,990 100.0 10 18Race or ethnic origin:6

White only ......................................................... 454,180 39.1 7 363,220 39.6 7 18,580 28.6 8 7Black only ......................................................... 89,240 7.7 8 70,500 7.7 8 7,990 12.3 10 1Hispanic or Latino only ..................................... 138,430 11.9 8 124,330 13.6 8 2,710 4.2 11 1Asian only ......................................................... 14,180 1.2 7 12,500 1.4 7 480 .7 7 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander only .......... 3,050 .3 7 2,690 .3 6 110 .2 15 

American Indian or Alaskan Native only ........... 5,950 .5 5 4,850 .5 5 110 .2 11 Hispanic or Latino and other race ..................... 1,030 .1 10 940 .1 7 – – – 

Multi-race .......................................................... 1,430 .1 5 1,270 .1 5 40 .1 37 

Not reported ...................................................... 454,770 39.1 10 336,830 36.7 11 34,950 53.8 10 8

Length of service with employer:

Less than 3 months .......................................... 102,300 8.8 6 96,620 10.5 6 1,570 2.4 7 3 - 11 months .................................................... 185,090 15.9 7 170,020 18.5 7 4,520 7.0 8 11 - 5 years ......................................................... 354,440 30.5 7 301,180 32.8 8 15,070 23.2 7 3More than 5 years ............................................. 499,020 42.9 11 333,110 36.3 12 42,000 64.6 11 12

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 less 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, 2007) 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 excluded

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. 

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.

7 Data too small to be displayed.

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

and Illnesses in 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 cases .............................................. 917,090 229,530 27,380 82,040 120,110 687,560 276,480 16,090 29,000 69,710 1Gender:

Male ..................................................... 562,790 198,680 23,440 80,620 94,610 364,120 189,530 11,850 17,300 45,270 Female ................................................. 350,510 30,570 3,930 1,400 25,240 319,940 83,810 4,230 11,680 24,380 1

Age:

14 - 15 ................................................. 120 30 20 – – 90 20 – – – 

16 - 19 ................................................. 21,860 4,400 690 1,810 1,900 17,470 7,090 200 160 780 20 - 24 ................................................. 87,470 21,700 3,390 7,820 10,490 65,770 24,840 1,030 1,680 5,450 25 - 34 ................................................. 199,570 52,070 7,200 20,710 24,160 147,500 55,620 3,040 5,640 17,560 35 - 44 ................................................. 194,900 52,710 6,220 20,540 25,950 142,180 56,790 4,540 6,010 15,620 45 - 54 ................................................. 218,950 55,700 4,990 19,220 31,490 163,240 69,540 4,110 8,500 14,870 55 - 64 ................................................. 147,190 33,550 3,150 9,300 21,100 113,640 47,660 2,600 5,380 11,050 65 and over .......................................... 32,020 4,750 470 1,360 2,910 27,270 11,190 400 1,310 2,670 

Length of service with employer:

Less than 3 months ............................. 96,620 31,110 5,480 13,540 12,090 65,510 27,230 710 1,720 8,230 3 - 11 months ....................................... 170,020 44,000 5,530 16,330 22,150 126,020 47,880 2,190 5,240 13,860 1 - 5 years ............................................ 301,180 70,830 8,780 26,860 35,190 230,350 85,820 3,900 10,110 24,660 More than 5 years ................................ 333,110 79,150 6,460 23,290 49,390 253,960 109,050 9,090 11,540 21,590 

Race or ethnic origin:5

White only ............................................ 363,220 108,870 7,010 44,210 57,660 254,340 97,000 4,550 10,920 27,080 Black only ............................................ 70,500 12,710 800 2,160 9,750 57,790 15,420 590 2,050 5,560 Hispanic or Latino only ........................ 124,330 45,670 11,060 15,470 19,130 78,660 26,470 370 4,210 13,760 Asian only ............................................ 12,500 2,450 50 260 2,140 10,050 2,140 300 380 830 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

only .................................................... 2,690 610 90 180 340 2,080 890 30 40 130 

American Indian or Alaskan Native

only .................................................... 4,850 1,350 130 800 420 3,500 900 – 510 180 

Hispanic or Latino and other race ........ 940 90 – 30 50 850 200 – – 310 Multi-race ............................................. 1,270 200 – 100 100 1,060 560 – 40 50 Not reported ......................................... 336,830 57,580 8,230 18,830 30,510 279,250 132,890 10,230 10,840 21,810 

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,

2007) 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. 

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

Hispanic and other race.

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

Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies.

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TABLE 9. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker occupation2 and industry secto

Occupation

Private

industry

3,4,5

Goods producing Service providing

Total

goods

producing

Natural

resources

and

mining3,4

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

Total cases ................................................................ 917,090 229,530 27,380 82,040 120,110 687,560 276,480 16,090 29,000 69,710 

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ...................................................................... 50,620 10,760 960 300 9,500 39,850 33,720 260 600 2,720 

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ..................... 47,940 6,180 1,340 1,630 3,220 41,760 34,650 30 170 5,370 Nursing assistants ................................................... 36,420 – – – – 36,420 – – 90 140 

Retail salespersons ................................................. 26,780 120 30 – 80 26,660 25,310 280 250 220 Production workers, all other .................................. 23,640 19,220 360 320 18,540 4,420 2,840 150 100 810 Light truck or delivery services drivers .................... 23,160 1,570 270 360 940 21,590 18,150 290 520 1,270 Stock clerks and order fillers ................................... 22,290 860 – 30 820 21,440 20,300 20 50 460 Maintenance and repair workers, general ............... 22,270 5,310 430 970 3,910 16,960 3,840 100 4,280 2,310 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ......................................... 22,090 1,960 260 110 1,600 20,130 2,020 40 2,480 7,950 

Registered nurses ................................................... 21,900 – – – – 21,900 40 – 60 150 

Construction laborers .............................................. 19,330 18,280 220 17,510 550 1,050 450 30 90 380 Maids and housekeeping cleaners ......................... 17,330 70 20 – 40 17,250 80 – 850 1,830 Food preparation workers ....................................... 15,720 140 – – 140 15,590 6,750 – – 310 First-line supervisors of retail sales workers ........... 13,750 60 – 30 30 13,690 11,900 360 760 370 Personal care aides ................................................ 11,050 – – – – 11,050 – – – 90 Assemblers and fabricators, all other ...................... 10,870 9,080 20 230 8,830 1,790 1,330 – – 310 Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food ................................................. 10,850 50 – – 50 10,800 940 40 – – 

Carpenters .............................................................. 10,630 9,530 – 8,950 570 1,100 260 30 160 180 Cashiers .................................................................. 10,020 50 – – 40 9,970 8,100 70 – 30 Automotive service technicians and mechanics ..... 9,370 70 – 30 40 9,300 7,480 180 90 70 Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and

greenhouse ........................................................... 9,390 9,040 8,720 – 310 350 320 – – 30 

Cooks, restaurant .................................................... 9,230 – – – – 9,230 140 40 – – 

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ............ 8,870 420 170 130 120 8,450 180 – 360 5,720 Driver/sales workers ............................................... 8,600 750 20 – 710 7,850 3,970 400 120 210 Home health aides .................................................. 8,280 – – – – 8,280 – – – 20 

Electricians .............................................................. 8,210 7,190 140 6,490 560 1,020 520 20 40 190 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters .................... 8,000 7,220 20 6,870 320 780 470 20 70 60 Security guards ....................................................... 7,800 90 – – 70 7,720 480 – 320 4,720 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics and installers ....................................... 6,880 5,140 – 4,990 150 1,740 700 – 50 90 

Cargo and freight agents ........................................ 6,420 – – – – 6,420 6,370 – – – 

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

included job transfer or restriction.

2 Selected occupations ranked in descending case count for private industry.3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.4 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007)

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. Data for mining operators in coal,metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excludmining industries. These data do not reflect the changes Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective Jthese industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries

5 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS 

U.S. Department of Transportation. 

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

Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies.

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TABLE 10. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected

worker characteristics and median days away from work2, private industry, 2013

Characteristic Total

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 ............................................... 917,090 14.2 11.1 17.0 12.0 10.8 6.4 28.7 

Gender:

Male ..................................................... 562,790 13.5 10.4 16.6 11.9 10.9 6.7 30.0 Female ................................................. 350,510 15.3 12.2 17.6 12.1 10.6 5.8 26.3 

Age:

14 - 15 ................................................. 120 25.0 – 25.0 – – – 25.0 

16 - 19 ................................................. 21,860 21.4 18.1 21.2 13.3 9.9 4.5 11.6 20 - 24 ................................................. 87,470 20.1 14.8 19.2 14.0 10.3 4.8 16.8 25 - 34 ................................................. 199,570 17.0 12.5 18.3 12.2 10.5 6.1 23.5 35 - 44 ................................................. 194,900 13.7 11.2 17.4 12.1 10.4 5.9 29.4 45 - 54 ................................................. 218,950 12.0 9.6 15.5 11.2 10.9 6.8 33.9 55 - 64 ................................................. 147,190 10.5 8.5 15.5 11.4 11.8 7.2 35.2 65 and over .......................................... 32,020 9.4 8.4 13.3 11.8 13.7 8.7 34.7 

Length of service with employer:

Less than 3 months ............................. 96,620 15.9 13.7 19.2 12.8 9.5 6.3 22.7 3 - 11 months ....................................... 170,020 15.3 12.4 17.7 13.5 10.4 6.1 24.7 1 - 5 years ............................................ 301,180 15.1 11.6 17.2 12.0 10.5 5.6 28.0 More than 5 years ................................ 333,110 12.3 9.2 15.9 11.0 11.7 7.0 33.0 

Race or ethnic origin:3

White only ............................................ 363,220 16.4 12.0 16.8 11.7 10.9 6.3 25.9 Black only ............................................ 70,500 14.0 11.3 18.3 12.7 10.1 6.0 27.6 Hispanic or Latino only ........................ 124,330 13.8 11.5 17.8 12.5 10.7 6.5 27.1 Asian only ............................................ 12,500 15.3 10.5 17.7 14.6 12.9 6.1 23.0 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

only .................................................... 2,690 13.0 11.2 20.4 13.8 12.3 7.1 21.9 

American Indian or Alaskan Native

only .................................................... 4,850 22.7 13.0 17.7 7.6 6.4 5.4 27.4 

Hispanic or Latino and other race ........ 940 13.8 10.6 24.5 6.4 3.2 3.2 39.4 Multi-race ............................................. 1,270 15.7 6.3 41.7 7.1 9.4 2.4 16.5 Not reported ......................................... 336,830 11.8 9.8 16.4 11.9 10.9 6.4 32.8 

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 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 less daysthan a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in

actual values.

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

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

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

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participatiagencies.

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TABLE 11. Number, median days away from work1, and percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses inv

days away from work2 by selected worker occupation3 and days away from work groups, private industry, 2013

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 days or more

Total ............................................................. 917,090 14.2 11.1 17.0 12.0 10.8 6.4 28.7 

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,

hand ................................................................... 50,620 13.6 11.2 16.2 12.3 10.4 7.2 29.2 

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers .................. 47,940 7.5 5.1 13.6 10.5 11.3 8.2 43.7 Nursing assistants ................................................ 36,420 15.6 13.2 21.2 13.8 11.0 5.0 20.2 Retail salespersons .............................................. 26,780 12.5 12.0 15.9 12.2 9.7 6.8 30.8 Production workers, all other ................................ 23,640 15.1 11.2 15.8 11.2 11.0 7.1 28.6 Light truck or delivery services drivers ................. 23,160 8.9 8.7 14.3 12.3 11.4 7.4 37.0 Stock clerks and order fillers ................................ 22,290 12.7 12.5 14.8 12.5 11.7 6.5 29.3 Maintenance and repair workers, general ............ 22,270 14.9 9.3 19.5 10.4 11.4 5.4 29.1 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and

housekeeping cleaners ...................................... 22,090 14.5 8.8 20.3 12.2 10.5 5.4 28.2 

Registered nurses ................................................ 21,900 13.4 10.5 20.1 15.3 12.2 5.5 22.9 Construction laborers ........................................... 19,330 16.0 10.0 14.4 14.1 6.4 6.6 32.5 Maids and housekeeping cleaners ....................... 17,330 12.8 12.5 18.1 14.8 10.2 6.5 25.0 Food preparation workers .................................... 15,720 18.4 17.1 18.3 12.5 8.4 4.7 20.6 First-line supervisors of retail sales workers ........ 13,750 13.9 11.1 15.9 7.9 14.0 8.7 28.5 Personal care aides ............................................. 11,050 15.5 12.6 19.4 13.5 12.3 4.9 21.9 Assemblers and fabricators, all other ................... 10,870 14.7 13.3 18.7 10.3 10.3 5.9 26.7 Combined food preparation and serving workers,

including fast food .............................................. 10,850 12.4 17.1 19.2 10.2 11.8 5.7 23.5 

Carpenters ........................................................... 10,630 11.9 8.8 15.4 18.9 16.4 3.5 25.1 Cashiers ............................................................... 10,020 12.7 13.3 18.9 10.2 8.2 5.1 31.8 Automotive service technicians and mechanics ... 9,370 15.0 15.9 16.8 10.8 8.5 5.9 27.0 Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and

greenhouse ........................................................ 9,390 13.0 10.3 22.4 16.1 9.2 5.9 23.2 

Cooks, restaurant ................................................. 9,230 14.7 16.5 21.9 12.1 12.4 5.9 16.6 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .......... 8,870 18.3 14.2 18.6 10.6 8.8 4.8 24.7 Driver/sales workers ............................................. 8,600 8.5 7.3 16.2 13.3 14.5 7.4 32.7 Home health aides ............................................... 8,280 8.0 11.4 17.6 14.0 15.2 5.3 28.5 Electricians ........................................................... 8,210 13.4 9.1 12.9 9.3 11.7 6.1 37.5 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ................. 8,000 13.6 4.9 17.2 8.1 6.5 7.0 42.8 Security guards .................................................... 7,800 10.0 10.8 14.5 9.4 10.1 9.6 35.5 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration

mechanics and installers .................................... 6,880 12.4 18.0 18.5 10.6 12.6 4.2 23.5 

Cargo and freight agents ...................................... 6,420 5.9 4.7 13.9 11.7 14.5 7.9 41.4 

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 fromwork. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than aspecified median. Median days away from work are represented in actualvalues.

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 

industry.

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

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with particiagencies.

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TABLE 12. Incidence rates1 for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work2 per 10,000 ful

workers and median days away from work3 by industry sector and days away from work groups, private industry, 2013

Industry Total

Incidence rate for days-away-from-work cases involving Me

day

1 day 2 days 3 - 5 days from 

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

Private industry ...................................... 99.9 14.1 11.1 17.0 11.9 10.8 6.3 28.6 

Goods producing:

Total goods producing ........................... 120.6 17.3 12.1 18.9 14.6 13.5 8.1 36.2 

Natural resources and mining4,5 ........ 150.4 22.0 15.2 25.2 17.8 14.7 10.5 45.0 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and

hunting4 ....................................... 202.5 32.1 20.9 39.5 27.7 20.0 13.0 49.3 

Mining5 .......................................... 91.5 10.6 8.8 9.0 6.6 8.7 7.5 40.2 

Construction ...................................... 154.7 19.2 14.3 23.1 20.2 15.5 10.5 51.9 Manufacturing .................................... 100.9 15.7 10.6 16.1 11.6 12.5 6.6 27.9 

Service providing:

Total service providing .......................... 94.4 13.3 10.8 16.4 11.3 10.1 5.9 26.7 

Trade, transportation and utilities6 ..... 127.7 15.4 12.9 20.3 14.7 13.9 8.7 41.8 

Wholesale trade ............................ 101.3 13.0 10.1 16.2 13.3 11.0 8.0 29.7 Retail trade .................................... 112.8 16.3 13.7 20.1 12.4 11.7 7.0 31.5 Transportation and warehousing ... 215.3 17.9 15.4 28.1 24.2 24.9 15.1 89.7 Utilities ........................................... 60.6 4.2 3.7 9.7 5.8 7.9 4.2 25.2 

Information ........................................ 64.7 6.2 6.4 11.7 7.9 6.6 5.2 20.7 Financial activities ............................. 40.6 6.1 4.6 7.3 4.6 4.1 1.8 12.0 

Real estate and rental and leasing 109.0 16.4 12.0 23.6 14.1 9.5 4.5 28.9 

Professional and business services .. 49.0 7.9 5.3 7.9 5.4 4.9 3.3 14.3 

Professional, scientific, and

technical services ........................ 21.7 5.4 3.2 2.6 2.8 2.2 1.2 4.4 

Management of companies and

enterprises ................................... 35.3 6.8 3.9 6.6 2.5 4.4 1.6 9.5 

Administrative and support and

waste management andremediation services ................... 97.9 12.4 9.2 17.0 10.7 9.4 7.3 31.9 

Education and health services .......... 117.0 18.4 15.1 23.4 15.8 13.0 6.0 25.3 

Educational services ..................... 56.5 11.5 6.6 11.0 6.9 5.9 3.5 11.1 Health care and social assistance 125.4 19.4 16.2 25.1 17.0 14.0 6.4 27.2 

Leisure and hospitality ....................... 104.5 15.7 13.8 19.0 11.7 11.1 6.7 26.4 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation 136.6 17.3 14.6 19.2 15.0 14.0 10.5 46.0 Accommodation and food services 99.1 15.5 13.7 19.0 11.1 10.6 6.1 23.2 

Other services ................................... 79.0 13.5 9.6 11.5 8.7 6.7 5.1 23.9 

1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per

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

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

during the calendar year

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

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

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

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

3 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 less daysthan a specified median. Median days away from work are represented inactual values.

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

Classification System-- United States, 2007) include establishmegoverned by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rulreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetaare provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health AdministratioDepartment of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excludthe coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do nothe changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration mits recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; thestimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates industries. 

6 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS 

Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

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

of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with partiState agencies.

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TABLE 13. Number and percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by time, hours on th

industry sector, private industry, 2013

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 ......................................................... 917,090 229,530 27,380 82,040 120,110 687,560 276,480 16,090 29,000 69,710 1Time of event:

12:01 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. ....................... 27,680 7,050 820 470 5,760 20,630 9,620 500 180 1,550 4:01 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. ......................... 85,240 22,850 3,010 4,870 14,970 62,390 28,080 810 1,940 5,630 8:01 A.M. to 12:00 noon ...................... 250,180 68,400 8,510 30,180 29,710 181,780 72,740 4,300 9,210 19,140 12:01 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. ....................... 199,940 51,510 6,330 21,460 23,720 148,430 62,190 4,280 6,120 14,400 4:01 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ......................... 102,900 17,230 2,030 3,870 11,330 85,670 34,470 1,730 2,530 5,880 8:01 P.M. to 12:00 midnight ................. 55,450 10,230 930 630 8,680 45,220 17,400 670 600 3,030 Not reported ......................................... 195,710 52,260 5,760 20,560 25,950 143,450 51,980 3,800 8,430 20,090 

Hours on the job before event

occurred:

Before shift began ............................... 5,870 900 50 110 740 4,970 1,310 90 190 590 Less than 1 hour .................................. 70,510 13,700 1,240 3,430 9,030 56,810 23,070 970 1,980 4,710 1 hour to less than 2 hours .................. 82,850 17,970 1,660 5,820 10,490 64,890 27,070 1,040 2,400 5,980 2 hours to less than 4 hours ................ 185,200 44,750 4,730 17,210 22,810 140,450 55,390 3,220 6,820 12,440 4 hours to less than 6 hours ................ 141,610 35,120 3,760 13,120 18,230 106,500 43,780 2,550 2,690 10,020 6 hours to less than 8 hours ................ 121,080 33,540 3,660 11,700 18,180 87,540 34,520 2,630 3,310 8,590 8 hours to less than 10 hours .............. 60,040 17,860 1,950 6,610 9,300 42,180 19,710 970 1,970 4,460 10 hours to less than 12 hours ............ 18,510 5,200 780 1,650 2,770 13,310 5,480 610 670 1,210 12 hours to less than 16 hours ............ 9,450 1,730 380 560 790 7,710 3,420 110 230 520 More than 16 hours ............................. 720 80 – – 70 650 270 – – 30 Not reported ......................................... 221,250 58,680 9,150 21,830 27,700 162,570 62,460 3,910 8,720 21,170 

Day of week:

Sunday ................................................ 56,660 7,360 1,340 2,060 3,960 49,300 18,010 950 720 2,420 Monday ................................................ 167,260 44,640 5,190 16,310 23,140 122,620 49,330 2,680 7,170 13,170 Tuesday ............................................... 157,310 43,710 4,730 15,860 23,120 113,600 47,050 3,130 4,370 12,310 Wednesday .......................................... 159,950 43,920 4,010 16,960 22,960 116,030 47,560 2,520 5,300 13,660 Thursday .............................................. 155,600 41,040 5,000 13,910 22,130 114,560 46,090 2,960 5,210 11,880 Friday ................................................... 141,630 36,280 4,310 13,320 18,650 105,350 43,650 2,540 4,720 10,980 Saturday .............................................. 78,680 12,560 2,800 3,610 6,150 66,110 24,780 1,310 1,500 5,290 

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,

2007) 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 reSafety 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. 

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

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 injury or il

age groups, private industry, state government, and local government, 2013

Characteristic

Total

incidence

rate

Gender Age

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

Total ........................................................................................................................ 109.4 119.2 97.0 110.5 102.4 101.0 108.1 

Musculoskeletal disorders3 ......................................................................................... 35.8 39.6 31.2 19.3 28.3 33.0 38.8 

Nature of injury or illness:

Fractures ..................................................................................................................... 8.6 9.9 7.1 5.4 6.8 6.6 7.0 Sprains, strains, tears ................................................................................................. 40.2 42.5 37.2 25.7 32.6 36.6 43.5 Amputations ................................................................................................................ .6 1.0 .1 .7 1.3 .4 .6 

Cuts, lacerations, punctures ....................................................................................... 9.3 12.6 5.1 21.1 15.4 10.9 8.3 

Cuts, lacerations ..................................................................................................... 7.4 10.3 3.8 19.1 13.0 8.1 6.5 Punctures (except gunshot wounds) ....................................................................... 1.8 2.3 1.3 2.1 2.4 2.7 1.9 

Bruises, contusions ..................................................................................................... 8.9 8.0 10.0 12.3 9.3 8.1 8.8 Chemical burns and corrosions .................................................................................. .3 .4 .1 .5 .3 .3 .3 

Heat (thermal) burns ................................................................................................... 1.5 1.7 1.2 8.1 2.6 1.6 1.4 Multiple traumatic injuries ........................................................................................... 3.1 3.0 3.2 2.2 1.8 2.6 3.0 

With sprains ............................................................................................................ 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.2 .6 1.3 1.3 With fractures .......................................................................................................... .6 .7 .6 .3 .3 .4 .6 

Soreness, pain ............................................................................................................ 19.1 19.6 18.5 14.5 15.6 16.8 18.7 Carpal tunnel syndrome .............................................................................................. .7 .4 1.1 – .2 .5 .8 

Tendonitis (other or unspecified) ................................................................................ .3 .2 .3 .1 .3 .3 .3 

All other natures .......................................................................................................... 16.8 19.9 12.9 19.9 16.1 16.4 15.5 

Event or exposure leading to injury or illness:

Violence and other injuries by persons or animal ....................................................... 7.1 6.0 8.6 3.7 6.7 8.7 8.3 

Intentional injury by other person .............................................................................. 2.8 2.0 3.8 1.6 2.5 3.3 3.1 Injury by person unintentional or intent unknown ...................................................... 2.8 2.6 3.1 1.1 2.0 3.4 3.8 Animal and insect related incidents .......................................................................... 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.0 2.0 1.8 1.3 

Transportation incidents .............................................................................................. 5.6 7.0 3.7 4.2 5.0 5.3 5.8 

Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles .............................................. 4.1 5.2 2.7 1.3 3.7 3.9 4.4 

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

Falls, slips, trips .......................................................................................................... 27.9 25.4 31.0 23.2 17.9 18.8 24.1 

Slips, trips without fall ............................................................................................... 4.4 4.8 3.9 2.9 3.3 3.5 4.9 Fall on same level ..................................................................................................... 17.4 13.1 23.0 16.6 10.0 10.4 13.2 Fall to lower level ...................................................................................................... 5.4 6.7 3.7 3.4 4.0 4.2 5.3 

Exposure to harmful substances or enviroments ........................................................ 4.8 5.0 4.4 14.2 6.3 5.1 4.4 Contact with object, equipment ................................................................................... 25.3 32.6 16.0 43.8 35.6 27.1 24.3 

Struck by object or equipment .................................................................................. 14.4 18.6 9.2 25.1 21.0 16.6 13.8 Struck against object or equipment ........................................................................... 5.9 7.1 4.3 10.2 7.5 5.3 5.8 Caught in or compressed by object or equipment .................................................... 3.5 4.8 1.8 7.4 5.1 3.5 3.6 

Overexertion and bodily reaction ................................................................................ 37.7 41.7 32.6 20.9 30.1 35.2 40.2 

Overexertion in lifting or lowering .............................................................................. 12.2 14.6 9.2 7.5 11.8 12.1 12.7 Repetitive motion involving microtasks ..................................................................... 2.7 1.9 3.8 .6 1.3 2.0 3.1 

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 by injury or il

age groups, private industry, state government, and local government, 2013 — 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 ....................................................................................... 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 

Part of body affected by the injury or illness:

Head ........................................................................................................................... 8.2 9.3 6.7 13.7 10.7 8.1 7.8 

Eye(s) ...................................................................................................................... 2.4 3.4 1.1 3.9 3.1 3.0 2.3 

Neck ............................................................................................................................ 1.7 1.7 1.6 .4 1.2 1.7 1.7 Trunk ........................................................................................................................... 26.4 30.4 21.4 18.2 22.6 25.4 27.8 

Back ........................................................................................................................ 20.0 22.1 17.2 14.1 18.3 20.1 22.2 

Upper extremities ........................................................................................................ 32.5 36.5 27.5 42.3 34.6 30.3 31.8 

Shoulder .................................................................................................................. 8.2 9.1 7.0 4.2 5.4 6.1 8.1 Arm ......................................................................................................................... 4.9 5.6 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.8 5.6 Wrist ........................................................................................................................ 4.2 3.4 5.3 3.4 3.9 4.0 3.9 Hand ....................................................................................................................... 13.2 16.6 8.8 29.3 20.6 14.7 12.3 

Lower extremities ........................................................................................................ 24.8 27.3 21.6 26.5 23.1 22.5 23.9 

Knee ........................................................................................................................ 9.8 10.9 8.4 6.2 7.4 7.6 9.1 Ankle ....................................................................................................................... 5.6 5.6 5.6 8.6 6.6 6.2 5.8 Foot ......................................................................................................................... 5.0 5.7 4.0 8.0 5.6 5.0 4.4 

Body systems .............................................................................................................. 2.4 2.2 2.6 4.2 1.9 2.7 2.2 Multiple ........................................................................................................................ 12.2 10.4 14.4 4.8 7.2 9.1 11.6 All other parts of body ................................................................................................. 1.2 1.3 1.1 .6 1.1 1.1 1.2 

Source of injury or illness:

Chemicals and chemical products .............................................................................. 1.3 1.4 1.2 2.4 1.1 1.3 1.2 Containers ................................................................................................................... 11.5 13.3 9.3 12.2 12.3 11.3 11.4 Furniture and fixtures .................................................................................................. 4.8 4.2 5.5 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.8 Machinery ................................................................................................................... 5.3 7.2 2.9 10.0 8.2 4.8 4.9 Parts and materials ..................................................................................................... 8.1 12.9 2.0 7.4 8.0 7.8 9.4 Person, injured or ill worker ........................................................................................ 17.7 19.1 16.1 11.0 12.3 16.0 18.4 

Worker motion or position ....................................................................................... 16.7 18.2 14.9 9.6 11.7 14.7 17.4 

Person, other than injured or ill worker ....................................................................... 10.8 6.4 16.4 6.1 10.5 12.4 12.7 

Patient ..................................................................................................................... 6.1 2.4 10.9 3.3 6.4 6.7 6.9 

Floors, walkways, ground surfaces ............................................................................. 17.8 14.2 22.5 15.8 10.8 11.2 14.0 Handtools .................................................................................................................... 4.6 6.7 1.9 8.8 6.9 5.9 4.5 Ladder ......................................................................................................................... 2.1 2.8 1.2 1.0 1.7 2.0 2.0 Vehicles ...................................................................................................................... 10.4 13.6 6.4 10.3 9.1 9.3 10.5 

Trucks ..................................................................................................................... 2.6 4.5 .3 1.6 1.7 2.3 2.6 Cart, dolly, hand truck nonpowered ........................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.4 

All other sources ......................................................................................................... 14.9 17.4 11.5 21.3 17.7 15.2 14.3 

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

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

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

during the calendar year

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

(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 (MSDs) include cases where the 

nerve; herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; heswelling, and numbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disoleading to the injury or illness is overexertion and bodily reaction, usources; repetitive motion involving microtasks; other and multiple abraded, or jarred by vibration.

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

Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies.

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TABLE 15. 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, private industry, state government, and local government, 2013

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 ........................................................................................... 109.4 40.2 8.6 9.3 7.4 1.8 8.9 1.

Bus drivers, transit and intercity .......................................................... 676.8 406.8 12.6 21.4 18.8 2.6 48.8 – 

Police and sheriffs patrol officers ......................................................... 490.9 197.7 44.8 19.8 13.9 6.0 28.6 5.Firefighters ........................................................................................... 456.7 248.7 13.9 20.1 18.2 1.9 15.1 14.Correctional officers and jailers ........................................................... 420.6 150.5 17.7 10.8 6.8 4.0 38.3 .

Nursing assistants ............................................................................... 392.8 213.0 9.7 5.7 3.1 2.6 32.7 .

Telecommunications line installers and repairers ................................ 387.0 193.6 32.6 11.2 7.0 4.2 32.2 – 

Highway maintenance workers ............................................................ 373.5 164.5 13.2 24.1 22.0 2.1 14.3 1.Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 329.8 124.2 20.6 40.4 39.3 1.1 10.3 3.Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ................................................. 328.4 133.5 34.5 15.3 13.2 2.1 24.6 .

Light truck or delivery services drivers ................................................ 327.8 134.9 19.6 18.0 12.1 6.0 23.3 3.

Food preparation workers .................................................................... 320.7 76.0 22.4 90.6 89.6 1.0 29.1 29.

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..................... 303.5 114.6 29.7 26.0 22.1 4.0 26.6 1.Construction laborers .......................................................................... 301.7 82.7 38.1 56.0 42.3 13.6 15.7 2.

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ................................................ 290.6 92.9 30.1 39.2 26.8 12.4 19.4 1.Painters, construction and maintenance ............................................. 281.6 76.6 47.3 35.4 34.4 1.0 4.8 – 

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...................................................... 277.3 119.8 12.5 12.8 10.7 2.1 30.1 .Maintenance and repair workers, general ........................................... 261.9 91.1 20.9 26.5 22.2 4.3 14.2 7.Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ...... 258.8 99.6 18.5 16.7 14.7 2.0 21.7 1.Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...................... 254.6 80.9 24.8 25.0 21.7 3.3 19.1 3.Carpenters ........................................................................................... 229.0 62.1 19.1 37.1 21.8 15.3 22.4 – 

Cooks, institution and cafeteria ........................................................... 213.4 61.8 7.1 36.9 36.8 – 16.4 26.

Automotive body and related repairers ................................................ 211.9 59.7 7.4 56.0 31.7 24.4 – – 

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line

installers ............................................................................................ 206.4 113.2 6.1 7.7 5.9 1.8 13.6– 

Nonfarm animal caretakers ................................................................. 201.1 63.5 5.1 65.6 18.4 47.2 7.9 – 

Bus drivers, school or special client .................................................... 190.5 91.2 11.7 5.3 3.6 1.7 18.3 .

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ......................................... 189.7 55.7 16.8 21.3 14.3 7.0 10.6 1.First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial

workers .............................................................................................. 185.4 78.1 7.5 10.3 7.8 2.5 15.8 –

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ............. 183.4 61.4 6.9 40.2 39.3 .9 19.2 4.

Automotive service technicians and mechanics .................................. 183.0 61.5 9.1 24.2 21.6 2.6 12.6 2.Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............................................. 182.6 34.3 17.9 29.3 24.9 4.3 9.0 7.

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 15. 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, private industry, state government, and local government, 2013 — Co

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 0.3 3.1 0.6 1.3 19.1 

Bus drivers, transit and intercity .......................................................... 1.6 – 14.1 – 12.8 78.2 

Police and sheriffs patrol officers ......................................................... .5 – 19.3 2.9 8.2 71.3 

Firefighters ........................................................................................... – – 3.0 .5 1.5 87.5 

Correctional officers and jailers ........................................................... 1.1 3.3 14.9 3.1 7.3 113.3 Nursing assistants ............................................................................... – .6 8.0 .3 5.7 86.2 

Telecommunications line installers and repairers ................................ – – 10.0 – 4.0 64.4 

Highway maintenance workers ............................................................ – 5.0 6.3 – 3.4 85.1 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers – – 12.9 4.7 7.2 44.0 

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ................................................. .5 .9 14.8 2.6 5.9 64.6 Light truck or delivery services drivers ................................................ 1.0 .4 6.4 .5 3.3 78.6 

Food preparation workers .................................................................... 1.4 1.2 5.4 – 3.3 35.8 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..................... 1.1 .8 6.5 1.9 2.5 46.0 Construction laborers .......................................................................... .6 – 4.6 .9 1.5 46.3 

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ................................................ .6 – 4.2 1.1 2.1 49.5 

Painters, construction and maintenance ............................................. – – 2.1 1.3 – 65.9 

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...................................................... 1.4 .6 6.4 .4 5.2 58.8 Maintenance and repair workers, general ........................................... .9 .4 6.2 1.4 3.2 42.7 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ...... 1.3 .4 6.8 .6 4.3 50.0 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...................... 1.7 – 3.9 – – 33.9 Carpenters ........................................................................................... .5 .5 7.5 1.8 .4 34.5 

Cooks, institution and cafeteria ........................................................... 5.8 – 5.9 .9 3.2 29.7 

Automotive body and related repairers ................................................ – – – – – 43.7 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line

installers ............................................................................................ – 4.6 4.9 1.0 3.6 13.9 

Nonfarm animal caretakers ................................................................. – – 4.7 – 1.7 27.5 

Bus drivers, school or special client .................................................... .6 – 5.8 – 3.0 38.3 

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ......................................... – – 4.5 1.6 1.8 31.4 

First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial

workers .............................................................................................. – – 17.2 8.4 – 40.0 

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ............. – – 2.4 – 1.5 29.2 

Automotive service technicians and mechanics .................................. 1.2 – 1.3 – .6 36.0 

Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............................................. 1.3 – 2.1 .6 .8 28.9 

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

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

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

during the calendar year

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

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

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

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

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

4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Nature 

strains, tears = 123; Fractures = 111; Cuts, lacerations, punctures, Cuts, lacerations = 132; Punctures = 133; Bruises, contusions = 1152; Chemical burns = 151; Amputations = 1311; Carpal tunnel sTendonitis (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.

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

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating 

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

events or exposures, private industry, state government, and local government, 2013

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 ........................................................................................... 109.4 25.3 14.4 5.9 3.5 5.4 17.4 4.4 37

Bus drivers, transit and intercity .......................................................... 676.8 83.0 26.6 31.0 11.1 19.1 56.8 28.7 162Police and sheriffs patrol officers ......................................................... 490.9 34.2 13.7 16.9 2.0 9.5 50.5 28.3 108

Firefighters ........................................................................................... 456.7 66.9 32.5 26.8 4.1 18.7 31.2 34.3 249Correctional officers and jailers ........................................................... 420.6 48.9 24.1 15.3 6.4 13.2 60.0 23.0 96Nursing assistants ............................................................................... 392.8 32.3 17.2 9.9 3.4 3.3 60.0 10.7 212Telecommunications line installers and repairers ................................ 387.0 69.5 53.1 10.8 3.9 26.4 23.0 48.2 184Highway maintenance workers ............................................................ 373.5 87.7 40.4 32.7 8.7 28.1 70.5 18.6 105Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 329.8 92.4 50.6 28.4 5.6 30.5 23.4 21.5 108Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ................................................. 328.4 58.9 33.3 13.8 8.8 32.8 47.4 18.0 108Light truck or delivery services drivers ................................................ 327.8 51.9 30.9 10.8 7.8 19.1 48.6 14.6 135Food preparation workers .................................................................... 320.7 138.0 83.3 33.5 19.7 5.2 64.6 9.5 63Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..................... 303.5 104.4 64.4 17.3 18.7 11.4 27.2 9.4 123Construction laborers .......................................................................... 301.7 127.7 90.7 14.9 17.8 35.1 28.8 8.7 74Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ................................................ 290.6 108.8 43.7 25.0 9.1 15.2 24.9 3.9 113Painters, construction and maintenance ............................................. 281.6 60.3 18.5 12.1 18.5 87.7 16.0 7.9 89Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...................................................... 277.3 56.5 29.2 18.2 5.4 13.4 62.1 9.7 115Maintenance and repair workers, general ........................................... 261.9 66.9 33.9 17.8 8.8 19.7 31.3 8.9 104Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ...... 258.8 55.4 30.3 15.3 6.3 15.4 50.1 12.1 98Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...................... 254.6 99.9 69.6 15.7 9.2 10.8 20.1 7.9 80Carpenters ........................................................................................... 229.0 97.4 53.5 23.3 16.4 18.1 29.2 6.6 67Cooks, institution and cafeteria ........................................................... 213.4 58.4 41.3 12.0 4.3 4.5 47.6 5.4 64

Automotive body and related repairers ................................................ 211.9 107.1 44.6 40.4 6.8 33.0 5.4 3.9 55

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line

installers ............................................................................................ 206.4 36.9 28.6 6.8 – 22.6 11.2 10.9 96

Nonfarm animal caretakers ................................................................. 201.1 42.6 24.4 18.2 – 2.9 14.0 2.1 71Bus drivers, school or special client .................................................... 190.5 23.1 10.8 6.5 1.0 7.1 47.7 11.6 43Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ......................................... 189.7 59.3 29.9 13.2 9.7 11.6 16.8 8.5 56First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial

workers .............................................................................................. 185.4 30.4 16.8 10.7 1.4 9.6 50.3 4.7 74

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ............. 183.4 64.4 37.7 24.1 1.6 2.4 35.7 4.5 60Automotive service technicians and mechanics .................................. 183.0 73.9 41.0 16.6 6.3 7.9 12.6 3.0 71Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............................................. 182.6 101.0 60.0 12.4 10.5 5.5 14.4 5.6 36

See footnotes at end of table.

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

occupation3 and events or exposures, private industry, state government, and local government, 2013 — 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 ........................................................................................... 4.8 5.6 4.1 0.2 7.1 2.8 2.8 

Bus drivers, transit and intercity .......................................................... 25.6 270.7 259.8 – 29.7 13.0 2.7 Police and sheriffs patrol officers ......................................................... 23.9 83.0 73.0 .6 142.0 48.3 86.1 Firefighters ........................................................................................... 34.4 7.1 5.1 3.7 6.1 – 2.4 Correctional officers and jailers ........................................................... 18.7 5.9 3.9 – 152.1 48.7 97.2 Nursing assistants ............................................................................... 7.4 3.5 2.8 – 60.9 31.7 24.3 Telecommunications line installers and repairers ................................ 13.6 15.4 14.9 – 5.2 – – Highway maintenance workers ............................................................ 6.0 49.3 38.9 – 2.1 – – Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 24.7 16.5 16.5 2.9 – – – Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ................................................. 5.6 47.1 41.9 .2 2.6 .5 .2 Light truck or delivery services drivers ................................................ 4.4 42.1 36.8 1.3 5.8 .3 .5 Food preparation workers .................................................................... 35.2 .7 .4 .6 1.6 .3 1.1 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..................... 7.3 12.8 2.6 .1 2.4 .1 .7 Construction laborers .......................................................................... 8.3 12.9 7.2 .5 1.6 – – 

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ................................................ 15.3 6.4 5.9 – .7 – – Painters, construction and maintenance ............................................. 11.8 2.2 – – 1.8 – – 

Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...................................................... 9.2 3.3 2.4 – 2.9 .6 .3 Maintenance and repair workers, general ........................................... 14.4 5.7 3.1 3.6 3.1 .4 .3 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners ...... 12.1 5.1 3.2 .1 4.4 .7 .5 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...................... 13.5 7.2 3.8 – .8 – – Carpenters ........................................................................................... 1.7 2.1 1.7 – – – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria ........................................................... 31.0 .7 – – .9 – .6 Automotive body and related repairers ................................................ – 4.3 4.0 – 1.3 – – 

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line

installers ............................................................................................ 6.0 11.2 10.9 – 7.5 4.5 – 

Nonfarm animal caretakers ................................................................. 3.9 – – – 63.4 – – 

Bus drivers, school or special client .................................................... 2.6 44.7 40.1 – 7.5 3.3 3.0 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ......................................... 7.7 15.4 6.8 – 6.6 – 1.2 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial

workers .............................................................................................. 3.4 6.2 5.1 – 4.6 3.2 – 

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ............. 10.6 .8 – – 1.8 1.0 .7 Automotive service technicians and mechanics .................................. 5.2 4.8 3.7 .9 2.1 – .9 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ............................................. 16.3 – – .8 – – – 

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

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

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

during the calendar year

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

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

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

of which also included job transfer or restriction.

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

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

Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agenc

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TABLE 17. 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, private industry, state government, and local government, 2013

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 .................................................................................... 426,950 40.2 10 94,960 8.9 4 91,760 8.6 32 

Event or exposure leading to injury or illness:

Violence and other injuries by persons or animal ................... 20,230 1.9 10 10,210 1.0 4 4,480 .4 21 

Intentional injury by other person ......................................... 6,330 .6 9 5,980 .6 3 2,110 .2 24 Injury by person unintentional or intent unknown ................. 13,500 1.3 10 3,120 .3 5 1,930 .2 22 Animal and insect related incidents ...................................... 280 – 7 970 .1 2 410 – 14 

Transportation incidents ......................................................... 17,320 1.6 11 5,780 .5 6 5,030 .5 60 

Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles .......... 14,200 1.3 10 3,360 .3 6 2,310 .2 60 

Fires and explosions ............................................................... 30 – 14 40 – 1 40 – 52 Falls, slips, trips ...................................................................... 103,480 9.7 10 35,920 3.4 5 47,110 4.4 41 

Slips, trips without fall ........................................................... 32,590 3.1 10 210 – 3 3,410 .3 21 

Fall on same level ................................................................. 51,540 4.9 10 28,410 2.7 5 29,750 2.8 36 Fall to lower level .................................................................. 16,360 1.5 16 6,570 .6 6 12,620 1.2 58 

Exposure to harmful substances or enviroments ................... – – – – – – – – – 

Contact with object, equipment .............................................. 22,400 2.1 13 42,490 4.0 4 31,040 2.9 21 

Struck by object or equipment .............................................. 9,990 .9 12 26,010 2.4 4 19,640 1.8 21 Struck against object or equipment ...................................... 8,000 .8 12 11,030 1.0 4 4,050 .4 19 Caught in or compressed by object or equipment ................ 3,050 .3 14 4,290 .4 4 6,630 .6 20 

Overexertion and bodily reaction ............................................ 261,930 24.7 10 140 – 2 3,810 .4 35 

Overexertion in lifting or lowering ......................................... 92,570 8.7 8 50 – 2 350 – 14 Repetitive motion involving microtasks ................................. 8,260 .8 14 – – – 40 – 65 

All other event or exposures ................................................... 1,570 .1 10 370 – 3 250 – 50 

Part of body affected by the injury or illness:

Head ....................................................................................... 340 – 13 12,300 1.2 3 3,980 .4 8 

Eye(s) ................................................................................. 20 – 19 1,170 .1 3 100 – 6 

Neck ....................................................................................... 10,660 1.0 6 220 – 6 330 – 60 

Trunk ...................................................................................... 166,430 15.7 7 13,660 1.3 4 10,620 1.0 50 

Back .................................................................................... 148,470 14.0 7 5,110 .5 5 2,970 .3 65 

Upper extremities ................................................................... 104,270 9.8 17 20,640 1.9 4 37,870 3.6 24 

Shoulder ............................................................................. 55,010 5.2 23 3,660 .3 18 2,210 .2 36 Arm ..................................................................................... 16,320 1.5 16 4,770 .4 4 8,310 .8 34 Wrist ................................................................................... 14,900 1.4 9 1,240 .1 4 9,520 .9 32 Hand ................................................................................... 9,300 .9 11 9,650 .9 3 16,990 1.6 16 

Lower extremities ................................................................... 109,930 10.3 10 31,650 3.0 5 35,560 3.3 43 

Knee ................................................................................... 49,280 4.6 18 12,710 1.2 6 3,230 .3 53 Ankle ................................................................................... 38,610 3.6 6 2,100 .2 7 10,080 .9 52 Foot .................................................................................... 7,010 .7 11 10,280 1.0 4 16,060 1.5 25 

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

Multiple ................................................................................... 34,100 3.2 12 15,240 1.4 5 3,300 .3 72 

All other parts of body ............................................................. 1,220 .1 6 1,260 .1 6 100 – 24 

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

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

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

during the calendar year

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

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

2 Median days away from work is the measure used to summar

work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases indays than a specified median. Median days away from work are rep

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

included job transfer or restriction.

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

Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies.

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TABLE 18. 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, 2013

Occupation

Musculoskeletal disorders

(MSDs)

Total private,

state, and local government

Private

industry6,7,8

State

government6,7,8

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 ....................................................................................... 380,600 35.8 11 307,640 33.5 11 18,410 45.3 12 

Nursing assistants ........................................................................... 22,000 208.4 7 19,760 202.4 6 850 309.6 15 

Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand .................. 21,080 119.0 11 19,750 113.0 10 140 139.1 13 Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers .............................................. 15,730 105.4 22 15,340 103.3 22 40 – 8 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners .. 14,390 95.4 10 7,630 67.0 8 1,120 175.3 12 

Registered nurses ............................................................................ 11,430 55.7 8 9,820 56.2 7 740 62.5 13 

Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................................ 10,990 84.9 13 10,830 84.7 13 80 81.0 8 

Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................................... 10,660 98.1 12 8,030 88.0 12 740 179.7 12 Light truck or delivery services drivers ............................................. 9,580 130.9 22 9,360 128.3 21 40 – 5 

Retail salespersons ......................................................................... 9,070 28.6 10 9,040 28.4 10 30 98.5 28 

Production workers, all other ........................................................... 8,220 – 13 8,190 – 13 – – – 

Maids and housekeeping cleaners .................................................. 7,510 112.1 8 6,950 107.8 9 210 292.7 9 

Firefighters ....................................................................................... 7,380 231.8 16 80 60.4 16 220 251.4 25 First-line supervisors of retail sales workers .................................... 5,970 52.3 12 5,950 52.1 12 – – – 

Police and sheriffs patrol officers ..................................................... 5,060 88.2 11 40 94.9 3 640 90.4 23 Construction laborers ....................................................................... 4,960 72.3 8 4,450 67.5 8 100 – 41 

Personal care aides ......................................................................... 4,920 61.1 8 4,520 57.4 8 120 78.5 12 

Assemblers and fabricators, all other .............................................. 4,410 – 15 4,410 – 15 –––

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ............................ 4,360 – 8 2,600 193.1 7 – – – 

Cashiers ........................................................................................... 4,250 20.5 10 3,990 19.5 11 20 23.2 2 

Home health aides ........................................................................... 3,880 – 10 3,780 63.8 9 60 – 14 

Automotive service technicians and mechanics .............................. 3,800 69.6 8 3,450 65.5 8 140 245.6 5 

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................................... 3,650 54.5 14 2,080 35.7 14 240 159.4 21 Cargo and freight agents ................................................................. 3,530 – 18 3,530 565.3 18 –––

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ............................................ 3,280 103.4 36 2,920 97.1 36 160 372.9 180 

Correctional officers and jailers ....................................................... 3,270 86.2 16 130 65.5 13 2,600 107.9 16 Food preparation workers ................................................................ 3,210 60.6 6 2,810 56.7 6 150 275.6 16 

Carpenters ....................................................................................... 3,200 65.1 11 3,020 62.7 11 90 223.3 24 

Driver/sales workers ........................................................................ 2,770 – 14 2,770 73.2 14 –––Electricians ...................................................................................... 2,530 51.2 7 2,210 46.6 9 60 90.3 15 Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse ............ 2,470 – 6 2,460 – 7 –––Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses .......................... 2,400 44.1 8 1,990 41.0 7 160 62.1 24 

Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and

installers ......................................................................................... 2,350 106.1 13 2,200 105.4 13 70 134.4 7 

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast

food ................................................................................................ 2,300 11.9 6 2,240 12.2 6 20 27.2 11 

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .............................................. 2,250 39.9 9 2,250 39.7 9 –––Refuse and recyclable material collectors ....................................... 2,280 230.9 10 500 79.9 17 – – – 

Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other .................. 2,150 – 5 1,890 – 5 20 – 28 

Teacher assistants ........................................................................... 2,120 26.1 7 400 23.2 4 60 20.7 7 

Telecommunications line installers and repairers ............................ 2,000 178.8 17 1,990 178.7 17 –––Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators ........ 1,990 199.2 3 130 59.7 30 150 – 5 

Psychiatric aides .............................................................................. 1,900 338.8 13 610 234.1 7 1,290 427.5 17

Industrial truck and tractor operators ............................................... 1,800 39.2 14 1,740 37.6 13 – – – 

Bus drivers, transit and intercity ....................................................... 1,780 162.3 12 480 83.1 15 – – – 

Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists .................. 1,760 78.5 30 1,110 57.4 35 250 658.4 12 Cooks, institution and cafeteria ........................................................ 1,750 61.1 6 830 46.9 6 140 154.4 23 

Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except

line installers .................................................................................. 1,750 91.3 22 1,750 92.4 22 –––

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 18. 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, 2013 — Continued

Occupation

Musculoskeletal disorders

(MSDs)

Total private,

state, and local government

Private

industry6,7,8

State

government6,7,8

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

days aw

from w

Customer service representatives ................................................... 1,690 9.0 24 1,620 8.9 26 20 10.2 15 

Security guards ................................................................................ 1,650 20.1 14 1,290 17.3 15 190 107.1 3 First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers 1,630 35.6 11 1,290 30.5 11 100 92.2 32 Managers, all other .......................................................................... 1,230 – 10 1,090 – 10 110 – 30 

Bus drivers, school or special client ................................................. 1,560 45.0 8 560 34.4 5 20 – 2 

Packers and packagers, hand ......................................................... 1,590 – 15 1,590 31.3 15 –––

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ...................... 1,490 34.2 20 1,460 33.4 20 – – – 

First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers ....... 1,450 20.6 14 1,220 18.3 14 90 137.1 33 

First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers ........... 1,400 234.3 15 30 – 2 130 – 21 

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators .. 1,400 43.4 10 340 12.6 37 310 241.3 8 

Machinists ........................................................................................ 1,400 38.5 15 1,360 37.5 15 – – – 

Office clerks, general ....................................................................... 1,350 6.4 14 720 4.2 12 220 14.8 12 

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers .......... 1,330 57.9 6 920 42.8 8 50 – 5 

Cooks, restaurant ............................................................................ 1,320 – 10 1,280 16.7 10 – – – 

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

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

N = number of injuries and illnesses

EH = total hours worked by all employees

during the calendar year

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

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

2 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 less days thana 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 (MSDs) include cases where 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 and

connective tissue diseases and disorders, and when the event ooverexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified; overexertion involvinmicrotasks; other and multiple exertions or bodily reactions; and rub

5 Selected occupations ranked in descending musculoskeletal d

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. 

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

cooperation with participating State agencies.

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