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Table 1.  Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1/ by
Table 2.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away
Table 3.  Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1/ by
Table 4.  Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1/ by
Table 4.  Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1/ by
Table 5.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away
Table 5.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away
Table 6.  Incidence rates 1/ for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from
Table 6.  Incidence rates 1/ for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from
Table 7.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from
Table 8.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from
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Table 9.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from
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          WORK INJURIES AND ILLNESSES BY
          SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS, 1993
 
    Overexertion, being struck by objects, and falls to the same
level are the leading ways in which workers are hurt on the job,
together accounting for over half of the 2-1/4 million nonfatal
injuries and illnesses in 1993 that resulted in days away from
work.  Where workers are most likely to sustain such disabling
injuries and illnesses depends on the specific workplace
risk.  Nursing homes, for example, led all other industries in the
rate of injuries due to overexertion or to workers falling to the
same level.  But logging sites ranked first for workers being struck
by objects; roofing led in falls to a lower level; and motorcycle
and bicycle factories were among several manufacturing industries
with high rates of repetitive motion disorders.  (See table A.)
These findings are from the 1993 national survey of work-related
injuries and illnesses in private industry by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
 
    The 1993 results announced today look at the number and
incidence rate of disabling injuries and illnesses resulting in
lost work time from four viewpoints: The nature of those conditions,
the part of the body affected, the source producing the condition, and
the way they occurred.  (See tables 4 through 6.)  Besides these
characteristics, the survey also looks at the occupation and other
demographics of workers disabled (tables 1 through 3) and the median
days away from work to recuperate from these injuries and illnesses
(tables 7 through 10).  Such data enable researchers to identify
industries, occupations, and worker groups having a relatively high
risk of serious, nonfatal injury or illness and to zero in on how
those incidents occurred and their severity.
 
Workers at risk
 
    Just as certain industries are relatively hazardous, so are
certain occupations and groups of workers.  Truck drivers,
nonconstruction laborers (except farm), and nursing aides and
orderlies--three groupings with at least 100,000 cases each involving
days away from work and each with over a million workers--had
larger shares of the injury and illness case total than its share
of total employment.  Likewise, men had a larger share (two-
thirds) of the surveywide total of days away from work cases (2-
1/4 million) than their share (55 percent) of total employment.
Table 2 shows shares of the case total for various worker groups
while table 3 contains occupational counts that can be converted
into occupational shares of the total case count.  In measuring
relative risk, case shares are compared with employment shares for
the same occupation or some other worker grouping.  (The latter
work force data come from the Current Population Survey, 1993
annual averages, conducted by the Census Bureau for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.)
 
                        -  2  -
 
Table A. Industries with the highest rates of injuries and
illnesses resulting in days away from work, selected categories
of disabling events and exposures, 1993
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Event and                                   Annual      Cases per
Industry                                    average      10,000
(SIC code1/)                               employment2/  workers
                                             (000's)
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Total, all events and exposures3/
  Private industry                         91,932.1        286
Logging (241)                                  76.0        813
Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work (176)   202.0        797
 
Overexertion
  Private industry                         91,932.1         81
Nursing and personal care facilities (805)  1,615.0        363
Air transportation, scheduled (451)           605.7        290
 
Struck by object
  Private industry                         91,932.1         37
Logging (241)                                  76.0        342
Wood containers (244)                          43.6        208
 
Struck against object
  Private industry                         91,932.1         21
Animal specialties (027)                       15.1        138
Bituminous coal and lignite mining (122)       97.3         87
 
Fall to same level
  Private industry                         91,932.1         31
Nursing and personal care facilities (805)  1,615.0         96
Hotels and motels (701)                     1,523.8         75
 
Fall to a lower level
  Private industry                         91,932.1         14
Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work (176)   202.0        139
Masonry, stonework, and plastering (174)      412.1         90
 
Repetitive motion
  Private industry                         91,932.1         12
Motorcycles, bicycles, and parts (375)         17.4        105
Hats, caps, and millinery (235)                20.0         96
 
Nonfatal assault by person
  Private industry                         91,932.1          3
Residential care (836)                        572.7         47
Nursing and personal care facilities (805)  1,615.0         38
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  1/ Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.
Ranking of rates was done at a three-digit industry level, for
industries with at least 100 cases in a given event.
  2/ Annual average employment is derived from the BLS - State
Current Employment Statistics program and from the BLS Covered
Employment and Wages program.
  3/ Includes categories besides those shown separately.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
                        -  3  -
 
    Although they are a relatively safe group overall, working
women, nevertheless, accounted for a larger share of repetitive
motion disorders and injuries from violent acts than men did.  The
following tabulation provides a thumbnail sketch of these two
disabling events.  Other survey data show that factory work had a
much larger share of the 94,000 repetitive motion disorders than did
key entry; and nursing staff sustained a substantial fraction of the
21,000 injuries resulting from nonfatal assaults, many of which
were inflicted by health care patients.
 
                            Percent of case total for--
       Characteristic     Repetitive   Nonfatal assaults
                           motion        by persons
       _________________________________________________
          Total........     100 %           100 %
       Men.............      35              42
       Women...........      64              57
 
       Manufacturing...      53               4
       Trade...........      14              20
       Services........      18              67
        Health care....       6              38
       Other...........      15               9
 
       Median days away
        from work......    20 days         5 days
 
 
Injury and illness characteristics
 
    Workers face a variety of job hazards, such as heavy lifting,
working at elevations, and performing repetitive tasks, that
singly or in combination can lead to serious injuries and
illnesses.  The disabilities can come in many forms as
well, such as sprains from overexertion, fractures from falls,
and carpal tunnel syndrome from repetitive motion.  Tables 4 and
5 contain the major categories of four characteristics used to
describe each disabling injury and illness.  To illustrate this
topology, consider an injury to a nursing aide who sprains her
back while lifting a patient.  The nature, or physical effect, is
a sprain and/or strain; the part of body affected, her back; the event,
overexertion while lifting; and the source, the health care
patient.  Of the four characteristics, only the source changes
when coding a similar incident for a truck driver who sprains his
back trying to lift a box.
 
    Sprain and strain was, by far, the leading injury and illness
category in every major industry division.  Similarly, back and
other portions of the trunk was the major part of the body
affected.  Back sprains, in fact, accounted for nearly a fourth
of the survey case total.
 
                        -  4  -
 
    The way injuries and illnesses occurred varied somewhat by
industry, partly due to differing work activities, materials and
equipment used, and work processes.  Disabling falls and
repetitive motion disorders, for example, were more common in
finance, insurance, and real estate than in wholesale trade.  The
latter industry, however, reported proportionately more lost
workday cases resulting from overexertion and from workers struck
by an object than did the finance sector.  Source of injury and
illness also varied in importance by industry.  Containers, for
example, produced fully a fifth of the cases in transportation
and trade, but about 5 percent of those in mining and
construction, where, instead, various parts and materials were
the disabling sources most commonly cited.
 
Measuring duration
 
    Millions of workdays are lost to serious injuries and
illnesses each year, but until recently little had been known
about what kinds of cases result in the longest absences from
work.  Tables 7 through 10 present information on the duration of
injuries and illnesses for the same categories used to describe
their characteristics.  Median days away from work--the key
measure of duration used here--designates the point at which half
the cases involved more days and half involved fewer days.  The
survey found that for a disabling condition:
 
    *The median number of lost workdays was 6 days
     surveywide.  Of the 2-1/4 million cases, three-tenths
     lasted a day or two, excluding the day of the incident;
     a third were of 3 to 10 days duration; about a sixth
     lasted 11 to 30 days; and a fifth, 31 days or more.
 
    *Injury and illness duration increases with age,
     doubling from a median of 4 or 5 workdays lost for
     workers 16 to 35 years to 10 days for those 55 years
     and over.  This pattern holds for both men and women.
 
    *Median days away from work for carpal tunnel syndrome,
     amputations, and fractures were three to five times the
     national median of 6 days.
 
    *Repetitive motion, such as grasping tools, scanning groceries,
     and typing, resulted in the longest absences from work among
     the leading events and exposures--a median of 20 days surveywide.
     Falls to a lower level, fires and explosions, and transportation
     incidents also had medians well above the national median.
 
    *Medians varied little among occupations having
     relatively large numbers of injuries and illnesses.
     In that group, the medians were commonly 5 days,
     with a low of 4 days for cooks, welders, and auto
     mechanics and a high of 8 days for sewing-machine
     operators and 9 days for truck drivers.
 
                        -  5  -
 
    *Medians also varied little among major industry
     divisions (ranging from 5 to 8 days), except for mining
     (with a median of 16 days).  More variation occurred
     among individual industries.
 
 
 
Falls in construction profiled
 
    Historically, the construction industry has led manufacturing
and other major industrial classifications in the overall rate
of serious, nonfatal injuries and illnesses.  Disabling falls
continue to be a substantial part of construction's safety problem,
accounting for about a fifth of its 200,000 days away from work
cases in 1993.
 
    The redesigned survey enables researchers to analyze a specific
injury and illness problem, like falls in construction, in some
detail.  Table B illustrates this survey capability, showing
detailed information by type of fall, the resulting disabling
condition, the occupations affected, and the severity of various
types of falls.
 
    Disabling falls require longer periods of recuperation
than other disabling events in the construction industry.
The industry's 41,800 disabling falls had a median of 14 days
away from work, double a median of 7 days for all construction
in 1993.
 
    Falls to a lower level generally result in proportionately
more serious injuries, such as fractures, that require longer
recuperation periods than do falls on the same level in construction.
The 17-day median for the 23,700 falls from elevations compares
with a 10-day median for the 15,500 falls on the same level.
("All falls" includes the category "jumps to a lower level," not
shown separately in table B.)  Falls from a roof require especially
lengthy periods of recuperation.
 
    The risk of disabling falls can vary by occupation. Construction
laborers accounted for the largest share (over a fifth) of all falls
in construction, exceeding their one-eighth share of all private wage
and salary workers in that industry.  Carpenters, by contrast,
experienced a sixth of all construction falls, lower than their
one-fifth share of the industry's wage and salary workers.  Roofers
appear to face only a slightly above-average risk of falls, suggesting
that less experienced workers, such as roofing helpers and construction
laborers, contribute along with roofers to the high rate of elevated
falls to a lower level in the roofing industry.
                        -  6  -
 
Table B. Lost workday injuries and illnesses resulting from falls
in the construction industry, selected characteristics, 1993
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     Characteristic                     Characteristic
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      Type of fall                       Occupation
 
All falls:                           All falls:
  Number..................41,800      Number..........41,800
  Percent................. 100 %      Percent           100 %
Fall to lower level......   57     Construction trade... 55
 Down stairs..............   4      Supervisor..........  5
 From floor, dock, ground           Nonsupervisory...... 50
  to lower level..........   3       Carpenter.......... 16
 From ladder..............  20       Drywall installer..  3
 From roof................   7       Electrician........  6
 From scaffold............   8       Painter............  4
 From nonmoving vehicle...   6       Plumber/pipefitter.  4
Fall  on same level.......  37       Roofer.............  4
Other (including jump)....   6       Other trade........ 13
                                   Other than trade..... 45
     Disabling condition             Helper, construct..  4
                                     Laborer, construct. 23
Fall to lower level:                 Other.............. 18
  Number..................23,700
  Percent................. 100 %         Median days away
 Fracture.................  28             from work
 Sprain, strain...........  29
 Bruise, contusion........  11        All falls......14 days
 Multiple injury..........  10
 Other condition..........  22      Fall to lower level...17
                                     Down stairs..........12
Fall on same level:                  Floor/dock/ground to
  Number..................15,500      lower level.........11
  Percent................. 100 %     From ladder..........15
 Fracture.................  18       From roof............33
 Sprain, strain...........  35       From scaffold........21
 Bruise, contusion........  16       From nonmoving vehic.11
 Multiple injury..........   6
 Other condition..........  25      Fall on same level....10
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SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, 1993.
 
 
Background of the survey
 
    The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported annually on the
number of days away from work injuries and illnesses in private
industry and the frequency of such incidents since the early
1970s.  The 1993 national survey, however, marks  only the second
year that BLS has collected additional detailed information on
such cases in the form of worker and case characteristics data
summarized in this release.  (Counts and rates for cases without
lost workdays and related measures also date back to the early
1970s.  But because of limited resources, additional detail on
less serious cases such as these has not been collected.)
                        -  7  -
 
    The number and frequency (incidence rates) of these cases are
based on logs and other records kept by private industry employers
during the year.  These records reflect not only the year's injury
and illness experience but also the employer's understanding of which
cases are work related under current recordkeeping guidelines of the
U.S. Department of Labor.  The number of injuries and illnesses
reported in any given year also can be influenced by changes in the
level of economic activity, working conditions and work practices,
worker experience and training, and the number of hours worked.
 
    The survey continues to measure the number of new work- related
illness cases which are recognized, diagnosed, and reported each year.
In 1993, 117,000 of the 2-1/4 million cases  with days away from work
were classified as illnesses.  Some conditions, e.g., long-term
latent illnesses caused by exposure to carcinogens, often are
difficult to relate to the workplace and are not adequately recognized
and reported.  These long-term latent illnesses are believed to be
understated in the survey.  In contrast, the overwhelming majority
of the reported new illnesses are those which are easier to directly
relate to workplace activity (e.g., contact dermatitis or carpal tunnel
syndrome).
 
    The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses is a
Federal/State program (50/50 funded) in which employer reports
are collected from about 250,000 private industry establishments
and processed by State agencies cooperating with the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.  Occupational injury and illness data for coal,
metal, and nonmetal mining and for railroad activities were
provided by the Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health
Administration and the Department of Transportation's Federal
Railroad Administration.  The survey excludes fatalities at work
and work-related nonfatal injuries and illnesses to the self
employed; to workers on farms with fewer than 11 employees;
to private household workers; and to employees in federal, state,
and local government agencies.
 
    The survey estimates of the characteristics of cases with
days away from work are based on a scientifically selected
probability sample, rather than a census of the entire
population.  Two levels of sampling were used.  First,
establishments were selected to represent themselves and many
also represented other establishments of like industry and
workforce size that were not selected.  Then, sampled
establishments projected before the survey began to have large
numbers of days away from work cases were instructed on how to
sample those cases to minimize the burden of their response; an
establishment expected to have 20 or fewer cases, however, was
instructed to report on each case, regardless of the actual
number it logged for 1993.
 
    The sample used was one of many possible samples, each of
which could have produced different estimates.  The variation in
the sample across all possible samples that could have been drawn
is measured by the standard error.  For example, the estimated
                        -  8  -
 
41,800 disabling falls in construction has an estimated relative
standard error of 0.8, or fewer than 400 cases.  Such errors have
been calculated for each estimate and are available upon request.
 
    The data also are subject to nonsampling error.  The
inability to obtain detailed information about all cases in the
sample, mistakes in recording or coding the data, and definitional
difficulties are general examples of nonsampling error in the
survey.  Occasionally, such nonsampling errors can produce
apparent data anomalies.  In 1993, for example, the median days
away from work was 6 days surveywide but was 5 days each for men
and for women.  The disparity reflects a small number of cases,
composing about 1 percent of the case total, for which data by
sex were not readily available.  These cases had a median of 9
days away from work, enough to explain why the overall median is
a day higher than the one for either men or women.
 
    Nonsampling errors are not measured and will always be an
integral part of any statistics-gathering program.  However, BLS
has implemented quality assurance procedures to reduce nonsampling
error in its survey, including a rigorous training program for State
coders and a continuing effort to encourage survey participants to
respond fully and accurately to all survey elements.
 
    The four case characteristics used to describe disabling
injury or illness comprise the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and
Illness Classification Structures.  The occupation of the
disabled worker is based on the 1990 Occupational Classification
System developed by the Bureau of the Census.
 
 
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
 
   As part of its new safety and health statistical system, the
Bureau publishes complete counts and characteristics of fatal
work injuries.  The latest information for 1993 was released in
August 1994.  For 1993, the BLS Census counted about 6,300 fatal
work injuries, of which about 4,300 were private wage and salary
workers, 700 worked in government, and virtually all the rest
were self employed individuals.  Highway incidents and homicides
were the leading ways in which workers were fatally injured,
together over a third of the fatality total.
Table 1.  Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1/ by
           selected worker characteristics and industry division, 1993
 (Numbers in thousands)
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                                              |        | Goods-producing:            | Service-producing:
                                              |        |Agricul-|      |      |      |Trans-|      |      |Finance,|
                                              |Private | ture,  |Mining|Con-  |Manu- |porta-|Whole-|Retail|insur-  |Serv-
                  Characteristic              |industry|forestry|  3/  |struc-|fac-  |tion &|sale  |trade |ance, & |ices
                                              |   2/   | and    |      |tion  |turing|public|trade |      |real    |
                                              |        |fishing |      |      |      |utili-|      |      |estate  |
                                              |        |   2/   |      |      |      |ties3/|      |      |        |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
          Total...............................  2252.6    44.8    21.1   204.8  583.8  233.0  160.9  408.6   60.2   535.4
     Sex:
       Men....................................  1490.4    37.1    20.5   199.6  431.7  182.7  138.8  235.7   29.5   214.8
       Women..................................   735.6     7.4      .6     4.3  148.3   37.9   20.9  170.0   29.9   316.4
 
     Age:
       14 to 15 years.........................      .9      .1     -       -      -      -       .1     .5    -        .2
       16 to 19 years.........................    95.8     2.0      .3     5.8   15.8    3.9    4.8   43.1    1.2    19.0
       20 to 24 years.........................   319.7     7.8     1.9    28.5   74.7   24.3   23.5   81.3    6.8    71.1
       25 to 34 years.........................   724.4    16.3     5.7    78.5  185.7   77.6   56.6  121.6   17.7   164.7
       35 to 44 years.........................   566.4     9.8     7.3    52.1  158.4   65.3   40.7   80.0   15.1   137.7
       45 to 54 years.........................   323.5     4.8     3.8    22.5   93.2   42.0   22.0   43.0   10.6    81.7
       55 to 64 years.........................   148.2     2.4     1.5    10.0   42.2   14.7    8.5   22.5    6.0    40.3
       65 years and over......................    21.6      .4      .1      .9    3.4    1.1    1.5    6.2    1.3     6.6
 
     Occupation:
       Managerial and professional specialty..   123.6      .8      .5     2.6    8.5    4.0    5.5   16.2    8.4    77.1
       Technical, sales, and administrative
          support.............................   344.4     1.2      .6     2.7   37.4   36.7   24.7  127.2   25.0    88.8
       Service................................   414.1      .7      .1      .6   12.1   12.1    2.7  119.6   13.3   253.1
       Farming, forestry, and fishing.........    59.0    35.2     -        .5    5.7     .5    2.3    2.3    3.5     9.2
       Precision production, craft, and repair   366.1     1.4    10.2   117.6  100.6   32.9   18.8   41.9    6.1    36.8
       Operators, fabricators, and laborers...   925.5     5.3     9.5    79.5  413.7  144.8  105.5   97.7    3.3    66.3
 
     Length of service with employer:
       Less than 3 months.....................   278.7    10.1     2.7    43.5   60.2   16.2   18.4   59.4    4.4    63.8
       3 to 11 months.........................   410.1     8.8     3.3    45.1   88.5   28.2   30.6   90.9    9.6   105.1
       1 to 5 years...........................   754.9    14.9     6.3    64.5  174.6   71.2   56.7  139.6   23.6   203.5
       More than 5 years......................   598.0     8.5     7.5    39.5  208.9   77.4   44.5   74.9   18.0   118.8
       Not reported...........................   210.9     2.5     1.4    12.1   51.7   40.0   10.7   43.9    4.5    44.2
 
     Race or ethnic origin:
       White, non-Hispanic....................  1250.1    18.0     5.6   141.6  343.9   98.2  102.6  224.6   32.9   282.6
       Black, non-Hispanic....................   195.8     2.4      .3    10.8   52.4   17.9   13.5   28.3    5.6    64.6
       Hispanic...............................   192.3    17.1     1.6    18.0   50.6   10.9   16.0   29.0    5.7    43.4
       Asian or Pacific Islander..............    33.2      .5     -       1.8    7.5    2.0    2.0    6.9    1.1    11.4
       American Indian or Alaskan Native......     9.2      .2     -       1.8    2.3     .6     .6    1.2     .2     2.3
       Not reported...........................   572.1     6.6    13.5    30.8  127.1  103.4   26.3  118.6   14.7   131.1
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1/ Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.
2/ Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3/ Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad
transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and by the Federal
Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal,
and nonmetal industries.
NOTE:  Dashes indicate data that are not available or data that do not meet publication guidelines.
       Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
Table 2.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away
           from work 1/ by selected worker characteristics and industry division, 1993
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                                              |        | Goods-producing:            | Service-producing:
                                              |        |Agricul-|      |      |      |Trans-|      |      |Finance,|
                                              |Private | ture,  |Mining|Con-  |Manu- |porta-|Whole-|Retail|insur-  |Serv-
                  Characteristic              |industry|forestry|  3/  |struc-|fac-  |tion &|sale  |trade |ance, & |ices
                                              |   2/   | and    |      |tion  |turing|public|trade |      |real    |
                                              |        |fishing |      |      |      |utili-|      |      |estate  |
                                              |        |   2/   |      |      |      |ties3/|      |      |        |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
          Total  [2,252,600 cases]............   100.0    100.0   100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0   100.0   100.0
 
     Sex:
       Men....................................    66.2     82.8    97.2   97.5   73.9   78.4   86.3   57.7    49.1    40.1
       Women..................................    32.7     16.5     2.7    2.1   25.4   16.3   13.0   41.6    49.7    59.1
 
     Age:
       14 to 15 years.........................     -         .1     -      -      -      -      -       .1     -       -
       16 to 19 years.........................     4.3      4.5     1.4    2.8    2.7    1.7    3.0   10.5     1.9     3.5
       20 to 24 years.........................    14.2     17.3     8.9   13.9   12.8   10.4   14.6   19.9    11.2    13.3
       25 to 34 years.........................    32.2     36.4    27.0   38.3   31.8   33.3   35.2   29.7    29.3    30.8
       35 to 44 years.........................    25.1     22.0    34.8   25.5   27.1   28.0   25.3   19.6    25.1    25.7
       45 to 54 years.........................    14.4     10.6    17.9   11.0   16.0   18.0   13.6   10.5    17.6    15.3
       55 to 64 years.........................     6.6      5.4     7.0    4.9    7.2    6.3    5.3    5.5    10.0     7.5
       65 years and over......................     1.0      1.0      .5     .4     .6     .5    1.0    1.5     2.2     1.2
 
     Occupation:
       Managerial and professional specialty..     5.5      1.8     2.3    1.3    1.5    1.7    3.4    4.0    13.9    14.4
       Technical, sales, and administrative
          support.............................    15.3      2.8     2.7    1.3    6.4   15.7   15.4   31.1    41.6    16.6
       Service................................    18.4      1.5      .3     .3    2.1    5.2    1.7   29.3    22.1    47.3
       Farming, forestry, and fishing.........     2.6     78.5     -       .2    1.0     .2    1.4     .6     5.8     1.7
       Precision production, craft, and repair    16.3      3.0    48.2   57.4   17.2   14.1   11.7   10.2    10.1     6.9
       Operators, fabricators, and laborers...    41.1     11.8    44.9   38.8   70.9   62.1   65.5   23.9     5.5    12.4
 
     Length of service with employer:
       Less than 3 months.....................    12.4     22.5    12.7   21.3   10.3    6.9   11.5   14.5     7.4    11.9
       3 to 11 months.........................    18.2     19.7    15.6   22.0   15.2   12.1   19.0   22.2    16.0    19.6
       1 to 5 years...........................    33.5     33.3    29.8   31.5   29.9   30.6   35.2   34.2    39.2    38.0
       More than 5 years......................    26.5     18.9    35.5   19.3   35.8   33.2   27.7   18.3    30.0    22.2
       Not reported...........................     9.4      5.6     6.5    5.9    8.8   17.2    6.6   10.7     7.4     8.3
 
     Race or ethnic origin:
       White, non-Hispanic....................    55.5     40.1    26.8   69.1   58.9   42.2   63.7   55.0    54.7    52.8
       Black, non-Hispanic....................     8.7      5.3     1.4    5.3    9.0    7.7    8.4    6.9     9.3    12.1
       Hispanic...............................     8.5     38.2     7.5    8.8    8.7    4.7   10.0    7.1     9.4     8.1
       Asian or Pacific Islander..............     1.5      1.1     -       .9    1.3     .9    1.2    1.7     1.8     2.1
       American Indian or Alaskan Native......      .4       .5     -       .9     .4     .2     .3     .3      .3      .4
       Not reported...........................    25.4     14.7    64.1   15.0   21.8   44.4   16.3   29.0    24.4    24.5
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1/ Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.
2/ Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3/ Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad
transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and by the Federal
Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal,
and nonmetal industries.
NOTE:  Dashes indicate data that are not available or data that do not meet publication guidelines.
       Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, percentages may not add to 100.
Table 3.  Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1/ by
           selected occupations and industry division, 1993
 (Numbers in thousands)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                              |        | Goods-producing:            | Service-producing:
                                              |        |Agricul-|      |      |      |Trans-|      |      |Finance,|
                                              |Private | ture,  |Mining|Con-  |Manu- |porta-|Whole-|Retail|insur-  |Serv-
                  Characteristic              |industry|forestry|  3/  |struc-|fac-  |tion &|sale  |trade |ance, & |ices
                                              |   2/   | and    |      |tion  |turing|public|trade |      |real    |
                                              |        |fishing |      |      |      |utili-|      |      |estate  |
                                              |        |   2/   |      |      |      |ties3/|      |      |        |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
          Total...............................  2252.6    44.8    21.1   204.8  583.8  233.0  160.9  408.6   60.2   535.4
 
     Truck drivers............................   154.7     1.5     1.0     5.9   15.0   76.8   27.4   17.1     .8     9.2
     Laborers, nonconstruction................   146.3     1.1     2.5     -     56.5    9.7   37.6   20.7    1.3    17.1
     Nursing aides, orderlies.................   103.9     -       -       -      -      -      -      -       .5   103.4
     Janitors and cleaners....................    62.1      .5     -        .4   10.3    1.6    1.9    8.4    8.3    30.7
     Construction laborers....................    54.6     -       -      53.1     .1     .4     .1     .1     .1      .8
     Assemblers...............................    46.8      .1     -        .3   41.8     .1    1.8     .8    -       1.8
     Cooks....................................    42.5     -       -       -       .2     .1     .2   29.8     .3    12.0
     Miscellaneous food preparation...........    40.7     -       -       -       .3     .3     .1   30.2     .3     9.4
     Stock handlers and baggers...............    39.5     -       -       -      2.2     .5    3.3   32.0    -       1.4
     Cashiers.................................    35.4     -       -       -       .2     .2     .9   31.3     .2     2.7
     Carpenters...............................    34.8      .1      .1    27.3    3.1     .4     .3    1.1     .6     2.0
     Sales workers, miscellaneous commodities.    31.8     -       -        .1     .4     .2     .9   28.0     .1     2.2
     Maids and housemen.......................    31.7     -       -       -       .1    -      -       .3     .5    30.7
     Registered nurses........................    31.4     -       -       -       .1    -      -      -       .1    31.2
     Supervisors and proprietors, sales.......    31.2     -       -        .1    1.6     .1    4.1   22.9    1.1     1.2
     Welders and cutters......................    29.4      .2      .4     2.2   21.2    1.1    1.9     .3     .2     2.0
     Shipping and receiving clerks............    26.3      .1     -        .1    7.5    7.0    3.7    5.9     .1     1.8
     Waiters and waitresses...................    22.3     -       -       -      -      -      -     15.6     .2     6.4
     Automobile mechanics.....................    22.0     -       -       -       .4     .4     .9   14.9    -       5.3
     Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm    21.3     8.2     -        .4     .5     .2     .3    1.1    3.2     7.4
     Farm workers.............................    20.5    18.3     -       -       .6     .1     .9    -       .2      .3
     Driver-sales workers.....................    18.3     -       -       -      6.4    1.3    7.5    1.4    -       1.6
     Electricians.............................    17.7     -        .5    12.0    3.0     .7     .2     .1     .1     1.1
     Kitchen workers..........................    16.7     -       -       -       .1     .1     .1   15.0     .1     1.4
     Sewing machine operators.................    16.5     -       -       -     16.0    -       .1    -      -        .3
     Supervisors, production..................    16.1     -        .1     -     11.2     .8    1.3     .8     .1     1.8
     Licensed practical nurses................    15.0     -       -       -      -      -      -      -      -      14.9
     Stock and inventory clerks...............    14.8     -       -        .2    3.4     .7    1.6    6.2     .1     2.5
     Packaging machine operators..............    14.8      .1     -       -     13.7     .1     .5     .1    -        .3
     Guards and police, except public.........    14.6      .1     -       -       .6     .8     .1    1.8    1.1    10.2
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
1/ Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.
2/ Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3/ Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad
transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and by the Federal
Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal,
and nonmetal industries.
 
NOTE:  Dashes indicate data that are not available or data that do not meet publication guidelines.
       Because of rounding and occupations not shown, data may not sum to the totals.
 
 
 
 
Table 4.  Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1/ by
           selected injury or illness characteristics and industry division, 1993
 (Numbers in thousands)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                              |        | Goods-producing:            | Service-producing:
                                              |        |Agricul-|      |      |      |Trans-|      |      |Finance,|
                                              |Private | ture,  |Mining|Con-  |Manu- |porta-|Whole-|Retail|insur-  |Serv-
                  Characteristic              |industry|forestry|  3/  |struc-|fac-  |tion &|sale  |trade |ance, & |ices
                                              |   2/   | and    |      |tion  |turing|public|trade |      |real    |
                                              |        |fishing |      |      |      |utili-|      |      |estate  |
                                              |        |   2/   |      |      |      |ties3/|      |      |        |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
          Total...............................  2252.6    44.8    21.1   204.8  583.8  233.0  160.9  408.6   60.2   535.4
 
     Nature of injury, illness:
       Sprains, strains.......................   959.2    15.9     8.9    77.0  222.5  116.1   73.5  163.2   22.1   259.8
       Bruises, contusions....................   211.2     4.3     2.3    15.2   53.1   23.0   15.4   42.2    4.5    51.3
       Cuts, lacerations......................   169.9     4.5     1.2    18.2   48.1    9.3   10.5   47.7    3.3    27.1
       Fractures..............................   136.5     2.9     2.4    20.5   35.4   13.8   10.6   21.3    4.9    24.8
       Carpal tunnel syndrome.................    41.0      .3      .1     1.2   18.7    2.4    1.8    5.0    2.7     8.8
       Heat burns.............................    37.7      .3      .3     2.7    9.0    1.1    1.3   15.3     .3     7.4
       Tendonitis.............................    25.0      .3     -       1.1   13.2    1.1    1.2    2.7     .9     4.5
       Chemical burns.........................    15.7      .3      .2     1.5    5.3    1.1    1.3    2.6     .3     3.1
       Amputations............................    11.3      .3      .2     1.1    6.2     .4     .9    1.1     .3      .9
       Multiple injuries......................    73.2     1.9     1.2     7.1   17.0    7.8    5.5   12.6    2.7    17.3
 
     Part of body affected:
       Head...................................   155.5     4.4     1.5    18.7   45.1   14.8   10.3   25.0    4.1    31.6
         Eye..................................    88.3     2.9      .7    13.0   31.4    6.3    6.3   10.7    1.4    15.5
       Neck...................................    40.7      .6      .5     3.2    9.1    5.6    3.0    6.1    1.2    11.4
       Trunk..................................   869.4    14.9     8.4    73.5  210.1   96.1   67.5  149.8   19.2   230.0
         Shoulder.............................   105.9     1.8      .8     8.1   29.4   12.9    7.4   16.1    2.3    27.2
         Back.................................   615.0    10.0     5.7    51.8  141.0   66.5   48.3  107.4   13.7   170.6
       Upper extremities......................   518.7    10.2     4.0    43.3  177.6   36.4   31.1  105.7   12.4    98.1
         Wrist................................   114.5     1.7      .5     7.2   41.3    9.0    6.3   18.2    4.6    25.6
         Hand, except finger..................    92.4     2.0      .7     8.7   28.3    5.9    5.7   21.3    1.7    18.0
         Finger...............................   192.6     4.2     1.9    17.0   70.1    9.9   11.4   43.5    3.7    30.9
       Lower extremities......................   440.0     9.9     4.7    47.7   97.7   53.7   35.1   82.2   11.9    97.1
         Knee.................................   144.7     3.1     1.7    15.4   31.4   17.4   10.5   25.8    3.5    35.8
         Foot, except toe.....................    85.2     1.7      .8     9.7   20.6    9.1    7.4   18.1    2.0    15.9
         Toe..................................    29.6      .5      .2     3.0    7.6    3.3    2.8    6.2     .8     5.2
       Body systems...........................    32.0      .6      .2     2.1    7.1    3.4    1.2    3.7    3.1    10.5
       Multiple parts.........................   177.2     3.5     1.7    14.7   33.2   21.0   11.8   32.1    7.4    51.9
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 4.  Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work 1/ by
           selected injury or illness characteristics and industry division, 1993 (continued)
 (Numbers in thousands)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                              |        | Goods-producing:            | Service-producing:
                                              |        |Agricul-|      |      |      |Trans-|      |      |Finance,|
                                              |Private | ture,  |Mining|Con-  |Manu- |porta-|Whole-|Retail|insur-  |Serv-
                  Characteristic              |industry|forestry|  3/  |struc-|fac-  |tion &|sale  |trade |ance, & |ices
                                              |   2/   | and    |      |tion  |turing|public|trade |      |real    |
                                              |        |fishing |      |      |      |utili-|      |      |estate  |
                                              |        |   2/   |      |      |      |ties3/|      |      |        |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
     Source of injury, illness:
       Chemicals and chemical products........    43.4     0.8     1.2     2.9   14.9    3.0    2.4    6.8    1.1    10.2
       Containers.............................   330.3     4.7     1.2    11.1   85.5   46.3   36.7   89.5    5.8    49.6
       Furniture and fixtures.................    88.8      .3      .1     3.5   16.8    4.9    4.7   23.8    3.5    31.1
       Machinery..............................   154.1     3.3     2.5    12.9   64.1    6.4   12.7   26.7    3.3    22.3
       Parts and materials....................   249.1     3.8     3.8    50.4   97.2   20.8   19.6   28.9    2.7    21.9
       Worker motion or position..............   332.0     6.0     1.1    24.9  110.2   35.1   21.7   47.6   11.2    74.2
       Floors, walkways, ground surfaces......   340.2     7.3     3.2    36.4   57.2   34.6   20.7   73.6   13.9    93.2
       Tools, instruments, and equipment......   141.8     3.8     1.8    21.4   37.8    9.3    6.8   30.2    3.3    27.3
       Vehicles...............................   157.4     3.6     1.3     9.6   26.7   37.9   18.3   23.2    4.4    32.4
       Health care patient....................    99.4     -       -       -      -      1.8    -       .1     .4    97.1
 
     Event or exposure:
       Contact with objects and equipment ....   614.6    15.0     8.2    69.5  191.3   52.0   45.3  119.1   11.5   102.7
         Struck by object.....................   294.2     7.4     4.4    35.2   78.7   24.5   22.0   65.4    5.6    51.0
         Struck against object................   161.8     3.9     1.8    16.7   44.9   14.4   11.0   34.3    3.8    30.9
         Caught in equipment or object........    98.2     2.1     1.8     7.5   46.7    6.8    8.0   11.5    1.4    12.4
       Fall to lower level....................   111.3     3.6     1.8    23.7   17.7   14.1    8.1   15.9    5.4    20.9
       Fall to same level.....................   244.1     4.0     1.9    15.5   42.8   21.8   12.9   60.9    9.2    75.3
       Slips, trips, loss of balance without
          fall................................    83.1     1.9      .4     6.9   17.5   10.6    6.1   17.2    2.1    20.2
       Overexertion...........................   635.8     8.6     6.1    46.4  156.8   67.5   51.3  108.8   12.3   178.1
         Overexertion in lifting..............   380.4     5.2     2.4    27.2   88.7   38.6   32.8   74.8    7.5   103.3
       Repetitive motion......................    94.3      .8      .2     3.1   49.6    5.2    3.9    9.3    5.2    17.1
       Exposure to harmful substances.........   111.5     2.4     1.0     8.9   31.4    8.1    5.1   24.3    2.6    27.8
       Transportation accidents...............    71.3     1.8      .4     5.5    9.3   17.6    8.0    8.0    2.9    17.8
       Fires and explosions...................     4.8      .1      .1      .8    1.2     .3     .7     .9     .1      .7
       Assaults and violent acts by person....    21.3      .1     -        .2     .8     .9     .3    4.0     .7    14.2
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
1/ Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.
2/ Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3/ Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad
transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and by the Federal
Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal,
and nonmetal industries.
 
NOTE:  Dashes indicate data that are not available or data that do not meet publication guidelines.
       Because of rounding and classifications not shown, data may not sum to the totals.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 5.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away
           from work 1/ by selected injury or illness characteristics and industry division, 1993
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                              |        | Goods-producing:            | Service-producing:
                                              |        |Agricul-|      |      |      |Trans-|      |      |Finance,|
                                              |Private | ture,  |Mining|Con-  |Manu- |porta-|Whole-|Retail|insur-  |Serv-
                  Characteristic              |industry|forestry|  3/  |struc-|fac-  |tion &|sale  |trade |ance, & |ices
                                              |   2/   | and    |      |tion  |turing|public|trade |      |real    |
                                              |        |fishing |      |      |      |utili-|      |      |estate  |
                                              |        |   2/   |      |      |      |ties3/|      |      |        |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
          Total  [2,252,600 cases]............   100.0    100.0   100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0   100.0
 
     Nature of injury, illness:
       Sprains, strains.......................    42.6     35.6    42.3   37.6   38.1   49.8   45.7   39.9   36.8    48.5
       Bruises, contusions....................     9.4      9.5    10.8    7.4    9.1    9.9    9.6   10.3    7.5     9.6
       Cuts, lacerations......................     7.5     10.0     5.8    8.9    8.2    4.0    6.5   11.7    5.5     5.1
       Fractures..............................     6.1      6.4    11.2   10.0    6.1    5.9    6.6    5.2    8.1     4.6
       Carpal tunnel syndrome.................     1.8       .6      .3     .6    3.2    1.1    1.1    1.2    4.5     1.6
       Heat burns.............................     1.7       .7     1.5    1.3    1.5     .5     .8    3.8     .5     1.4
       Tendonitis.............................     1.1       .6     -       .6    2.3     .5     .8     .7    1.5      .8
       Chemical burns.........................      .7       .8      .8     .7     .9     .5     .8     .6     .5      .6
       Amputations............................      .5       .6      .9     .6    1.1     .2     .6     .3     .4      .2
       Multiple injuries......................     3.2      4.3     5.8    3.5    2.9    3.3    3.4    3.1    4.5     3.2
 
     Part of body affected:
       Head...................................     6.9      9.8     7.0    9.1    7.7    6.3    6.4    6.1    6.8     5.9
         Eye..................................     3.9      6.5     3.4    6.4    5.4    2.7    3.9    2.6    2.4     2.9
       Neck...................................     1.8      1.3     2.2    1.6    1.6    2.4    1.9    1.5    2.0     2.1
       Trunk..................................    38.6     33.3    39.9   35.9   36.0   41.2   41.9   36.7   31.9    43.0
         Shoulder.............................     4.7      4.0     3.7    4.0    5.0    5.5    4.6    3.9    3.9     5.1
         Back.................................    27.3     22.2    26.8   25.3   24.1   28.6   30.0   26.3   22.8    31.9
       Upper extremities......................    23.0     22.8    18.9   21.1   30.4   15.6   19.3   25.9   20.6    18.3
         Wrist................................     5.1      3.7     2.4    3.5    7.1    3.9    3.9    4.5    7.7     4.8
         Hand, except finger..................     4.1      4.5     3.3    4.2    4.9    2.5    3.5    5.2    2.9     3.4
         Finger...............................     8.6      9.4     8.9    8.3   12.0    4.3    7.1   10.7    6.1     5.8
       Lower extremities......................    19.5     22.2    22.2   23.3   16.7   23.0   21.8   20.1   19.8    18.1
         Knee.................................     6.4      7.0     8.2    7.5    5.4    7.5    6.5    6.3    5.8     6.7
         Foot, except toe.....................     3.8      3.7     3.8    4.8    3.5    3.9    4.6    4.4    3.3     3.0
         Toe..................................     1.3      1.2      .9    1.5    1.3    1.4    1.7    1.5    1.3     1.0
       Body systems...........................     1.4      1.4     1.2    1.0    1.2    1.4     .7     .9    5.2     2.0
       Multiple parts.........................     7.9      7.8     8.1    7.2    5.7    9.0    7.3    7.9   12.3     9.7
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 5.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away
           from work 1/ by selected injury or illness characteristics and industry division, 1993 (continued)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                              |        | Goods-producing:            | Service-producing:
                                              |        |Agricul-|      |      |      |Trans-|      |      |Finance,|
                                              |Private | ture,  |Mining|Con-  |Manu- |porta-|Whole-|Retail|insur-  |Serv-
                  Characteristic              |industry|forestry|  3/  |struc-|fac-  |tion &|sale  |trade |ance, & |ices
                                              |   2/   | and    |      |tion  |turing|public|trade |      |real    |
                                              |        |fishing |      |      |      |utili-|      |      |estate  |
                                              |        |   2/   |      |      |      |ties3/|      |      |        |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
     Source of injury, illness:
       Chemicals and chemical products........     1.9      1.9     5.7    1.4    2.5    1.3    1.5    1.7    1.9    1.9
       Containers.............................    14.7     10.4     5.8    5.4   14.6   19.9   22.8   21.9    9.6    9.3
       Furniture and fixtures.................     3.9       .8      .6    1.7    2.9    2.1    2.9    5.8    5.8    5.8
       Machinery..............................     6.8      7.3    11.7    6.3   11.0    2.7    7.9    6.5    5.5    4.2
       Parts and materials....................    11.1      8.5    17.8   24.6   16.6    8.9   12.2    7.1    4.4    4.1
       Worker motion or position..............    14.7     13.4     5.4   12.2   18.9   15.1   13.5   11.6   18.6   13.9
       Floors, walkways, ground surfaces......    15.1     16.2    15.4   17.8    9.8   14.8   12.9   18.0   23.0   17.4
       Tools, instruments, and equipment......     6.3      8.6     8.5   10.5    6.5    4.0    4.2    7.4    5.5    5.1
       Vehicles...............................     7.0      8.0     6.2    4.7    4.6   16.3   11.4    5.7    7.3    6.0
       Health care patient....................     4.4      -       -      -      -       .8    -      -       .6   18.1
 
     Event or exposure:
       Contact with objects and equipment ....    27.3    33.4    39.1    34.0   32.8   22.3   28.2   29.1   19.1   19.2
         Struck by object.....................    13.1    16.5    21.0    17.2   13.5   10.5   13.7   16.0    9.3    9.5
         Struck against object................     7.2     8.7     8.5     8.2    7.7    6.2    6.9    8.4    6.3    5.8
         Caught in equipment or object........     4.4     4.7     8.4     3.7    8.0    2.9    5.0    2.8    2.3    2.3
       Fall to lower level....................     4.9     8.1     8.3    11.6    3.0    6.0    5.0    3.9    8.9    3.9
       Fall to same level.....................    10.8     8.9     8.9     7.6    7.3    9.3    8.0   14.9   15.2   14.1
       Slips, trips, loss of balance without
          fall................................     3.7     4.3     1.8     3.4    3.0    4.6    3.8    4.2    3.5    3.8
       Overexertion...........................    28.2    19.2    28.7    22.7   26.9   29.0   31.9   26.6   20.5   33.3
         Overexertion in lifting..............    16.9    11.5    11.3    13.3   15.2   16.5   20.4   18.3   12.5   19.3
       Repetitive motion......................     4.2     1.8      .8     1.5    8.5    2.2    2.4    2.3    8.6    3.2
       Exposure to harmful substances.........     5.0     5.3     4.7     4.3    5.4    3.5    3.2    5.9    4.3    5.2
       Transportation accidents...............     3.2     4.1     1.9     2.7    1.6    7.5    5.0    2.0    4.8    3.3
       Fires and explosions...................      .2      .2      .3      .4     .2     .1     .4     .2     .2     .1
       Assaults and violent acts by person....      .9      .2     -        .1     .1     .4     .2    1.0    1.2    2.7
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1/ Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.
2/ Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3/ Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad
transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and by the Federal
Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal,
and nonmetal industries.
 
NOTE:  Dashes indicate data that are not available or data that do not meet publication guidelines.
       Because of rounding and classifications not shown, percentages may not add to 100.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 6.  Incidence rates 1/ for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from
           work 2/ per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and industry division, 1993
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                                              |        | Goods-producing:            | Service-producing:
                                              |        |Agricul-|      |      |      |Trans-|      |      |Finance,|
                                              |Private | ture,  |Mining|Con-  |Manu- |porta-|Whole-|Retail|insur-  |Serv-
                  Characteristic              |industry|forestry|  4/  |struc-|fac-  |tion &|sale  |trade |ance, & |ices
                                              |   3/   | and    |      |tion  |turing|public|trade |      |real    |
                                              |        |fishing |      |      |      |utili-|      |      |estate  |
                                              |        |   3/   |      |      |      |ties4/|      |      |        |
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          Total  [2,252,600 cases]............   285.6    421.3   334.1  490.5  326.1  425.9  280.0  274.2   99.1   233.6
 
     Nature of injury, illness:
       Sprains, strains.......................   121.6    149.9   141.4  184.4  124.3  212.3  127.8  109.6   36.4   113.4
       Bruises, contusions....................    26.8     40.1    36.1   36.4   29.6   42.0   26.8   28.3    7.4    22.4
       Cuts, lacerations......................    21.5     42.0    19.4   43.6   26.8   17.1   18.3   32.0    5.4    11.8
       Fractures..............................    17.3     26.9    37.4   49.2   19.8   25.2   18.4   14.3    8.0    10.8
       Carpal tunnel syndrome.................     5.2      2.4     1.1    2.9   10.4    4.5    3.1    3.4    4.4     3.8
       Heat burns.............................     4.8      3.0     5.0    6.4    5.0    2.0    2.2   10.3    -       3.2
       Tendonitis.............................     3.2      2.4     -      2.7    7.4    2.0    2.1    1.8    1.5     2.0
       Chemical burns.........................     2.0      3.2     2.6    3.6    2.9    2.0    2.3    1.7    -       1.4
       Amputations............................     1.4      2.6     3.0    2.7    3.5    -      1.6    -      -       -
       Multiple injuries......................     9.3     17.9    19.5   17.1    9.5   14.2    9.5    8.5    4.5     7.5
 
     Part of body affected:
       Head...................................    19.7     41.4    23.6   44.7   25.2   27.0   18.0   16.8    6.7    13.8
         Eye..................................    11.2     27.3    11.4   31.2   17.6   11.6   11.0    7.2    2.4     6.7
       Neck...................................     5.2      5.5     7.5    7.7    5.1   10.3    5.2    4.1    2.0     5.0
       Trunk..................................   110.2    140.5   133.2  176.0  117.3  175.6  117.4  100.6   31.6   100.3
         Shoulder.............................    13.4     16.7    12.3   19.4   16.4   23.5   12.8   10.8    3.9    11.8
         Back.................................    78.0     93.5    89.7  124.1   78.7  121.6   84.1   72.1   22.6    74.4
       Upper extremities......................    65.8     96.1    63.1  103.7   99.2   66.5   54.0   70.9   20.4    42.8
         Wrist................................    14.5     15.5     8.0   17.3   23.1   16.5   11.0   12.2    7.6    11.2
         Hand, except finger..................    11.7     19.0    11.1   20.8   15.8   10.8    9.9   14.3    2.8     7.9
         Finger...............................    24.4     39.7    29.8   40.7   39.1   18.2   19.9   29.2    6.0    13.5
       Lower extremities......................    55.8     93.5    74.2  114.4   54.6   98.1   61.0   55.1   19.6    42.4
         Knee.................................    18.3     29.5    27.4   36.8   17.6   31.8   18.3   17.3    5.8    15.6
         Foot, except toe.....................    10.8     15.6    12.6   23.3   11.5   16.6   12.9   12.1    3.3     6.9
         Toe..................................     3.8      5.0     3.2    7.2    4.2    6.0    4.9    4.1    1.3     2.3
       Body systems...........................     4.1      6.1     3.9    5.0    4.0    6.1    2.1    2.5    5.1     4.6
       Multiple parts.........................    22.5     32.8    27.2   35.1   18.5   38.4   20.5   21.5   12.2    22.6
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See footnotes at end of table.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 6.  Incidence rates 1/ for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from
           work 2/ per 10,000 full-time workers for selected characteristics and industry division, 1993 (continued)
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                                              |        | Goods-producing:            | Service-producing:
                                              |        |Agricul-|      |      |      |Trans-|      |      |Finance,|
                                              |Private | ture,  |Mining|Con-  |Manu- |porta-|Whole-|Retail|insur-  |Serv-
                  Characteristic              |industry|forestry|  4/  |struc-|fac-  |tion &|sale  |trade |ance &  |ices
                                              |   3/   | and    |      |tion  |turing|public|trade |      |real    |
                                              |        |fishing |      |      |      |utili-|      |      |estate  |
                                              |        |   3/   |      |      |      |ties4/|      |      |        |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
     Source of injury, illness:
       Chemicals and chemical products........     5.5      7.8    18.9    7.0    8.3    5.5    4.2    4.6    1.8     4.5
       Containers.............................    41.9     43.8    19.4   26.5   47.7   84.6   63.9   60.1    9.6    21.6
       Furniture and fixtures.................    11.3      3.2     1.8    8.5    9.4    8.9    8.2   16.0    5.8    13.6
       Machinery..............................    19.5     31.0    39.0   30.8   35.8   11.6   22.0   17.9    5.4     9.7
       Parts and materials....................    31.6     35.7    59.6  120.8   54.3   38.0   34.1   19.4    4.4     9.6
       Worker motion or position..............    42.1     56.3    18.1   59.7   61.5   64.2   37.7   31.9   18.4    32.4
       Floors, walkways, ground surfaces......    43.1     68.3    51.4   87.1   32.0   63.2   36.1   49.4   22.8    40.7
       Tools, instruments, and equipment......    18.0     36.0    28.2   51.3   21.1   16.9   11.9   20.3    5.4    11.9
       Vehicles...............................    20.0     33.9    20.6   23.0   14.9   69.3   31.8   15.6    7.2    14.1
       Health care patient....................    12.6      -       -      -      -      3.2    -      -      -      42.3
 
     Event or exposure:
       Contact with objects and equipment ....    77.9    140.6   130.5  166.6  106.8   95.0   78.9   79.9   19.0    44.8
         Struck by object.....................    37.3     69.3    70.2   84.2   43.9   44.8   38.2   43.9    9.2    22.3
         Struck against object................    20.5     36.8    28.5   40.1   25.1   26.2   19.2   23.0    6.3    13.5
         Caught in equipment or object........    12.4     19.7    28.0   17.9   26.1   12.4   14.0    7.7    2.2     5.4
       Fall to lower level....................    14.1     34.2    27.8   56.9    9.9   25.8   14.1   10.7    8.8     9.1
       Fall to same level.....................    31.0     37.4    29.7   37.0   23.9   39.8   22.4   40.9   15.1    32.9
       Slips, trips, loss of balance without
          fall................................    10.5     18.0     5.8   16.6    9.8   19.4   10.7   11.6    3.5     8.8
       Overexertion...........................    80.6     80.7    96.0  111.2   87.6  123.3   89.2   73.0   20.3    77.7
         Overexertion in lifting..............    48.2     48.6    37.8   65.2   49.5   70.5   57.0   50.2   12.4    45.1
       Repetitive motion......................    12.0      7.5     2.8    7.3   27.7    9.4    6.8    6.2    8.6     7.5
       Exposure to harmful substances.........    14.1     22.3    15.8   21.2   17.5   14.8    8.9   16.3    4.3    12.2
       Transportation accidents...............     9.0     17.4     6.4   13.2    5.2   32.1   14.0    5.4    4.7     7.8
       Fires and explosions...................     -        -       -      1.9    -      -      1.2    -      -       -
       Assaults and violent acts by person....     2.7      -       -      -      -      1.6    -      2.7    1.2     6.2
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1/ Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and
   were calculated as:  (N/EH) x 20,000,000) where
 
     N              = number of injuries and illnesses
     EH             = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year
     20,000,000     = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
                      (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).
 
2/ Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.
3/ Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
4/ Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad
transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and by the Federal
Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal,
and nonmetal industries.
 
NOTE:  Dashes indicate data that are not available, data that do not meet publication guidelines, or data for incidence rates
less  than 1.0 per 10,000 full-time workers.
 
Table 7.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from
           work 1/ by selected worker characteristics and number of days away from work, 1993
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                                               |     |Percent of cases involving:                      |
                                               |     |      |       |      |      |      |      |      |Median
                                               |Total|      |       |      |      |      |      |      | days
                  Characteristic               |cases|      |       |      | 6 to | 11 to| 21 to|  31  | away
                                               |     | 1 day| 2 days|3 to 5|  10  |  20  |  30  | days | from
                                               |     |      |       | days | days | days | days |  or  | work
                                               |     |      |       |      |      |      |      | more |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
          Total  [2,252,600 cases]............  100.0   16.3   13.0   20.7   13.4   11.4    6.3   19.0     6
 
     Sex:
       Men....................................  100.0   16.4   12.9   20.7   13.3   11.3    6.4   19.0     5
       Women..................................  100.0   16.0   13.1   21.0   13.7   11.4    6.2   18.7     5
 
     Age:
       14 to 15 years.........................  100.0   24.7   23.1   19.1   16.9    7.3    4.2    4.8     3
       16 to 19 years.........................  100.0   21.0   17.3   25.8   14.6    9.1    4.2    8.0     4
       20 to 24 years.........................  100.0   20.0   16.0   22.7   14.1   10.4    5.1   11.8     4
       25 to 34 years.........................  100.0   17.9   13.6   21.5   13.2   11.2    5.7   16.8     5
       35 to 44 years.........................  100.0   14.7   11.8   20.0   13.4   11.5    6.8   21.7     7
       45 to 54 years.........................  100.0   12.6   10.6   18.4   13.0   12.2    8.0   25.1     9
       55 to 64 years.........................  100.0   11.5   10.1   17.5   13.5   12.7    7.8   27.0    10
       65 years and over......................  100.0   10.6    9.6   18.6   14.0   12.7    6.4   28.1    10
 
     Occupation:
       Managerial and professional specialty..  100.0   18.6   14.6   21.9   13.9   10.7    4.9   15.4     5
       Technical, sales, and administrative
          support.............................  100.0   16.4   13.5   21.8   12.7   10.9    6.6   18.1     5
       Service................................  100.0   15.8   14.2   22.6   15.1   11.1    5.7   15.3     5
       Farming, forestry, and fishing.........  100.0   13.8   13.4   22.9   15.1   12.4    6.1   16.4     6
       Precision production, craft, and repair  100.0   16.8   12.3   19.8   12.3   11.1    6.5   21.2     6
       Operators, fabricators, and laborers...  100.0   15.9   12.2   19.6   13.2   11.8    6.6   20.8     6
 
     Length of service with employer:
       Less than 3 months.....................  100.0   18.2   14.5   22.5   13.4   10.2    5.5   15.8     5
       3 to 11 months.........................  100.0   16.9   14.3   22.6   13.5   10.8    5.6   16.4     5
       1 to 5 years...........................  100.0   16.6   13.5   20.8   13.6   11.1    6.2   18.3     5
       More than 5 years......................  100.0   14.8   11.1   18.9   13.0   12.5    7.3   22.4     7
 
     Race or ethnic origin:
       White, non-Hispanic....................  100.0   16.9   13.2   20.5   13.1   11.1    6.4   18.8     5
       Black, non-Hispanic....................  100.0   15.4   13.3   20.5   13.6   11.6    6.7   19.1     6
       Hispanic...............................  100.0   14.4   12.4   21.6   14.3   11.8    6.1   19.3     6
       Asian or Pacific Islander..............  100.0   17.4   13.5   23.2   14.6   10.8    5.7   14.9     5
       American Indian or Alaskan Native......  100.0   16.6   13.1   21.9   13.5   12.4    5.7   16.9     5
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1/ Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.
NOTE:  Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 8.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from
           work 1/ by selected occupations and number of days away from work, 1993
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                                               |     |Percent of cases involving:                      |
                                               |     |      |       |      |      |      |      |      |Median
                                               |Total|      |       |      |      |      |      |      | days
                  Characteristic               |cases|      |       |      | 6 to | 11 to| 21 to|  31  | away
                                               |     | 1 day| 2 days|3 to 5|  10  |  20  |  30  | days | from
                                               |     |      |       | days | days | days | days |  or  | work
                                               |     |      |       |      |      |      |      | more |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
          Total  [2,252,600 cases]............  100.0   16.3   13.0   20.7   13.4   11.4    6.3   19.0     6
 
     Truck drivers............................  100.0   11.4   10.2   19.2   13.4   13.0    7.4   25.4     9
     Laborers, nonconstruction................  100.0   17.3   13.6   21.1   13.3   11.5    5.9   17.4     5
     Nursing aides, orderlies.................  100.0   13.8   12.9   23.0   16.5   11.4    5.7   16.6     6
     Janitors and cleaners....................  100.0   16.5   14.4   21.2   13.1   11.1    6.4   17.3     5
     Construction laborers....................  100.0   14.7   12.4   19.3   12.5   10.6    7.5   22.9     7
     Assemblers...............................  100.0   17.1   11.7   18.7   12.7   11.9    6.7   21.2     6
     Cooks....................................  100.0   19.2   16.7   21.4   16.1   10.4    4.4   11.8     4
     Miscellaneous food preparation...........  100.0   15.2   17.1   22.6   17.1   10.9    4.9   12.3     5
     Stock handlers and baggers...............  100.0   14.9   12.8   21.7   16.0   12.4    5.8   16.5     6
     Cashiers.................................  100.0   12.4   14.3   22.6   13.4   10.1    6.1   21.1     6
     Carpenters...............................  100.0   15.0   11.6   19.7   11.5   11.6    7.0   23.6     7
     Sales workers, miscellaneous commodities.  100.0   14.7   15.2   21.7   12.1   10.5    5.3   20.5     5
     Maids and housemen.......................  100.0   14.3   14.8   23.0   13.8   10.4    7.4   16.3     5
     Registered nurses........................  100.0   18.7   13.2   21.8   15.1   12.8    4.9   13.5     5
     Supervisors and proprietors, sales.......  100.0   16.4   13.0   21.8   13.1   10.8    6.3   18.5     5
     Welders and cutters......................  100.0   25.4   13.4   18.0   10.5    9.4    5.6   17.6     4
     Shipping and receiving clerks............  100.0   18.3   13.9   23.0   12.5    9.9    5.3   17.1     5
     Waiters and waitresses...................  100.0   18.2   12.3   21.2   13.6   11.0    5.8   17.9     5
     Automobile mechanics.....................  100.0   21.7   13.7   22.6   11.7    9.3    4.8   16.1     4
     Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm  100.0   16.1   14.7   22.7   15.5    9.9    6.6   14.5     5
     Farm workers.............................  100.0   12.1   12.5   25.2   15.9   12.2    5.8   16.3     6
     Driver-sales workers.....................  100.0   12.7   11.9   19.4   13.8   13.5    7.4   21.3     7
     Electricians.............................  100.0   16.7   11.7   19.1   10.6   11.5    6.6   23.9     7
     Kitchen workers..........................  100.0   13.2   13.5   25.6   14.8   13.5    5.9   13.5     5
     Sewing machine operators.................  100.0   16.1   11.0   16.0   13.0   12.6    7.3   23.9     8
     Supervisors, production..................  100.0   17.6   13.4   21.0   15.0   10.9    5.7   16.4     5
     Licensed practical nurses................  100.0   15.1   12.7   23.7   14.7   10.5    5.3   18.0     5
     Stock and inventory clerks...............  100.0   17.0   13.0   22.0   12.1   11.5    7.1   17.3     5
     Packaging machine operators..............  100.0   17.0   11.6   19.1   13.5   11.6    7.0   20.3     6
     Guards and police, except public.........  100.0   14.0   12.9   21.9   15.1    8.9    6.7   20.4     6
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1/ Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.
NOTE:  Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 9.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from
           work 1/ by selected injury or illness characteristics and number of days away from work, 1993
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                                               |     |Percent of cases involving:                      |
                                               |     |      |       |      |      |      |      |      |Median
                                               |Total|      |       |      |      |      |      |      | days
                  Characteristic               |cases|      |       |      | 6 to | 11 to| 21 to|  31  | away
                                               |     | 1 day| 2 days|3 to 5|  10  |  20  |  30  | days | from
                                               |     |      |       | days | days | days | days |  or  | work
                                               |     |      |       |      |      |      |      | more |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 
          Total  [2,252,600 cases]............  100.0   16.3   13.0   20.7   13.4   11.4    6.3   19.0     6
 
     Nature of injury, illness:
       Sprains, strains.......................  100.0   12.8   12.6   23.3   14.9   12.1    6.0   18.3     6
       Bruises, contusions....................  100.0   23.6   17.6   23.8   11.7    9.2    4.2    9.8     3
       Cuts, lacerations......................  100.0   25.7   16.0   21.5   15.1    9.2    4.4    8.1     3
       Fractures..............................  100.0    7.4    7.3   11.7   10.9   14.0   11.0   37.7    20
       Carpal tunnel syndrome.................  100.0    2.7    2.7    7.1    8.0   13.6   18.4   47.5    30
       Heat burns.............................  100.0   18.6   16.2   22.1   16.6   11.9    6.3    8.2     4
       Tendonitis.............................  100.0   11.9    9.6   17.9   13.8   14.5    7.5   24.7    10
       Chemical burns.........................  100.0   33.4   21.3   21.7    9.4    6.0    2.1    6.1     2
       Amputations............................  100.0    5.2    4.5   12.0   10.7   15.7   11.7   40.2    22
       Multiple injuries......................  100.0   15.2   12.3   18.9   12.6   12.5    6.6   21.8     7
 
     Part of body affected:
       Head...................................  100.0   40.4   20.9   19.7    7.7    4.3    1.9    5.0     2
         Eyes.................................  100.0   49.0   22.7   18.1    5.3    2.0     .9    1.9     2
       Neck...................................  100.0   16.0   14.6   21.5   13.9    9.7    5.8   18.5     5
       Trunk..................................  100.0   12.1   11.6   22.0   14.8   12.4    6.6   20.6     7
         Shoulder.............................  100.0   12.8   11.1   19.4   14.1   11.7    6.1   24.9     7
         Back.................................  100.0   11.7   11.8   23.3   15.4   12.1    5.8   19.9     6
       Upper extremities......................  100.0   17.6   12.9   19.2   13.3   11.7    7.0   18.3     6
         Wrist................................  100.0    9.6    8.6   14.4   11.5   13.1   11.0   31.8    14
         Hand, except finger..................  100.0   21.9   14.6   22.0   13.1   10.5    4.8   13.1     4
         Finger...............................  100.0   21.5   14.7   20.5   14.6   10.9    6.0   11.7     4
       Lower extremities......................  100.0   14.7   13.5   21.2   13.2   11.7    6.5   19.1     6
         Knee.................................  100.0   11.7   10.6   19.7   12.3   12.1    8.0   25.7     9
         Foot, except toe.....................  100.0   17.7   15.9   21.0   13.5   10.4    6.1   15.4     5
         Toe..................................  100.0   19.6   18.0   21.7   12.8   12.2    5.6   10.1     4
       Body systems...........................  100.0   24.5   15.8   18.1   11.2    8.4    4.6   17.5     4
       Multiple parts.........................  100.0   13.5   10.9   19.2   13.0   11.4    6.9   25.1     8
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Table 9.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from
           work 1/ by selected injury or illness characteristics and number of days away from work, 1993 (continued)
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                                               |     |Percent of cases involving:                      |
                                               |     |      |       |      |      |      |      |      |Median
                                               |Total|      |       |      |      |      |      |      | days
                  Characteristic               |cases|      |       |      | 6 to | 11 to| 21 to|  31  | away
                                               |     | 1 day| 2 days|3 to 5|  10  |  20  |  30  | days | from
                                               |     |      |       | days | days | days | days |  or  | work
                                               |     |      |       |      |      |      |      | more |
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     Source of injury, illness:
       Chemicals and chemical products........  100.0   31.7   19.8   21.8   10.6    6.5    2.7    6.8     2
       Containers.............................  100.0   14.1   12.7   22.2   14.9   12.4    6.1   17.7     6
       Furniture and fixtures.................  100.0   16.9   16.4   21.8   13.3   10.7    6.4   14.5     5
       Machinery..............................  100.0   15.9   12.6   19.9   13.9   12.2    6.5   18.9     6
       Parts and materials....................  100.0   17.4   13.5   20.6   13.4   11.4    6.1   17.6     5
       Worker motion or position..............  100.0   11.3   10.4   20.0   13.4   12.2    8.3   24.4     8
       Floors, walkways, ground surfaces......  100.0   13.0   11.5   19.5   12.3   11.8    7.0   24.9     8
       Tools, instruments, and equipment......  100.0   22.5   15.3   20.1   14.4    9.6    5.0   13.0     4
       Vehicles...............................  100.0   13.0   12.0   20.7   13.3   12.1    6.7   22.2     7
       Health care patient....................  100.0   13.9   13.7   24.1   15.4   11.5    5.7   15.8     5
 
     Event or exposure:
       Contact with objects and equipment ....  100.0   23.7   15.8   20.7   12.7    9.5    4.9   12.6     4
         Struck by object.....................  100.0   23.0   16.2   21.0   12.9    9.4    4.8   12.6     4
         Struck against object................  100.0   22.9   15.9   21.7   13.4    9.8    4.8   11.5     4
         Caught in equipment or object........  100.0   16.3   11.9   19.8   13.8   12.5    6.8   19.0     6
       Fall to lower level....................  100.0   11.2   10.7   18.1   11.9   11.8    7.7   28.5    10
       Fall to same level.....................  100.0   14.1   12.0   20.2   12.4   12.0    6.7   22.7     7
       Slips, trips, loss of balance without
          fall................................  100.0   13.8   12.6   22.1   14.4   10.9    6.4   19.9     6
       Overexertion...........................  100.0   11.9   11.8   22.1   15.0   12.9    6.6   19.9     7
         Overexertion in lifting..............  100.0   11.7   12.0   22.5   15.2   12.7    6.8   19.2     7
       Repetitive motion......................  100.0    7.0    5.7   12.0   11.8   14.3   13.0   36.3    20
       Exposure to harmful substances.........  100.0   28.4   18.1   22.1   12.6    8.2    3.9    6.7     3
       Transportation accidents...............  100.0   11.9   10.7   19.0   12.5   11.4    7.5   27.1     9
       Fires and explosions...................  100.0   13.7   12.9   14.4   13.1   12.2    7.6   26.1    10
       Assaults and violent acts by person....  100.0   18.4   13.3   20.4   14.1   10.8    5.4   17.6     5
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1/ Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.
NOTE:  Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table 10.  Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from
            work 1/ by industry division and number of days away from work, 1993
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                                               |     |Percent of cases involving:                      |
                                               |     |      |       |      |      |      |      |      |Median
                                               |Total|      |       |      |      |      |      |      | days
                  Characteristic               |cases|      |       |      | 6 to | 11 to| 21 to|  31  | away
                                               |     | 1 day| 2 days|3 to 5|  10  |  20  |  30  | days | from
                                               |     |      |       | days | days | days | days |  or  | work
                                               |     |      |       |      |      |      |      | more |
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     Private industry 2/   [2,252,600 cases]..  100.0   16.3   13.0   20.7   13.4   11.4    6.3   19.0     6
 
 
     Goods-producing:
         Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 2/  100.0   14.2   13.0   23.2   14.2   11.6    6.8   17.0     5
         Mining 3/............................  100.0    9.0    7.7   15.0   11.9   10.8    6.8   38.8    16
         Construction.........................  100.0   15.0   11.9   19.4   12.1   10.9    7.1   23.6     7
         Manufacturing........................  100.0   18.3   12.6   18.6   12.3   11.6    6.8   19.9     6
           Durable goods......................  100.0   18.9   12.7   18.1   11.7   11.4    6.9   20.3     6
           Nondurable goods...................  100.0   17.4   12.4   19.2   13.3   11.8    6.6   19.4     6
 
 
     Service-producing:
         Transportation and public
            utilities 3/......................  100.0   12.3   10.5   19.8   14.1   12.8    6.7   23.7     8
         Wholesale trade......................  100.0   16.0   13.1   21.7   13.9   11.1    6.3   17.9     5
         Retail trade.........................  100.0   15.9   14.0   22.0   14.4   11.1    5.8   16.8     5
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..  100.0   18.7   14.6   19.5   11.6   11.6    5.5   18.5     5
         Services.............................  100.0   16.8   14.0   22.9   14.1   11.0    5.8   15.4     5
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1/ Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.
2/ Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3/ Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad
transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and by the Federal
Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal,
and nonmetal industries.
 
NOTE:  Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.