The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently issued the final news release relating to the 1995 data on work injuries and illnesses. It profiles occupations most often affected by these disabling conditions and how these conditions typically occur. A special profile on injuries in the nursing home industry also will be included in this release. This annual BLS bulletin presents a detailed summary of the results of the Survey of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. It provides the number and incidence rates for cases of injuries and illnesses with and without lost workdays for several hundred industries.
Detailed information is presented for the cases with days away from work.
Characteristics of the workers involved, such as their age, sex, and occupation are examined. Case characteristics covering the nature of the injury, the part of the body affected, the source of the injury or illness, and the event or exposure leading to the incident are also investigated. Additionally, the summary provides information on the duration of injuries and illnesses by industry, and worker and case characteristics . A Collection of Data and Analysis . This latest Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries report contains six articles on work fatalities.