Source: http://www.labor.mo.gov/Lmi/Oii2006/2006_cd.asp
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Missouri Labor | 2006 Case and Demographic Data
The most serious nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases involve lost worktime. There were 21,310 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in Missouri private industry in 2006. This number was not significantly changed from the number of cases in 2005. One measure of the severity of lost worktime cases is the percent distribution. A second measure of the severity of lost worktime cases is the median number of lost workdays. The median days away from work designates the point at which half the cases involved more days and half the cases involved fewer days. The median days away from work due to nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Missouri private industry were six days in 2006. There had been eight median days in 2005, 2004, and 2003.
Demographic information provides details of characteristics of the injured or ill worker. This information includes occupation, gender, age of worker, occupational group, length of service with employer at the time of the incident, and race or ethnic origin. Four case characteristics are used to describe each nonfatal occupational injury or illness. The nature of the injury or illness identifies the principal characteristics, or physical effects, of the injury or illness. The part of body affected is identified for the involved worker. The source of injury or illness identifies the object, substance, bodily motion, or exposure that directly produced or inflicted the injury or illness. The event or exposure describes the manner in which the injury or illness was produced or inflicted by the source of the injury or illness.
Chart 1 shows the percent distribution of occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by event or exposure in Missouri private industry in 2006. The two major events or exposures were "contact with object, equipment" accounting for 27.5 percent of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses with days away from work and "overexertion" accounting for 22.4 percent. These two events accounted for almost 50 percent of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in Missouri private industry in 2006.
The percent distribution of occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by source of injury or illness in Missouri private industry in 2006 is presented in Chart 2. Two sources accounted for 46.9 percent of the cases: "floor, ground surfaces" accounted for 25.1 percent of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work and "other" accounted for 21.8 percent.
Chart 3 presents the percent distribution of occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by part of body affected in Missouri private industry in 2006. The part of body most affected was "trunk", accounting for 29.3 percent of the occupational injuries and illnesses with days away from work. "Lower extremities" was the second most affected part of body, accounting for 26.0 percent of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. "Upper extremities" accounted for 23.9 percent of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. These three parts of body accounted for 79.2 percent of the occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in Missouri private industry in 2006.
The percent distribution of occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by nature of injury or illness in Missouri private industry in 2006 is shown in Chart 4. The primary nature of injury or illness was "sprains, strains", which was the nature in 34.1 percent of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work. "Other" was the second most frequent nature, accounting for 19.7 percent of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work.
Chart 5 shows the occupations with the most injuries and illnesses with days away from work in Missouri private industry in 2006. "Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer" had 1,550 injury and illness cases with days away from work in 2006. "Truck drivers, light or delivery services" had 1,140 injuries and illnesses with days away from work.
Occupations with the highest median days away from work in Missouri private industry in 2006 are presented in Chart 6. "Food service managers" had 120 median days away from work in 2006. "First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers" had 77 median days away from work.
Median days away from work due to nonfatal occupational injury or illness by event or exposure in Missouri private industry in 2006 are presented in Chart 7. "Repetitive motion"; "overexertion"; and "slips, trips, loss of balance - without fall" each had nine median days away from work. "Fall on same level" had eight median days away from work.
Chart 8 presents the median days away from work due to nonfatal occupational injury or illness by source of injury or illness in Missouri private industry in 2006. "Worker motion or position" had 11 median days away from work. "Tools, instruments, and equipment"; "floors, walkways, ground surfaces"; and "parts and materials" each had seven median days away from work in 2006.
Chart 9 shows the median days