Table 18. Number, incidence rate, and median days away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected detailed occupation and musculoskeletal disorders in private industry, state government, and local government, 2011
TABLE 18. Number, incidence rate(1), and median days(2) away from work for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(3) by selected detailed occupation and musculoskeletal disorders(4) in private industry, state government, and local government, 2011
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Occupation | Total private, | Private | State | Local
| State, and local government | industry(5)(6)(7) | government(5)(6)(7) | government(5)(6)(7)
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| Number | Incidence rate | Median days away | Number | Incidence rate | Median days away | Number | Incidence rate | Median days away | Number | Incidence rate | Median days away
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Total..........................................................................................| 387,820 | 38.5 | 11 | 309,940 | 35.9 | 11 | 19,560 | 49.4 | 15 | 58,320 | 56.1 | 10
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Nursing assistants..................................................................................| 25,010 | - | 6 | 22,110 | - | 6 | 930 | - | 7 | 1,970 | - | 5
Laborers and freight- stock- and material movers- hand..............................................| 21,700 | 140.0 | 12 | 20,160 | 132.4 | 11 | 180 | 152.6 | 20 | 1,360 | 555.4 | 18
Janitors and cleaners- except maids and housekeeping cleaners.......................................| 16,530 | 114.0 | 8 | 9,280 | 86.3 | 7 | 1,260 | 199.6 | 13 | 5,990 | 196.7 | 10
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers.............................................................| 13,750 | 99.4 | 21 | 13,030 | 94.9 | 22 | 20 | - | 3 | 690 | 407.4 | 13
Registered nurses...................................................................................| 11,880 | - | 8 | 10,210 | - | 8 | 590 | - | 23 | 1,080 | - | 6
Stock clerks and order fillers......................................................................| 10,250 | 80.2 | 12 | 10,050 | 79.5 | 12 | 130 | 131.5 | 33 | 70 | 60.4 | 26
Light truck or delivery services drivers............................................................| 9,600 | 135.7 | 17 | 9,330 | 132.5 | 16 | 40 | - | 5 | 220 | 362.0 | 47
Maintenance and repair workers- general.............................................................| 9,300 | 91.1 | 14 | 6,650 | 77.4 | 15 | 500 | 138.7 | 16 | 2,150 | 171.0 | 10
Production workers- all other.......................................................................| 9,250 | - | 11 | 9,150 | - | 11 | - | - | - | 100 | - | 14
Retail salespersons.................................................................................| 8,550 | 29.4 | 10 | 8,450 | 28.9 | 9 | 90 | 243.1 | 62 | - | - | -
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.....................................................................| 7,610 | 121.1 | 9 | 6,930 | 114.3 | 10 | 210 | 327.3 | 6 | 470 | 241.7 | 5
Police and sheriffs patrol officers.................................................................| 5,950 | 105.7 | 9 | 20 | 39.8 | 8 | 1,170 | 168.6 | 10 | 4,770 | 103.8 | 9
Firefighters........................................................................................| 5,800 | 185.1 | 14 | - | - | - | 210 | 209.9 | 18 | 5,570 | 207.4 | 13
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers......................................................| 5,700 | 51.5 | 11 | 5,650 | 51.0 | 11 | 40 | 139.0 | 145 | - | - | -
Assemblers and fabricators- all other...............................................................| 4,860 | - | 12 | 4,840 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | -
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Emergency medical technicians and paramedics........................................................| 4,830 | 239.7 | 7 | 3,100 | 235.2 | 6 | 20 | - | 26 | 1,700 | 266.2 | 8
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers..............................................................| 4,730 | 74.0 | 7 | 3,150 | 57.3 | 6 | 380 | 252.8 | 26 | 1,200 | 163.9 | 10
Construction laborers...............................................................................| 4,420 | 70.5 | 9 | 3,940 | 65.4 | 10 | 20 | - | 82 | 470 | 185.0 | 5
Automotive service technicians and mechanics........................................................| 4,150 | 78.7 | 15 | 3,750 | 74.1 | 15 | 100 | 174.0 | 7 | 300 | 176.9 | 25
Correctional officers and jailers...................................................................| 3,970 | 101.7 | 30 | 100 | 48.5 | 10 | 3,070 | 124.7 | 31 | 800 | 60.5 | 21
Personal care aides.................................................................................| 3,870 | 68.1 | 16 | 3,040 | 54.1 | 13 | 780 | - | 22 | 50 | 69.0 | 5
Cashiers............................................................................................| 3,930 | 19.5 | 9 | 3,800 | 19.0 | 9 | 60 | 91.0 | 26 | 70 | 29.8 | 3
Home health aides...................................................................................| 3,480 | 50.8 | 13 | 3,420 | 51.4 | 13 | 30 | 21.0 | 19 | 30 | 35.9 | 1
Customer service representatives....................................................................| 3,370 | 19.5 | 9 | 3,310 | 19.7 | 9 | 20 | 8.0 | 4 | 40 | 11.5 | 3
Carpenters..........................................................................................| 3,330 | 70.7 | 17 | 2,990 | 64.9 | 14 | 100 | 272.3 | 115 | 240 | 247.0 | 61
Driver/sales workers................................................................................| 3,300 | 92.4 | 20 | 3,290 | 91.6 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Electricians........................................................................................| 2,920 | 64.7 | 15 | 2,720 | 62.9 | 15 | 120 | 183.0 | 34 | 80 | 55.2 | 14
Food preparation workers............................................................................| 2,860 | 59.0 | 10 | 2,510 | 57.3 | 10 | 140 | 251.5 | 7 | 200 | 50.6 | 14
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses...................................................| 2,840 | 51.1 | 7 | 2,200 | 44.3 | 6 | 330 | 128.3 | 7 | 300 | 86.3 | 3
Installation- maintenance- and repair workers- all other............................................| 2,750 | - | 30 | 2,200 | - | 29 | 60 | - | 33 | 490 | - | 42
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Refuse and recyclable material collectors...........................................................| 2,410 | 244.5 | 8 | 550 | 91.1 | 37 | - | - | - | 1,860 | 515.4 | 7
Cargo and freight agents............................................................................| 2,380 | - | 19 | 2,380 | 346.2 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Shipping- receiving- and traffic clerks.............................................................| 2,350 | 41.4 | 12 | 2,330 | 41.0 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Bus drivers- transit and intercity..................................................................| 2,090 | 172.8 | 15 | 550 | 89.7 | 10 | 320 | - | 20 | 1,220 | 231.6 | 19
Teacher assistants..................................................................................| 2,080 | 25.5 | 7 | 530 | 30.7 | 2 | 60 | 23.4 | 18 | 1,490 | 25.5 | 19
Food preparation and serving related workers- all other.............................................| 2,070 | - | 19 | 1,330 | - | 20 | 110 | - | 15 | 630 | - | 19
Heating- air conditioning- and refrigeration mechanics and installers...............................| 1,980 | 100.8 | 22 | 1,930 | 104.8 | 20 | 20 | 51.8 | 40 | 20 | 28.2 | 47
Bus drivers- school or special client...............................................................| 1,950 | 59.6 | 11 | 640 | 44.0 | 10 | - | - | - | 1,290 | 77.5 | 12
Combined food preparation and serving workers- including fast food..................................| 1,930 | 10.8 | 10 | 1,680 | 9.8 | 8 | 30 | 36.1 | 6 | 220 | 34.6 | 23
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists...............................................| 1,880 | 91.7 | 11 | 1,290 | 73.4 | 13 | 220 | 596.7 | 11 | 370 | 150.1 | 8
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Office clerks- general..............................................................................| 1,860 | 9.0 | 16 | 850 | 5.1 | 7 | 390 | 25.7 | 24 | 620 | 25.5 | 21
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers................................| 1,860 | 42.6 | 8 | 1,490 | 37.3 | 6 | 30 | 28.9 | 8 | 340 | 125.2 | 12
Highway maintenance workers.........................................................................| 1,800 | 147.7 | 11 | 30 | 90.6 | 55 | 740 | 214.9 | 9 | 1,030 | 127.4 | 11
First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers......................................| 1,790 | 290.7 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,750 | 325.5 | 18
Healthcare support workers- all other...............................................................| 1,750 | - | 12 | 1,500 | - | 12 | 80 | - | 6 | 170 | - | 8
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Industrial truck and tractor operators..............................................................| 1,740 | 38.6 | 16 | 1,730 | 38.5 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators......................................| 1,650 | 53.3 | 12 | 520 | 20.7 | 22 | 280 | 195.0 | 7 | 850 | 193.8 | 12
Packers and packagers- hand.........................................................................| 1,610 | - | 11 | 1,610 | 30.5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Plumbers- pipefitters- and steamfitters.............................................................| 1,600 | 52.1 | 12 | 1,410 | 48.3 | 12 | 70 | 173.4 | 30 | 120 | 97.6 | 11
Metal workers and plastic workers- all other........................................................| 1,580 | - | 13 | 1,580 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Farmworkers and laborers- crop- nursery- and greenhouse.............................................| 1,570 | - | 7 | 1,570 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Elementary school teachers- except special education................................................| 1,530 | 13.2 | 5 | 50 | 5.1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1,470 | 15.2 | 5
Cooks- institution and cafeteria....................................................................| 1,520 | 54.1 | 9 | 960 | 57.6 | 9 | 70 | 79.1 | 25 | 500 | 53.9 | 8
Flight attendants...................................................................................| 1,510 | - | 27 | 1,510 | 236.8 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | -
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers......................................| 1,490 | 23.3 | 7 | 1,120 | 18.7 | 4 | 50 | 71.1 | 4 | 320 | 94.2 | 180
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks......................................| 1,490 | 141.1 | 9 | 1,370 | 129.6 | 9 | - | - | - | 120 | - | 16
Inspectors- testers- sorters- samplers- and weighers................................................| 1,460 | 37.7 | 21 | 1,410 | 36.4 | 23 | 20 | - | 2 | 30 | - | 12
Cooks- restaurant...................................................................................| 1,450 | - | 6 | 1,450 | 21.3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Food servers- nonrestaurant.........................................................................| 1,330 | 98.9 | 18 | 1,010 | 78.2 | 39 | 100 | - | 28 | 220 | 428.8 | 7
First-line supervisors of mechanics- installers- and repairers......................................| 1,290 | 32.9 | 14 | 1,030 | 29.3 | 14 | 40 | 32.7 | 58 | 220 | 74.0 | 5
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Machinists..........................................................................................| 1,280 | 38.3 | 15 | 1,270 | 37.8 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | -
First-line supervisors of helpers- laborers- and material movers- hand..............................| 1,280 | 82.7 | 34 | 1,230 | 80.1 | 34 | 30 | - | 27 | 30 | - | 3
General and operations managers.....................................................................| 1,270 | 7.1 | 13 | 1,240 | 7.2 | 13 | - | - | - | 20 | 3.6 | 2
Security guards.....................................................................................| 1,270 | 15.9 | 5 | 1,110 | 15.4 | 5 | 60 | 35.5 | 30 | 90 | 17.0 | 3
Managers- all other.................................................................................| 1,220 | - | 5 | 1,050 | - | 5 | 20 | - | 15 | 150 | - | 49
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers....................................................................| 1,220 | 80.5 | 12 | 1,130 | 76.7 | 11 | 30 | - | 29 | 50 | 182.5 | 12
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers- except line installers.......................| 1,200 | 67.5 | 26 | 1,170 | 66.1 | 27 | - | - | - | 40 | - | 7
Waiters and waitresses..............................................................................| 1,190 | 8.6 | 14 | 1,180 | 8.5 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Telecommunications line installers and repairers....................................................| 1,170 | 85.5 | 53 | 1,160 | 84.9 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Industrial machinery mechanics......................................................................| 1,160 | 43.7 | 21 | 1,060 | 41.0 | 23 | 20 | - | 5 | 80 | 116.1 | 6
Receptionists and information clerks................................................................| 1,140 | 16.6 | 12 | 1,070 | 16.4 | 12 | - | - | - | 70 | 23.4 | 7
Transportation workers- all other...................................................................| 1,130 | - | 11 | 1,080 | - | 11 | 50 | - | 111 | - | - | -
Automotive body and related repairers...............................................................| 1,090 | 94.1 | 75 | 1,050 | 90.6 | 75 | 20 | - | 36 | 20 | - | 78
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment..................................................................| 1,090 | 49.4 | 10 | 910 | 41.8 | 5 | 30 | - | 13 | 150 | 454.3 | 18
Tire repairers and changers.........................................................................| 1,080 | - | 12 | 1,080 | 137.2 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | -
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Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders.................................................| 1,080 | - | 19 | 1,080 | 35.4 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | -
First-line supervisors of production and operating workers..........................................| 1,070 | 19.9 | 7 | 1,020 | 19.5 | 7 | - | - | - | 40 | 36.0 | 32
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers..........................................| 1,060 | 49.5 | 9 | 810 | 39.3 | 14 | - | - | - | 240 | 280.2 | 8
Office and administrative support workers- all other................................................| 1,050 | - | 11 | 740 | - | 19 | 160 | - | 13 | 150 | - | 5
Medical and health services managers................................................................| 1,010 | 38.4 | 8 | 890 | 39.1 | 9 | 60 | 37.4 | 1 | 60 | 28.3 | 12
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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 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values.
3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
4 Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) include cases where the nature of the injury or illness is pinched nerve; herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; hernia (traumatic and nontraumatic); pain, swelling, and numbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; Raynaud's syndrome or phenomenon; musculoskeletal system and connective
tissue diseases and disorders, when the event or exposure leading to the injury or illness is overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified; overexertion involving outside sources; repetitive motion involving microtasks; other and multiple exertions or bodily reactions; and rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration.
5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
6 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal
mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective
January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
7 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies