Table 1. Injuries and illnesses in Puerto Rico and the United States, 2006
Measure Puerto Rico United States
All industries Private industry State and local government Private industry

Total Recordable Cases (TRC)

37,000 24,400 12,600 4,085,400

Cases with days away from work (CDAFW)

27,400 17,800 9,600 1,183,500

CDAFW as percent of TRC

74.1 73.0 76.2 29.0

Cases involving repetitive motion

4,680 3,160 1,520 38,310

Repetitve motion as a percent of CDAFW

17.1 17.8 15.8 3.2

Rate of repetitive motion incidents per 10,000 full-time workers

60.7 51.6 96.1 4.1

Median absence duration related to repetitive motion

35 35 36 19