Table 5. U.S. private sector nonfatal injury and illness rates per 10,000 full-time workers for selected occupations, 2005

Table 5. U.S. private sector nonfatal injury and illness rates per 10,000 full-time workers for selected occupations, 2005
Occupation	Nonfatal injuries and illnesses	Rate of nonfatal injuries and illnesses
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	52,150	543.4
Construction laborers	39,270	517.6
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	92,240	504.7
Roofers	4,540	455.3
Industrial machinery mechanics	10,040	446.8
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	65,930	419.9
Carpenters	31,270	396
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	6,460	396
Butchers and meat cutters	4,340	395.9
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	12,700	367.7
Note: These selected occupations have the highest injury and illness rates, from among those occupations accounting for at least one-tenth of 1 percent of all employment.