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1		Figure 1-36 Distribution of occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work in private industry by nature of injury or illness, 2001. Sprains and strains accounted for more than 669,889-or nearly 43.6% of all nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. (Source: BLS [2003c].)
2		Figure 1-37 Median days away from work due to occupational injuries or illnesses in private industry by nature of injury or illness, 2001. Among major disabling injuries and illnesses, median days away from work were highest for carpal tunnel syndrome (25 days), fractures (21 days), and amputations (18 days). The median number of days away from work was 6 for all cases in 2001. (Source: BLS [2003c].)
3		Figure 2-36 Distribution and number of MSD cases involving days away from work in private industry by nature of injury or illness, 2001. Sprains and strains accounted for 399,772 cases or 76.5% of the 522,528 musculoskeletal disorders involving days away from work in 2001. (Source: BLS [2003d].)
4		Figure 2-138 Number of sprain, strain, and tear cases involving days away from work in private industry, 1992-2001. The annual number of sprain, strain, and tear cases involving days away from work declined 34.5% during 1992-2001, from 1,022,746 cases in 1992 to 669,889 cases in 2001. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b].)
5		Figure 2-139 Annual rates of sprain, strain, and tear cases involving days away from work in private industry, 1992-2001. The annual rate of sprain, strain, and tear cases involving days away from work declined 44.9% during 1992-2001, from 133.7 per 10,000 full-time workers in 1992 to 73.7 in 2001. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b].)
6		Figure 2-140 Distribution of sprain, strain, and tear cases and all nonfatal injury and illness cases involving days away from work in private industry by age, 2001. Age data are available for 663,779 of the 669,889 BLS-estimated sprain, strain, and tear cases involving days away from work in 2001. Overall, three age groups (25-34, 35-44, and 45-54) accounted for 77.8% of sprain, strain, and tear cases compared with 75.2% of all nonfatal injury and illness cases. (Source: BLS [2003a].)
7		Figure 2-141 Distribution of sprain, strain, and tear cases and all nonfatal injury and illness cases involving days away from work in private industry by sex, 2001. Male workers accounted for 64.1% of sprain, strain, and tear cases compared with 66.1% of all nonfatal injury and illness cases. Female workers accounted for 35.9% of sprain, strain, and tear cases compared with 33.9% of all nonfatal injury and illness cases (33.9%). (Source: BLS [2003a].)
8		Figure 2-142 Distribution of sprain, strain, and tear cases and all nonfatal injury and illness cases involving days away from work in private industry by race/ethnicity, 2001. Race/ethnicity data are available for 481,012 of the 669,889 BLS-estimated sprain, strain, and tear cases involving days away from work in 2001. White, non-Hispanic workers accounted for more sprain, strain, and tear cases (69.9%) than all nonfatal injury and illness cases (68.2%). Black, non-Hispanic workers accounted for 12.4% of sprain, strain, and tear cases, and Hispanic workers accounted for 15.2%. (Source: BLS [2003a].)
9		Figure 2-143 Distribution of sprain, strain, and tear cases and all nonfatal injury and illness cases involving days away from work in private industry by days away from work, 2001. Compared with all nonfatal injuries and illnesses in 2001, sprains, strains, and tears involved a higher percentage of cases with 3-5 days away from work (21.2% compared with 19.8%). But overall, the distributions of work losses were similar. This similarity was reflected by the median of 6 days away from work for both types of cases. (Source: BLS [2003a].)
10		Figure 2-144 Distribution of sprain, strain, and tear cases and all nonfatal injury and illness cases involving days away from work in private industry by occupation, 2001. Two occupational groups accounted for the majority (57.6%) of all sprain, strain, and tear cases: operators, fabricators, and laborers and service workers. These two groups accounted for 56.9% of all nonfatal injury and illness cases. (Source: BLS [2003a].)
11		Figure 2-145 Incidence rate of sprain, strain, and tear cases by private industry sector, 2001. Private industry reported an incidence rate of 73.7 per 10,000 full-time workers for sprain, strain, and tear cases in 2001. Incidence rates exceeding the private-sector rate were reported for transportation and public utilities (147.0 per 10,000 full-time workers or 96,700 cases), construction (116.8 per 10,000 full-time workers or 71,225 cases), agriculture, forestry, and fishing (91.6 per 10,000 full-time workers or 13,758 cases), and wholesale trade (81.2 per 10,000 full-time workers or 52,261 cases). (Source: BLS [2003a].)
12		Figure 2-146 Annual rates of sprain, strain, and tear cases involving days away from work by private industry sector, 1992-2001. The annual rate for sprain, strain, and tear cases declined 44.9% during 1992-2001. Rate reductions occurred for each major industry sector. Two sectors (transportation and public utilities and construction) had consistently higher rates than other industry sectors during this 10-year period. They experienced rate reductions of 41.5% and 30.4%, respectively. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b].)
13		Figure 5-20 Occupational injuries among young workers aged 14-17 in Massachusetts by injury type and data source, 1993-1999. Of the 945 cases of occupational injury among young workers in Massachusetts who were identified through emergency department reports, the majority involved cuts, lacerations, and punctures (46.8%), followed by heat burns and scalds (14.0%). These data contrast with the data for workers' compensation claims, which report that most cases involved strains and sprains (35.5%), followed by cuts, lacerations, and punctures (23.8%). (Source: Davis [2002].)

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