Table 2. Number, incidence rate(1), and median days away from work(2) of occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(3) in all private industry, bituminous coal and lignite surface mining, and bituminous coal underground mining, by selected events in private industry for All United State, 2006
Event or exposure of the injury or illness Total, all private industry 212111 Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining(4) 212112 Bituminous coal underground mining(4)
Total Cases Incidence Rate Median Days Total Cases Incidence Rate Median Days Total Cases Incidence Rate Median Days

All Selected Events

 1,183,500 127.8 7 590 131.4 24 2,160 444.7 31

0 Contact with objects and equipment

 335,460 36.2 5 240 53.4 19 1,110 229.1 28

01 Struck against object

 85,710 9.3 5 130 29.6 20 240 50.2 25

012 Struck against stationary object

 49,000 5.3 5 30 7.3 7 140 29.0 23

013 Struck against moving object

 9,010 1.0 8 100 22.3 28 100 21.2 32

02 Struck by object

 164,670 17.8 4 70 16.0 12 640 130.9 26

020 Struck by object- unspecified

 6,050 0.7 5 30 5.8 10 200 41.6 14

021 Struck by falling object

 58,010 6.3 6 30 5.6 31 360 74.5 34

022 Struck by flying object

 19,320 2.1 3 20 4.2 8 50 9.7 12

0220 Struck by flying object- unspecified

 2,060 0.2 2 20 4.2 8 50 9.5 12

024 Struck by rolling- sliding objects on floor or ground level

 4,090 0.4 6 - - - 20 4.9 34

03 Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects

 58,760 6.3 8 30 7.6 24 210 44.1 36

030 Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects- unspecified

 7,640 0.8 8 20 5.1 23 150 30.7 36

039 Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects- n.e.c.

 18,140 2.0 7 - - - 50 9.9 32

1 Falls

 234,450 25.3 10 150 32.5 34 260 52.5 43

11 Fall to lower level

 74,280 8.0 14 90 19.1 43 50 9.7 36

118 Fall from nonmoving vehicle

 13,270 1.4 21 70 16.5 43 30 5.4 30

13 Fall on same level

 151,750 16.4 9 60 13.4 25 210 42.6 44

131 Fall to floor- walkway- or other surface

 129,480 14.0 10 30 7.1 22 130 27.2 67

132 Fall onto or against objects

 18,560 2.0 7 30 6.2 30 70 15.2 34

2 Bodily reaction and exertion

 461,530 49.8 9 160 36.3 26 690 142.7 32

22 Overexertion

 284,910 30.8 9 150 34.1 26 680 139.2 32

221 Overexertion in lifting

 150,990 16.3 8 30 6.0 21 190 39.3 22

222 Overexertion in pulling or pushing objects

 48,700 5.3 10 - - - 90 17.5 32

229 Overexertion- n.e.c.

 12,340 1.3 9 110 24.3 29 390 79.7 38

3 Exposure to harmful substances or environments

 56,510 6.1 3 30 5.6 4 40 8.2 8

34 Exposure to caustic- noxious- or allergenic substances

 28,940 3.1 3 - - - 20 3.1 5

4 Transportation accidents

 56,170 6.1 10 - - - 20 4.5 58

43 Pedestrian- nonpassenger struck by vehicle- mobile equipment

 8,400 0.9 18 - - - 20 4.3 64

9999 Nonclassifiable

 14,480 1.6 8 - - - 40 7.6 64

Footnotes:
(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 full-time equivalent 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 which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.
(4) Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded. 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.

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that do not meet publication guidelines or data for incidence rates less than .05 per 10,000 full-time workers. The scientifically selected probability sample used was one of many possible samples, each of which could have produced different estimates. A measure of sampling variability for each estimate is available upon request.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor