Table 3. Number and median days away from work of occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work to Extraction Workers in Coal Mining by selected natures in private industry for All United States, 2006

Table 3. Number and median days away from work(1) of occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) to Extraction Workers in Coal Mining(3) by selected natures in private industry for All United States, 2006
Nature of the injury or illness	Total Cases	Median Days
All Selected Natures	1,430	29
0 Traumatic Injuries and Disorders	1,340	28
01 Traumatic injuries to bones- nerves- spinal cord	290	48
012 Fractures	280	48
02 Traumatic injuries to muscles- tendons- ligaments- joints- etc.	570	30
021 Sprains- strains- tears	570	30
03 Open wounds	140	11
031 Amputations	20	62
034 Cuts- lacerations	100	9
037 Punctures- except bites	30	10
04 Surface wounds and bruises	200	9
043 Bruises- contusions	190	11
05 Burns	20	7
08 Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders	40	65
080 Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders- unspecified	40	65
09 Other traumatic injuries and disorders	70	34
097 Nonspecified injuries and disorders	60	34
0971 Crushing injuries	30	37
0973 Soreness- pain- hurt- except the back	20	30
1 Systemic Diseases and Disorders	70	37
15 Digestive system diseases and disorders	30	38
153 Hernia	30	38
1530 Hernia- unspecified	30	38
17 Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders	30	40
170 Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders- unspecified	30	40
9999 Nonclassifiable	20	41
Footnotes: (1) 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. (2) Days away from work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. (3) 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: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Dashes indicate data that do not meet publication guidelines. 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, January 22, 2008