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Table 9. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected injury or illness characteristics and number of days away from work, United States, 2002
Originally Posted: April 28, 2004
Table 9. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected injury or illness characteristics and number of days away from work, United States, 2002
| Characteristic |
Percent of cases involving |
Median
days away
from work |
| Total cases |
1 day |
2 days |
3 to 5 days |
6 to 10 days |
11 to 20 days |
21 to 30 days |
31 days or more |
Total [1,436,194 cases] |
100.0 |
15.0 |
11.2 |
18.6 |
12.4 |
11.0 |
6.7 |
25.1 |
7 |
| Nature of injury, illness: |
Sprains, strains |
100.0 |
12.5 |
10.6 |
20.1 |
13.7 |
11.6 |
6.4 |
25.1 |
7 |
Bruises, contusions |
100.0 |
20.5 |
15.2 |
22.9 |
12.2 |
9.6 |
4.5 |
15.1 |
4 |
Cuts, lacerations |
100.0 |
24.3 |
17.6 |
19.4 |
14.4 |
9.2 |
4.7 |
10.4 |
3 |
Fractures |
100.0 |
6.3 |
4.7 |
10.6 |
9.0 |
12.5 |
10.0 |
46.7 |
29 |
Heat burns |
100.0 |
21.5 |
12.1 |
23.8 |
13.2 |
13.1 |
6.3 |
10.1 |
4 |
Carpal tunnel syndrome |
100.0 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
10.2 |
7.3 |
14.0 |
11.6 |
49.1 |
30 |
Tendonitis |
100.0 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
17.5 |
12.0 |
13.2 |
9.7 |
33.2 |
15 |
Chemical burns |
100.0 |
34.1 |
20.4 |
21.3 |
10.2 |
7.1 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
2 |
Amputations |
100.0 |
7.0 |
3.5 |
10.1 |
9.6 |
14.1 |
12.3 |
43.4 |
26 |
Multiple injuries |
100.0 |
12.5 |
9.1 |
18.5 |
12.0 |
11.2 |
6.0 |
30.7 |
9 |
| Part of body affected: |
Head |
100.0 |
35.5 |
19.8 |
19.3 |
10.1 |
5.8 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
2 |
Eye |
100.0 |
43.5 |
22.6 |
19.3 |
7.8 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
2 |
Neck |
100.0 |
16.6 |
11.7 |
17.6 |
12.2 |
8.2 |
6.2 |
27.5 |
7 |
Trunk |
100.0 |
11.7 |
10.5 |
19.3 |
13.4 |
11.6 |
7.2 |
26.3 |
8 |
Shoulder |
100.0 |
9.6 |
7.7 |
15.6 |
12.0 |
10.8 |
7.0 |
37.4 |
15 |
Back |
100.0 |
12.5 |
11.5 |
21.0 |
14.3 |
11.1 |
6.2 |
23.4 |
7 |
Upper extremities |
100.0 |
16.7 |
11.8 |
17.9 |
12.1 |
11.5 |
6.7 |
23.3 |
7 |
Wrist |
100.0 |
11.1 |
7.2 |
14.9 |
10.0 |
12.8 |
8.6 |
35.4 |
15 |
Hand, except finger |
100.0 |
19.5 |
12.8 |
21.6 |
14.0 |
11.2 |
5.1 |
15.8 |
5 |
Finger |
100.0 |
20.3 |
14.9 |
18.6 |
12.9 |
11.1 |
5.9 |
16.2 |
5 |
Lower extremities |
100.0 |
12.5 |
9.7 |
18.6 |
12.5 |
11.8 |
7.5 |
27.4 |
9 |
Knee |
100.0 |
9.3 |
8.1 |
15.0 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
8.7 |
34.4 |
14 |
Foot, except toe |
100.0 |
13.4 |
11.5 |
20.0 |
11.9 |
10.8 |
7.4 |
25.1 |
7 |
Toe |
100.0 |
17.3 |
10.7 |
21.2 |
12.8 |
12.5 |
9.8 |
15.6 |
6 |
Body systems |
100.0 |
21.0 |
14.1 |
19.8 |
11.7 |
8.3 |
3.7 |
21.3 |
4 |
Multiple parts |
100.0 |
13.6 |
9.8 |
16.4 |
11.4 |
10.6 |
6.3 |
31.8 |
10 |
| Source of injury, illness: |
Chemicals and chemical products |
100.0 |
29.1 |
19.2 |
22.9 |
9.5 |
8.7 |
3.4 |
7.2 |
3 |
Containers |
100.0 |
13.8 |
11.3 |
19.6 |
13.5 |
11.3 |
6.8 |
23.7 |
7 |
Furniture and fixtures |
100.0 |
16.9 |
13.2 |
20.1 |
12.6 |
11.1 |
8.2 |
18.1 |
5 |
Machinery |
100.0 |
14.4 |
12.4 |
18.8 |
11.9 |
12.1 |
6.5 |
23.9 |
7 |
Parts and materials |
100.0 |
15.4 |
11.0 |
18.9 |
12.6 |
11.2 |
7.3 |
23.6 |
7 |
Worker motion or position |
100.0 |
11.4 |
8.5 |
17.1 |
12.7 |
12.0 |
8.1 |
30.3 |
11 |
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
100.0 |
12.1 |
9.7 |
17.1 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
6.8 |
31.9 |
10 |
Tools, instruments, and equipment |
100.0 |
20.2 |
14.7 |
19.8 |
12.4 |
9.1 |
5.9 |
17.9 |
5 |
Vehicles |
100.0 |
12.1 |
10.3 |
17.4 |
11.8 |
11.5 |
6.3 |
30.5 |
10 |
Health care patient |
100.0 |
14.9 |
12.7 |
21.2 |
16.6 |
11.0 |
5.6 |
18.1 |
6 |
| Event or exposure: |
Contact with objects and equipment |
100.0 |
20.7 |
14.1 |
19.4 |
12.4 |
9.9 |
5.6 |
17.9 |
5 |
Struck by object |
100.0 |
20.8 |
14.5 |
19.5 |
12.8 |
9.4 |
5.6 |
17.2 |
5 |
Struck against object |
100.0 |
19.0 |
13.5 |
20.5 |
13.6 |
10.6 |
5.3 |
17.6 |
5 |
Caught in equipment or object |
100.0 |
15.5 |
11.8 |
18.4 |
11.0 |
12.2 |
7.4 |
23.7 |
7 |
Fall to lower level |
100.0 |
10.0 |
8.1 |
15.9 |
10.4 |
12.2 |
6.8 |
36.6 |
14 |
Fall to same level |
100.0 |
14.0 |
10.9 |
17.8 |
10.8 |
10.3 |
6.7 |
29.5 |
9 |
Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall |
100.0 |
13.6 |
10.5 |
20.0 |
13.0 |
11.4 |
7.0 |
24.6 |
7 |
Overexertion |
100.0 |
11.8 |
10.6 |
19.3 |
13.5 |
11.9 |
7.2 |
25.7 |
8 |
Overexertion in lifting |
100.0 |
12.1 |
10.6 |
19.8 |
13.5 |
12.6 |
7.3 |
24.0 |
8 |
Repetitive motion |
100.0 |
7.2 |
5.2 |
12.3 |
10.0 |
13.1 |
9.1 |
43.2 |
23 |
Exposure to harmful substances |
100.0 |
27.6 |
15.6 |
22.8 |
11.2 |
9.0 |
4.0 |
9.8 |
3 |
Transportation accidents |
100.0 |
10.8 |
9.7 |
16.5 |
11.8 |
11.3 |
6.4 |
33.6 |
12 |
Fires and explosions |
100.0 |
12.1 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
18.3 |
19.6 |
11.5 |
19.8 |
12 |
Assaults and violent acts by person |
100.0 |
16.6 |
13.9 |
19.7 |
12.0 |
14.6 |
4.9 |
18.2 |
5 |
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NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
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SOURCE: U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
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