Worker Health Chartbook 2004

You searched for: CTS

Click on Image for Larger View.

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 2-45 Number of CTS cases involving days away from work in private industry, 1992-2001. The annual number of CTS cases involving days away from work declined 18.9% during this period-from 33,042 cases in 1992 to 26,794 cases in 2001. CTS cases reached a high of 41,019 cases in 1993. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b].)
5		Figure 2-46 Annual rates of CTS cases involving days away from work in private industry, 1992-2001. The annual rate of CTS cases involving days away from work declined 30.2% during this period-from 4.3 per 10,000 full-time workers in 1992 to 3.0 in 2001. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b].)
6		Figure 2-47 Distribution and number of CTS cases involving days away from work in private industry by age, 2001. Age data are available for 26,581 of the 26,794 BLS-estimated CTS cases involving days away from work in 2001. Workers aged 25-54 accounted for 22,213 cases or 83.6%. Workers aged 35-44 accounted for 34.0% and those aged 45-54 accounted for 30.4%. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b]; Booth-Jones et al. [2003b].)
7		Figure 2-48 Distribution of CTS cases involving days away from work in private industry by sex, 1992-2001. Female workers accounted for nearly 70% of CTS cases during 1992-2001, ranging from 67.0% to 71.6%, with a slightly decreasing trend. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b]; Booth-Jones et al. [2003b].)
8		Figure 2-49 Distribution and number of CTS cases involving days away from work in private industry by race/ethnicity, 2001. Race/ethnicity data are available for 20,327 of the 26,794 BLS-estimated CTS cases involving days away from work in 2001. White, non-Hispanic workers accounted for the majority of cases (15,335 or 75.4%). Black, non-Hispanic workers accounted for 2,704 cases or 13.3%, and Hispanic workers accounted for 1,794 cases or 8.8%. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b]; Booth-Jones et al. [2003b].)
9		Figure 2-50 Distribution of CTS 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 injury and illness cases, CTS cases tended to involve higher percentages of long-term work loss (11-20, 21-30, and 31 or more days away from work) in 2001. Cases involving 31 or more days away from work accounted for 44.5% of CTS cases and 22% of all fatal injuries and illnesses. CTS cases involved a median of 25 days away from work in 2001-substantially greater than the median of 6 days for all nonfatal injuries and illnesses. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b]; Booth-Jones et al. [2003b].
10		Figure 2-51 Distribution and number of CTS cases involving days away from work in private industry by occupation, 2001. In 2001, the majority of CTS cases requiring days away from work (18,952 cases or 70.9%) occurred among two occupational groups: operators, fabricators, and laborers and technical, sales, and administrative support workers. Precision production, craft, and repair workers constituted 15.6% (4,172) of the overall CTS cases. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b]; Booth-Jones et al. [2003b].)
11		Figure 2-52 Incidence rate of CTS cases by private industry sector, 2001. Private industry reported a CTS incidence rate of 3.0 per 10,000 full-time workers in 2001. The rates for manufacturing (6.5 or 11,240 cases) and for finance, insurance, and real estate (3.2 or 2,204 cases) both exceeded the private-sector rate. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b]; Booth-Jones et al. [2003b].)
12		Figure 2-53 Annual rates of CTS cases involving days away from work by private industry sector, 1992-2001. The private-sector annual rate declined 30.2% during 1992-2001. Rates declined for each industry sector except wholesale trade. During this 10-year period, manufacturing had consistently higher rates than other industry sectors and experienced a 33% rate reduction. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b]; Booth-Jones et al. [2003b].)
13		Figure 2-54 Number of CTS cases in California by occupation, 1998-2000. For each year during this period, technical, sales, and administrative support occupations consistently accounted for a disproportionately large number of CTS cases in California-nearly three times the number accounted for by other occupations. The number of CTS cases decreased during this period for four of the seven occupational groups. (Source: Harrison and Flattery [2002a].)
14		Figure 2-55 Number of CTS cases in California by type of job activity, 1998-2000. Among the cases sampled, computing (data entry) activities consistently accounted for nearly half of all CTS cases in California for each of the 3 years during 1998-2000. Cases involved with reaching and twisting, computing (customer service), and handwriting increased from 1998 to 2000. (Source: Harrison and Flattery [2002a].)

Back