Worker Health Chartbook 2004

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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 2-118 Number of cut and laceration cases involving days away from work in private industry, 1992-2001. The annual number of cut and laceration cases involving days away from work declined 33.9% during 1992-2001, from 173,573 cases in 1992 to 114,791 cases in 2001. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b].)
4		Figure 2-119 Annual rates of cut and laceration cases involving days away from work in private industry, 1992-2001. The annual rate of cut and laceration cases involving days away from work declined 44.5% during 1992-2001, from 22.7 per 10,000 full-time workers in 1992 to 12.6 in 2001. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b].)
5		Figure 2-120 Distribution of cut and laceration cases and all nonfatal injury and illness cases involving days away from work in private industry by age, 2001. Age data are available for 113,072 of the 114,791 BLS-estimated cut and laceration cases involving days away from work in 2001. Overall, three age groups (25-34, 35-44, and 45-54) accounted for 69.4% of cases compared with 75.2% reported for all nonfatal injury and illness cases. More workers were under age 35 in cut and laceration cases (51.1%) than in all nonfatal injury and illness cases (39.9%). (Source: BLS [2003a].)
6		Figure 2-121 Distribution of cut and laceration cases and all nonfatal injury and illness cases involving days away from work in private industry by sex, 2001. Male workers accounted for more cut and laceration cases than all nonfatal injury and illness cases (81.9% versus 66.1%). Female workers accounted for fewer cut and laceration cases than all nonfatal injury and illness cases (18.1% versus 33.9%). (Source: BLS [2003a].)
7		Figure 2-122 Distribution of cut and laceration 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 87,995 of the 114,791 BLS-estimated cut and laceration cases involving days away from work in 2001. White, non-Hispanic workers accounted for fewer cut and laceration cases (60.7%) than all nonfatal injury and illness cases (68.2%). Black, non-Hispanic workers accounted for 11.3% of cut and laceration cases, and Hispanic workers accounted for 24.5%- a much greater percentage than the 17.1% reported for all nonfatal injury and illness cases. (Source: BLS [2003a].)
8		Figure 2-123 Distribution of cut and laceration 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 in 2001, cut and laceration cases involved more short-term disability (periods of 1-10 days away from work). The median number of days away from work was 3 for cut and laceration cases and 6 for all nonfatal injury and illness cases. (Source: BLS [2003a].)
9		Figure 2-124 Distribution of cut and laceration 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 (67.2%) of cut and laceration cases in 2001: operators, fabricators, and laborers (40% versus 39.5% for all nonfatal injuries and illnesses) and precision production, craft, and repair (27.2%, versus 18.3% for all nonfatal injuries and illnesses). (Source: BLS [2003a].)
10		Figure 2-125 Incidence rate of cut and laceration cases in private industry by industry sector, 2001. For 2001, incidence rates exceeding the private-sector rate of 12.6 per 10,000 full-time workers were reported for construction (35.8 per 10,000 full-time workers or 21,849 cases), agriculture, forestry, and fishing (26.5 per 10,000 full-time workers or 3,984 cases), manufacturing (16.1 per 10,000 full-time workers or 27,881 cases), and retail trade (15.4 per 10,000 full-time workers or 26,739 cases). (Source: BLS [2003a].)
11		Figure 2-126 Annual rates of cut and laceration cases involving days away from work by private industry sector, 1992-2001. The annual rate of cut and laceration cases declined 44.5% during 1992-2001, and rates declined for each major industry sector. Two sectors (construction and agriculture, forestry, and fishing) had consistently higher rates than other industry sectors during this 10-year period and experienced rate reductions of 26.3% and 41.2%, respectively. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b].)
12		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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