Worker Health Chartbook 2004

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1		Figure 1-30 Distribution of employed U.S. workers in 2000 and nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work in private industry in 2001 by race/ethnicity. Hispanic workers accounted for 10.2% of employed U.S. workers in 2000 but 17.1% of all nonfatal injury and illness cases in 2001. White, non-Hispanic workers accounted for 74.1% of employed U.S. workers in 2000 but 68.2% of nonfatal injury and illness cases with days away from work in 2001. (Sources: Census [2003]; BLS [2003c].)
2		Figure 2-5 Distribution and number of anxiety, stress, and neurotic disorder cases involving days away from work in private industry by race/ethnicity, 2001. Race/ethnicity data are available for 3,930 of the 5,659 BLS-estimated anxiety, stress, and neurotic disorder cases involving days away from work in 2001. White, non-Hispanic workers accounted for the majority of cases (64.8%). Black, non-Hispanic and Hispanic workers accounted for 9.6% and 20.7% of the cases, respectively. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b]; Booth-Jones et al. [2003a].)
3		Figure 2-21 Distribution and number of fatal occupational injuries by race, 2002. The 3,917 fatal injuries among white, non-Hispanic workers represented 71.0% of all fatal occupational injuries in 2002. Hispanic workers accounted for 840 cases or 15.2% of fatal occupational injuries in 2002. (Source: BLS [2003].)
4		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].)
5		Figure 2-64 Distribution and number of tendonitis cases involving days away from work in private industry by race/ethnicity, 2001. Race/ethnicity data are available for 10,268 of the 14,124 BLS-estimated tendonitis cases involving days away from work in 2001. White, non-Hispanic workers accounted for the majority of cases (71.3% or 7,325 cases) in 2001. Hispanic workers accounted for 13.6% or 1,400 cases of tendonitis, and black, non-Hispanic workers accounted for 12.7% or 1,302 cases. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b]; Booth-Jones et al. [2003c].)
6		Figure 2-212 Distribution and number of dermatitis cases involving days away from work in private industry by race/ethnicity, 2001. Race/ethnicity data are available for 3,464 of the 4,714 BLS-estimated dermatitis cases involving days away from work in 2001. White, non-Hispanic workers accounted for 64.5% of the cases, and Hispanic workers accounted for 20.1%. (Sources: BLS [2003a,b]; Booth-Jones et al. [2003d].)
7		Figure 3-4 Number and rate of fatal occupational injuries by race in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry, 1992-2001. (Fatality data exclude New York City.) White workers accounted for the highest number of fatal occupational injuries (7,018) in agriculture, forestry, and fishing during 1992-2001. The highest rate was observed among black workers (26.9 fatalities per 100,000 employed workers). American Indians or Alaska Natives had the lowest number (60) and rate (20.7 per 100,000) of fatal occupational injuries. (Sources: BLS [2002a,b]; Myers [2003].)
8		Figure 3-24 Number of nonfatal injuries to all youths and working youths under age 20 on racial minority farm operations by race, 2000. On minority farm operations in 2000, the most nonfatal injuries to all youths under age 20 occurred among American Indian or Alaska Native youths (206 injuries), followed by other (105), white youths (92), black youths (78), and Asian or Pacific Islanders (50). Far fewer nonfatal injuries occurred among working youths. (Source: Myers et al. [2003].)
9		Figure 3-25 Number and rate of nonfatal injuries to household youths under age 20 on racial minority farm operations by race, 2000. American Indian and Alaska Native youths had the highest number (177) and rate (24.0 per 1,000 youths) of nonfatal injuries among household youths on minority farm operations. Youths of other races had the second highest number (96) and rate (12.3 per 1,000 youths) of nonfatal injuries among household youths, followed by black youths and Asian or Pacific Islander youths. (Source: Myers et al. [2003].)
10		Figure 5-4 Median days away from work due to occupational injury or illness in private industry by race/ethnicity, 2001. Median days of work loss varied from 5 to 7 days in 2001. Hispanic workers had the highest median work loss of 7 days. Race/ethnicity was not reported for 415,616 of the 1.5 million reported injuries and illnesses involving days away from work. (Sources: BLS [2003b,c].)
11		Figure 5-8 Number and distribution of fatal occupational injuries among workers aged 17 and younger by race/ethnicity, 1992-2002. White, non-Hispanic youths accounted for 520 or 73.6% of fatal occupational injuries among workers aged 17 and younger during 1992-2002. In contrast, 39 fatal occupational injuries (5.5%) were reported for black, non-Hispanic youths, and 114 (16.1%) were reported for Hispanic youths during the 11-year period. (Source: BLS [2003d].)
12		Figure 5-24 Distribution and number of fatal occupational injuries among workers aged 55 and older by race/ethnicity, 1992-2002. White, non-Hispanic workers accounted for 12,075 or 82.1% of fatal occupational injuries among workers aged 55 and older. Black, non-Hispanic workers in this age group accounted for 1,237 fatal occupational injuries or 8.4% of the total. Hispanic workers suffered 854 fatal occupational injuries or 5.8%. (Source: BLS [2003d].)
13		Figure 5-32 Number and distribution of fatal occupational injuries by race/ethnicity among Hispanic and non-Hispanic workers, 2002. The 840 fatal occupational injuries among Hispanic workers (15.2% of the total) represented a 5.7% decrease from the 891 fatal occupational injuries reported in 2001. The 3,917 fatal injuries among white, non-Hispanic workers represented 70.9% of all fatal occupational injuries in 2002. (Source: BLS [2003a].)
14		Figure 5-39 Distribution and number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in private industry by race/ethnicity among Hispanic and non-Hispanic workers, 2001. Among cases reporting race/ethnicity in 2001, white, non-Hispanic workers accounted for 68.2% of the cases involving days away from work. Hispanic workers represented 17.1% of the cases involving days away from work, and black, non-Hispanic workers accounted for 11.9%. (Note: Race/ethnicity was not reported for 415,616 of the 1.5 million cases involving days away from work in 2001). (Source: BLS [2003b].)

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