OS TB 11/20/2008 - TABLE R71. Number and percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected worker characteristics and number of days away from work, 2007 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Days-away-from-work cases involving: | | |_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| | Private | | | | | | | | Median Characteristic |industry(2)| 1 day | 2 days | 3 - 5 days | 6 - 10 days | 11 - 20 days | 21 - 30 days | 31 days or more | days away | |_______________________|_______________________|_______________________|_______________________|_______________________|_______________________|_______________________| from work | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.................| 1,158,870 | 171,170 | 14.8 | 131,830 | 11.4 | 212,020 | 18.3 | 143,040 | 12.3 | 128,650 | 11.1 | 74,980 | 6.5 | 297,180 | 25.6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gender: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Male........................| 744,860 | 108,390 | 14.6 | 79,210 | 10.6 | 134,270 | 18.0 | 92,120 | 12.4 | 83,360 | 11.2 | 49,090 | 6.6 | 198,400 | 26.6 | 8 Female......................| 409,040 | 61,750 | 15.1 | 52,400 | 12.8 | 77,270 | 18.9 | 50,480 | 12.3 | 44,730 | 10.9 | 25,570 | 6.3 | 96,840 | 23.7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Age:(3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Under 14....................| 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 14 - 15.....................| 400 | 20 | 5.0 | 20 | 5.0 | 300 | 75.0 | 30 | 7.5 | 20 | 5.0 | - | - | - | - | 3 16 - 19.....................| 35,250 | 7,460 | 21.2 | 5,700 | 16.2 | 7,400 | 21.0 | 5,280 | 15.0 | 3,500 | 9.9 | 1,960 | 5.6 | 3,960 | 11.2 | 4 20 - 24.....................| 124,550 | 23,780 | 19.1 | 17,550 | 14.1 | 28,370 | 22.8 | 16,420 | 13.2 | 12,260 | 9.8 | 7,050 | 5.7 | 19,130 | 15.4 | 4 25 - 34.....................| 260,080 | 45,550 | 17.5 | 34,130 | 13.1 | 49,440 | 19.0 | 33,450 | 12.9 | 28,620 | 11.0 | 14,760 | 5.7 | 54,130 | 20.8 | 6 35 - 44.....................| 283,660 | 39,750 | 14.0 | 30,570 | 10.8 | 51,220 | 18.1 | 35,120 | 12.4 | 32,000 | 11.3 | 18,160 | 6.4 | 76,830 | 27.1 | 8 45 - 54.....................| 271,300 | 34,180 | 12.6 | 27,440 | 10.1 | 45,380 | 16.7 | 31,680 | 11.7 | 31,340 | 11.6 | 18,690 | 6.9 | 82,590 | 30.4 | 10 55 - 64.....................| 138,960 | 14,300 | 10.3 | 12,300 | 8.9 | 23,000 | 16.6 | 16,040 | 11.5 | 16,260 | 11.7 | 10,740 | 7.7 | 46,320 | 33.3 | 12 65 and over.................| 25,140 | 2,770 | 11.0 | 1,860 | 7.4 | 3,890 | 15.5 | 2,540 | 10.1 | 2,480 | 9.9 | 2,130 | 8.5 | 9,480 | 37.7 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Occupation: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Management occupations......| 21,900 | 4,060 | 18.5 | 3,460 | 15.8 | 4,350 | 19.9 | 2,510 | 11.5 | 2,350 | 10.7 | 1,420 | 6.5 | 3,760 | 17.2 | 5 Business and financial | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | operations occupations.....| 7,700 | 1,680 | 21.8 | 760 | 9.9 | 1,120 | 14.5 | 1,000 | 13.0 | 930 | 12.1 | 290 | 3.8 | 1,920 | 24.9 | 7 Computer and mathematical | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 2,200 | 410 | 18.6 | 350 | 15.9 | 360 | 16.4 | 270 | 12.3 | 320 | 14.5 | 80 | 3.6 | 400 | 18.2 | 5 Architecture and engineering| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 4,950 | 1,080 | 21.8 | 500 | 10.1 | 990 | 20.0 | 660 | 13.3 | 530 | 10.7 | 310 | 6.3 | 870 | 17.6 | 5 Life, physical, and social | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | science occupations........| 1,900 | 360 | 18.9 | 100 | 5.3 | 500 | 26.3 | 240 | 12.6 | 190 | 10.0 | 110 | 5.8 | 410 | 21.6 | 5 Community and social | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | services occupations.......| 8,140 | 1,520 | 18.7 | 1,290 | 15.8 | 1,650 | 20.3 | 1,020 | 12.5 | 860 | 10.6 | 520 | 6.4 | 1,290 | 15.8 | 5 Legal occupations...........| 1,380 | 170 | 12.3 | 180 | 13.0 | 560 | 40.6 | 40 | 2.9 | 50 | 3.6 | - | - | 370 | 26.8 | 3 Education, training, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | library occupations........| 8,210 | 890 | 10.8 | 1,660 | 20.2 | 1,630 | 19.9 | 1,450 | 17.7 | 750 | 9.1 | 370 | 4.5 | 1,470 | 17.9 | 5 Arts, design, entertainment,| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | sports, and media | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 5,820 | 760 | 13.1 | 640 | 11.0 | 1,080 | 18.6 | 780 | 13.4 | 740 | 12.7 | 440 | 7.6 | 1,370 | 23.5 | 7 Healthcare practitioners and| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | technical occupations......| 46,660 | 7,400 | 15.9 | 5,400 | 11.6 | 8,740 | 18.7 | 7,260 | 15.6 | 5,510 | 11.8 | 2,820 | 6.0 | 9,520 | 20.4 | 6 Healthcare support | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 67,300 | 10,810 | 16.1 | 9,640 | 14.3 | 14,350 | 21.3 | 9,070 | 13.5 | 7,220 | 10.7 | 3,540 | 5.3 | 12,660 | 18.8 | 5 Protective service | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 10,690 | 1,740 | 16.3 | 1,060 | 9.9 | 1,910 | 17.9 | 1,500 | 14.0 | 1,050 | 9.8 | 840 | 7.9 | 2,590 | 24.2 | 8 Food preparation and serving| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | related occupations........| 76,850 | 11,890 | 15.5 | 11,290 | 14.7 | 16,570 | 21.6 | 10,250 | 13.3 | 8,160 | 10.6 | 4,860 | 6.3 | 13,830 | 18.0 | 5 Building and grounds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | cleaning and maintenance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 71,750 | 11,510 | 16.0 | 8,970 | 12.5 | 13,610 | 19.0 | 9,160 | 12.8 | 6,460 | 9.0 | 4,000 | 5.6 | 18,040 | 25.1 | 6 Personal care and service | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 24,890 | 3,230 | 13.0 | 2,560 | 10.3 | 5,090 | 20.4 | 2,710 | 10.9 | 2,690 | 10.8 | 1,510 | 6.1 | 7,080 | 28.4 | 8 Sales and related | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 78,070 | 11,210 | 14.4 | 10,150 | 13.0 | 14,310 | 18.3 | 9,180 | 11.8 | 9,480 | 12.1 | 4,790 | 6.1 | 18,950 | 24.3 | 7 Office and administrative | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | support occupations........| 85,190 | 12,820 | 15.0 | 10,210 | 12.0 | 16,340 | 19.2 | 10,140 | 11.9 | 9,110 | 10.7 | 5,540 | 6.5 | 21,030 | 24.7 | 7 Farming, fishing, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | forestry occupations.......| 13,950 | 1,900 | 13.6 | 1,620 | 11.6 | 3,450 | 24.7 | 1,850 | 13.3 | 1,650 | 11.8 | 850 | 6.1 | 2,640 | 18.9 | 6 Construction and extraction | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 134,010 | 17,520 | 13.1 | 14,190 | 10.6 | 21,530 | 16.1 | 14,070 | 10.5 | 14,900 | 11.1 | 9,030 | 6.7 | 42,770 | 31.9 | 10 Installation, maintenance, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and repair occupations.....| 98,390 | 15,840 | 16.1 | 12,010 | 12.2 | 17,110 | 17.4 | 12,640 | 12.8 | 10,460 | 10.6 | 6,030 | 6.1 | 24,300 | 24.7 | 7 Production occupations......| 160,350 | 26,900 | 16.8 | 16,470 | 10.3 | 27,790 | 17.3 | 19,190 | 12.0 | 19,290 | 12.0 | 10,760 | 6.7 | 39,950 | 24.9 | 7 Transportation and material | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | moving occupations.........| 225,780 | 26,230 | 11.6 | 18,960 | 8.4 | 38,680 | 17.1 | 27,920 | 12.4 | 25,760 | 11.4 | 16,750 | 7.4 | 71,490 | 31.7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Length of service with | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | employer: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 3 months..........| 142,660 | 25,100 | 17.6 | 19,700 | 13.8 | 27,130 | 19.0 | 17,460 | 12.2 | 14,000 | 9.8 | 8,070 | 5.7 | 31,200 | 21.9 | 5 3 - 11 months...............| 248,620 | 38,430 | 15.5 | 31,960 | 12.9 | 48,950 | 19.7 | 30,750 | 12.4 | 27,190 | 10.9 | 15,650 | 6.3 | 55,680 | 22.4 | 6 1 - 5 years.................| 403,180 | 61,290 | 15.2 | 46,330 | 11.5 | 75,540 | 18.7 | 50,250 | 12.5 | 44,600 | 11.1 | 25,410 | 6.3 | 99,760 | 24.7 | 7 More than 5 years...........| 349,940 | 43,920 | 12.6 | 32,650 | 9.3 | 58,270 | 16.7 | 42,960 | 12.3 | 41,220 | 11.8 | 24,960 | 7.1 | 105,960 | 30.3 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Race or ethnic origin: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | White only..................| 519,330 | 82,630 | 15.9 | 61,880 | 11.9 | 95,150 | 18.3 | 61,160 | 11.8 | 56,950 | 11.0 | 32,590 | 6.3 | 128,960 | 24.8 | 7 Hispanic or Latino only.....| 157,320 | 22,970 | 14.6 | 19,660 | 12.5 | 28,790 | 18.3 | 20,410 | 13.0 | 14,690 | 9.3 | 12,110 | 7.7 | 38,680 | 24.6 | 7 Black only..................| 94,200 | 13,760 | 14.6 | 11,180 | 11.9 | 18,800 | 20.0 | 12,330 | 13.1 | 10,110 | 10.7 | 5,720 | 6.1 | 22,290 | 23.7 | 7 Asian only..................| 16,220 | 2,630 | 16.2 | 2,490 | 15.4 | 3,250 | 20.0 | 1,520 | 9.4 | 1,760 | 10.9 | 930 | 5.7 | 3,650 | 22.5 | 5 American Indian or Alaskan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Native.....................| 6,130 | 740 | 12.1 | 570 | 9.3 | 1,150 | 18.8 | 1,090 | 17.8 | 720 | 11.7 | 350 | 5.7 | 1,510 | 24.6 | 7 Native Hawaiian or Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Islander only..............| 4,290 | 640 | 14.9 | 400 | 9.3 | 860 | 20.0 | 430 | 10.0 | 580 | 13.5 | 520 | 12.1 | 850 | 19.8 | 8 Multi-race..................| 870 | 180 | 20.7 | 190 | 21.8 | 120 | 13.8 | 120 | 13.8 | 120 | 13.8 | 20 | 2.3 | 130 | 14.9 | 4 Hispanic or Latino and other| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | race.......................| 820 | 160 | 19.5 | 40 | 4.9 | 350 | 42.7 | 50 | 6.1 | 40 | 4.9 | 50 | 6.1 | 130 | 15.9 | 4 Not reported................| 359,690 | 47,460 | 13.2 | 35,420 | 9.8 | 63,540 | 17.7 | 45,920 | 12.8 | 43,680 | 12.1 | 22,700 | 6.3 | 100,970 | 28.1 | 9 ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction. 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14; they accounted for fewer than 50 cases. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies