Table 4. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected worker occupation and major industry sector, 2007


     TABLE 4. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected worker occupation and major industry sector, 2007
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                                   |           |                Goods producing                |                                       Service providing                                       
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                                   |  Private  |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
               Occupation          |  industry |           |  Natural  |           |           |           |   Trade,  |           |           |  Profes-  | Education |           |           
                                   | (2)(3)(4) |   Total   | resources | Construc- |  Manufac- |   Total   | transpor- |           | Financial |   sional  |    and    |  Leisure  |   Other   
                                   |           |   goods   |    and    |    tion   |   turing  |  service  | tation and|Information| activities|    and    |   health  |    and    |  services 
                                   |           | producing |mining(2)(-|           |           | providing |utilities(-|           |           |  business |  services |hospitality|           
                                   |           |           |     3)    |           |           |           |     4)    |           |           |  services |           |           |           
     ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________
                                   |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
     Total cases...................|1,158,870  |  349,450  |   26,900  |  135,350  |  187,200  |  809,420  |  359,770  |   18,560  |   35,450  |   88,260  |  181,700  |   94,160  |   31,520  
                                   |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
     Labor and freight, stock, and |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      material movers, hand........|   79,000  |   17,120  |      690  |      260  |   16,170  |   61,880  |   53,680  |      560  |      750  |    4,370  |      770  |      950  |      790  
     Truck drivers, heavy and      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      tractor-trailer..............|   57,050  |    9,720  |    1,180  |    3,600  |    4,950  |   47,330  |   41,760  |      140  |      720  |    3,920  |       70  |      130  |      580  
     Nursing aides, orderlies, and |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      attendants...................|   44,930  |     -     |     -     |     -     |     -     |   44,930  |      120  |     -     |       40  |      240  |   44,450  |     -     |       70  
     Construction laborers.........|   34,180  |   30,170  |      110  |   29,200  |      860  |    4,010  |    1,610  |      100  |       60  |    1,950  |      190  |       80  |       30  
     Truck drivers, light or       |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      delivery services............|   32,930  |    2,580  |      160  |      450  |    1,970  |   30,360  |   25,450  |      240  |      340  |    2,560  |      630  |      620  |      520  
     Retail salespersons...........|   32,920  |      340  |       30  |       80  |      230  |   32,590  |   30,920  |      100  |      350  |      100  |       70  |    1,030  |       20  
     Janitors and cleaners, except |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      maids and housekeeping       |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      cleaners.....................|   30,060  |    3,440  |      160  |      630  |    2,660  |   26,610  |    3,500  |      240  |    2,960  |    8,860  |    6,200  |    3,590  |    1,270  
     Carpenters....................|   23,800  |   21,060  |       20  |   19,910  |    1,130  |    2,740  |    1,450  |       40  |      130  |      510  |      290  |      240  |       80  
     Maintenance and repair        |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      workers, general.............|   23,460  |    6,640  |      230  |    1,800  |    4,610  |   16,820  |    6,770  |      420  |    3,220  |    1,400  |    1,990  |    1,870  |    1,150  
     Registered nurses.............|   20,020  |     -     |     -     |     -     |     -     |   20,020  |     -     |     -     |       40  |      350  |   19,560  |     -     |       60  
     Stock clerks and order fillers|   18,560  |    1,250  |       70  |       60  |    1,120  |   17,310  |   16,230  |      130  |       20  |      410  |      390  |       70  |       60  
     Maids and housekeeping        |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      cleaners.....................|   18,080  |      170  |       50  |       30  |       90  |   17,910  |      280  |       20  |    1,340  |    1,840  |    6,690  |    7,520  |      220  
     First line                    |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      supervisors/managers of      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      retail sales workers.........|   16,420  |       60  |     -     |       30  |       30  |   16,350  |   15,090  |      140  |      400  |     -     |     -     |      400  |      290  
     Automotive service technicians|           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      and mechanics................|   14,350  |      530  |       20  |      100  |      410  |   13,820  |   10,050  |     -     |      470  |      160  |       80  |      150  |    2,910  
     Landscaping and groundskeeping|           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      workers......................|   14,090  |      470  |      220  |      180  |       70  |   13,620  |      720  |       20  |    1,200  |    7,930  |      740  |    2,100  |      920  
     Cashiers......................|   13,750  |       30  |     -     |     -     |       20  |   13,720  |   11,270  |       30  |       60  |      180  |      230  |    1,840  |      100  
     Welders, cutters, solderers,  |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      and brazers..................|   12,300  |   10,100  |      220  |    1,070  |    8,810  |    2,200  |      990  |     -     |       30  |      360  |       30  |     -     |      800  
     Combined food preparation and |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      serving workers, including   |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      fast food....................|   12,200  |       20  |     -     |     -     |       20  |   12,190  |    5,500  |     -     |     -     |     -     |      330  |    6,340  |     -     
     Electricians..................|   11,140  |    9,810  |      150  |    8,810  |      840  |    1,340  |      550  |       70  |       60  |      390  |      190  |       50  |     -     
     Customer service              |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      representatives..............|   10,860  |      410  |     -     |      130  |      280  |   10,450  |    5,790  |      960  |    2,000  |      900  |      260  |      130  |      420  
     Waiters and waitresses........|   10,250  |     -     |     -     |     -     |     -     |   10,240  |       70  |     -     |       60  |       40  |      120  |    9,890  |       50  
     First line                    |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      supervisors/managers of      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      construction trades and      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      extraction workers...........|   10,220  |    9,090  |      750  |    8,150  |      180  |    1,130  |      220  |       30  |       50  |      650  |      140  |       20  |     -     
     Driver/sales workers..........|    9,140  |    1,080  |     -     |     -     |    1,070  |    8,060  |    5,740  |      350  |      110  |      180  |      170  |      980  |      530  
     Plumbers, pipefitters, and    |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           
      steamfitters.................|    9,070  |    7,950  |     -     |    7,400  |      550  |    1,120  |      320  |       20  |       20  |      330  |      190  |       70  |      160  
     Food preparation workers......|    9,040  |      190  |       20  |     -     |      170  |    8,850  |    2,220  |       20  |       40  |      100  |      850  |    5,610  |     -     
     Cooks, restaurant.............|    8,900  |     -     |     -     |     -     |     -     |    8,900  |      240  |     -     |     -     |     -     |     -     |    8,640  |     -     
     ______________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________

       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 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health
     Administration rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities.  Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to
     BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  These data
     do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries
     are not comparable to estimates in other industries.     
       4 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  
       
       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

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