Table 21. Incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker occupationand selected parts of body, 2006
TABLE 21. Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker occupation(3) and selected parts of body, 2006
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| | Part of body affected by the injury or illness(4)
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| Total | | | | | | | |
Occupation | cases | Head | | Trunk | Upper extremities | Lower extremities | | Multiple | All
| |_______________________| Neck |___________________________________|_______________________________________________|___________________________________| Body | body | other
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | systems | parts | body
| | Total | Eyes | | Total | Back | Shoulder | Total | Finger | Hand | Wrist | Total | Knee | Foot, toe | | | parts(5)
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Total [1,183,500 cases]......| 127.8 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 43.4 | 27.1 | 8.2 | 29.6 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 28.3 | 10.3 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 12.5 | 1.2
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Nursing aides, orderlies, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
attendants...................| 526.0 | 16.0 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 284.8 | 208.9 | 43.8 | 65.8 | 15.1 | 9.8 | 18.8 | 76.3 | 36.0 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 59.0 | 3.9
Construction laborers.........| 488.4 | 46.8 | 26.4 | 7.2 | 137.8 | 86.5 | 23.1 | 120.8 | 46.5 | 30.9 | 13.9 | 131.0 | 38.6 | 27.1 | 7.0 | 32.5 | 5.2
Labor and freight, stock, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
material movers, hand........| 465.8 | 31.3 | 12.0 | 5.7 | 171.7 | 107.3 | 30.6 | 100.6 | 41.2 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 122.6 | 32.5 | 41.8 | 3.6 | 26.7 | 3.7
Emergency medical technicians | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and paramedics...............| 453.8 | 9.1 | - | 13.3 | 285.6 | 227.4 | 40.1 | 41.9 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 55.5 | 26.8 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 45.1 | 2.0
Truck drivers, heavy and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
tractor-trailer..............| 411.4 | 22.5 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 160.6 | 90.7 | 39.2 | 57.3 | 15.3 | 7.3 | 11.1 | 95.6 | 35.3 | 15.1 | 3.8 | 58.8 | 3.0
Roofers.......................| 410.1 | 14.6 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 101.3 | 62.7 | 15.0 | 109.5 | 34.6 | 35.7 | 14.0 | 83.9 | 26.4 | 20.4 | 9.3 | 80.0 | 6.0
Welders, cutters, solderers, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and brazers..................| 362.5 | 67.6 | 54.9 | 4.6 | 108.6 | 55.7 | 19.1 | 90.8 | 49.9 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 69.7 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 3.1 | 16.5 | 1.5
Carpenters....................| 335.2 | 25.2 | 16.9 | 2.5 | 94.8 | 58.5 | 18.3 | 99.6 | 50.6 | 19.2 | 13.9 | 89.3 | 31.8 | 18.6 | 1.3 | 20.3 | 2.2
Food servers, nonrestaurant...| 333.2 | 19.2 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 93.8 | 59.2 | 19.0 | 110.7 | 35.7 | 33.9 | 14.4 | 67.6 | 26.6 | 20.4 | 1.5 | 33.6 | 2.1
Mobile heavy equipment | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
mechanics, except engines....| 317.3 | 37.2 | 17.9 | 2.8 | 97.1 | 59.8 | 19.8 | 65.0 | 30.6 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 82.5 | 37.9 | 14.2 | 2.9 | 28.4 | -
Industrial machinery mechanics| 316.0 | 23.4 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 104.2 | 54.6 | 20.7 | 87.2 | 41.5 | 12.7 | 9.9 | 72.2 | 27.4 | 24.0 | 4.8 | 20.1 | .7
Plumbers, pipefitters, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
steamfitters.................| 298.9 | 16.4 | 8.7 | 1.7 | 109.1 | 76.8 | 15.7 | 76.1 | 39.3 | 7.8 | 16.3 | 71.5 | 26.5 | 18.6 | 1.3 | 22.3 | .4
Truck drivers, light or | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
delivery services............| 296.7 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 118.8 | 69.1 | 28.3 | 38.1 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 81.9 | 27.9 | 19.5 | 1.2 | 37.7 | 2.5
Butchers and meat cutters.....| 293.7 | 5.0 | - | 2.3 | 90.2 | 32.1 | 26.9 | 146.7 | 106.2 | 15.5 | 11.8 | 32.1 | 16.9 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 14.0 | -
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs...| 282.0 | 18.0 | 1.7 | 12.9 | 114.6 | 72.8 | 26.4 | 23.0 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 55.6 | 25.0 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 50.4 | 5.0
Maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
cleaners.....................| 270.8 | 15.8 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 107.3 | 73.0 | 20.0 | 51.5 | 14.8 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 54.7 | 24.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 28.5 | 2.3
Sheet metal workers...........| 269.5 | 19.2 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 54.8 | 27.8 | 12.9 | 124.6 | 54.2 | 23.9 | 8.9 | 45.5 | 20.7 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 19.7 | -
Cooks, institution and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
cafeteria....................| 260.6 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 54.9 | 37.4 | 10.4 | 120.9 | 51.7 | 34.1 | 10.0 | 46.8 | 15.3 | 11.0 | 2.1 | 23.5 | -
Driver/sales workers..........| 249.2 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 103.2 | 63.4 | 24.8 | 30.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 65.0 | 28.4 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 32.4 | 1.7
Janitors and cleaners, except | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
maids and housekeeping | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
cleaners.....................| 248.2 | 17.2 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 92.6 | 56.9 | 16.7 | 46.9 | 16.7 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 54.0 | 20.4 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 29.7 | 1.8
Automotive service technicians| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and mechanics................| 228.4 | 30.8 | 17.0 | 2.4 | 67.6 | 40.1 | 18.4 | 68.1 | 23.8 | 11.2 | 7.2 | 44.3 | 19.9 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 12.0 | .8
Heating, air conditioning, and| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
refrigeration mechanics and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
installers...................| 228.1 | 14.9 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 84.0 | 46.1 | 16.7 | 48.4 | 16.1 | 11.1 | 2.1 | 55.5 | 31.9 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 18.6 | -
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1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where
N =number of injuries and illnesses
EH =total hours worked by all employees
during the calendar year
20,000,000=base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment.
4 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Part of body codes: Head, Total = 00-09; Eyes = 032; Neck = 10-19; Trunk, Total = 20-29; Back = 23; Shoulder = 21; Upper extremities, Total = 30-39; Finger = 34; Hand = 33; Wrist
= 32; Lower extremities, Total = 40-49; Knee = 412; Foot, toe = 43, 44; Body systems = 5; Multiple body parts = 8; All other body parts = remaining codes, including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the 1992
Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
5 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
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
Last Modified Date: November 08, 2007
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