December 03, 2004 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Lost-worktime injuries and illnesses by day of week, 2002
The 1.1 million cases of lost-worktime injuries and illnesses reported in 2002 that included data on the time of the incident were fairly evenly distributed from Monday through Friday.
![Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by day of week injury or illness occurred, 2002](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120924200303im_/http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/images/2004/nov/wk5/art05.gif)
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Among high incident occupations, truck drivers (includes heavy, tractor-trailer, and light or delivery truck drivers), janitors and cleaners, and carpenters had a greater proportion of injuries and illnesses on Mondays.
In contrast, cooks and sales workers had a greater proportion of their injuries and illnesses on Thursdays and Fridays.
These data are from the BLS Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities program. Additional information is available from
"Time of Lost-Workday Injuries and Illnesses, 2002: First Results Announced by
BLS," (PDF) news release USDL 04-2407.
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