Table 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected injury or illness characteristic and major industry sector, 2007 [This table was reissued in March 2009]
[This table was reissued in March 2009. See note at end of table.] TABLE 5. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected injury or illness characteristics and major industry sector, 2007 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Goods producing | Service providing ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Private | | | | | | | | | | | | Characteristic | industry | Total | Natural | | | Total | Trade, | | | Professional | Education | Leisure | | (2)(3)(4) | goods | resources | Construction | Manufacturing| service |transportation| Information | Financial | and | and | and | Other | | producing | and | | | providing | and | | activities | business | health | hospitality | services | | | mining(2)(3) | | | | utilities(4) | | | services | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nature of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sprains, strains, tears(5).................| 448,380 | 115,870 | 8,650 | 44,380 | 62,840 | 332,510 | 150,290 | 7,340 | 12,520 | 33,040 | 90,710 | 29,320 | 9,290 Bruises, contusions........................| 101,340 | 26,460 | 2,760 | 8,380 | 15,320 | 74,870 | 34,650 | 1,620 | 2,030 | 7,760 | 16,440 | 9,750 | 2,630 Cuts, lacerations..........................| 91,270 | 36,480 | 2,150 | 15,560 | 18,770 | 54,790 | 25,280 | 820 | 2,250 | 5,480 | 5,170 | 12,920 | 2,870 Punctures..................................| 15,730 | 8,670 | 380 | 4,820 | 3,480 | 7,060 | 3,250 | 90 | 150 | 1,480 | 1,120 | 570 | 410 Fractures..................................| 94,950 | 37,990 | 3,840 | 17,350 | 16,800 | 56,960 | 27,430 | 1,540 | 2,700 | 6,260 | 9,810 | 6,770 | 2,440 Heat burns.................................| 17,490 | 4,920 | 280 | 1,250 | 3,390 | 12,570 | 2,890 | 80 | 170 | 600 | 1,670 | 6,530 | 630 Carpal tunnel syndrome.....................| 11,940 | 4,510 | 60 | 280 | 4,170 | 7,420 | 3,100 | 300 | 830 | 1,430 | 1,310 | 290 | 180 Tendonitis.................................| 4,380 | 1,750 | 60 | 320 | 1,370 | 2,630 | 900 | 80 | 90 | 470 | 660 | 340 | 90 Chemical burns.............................| 6,130 | 2,240 | 230 | 540 | 1,470 | 3,890 | 1,040 | - | 450 | 320 | 700 | 1,170 | 200 Amputations................................| 7,320 | 4,310 | 340 | 870 | 3,090 | 3,010 | 1,390 | 20 | 120 | 270 | 180 | 690 | 330 Multiple traumatic injuries................| 46,820 | 15,090 | 960 | 6,750 | 7,380 | 31,730 | 13,690 | 970 | 1,330 | 4,030 | 7,510 | 2,740 | 1,460 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Part of body affected by the injury or | | | | | | | | | | | | | illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Head.......................................| 78,370 | 26,920 | 2,400 | 10,590 | 13,930 | 51,450 | 23,370 | 1,090 | 2,640 | 5,960 | 8,510 | 7,210 | 2,680 Eye.......................................| 33,010 | 14,550 | 1,200 | 5,200 | 8,150 | 18,460 | 8,320 | 260 | 1,220 | 1,960 | 2,240 | 2,700 | 1,750 Neck.......................................| 17,050 | 4,080 | 300 | 1,870 | 1,920 | 12,960 | 5,880 | 170 | 730 | 1,470 | 3,440 | 730 | 550 Trunk......................................| 384,650 | 107,190 | 7,950 | 41,210 | 58,020 | 277,460 | 128,270 | 5,530 | 10,610 | 26,940 | 74,330 | 23,900 | 7,890 Shoulder..................................| 75,580 | 23,360 | 1,400 | 8,220 | 13,740 | 52,220 | 26,930 | 1,030 | 1,470 | 4,850 | 12,310 | 4,270 | 1,360 Back......................................| 235,960 | 58,060 | 4,340 | 22,600 | 31,120 | 177,900 | 78,070 | 3,380 | 7,010 | 16,980 | 52,640 | 14,610 | 5,210 Upper extremities..........................| 269,240 | 99,360 | 5,590 | 31,830 | 61,930 | 169,880 | 72,350 | 3,420 | 7,710 | 20,270 | 29,090 | 28,160 | 8,880 Arm.......................................| 54,260 | 17,740 | 1,160 | 6,880 | 9,700 | 36,520 | 16,470 | 700 | 1,700 | 3,500 | 6,790 | 4,430 | 2,930 Wrist.....................................| 51,620 | 14,930 | 530 | 3,770 | 10,630 | 36,690 | 14,740 | 980 | 2,220 | 5,480 | 7,730 | 4,410 | 1,110 Hand, except finger.......................| 47,920 | 18,550 | 1,000 | 7,490 | 10,060 | 29,370 | 12,330 | 550 | 1,100 | 3,480 | 4,230 | 6,170 | 1,500 Finger....................................| 101,650 | 43,750 | 2,610 | 12,530 | 28,610 | 57,900 | 25,350 | 940 | 2,230 | 6,510 | 8,120 | 11,810 | 2,930 Lower extremities..........................| 260,580 | 76,710 | 7,500 | 34,340 | 34,880 | 183,860 | 85,420 | 4,380 | 8,030 | 19,800 | 36,620 | 22,810 | 6,800 Knee......................................| 94,500 | 26,660 | 2,530 | 11,920 | 12,210 | 67,830 | 29,390 | 1,600 | 2,890 | 6,680 | 15,510 | 8,770 | 3,000 Ankle.....................................| 62,660 | 16,700 | 1,520 | 8,490 | 6,690 | 45,960 | 20,630 | 1,080 | 1,740 | 5,730 | 9,060 | 6,130 | 1,590 Foot, except toe..........................| 43,970 | 14,570 | 1,520 | 5,870 | 7,170 | 29,400 | 14,950 | 660 | 1,630 | 2,940 | 4,930 | 3,460 | 840 Toe.......................................| 11,630 | 3,680 | 220 | 1,590 | 1,870 | 7,950 | 4,990 | 250 | 170 | 470 | 1,180 | 550 | 340 Body systems...............................| 17,710 | 4,060 | 260 | 1,600 | 2,200 | 13,640 | 5,110 | 710 | 700 | 2,150 | 2,830 | 1,200 | 950 Multiple parts.............................| 120,950 | 28,700 | 2,630 | 12,900 | 13,170 | 92,250 | 35,800 | 3,130 | 4,420 | 10,950 | 25,420 | 9,210 | 3,300 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source of injury or illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chemicals and chemical products............| 17,340 | 6,040 | 840 | 1,290 | 3,910 | 11,300 | 3,450 | 350 | 760 | 1,430 | 2,460 | 2,270 | 580 Containers.................................| 136,750 | 28,460 | 1,960 | 5,770 | 20,720 | 108,290 | 70,480 | 1,660 | 2,780 | 7,130 | 9,570 | 15,020 | 1,660 Furniture and fixtures.....................| 46,220 | 8,300 | 150 | 2,930 | 5,220 | 37,920 | 15,610 | 370 | 2,220 | 3,540 | 9,270 | 5,490 | 1,430 Machinery..................................| 69,160 | 33,950 | 2,380 | 8,440 | 23,130 | 35,220 | 17,890 | 830 | 2,250 | 4,620 | 3,720 | 4,380 | 1,530 Parts and materials........................| 116,570 | 67,440 | 3,080 | 29,880 | 34,480 | 49,120 | 33,220 | 1,030 | 1,150 | 5,280 | 2,190 | 1,830 | 4,430 Floors, walkways, ground surfaces(5).......| 230,550 | 58,400 | 4,870 | 29,320 | 24,210 | 172,150 | 65,660 | 4,840 | 9,550 | 19,420 | 42,760 | 23,390 | 6,520 Tools, instruments, and equipment..........| 78,350 | 30,800 | 1,770 | 15,470 | 13,560 | 47,550 | 17,930 | 1,690 | 2,720 | 6,150 | 9,090 | 8,300 | 1,670 Vehicles...................................| 97,920 | 19,750 | 2,710 | 7,330 | 9,700 | 78,180 | 46,770 | 1,620 | 2,680 | 9,210 | 9,780 | 4,380 | 3,740 Person, injured or ill worker(5)...........| 169,920 | 52,390 | 3,000 | 16,490 | 32,900 | 117,520 | 50,900 | 3,940 | 6,640 | 14,810 | 23,120 | 13,780 | 4,330 Worker motion or position(5)..............| 165,110 | 51,130 | 2,920 | 15,910 | 32,300 | 113,980 | 49,150 | 3,850 | 6,320 | 14,380 | 22,540 | 13,480 | 4,250 Person, other than injured or ill worker...| 64,290 | 600 | 70 | 200 | 330 | 63,700 | 3,010 | 110 | 680 | 1,570 | 55,580 | 2,250 | 480 Health care patient.......................| 50,810 | - | - | - | - | 50,800 | 390 | - | 40 | 700 | 49,550 | 20 | 110 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Event or exposure leading to injury or | | | | | | | | | | | | | illness: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Contact with objects and equipment.........| 317,550 | 128,670 | 10,590 | 47,870 | 70,210 | 188,890 | 95,480 | 3,590 | 7,760 | 20,140 | 24,810 | 27,710 | 9,390 Struck by object..........................| 162,840 | 63,520 | 5,410 | 27,000 | 31,110 | 99,320 | 49,270 | 1,500 | 4,640 | 10,530 | 12,950 | 16,150 | 4,290 Struck against object.....................| 75,730 | 26,120 | 2,030 | 10,670 | 13,410 | 49,620 | 23,820 | 1,150 | 1,990 | 5,130 | 7,790 | 7,380 | 2,360 Caught in equipment or object.............| 53,590 | 27,920 | 2,320 | 5,510 | 20,090 | 25,670 | 15,040 | 610 | 700 | 3,020 | 2,510 | 2,260 | 1,530 Fall to lower level........................| 77,300 | 29,510 | 2,270 | 19,870 | 7,370 | 47,790 | 23,470 | 1,690 | 3,280 | 6,490 | 6,320 | 4,140 | 2,400 Fall on same level.........................| 166,560 | 34,060 | 2,690 | 12,570 | 18,790 | 132,500 | 47,640 | 3,200 | 6,910 | 13,360 | 36,890 | 20,020 | 4,490 Slip, trip, loss of balance�without fall(5)| 37,780 | 9,590 | 1,000 | 3,770 | 4,820 | 28,190 | 11,160 | 810 | 850 | 3,510 | 6,820 | 4,260 | 770 Overexertion...............................| 264,930 | 66,760 | 3,860 | 23,540 | 39,360 | 198,170 | 94,130 | 3,100 | 5,710 | 16,050 | 61,130 | 12,930 | 5,120 Overexertion in lifting...................| 140,330 | 34,760 | 1,570 | 13,110 | 20,090 | 105,570 | 53,200 | 1,560 | 3,130 | 9,700 | 27,380 | 8,020 | 2,570 Repetitive motion..........................| 36,700 | 14,650 | 280 | 1,610 | 12,760 | 22,050 | 9,380 | 960 | 2,360 | 3,560 | 3,350 | 1,740 | 710 Exposure to harmful | | | | | | | | | | | | | substances................................| 52,950 | 16,000 | 1,120 | 5,040 | 9,840 | 36,940 | 10,270 | 1,150 | 1,560 | 4,450 | 7,560 | 9,870 | 2,090 Transportation accidents...................| 53,320 | 10,540 | 1,460 | 5,310 | 3,770 | 42,780 | 22,610 | 1,260 | 1,920 | 6,360 | 6,500 | 2,110 | 2,020 Highway accident..........................| 33,360 | 5,480 | 740 | 3,470 | 1,270 | 27,880 | 13,490 | 960 | 1,650 | 4,530 | 5,140 | 790 | 1,330 Fires and explosions.......................| 1,870 | 920 | 120 | 320 | 480 | 950 | 590 | - | 20 | 90 | 90 | 110 | - Assaults and violent acts by person........| 16,840 | 550 | 110 | 210 | 240 | 16,280 | 2,730 | 120 | 620 | 860 | 10,740 | 1,110 | 120 Assaults by animal.........................| 7,280 | 1,210 | 750 | 260 | 200 | 6,070 | 1,650 | 110 | 200 | 2,830 | 520 | 240 | 530 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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. 5 Selected estimates for this category were affected by the March 2009 revision, see note below. 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. This table was reissued in March 2009 to revise selected estimates within the Mining (NAICS 21) and Railroad Transportation (NAICS 482) industries, and in their respective higher level industry sectors. Characteristic categories affected by the revisions, that appear in this table, are footnoted. 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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