TABLE 7. Number, percent distribution, and median days away from work(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) for race or ethnic origin and length of service in private industry, state government, and local
government, 2010
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| Total private, State, and local government | Private | State | Local
|____________________________________________| industry(3)(4)(5) | government(3)(4)(5) | government(3)(4)(5)
Characteristic | | | |____________________________________________|____________________________________________|____________________________________________
| | | Median days | | | | | | | | |
| Number | Percent |away from work| Number | Percent | Median days | Number | Percent | Median days | Number | Percent | Median days
| | | | | |away from work| | |away from work| | |away from work
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Total cases................................................................| 1,191,100 | 100.0 | 8 | 933,200 | 100.0 | 8 | 69,490 | 100.0 | 10 | 188,420 | 100.0 | 8
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Race or ethnic origin:(6) | | | | | | | | | | | |
White only...............................................................| 492,250 | 41.3 | 7 | 391,850 | 42.0 | 7 | 19,920 | 28.7 | 7 | 80,470 | 42.7 | 6
Black only...............................................................| 94,350 | 7.9 | 7 | 73,140 | 7.8 | 6 | 8,750 | 12.6 | 12 | 12,460 | 6.6 | 7
Hispanic or Latino only..................................................| 139,160 | 11.7 | 7 | 122,970 | 13.2 | 7 | 3,210 | 4.6 | 12 | 12,980 | 6.9 | 9
Asian only...............................................................| 13,830 | 1.2 | 7 | 11,850 | 1.3 | 7 | 670 | 1.0 | 10 | 1,310 | .7 | 12
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander only.................................| 3,410 | .3 | 5 | 2,900 | .3 | 5 | 150 | .2 | 10 | 370 | .2 | 5
American Indian or Alaskan Native only...................................| 5,790 | .5 | 6 | 4,630 | .5 | 5 | 210 | .3 | 14 | 950 | .5 | 7
Hispanic or Latino and other race........................................| 880 | .1 | 58 | 740 | .1 | 55 | - | - | - | 130 | .1 | 67
Multi-race...............................................................| 1,000 | .1 | 7 | 820 | .1 | 7 | 110 | .2 | 1 | 70 | (7) | 10
Not reported.............................................................| 440,460 | 37.0 | 10 | 324,320 | 34.8 | 10 | 36,470 | 52.5 | 10 | 79,670 | 42.3 | 10
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Length of service with employer: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than 3 months.......................................................| 91,900 | 7.7 | 6 | 85,970 | 9.2 | 6 | 1,860 | 2.7 | 5 | 4,060 | 2.2 | 4
3 - 11 months............................................................| 166,070 | 13.9 | 7 | 152,270 | 16.3 | 7 | 4,210 | 6.1 | 8 | 9,600 | 5.1 | 7
1 - 5 years..............................................................| 425,160 | 35.7 | 7 | 353,780 | 37.9 | 7 | 20,120 | 29.0 | 9 | 51,260 | 27.2 | 7
More than 5 years........................................................| 485,470 | 40.8 | 10 | 326,270 | 35.0 | 11 | 41,540 | 59.8 | 10 | 117,670 | 62.5 | 9
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1 Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away
from work are represented in actual values.
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 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
4 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2007) 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.
5 Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
6 Race and ethnicity data do not add to total. Some cases may be counted as both Multi-race and Hispanic and other race.
7 Data too small to be displayed.
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
