TABLE 4. Number, incidence rate,(1) and median days away from work(2) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(3) by selected detailed occupation and private industry, state government, and local government, 2011
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| Total private, | Private | State | Local
| State, and local government | industry(5)(6)(7) | government(5)(6)(7) | government(5)(6)(7)
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| Number | Incidence rate | Median days away | Number | Incidence rate | Median days away | Number | Incidence rate | Median days away | Number | Incidence rate | Median days away
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Total..........................................................................................| 1,181,290 | 117.3 | 8 | 908,310 | 105.2 | 8 | 72,650 | 183.4 | 11 | 200,330 | 192.7 | 8
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Bus drivers, transit and intercity..................................................................| 9,030 | 746.3 | 16 | 2,100 | 341.7 | 10 | 1,950 | - | 20 | 4,970 | 942.4 | 20
Police and sheriff's patrol officers................................................................| 33,590 | 596.3 | 10 | 120 | 281.4 | 15 | 3,170 | 458.8 | 10 | 30,290 | 659.4 | 10
Correctional officers and jailers...................................................................| 21,210 | 543.7 | 20 | 470 | 228.0 | 5 | 15,500 | 629.2 | 24 | 5,250 | 398.8 | 15
Firefighters........................................................................................| 14,890 | 475.2 | 12 | 20 | 22.1 | 6 | 520 | 508.1 | 9 | 14,350 | 534.0 | 12
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics........................................................| 7,680 | 381.3 | 7 | 4,900 | 370.9 | 6 | 40 | - | 26 | 2,740 | 430.5 | 9
Highway maintenance workers.........................................................................| 4,650 | 380.7 | 9 | 200 | 523.5 | 12 | 1,880 | 543.9 | 7 | 2,570 | 318.8 | 9
Light truck or delivery services drivers............................................................| 26,050 | 368.3 | 15 | 25,380 | 360.6 | 15 | 110 | - | 5 | 550 | 896.0 | 26
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand..............................................| 56,950 | 367.4 | 9 | 53,660 | 352.5 | 9 | 430 | 362.9 | 8 | 2,860 | 1,169.0 | 10
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers.............................................................| 44,120 | 318.9 | 20 | 42,210 | 307.2 | 21 | 70 | - | 6 | 1,840 | 1,082.4 | 14
Food preparation workers............................................................................| 15,100 | 312.3 | 5 | 13,880 | 316.5 | 5 | 340 | 589.8 | 7 | 880 | 225.6 | 20
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Construction laborers...............................................................................| 19,590 | 312.3 | 12 | 18,600 | 308.9 | 12 | 60 | - | 35 | 940 | 370.7 | 6
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.......................................| 44,850 | 309.2 | 7 | 24,450 | 227.5 | 7 | 3,180 | 504.7 | 11 | 17,220 | 565.0 | 8
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.....................................................................| 19,220 | 305.8 | 7 | 17,760 | 293.1 | 7 | 470 | 742.9 | 6 | 990 | 505.5 | 5
Maintenance and repair workers, general.............................................................| 28,280 | 276.8 | 8 | 21,230 | 247.1 | 8 | 1,600 | 445.1 | 13 | 5,440 | 432.2 | 8
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks......................................| 2,890 | 273.2 | 9 | 2,730 | 257.8 | 9 | - | - | - | 150 | - | 6
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers...............................| 5,370 | 273.7 | 16 | 5,090 | 276.4 | 16 | 130 | 268.0 | 16 | 150 | 183.9 | 14
Food servers, nonrestaurant.........................................................................| 3,580 | 265.7 | 7 | 2,700 | 209.0 | 10 | 310 | - | 3 | 570 | 1,123.5 | 7
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists...............................................| 5,340 | 261.1 | 10 | 3,610 | 205.9 | 7 | 470 | 1,283.2 | 11 | 1,260 | 510.9 | 11
Automotive body and related repairers...............................................................| 3,000 | 258.0 | 47 | 2,890 | 249.7 | 47 | 70 | - | 3 | 40 | - | 7
Carpenters..........................................................................................| 11,590 | 246.0 | 19 | 10,860 | 235.6 | 20 | 270 | 714.7 | 10 | 460 | 481.9 | 14
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Driver/sales workers................................................................................| 8,750 | 245.2 | 13 | 8,650 | 240.5 | 13 | 20 | - | 5 | 80 | - | 42
Automotive service technicians and mechanics........................................................| 12,860 | 244.1 | 7 | 12,150 | 239.8 | 7 | 180 | 329.1 | 10 | 520 | 313.5 | 14
Telecommunications line installers and repairers....................................................| 3,090 | 226.0 | 19 | 3,080 | 224.9 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Nonfarm animal caretakers...........................................................................| 2,250 | 221.2 | 3 | 2,060 | 209.6 | 3 | 50 | - | 5 | 140 | 484.8 | 7
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers..............................................................| 14,360 | 224.8 | 7 | 10,180 | 185.4 | 7 | 990 | 661.7 | 8 | 3,190 | 434.1 | 8
Bus drivers, school or special client...............................................................| 7,230 | 220.6 | 11 | 2,220 | 151.4 | 11 | 50 | - | 21 | 4,960 | 296.5 | 10
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs.........................................................................| 2,810 | 211.6 | 8 | 2,620 | 205.7 | 8 | 30 | - | 1 | 160 | 326.0 | 8
Cooks, institution and cafeteria....................................................................| 5,810 | 206.3 | 5 | 3,860 | 231.3 | 5 | 420 | 478.9 | 9 | 1,540 | 167.1 | 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 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.
3 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
4 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment.
5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
6 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.
7 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
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
