U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
TABLE 10. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected worker characteristics and number of days away from work, private industry sector, 2011
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| | Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving — | Median
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Characteristic | Total cases | | days away
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| | 1 day | 2 days | 3 - 5 days | 6 - 10 days | 11 - 20 days | 21 - 30 days | 31 days or more |
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Total private industry [908,310 cases]..............................................................| 100.0 | 13.9 | 10.8 | 17.8 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 6.5 | 27.9 | 8
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Gender: | | | | | | | | |
Male..............................................................................................| 100.0 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 17.3 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 6.9 | 29.3 | 9
Female............................................................................................| 100.0 | 14.9 | 11.8 | 18.6 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 6.0 | 25.5 | 7
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Age: | | | | | | | | |
16 - 19...........................................................................................| 100.0 | 25.2 | 14.9 | 22.5 | 11.7 | 9.1 | 4.2 | 12.6 | 3
20 - 24...........................................................................................| 100.0 | 19.7 | 13.7 | 21.8 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 15.3 | 5
25 - 34...........................................................................................| 100.0 | 16.4 | 12.5 | 20.2 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 22.0 | 6
35 - 44...........................................................................................| 100.0 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 17.0 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 6.4 | 29.8 | 9
45 - 54...........................................................................................| 100.0 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 16.2 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 7.4 | 32.6 | 12
55 - 64...........................................................................................| 100.0 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 15.2 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 7.3 | 34.7 | 14
65 and over.......................................................................................| 100.0 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 16.6 | 11.1 | 13.8 | 7.0 | 36.3 | 14
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Length of service with employer: | | | | | | | | |
Less than 3 months................................................................................| 100.0 | 17.1 | 13.0 | 18.8 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 23.1 | 6
3 - 11 months.....................................................................................| 100.0 | 16.2 | 11.9 | 19.2 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 5.4 | 24.2 | 6
1 - 5 years.......................................................................................| 100.0 | 14.4 | 11.6 | 19.0 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 6.3 | 26.3 | 7
More than 5 years.................................................................................| 100.0 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 32.4 | 12
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Race or ethnic origin:(2) | | | | | | | | |
White only........................................................................................| 100.0 | 15.6 | 11.6 | 18.0 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 25.6 | 7
Black only........................................................................................| 100.0 | 14.1 | 11.6 | 19.4 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 26.5 | 7
Hispanic or Latino only...........................................................................| 100.0 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 17.0 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 27.8 | 8
Asian only........................................................................................| 100.0 | 13.5 | 11.3 | 18.6 | 15.1 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 21.9 | 7
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander only..........................................................| 100.0 | 14.6 | 7.6 | 17.4 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 34.4 | 11
American Indian or Alaskan Native only............................................................| 100.0 | 20.7 | 9.9 | 19.8 | 14.0 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 21.4 | 5
Hispanic or Latino and other race.................................................................| 100.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 34.0 | 14
Multi-race........................................................................................| 100.0 | 16.7 | 4.5 | 25.8 | 7.6 | 15.2 | 10.6 | 21.2 | 7
Not reported......................................................................................| 100.0 | 11.9 | 9.5 | 17.5 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 6.4 | 31.1 | 10
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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 Race and ethnicity data do not add to total. Some cases may be counted as both Multi-race and Hispanic and other race.
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
