TABLE 11. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected private sector occupation and number of days away from work, 2011
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                                                                                                         |                   |                                              Percent of days-away-from-work cases involving —                                             |       Median      
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                                                  Occupation                                             |    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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     Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand..............................................|       100.0       |        14.6       |        10.4       |        16.9       |        11.6       |        10.9       |         6.5       |        29.1       |           9       
     Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers.............................................................|       100.0       |         9.0       |         6.9       |        13.7       |        10.1       |        10.1       |         9.6       |        40.5       |          21       
     Nursing assistants..................................................................................|       100.0       |        15.5       |        13.5       |        22.2       |        13.7       |        10.2       |         5.2       |        19.7       |           5       
     Production workers, all other.......................................................................|       100.0       |        15.6       |        10.3       |        17.8       |        10.8       |        11.6       |         6.4       |        27.5       |           8       
     Light truck or delivery services drivers............................................................|       100.0       |         9.1       |        10.0       |        16.1       |         9.7       |        11.7       |         6.3       |        37.0       |          15       
     Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.......................................|       100.0       |        12.9       |        11.7       |        21.0       |        14.5       |         9.2       |         6.3       |        24.5       |           7       
     Retail salespersons.................................................................................|       100.0       |        15.2       |        12.0       |        18.2       |        10.5       |        10.3       |         6.3       |        27.4       |           7       
     Registered nurses...................................................................................|       100.0       |        13.3       |         9.9       |        19.5       |        15.1       |        12.6       |         6.6       |        23.1       |           7       
     Stock clerks and order fillers......................................................................|       100.0       |        13.8       |        10.0       |        17.1       |        13.0       |        10.7       |         6.9       |        28.6       |           8       
     Maintenance and repair workers, general.............................................................|       100.0       |        13.7       |         9.8       |        19.3       |        11.4       |        11.7       |         6.5       |        27.5       |           8       
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     Construction laborers...............................................................................|       100.0       |        12.4       |         8.3       |        18.2       |         9.0       |        12.2       |         5.7       |        34.1       |          12       
     Maids and housekeeping cleaners.....................................................................|       100.0       |        15.8       |         9.5       |        20.8       |        12.2       |        11.8       |         5.2       |        24.8       |           7       
     Food preparation workers............................................................................|       100.0       |        17.1       |        15.1       |        21.5       |        12.2       |        11.9       |         4.6       |        17.6       |           5       
     First-line supervisors of retail sales workers......................................................|       100.0       |        14.0       |        10.2       |        18.1       |         8.8       |        14.3       |         8.5       |        26.0       |          10       
     Assemblers and fabricators, all other...............................................................|       100.0       |        15.7       |        11.4       |        17.4       |        10.5       |        11.2       |         6.0       |        27.9       |           7       
     Automotive service technicians and mechanics........................................................|       100.0       |        17.5       |        11.2       |        16.9       |        13.4       |         8.6       |         9.5       |        22.8       |           7       
     Carpenters..........................................................................................|       100.0       |        11.2       |         9.0       |        12.3       |         8.4       |        10.8       |         9.4       |        38.9       |          20       
     Landscaping and groundskeeping workers..............................................................|       100.0       |        16.1       |         9.3       |        23.0       |         8.4       |         8.1       |         8.2       |        27.1       |           7       
     Customer service representatives....................................................................|       100.0       |        13.2       |        10.2       |        16.2       |        17.1       |         8.7       |         8.2       |        26.5       |           8       
     Cashiers............................................................................................|       100.0       |        12.9       |        13.1       |        17.3       |        13.6       |        10.5       |         4.7       |        27.8       |           7       
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     Driver/sales workers................................................................................|       100.0       |        10.2       |         8.0       |        15.6       |        12.8       |        11.9       |         7.1       |        34.5       |          13       
     Personal care aides.................................................................................|       100.0       |        11.6       |         8.8       |        18.0       |        16.3       |        11.7       |         4.6       |        29.0       |           8       
     Cooks, restaurant...................................................................................|       100.0       |        18.3       |        12.4       |        22.8       |        12.1       |        10.3       |         6.1       |        18.2       |           5       
     Electricians........................................................................................|       100.0       |        12.2       |        13.8       |         8.1       |         7.9       |        15.5       |         8.9       |        33.9       |          15       
     Home health aides...................................................................................|       100.0       |         9.3       |         7.4       |        16.4       |        15.8       |        12.0       |         7.2       |        31.9       |          12       
     Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food..................................|       100.0       |        16.1       |        13.4       |        18.4       |        18.7       |         7.8       |         6.2       |        19.4       |           6       
     Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse.............................................|       100.0       |        17.0       |         8.6       |        18.5       |        13.2       |         9.3       |         7.6       |        25.7       |           7       
     Security guards.....................................................................................|       100.0       |        13.1       |        11.9       |        17.4       |        11.1       |        11.8       |         6.6       |        28.1       |           9       
     Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other............................................|       100.0       |        12.0       |         7.3       |        15.0       |        15.3       |        10.1       |        10.3       |        30.2       |          12       
     Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses...................................................|       100.0       |        15.2       |        13.4       |        19.3       |        12.6       |        11.4       |         4.6       |        23.5       |           6       
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     Waiters and waitresses..............................................................................|       100.0       |        11.6       |        12.0       |        17.4       |        14.6       |        13.7       |         8.5       |        22.2       |           9       
     Industrial truck and tractor operators..............................................................|       100.0       |         9.0       |         8.2       |        20.9       |        11.2       |        11.0       |         6.0       |        33.5       |          11       
     Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers...............................|       100.0       |        13.6       |         7.1       |        13.6       |         9.4       |        16.1       |         8.8       |        31.4       |          16       
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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.
       
       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