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, 2010
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                                     Occupation                                 |  Total cases |              |              |              |              |              |              |              |   days away  
                                                                                |              |     1 day    |    2 days    |  3 - 5 days  |  6 - 10 days | 11 - 20 days | 21 - 30 days |  31 days or  |   from work  
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     Total private industry [933,200 cases].....................................|     100.0    |      14.4    |      10.9    |      17.9    |      11.8    |      11.2    |       6.4    |      27.5    |        8     
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     Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.....................|     100.0    |      14.1    |       9.2    |      17.2    |      12.0    |      11.5    |       6.9    |      29.1    |        9     
     Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants...................................|     100.0    |      14.2    |      14.2    |      21.4    |      13.7    |      10.7    |       5.5    |      20.3    |        6     
     Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................|     100.0    |       8.1    |       8.1    |      13.8    |      12.1    |       9.6    |       8.5    |      39.8    |       19     
     Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................|     100.0    |       8.2    |       7.7    |      16.5    |      10.6    |      10.9    |       7.4    |      38.7    |       17     
     Retail salespersons........................................................|     100.0    |      14.5    |       9.3    |      15.7    |      13.0    |      10.7    |       7.5    |      29.2    |        9     
     Production workers, all other..............................................|     100.0    |      16.6    |      10.2    |      17.3    |      11.0    |      11.3    |       6.2    |      27.5    |        8     
     Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners..............|     100.0    |      11.3    |      12.7    |      19.3    |      11.2    |      10.1    |       6.9    |      28.5    |        8     
     Registered nurses..........................................................|     100.0    |      13.0    |      13.8    |      20.2    |      13.6    |      12.2    |       5.9    |      21.4    |        6     
     Maids and housekeeping cleaners............................................|     100.0    |      10.3    |      12.6    |      21.5    |      11.8    |      11.4    |       6.0    |      26.4    |        7     
     Construction laborers......................................................|     100.0    |      12.2    |       9.3    |      15.1    |      11.5    |      13.5    |       6.5    |      32.0    |       12     
     Maintenance and repair workers, general....................................|     100.0    |      15.5    |      11.1    |      18.9    |      11.9    |      11.6    |       6.1    |      25.0    |        7     
     First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers....................|     100.0    |      16.2    |      10.7    |      17.3    |       8.1    |      11.7    |       5.7    |      30.3    |        9     
     Stock clerks and order fillers.............................................|     100.0    |      16.2    |      10.6    |      17.5    |      12.9    |      12.3    |       6.8    |      23.9    |        7     
     Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food.........|     100.0    |      16.3    |      12.7    |      18.3    |      14.0    |      12.4    |       5.3    |      21.1    |        7     
     Assemblers and fabricators, all other......................................|     100.0    |      16.0    |       8.8    |      18.2    |      10.1    |      13.5    |       6.8    |      26.5    |        8     
     Automotive service technicians and mechanics...............................|     100.0    |      24.0    |      11.1    |      19.0    |       9.3    |       8.6    |       9.5    |      18.6    |        4     
     Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.....................................|     100.0    |      14.8    |      12.8    |      24.8    |       8.3    |       7.2    |       4.1    |      28.3    |        5     
     Cashiers...................................................................|     100.0    |      13.7    |      13.0    |      18.7    |      13.2    |      10.1    |       5.0    |      26.3    |        7     
     Cooks, restaurant..........................................................|     100.0    |      17.8    |      16.1    |      18.9    |      11.3    |       9.4    |       5.2    |      21.3    |        5     
     Carpenters.................................................................|     100.0    |      10.1    |       7.5    |      18.0    |      13.8    |      13.2    |       5.5    |      31.9    |       11     
     Food preparation workers...................................................|     100.0    |      16.6    |      12.2    |      23.1    |      17.0    |      13.6    |       3.9    |      13.7    |        5     
     Customer service representatives...........................................|     100.0    |      13.8    |      10.3    |      15.2    |       9.8    |       7.6    |       6.3    |      36.9    |       12     
     Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...................................|     100.0    |      17.1    |      11.8    |      16.8    |       9.6    |      14.3    |       3.4    |      27.0    |        8     
     Waiters and waitresses.....................................................|     100.0    |      16.7    |      14.6    |      17.7    |      12.9    |      13.9    |       5.7    |      18.5    |        6     
     Home health aides..........................................................|     100.0    |       7.9    |       8.3    |      18.5    |      14.6    |      11.9    |       5.8    |      33.0    |       11     
     Driver/sales workers.......................................................|     100.0    |      11.4    |      10.4    |      15.8    |      14.5    |      13.4    |       6.2    |      28.4    |        9     
     Personal and home care aides...............................................|     100.0    |      11.2    |      11.2    |      24.1    |      12.7    |       9.6    |       6.8    |      24.4    |        7     
     Electricians...............................................................|     100.0    |      14.4    |      10.2    |      12.4    |       9.9    |      14.8    |       6.6    |      31.3    |       12     
     Security guards............................................................|     100.0    |      16.5    |       7.9    |      18.7    |      11.0    |      12.3    |       5.3    |      28.3    |        8     
     Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses..........................|     100.0    |      15.7    |      11.3    |      17.2    |      11.8    |      14.0    |       5.3    |      24.8    |        8     
     Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters....................................|     100.0    |       8.1    |       8.6    |      20.2    |      10.3    |       8.4    |       6.4    |      37.8    |       14     
     Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse....................|     100.0    |      15.1    |       9.7    |      19.1    |      16.2    |      12.1    |       6.1    |      21.8    |        7     
     Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................|     100.0    |      12.6    |       8.0    |      14.3    |      10.8    |      15.6    |       5.9    |      32.7    |       14     
     First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers....|     100.0    |      15.6    |      12.3    |      15.8    |      10.5    |      11.8    |       5.8    |      28.2    |        9     
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      workers...................................................................|     100.0    |      11.6    |       8.4    |       9.1    |      15.0    |      14.5    |      11.3    |      30.0    |       14     
     Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...............................|     100.0    |      11.4    |      13.1    |      19.5    |      14.8    |       9.9    |       3.9    |      27.3    |        7     
     Healthcare support workers, all other......................................|     100.0    |      15.6    |      14.4    |      19.4    |      12.0    |       9.4    |       6.8    |      22.6    |        6     
     Industrial truck and tractor operators.....................................|     100.0    |      10.9    |       7.3    |      19.1    |       6.0    |      11.6    |       7.4    |      37.9    |       15     
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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