U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
TABLE 16. Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(2) per 10,000 full-time workers by selected worker occupation(3) and selected events or exposures leading to injury or illness, private industry, state government, and local government, 2011
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| Total incidence | Contact with objects | | | | Overexertion and bodily reaction | | Transportation incidents | | Violence and other injuries by persons or animal |
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Occupation(3) | rate | | Fall | Fall | Slips | | | | | |
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| | Total | by | against | compressed by | level | level | without | Total | Overexertion in | Repetitive | environments | Total | Roadway | explosions | Total | injury by | person--uninten- | insect | events(4)
| | | object | object |equipment or object| | | fall | | lifting/lowering | motion | | | incidents | | | other person | tional or intent | related |
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Total private, state and local government sectors [1,181,290 cases].................................| 117.3 | 26.9 | 15.3 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 18.2 | 4.8 | 41.3 | 13.6 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.2
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Bus drivers, transit and intercity..................................................................| 746.3 | 66.8 | 23.1 | 24.2 | 8.9 | 20.3 | 119.9 | 18.0 | 177.6 | 16.6 | 7.2 | 28.9 | 261.0 | 234.5 | - | 51.6 | 36.6 | 11.5 | 2.2 | -
Police and sheriff's patrol officers................................................................| 596.3 | 49.6 | 17.6 | 14.3 | 3.6 | 12.3 | 72.2 | 32.6 | 136.9 | 18.7 | 5.0 | 21.1 | 91.3 | 70.8 | 1.5 | 161.4 | 61.2 | 82.5 | 16.1 | 10.3
Correctional officers and jailers...................................................................| 543.7 | 49.7 | 22.3 | 20.3 | 4.0 | 13.8 | 62.0 | 19.9 | 119.6 | 30.0 | 3.4 | 13.0 | 4.1 | 2.2 | - | 253.8 | 89.8 | 148.4 | 14.7 | 5.4
Firefighters........................................................................................| 475.2 | 108.9 | 54.2 | 48.7 | 2.3 | 9.8 | 34.4 | 22.1 | 214.1 | 57.2 | 6.8 | 28.5 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 8.0 | - | 1.5 | 5.5 | 30.1
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics........................................................| 381.3 | 22.6 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 34.2 | 16.7 | 247.5 | 138.7 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 27.6 | 25.5 | 1.7 | 12.4 | 4.0 | 8.3 | - | 1.8
Highway maintenance workers.........................................................................| 380.7 | 92.3 | 65.2 | 11.4 | 5.9 | 17.4 | 30.7 | 10.8 | 158.3 | 72.9 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 28.5 | 24.0 | - | 6.8 | 2.5 | - | 4.3 | 14.0
Light truck or delivery services drivers............................................................| 368.3 | 65.6 | 40.4 | 14.5 | 7.8 | 23.0 | 47.6 | 20.4 | 143.2 | 50.5 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 47.9 | 39.5 | - | 4.6 | 2.5 | - | 1.9 | 3.1
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand..............................................| 367.4 | 121.6 | 74.8 | 22.0 | 18.2 | 16.6 | 34.9 | 11.3 | 150.5 | 67.2 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .3 | .1 | 2.5 | 3.0
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers.............................................................| 318.9 | 61.0 | 38.5 | 11.6 | 6.2 | 33.6 | 38.2 | 19.6 | 105.9 | 27.4 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 44.7 | 34.2 | 1.2 | 2.8 | .7 | - | 2.0 | 3.0
Food preparation workers............................................................................| 312.3 | 130.3 | 72.8 | 43.9 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 61.2 | 8.0 | 65.6 | 29.8 | 7.4 | 27.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | .4 | 1.6 | - | .5 | .3 | 2.1
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Construction laborers...............................................................................| 312.3 | 128.4 | 75.7 | 29.5 | 16.8 | 33.8 | 20.0 | 13.9 | 74.3 | 31.3 | 3.7 | 19.7 | 10.9 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 4.2 | - | .4 | 3.8 | 1.8
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners.......................................| 309.2 | 70.9 | 44.2 | 15.0 | 8.6 | 15.8 | 58.0 | 13.3 | 117.3 | 47.2 | 6.8 | 14.6 | 9.7 | 7.7 | - | 3.5 | .8 | .7 | 1.9 | 3.2
Maids and housekeeping cleaners.....................................................................| 305.8 | 55.6 | 29.4 | 17.3 | 4.9 | 12.4 | 69.0 | 11.6 | 132.7 | 35.5 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | - | 3.5 | 1.0 | .5 | 2.0 | 1.7
Maintenance and repair workers, general.............................................................| 276.8 | 80.0 | 44.4 | 17.3 | 13.4 | 19.8 | 28.4 | 14.8 | 97.3 | 29.1 | 4.2 | 18.0 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 4.2 | .3 | .2 | 3.6 | 1.9
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks......................................| 273.2 | 62.2 | 42.7 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 23.9 | 17.4 | 144.1 | 72.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 12.4 | - | - | 4.7 | 3.8 | - | - | -
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers...............................| 273.7 | 60.6 | 32.1 | 14.3 | 11.2 | 27.0 | 18.2 | 10.6 | 107.8 | 39.4 | 4.5 | 16.0 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 6.7 | 1.3 | - | - | 1.2 | 2.6
Food servers, nonrestaurant.........................................................................| 265.7 | 54.8 | 35.2 | 12.2 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 65.0 | 7.9 | 100.7 | 47.3 | 13.9 | 24.0 | - | - | - | 4.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | -
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists...............................................| 261.1 | 107.4 | 68.1 | 19.4 | 12.3 | 20.9 | 15.9 | 5.8 | 97.6 | 27.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.8
Automotive body and related repairers...............................................................| 258.0 | 104.8 | 89.6 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 34.0 | 8.2 | 97.2 | 34.1 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | -
Carpenters..........................................................................................| 246.0 | 100.0 | 60.1 | 15.8 | 21.1 | 30.4 | 25.2 | 6.5 | 77.7 | 24.1 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.7 | .8 | - | - | - | - | - | -
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Driver/sales workers................................................................................| 245.2 | 38.2 | 20.5 | 11.4 | 5.0 | 17.8 | 35.7 | 14.6 | 98.1 | 32.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 30.0 | 26.1 | - | 6.5 | 4.7 | - | 1.7 | 1.2
Automotive service technicians and mechanics........................................................| 244.1 | 106.0 | 56.6 | 29.6 | 11.2 | 4.7 | 16.5 | 11.1 | 84.0 | 33.6 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 1.2 | .5 | - | - | .3 | 2.6
Telecommunications line installers and repairers....................................................| 226.0 | 37.2 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 1.3 | 23.6 | 16.4 | 14.6 | 91.6 | 19.2 | 2.1 | 9.3 | 21.6 | 15.4 | - | 5.0 | - | - | 5.0 | 1.2
Nonfarm animal caretakers...........................................................................| 221.2 | 19.4 | 9.3 | 5.0 | - | 1.9 | 20.5 | - | 83.3 | 9.0 | - | 4.8 | - | - | - | 88.9 | - | - | 88.9 | -
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers..............................................................| 224.8 | 74.5 | 44.2 | 15.9 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 21.0 | 11.1 | 78.4 | 29.5 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 12.5 | 3.4 | - | 12.3 | - | .3 | 11.8 | 1.1
Bus drivers, school or special client...............................................................| 220.6 | 18.1 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 13.8 | 46.5 | 10.3 | 63.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 59.2 | 54.4 | - | 5.7 | 2.1 | 3.3 | - | .7
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs.........................................................................| 211.6 | 17.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 26.5 | 7.7 | 51.7 | 26.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 94.0 | 70.4 | - | 3.1 | 2.1 | - | - | 4.1
Cooks, institution and cafeteria....................................................................| 206.3 | 51.1 | 39.2 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 41.3 | 8.5 | 58.8 | 29.1 | 5.2 | 33.4 | - | - | - | .8 | - | - | - | 7.3
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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 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also included job transfer or restriction.
3 These occupations have at least 0.1% of full-time equivalent employment.
4 Includes nonclassifiable responses.
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
