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, 2010
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| | Event or exposure leading to injury or illness(4)
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| | Contact with objects | | | | Overexertion | | | Transportation incidents | | Assaults and violent acts |
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Occupation(3) |incidence rate| | | | | Fall | Fall | Slips | | | | Exposure to | | | | | | |
| | | | | | to | on | or | | | Repetitive | harmful | | | Fires | | | All other assaults | All
| | | Struck | Struck | Caught in or | lower | same | trips | | | motion | substances or| | | and | | |_____________________________| other
| | Total | by | against | compressed or| level | level | without | Total | In lifting | | environments | Total | Highway | explosions | Total | By | | | events(5)
| | | object | object | crushed | | | fall | | | | | | accident | | | person | | Assaults |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | animal |
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Total private, state and local government sectors [1,191,100 cases]........| 117.9 | 28.1 | 13.7 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 18.0 | 3.8 | 27.0 | 13.2 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 14.2
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Bus drivers, transit and intercity.........................................| 614.6 | 87.3 | 23.3 | 37.4 | 6.0 | 13.9 | 61.1 | 13.2 | 79.9 | 16.7 | 10.8 | 17.3 | 221.3 | 197.5 | - | 12.8 | 11.9 | - | - | 96.9
Police and sheriff's patrol officers.......................................| 504.3 | 64.3 | 21.2 | 32.4 | 4.3 | 16.6 | 51.0 | 11.6 | 44.5 | 17.5 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 89.4 | 72.1 | .4 | 92.1 | 74.7 | 17.4 | 9.2 | 110.3
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants...................................| 489.4 | 57.8 | 24.4 | 19.8 | 11.5 | 6.4 | 80.4 | 14.7 | 238.6 | 83.5 | 3.8 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | - | 39.2 | 37.7 | 1.4 | .6 | 36.4
Refuse and recyclable material collectors..................................| 485.1 | 253.5 | 36.8 | 194.2 | 17.0 | 9.9 | 36.0 | 12.9 | 73.9 | 56.0 | 5.1 | 9.4 | 22.0 | 8.0 | - | 3.5 | - | 2.8 | 2.8 | 58.8
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.....................| 430.4 | 140.7 | 75.9 | 33.7 | 24.3 | 18.8 | 38.7 | 11.2 | 135.6 | 79.7 | 10.1 | 13.9 | 16.4 | 3.6 | .2 | 1.6 | .5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 43.1
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...............................| 416.0 | 34.0 | 11.4 | 14.7 | 6.8 | 11.2 | 19.5 | 12.7 | 234.0 | 157.1 | 3.7 | 9.8 | 33.0 | 29.6 | - | 9.2 | 9.0 | - | - | 46.9
Food servers, nonrestaurant................................................| 404.2 | 122.7 | 57.4 | 33.6 | 12.6 | 28.7 | 99.5 | 12.8 | 70.0 | 37.7 | 4.5 | 32.4 | 3.3 | - | - | 4.1 | 3.9 | - | - | 26.2
Fire fighters..............................................................| 400.9 | 49.1 | 19.8 | 18.1 | 7.4 | 29.8 | 22.3 | 14.5 | 132.3 | 68.9 | 6.2 | 19.3 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 27.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | - | - | 91.1
Truck drivers, light or delivery services..................................| 384.2 | 77.6 | 34.1 | 27.3 | 9.5 | 28.2 | 47.2 | 11.6 | 105.4 | 48.0 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 38.1 | 31.3 | .9 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 57.7
Highway maintenance workers................................................| 383.9 | 91.7 | 55.6 | 16.9 | 10.0 | 29.0 | 62.7 | 17.7 | 85.0 | 37.7 | 9.7 | 14.0 | 22.1 | 14.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 51.3
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Correctional officers and jailers..........................................| 383.5 | 55.5 | 21.2 | 23.4 | 4.1 | 22.3 | 55.4 | 15.0 | 42.0 | 10.9 | 3.1 | 22.1 | 8.2 | 6.7 | .7 | 94.0 | 91.0 | 3.0 | .4 | 65.2
Maids and housekeeping cleaners............................................| 340.5 | 73.4 | 28.1 | 34.9 | 7.9 | 17.6 | 75.0 | 15.8 | 81.1 | 35.6 | 10.3 | 17.7 | 3.2 | 2.3 | - | 1.9 | 1.2 | .6 | .6 | 44.5
Telecommunications line installers and repairers...........................| 319.2 | 47.6 | 28.2 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 34.4 | 44.5 | 21.9 | 73.4 | 26.2 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 15.3 | 12.9 | - | 6.4 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 59.7
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer...................................| 318.5 | 59.9 | 24.3 | 17.2 | 15.3 | 33.7 | 49.0 | 10.4 | 73.3 | 24.6 | 3.2 | 8.4 | 43.1 | 31.0 | - | .9 | .7 | .3 | .3 | 36.4
Construction laborers......................................................| 316.6 | 118.2 | 61.3 | 26.2 | 20.2 | 25.7 | 24.8 | 10.6 | 66.0 | 34.5 | 9.0 | 18.6 | 11.8 | 4.0 | - | 1.2 | .2 | 1.0 | .8 | 30.5
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners..............| 316.5 | 70.8 | 39.7 | 21.0 | 6.4 | 20.2 | 52.7 | 11.3 | 82.1 | 41.2 | 4.9 | 15.7 | 11.3 | 2.5 | .4 | 2.8 | .8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 44.3
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
installers................................................................| 311.4 | 56.8 | 33.5 | 17.8 | 1.2 | 31.5 | 37.4 | 13.1 | 64.0 | 23.5 | 6.2 | 11.9 | 22.5 | 17.3 | - | 5.1 | - | 4.2 | 4.2 | 62.9
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers...................................| 304.1 | 129.4 | 71.7 | 25.0 | 17.5 | 13.3 | 23.6 | 3.3 | 58.3 | 27.3 | 7.3 | 29.7 | 2.5 | - | 11.0 | - | - | - | - | 25.3
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists......................| 293.0 | 93.7 | 60.3 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 23.3 | 27.2 | 8.7 | 72.5 | 32.2 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | 38.1
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers......| 280.4 | 77.2 | 36.3 | 27.5 | 4.4 | 53.0 | 15.1 | 17.8 | 57.0 | 31.1 | 4.3 | 18.3 | 13.7 | 12.6 | - | 1.5 | - | 1.4 | 1.4 | 22.2
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Cooks, institution and cafeteria...........................................| 264.9 | 84.9 | 47.9 | 30.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 42.3 | 10.0 | 48.5 | 33.7 | 11.5 | 38.1 | 1.9 | - | .8 | 1.1 | .8 | - | - | 20.9
Electrical power-line installers and repairers.............................| 259.3 | 45.7 | 21.9 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 19.4 | 24.4 | 6.1 | 64.8 | 16.5 | 18.9 | 23.4 | 13.9 | 10.9 | - | 2.9 | - | 2.9 | 2.9 | 38.9
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs................................................| 253.9 | 17.3 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 8.4 | 47.6 | 8.2 | 62.2 | 16.8 | - | 7.5 | 77.3 | 65.0 | - | 4.7 | 3.4 | 1.3 | - | 20.3
Industrial machinery mechanics.............................................| 246.7 | 99.1 | 36.7 | 22.0 | 35.1 | 14.7 | 16.3 | 6.2 | 49.1 | 19.3 | 5.4 | 13.9 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | 36.6
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers.....| 245.3 | 64.0 | 21.5 | 35.2 | 5.2 | 20.3 | 29.5 | 19.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 2.2 | 14.2 | 8.6 | 7.5 | - | 1.3 | - | - | - | 20.7
Automotive service technicians and mechanics...............................| 237.6 | 95.3 | 54.2 | 21.7 | 7.8 | 11.4 | 16.7 | 4.8 | 43.9 | 20.4 | 5.8 | 15.0 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 37.5
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.....................................| 230.6 | 75.3 | 42.1 | 14.8 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 24.9 | 13.0 | 41.1 | 19.7 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 6.7 | - | 2.1 | .3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 33.6
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters....................................| 228.5 | 59.5 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 10.3 | 27.0 | 13.1 | 12.1 | 67.0 | 29.2 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | .8 | - | - | - | 29.9
Driver/sales workers.......................................................| 220.2 | 34.0 | 16.8 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 10.8 | 26.8 | 8.2 | 84.2 | 52.0 | 2.6 | .6 | 24.8 | 21.0 | - | 7.2 | 6.5 | .7 | .7 | 20.8
Carpenters.................................................................| 219.5 | 72.6 | 42.9 | 16.2 | 9.2 | 31.7 | 25.0 | 8.6 | 44.3 | 25.9 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | - | .4 | - | .4 | .4 | 23.7
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Painters, construction and maintenance.....................................| 215.7 | 71.2 | 38.8 | 21.6 | 7.6 | 29.3 | 27.9 | 3.9 | 36.2 | 25.3 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 22.3
Food preparation workers...................................................| 214.7 | 78.8 | 50.0 | 18.9 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 39.0 | 4.5 | 34.4 | 20.7 | 5.7 | 34.0 | - | - | - | .5 | .5 | - | - | 12.4
Maintenance and repair workers, general....................................| 213.3 | 63.2 | 34.5 | 14.0 | 10.8 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 5.6 | 53.5 | 25.5 | 6.3 | 10.1 | 5.9 | 3.8 | .3 | .9 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 30.5
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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 Data shown in columns correspond to the following Event codes: Contact with objects, Total = 00-09; Fall to lower level = 110-119; Fall on same level = 130-139; Slips or trips without fall = 215; Overexertion, Total = 220-229; Repetitive motion = 230-239; Exposure to harmful substances or environments = 30-39; Transportation incidents = 40-49; Fires and explosions =
50-52; Assaults and violent acts, Total = 60-63; All other events = all remaining codes, including 9999 (Nonclassifiable). These codes are based on the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
5 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