OS TB 11/24/2009 - TABLE R71. Number and 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, 2008 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Days-away-from-work cases involving: | _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Private | | | | | | | | Median Characteristic |industry(2)| 1 day | 2 days | 3 - 5 days | 6 - 10 days | 11 - 20 days | 21 - 30 days | 31 days or more | days away _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | from work | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total.................| 1,078,140 | 160,190 | 14.9 | 118,600 | 11.0 | 192,180 | 17.8 | 127,920 | 11.9 | 126,060 | 11.7 | 73,370 | 6.8 | 279,830 | 26.0 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gender: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Male........................| 688,790 | 100,250 | 14.6 | 72,470 | 10.5 | 117,950 | 17.1 | 80,350 | 11.7 | 81,670 | 11.9 | 48,040 | 7.0 | 188,060 | 27.3 | 9 Female......................| 384,930 | 59,530 | 15.5 | 45,630 | 11.9 | 73,700 | 19.1 | 47,120 | 12.2 | 43,950 | 11.4 | 25,030 | 6.5 | 89,970 | 23.4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Age:(3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 - 15.....................| 130 | - | - | 50 | 38.5 | - | - | 40 | 30.8 | 20 | 15.4 | - | - | - | - | 4 16 - 19.....................| 31,010 | 6,230 | 20.1 | 5,560 | 17.9 | 6,530 | 21.1 | 3,880 | 12.5 | 3,460 | 11.2 | 1,490 | 4.8 | 3,850 | 12.4 | 4 20 - 24.....................| 107,880 | 21,880 | 20.3 | 14,270 | 13.2 | 22,360 | 20.7 | 13,310 | 12.3 | 12,670 | 11.7 | 5,940 | 5.5 | 17,460 | 16.2 | 5 25 - 34.....................| 239,580 | 41,980 | 17.5 | 29,690 | 12.4 | 47,700 | 19.9 | 27,770 | 11.6 | 27,560 | 11.5 | 14,890 | 6.2 | 50,000 | 20.9 | 6 35 - 44.....................| 251,490 | 35,210 | 14.0 | 26,190 | 10.4 | 43,460 | 17.3 | 30,690 | 12.2 | 28,950 | 11.5 | 17,500 | 7.0 | 69,490 | 27.6 | 9 45 - 54.....................| 261,030 | 34,150 | 13.1 | 24,880 | 9.5 | 43,660 | 16.7 | 30,210 | 11.6 | 30,290 | 11.6 | 19,320 | 7.4 | 78,520 | 30.1 | 10 55 - 64.....................| 142,840 | 15,850 | 11.1 | 13,450 | 9.4 | 21,580 | 15.1 | 16,640 | 11.6 | 17,520 | 12.3 | 10,860 | 7.6 | 46,940 | 32.9 | 12 65 and over.................| 28,420 | 2,510 | 8.8 | 2,290 | 8.1 | 4,030 | 14.2 | 3,390 | 11.9 | 3,740 | 13.2 | 2,350 | 8.3 | 10,110 | 35.6 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Occupation: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Management occupations......| 19,650 | 3,200 | 16.3 | 2,600 | 13.2 | 4,610 | 23.5 | 2,130 | 10.8 | 2,230 | 11.3 | 1,320 | 6.7 | 3,550 | 18.1 | 5 Business and financial | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | operations occupations.....| 6,660 | 1,240 | 18.6 | 1,060 | 15.9 | 1,260 | 18.9 | 550 | 8.3 | 660 | 9.9 | 470 | 7.1 | 1,420 | 21.3 | 5 Computer and mathematical | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 3,280 | 340 | 10.4 | 340 | 10.4 | 740 | 22.6 | 650 | 19.8 | 490 | 14.9 | 260 | 7.9 | 460 | 14.0 | 7 Architecture and engineering| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 5,000 | 1,300 | 26.0 | 610 | 12.2 | 910 | 18.2 | 430 | 8.6 | 500 | 10.0 | 290 | 5.8 | 960 | 19.2 | 3 Life, physical, and social | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | science occupations........| 2,260 | 550 | 24.3 | 210 | 9.3 | 380 | 16.8 | 250 | 11.1 | 150 | 6.6 | 380 | 16.8 | 340 | 15.0 | 5 Community and social | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | services occupations.......| 8,960 | 1,600 | 17.9 | 1,070 | 11.9 | 2,380 | 26.6 | 1,030 | 11.5 | 940 | 10.5 | 350 | 3.9 | 1,600 | 17.9 | 4 Legal occupations...........| 1,460 | 650 | 44.5 | 50 | 3.4 | 380 | 26.0 | 110 | 7.5 | 50 | 3.4 | 20 | 1.4 | 210 | 14.4 | 4 Education, training, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | library occupations........| 8,650 | 2,030 | 23.5 | 940 | 10.9 | 2,490 | 28.8 | 870 | 10.1 | 510 | 5.9 | 620 | 7.2 | 1,190 | 13.8 | 3 Arts, design, entertainment,| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | sports, and media | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 6,230 | 570 | 9.1 | 660 | 10.6 | 1,000 | 16.1 | 830 | 13.3 | 610 | 9.8 | 560 | 9.0 | 1,990 | 31.9 | 11 Healthcare practitioners and| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | technical occupations......| 44,950 | 7,670 | 17.1 | 5,880 | 13.1 | 9,570 | 21.3 | 5,560 | 12.4 | 4,750 | 10.6 | 2,480 | 5.5 | 9,030 | 20.1 | 5 Healthcare support | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 65,720 | 10,120 | 15.4 | 8,690 | 13.2 | 13,650 | 20.8 | 9,560 | 14.5 | 6,850 | 10.4 | 3,610 | 5.5 | 13,240 | 20.1 | 6 Protective service | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 10,860 | 1,350 | 12.4 | 1,130 | 10.4 | 1,800 | 16.6 | 1,190 | 11.0 | 1,600 | 14.7 | 690 | 6.4 | 3,100 | 28.5 | 10 Food preparation and serving| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | related occupations........| 67,160 | 11,850 | 17.6 | 9,070 | 13.5 | 12,240 | 18.2 | 8,370 | 12.5 | 9,620 | 14.3 | 3,690 | 5.5 | 12,320 | 18.3 | 6 Building and grounds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | cleaning and maintenance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 68,670 | 10,260 | 14.9 | 7,220 | 10.5 | 13,240 | 19.3 | 9,040 | 13.2 | 8,110 | 11.8 | 4,700 | 6.8 | 16,100 | 23.4 | 7 Personal care and service | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 22,920 | 2,580 | 11.3 | 2,170 | 9.5 | 4,120 | 18.0 | 2,850 | 12.4 | 2,880 | 12.6 | 2,270 | 9.9 | 6,050 | 26.4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sales and related | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 69,410 | 9,190 | 13.2 | 7,910 | 11.4 | 13,070 | 18.8 | 8,590 | 12.4 | 7,680 | 11.1 | 4,730 | 6.8 | 18,240 | 26.3 | 7 Office and administrative | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | support occupations........| 80,410 | 12,590 | 15.7 | 8,870 | 11.0 | 14,060 | 17.5 | 9,990 | 12.4 | 9,800 | 12.2 | 5,860 | 7.3 | 19,230 | 23.9 | 7 Farming, fishing, and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | forestry occupations.......| 13,510 | 1,940 | 14.4 | 1,980 | 14.7 | 2,640 | 19.5 | 2,180 | 16.1 | 1,160 | 8.6 | 880 | 6.5 | 2,730 | 20.2 | 6 Construction and extraction | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | occupations................| 120,890 | 17,710 | 14.6 | 11,360 | 9.4 | 20,340 | 16.8 | 12,910 | 10.7 | 13,410 | 11.1 | 7,710 | 6.4 | 37,440 | 31.0 | 10 Installation, maintenance, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | and repair occupations.....| 93,880 | 14,450 | 15.4 | 11,380 | 12.1 | 14,740 | 15.7 | 10,660 | 11.4 | 10,680 | 11.4 | 7,150 | 7.6 | 24,830 | 26.4 | 8 Production occupations......| 138,890 | 22,230 | 16.0 | 15,280 | 11.0 | 22,380 | 16.1 | 15,190 | 10.9 | 17,580 | 12.7 | 10,020 | 7.2 | 36,240 | 26.1 | 8 Transportation and material | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | moving occupations.........| 217,070 | 26,440 | 12.2 | 19,730 | 9.1 | 35,940 | 16.6 | 24,780 | 11.4 | 25,600 | 11.8 | 15,220 | 7.0 | 69,360 | 32.0 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Length of service with | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | employer: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Less than 3 months..........| 117,130 | 19,770 | 16.9 | 13,810 | 11.8 | 23,670 | 20.2 | 14,900 | 12.7 | 13,600 | 11.6 | 6,690 | 5.7 | 24,690 | 21.1 | 6 3 - 11 months...............| 218,510 | 36,550 | 16.7 | 26,420 | 12.1 | 41,500 | 19.0 | 26,830 | 12.3 | 24,110 | 11.0 | 13,570 | 6.2 | 49,530 | 22.7 | 6 1 - 5 years.................| 388,160 | 58,230 | 15.0 | 44,670 | 11.5 | 71,730 | 18.5 | 45,620 | 11.8 | 44,450 | 11.5 | 26,620 | 6.9 | 96,850 | 25.0 | 7 More than 5 years...........| 338,320 | 43,090 | 12.7 | 32,040 | 9.5 | 53,030 | 15.7 | 38,830 | 11.5 | 41,960 | 12.4 | 25,420 | 7.5 | 103,950 | 30.7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Race or ethnic origin: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | White only..................| 464,500 | 75,740 | 16.3 | 53,370 | 11.5 | 82,760 | 17.8 | 53,290 | 11.5 | 51,960 | 11.2 | 34,120 | 7.3 | 113,270 | 24.4 | 7 Hispanic or Latino only.....| 145,870 | 20,980 | 14.4 | 16,550 | 11.3 | 26,570 | 18.2 | 18,060 | 12.4 | 16,440 | 11.3 | 10,370 | 7.1 | 36,900 | 25.3 | 7 Black only..................| 83,970 | 14,200 | 16.9 | 10,200 | 12.1 | 15,510 | 18.5 | 9,790 | 11.7 | 9,300 | 11.1 | 4,740 | 5.6 | 20,240 | 24.1 | 6 Asian only..................| 15,090 | 2,510 | 16.6 | 1,820 | 12.1 | 2,460 | 16.3 | 2,310 | 15.3 | 1,700 | 11.3 | 810 | 5.4 | 3,470 | 23.0 | 7 American Indian or Alaskan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Native.....................| 4,230 | 580 | 13.7 | 680 | 16.1 | 920 | 21.7 | 440 | 10.4 | 410 | 9.7 | 230 | 5.4 | 970 | 22.9 | 5 Native Hawaiian or Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Islander only..............| 2,920 | 440 | 15.1 | 310 | 10.6 | 600 | 20.5 | 460 | 15.8 | 330 | 11.3 | 150 | 5.1 | 630 | 21.6 | 6 Multi-race..................| 760 | 80 | 10.5 | 100 | 13.2 | 120 | 15.8 | 80 | 10.5 | 90 | 11.8 | 40 | 5.3 | 270 | 35.5 | 11 Hispanic or Latino and other| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | race.......................| 930 | 130 | 14.0 | 40 | 4.3 | 70 | 7.5 | 510 | 54.8 | 20 | 2.2 | 70 | 7.5 | 90 | 9.7 | 10 Not reported................| 359,870 | 45,530 | 12.7 | 35,550 | 9.9 | 63,180 | 17.6 | 42,970 | 11.9 | 45,800 | 12.7 | 22,840 | 6.3 | 104,010 | 28.9 | 10 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Information is not shown separately for injured workers under age 14; they accounted for fewer than 50 cases. 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