Table 8. Number and percent distribution of occupational injuries and illnesses for selected occupations and characteristics, grocery stores, 2000
Characteristics Cashiers and sales workers(1) Butchers and meat cutters Grocery store managers(1) Stockhandlers and baggers Kitchen workers(1) Laborers, except construction(1)
Cases (in thousands) Percent Cases (in thousands) Percent Cases (in thousands) Percent Cases (in thousands) Percent Cases (in thousands) Percent Cases (in thousands) Percent

Total Cases

 15.2 100 3.9 100 5.1 100 9.0 100 10.0 100 4.5 100
Nature

Fractures(2)

 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.3 3 -- --

Sprains and strains

 7.7 51 1.0 26 2.4 47 4.4 49 2.8 28 2.7 60

Cuts, lacerations

 0.9 6 1.7 44 -- -- 1.0 11 3.2 32 0.2 4

Bruises, contusions

 1.8 12 0.2 5 -- -- 0.9 10 1.0 10 0.6 13

Burns

 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.6 6 -- --

Nonspecified injuries

 0.9 6 0.3 8 -- -- 0.8 9 0.7 7 0.3 7

Disorders of the peripheral nervous system

 -- -- 0.1 3 -- -- -- -- 0.2 2 -- --
Part of Body

Shoulder

 0.7 5 0.2 5 0.4 8 0.4 4 0.3 3 0.7 16

Back

 3.8 25 0.5 13 1.3 25 2.8 31 1.6 16 1.1 24

Abdomen and pelvic region

 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.4 4 0.2 2 -- --

Arms

 0.7 5 -- -- -- -- 0.3 3 0.6 6 0.3 7

Wrist

 1.8 12 0.2 5 -- -- 0.4 4 0.5 5 -- --

Hand

 -- -- 0.3 8 -- -- 0.4 4 0.5 5 -- --

Finger

 0.8 5 1.9 49 -- -- 0.9 10 3.3 33 -- --

Leg

 1.9 13 0.2 5 0.6 12 1.1 12 0.9 9 0.4 9

Ankle

 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.4 4 0.3 3 0.6 13

Foot

 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.7 8 0.2 2 0.4 9

Toe

 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.2 2 0.1 1 0.2 4

Multiple body parts

 1.8 12 0.1 3 -- -- 0.5 6 0.4 4 0.1 2

Footnotes:
(1) The occupational group referred to as "cashiers and sales workers" includes cashiers and sales workers, other commodities. The group referred to as "grocery store managers" includes managers and administrators, not elsewhere classified, and supervisors and proprietor, sales occupations. The group referred to as "kitchen workers" includes cooks, food counter, fountain and related occupations; kitchen workers, food preparation; miscellaneous food preparation; bakers; and food batchmakers. The group referred to as "laborers, except construction," includes warehouse workers.
(2) The nature referred to as "fractures" includes fractures, and fractures and other injuries.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that data are not available. Because of rounding, data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, and data that do not meet publication guidelines, data may not sum to totals.