Table 2. Nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work to automotive service technicians and mechanics involving contact with objects and equipment by source of injury or illness, 2005
Source of injury or illness Number Percent of total

All

6,970 100.0

Vehicles

1,360 19.5

Parts and Materials

1,900 27.3

Engine parts and accessories

640 9.2

Tires, inner tubes, wheels

360 5.2

Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

240 3.4

Other parts and materials

660 9.5

Machinery

540 7.7

Tools, instruments, and equipment

1,600 23.0

Handtools, nonpowered

970 13.9

Handtools, powered

370 5.3

Other sources

1,570 22.5

Chips, particles, splinters

830 11.9

Note: n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified