Table EH1. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected worker and case characteristics and medical treatment facility visits, all U.S., private industry, 2020 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table EH1. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected worker and case characteristics and medical treatment facility visits, all U.S., private industry, 2020
Characteristic	Total cases^[1]	Total medical treatment facility visits^[2]	Emergency room visits only^[3]	In-patient overnight hospitalizations (with or without ER visits)
Total:	1,176,340	290,990	246,950	44,040


Sex:
Men	577,990	176,920	146,680	30,240
Women	585,540	113,260	99,490	13,770


Age:
Under 14	-	-	-	-
14 to 15	180	50	30	20
16 to 19	32,790	9,770	9,150	610
20 to 24	108,800	26,000	24,060	1,940
25 to 34	250,050	59,010	52,970	6,040
35 to 44	232,790	56,510	49,970	6,550
45 to 54	241,620	58,890	49,260	9,630
55 to 64	217,100	57,910	44,790	13,130
65 and over	53,480	17,880	12,420	5,460


Length of service with employer:
Less than 3 months	114,430	33,900	29,870	4,040
3 to 12 months	217,130	58,710	52,610	6,100
1 to 5 years	419,280	107,010	91,820	15,190
Over 5 years	392,850	88,930	70,550	18,370


Race or ethnic origin:
White	367,280	111,020	93,010	18,010
Black or African American	106,730	27,210	23,380	3,830
Hispanic or Latino	160,880	43,920	35,920	8,010
Asian	21,090	4,200	3,060	1,140
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	4,200	990	900	90
American Indian or Alaska Native	4,130	1,070	940	130
Hispanic and other	1,010	230	180	50
Multi-race	980	260	220	40
Not reported	510,050	102,080	89,340	12,750


Number of days away from work:
Cases involving 1 day	100,210	35,700	34,730	980
Cases involving 2 days	80,750	28,630	27,880	750
Cases involving 3-5 days	151,970	46,160	43,620	2,540
Cases involving 6-10 days	215,650	31,460	28,050	3,410
Cases involving 11-20 days	265,690	33,850	28,400	5,440
Cases involving 21-30 days	89,440	21,910	17,030	4,890
Cases involving 31 or more days	272,630	93,280	67,250	26,040
Median days away from work^[4]	12	12	8	47


Industry sector:
Goods producing industries^[5]	233,150	81,940	68,150	13,790
Natural resources and mining^[5],[6]	22,730	7,710	6,070	1,640
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting^[5]	18,750	6,530	5,090	1,440
Mining^[6]	3,980	1,180	980	200
Construction	74,520	32,640	26,560	6,080
Manufacturing	135,900	41,580	35,520	6,060
Service providing industries	943,190	209,060	178,800	30,260
Trade, transportation and utilities^[7]	285,230	66,770	56,940	9,820
Wholesale trade	56,490	14,210	11,590	2,620
Retail trade	125,560	27,500	24,620	2,880
Transportation and warehousing^[7]	99,750	24,000	19,770	4,230
Utilities	3,420	1,060	970	90
Information	10,230	2,520	2,280	230
Financial activities	24,990	8,420	6,530	1,890
Finance and insurance	7,840	2,110	1,070	1,050
Real estate and rental and leasing	17,150	6,300	5,460	840
Professional and business services	68,630	21,830	18,900	2,930
Professional, scientific, and technical services	16,930	5,170	4,650	520
Management of companies and enterprises	4,810	1,100	810	290
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	46,890	15,560	13,450	2,110
Education and health services	455,590	74,750	63,500	11,250
Educational services	7,700	2,400	2,000	400
Health care and social assistance	447,890	72,350	61,500	10,850
Leisure and hospitality	72,360	26,150	23,030	3,130
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	11,490	3,590	2,770	820
Accommodation and food services	60,880	22,560	20,250	2,310
Other services	26,160	8,630	7,620	1,010


Occupation^[8]:
Management, business, financial	49,930	12,230	9,050	3,180
Computer, engineering, and science	6,860	1,810	1,440	370
Education, legal, community service, arts, and media	21,610	4,560	3,900	660
Healthcare practitioners and technical	177,650	27,520	23,260	4,260
Service	328,020	75,160	65,820	9,330
Sales and related	60,130	13,360	12,230	1,130
Office and administrative support	49,770	10,030	8,230	1,800
Farming, fishing, and forestry	15,990	5,490	4,310	1,180
Construction and extraction	69,790	29,660	24,160	5,500
Installation, maintenance, and repair	77,770	26,040	21,370	4,670
Production	111,150	34,450	30,180	4,270
Transportation and material moving	205,580	50,570	42,910	7,660


Nature of injury, illness^[9]:
Fractures	74,610	45,790	33,390	12,400
Sprains, strains, tears	266,530	55,160	52,620	2,540
Amputations	4,760	4,280	3,000	1,270
Cuts, lacerations, punctures	74,410	39,970	37,580	2,390
Cuts, lacerations	59,430	33,910	32,170	1,740
Punctures (except gunshot wounds)	14,980	6,060	5,410	650
Bruises, contusions	68,990	20,530	19,790	750
Chemical burns and corrosions	3,540	2,000	1,700	300
Heat (thermal) burns	11,840	6,260	5,520	750
Multiple traumatic injuries	20,140	9,630	7,320	2,310
With sprains and other injuries	10,280	3,820	3,750	70
With fractures and other injuries	3,230	2,580	1,110	1,470
Soreness, pain	150,490	46,100	40,530	5,570
Carpal tunnel syndrome	3,910	100	80	20
Tendonitis	1,380	150	150	-
All other	495,760	61,020	45,270	15,750


Musculoskeletal disorders^[10]:
Musculoskeletal disorders	247,620	39,860	37,150	2,700


Part of body affected^[9]:
Head	68,170	31,100	27,970	3,130
Eye	15,730	5,590	5,270	320
Neck	8,900	3,010	2,830	180
Trunk	175,970	43,870	36,140	7,730
Back	128,220	26,100	23,340	2,760
Upper extremities	246,910	91,030	82,820	8,210
Shoulder	63,100	13,460	12,830	630
Arm	37,300	13,530	11,430	2,100
Wrist	28,410	9,210	8,590	620
Hand	102,350	51,060	46,630	4,420
Lower extremities	192,340	62,370	54,200	8,170
Knee	66,650	16,360	14,790	1,570
Ankle	44,220	16,090	14,730	1,360
Foot	44,970	14,970	13,880	1,090
Toe, toenail	10,330	3,610	3,510	100
Body systems	405,590	28,190	17,210	10,970
Multiple	68,560	28,640	23,370	5,270
All other	9,910	2,790	2,410	380


Source of injury, illness^[9]:
Chemicals, chemical products	10,710	4,890	4,220	680
Containers	92,780	19,200	17,690	1,510
Furniture, fixtures	30,540	9,720	9,280	450
Machinery	42,120	21,620	18,800	2,820
Parts and materials	67,130	25,760	22,610	3,160
Person, injured or ill worker	107,350	20,440	19,050	1,380
Worker motion or position	102,560	18,740	17,790	940
Person, other than injured or ill workers	64,500	20,000	19,140	860
Health care patient	51,670	15,620	15,130	490
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	129,020	50,930	44,850	6,080
Handtools	35,420	16,260	15,440	820
Ladders	21,180	9,420	6,800	2,620
Vehicles	84,290	35,400	27,670	7,720
Trucks	23,820	10,960	8,450	2,510
Cart, dolly, hand truck--nonpowered	10,780	2,130	1,900	220
All other	491,290	57,350	41,410	15,940


Secondary source of injury, illness^[9]:
Containers, furniture, and fixtures	33,630	10,900	9,770	1,130
Machinery	8,540	2,970	2,350	620
Computers and peripheral equipment	1,860	60	60	-
Tools, instruments, and equipment	15,520	5,140	4,770	370
Firearms, law enforcement, and other self-defense equipment	500	220	150	70
Vehicles	31,380	15,420	12,860	2,570
Highway vehicle, motorized	22,380	12,920	10,680	2,240
Ice, sleet, snow	13,960	5,870	5,350	520
Liquids-nonchemical	16,950	5,840	5,400	440


Event or exposure^[9]:
Violence and other injuries by persons or animal	39,310	16,260	14,950	1,310
Intentional injury by other person	20,050	8,920	8,500	420
Injury by person unintentional or intent unknown	7,620	2,280	2,190	90
Animal and insect related incidents	11,560	5,060	4,260	800
Transportation incidents	41,010	22,870	17,130	5,740
Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles	25,830	15,260	11,580	3,680
Fires, explosions	1,770	1,340	1,040	290
Falls, slips, trips	211,640	84,150	71,380	12,770
Slips, trips without fall	30,160	8,020	7,790	230
Fall on same level	127,680	50,980	45,120	5,860
Fall to lower level	49,250	23,870	17,340	6,530
Exposure to harmful substances or environments	424,360	36,150	24,250	11,910
Contact with object, equipment	196,140	86,420	77,730	8,690
Struck by object	110,320	48,560	43,790	4,770
Struck against object	44,940	16,670	15,700	970
Caught in object, equipment, material	29,270	17,260	14,580	2,680
Overexertion and bodily reaction	255,490	43,390	40,160	3,220
Overexertion in lifting or lowering	79,360	14,780	13,540	1,240
Repetitive motion involving microtasks	16,330	1,060	950	100
All other	6,620	420	300	120

Footnotes: ^[1] Days away from work include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction. ^[2] Total medical treatment facility visits include in-patient overnight hospitalization only, emergency room treatment only, and visits treated both in the emergency room and in-patient overnight hospitalization. ^[3] The following are not considered to be an emergency room: urgent care facility, health unit (within an establishment), infirmary, and clinic. ^[4] Median days away from work is the measure used to summarize the varying lengths of absences from work among the cases with days away from work. Half the cases involved more days and half involved less days than a specified median. Median days away from work are represented in actual values. ^[5] Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. ^[6] Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates of other industries. ^[7] Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. These data do not reflect the changes Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries. ^[8] Standard Occupational Classification Manual, 2018, Office of Management and Budget ^[9] Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System 2.01 ^[10] Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) include cases where the nature of the injury or illness is pinched nerve; herniated disc; meniscus tear; sprains, strains, tears; hernia (traumatic and nontraumatic); pain, swelling, and numbness; carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome; Raynaud's syndrome or phenomenon; musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases and disorders, when the event or exposure leading to the injury or illness is overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified; overexertion involving outside sources; repetitive motion involving microtasks; other and multiple exertions or bodily reactions; and rubbed, abraded, or jarred by vibration. Notes: Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. Dashes indicate data that do not meet publication guidelines. The scientifically selected probability sample used was one of many possible samples, each of which could have produced different estimates. A measure of sampling variability for each estimate is available upon request -- please contact iifstaff@bls.gov or call (202) 691-6170. For additional information about methodology and coding structures, see the BLS Handbook of Methods: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/home.htm. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

Last Modified Date: November 3, 2021