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TABLE 4. Number, incidence rates, and median days for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work (DAFW), selected occupations, private industry, 2018-19 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | 2018 | 2019 |_______________________________|_______________________________ Occupation(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Number | Rate(2) | Median | Number | Rate(2) | Median | | | DAFW | | | DAFW ______________________________________________________|__________|__________|_________|_________ |__________|_________ | | | | | | Laborers and freight, stock and material movers, | | | | | | hand | 66,300 | 252.1 | 10 | 64,160 | 275.5 | 12 Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | 48,050 | 249.4 | 23 | 47,990 | 280.0 | 19 Nursing assistants | 29,490 | 255.7 | 6 | 27,590 | 283.5 | 6 Stockers and order fillers | 25,100 | 146.8 | 11 | 27,390 | 176.3 | 10 Retail salespersons | 26,670 | 72.1 | 7 | 24,870 | 80.2 | 8 Light truck drivers | 22,270 | 226.8 | 16 | 23,070 | 270.1 | 20 Maintenance and repair workers, general | 21,130 | 182.5 | 10 | 21,490 | 204.6 | 12 Registered nurses | 20,040 | 88.4 | 7 | 20,150 | 102.1 | 8 Construction laborers | 20,430 | 209.3 | 10 | 19,790 | 231.0 | 11 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping | | | | | | cleaners | 19,090 | 137.1 | 8 | 18,680 | 157.4 | 10 ______________________________________________________|__________|__________|_________|__________|__________|_________ (1) Data are coded using the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). For more information on the version of SOC used in this year, see our Handbook of Methods concepts page: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/concepts.htm. (2) The 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). Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating state agencies.