Figure 4. Musculoskeletal disorders incidence rates and median days away from work, per 10,000 full-time workers, private sector, 1992–2013
Year Incidence rate Median days away from work

1992

102.5 7

1993

96.7 7

1994

93.6 7

1995

85.3 6

1996

77.0 7

1997

72.5 7

1998

66.8 7

1999

64.4 7

2000

62.9 7

2001

57.5 8

2002

55.2 9

2003

49.6 10

2004

45.2 10

2005

41.3 9

2006

38.6 9

2007

35.4 9

2008

33.4 10

2009

31.3 10

2010

32.8 11

2011

35.4 11

2012

35.1 11

2013

33.5 11

Note: OSHA criteria has been retroactively applied to 1992–97 data. Vertical lines represent OSHA recordkeeping change in 2002 and a change to Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System coding in 2011.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.