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2016 SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES & ILLNESSES
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November 9, 2017
Industry-level estimates•Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal injuries and illnesses are presented by industry and casetypes, including total recordable cases (TRC); days away from work, job transfer, or restriction(DART) cases; days away from work (DAFW) cases; days of job transfer or restriction only (DJTR)cases; and other recordable cases (ORC).
•Industry-level estimates for nonfatal injuries and illnesses combined and for injuries only arepresented per 100 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers for incidence rates and rounded to thousands fornumbers of cases. Industry-level estimates of illness cases are presented per 10,000 FTE workers.
Case circumstances and worker characteristics•Estimates of case circumstances and worker characteristics are presented for the subset ofcases that resulted in days away from work (DAFW).
•Case circumstances include: event or exposure, source, nature of injury or illness,part of body, day of week, and time of incident. Worker characteristics include: occupation,gender, age, and race.
•DAFW incidence rates are calculated per 10,000 FTE workers and case counts rounded to tens.
NOTE:•Previous chart packages from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) first publishedindustry-level results, followed several weeks later by more detailed estimates of case circumstancesand worker characteristics for cases that resulted in days away from work. This charts packagecombines, for the first time, highlights from both of these data series.
•Data users are cautioned to account for different levels of precision when analyzingestimates presented in these charts.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2017
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence ratesby case type, private industry, 2003-16
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2017
TRC = total recordable casesDART = days away from work, job transfer, or restriction casesDAFW = days away from work casesDJTR = days of job transfer or restriction only casesORC = other recordable cases
5.04.8
4.64.4
4.2
3.9
3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.23.0 2.92.6 2.5 2.4 2.3
2.1 2.01.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.61.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9
1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.11.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3
The total recordable cases (TRC) incidence rate among private industry employers declined to 2.9 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers in 2016—down from 3.0 cases in 2015. Incidence rates for days away from work, job transfer, or restriction (DART) cases, for days away from work (DAFW) cases, and for days of job transfer or restriction only (DJTR) cases all remained unchanged from 2015, while the rate for other recordable cases (ORC) declined to 1.3 cases in 2016—down from 1.4 cases in 2015.
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Distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by private industry sector, 2016
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2017
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Utilities
Management of companies and enterprises
Finance and insurance
Information
Educational services
Real estate and rental and leasing
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Professional and technical services
Other services (except public administration)
Administrative and waste services
Wholesale trade
Construction
Transportation and warehousing
Accommodation and food services
Retail trade
Manufacturing
Health care and social assistance
0 125 250 375 500 625
33.2552.6
39.2410.5
9.2386.7
7.6272.3
8.1202.2
5.7197.7
4.4152.7
5.7113.8
2.370.9
3.867.8
3.055.6
4.154.2
2.149.0
35.6 | 1.9
30.6 | 1.9
28.4 | 2.5
19.2 | 1.1
10.4 | 1.1
9.7 | 0.5
Number of cases(in thousands)
Injuries
Illnesses
Injuries accounted for 95 percent of cases reported among all private industry workplaces combined in 2016, as well as the majority of cases reported among individual industry sectors. Illnesses accounted for only a small fraction of cases reported in each industry sector.
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnessesby private industry sector, 2016
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2017
Finance and insurance
Professional and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Information
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Educational services
Utilities
Other services (except public administration)
Administrative and waste services
Real estate and rental and leasing
Wholesale trade
Construction
Retail trade
Accommodation and food services
Manufacturing
Health care and social assistance
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Transportation and warehousing
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
7.5 5.0 2.5 0 200 400 600
6.1
4.6
4.4
4.2
3.6
3.3
3.3
3.2
2.8
2.7
2.3
2.3
2.1
2.0
1.5
1.3
0.9
0.9
0.6
10.1
11.5
20.3
30.8
32.5
37.5
51.1
58.3
58.6
71.6
73.3
119.5
157.1
203.5
210.2
279.9
395.9
449.8
585.8
Incidence rate(per 100 full-time workers)
Number of cases(in thousands)
Approximately 1 in 5 injury and illness cases reported by private industry employers in 2016 occurred in healthcare and social assistance industries. About half of all nonfatal injury and illness cases reported among private industry establishments in 2016 occurred in just three industry sectors—health care and social assistance, manufacturing, and retail trade.
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The manufacturing and health care and social assistance industry sectors together reported more than half (52.7 percent) of all private industry illness cases in 2016. The estimated rate of occupational illness across private industry was 14.1 cases per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers, with rates ranging broadly among industry sectors from 4.5 cases in the finance and insurance sector to 43.3 cases in agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnessesby private industry sector, 2016
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2017
Finance and insurance
Professional and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Other services (except public administration)
Information
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Accommodation and food services
Construction
Educational services
Administrative and waste services
Real estate and rental and leasing
Transportation and warehousing
Utilities
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Health care and social assistance
Manufacturing
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
45.0 30.0 15.0 0 15 30 45
43.3
31.5
23.7
22.5
20.0
17.7
11.2
11.0
10.2
9.2
8.9
7.8
7.7
7.5
7.3
7.2
5.2
4.7
4.5
0.5
1.1
1.1
1.9
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.5
3.0
3.8
4.1
4.4
5.7
5.7
7.6
8.1
9.2
33.2
39.2
Incidence rate(per 10,000 full-time workers)
Number of cases(in thousands)
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type and ownership, 2016
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2017
Private industry State government Local government
1.51.6
0.9
1.9
2.3
1.6
0.4
0.70.7
1.8
2.7
1.3
3.7
5.0
2.9
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TRC DART DAFW DJTR ORC
TRC = total recordable casesDART = days away from work, job transfer, or restriction casesDAFW = days away from work casesDJTR = days of job transfer or restriction only casesORC = other recordable cases
Case type
Continuing a trend since 2008, the total recordable cases (TRC) incidence rate of injuries and illnesses remained highest among local government workplaces (5.0 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers), compared to state government (3.7 cases) and private industry (2.9 cases) workplaces. The local government TRC rate declined from 5.6 cases in 2015 to 5.0 cases in 2016.
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National public sector estimates of nonfatal injuries and illnesses, covering more than 4.8 million state government workers* in 2016, are available for selected industries within state government and provide for limited comparisons to same industries in local government or private industry. For example, rates observed for hospitals or for nursing and residential care facilities may differ significantly between private industry and local government as a result of different types of facilities that are more prevalent in one compared to the other.
Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnessesby select industry, state government, 2016
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2017
Colleges, universities, and professional schools (NAICS 6113)
Police protection (NAICS 92212)
Correctional institutions (NAICS 92214)
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)
14.0 10.5 7.0 3.5 0 10 20 30 40
13.7
8.2
7.7
6.7
1.8
7.6
14.9
22.0
25.3
31.0
Incidence rate(per 100 full-time workers)
Number of cases(in thousands)
6* 2016 employment from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
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Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnessesby industry, local government, 2016
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2017
Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)
Hospitals (NAICS 622)
Water sewage and other systems (NAICS 2213)
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)
Transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485)
Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)
Fire protection (NAICS 92216)
Police protection (NAICS 92212)
15.0 10.0 5.0 0 100 200 300
10.2
9.5
9.1
6.8
6.1
6.0
4.9
4.2
3.6
8.9
9.1
13.4
19.2
27.0
43.6
213.3
Incidence rate(per 100 full-time workers)
Number of cases(in thousands)
While the incidence rate for elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)—4.2 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers—was lower than the average rate for all local government workers (5.0 cases), this industry accounted for 40.3 percent (213,300 cases) of all injuries and illnesses among local government workers in 2016. More than half of the 14.0 million local government employees* were employed in this industry.
7* 2016 employment from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)
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State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates*compared to the national rate, private industry, 2016
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2017* Total recordable case (TRC) incidence rate per 100 full-time equivalent workers
State rate not availableState rate statistically greater than national rateState rate not statistically different from national rateState rate statistically less than national rate
AL(2.7)
AK(3.6)
AZ(2.9) AR
(2.4)
CA(3.3) CO
CT(3.3)
DE(2.6)
DC(1.5)
FL
GA(2.7)
HI(3.5)
ID
IL(2.7)
IN(3.4)
IA(3.7)
KS(3.3) KY
(3.2)
LA(1.9)
ME(4.7)
MD(2.8)
MA(2.6)MI
(3.3)
MN(3.3)
MS
MO(2.8)
MT(4.2)
NE(3.4)
NV(3.7)
NH
NJ(2.6)
NM(3.2)
NY(2.3)
NC(2.5)
ND
OH(2.7)
OK
OR(4.0)
PA(3.3)
RI
SC(2.5)
SD
TN(2.9)
TX(2.2)
UT(2.9)
VT(4.6)
VA(2.5)
WA(4.3)
WV(3.2)
WI(3.7)
WY(3.4)
PR
Private industry and public sector estimates are available individually for 41 participating states and for the District of Columbia for 2016. The private industry injury and illness rate was statistically higher in 21 states than the national rate of 2.9 cases per 100 full-time workers, lower in 13 states and in the District of Columbia, and not statistically different in 7 states. Caution should be taken when comparing rates among different states as some differences can be attributed to different industry composition within each state.
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates for cases with days away from work, by ownership, 2016
The all ownerships incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work has decreased each year consecutively since 2011.
Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers
Number of injuries and illnesses with days away from work
Number of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work,by ownership, 2016
Local government
State government
Private industry
All ownerships
0.0 40.0 80.0 120.0 160.0 200.0
100.4
91.7
151.6
161.8
Local government
State government
Private industry
All ownerships
0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000
1,122,960
892,270
60,210
170,490
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 20179
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98.4 82.5
0.0
100.0
200.0
Incidence rate per 10,000full-time workers
Male62%
Female38%
Private industry Injuries and illnesses
(892,270 cases)
Male55% Female
45%
State government Injuries and illnesses
(60,210 cases)
217.3
117.5
0.0
100.0
200.0
300.0
Incidence rate per 10,000full-time workers
Male60%
Female40%
Local government Injuries and illnesses
(170,490 cases)
Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases and incidence rates for cases with days away from work, by gender and ownership, 2016
The incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work for male state government workers increased to 200.0 cases per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers in 2016, up from 188.0 cases in 2015.
200.0
117.0
0.0
100.0
200.0
300.0
Incidence rate per 10,000full-time workers
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 201710
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Median days away from work is a key measure of severity of injuries and illnesses resulting in days away from work and represents the point where half of the cases involved more days and half involved fewer days than the specified median. Workers 65 and over required more time to return to work than workers in other age groups in 2016; however, their incidence rate was lower than the rates for workers in most of the other age groups.
Median days away from work and incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by age of worker, all ownerships, 2016
Median days away from work Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers
20 15 10 5 0
16 to 19 years
20 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
55 to 64 years
45 to 54 years
65 years and over
0.0 50.0 100.0 150.0
14
12
12
9
6
5
4 101.9
98.1
90.4
96.3
107.9
113.8
89.8
Median days away from work(All ownerships median days = 9)Days-away-from-work rate(All ownerships rate = 100.4)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 201711
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates for cases with days away from work by selected event or exposure, all ownerships, 2012-16
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
Overexertion and bodilyreaction
Falls, slips, trips Contact with objects orequipment
Violence and otherinjuries by persons or
animals
Transportation incidents
Event or exposure
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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Across the five-year period 2012 to 2016, the rate of occupational injuries and illnesses resulting from overexertion and bodily reaction decreased from 39.4 cases per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers in 2012 to 32.9 cases in 2016.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 201712
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates for cases with days away from work by selected nature of injury or illness, all ownerships, 2012-16
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
Sprains, strains, tears Soreness, pain Cuts, lacerations,punctures
Bruises, contusions Fractures
Nature of injury or illness with days away from work
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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Across the five-year period 2012 to 2016, the rate of occupational injuries and illnesses resulting in sprains, strains, or tears decreased from 42.7 cases per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers in 2012 to 36.3 cases in 2016.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 201713
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In 2016, fractures and multiple injuries with fractures were the most severe types of nonfatal injuries or illnesses resulting in medians of 32 and 43 days away from work, respectively. Sprains, strains, and tears occurred at a rate of 36.3 cases per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers in 2016, down from 38.0 cases in 2015.
Median days away from work and incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnessesby nature, all ownerships, 2016
Median days away from work
50 40 30 20 10 0
Cuts, lacerations, punctures
Punctures (except gunshots)
Cuts, lacerations
Chemical burns and corrosions
Bruises, contusions
Heat (thermal) burns
Multiple injuries with sprains
Soreness, pain
Multiple traumatic injuries
Sprains, strains, tears
Tendonitis
Amputations
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Fractures
Multiple injuries with fractures
Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0
43
32
25
23
16
10
10
8
7
6
4
3
3
3
3
8.5
36.3
0.5
8.8
1.4
16.8
7.8
1.6
9.3
0.5
Less than 0.5
1.2
2.6
Less than 0.5
Less than 0.5
Median days away from work(All ownerships median days = 9)Days-away-from-work rate(All ownerships rate = 100.4)
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 201714
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Eleven occupations had 20,000 or more days-away-from-work (DAFW) cases across all ownerships. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers accounted for 6 percent of all DAFW cases. Police and sheriff’s patrol officers had the highest rate of DAFW cases among these occupations.
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates and number of cases with days away from work for selected occupations with 20,000 cases or more, all ownerships, 2016
Number of injuries and illnesses with days away from work Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers
Light truck or delivery services drivers
Retail salespersons
Registered nurses
Construction laborers
Stock clerks and order fillers
General maintenance and repairworkers
Police and sheriff's patrol officers
Nursing assistants
Janitors and cleaners, except maids
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
0.0 175.0 350.0 525.0 700.0
110.1
336.5
481.2
235.4
73.4
171.0
316.0
239.7
306.1
282.4
315.9
90,000 60,000 30,000 0
63,790
48,710
36,470
36,340
28,740
27,900
24,890
24,650
24,310
23,480
22,650
Number of cases (Total=1,122,960)
Days away from work rate = 100.4
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 201715
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50.0
100.0
150.0
Fall on same level Roadway incidents Struck by object
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
0.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
Struck by object Overexertion inlifting or lowering
Fall on same level
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand*
0.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
Violence and otherinjuries by persons
or animal
Fall on same level Roadway incidents
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
0.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
Fall on same level Overexertion inlifting or lowering
Violence and otherinjuries by persons
or animal
Nursing assistants
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rate for cases resulting in days away from work by selected occupations and leading event or exposure, all ownerships, 2012-16
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Event or exposure
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2017
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand and heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers had among the highest number of cases with days away from work (DAFW) in 2016 (for occupations with at least 20,000 cases). Police and sheriff’s patrol officers and nursing assistants had among the highest DAFW rates (for occupations with at least 20,000 cases). A common event leading to occupational injuries in these occupations included falls on the same level.
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates for cases involving days away from work for selected healthcare and protective service occupations, by ownerships, 2016
These occupations are frequently employed in both the private and public sectors. In state government, the incidence rate of cases involving days away from work (DAFW) among psychiatric aides (1,136.3 cases per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers) in 2016 was over six-times greater than the DAFW incidence rate for all state government workers (151.6 cases).
Private industry
Local governmentState government
Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers
Registered nurses
Psychiatric technicians*
Psychiatric aides*
Police and sheriff's patrolofficers
Nursing assistants
Licensed practical and licensedvocational nurses
Firefighters
Emergency medical techniciansand paramedics
0.0 200.0 400.0 600.0 800.0 1,000.0 1,200.0 1,400.0
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2017
*Incidence rates are not available for local government psychiatric aides or psychiatric technicians.17
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates of musculoskeletal disorders with days away from work, by ownership, 2016
Musculoskeletal disorders accounted for 32 percent of days-away-from-work cases in 2016 in private industry and occurred at a rate of 29.4 cases per 10,000 full-time equivalent workers. This rate was essentially the same as reported for 2015.
Number nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases of musculoskeletal disorders with days away from work, by ownership, 2016
Number of injuries and illnesses with days away from work
Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers
Local government
State government
Private industry
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0
29.4
40.3
44.7
Local government
State government
Private industry
0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000
285,950
15,990
47,100
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 201718
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Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates and number of cases of musculoskeletal disorders by selected occupations, all ownerships, 2016
These ten occupations had at least 0.1 percent of total employment. Firefighters, nursing assistants, bus drivers, and emergency medical technicians and paramedics had the highest rate of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among the occupations shown. Also, among these ten occupations, laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand had the highest number of MSD cases in 2016.
Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers Number of injuries and illnesses with days away from work
250.0 200.0 150.0 100.0 50.0
Bus and truck mechanics anddiesel engine specialists
Police and sheriff's patrol officers
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
Light truck or delivery services drivers
Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
Bus drivers, transit and intercity
Nursing assistants
Firefighters181.9
181.1
173.3
167.3
122.8
107.2
103.7
101.5
97.3
93.3
0.0
Number of MSD cases(Total = 349,050)MSD rate(All ownerships rate = 31.2)
8,000 16,000 24,000 32,000
5,860
19,560
2,080
3,530
24,810
7,180
8,320
16,160
5,810
2,230
0
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 201719
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