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Table 5. Percent distribution
of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from
work1 by selected injury or illness characteristics and industry
division, 2000
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West Virginia--private
industry
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Characteristic
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Private industry2
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Goods producing
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Service producing
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Agriculture,
forestry, and fishing2 |
Mining3
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Construc-
tion |
Manufac-
turing |
Transpor-
tation and public utilities3 |
Whole-
sale trade |
Retail trade
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Finance,
insurance, and real estate |
Services
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| Total [15,757 cases] |
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
100.0
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| Nature of injury, illness: | ||||||||||||
| Sprains, strains |
50.9
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--
|
43.3
|
47.0
|
44.4
|
52.1
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62.2
|
45.3
|
57.5
|
59.0
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| Bruises, contusions |
7.8
|
--
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10.7
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--
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9.4
|
10.0
|
6.9
|
11.7
|
6.1
|
4.7
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| Cuts, lacerations |
5.7
|
--
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6.4
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6.9
|
6.7
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4.6
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5.4
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8.7
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--
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3.2
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| Fractures |
5.4
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--
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10.2
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7.0
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6.7
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1.4
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5.1
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3.4
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10.7
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3.3
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| Heat burns |
1.5
|
--
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--
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--
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1.7
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--
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--
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4.3
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--
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1.1
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| Carpal tunnel syndrome |
1.3
|
--
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--
|
--
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2.0
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3.8
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--
|
--
|
--
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1.1
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| Tendonitis |
0.8
|
--
|
--
|
--
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0.8
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--
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--
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1.5
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--
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0.5
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| Chemical burns |
0.5
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--
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0.7
|
--
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0.6
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--
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--
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0.7
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--
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0.5
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| Amputations |
0.4
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--
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0.8
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--
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0.7
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2.4
|
--
|
--
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--
|
--
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| Multiple injuries |
2.7
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--
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5.6
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--
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2.3
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1.7
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2.8
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1.5
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--
|
3.5
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| Part of body affected: | ||||||||||||
| Head |
6.1
|
--
|
7.7
|
12.0
|
8.7
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5.7
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7.7
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3.4
|
12.4
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3.2
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| Eye |
2.6
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--
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2.1
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--
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6.0
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--
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--
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1.9
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--
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1.1
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| Neck |
2.5
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--
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3.8
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--
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1.8
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5.3
|
4.0
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2.5
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--
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2.2
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| Trunk |
45.5
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--
|
37.1
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41.0
|
41.0
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46.6
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46.9
|
45.1
|
18.4
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53.1
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| Shoulder |
5.6
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--
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1.9
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--
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5.8
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3.8
|
9.1
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7.6
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--
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5.2
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| Back |
33.4
|
--
|
26.1
|
34.1
|
25.9
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34.9
|
29.1
|
32.8
|
14.1
|
43.2
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| Upper extremities |
20.6
|
--
|
17.8
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18.7
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27.2
|
20.6
|
16.1
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25.5
|
10.9
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15.7
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| Wrist |
4.1
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--
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2.8
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--
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5.0
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6.4
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6.9
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3.0
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4.7
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3.9
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| Hand, except finger |
3.4
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--
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3.2
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--
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5.1
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2.0
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1.5
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4.7
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--
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2.1
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| Finger |
7.6
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--
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7.7
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7.8
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10.5
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6.1
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2.3
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10.6
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--
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5.5
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| Lower extremities |
17.5
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--
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24.0
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20.3
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13.5
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13.8
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21.5
|
15.8
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44.0
|
16.5
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| Knee |
6.9
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--
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11.4
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10.6
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4.0
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4.7
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12.9
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5.6
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15.5
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6.8
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| Foot, except toe |
2.3
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--
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3.1
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--
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3.1
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1.5
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--
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3.0
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--
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1.6
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| Toe |
0.8
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--
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--
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--
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0.6
|
--
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1.0
|
--
|
--
|
--
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| Body systems |
0.4
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--
|
--
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--
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0.7
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--
|
--
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0.5
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--
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0.4
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| Multiple parts |
7.1
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--
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9.3
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6.1
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6.7
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7.4
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3.4
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6.4
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14.2
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8.5
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| Source of injury, illness: | ||||||||||||
| Chemicals and chemical products |
2.3
|
--
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17.6
|
--
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1.5
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0.9
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--
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1.3
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--
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1.7
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| Containers |
12.7
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--
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3.1
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--
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10.8
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12.2
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27.6
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27.7
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14.1
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7.2
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| Furniture and fixtures |
2.9
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--
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0.7
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--
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1.6
|
--
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4.7
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4.5
|
--
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4.6
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| Machinery |
6.7
|
--
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12.1
|
--
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11.0
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2.6
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2.5
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3.8
|
--
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7.0
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| Parts and materials |
11.3
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--
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16.3
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18.3
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21.9
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13.9
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4.1
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7.6
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5.3
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3.7
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| Worker motion or position |
21.4
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--
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1.6
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34.5
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22.2
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31.9
|
27.0
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18.8
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22.5
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19.8
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| Floors, walkways, ground surfaces |
10.9
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--
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13.7
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10.9
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4.9
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11.0
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11.5
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15.9
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11.2
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11.6
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| Tools, instruments, and equipment |
6.1
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--
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5.9
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9.3
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8.8
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3.2
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3.9
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5.8
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--
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4.4
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| Vehicles |
5.2
|
--
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6.6
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--
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4.9
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12.8
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10.7
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4.0
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13.9
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3.4
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| Health care patient |
8.3
|
--
|
--
|
--
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--
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5.1
|
--
|
--
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--
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28.3
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| Event or exposure: | ||||||||||||
| Contact with objects and equipment |
27.6
|
--
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45.2
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36.6
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35.6
|
23.0
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20.9
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27.5
|
26.7
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16.1
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| Struck by object |
14.9
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--
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25.2
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16.6
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19.2
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12.6
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13.5
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15.9
|
11.0
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7.7
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| Struck against object |
8.7
|
--
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11.4
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17.2
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8.0
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8.2
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4.7
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10.8
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12.9
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5.8
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| Caught in equipment or object |
3.0
|
--
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7.5
|
--
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6.8
|
--
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2.5
|
--
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--
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1.9
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| Fall to lower level |
4.4
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--
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6.4
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10.4
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1.5
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6.4
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6.1
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3.7
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6.4
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3.7
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| Fall to same level |
8.1
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--
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6.3
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--
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5.4
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4.9
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7.8
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13.7
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8.7
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9.3
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| Slips, trips, loss of balance--without fall |
2.3
|
--
|
--
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10.3
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1.9
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2.9
|
--
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1.1
|
--
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1.4
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| Overexertion |
29.6
|
--
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31.4
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10.9
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28.5
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21.9
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31.4
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28.9
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19.8
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38.4
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| Overexertion in lifting |
16.8
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--
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12.1
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6.7
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11.3
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14.8
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18.9
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21.4
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10.3
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23.3
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| Repetitive motion |
2.1
|
--
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--
|
--
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3.1
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5.5
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3.8
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1.1
|
--
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1.8
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| Exposure to harmful substances |
3.3
|
--
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2.8
|
--
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4.3
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1.3
|
--
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5.6
|
--
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3.3
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| Transportation accidents |
2.2
|
--
|
--
|
--
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1.5
|
8.1
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5.2
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0.6
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13.0
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1.4
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| Fires and explosions |
0.2
|
--
|
--
|
--
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0.4
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
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0.2
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| Assaults and violent acts by person |
2.0
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
7.0
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| 1 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or withoutrestricted work activity. | NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals. | |||||||||||
| 2Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. | SOURCE:Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies. | |||||||||||
| 3Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining andfor employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department ofTransportation.Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal industries. | ||||||||||||