1996 Lost-Worktime Injuries: Characteristics and Resulting Time Away from Work — 1998-04-23

A total of 1.9 million injuries and illnesses requiring recuperation away from work beyond the day of the incident were reported in private industry workplaces during 1996 according to a survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor. The following tabulation of the number of injuries and illnesses (in 1,000's) resulting in time away from work shows the decline in such incidents since 1992: Table A presents the number of injuries and illnesses requiring recuperation away from work for 1992 through 1996 for the 10 occupations that accounted for nearly one- third of such incidents. Truck drivers experienced the largest number of injuries and illnesses with time away from work in all five years. Although the number of these injuries and illnesses declined for all occupations by about 20 percent from 1992 to 1996, injuries and illnesses for truck drivers increased by nearly 5 percent. Table A.