2010 Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days Away From Work — 2011-11-09

The rate of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases requiring days away from work to recuperate was 118 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2010, statistically unchanged from 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The total number of private industry, state government, and local government cases decreased 4 percent to 1,191,100. The median days away from work�a key measure of severity of injuries and illnesses�was 8 days, the same as the previous year. - The incidence rate for healthcare support workers increased 6 percent to 283 days-away-from-work cases per 10,000 full-time workers. (See table 3.) The incidence rate for food preparation and serving related workers increased 10 percent to 116 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. The total number of cases for these two occupation groups increased in 2010 by 4 percent and 7 percent, respectively.