1998 Lost-Worktime Injuries: Characteristics and Resulting Time Away from Work — 2000-04-20

A total of 1.7 million injuries and illnesses that required recuperation away from work beyond the day of the incident were reported in private industry workplaces during 1998, according to a survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor. The total number of these cases has declined in each year since 1992. In contrast, the number of injuries and illnesses reported with only restricted work activity rather than days away recuperating has increased during this same time period by nearly 70 percent, to over 1,000,000 cases in 1998. (Table A presents the number of injuries and illnesses requiring recuperation away from work in the past 7 years for the 10 occupations that accounted for nearly one-third of such cases in 1998.) Since 1993, truck drivers have experienced the largest number of injuries and illnesses with time away from work. Table A.