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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Ind Ergon. 2006 Jan 1;36(1):83–92. doi: 10.1016/j.ergon.2005.08.005

Table 5.

Percentage of nonfatal injuries involving days away from work due to falls and slips among selected occupations in 1999–2001

Occupation
Managerial, professional Technical, sales, admin support Service Farming, forestry, fishing Precision production craft, repair Operators, fabricators laborers
99
All events 5.6 14.7 17.0 2.5 17.5 42.3
Fall 7.5 17.2 21.0 2.4 16.9 34.6
Fall to lower 5.4 13.8 11.1 3.2 27.0 39.0
Fall on same 8.8 19.3 26.9 1.9 11.5 31.2
Slip 5.2 16.9 19.9 2.6 15.9 39.1
00
All events 6.0 15.3 16.7 2.5 18.0 41.1
Fall 7.6 18.9 20.2 2.5 16.9 33.5
Fall to lower 6.0 13.3 11.1 3.0 27.8 38.4
Fall on same 8.7 22.0 25.3 2.2 11.3 30.2
Slip 6.5 17.0 19.2 3.4 16.9 36.7
01
All events 6.4 15.5 17.3 2.9 18.3 39.4
Fall 8.5 19.2 21.1 2.5 17.6 30.9
Fall to lower 6.4 15.6 10.1 3.3 28.5 36.1
Fall on same 9.7 21.5 27.7 2.0 11.5 27.4
Slip 7.8 18.7 18.9 2.4 17.8 34.2