Table 1.
Number, percentage and incidence rate of occupational injuries involving DAFW by selected events in private industry for All United States, 2006–2010
| Year | All Events
|
All Fall*
|
Fall on same level
|
Slip or Trip without fall
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | Percent** | Incidence Rate*** | Number | Percent** | Incidence Rate*** | Number | Percent** | Incidence Rate*** | |
| 2006 | 1,183,500 | 234,450 | 19.8 | 25.3 | 151,750 | 12.8 | 16.4 | 35,440 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | 1,158,870 | 253,440 | 21.9 | 26.7 | 166,560 | 14.4 | 17.6 | 37,780 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| 2008 | 1,078,140 | 234,840 | 21.8 | 24.7 | 157,680 | 14.6 | 16.6 | 35,420 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 2009 | 964,990 | 212,760 | 22.0 | 23.4 | 141,120 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 32,490 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 2010 | 933,200 | 208,470 | 22.3 | 24.1 | 139,660 | 15.0 | 16.1 | 29,140 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
*
includes fall to lower level, fall on same level and jump to lower level.
**
Percentage of overall non fatal occupational injuries in private sectors
***
The number of injuries per 10,000 workers
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor