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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ergonomics. 2012 Dec 10;56(2):153–165. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2012.746739

Table 3.

Characteristics of Injured Workers- Same Level Falls involving DAFW in private industry, 2006–2010

Characteristics of injured workers 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Percent Rate Percent Rate Percent Rate Percent Rate Percent Rate
A. Gender
 Women 54.1 21.6 53.9 23.1 56.8 22.6 56.7 20.8 57.1 21.7
 Men 45.9 12.8 46.1 13.8 43.2 12.3 43.3 11.7 42.8 12.1
B. Age Group (years)
 16 – 19 2.8 14.3 2.5 14.4 2.5 14.3 1.9 12.1 2.2 16.2
 20 – 24 8.0 12.9 7.0 12.4 6.5 11.1 6.7 11.3 6.0 10.7
 25 – 34 16.8 11.7 16.5 12.4 16.1 11.5 15.4 10.3 15.1 10.4
 35 – 44 22.2 14.5 20.9 15.1 20.5 14.1 19.9 13.1 17.9 12.6
 45 – 54 25.9 18.0 26.9 20.1 27.0 18.8 27.2 17.5 29.0 19.6
 55 – 64 19.2 26.3 20.8 29.6 21.5 27.3 21.6 24.4 21.7 24.9
 65 and over 5.2 33.1 5.5 34.6 6.0 33.7 7.2 36.1 7.0 34.6
C. Occupation*
 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 6.6 36.4 7.1 42.2 7.0 39.4 7.9 42.4 7.2 39.7
 Construction and extraction 7.8 21.5 7.2 21.5 6.1 16.9 5.5 16.8 4.8 16.8
 Farming, fishing, and forestry 1.0 16.6 0.8 15.1 0.7 12.4 0.9 14.0 0.9 14.1
 Food preparation and serving 11.5 24.8 10.2 23.8 9.8 21.4 9.9 19.8 10.9 22.0
 Office and administrative 10.1 10 10.5 11.1 11.5 11.5 9.8 9.2 10.4 10.2
 Healthcare support 6.3 39.1 6.7 43.6 7.3 42.4 8.4 42.8 8.0 40.6
 Installation, maintenance, and repair 4.4 15.0 4.8 17.6 4.8 16.9 5.1 16.9 5.0 17.4
 Production 9.6 16.1 9.4 17.2 9.0 16.1 7.8 14.1 8.4 16.3
 Protective service 1.3 22.7 1.5 27.6 1.6 28.0 1.6 24.0 1.3 21.2
 Sales 9.0 12.6 9.5 14.3 9.5 13.4 9.4 12.4 7.9 10.8
 Transportation and material moving 15.6 29.8 15.4 32.4 14.9 30.2 14.4 28.6 15.2 31.6
D. Industry*
 Accommodation and Food Services - 25.5 21.8 22.1 23.4 21.2 20.3 19.5 20.7 21.3
 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - 22.1 10.1 18.2 9.3 16.9 10.5 17.1 12.4 20.4
 Construction - 17.5 9.3 17.7 7.6 13.3 8.8 13.8 9.6 14.3
 Health Care and Social Assistance - 27.0 20.2 29 20.4 28.5 20.7 28.6 18.9 26.5
 Manufacturing - 12.5 9.3 13.3 7.6 12.7 8.8 10.6 9.6 11.5
 Mining - 16.9 10 13.9 8.5 10.9 9.8 10.6 11.3 11.5
 Retail Trade - 19.1 16.2 22.2 16.1 19.4 15.2 18 14.2 16.8
 Transportation and Warehousing - 28.2 11.8 31.2 11.4 27.9 10.8 24.5 12.3 28.8
E. Length of service with employer
 Less than 3 months 12.6 - 12.1 - 10.4 - 7.8 - 8.5 -
 3 to 11 months 20.5 - 19.0 - 21.1 - 16.8 - 15.2 -
 1 year to 5 years 30.9 - 32.4 - 36.3 - 37.6 - 35.7 -
 More than 5 years 35.6 - 35.9 - 32.0 - 37.2 - 39.5 -

Note: Slip or Trip without fall data are not included

*

Listed in Alphabetical Order

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor