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MISSOURI
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
MISSOURI’S NONFATAL WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES ARE REPORTED
FOR 2002
Jefferson City, MO - The most serious nonfatal occupational injury
and illness cases involve lost work time. There were 26,802 nonfatal
occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in Missouri
private industry in 2002. This was a slight increase from the 26,596
nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in 2001.
Services was the industry division with the highest number of nonfatal
occupational injuries and illnesses with days away from work in 2002 accounting
for 25.3% of the total cases. The number of cases increased 36.1%
from 4,987 in 2001 to 6,789 in 2002. Manufacturing was the industry
division with the second highest number of injuries and illnesses in 2002.
Manufacturing had the highest number in 2001.
Women were the injured or ill worker in 35.6% of the nonfatal occupational
injury and illness cases involving days away from work. Women accounted
for 48.7% of the employment in Missouri in 2002.
Workers aged 35 to 44 years accounted for 31.0% of the total number
of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work.
The operators, fabricators, and laborers occupational group accounted for
40.3% of the total number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
with days away from work. Workers with one to five years of service
had the most (37.1%) nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses with
days away from work.
White, non-Hispanic workers accounted for 65.7% of the nonfatal occupational
injuries and illnesses with days away from work.
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants was the occupation with the
most (2,659) nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days
away from work in 2002. There was a 123% increase from the 1,193
cases in 2001.
Each reported injury or illness listed the part of the body affected.
Sprains, strains was the nature (physical characteristics) of injury or
illness in 47.0% of the nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving
days away from work. Trunk, including shoulder and back, was the
part of body affected in 33.5% of all nonfatal occupational injury and
illness cases involving days away from work.
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces was the source of occupational injuries
and illnesses in 19.2% of all nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
involving days away from work. Overexertion was the event or exposure
in 26.0% of the nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases involving
days away from work.
Statistics on Missouri nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses
are reported in the annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
in collaboration with the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations,
Research and Analysis Section. Occupational injury and illness data
are collected from approximately 5,400 Missouri employers each year.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Cavender (573) 751-7500
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 29, 2004
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