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TABLE 4. Number, incidence rates, and median days for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work (DAFW), selected occupations, private industry, 2019-20 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | 2019 | 2020 |_______________________________|_______________________________ Occupation(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Number | Rate(2) | Median | Number | Rate(2) | Median | | | DAFW | | | DAFW ______________________________________________________|__________|__________|_________|_________ |__________|_________ | | | | | | Nursing assistants | 27,590 | 283.5 | 6 | 96,480 | 1023.8 | 12 Registered nurses | 20,150 | 102.1 | 8 | 78,740 | 390.6 | 13 Laborers and freight, stock and material movers, | | | | | | hand | 64,160 | 275.5 | 12 | 64,930 | 289.8 | 14 Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | 47,990 | 280.0 | 19 | 43,500 | 259.7 | 23 Stockers and order fillers | 27,390 | 176.3 | 10 | 31,280 | 176.2 | 13 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 5,350 | 109.5 | 8 | 29,230 | 608.4 | 12 Retail salespersons | 24,870 | 80.2 | 8 | 28,110 | 106.6 | 11 Personal care aides | 14,960 | -- | 6 | 27,750 | -- | 12 Production workers, all other | 25,110 | -- | 8 | 26,850 | -- | 10 Maintenance and repair workers, general | 21,490 | 204.6 | 12 | 23,400 | 241.9 | 10 ______________________________________________________|__________|__________|_________|__________|__________|_________ (1) Data are coded using the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). For more information on the version of SOC used in this year, see our Handbook of Methods concepts page: https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/soii/concepts.htm. (2) The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000, where N = number of injuries and illnesses; EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year; 20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). Note: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines, data may be too small to be displayed. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating state agencies.