Rate of nonfatal occupational injuries treated in hospital emergency departments by age and event U.S. 2012-2018

From 2012 to 2018, around 182 adults aged 18 to 19 years per 10,000 were treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States for occupational injuries due to contact with objects/equipment. This statistic illustrates the rate of nonfatal occupational injuries treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States from 2012 to 2018, by age and event, per 10,000 full-time workers.

Rate of nonfatal occupational injuries treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States from 2012 to 2018, by age and event (per 10,000 workers)

Characteristic	Contact with objects/equipment	Overexertion/Bodily reaction	Exposure to harmful substance/environment	Fall/Slip/Trip	Violence/Other injuries by persons or animals	Other events
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Release date

September 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

From 2012 to 2018

Age group

15-44 years

Supplementary notes

Analysis limited to workers aged 25–44 years to allow a rate comparison with workers who more closely resemble young workers in terms of physical health status.

Event or exposure is defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as the way in which the injury was produced or inflicted.

FTE = full-time equivalent. One FTE = 2,000 hours worked/year.

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