How did back injuries compare with all nonfatal injuries and illnesses by age of worker in 2001?
Figure 2-91 Distribution of back injury cases and all nonfatal injury and illness cases involving days away from work in private industry by age, 2001. Age data are available for 369,351 of the 372,683 BLS-estimated back injury cases involving days away from work in 2001. Overall, three age groups (25-34, 35-44, and 45-54) accounted for 78.5% of back injury cases, slightly more than the 75.2% reported for all nonfatal injury and illness cases. (Source: BLS [2003a].
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