<H3>• U.S. Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Requiring Days Away From Work — 2014</H3>

The overall incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases requiring days away from work to recuperate was 107.1 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2014, down from the 2013 rate of 109.4.

In 2014, there were 1,157,410 days-away-from-work cases in private industry, state government, and local government--essentially unchanged from the number of cases reported in 2013.

The median days away from work to recuperate--a key measure of severity of injuries and illnesses--was 9 days in 2014, 1 day more than reported in 2013.

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