2024 transportation and warehousing statistics

Occupations

Top three occupations with Total injuries Total Percentage
Motor vehicle and transit drivers 475 54.47%
Longshore workers and material handlers 61 7.00%
Train crew operating occupations 41 4.70%
Other transport equipment operators and related workers 41 4.70%
Top three occupations with Time Loss injury and fatality Total Percentage
Motor vehicle and transit drivers 277 60.48%
Longshore workers and material handlers 28 6.11%
Train crew operating occupations 28 6.11%
Other transport equipment operators and related workers 18 3.93%

Causes

Top five causes for injury Claims total Percentage
Bodily reaction and exertion 322 36.93%
Contact with objects and equipment 225 25.80%
Falls 181 20.76%
Transportation accidents 84 9.63%
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 49 5.62%
Top five causes for Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Bodily reaction and exertion 178 38.86%
Falls 113 24.67%
Contact with objects and equipment 101 22.05%
Transportation accidents 48 10.48%
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 12 2.62%

Body parts

Top three injured body parts Claims total Percentage
Leg 184 21.10%
Back 151 17.32%
Multi 96 11.01%
Top three body parts with Time Loss injury and fatality Claims total Percentage
Leg 95 20.74%
Back 94 20.52%
Multi 66 14.41%

Most common causes Claim per cent Comment
Bodily reaction and exertion is the most common cause of injury. 32.61% of these injuries are to back. The most common of these injuries are due to overexertion in lifting such as boxes, crates, cartons.
Bodily reaction and exertion is the most common cause of injury. 30.43% of these injuries are to leg. The most common of these injuries are due to slip, trip, twisting, stepped on or in, loss of balance – without fall such as bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker.
Bodily reaction and exertion is the most common cause of injury. 13.66% of these injuries are to shoulder. The most common of these injuries are due to overexertion in lifting such as boxes, crates, cartons.
Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. 32.44% of these injuries are to hand. The most common of these injuries are due to struck by swinging or slipping object such as cutting hand tools – non-powered.
Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. 18.22% of these injuries are to head. The most common of these injuries are due to struck by swinging or slipping object such as doors.
Contact with objects and equipment is the other major cause of injury. 14.67% of these injuries are to leg. The most common of these injuries are due to struck against stationary object such as truck.

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