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Table 1 Incidence of occupational injuries and the proportion of injured workers seeking treatment, MEPS Panels 9-23 (2004-2009)

From: Medical expenditures associated with nonfatal occupational injuries among immigrant and U.S.-born workers

 

MEPS Panel 9-13

National estimates over the MEPS reference period (*numbers in millions)

Annual rate of occupational injuries per 100 workers*

Sought medical treatment

n

Work injured persons

Work injuries

Sought treatment

N*

Work injured persons*

Work injuries*

Sought treatment*

%

95%CI**

%

95%CI

U.S.-born workers

27211

1909

2176

1686

129.1

9.2

10.4

8.1

4.0

3.8-4.3

77.3

75.1-79.4

Immigrant workers

9042

508

560

433

25.9

1.4

1.5

1.2

3.0

2.6-3.3

75.6

69.8-80.7

Total

36253

2417

2736

2119

155.0

10.6

12.0

9.2

3.9

3.7-4.1

77.1

75.0-79.1

  1. *Rates take into account the varying lengths of follow-up per worker. Workers (18-64 years old) were employed in at least one round.
  2. **95% confidence intervals were calculated using bootstrap method with 1000 repeating bootstrap samples.