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The Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program provides data on illnesses and injuries on the job and data on worker fatalities.

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Nonfatal injuries and illnesses, private industry

Total recordable cases:
History  4,700,600 in 2002

Cases involving days away from work:
History  1,436,200 in 2002

Cases involving sprains, strains, tears:
History  617,186 in 2002

Cases involving injuries to the back:
History  345,294 in 2002

Cases involving falls:
History  272,988 in 2002

Fatal work-related injuries

Total fatalities (all sectors):
History  5,559(p) in 2003

Total fatalities (private industry):
History  5,027(p) in 2003

Highway incidents (private industry):
History  1,166(p) in 2003

Falls (private industry):
History  657(p) in 2003

Homicides (private industry):
History  560(p) in 2003

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