Disorders Associated with Repeated Trauma
Occupational disorders associated with repeated trauma include conditions
resulting from repeated motion, vibration, or pressure. These disorders
are one class of illness tracked by BLS. Examples of repeated trauma
disorders include CTS, noise-induced hearing loss, Raynaud’s phenomenon,
synovitis, tenosynovitis, and bursitis. During 1972–2001, repeated
trauma disorders ranged from a low of 20,200 cases in 1978 to a high
of approximately 332,100 cases in 1994 (Figure 2–56). In 2001,
BLS reported 216,400 cases of repeated trauma disorder—nearly
65% of all nonfatal occupational illness cases in 2001, and a decrease
of 42% from the 1994 rate (Figure 2–56). Rates varied during 1984–2001
from a low of 5.1 per 10,000 full-time workers in 1984 to a high of
41.1 in 1994. BLS reported a rate of 23.8 per 10,000 full-time workers
in 2001 (Figure 2–57). Within reporting States, the number of
repeated trauma disorders ranged from 100 to 26,700 cases in 2001 (Figure
2–58). In 2001, incidence rates varied by State from a low of
2.9 per 10,000 full-time workers in New Mexico to a high of 120.1 in
Maine. The U.S. rate was 23.8 per 10,000 full-time workers (Figure 2–59).
Magnitude and Trend
How did the number of repeated trauma disorders change during 1972–2001?
How did the rate of repeated trauma disorders change during 1984–2001?
Numbers and Rates among States
How did the number of repeated trauma disorders differ by State in
2001?
How did the rates of repeated trauma disorders differ by State in
2001?
