Figure 2-38. Rates of MSD cases involving days away from work in private industry by State, 2001.The rate of new MSD cases within reporting States ranged from 35.0 to 141.5 per 10,000 full-time workers in 2001. The States with the highest rates include West Virginia (141.5), Alaska (123.5), and Washington (112.1). BLS reported an overall rate of 57.5 per 10,000 full-time workers for the United States in 2001.
(Source: BLS [2003d].)
