Figure 2-50. Distribution of CTS cases and all nonfatal injury and illness cases involving days away from work in private industry by days away from work, 2001.Compared with all nonfatal injury and illness cases, CTS cases tended to involve higher percentages of long-term work loss (11-20, 21-30, and 31 or more days away from work) in 2001. Cases involving 31 or more days away from work accounted for 44.5% of CTS cases and 22% of all fatal injuries and illnesses. CTS cases involved a median of 25 days away from work in 2001-substantially greater than the median of 6 days for all nonfatal injuries and illnesses.
(Sources: BLS [2003a,b]; Booth-Jones et al. [2003b].
