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    TEXT VERSION OF SLIDE:

    Title: What Nursing Home Jobs Have the Most Injuries/Illnesses with Days Away from Work?
    Type: Pie chart with nine segments
    Values:

    • Nursing Aides 68.6%
    • Other 7.1%
    • LPN 6.4%
    • Other Health Aides 5.5%
    • Maids 4.7%
    • RN 2.5%
    • Cooks 2.4%
    • Janitors 1.4%
    • Laundry Workers 1.3%

    Nursing aides & orderlies account for nearly 70% of nursing home injuries that result in days away from work, but account for only 40% of total employment.
    Source: 1994 BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries & Illnesses
    Total number of injuries/illnesses resulting in days away from work = 83,450

 
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