2004 Injury Reports
Rank	45-54	55-64	65+	All Ages
	Unintentional	Unintentional	Unintentional	Unintentional
1	Fall	Fall	Fall	Fall
	Unintentional	Unintentional	Unintentional	Unintentional
2	Overexertion	Struck by/	Struck by/	Struck by/
		Against	Against	Against
	Unintentional	Unintentional	Unintentional	Unintentional
3	Struck by/	Overexertion	MV-Occupant	Overexertion
	Against
	Unintentional	Unintentional	Unintentional	Unintentional
4	MV-Occupant	MV-Occupant	Overexertion	MV-Occupant

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Unintentional Fall
2004 - United States Rates
Treated and Released
Age Group	Sex	Number of injuries
45-49	Males	166,702
	Females	214,534
50-54	Males	144,201
	Females	206,439
55-59	Males	110,067
	Females	188,263
60-64	Males	85,912
	Females	150,897

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Unintentional Overexertion
2004 - United States Rates
Treated and Released
Age Group	Sex	Number of injuries
45-49	Males	124,683
	Females	123,926
50-54	Males	80,091
	Females	89,107
55-59	Males	53,830
	Females	69,719
60-64	Males	32,524
	Females	38,413

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Social Security provides more than just retirement benefits.

• Retired workers and their dependents account for 69% of total benefits paid.
• Disabled workers and their dependents account for 17% of total benefits paid.
  • About 91 percent of workers age 21-64 in covered employment and their families have protection in the event of a long-term disability.
  • Almost 3 in 10 of today’s 20 year-olds will become disabled before reaching age 67.
  • 72% of the private sector workforce has no long-term disability insurance.
• Survivors of deceased workers account for 14% of total benefits paid.
  • One in seven Americans will die before reaching age 67.
  • An estimated 97% of young children and their mothers and fathers are insured for survivors benefits through Social Security.