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Table 1. Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates per
Table 2. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, by industry d
ivision, 1993
Table 3. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time worker
s 1, by industry division
Table 4. Occupational injury and illness incidence rates per 100 full-time wor
kers, (1) 1973-93. 2
Table 5. Occupational injury and illness incidence rates per 100 full-time work
ers 1, by industry division, 1991-93
Table 6. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time worke
rs (1), by industry, 1993
Table 6. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time worke
rs (1), by industry, 1993 - Continued
Table 6. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time worke
rs (1), by industry, 1993 - Continued
Table 7. Nonfatal occupational injuries: number of cases and incidence rates,
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WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES IN 1993
A total of 6.7 million injuries and illnesses was reported in
private industry workplaces during 1993, resulting in a rate of 8.5
cases for every 100 equivalent full-time workers. The rate varied
by industry, ranging from 12 injuries and illnesses for every 100
full-time construction workers to 3 per 100 full-time workers in
finance, insurance, and real estate, according to initial results
from the latest annual survey of job-related injuries and
illnesses by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of
Labor.
The 1993 findings announced today are the second in a series of
three annual releases from the BLS safety and health statistical
system. In August 1994, the first release covered work-related
fatalities from the 1993 National Census of Fatal Occupational
Injuries. In April 1995, a third release will contain information
on the characteristics of workers sustaining serious nonfatal
injuries and illnesses in 1993, for example, their occupation, the
nature of their injury or illness, and how it happened.
The annual survey provides estimates of the number and frequency
(incidence rates) of workplace injuries and illnesses based on
logs kept by private industry employers during the year. These
records reflect not only the year's injury and illness experience
but also the employer's understanding of which cases are work
related under current recordkeeping guidelines of the U.S.
Department of Labor. The number of injuries and illnesses reported
in any given year also can be influenced by changes in the level of
economic activity, working conditions and work practices, worker
experience and training, and the number of hours worked.
After increasing in 1991-92, the incidence rate of reported
injuries and illnesses fell from 8.9 per 100 full-time workers in
1992 to 8.5 cases per 100 workers in 1993. Since 1980, such rates
have fluctuated within a broad range of 7.5 to 9.0.
1993 Results
Of the 6.7 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses, nearly 6.3
million were injuries that resulted in lost worktime, medical
treatment other than first aid, loss of consciousness,
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restriction of work or motion, or transfer to another job. The
remainder of these private industry cases (about 482,000) were
work-related illnesses.
Other findings on 1993 nonfatal injuries and illnesses follow:
* Nearly 3 million injuries and illnesses were serious
enough to require recuperation away from work, to
restrict duties at work, or both (table 2).
* Manufacturing accounted for about three-fifths of
all newly reported occupational illnesses (table 2).
About three-fifths of the workplace illnesses were
disorders associated with repeated trauma (302,000),
such as carpal tunnel syndrome. (See "Background of
the Survey" for limitations on kinds of illnesses
reported.)
* Injury rates were higher for mid-size establishments
(with 50 to 499 workers) than for the smallest and
the largest groupings (table 3). This pattern
varied somewhat by industry division.
* Both the 1991-92 increase and the 1992-93 decline in
injury and illness rates largely reflected changes
in the number of cases that did not involve lost work-
time or restricted work activity (table 4).
* The lost worktime rates for workers in mining and
transportation industries continued to be higher than
the non-lost worktime rates (table 5).
* Injury rates can vary widely among individual
industries sharing the same broad industrial
activity. Rates in manufacturing, for example,
ranged from about 16 per 100 full-time workers in
primary metal industries to about 4 per 100
workers in instruments and related products
industries (table 6).
* Nine industries, each having at least 100,000
injuries, accounted for about 1.9 million injuries,
or 30 percent of the 6.3 million total (table 7).
Background of the Survey
The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses is a
Federal/State program (50/50 funded) in which employer reports are
collected from about 250,000 private industry establishments and
processed by State agencies cooperating with the Bureau of Labor
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Statistics. Occupational injury and illness data for coal, metal,
and nonmetal mining and for railroad activities were provided by
the Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration and
the Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration.
The survey measures nonfatal injuries and illnesses only. The
survey also excludes the self-employed; farmers with fewer than
11 employees; private households; and employees in federal, state,
and local government agencies.
In addition to the summary injury and illness data presented in
this release, the BLS survey will provide details on the more
seriously injured and ill workers (occupations, age, gender, race,
and length of service) and on the circumstances of their injuries
and illnesses (nature of the injury/illness, part of body affected,
event or exposure, and primary and secondary sources of the
injury/illness). "More seriously" is defined in this survey as
involving days away from work. This more detailed information is
scheduled for release in April 1995.
The survey continues to measure the number of new work-related
illness cases which are recognized, diagnosed, and reported during
the year. Some conditions, e.g., long-term latent illnesses caused
by exposure to carcinogens, often are difficult to relate to the
workplace and are not adequately recognized and reported. These
long-term latent illnesses are believed to be understated in the
survey's illness measures. In contrast, the overwhelming majority
of the reported new illnesses are those which are easier to
directly relate to workplace activity (e.g., contact dermatitis or
carpal tunnel syndrome).
The survey estimates of occupational injuries and illnesses are
based on a scientifically selected probability sample, rather than
a census of the entire population. These sample- based estimates
may differ from the results which would be obtained from a census
of the population. The sample used was one of many possible
samples, each of which could have produced different estimates.
The variation in the sample estimates across all possible samples
that could have been drawn is measured by the standard error. For
example, the 1993 incidence rate for all occupational injuries and
illnesses of 8.5 per 100 full-time workers in private industry has
an estimated relative standard error of about 0.4 percent or less
than 0.1 percentage point. A relative standard error was
calculated for each estimate from the survey and will be published
in a BLS bulletin that will be available in the summer of 1995.
The data also are subject to nonsampling error. The inability
to obtain information about all cases in the sample, mistakes in
recording or coding the data, and definitional difficulties are
examples of nonsampling error in the survey. Nonsampling errors
are not measured. However, BLS has implemented quality assurance
procedures to minimize nonsampling error in the survey.
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Note on Injury and Illness Severity
From 1972-91, BLS generated limited measures of severity for
lost workday injuries and illnesses. These included the total
number of lost workdays and the lost workdays incidence rate per
100 full-time workers. Although employer reports include a
prediction of future lost worktime for injured and ill workers who
have not returned to regular work activity by the end of the
survey year, BLS is unable to verify the accuracy of these
estimates.
As an alternative measure of injury and illness severity,
beginning with the 1992 data, BLS began to estimate the percent
distribution and median number of lost workdays by industry and
for groups of workers sustaining similar work disabilities, for
example, back injuries. Information of this type for 1993 will be
available in an April 1995 news release by industry division,
worker demographics, and characteristics of the days away from
work cases.
To allow users a one-year transition to these new measures, the
total number of lost workdays and lost workdays incidence rates
were produced for 1992 data.
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Table 1. Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates per
100 full-time workers 1, by industry division, 1993
_______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________
Lost workday cases
___________________________
________
Cases
Industry division Total
without lost
cases Wit
h workdays
Total 2 days
away
from w
ork 3
_______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________
Private industry 4.......... 8.5 3.8 2
.9 4.8
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
4.............................. 11.2 5.0 4
.2 6.2
Mining 5.......................... 6.8 3.9 3
.3 2.9
Construction...................... 12.2 5.5 4
.9 6.7
Manufacturing..................... 12.1 5.3 3
.3 6.8
Durable goods.................. 13.1 5.4 3
.5 7.7
Nondurable goods............... 10.7 5.0 3
.0 5.7
Transportation and public
utilities 5.................... 9.5 5.4 4
.3 4.1
Wholesale and retail trade........ 8.1 3.4 2
.8 4.7
Wholesale trade................ 7.8 3.7 2
.8 4.1
Retail trade................... 8.2 3.3 2
.7 4.9
Finance, insurance, and real
estate......................... 2.9 1.2 1
.0 1.7
Services.......................... 6.7 2.8 2
.3 3.9
_______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________
1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100
full-time workers and were
calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where
N = number of injuries and illnesses
EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar ye
ar
200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hour
s per week, 50 weeks per year).
2 Total includes cases involving restricted work activity only in addition to
days-away-from-work cases
with or without restricted work activity.
3 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work
with or without restricted
work activity.
4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
5 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, meta
l, and nonmetal mining and
for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety
and Health Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Departm
ent of Transportation.
Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal
mining industries.
NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to the totals.
Table 2. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, by industry
division, 1993
_______________________________________________________________________________
_____________
Lost workday cases
___________________________
_________ Cases
Total
without lost
Industry division cases Wi
th workdays
(000's) Total (1) days
away (000's)
(000's) from w
ork (2)
(00
0's)
_______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________
INJURIES AND ILLNESSES
Private industry (3)...... 6,737.4 2,967.4 2,
252.5 3,770.0
Agriculture, forestry, and
fishing (3).................. 118.8 52.8
44.8 66.0
Mining (4)...................... 42.9 24.9
21.1 18.0
Construction.................... 510.5 229.9
204.8 280.6
Manufacturing................... 2,168.7 943.3
583.8 1,225.4
Durable goods................ 1,343.5 556.1
352.9 787.4
Nondurable goods............. 825.2 387.2
230.9 438.0
Transportation and public
utilities (4)................ 518.5 293.0
233.0 225.5
Wholesale and retail trade...... 1,670.7 706.7
569.5 963.9
Wholesale trade.............. 448.1 211.4
160.9 236.7
Retail trade................. 1,222.6 495.3
408.6 727.3
Finance, insurance, and real
estate....................... 173.5 71.1
60.2 102.4
Services........................ 1,533.8 645.6
535.4 888.2
INJURIES
Private industry (3)...... 6,255.3 2,772.5 2,
135.6 3,482.9
Agriculture, forestry, and
fishing (3).................. 113.1 51.2
43.5 61.9
Mining (4)...................... 41.2 24.2
20.5 17.0
Construction.................... 501.8 226.5
201.6 275.3
Manufacturing................... 1,869.1 819.5
526.6 1,049.6
Durable goods................ 1,168.8 489.9
319.8 678.9
Nondurable goods............. 700.3 329.6
206.7 370.7
Transportation and public
utilities (4)................ 497.8 284.1
225.4 213.7
Wholesale and retail trade...... 1,621.6 685.7
553.1 935.9
Wholesale trade.............. 431.5 205.3
156.4 226.1
Retail trade................. 1,190.1 480.4
396.7 709.8
Finance, insurance, and real
estate....................... 152.4 61.7
52.2 90.7
Services........................ 1,458.3 619.6
512.7 838.8
ILLNESSES
Private industry (3)...... 482.1 194.9
116.9 287.1
Agriculture, forestry, and
fishing (3).................. 5.8 1.6
1.3 4.1
Mining (4)...................... 1.7 0.6
0.6 1.0
Construction.................... 8.7 3.4
3.1 5.3
Manufacturing................... 299.6 123.8
57.3 175.8
Durable goods................ 174.7 66.2
33.1 108.5
Nondurable goods............. 124.8 57.6
24.2 67.2
Transportation and public
utilities (4)................ 20.7 9.0
7.6 11.8
Wholesale and retail trade...... 49.1 21.0
16.4 28.0
Wholesale trade.............. 16.6 6.1
4.5 10.5
Retail trade................. 32.5 14.9
11.9 17.5
Finance, insurance, and real
estate....................... 21.1 9.4
8.0 11.6
Services........................ 75.5 26.0
22.7 49.4?_______________________________________________________
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1 Total includes cases involving restricted work activity only in additi
on to days-away-from-work
cases with or without restricted work activity.
2 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from
work with or without
restricted work activity.
3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
4 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, meta
l, and nonmetal mining and
for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety
and Health Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Departm
ent of Transportation.
Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal
mining industries.
NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to the totals.
Table 3. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time worke
rs 1, by industry division
and employment size, 1993
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________
Establishment employment si
ze (workers)
_________________________________________
_______________________________
Industry division
1 20 50 100 2
50 500 1,000 2,500
to to to to t
o to to or
19 49 99 249 4
99 999 2,499 more
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________
Private industry 2.......... 4.3 7.8 9.8 10.5
9.3 8.5 8.1 8.1
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 2 9.3 10.5 12.0 12.7 1
1.5 8.8 - -
Mining 3............................ 6.3 8.3 7.7 7.4
5.2 4.7 - -
Construction........................ 9.7 14.4 15.0 13.6 1
1.5 7.7 4.2 2.5
Manufacturing....................... 7.0 11.1 12.9 12.1 1
0.4 8.9 9.1 9.9
Durable goods.................... 8.7 12.9 14.5 13.6 1
1.1 9.0 9.4 10.9
Nondurable goods................. 4.4 8.5 11.0 10.5
9.8 8.7 8.7 5.7
Transportation and public utilities
3................................ 5.1 9.8 11.6 10.7
7.8 9.6 8.8 9.6
Wholesale and retail trade.......... 4.0 8.1 9.7 10.9 1
1.2 9.8 9.1 9.3
Wholesale trade................. 4.4 8.1 9.3 10.4
9.6 8.8 7.7 1.8
Retail trade.................... 3.9 8.1 9.9 11.1 1
1.9 10.1 9.5 9.5
Finance, insurance, and real estate. 2.1 3.0 2.9 3.1
3.0 2.4 2.1 1.5
Services............................ 2.7 4.3 7.8 9.7
8.4 9.0 8.4 7.4
______________________________________________________________________ 1 The i
ncidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time workers and w
ere calculated as:
N/EH) X 200,000, where
N = number of injuries
EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar yea
r
200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours
per week, 50 weeks per
year).
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal,
metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation
are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded
from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.
- Data not available.
Table 4. Occupational injury and illness incidence rates per 100 full-time wo
rkers, (1) 1973-93. 2
_______________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________
Injuries and illnesses
Injuries
___________________________________________ ___
________________________________________
Lost workday cases
Lost workday cases
______________________
_______________________
Year Cases
Cases
Total without Total
without
cases With lost cases
With lost
Total 3 days away workdays
Total 3 days away workdays
from work 4
from work 4
_______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________
1973................ 11.0 3.4 - 7.5 10.6
3.3 - 7.3
1974................ 10.4 3.5 - 6.9 10.0
3.4 - 6.6
1975................ 9.1 3.3 3.2 5.8 8.8
3.2 3.1 5.6
1976................ 9.2 3.5 3.3 5.7 8.9
3.4 3.2 5.5
1977................ 9.3 3.8 3.6 5.5 9.0
3.7 3.5 5.3
1978 5.............. 9.4 4.1 3.8 5.3 9.2
4.0 3.7 5.2
1979 5.............. 9.5 4.3 4.0 5.2 9.2
4.2 3.9 5.0
1980................ 8.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 8.5
3.9 3.6 4.6
1981................ 8.3 3.8 3.5 4.5 8.1
3.7 3.4 4.4
1982................ 7.7 3.5 3.2 4.2 7.6
3.4 3.2 4.1
1983 5.............. 7.6 3.4 3.2 4.2 7.5
3.4 3.1 4.1
1984 5.............. 8.0 3.7 3.4 4.3 7.8
3.6 3.3 4.2
1985................ 7.9 3.6 3.3 4.3 7.7
3.6 3.3 4.2
1986................ 7.9 3.6 3.3 4.3 7.7
3.6 3.3 4.2
1987................ 8.3 3.8 3.4 4.4 8.0
3.7 3.3 4.3
1988................ 8.6 4.0 3.5 4.6 8.3
3.8 3.4 4.4
1989................ 8.6 4.0 3.4 4.6 8.2
3.9 3.3 4.4
1990................ 8.8 4.1 3.4 4.7 8.3
3.9 3.3 4.5
1991................ 8.4 3.9 3.2 4.5 7.9
3.7 3.1 4.2
1992 6.............. 8.9 3.9 3.0 5.0 8.3
3.6 2.9 4.7
1993 6.............. 8.5 3.8 2.9 4.8 7.9
3.5 2.7 4.4
_______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________
1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100
full-time workers and were calculated
as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where
N = number of injuries and illnesses
EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar ye
ar
200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hour
s per week, 50 weeks per year).
2 Data for 1973-1975 are based on the Standard Industrial Classification Manu
al, 1967 Edition; data for 1976-1987
are based on the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972 Edition; and d
ata for 1988-93 are based on the
Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.
3 Total includes cases involving restricted work activity only in addition to
days-away-from-work cases with or
without restricted work activity.
4 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work
with or without restricted work
activity.
5 To maintain historical comparability with the rest of the series, data for
small nonfarm employers in low-risk
industries who were not surveyed were imputed and included in the survey estima
tes.
6 Data for 1992-93 exclude fatal work-related injuries and illnesses.
NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to the totals. Data for 1
976-93 exclude farms with fewer
than 11 employees.
- Data not available.
Table 5. Occupational injury and illness incidence rates per 100 full-time wor
kers 1, by industry division, 1991-93
_______________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
: :
:
: : Lost w
orkday cases :
: :______________________
___________________________:
: : :
: Cases without
: Total cases : :
With days away : lost workdays
Industry division : : Total 2 :
from work 3 :
:________________________:_____________________:
___________________________: ______________________
: : :
:
: 1991 1992 4 1993 4 : 1991 1992 4 1993 4:
1991 1992 4 1993 4 : 1991 1992 4 1993 4
_______________________________:________________________:_____________________:
__________________________ :
: : :
:
Private industry 5............ : 8.4 8.9 8.5 : 3.9 3.9 3.8 :
3.2 3.0 2.9 : 4.5 5.0 4.8
: : :
:
Agriculture, forestry, and : : :
:
fishing 5...................: 10.8 11.6 11.2 : 5.4 5.4 5.0 :
4.8 4.7 4.2 : 5.3 6.2 6.2
Mining 6.......................: 7.4 7.3 6.8 : 4.5 4.1 3.9 :
4.0 3.6 3.3 : 2.8 3.3 2.9
Construction...................: 13.0 13.1 12.2 : 6.1 5.8 5.5 :
5.6 5.3 4.9 : 6.9 7.3 6.7
Manufacturing..................: 12.7 12.5 12.1 : 5.6 5.4 5.3 :
3.9 3.5 3.3 : 7.1 7.1 6.8
Durable goods.............: 13.6 13.4 13.1 : 5.7 5.5 5.4 :
4.0 3.7 3.5 : 7.9 7.9 7.7
Nondurable goods..........: 11.5 11.3 10.7 : 5.5 5.3 5.0 :
3.7 3.3 3.0 : 6.0 6.0 5.7
Transportation and public : : :
:
utilities 6.................: 9.3 9.1 9.5 : 5.4 5.1 5.4 :
4.6 4.2 4.3 : 3.9 4.0 4.1
Wholesale and retail trade.....: 7.6 8.4 8.1 : 3.4 3.5 3.4 :
3.0 2.9 2.8 : 4.1 4.9 4.7
Wholesale trade..............: 7.2 7.6 7.8 : 3.7 3.6 3.7 :
3.1 3.0 2.8 : 3.6 3.9 4.1
Retail trade.................: 7.7 8.7 8.2 : 3.3 3.4 3.3 :
2.9 2.9 2.7 : 4.4 5.3 4.9
Finance, insurance, and real : : :
:
estate.....................: 2.4 2.9 2.9 : 1.1 1.2 1.2 :
1.0 1.0 1.0 : 1.3 1.7 1.7
Services.......................: 6.2 7.1 6.7 : 2.8 3.0 2.8 :
2.5 2.5 2.3 : 3.3 4.2 3.9
_______________________________:________________________:_____________________:
___________________________:_______________________
1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 10
0 full-time workers and were calculated as:
(N/EH) x 200,000, where
N = number of injuries and illnesses
EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calenda
r year
200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40
hours per week,
50 weeks per year).
2 Total includes cases involving restricted work activity only
in addition to days-away-from-work cases with or without restricted work activi
ty.
3 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from wo
rk with or without restricted work activity.
4 Data for 1992-93 exclude fatal work-related injuries and illnesses.
5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
6 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal,
and nonmetal mining and for employers in
railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Admin
istration, U.S. Department of Labor; and
the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Indepe
ndent mining contractors are excluded
from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.
NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to the totals.
Table 6. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time worke
rs (1), by industry, 1993
_______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Lost workday cases
Annual
__________________________
SIC average Tota
l Cases without
Industry (2) code (3) employment case
s lost workdays
(4)
With
(000's)
Total (5) days away
from work (6)
_______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________
Private industry (7).................. 91,932.1 7.
9 3.5 2.7 4.4
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing (7)... 1,224.4 10.
6 4.8 4.1 5.8
Agricultural production (7).............. 01-02 n.a. 10.
9 5.1 4.2 5.8
Agricultural production-crops (7)...... 01 n.a. 10.
4 4.9 4.0 5.6
Agricultural production-livestock (7).. 02 n.a. 12.
4 5.9 5.0 6.5
Agricultural services.................. 07 n.a. 10.
5 4.6 4.0 5.9
Forestry............................... 08 n.a. 9.
1 4.4 3.6 4.7
Fishing, hunting, and trapping......... 09 n.a. 7.
4 4.0 3.6 3.3
Mining (8)............................... 599.0 6.
5 3.8 3.2 2.7
Metal mining (8)....................... 10 50.6 5.
6 3.1 2.3 2.5
Coal mining (8)........................ 12 105.3 9.
6 7.4 7.1 2.2
Oil and gas extraction ................ 13 343.4 5.
9 2.9 2.4 2.9
Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels (8). 14 99.8 6.
1 3.7 2.9 2.5
Construction............................. 4,574.0 12.
0 5.4 4.8 6.6
General building contractors........... 15 1,060.9 11.
3 5.0 4.5 6.2
Heavy construction, except building.... 16 708.5 10.
9 5.0 4.3 5.8
Special trade contractors.............. 17 2,804.4 12.
6 5.7 5.1 6.9
Manufacturing............................ 17,802.0 10.
4 4.6 2.9 5.9
Durable goods............................ 10,047.0 11.
4 4.8 3.1 6.6
Lumber and wood products............... 24 685.5 15.
2 7.3 5.6 7.9
Furniture and fixtures................. 25 480.5 13.
2 5.8 3.7 7.5
Stone, clay, and glass products........ 32 512.2 13.
0 5.9 4.1 7.0
Primary metal industries............... 33 676.1 15.
6 6.9 4.5 8.7
Fabricated metal products.............. 34 1,311.2 14.
8 6.2 4.1 8.6
Industrial machinery and equipment..... 35 1,899.5 10.
1 3.8 2.6 6.4
Electronic and other electric equipment 36 1,513.3 6.
8 2.8 1.8 4.0
Transportation equipment............... 37 1,726.7 14.
3 5.8 3.2 8.5
Instruments and related products....... 38 880.8 4.
3 1.9 1.2 2.5
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See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time work
ers (1), by industry, 1993 - Continued
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Lost workday cases
Annual
__________________________
SIC average Total
Cases without
Industry (2) code (3) employment cases
lost workdays
(4)
With
(000's)
Total (5) days away
from work (6)
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Miscellaneous manufacturing industries. 39 361.6 8.7
3.9 2.6 4.8
Nondurable goods......................... 7,755.0 9.1
4.3 2.7 4.8
Food and kindred products.............. 20 1,650.1 14.2
7.1 4.3 7.0
Tobacco products....................... 21 46.8 5.4
2.3 1.7 3.1
Textile mill products.................. 22 666.2 8.3
3.7 1.8 4.7
Apparel and other textile products..... 23 977.2 7.0
2.9 2.1 4.1
Paper and allied products.............. 26 680.2 9.1
4.3 2.6 4.8
Printing and publishing................ 27 1,504.2 6.2
2.8 2.1 3.4
Chemicals and allied products.......... 28 1,073.6 5.2
2.4 1.4 2.8
Petroleum and coal products............ 29 155.3 4.9
2.3 1.4 2.5
Rubber and miscellaneous plastics
products................................ 30 885.8 12.6
5.8 3.6 6.7
Leather and leather products........... 31 115.8 9.6
4.3 3.0 5.3
Transportation and public utilities (8).. 5,708.0 9.1
5.2 4.1 3.9
Railroad transportation (8)............ 40 250.1 5.6
4.3 3.7 1.3
Local and interurban passenger transit. 41 366.7 11.1
5.5 4.9 5.6
Trucking and warehousing............... 42 1,629.1 13.5
8.1 6.5 5.4
Water transportation................... 44 166.7 10.0
5.5 5.2 4.5
Transportation by air.................. 45 733.2 14.6
8.1 6.8 6.5
Pipelines, except natural gas.......... 46 17.7 3.6
1.9 1.3 1.7
Transportation services................ 47 347.3 3.9
2.0 1.7 1.8
Communications......................... 48 1,252.0 3.4
1.8 1.4 1.6
Electric, gas, and sanitary services... 49 945.2 7.0
3.6 2.2 3.4
Wholesale and retail trade............... 25,856.0 7.9
3.3 2.7 4.5
Wholesale trade.......................... 6,113.0 7.5
3.6 2.7 3.9
Wholesale trade--durable goods......... 50 3,492.0 6.6
2.9 2.2 3.7
Wholesale trade--nondurable goods...... 51 2,622.0 8.8
4.6 3.5 4.3?_____________________________________
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See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time work
ers (1), by industry, 1993 - Continued
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Lost workday cases
Annual
__________________________
SIC average Total
Cases without
Industry (2) code (3) employment cases
lost workdays
(4)
With
(000's)
Total (5) days away
from work (6)
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Retail trade............................. 19,743.0 8.0
3.2 2.7 4.8
Building materials and garden supplies. 52 789.9 10.6
4.9 3.9 5.7
General merchandise stores............. 53 2,371.1 10.3
4.8 3.5 5.4
Food stores............................ 54 3,210.4 10.3
4.2 3.7 6.0
Automotive dealers and service stations 55 2,034.9 7.7
2.8 2.5 4.9
Apparel and accessory stores........... 56 1,141.1 3.9
1.6 1.3 2.3
Furniture and homefurnishings stores... 57 842.7 5.3
2.6 2.1 2.7
Eating and drinking places............. 58 6,863.4 8.3
2.9 2.5 5.4
Miscellaneous retail................... 59 2,489.7 4.4
2.0 1.6 2.4
Finance, insurance, and real estate...... 6,604.0 2.5
1.0 0.9 1.5
Depository institutions................ 60 2,115.1 2.1
0.7 0.6 1.4
Nondepository institutions............. 61 409.7 1.1
0.4 0.3 0.6
Security and commodity brokers......... 62 462.7 0.8
0.3 0.3 0.5
Insurance carriers..................... 63 1,464.7 1.8
0.7 0.6 1.1
Insurance agents, brokers, and service. 64 646.6 1.3
0.4 0.4 0.9
Real estate............................ 65 1,280.0 6.0
2.8 2.4 3.2
Holding and other investment offices... 67 225.1 2.2
0.9 0.7 1.4
Services................................. 29,543.7 6.4
2.7 2.2 3.7
Hotels and other lodging places........ 70 1,577.4 10.4
4.7 3.7 5.7
Personal services...................... 72 1,108.5 4.0
1.9 1.5 2.1
Business services...................... 73 5,749.3 4.7
2.2 1.9 2.5
Auto repair, services, and parking..... 75 927.3 7.3
3.0 2.6 4.3
Miscellaneous repair services.......... 76 355.2 8.1
3.6 3.0 4.5
Motion pictures........................ 78 420.8 3.2
1.0 0.8 2.1
Amusement and recreation services...... 79 1,181.6 10.0
3.9 3.0 6.0
Health services........................ 80 8,870.8 9.1
3.7 3.1 5.4
Legal services......................... 81 929.7 1.0
0.4 0.3 0.7
Educational services................... 82 1,746.5 4.2
1.4 1.2 2.7
Social services........................ 83 2,068.3 7.1
3.2 2.7 3.8
Museums, botanical, zoological gardens. 84 76.0 8.5
3.5 2.6 5.0
Engineering and management services.... 87 2,522.0 2.4
1.0 0.8 1.4
Services, n.e.c........................ 89 41.8 2.2
0.9 0.7 1.3
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1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time work
ers and were calculated as: (N/EH) X 200,000,
where
N = number of injuries
EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar yea
r
200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours pe
r week, 50 weeks per year).
2 Totals for divisions include data for industries not shown separately.
3 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.
4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from
the BLS-State Current Employment Statistics
program. Annual average employment for the agriculture, forestry, and fishing
division is a composite of employment data
for agricultural production (SIC's 01 and 02) as obtained from the Annual Surve
y of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses and
employment data for agricultural services (SIC 07); forestry (SIC 08); and fish
ing, hunting, and trapping (SIC 09) as obtained
from the State unemployment insurance programs.
5 Total includes cases involving restricted work activity only in addition to
days-away-from-work cases with or without
restricted work activity.
6 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work
with or without restricted work activity.
7 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
8 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, a
nd nonmetal mining and for employers in
railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Admin
istration, U.S. Department of Labor; and
the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Indepen
dent mining contractors are excluded from the
coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.
NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to the totals.
n.a. = data not available. n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
Table 7. Nonfatal occupational injuries: number of cases and incidence rates
,
per 100 full-time workers 1, for industries with 100,000 or more injury cases,
1993? Total
Industry SIC cases Incidence
code 2 (000's) rate
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Eating and drinking places.... 581 382.5 8.3
Hospitals..................... 806 331.7 10.9
Grocery stores................ 541 230.8 11.0
Nursing and personal care
facilities................... 805 216.4 16.9
Trucking and courier
services, except air......... 421 209.3 13.7
Department stores............. 531 164.3 10.6
Motor vehicles and equipment
manufacturing................ 371 149.4 17.7
Hotels and motels............. 701 129.5 10.5
Groceries and related
products--wholesale.......... 514 100.1 12.1
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1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time
workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) X 200,000 where,
N = number of injuries,
EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year,
200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per
week, 50 weeks per year).
2 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.