OS TB 01/31/2000 Table: Number of occupational injuries and illnesses by State, 1998 Number of nonfatal occupational injury and illness, private industry, 1998 (In thousands) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Lost workday cases | | |_______________________________| Cases without State | Total cases | | | lost workdays | | Total(1) | With days away| | | | from work(2) | _________________________________________________________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________ | | | | Private industry(3)......................................| 5,922.8 | 2,780.7 | 1,730.5 | 3,142.1 | | | | Alabama................................................| 99.2 | 45.7 | 25.3 | 53.5 Alaska.................................................| 13.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.6 Arizona................................................| 96.6 | 43.1 | 28.4 | 53.5 Arkansas...............................................| 59.5 | 26.4 | 15.6 | 33.1 California.............................................| 644.0 | 330.4 | 195.3 | 313.6 | | | | Connecticut............................................| 80.3 | 41.3 | 27.1 | 39.0 Delaware...............................................| 15.7 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 8.0 Florida................................................| 300.0 | 139.1 | 77.9 | 160.9 Georgia................................................| 162.2 | 72.4 | 40.5 | 89.8 Guam...................................................| 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .5 | | | | Hawaii.................................................| 21.2 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 9.1 Illinois...............................................| 294.3 | 132.4 | 80.8 | 162.0 Indiana................................................| 181.1 | 82.0 | 46.5 | 99.1 Iowa...................................................| 93.5 | 42.2 | 21.9 | 51.3 Kansas.................................................| 75.1 | 32.3 | 17.2 | 42.8 | | | | Kentucky...............................................| 103.3 | 50.6 | 30.0 | 52.7 Louisiana..............................................| 69.1 | 31.5 | 21.0 | 37.6 Maine..................................................| 37.7 | 19.3 | 9.2 | 18.4 Maryland...............................................| 80.0 | 38.6 | 29.9 | 41.3 Massachusetts..........................................| 130.0 | 65.3 | 48.3 | 64.7 | | | | Michigan...............................................| 280.5 | 132.7 | 60.4 | 147.8 Minnesota..............................................| 135.8 | 62.3 | 33.6 | 73.5 Missouri...............................................| 144.4 | 62.7 | 35.2 | 81.7 Montana................................................| 17.9 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 10.3 Nebraska...............................................| 49.8 | 22.4 | 13.9 | 27.4 | | | | Nevada.................................................| 54.3 | 25.2 | 14.9 | 29.1 New Jersey.............................................| 128.1 | 58.9 | 46.4 | 69.2 New Mexico.............................................| 28.9 | 14.4 | 10.5 | 14.5 New York...............................................| 244.7 | 124.7 | 111.9 | 120.0 North Carolina.........................................| 166.7 | 76.1 | 42.6 | 90.6 | | | | Oklahoma...............................................| 73.5 | 38.5 | 24.3 | 35.0 Oregon.................................................| 78.1 | 38.6 | 23.4 | 39.5 Puerto Rico............................................| 23.6 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 4.7 Rhode Island...........................................| 20.9 | 11.5 | 8.3 | 9.4 South Carolina.........................................| 73.2 | 30.3 | 18.7 | 42.9 | | | | Tennessee..............................................| 143.0 | 65.8 | 38.9 | 77.2 Texas..................................................| 349.0 | 177.3 | 105.1 | 171.7 Utah...................................................| 51.8 | 20.6 | 13.1 | 31.2 Vermont................................................| 14.3 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 7.9 Virginia...............................................| 129.6 | 59.1 | 38.7 | 70.6 | | | | Virgin Islands.........................................| .5 | .3 | .3 | .2 Washington.............................................| 163.2 | 68.7 | 49.8 | 94.5 West Virginia..........................................| 38.1 | 19.2 | 16.7 | 18.9 Wisconsin..............................................| 181.3 | 84.2 | 51.5 | 97.1 _________________________________________________________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________ 1 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, or days of restricted work activity, or both. 2 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 3 Data cover all 50 States. NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor January 2000