OS TB 12/12/2000 Table: S19. Incidence rates of occupational injuries and illnesses by State, 1999 TABLE S19. Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates(1) per 100 full-time workers, private industry, 1999 __________________________________________________________________ | | | | | Lost workday | | | cases | | |_________________| Cases | Total | | | without State | cases | | With | lost | | | days | work | |Total(2)| away | days | | | from | | | | work(3)| ______________________________|________|________|________|________ | | | | Private industry(4)...........| 6.3| 3.0| 1.9| 3.3 | | | | Alabama.....................| 7.5| 3.4| 1.8| 4.1 Alaska......................| 8.1| 3.8| 3.4| 4.2 Arizona.....................| 6.0| 2.7| 1.6| 3.3 Arkansas....................| 6.8| 3.2| 1.7| 3.5 California..................| 5.9| 3.0| 1.8| 3.0 | | | | Connecticut.................| 6.8| 3.4| 2.2| 3.4 Delaware....................| 5.6| 2.7| 1.8| 2.8 Florida.....................| 5.4| 2.4| 1.5| 2.9 Georgia.....................| 5.4| 2.3| 1.3| 3.1 Guam........................| 4.0| 2.3| 2.2| 1.7 | | | | Hawaii......................| 6.0| 3.4| 3.0| 2.7 Illinois....................| 6.0| 2.9| 1.9| 3.1 Indiana.....................| 8.3| 3.9| 2.1| 4.4 Iowa........................| 8.7| 4.1| 2.1| 4.6 Kansas......................| 7.6| 3.6| 1.9| 4.0 | | | | Kentucky....................| 8.4| 4.1| 2.5| 4.3 Louisiana...................| 4.8| 2.1| 1.4| 2.7 Maine.......................| 9.3| 4.9| 2.1| 4.4 Maryland....................| 5.2| 2.6| 1.9| 2.7 Massachusetts...............| 5.8| 2.9| 2.1| 2.9 | | | | Michigan....................| 8.1| 3.9| 1.8| 4.2 Minnesota...................| 6.9| 3.3| 1.9| 3.6 Missouri....................| 7.6| 3.2| 1.8| 4.3 Montana.....................| 7.2| 2.8| 2.2| 4.4 Nebraska....................| 7.1| 3.2| 2.0| 3.9 | | | | Nevada......................| 7.3| 3.0| 1.7| 4.3 New Jersey..................| 4.4| 2.3| 1.8| 2.2 New Mexico..................| 5.1| 2.6| 1.8| 2.5 New York....................| 4.1| 2.1| 1.9| 1.9 North Carolina..............| 5.7| 2.6| 1.3| 3.1 | | | | Oklahoma....................| 6.6| 3.5| 2.2| 3.1 Oregon......................| 7.0| 3.4| 2.1| 3.5 Puerto Rico.................| 4.4| 3.6| 3.5| .9 Rhode Island................| 7.0| 3.8| 2.8| 3.2 South Carolina..............| 5.7| 2.7| 1.6| 3.0 | | | | Tennessee...................| 6.8| 3.4| 1.9| 3.4 Texas.......................| 5.0| 2.8| 1.7| 2.3 Utah........................| 7.4| 3.0| 1.7| 4.4 Vermont.....................| 7.6| 3.5| 2.4| 4.1 Virginia....................| 5.1| 2.5| 1.6| 2.6 | | | | Virgin Islands..............| 1.9| 1.1| 1.0| .8 Washington..................| 9.0| 3.8| 2.8| 5.3 West Virginia...............| 7.2| 3.9| 3.4| 3.3 Wisconsin...................| 8.4| 3.9| 2.4| 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 year 200,000= base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year) 2 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, days of restricted work activity, or both. 3 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 4 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 December 2000