OS TB 12/19/2002 Table :S8. Illnesses by type of illness - rates, numbers, and percent - 1997-2001

TABLE S08. Nonfatal occupational illnesses by category of illness, private industry, 1997-2001
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                              |                Number (000)                |       Percent of total illness cases       |              Incidence rate(1)             
           Category           |                                            |                                            |                                            
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                              |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  
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                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Total illness cases.......|   429.8|   391.9|   372.3|   362.5|   333.8|   100  |   100  |   100  |   100  |   100  |    49.8|    44.2|    41.2|    39.4|    36.7
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Skin diseases or disorders....|    57.9|    53.1|    44.6|    41.8|    38.9|    13  |    14  |    12  |    12  |    12  |     6.7|     6.0|     4.9|     4.6|     4.3
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Dust diseases of the lungs....|     2.9|     2.1|     2.2|     1.7|     1.3|     1  |     1  |     1  |   (2)  |   (2)  |      .3|      .2|      .2|      .2|      .1
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Respiratory conditions due to |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
 toxic agents.................|    20.3|    17.5|    16.5|    14.7|    14.5|     5  |     4  |     4  |     4  |     4  |     2.4|     2.0|     1.8|     1.6|     1.6
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Poisoning.....................|     5.1|     4.0|     4.4|     3.3|     2.8|     1  |     1  |     1  |     1  |     1  |      .6|      .5|      .5|      .4|      .3
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Disorders due to physical     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
 agents.......................|    16.6|    16.6|    15.1|    13.9|    14.6|     4  |     4  |     4  |     4  |     4  |     1.9|     1.9|     1.7|     1.5|     1.6
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Disorders associated with     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
 repeated trauma..............|   276.6|   253.3|   246.7|   241.8|   216.4|    64  |    65  |    66  |    67  |    65  |    32.0|    28.5|    27.3|    26.3|    23.8
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All other occupational        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
 illnesses....................|    50.4|    45.4|    42.9|    45.1|    45.1|    12  |    12  |    12  |    12  |    14  |     5.8|     5.1|     4.7|     4.9|     5.0
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  1 The incidence rates represent the number of illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as:  (N/EH) x 20,000,000, where
     
     N         =  number of illnesses                   
     EH        =  total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year   
     20,000,000=  base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers               
                  (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
     
  2 Less than 0.5 percent.
  
  
  NOTE:  Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
  SOURCE:   Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor                           
            December 2002