OS TB 10/16/2007 Table: SNR12. Highest rates for total illness cases - 2006 TABLE SNR12. Highest incidence rates(1) of total nonfatal occupational illness cases, private industry, 2006 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | 2006 | Incidence | NAICS | Annual | rate Industry(2) | code(3) | average |___________________________________________ | | employment(4) | | | | (thousands) | 2005 | 2006 _______________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________ | | | | Light truck and utility vehicle manufacturing..................................| 336112 | 69.3 | 701.5 | (5)530.7 Animal (except poultry) slaughtering...........................................| 311611 | 146.3 | 478.8 | 484.5 Automobile manufacturing.......................................................| 336111 | 136.9 | 320.6 | 297.7 Amusement and theme parks......................................................| 71311 | 137.0 | - | 203.9 Motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing.................| 33635 | 82.5 | 179.3 | 192.4 | | | | Footwear manufacturing.........................................................| 31621 | 17.4 | 203.4 | 188.4 Copper rolling, drawing, and extruding.........................................| 331421 | 15.5 | 139.0 | 178.8 Leather and hide tanning and finishing.........................................| 3161 | 6.0 | - | 173.9 Nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, and extruding..| 331491 | 14.6 | 65.1 | 148.4 Motor home manufacturing.......................................................| 336213 | 21.1 | - | 139.6 | | | | Carburetor, piston, piston ring, and valve manufacturing.......................| 336311 | 14.4 | 156.8 | 136.1 Meat processed from carcasses..................................................| 311612 | 110.9 | 143.7 | 135.4 Iron foundries.................................................................| 331511 | 58.4 | 192.0 | 134.9 Gasoline engine and engine parts manufacturing.................................| 336312 | 60.5 | 180.3 | (5)134.1 Poultry processing.............................................................| 311615 | 237.4 | 187.2 | 133.5 | | | | Aluminum foundries (except die-casting)........................................| 331524 | 22.5 | 104.5 | 128.4 Motor vehicle seating and interior trim manufacturing..........................| 33636 | 61.8 | 115.8 | 127.7 Vehicular lighting equipment manufacturing.....................................| 336321 | 16.5 | - | 123.6 Glass container manufacturing..................................................| 327213 | 17.1 | 96.2 | 122.9 Nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing.......................................| 31134 | 17.6 | 67.0 | 122.3 | | | | Steel investment foundries.....................................................| 331512 | 13.1 | - | 120.3 Small arms manufacturing.......................................................| 332994 | 9.8 | 157.3 | 118.9 Ship building and repairing....................................................| 336611 | 91.7 | 127.4 | 111.0 All other motor vehicle parts manufacturing....................................| 336399 | 156.8 | - | 110.5 Fiber can, tube, drum, and similar products manufacturing......................| 322214 | 11.3 | 56.3 | 108.4 | | | | Private industry(6)......................................................| | 111,273.1 | 26.7 | (5)24.6 _______________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________ 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 High rate industries were those having the highest incidence rate of total recordable cases of illnesses and at least 500 total recordable cases at the most detailed level of publication, based on the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002. 3 North American Industry Classification System - United States, 2002 4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. 5 A statistical significance test indicates that the difference between the 2006 incidence rate and the 2005 rate is statistically significant at the 95 percent confidence level. 6 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor October 2007