os tb 12/15/95 summary: 3yr ill X cat-case pct inc. rate '94

Nonfatal occupational illness data(1) by category of illness, private industry, 1992-94
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                                          Number                Percent of total
                                          (000's)                illness cases            Incidence rate(1)
         Category                 ______________________     ______________________     ____________________
                                  1992     1993     1994     1992     1993     1994     1992    1993    1994
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       Total illness cases....   457.4    482.1    514.7      100      100      100     59.8    61.1    63.7

Skin diseases or disorders....    62.9     60.2     65.7       14       12       13      8.2     7.6     8.1

Dust diseases of the lungs....     2.6      2.7      2.7        1        1        1      0.3     0.3     0.3

Respiratory conditions due
  to toxic agents.............    23.5     24.2     25.3        5        5        5      3.1     3.1     3.1

Poisoning.....................     7.0      7.6      7.2        2        2        1      0.9     1.0     0.9

Disorders due to physical
  agents......................    22.2     20.1     21.7        5        4        4      2.9     2.5     2.7

Disorders associated with
  repeated trauma.............   281.8    302.4    332.1       62       63       65     36.8    38.3    41.1

All other occupational
  illnesses...................    57.3     64.8     60.0       12       13       12      7.5     8.2     7.4
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	1  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).

	NOTE:  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.  Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.

        SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
                 December 1995