OS TB 3/12/97 Table: Total illnesses - by category - 1992-95

Nonfatal occupational illnesses  by category of illness, private industry, 1992-95
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                                          Number             Percent of total illness           Incidence
                                          (000's)                      cases                      rate 1/
      Category                   _________________________   _________________________   _________________________
                                 1992   1993   1994   1995   1992   1993   1994   1995   1992   1993   1994   1995
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       Total illness cases....  457.4  482.1  514.7  494.8    100    100    100    100   59.8   61.1   63.7   60.7

Skin diseases or disorders....   62.9   60.2   65.7   64.2     14     12     13     13    8.2    7.6    8.1    7.9

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

Respiratory conditions due
   to toxic agents............   23.5   24.2   25.3   24.4      5      5      5      5    3.1    3.1    3.1    3.0

Poisoning.....................    7.0    7.6    7.2    7.5      2      2      1      2    0.9    1.0    0.9    0.9

Disorders due to physical
   agents.....................   22.2   20.1   21.7   22.4      5      4      4      5    2.9    2.5    2.7    2.8

Disorders associated with
   repeated trauma............  281.8  302.4  332.1  308.2     62     63     65     62   36.8   38.3   41.1   37.8

All other occupational 
   illnesses..................   57.3   64.8   60.0   65.3     12     13     12     13    7.5    8.2    7.4    8.4
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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
                 March 1997