OS TB 12/17/97 Table: Illnesses, number by category and industry division, 1996 Number of nonfatal occupational illnesses by industry division and illness category, 1996 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Respira- Disorders Skin Dust tory Disorders associated All other Total diseases diseases conditions Poisoning due to with occupa- Industry division cases or of the due to toxic physical repeated tional disorders lungs agents agents trauma illnesses ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Private industry 1/........... 439,002 58,099 3,473 21,724 4,785 16,776 281,128 53,018 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 1/.................... 4,646 2,170 (2) 217 109 279 919 945 Agricultural production 1/....... 2,390 1,405 (2) 97 90 73 591 130 Mining3............................ 926 96 97 (2) (2) 134 458 109 Construction....................... 7,618 1,616 63 609 492 563 2,585 1,690 Manufacturing...................... 264,902 25,877 2,568 7,790 2,325 8,879 203,036 14,427 Durable goods manufacturing...... 166,293 16,813 2,274 5,166 1,805 6,686 124,362 9,186 Nondurable goods manufacturing... 98,609 9,063 294 2,624 520 2,193 78,674 5,241 Transportation and public utilities 3/...................... 19,726 2,125 206 1,821 376 1,036 10,822 3,341 Trade.............................. 39,401 5,573 62 2,026 405 2,096 22,771 6,470 Wholesale trade.................. 10,939 1,471 (2) 747 283 523 6,577 1,323 Retail trade..................... 28,463 4,102 (2) 1,278 122 1,573 16,194 5,146 Finance, insurance, and real estate....................... 15,810 731 (2) 745 60 225 12,360 1,648 Services........................... 85,972 19,912 429 8,498 1,004 3,564 28,177 24,389 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 2/ Fewer than 50 cases. 3/ Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. 4/ In 1996, air courier operations previously classified in Industry Groups 421, 422, 423, 452, 473, and 478 were reclassified to Industry Group 451. As a result, the 1996 estimates for these SIC's and Major Industry Groups 42, 45, and 47 are not comparable to those for prior years. In addition, the 1996 estimates for transportation and public utilities may have more variability than those for prior years. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. December 1997