OS TB 12/17/1998 Table: Highest number of repeated trauma disorders (3-digit Industry) - 1997 vs 1996 Industries with the highest number of nonfatal illness cases of disorders associated with repeated trauma, private industry, 1997 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | 1997 | Number | | Annual | of cases Industry(1) | SIC | average | (000's) | code(2) | employment(3) |_________________________________ | | (000's) | | | | | 1996 | 1997 __________________________________________________|________________|________________|________________|________________ | | | | Motor vehicles and equipment......................| 371 | 984.4 | 44.4 | 43.9 Meat products.....................................| 201 | 489.9 | 30.2 | 33.8 Aircraft and parts................................| 372 | 496.7 | 5.5 | 7.1 Hospitals.........................................| 806 | 3,824.3 | 7.3 | 6.4 Grocery stores....................................| 541 | 3,061.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 | | | | Men's and boys' furnishings.......................| 232 | 205.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c............| 308 | 730.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 Electronic components and accessories.............| 367 | 648.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 Telephone communications..........................| 481 | 970.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 Metal forgings and stampings......................| 346 | 256.3 | 4.8 | 3.7 | | | | Medical instruments and supplies..................| 384 | 274.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 Household appliances..............................| 363 | 115.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 Miscellaneous electrical equipment and supplies...| 369 | 149.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 Air transportation, scheduled(4)..................| 451 | 982.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 Refrigeration and service machinery...............| 358 | 202.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 | | | | Measuring and controlling devices.................| 382 | 300.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 Knitting mills....................................| 225 | 174.7 | 3.4 | 2.4 Nonstore retailers................................| 596 | 340.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 Computer and office equipment.....................| 357 | 371.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 Commercial banks..................................| 602 | 1,457.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | | | | Fire, marine, and casualty insurance..............| 633 | 535.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 Miscellaneous fabricated textile products.........| 239 | 219.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 Eating and drinking places........................| 581 | 7,643.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 Commercial printing...............................| 275 | 571.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 Electrical industrial apparatus...................| 362 | 154.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | | | | Private industry(5)..................| | 101,666.5 | 281.1 | 276.6 __________________________________________________|________________|________________|________________|________________ 1 Industries with the highest number of illness cases of disorders associated with repeated trauma were determined by analysis of the number of cases at the 3-digit SIC code level. The analysis included those 3-digit industries which reported at least 2,000 cases of disorders associated with repeated trauma. 2 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition. 3 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-State Covered Employment and Wages program. Employment in private households (SIC 88) is excluded. 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 and 1997 estimates for these SIC's and Major Industry Groups 42, 45, and 47 are not comparable to those for prior years. 5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor January 1999 - Updated from December 1998 to reflect additional published estimates.