OS TB 12/16/1999 Table: Illnesses by type of illness - rates, numbers, and percent - 1994-1998

Nonfatal occupational illnesses by category of illness, private industry, 1994-98
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                                        Number                       Percent of total illness cases              Incidence rate 1/
     Category                           (000's)
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                              1994   1995   1996   1997   1998      1994   1995   1996   1997   1998     1994   1995   1996   1997   1998
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 Total illness cases........ 514.7  494.8  439.0   429.8  391.9      100    100    100    100    100     63.7   60.7   52.2   49.8   44.2

Skin diseases or disorders..  65.7   64.2   58.1    57.9   53.1       13     13     13     13     14      8.1    7.9    6.9    6.7    6.0

Dust diseases of the lungs..   2.7    2.7    3.5     2.9    2.1        1      1      1      1      1       .3     .3     .4     .3    0.2

Respiratory conditions 
   due to toxic agents......  25.3   24.4   21.7    20.3   17.5        5      5      5      5      4      3.1    3.0    2.6    2.4    2.0
 
Poisoning...................   7.2    7.5    4.8     5.1    4.0        1      2      1      1      1       .9     .9     .6     .6     .5

Disorders due to physical
   agents...................  21.7   22.4   16.8    16.6   16.6        4      5      4      4      4      2.7    2.8    2.0    1.9    1.9

Disorders associated with
   repeated trauma.......... 332.1  308.2  281.1   276.6  253.3       65     62     64     64     65     41.1   37.8   33.5   32.0   28.5

All other occupational 
   illnesses................  60.0   65.3   53.0    50.6   45.4       12     13     12     12     12      7.4    8.4    6.3    5.8    5.1

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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 1999