OS TB 12/16/1999 Table: Highest rates for cases with days away from work - Injuries only - 1998 Industries with the highest nonfatal cases with days away from work incidence rates for injuries only, private industry, 1998 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | 1998 | Incidence | SIC | Annual | rate(4) Industry(1) | code(2) | average |_________________________________ | | employment(3) | | | | (000's) | 1997 | 1998 __________________________________________________|________________|________________|________________|________________ | | | | Air transportation, scheduled.....................| 451 | 1,021.9 | 9.0 | 8.2 Aluminum foundries................................| 3365 | 26.3 | 5.4 | 6.2 Concrete block and brick..........................| 3271 | 18.9 | 4.8 | 6.1 Gray and ductile iron foundries...................| 3321 | 79.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 Anthracite mining.................................| 123 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | | | | Truck trailers....................................| 3715 | 39.5 | 4.3 | 5.6 Wood pallets and skids............................| 2448 | 43.7 | 7.1 | 5.5 Bituminous coal and lignite mining................| 122 | 86.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 Bottled and canned soft drinks....................| 2086 | 97.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 Vitreous plumbing fixtures........................| 3261 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 5.3 | | | | Steel foundries, n.e.c............................| 3325 | 29.1 | 4.9 | 5.3 Fabricated structural metal.......................| 3441 | 80.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 Fluid milk........................................| 2026 | 61.9 | 5.8 | 5.2 Logging...........................................| 241 | 80.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 Livestock, except dairy and poultry(5)............| 021 | 65.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | | | | Commercial laundry equipment......................| 3582 | 5.7 | - | 5.1 Fabricated plate work (boiler shops)..............| 3443 | 105.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 Prepared flour mixes and doughs...................| 2045 | 13.8 | - | 4.9 Fresh or frozen prepared fish.....................| 2092 | 42.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 Coated fabrics, not rubberized....................| 2295 | 9.8 | - | 4.9 | | | | Truck and bus bodies..............................| 3713 | 42.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 Prefabricated wood buildings......................| 2452 | 23.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 Steel pipe and tubes..............................| 3317 | 28.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 Aluminum die-castings.............................| 3363 | 39.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 Architectural metal work..........................| 3446 | 32.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | | | | Mining machinery..................................| 3532 | 16.7 | 3.4 | 4.7 Wood partitions and fixtures......................| 2541 | 52.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 Concrete products, n.e.c..........................| 3272 | 77.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 Beer, wine, and distilled beverages...............| 518 | 156.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | | | | Private industry(5)..................| | 104,640.7 | (6)2.0 | (6)1.9 __________________________________________________|________________|________________|________________|________________ 1 High rate industries were those having the 15 highest total cases incidence rates for injuries at the most detailed or lowest SIC level at which rates are calculated and published. Generally, manufacturing industries were calculated at the 4-digit code level and the remaining industries at the 3-digit level based on the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition. 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 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where N = number of injuries EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). 5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 6 A statistical significance test indicates that the difference between the 1998 incidence rate and the 1997 rate is statistically significant at the 95 percent confidence level. NOTE: Data conforming to OSHA definitions for coal and lignite mining operators (SIC 12) are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. BLS does not calculate relative standard errors for the estimates in SIC 12, therefore, differences in these estimates were not tested for statistical significance. n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified. - Indicates data not available. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor December 1999