OS TB 12/12/2000 Table: S12. Highest number of repeated trauma disorders (3-digit Industry) - 1999 vs 1998

TABLE S12. Industries(1) with the highest number of nonfatal
illness cases of disorders associated with repeated trauma,
private industry, 1999
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                              |        |        |                 
                              |        |  1999  |      Number     
                              |        | Annual |      (000s)     
           Industry           |   SIC  | average|_________________
                              | code(2)|employm-|        |        
                              |        | ent(3) |  1998  |  1999  
                              |        | (000s) |        |        
______________________________|________|________|________|________
                              |        |        |        |        
Motor vehicles and equipment..|   371  | 1,019.6|    39.9|    39.9
Meat products.................|   201  |   504.9| (4)30.8| (4)25.5
Aircraft and parts............|   372  |   498.9|  (4)8.1|  (4)7.3
Hospitals.....................|   806  | 3,948.1|     6.4|     6.7
Grocery stores................|   541  | 3,082.3|     4.5|     4.1
                              |        |        |        |        
Telephone communications......|   481  | 1,069.0|     3.2|     4.1
Metal forgings and stampings..|   346  |   255.6|     4.0|     4.1
Miscellaneous plastics        |        |        |        |        
 products, n.e.c..............|   308  |   742.1|     3.8|     3.9
Electronic components and     |        |        |        |        
 accessories..................|   367  |   637.5|     3.6|     3.7
Offices and clinics of medical|        |        |        |        
 doctors......................|   801  | 1,878.9|     3.0|     3.6
                              |        |        |        |        
Miscellaneous electrical      |        |        |        |        
 equipment & supplies.........|   369  |   149.0|  (4)2.4|  (4)3.0
Air transportation, scheduled.|   451  | 1,058.7|     2.3|     2.8
Miscellaneous fabricated      |        |        |        |        
 textile products.............|   239  |   216.4|     2.2|     2.6
Medical instruments and       |        |        |        |        
 supplies.....................|   384  |   283.3|     2.2|     2.6
Household appliances..........|   363  |   117.5|     2.6|     2.5
                              |        |        |        |        
Refrigeration and service     |        |        |        |        
 machinery....................|   358  |   212.3|     2.7|     2.5
Men's and boys' furnishings...|   232  |   154.1|  (4)3.6|  (4)2.5
Commercial banks..............|   602  | 1,461.0|  (4)1.5|  (4)2.2
Nonstore retailers............|   596  |   365.3|     2.4|     2.1
Fabricated structural metal   |        |        |        |        
 products.....................|   344  |   485.6|  (4)1.3|  (4)2.1
                              |        |        |        |        
Computer and office equipment.|   357  |   366.4|     2.5|     2.1
Fire, marine, and casualty    |        |        |        |        
 insurance....................|   633  |   555.3|     2.3|     2.0
                              |        |        |        |        
      Private industry(5).....|        |107611.8|   253.3|   246.7
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  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.

  4 A statistical significance test indicates that the difference
between the 1999 count and the 1998 count is statistically
significant at the 95 percent confidence level.
  5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
  
  NOTE:  The n.e.c. abbreviation means that the category includes
those components not elsewhere classified.
  SOURCE:   Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor  
  
            December 2000