OS TB 12/19/2002 Table: S3A. Highest rates for cases with days away from work - Inj/Ill - 2001

TABLE S03a.  Highest incidence rates(1) of nonfatal
occupational injury and illness cases involving days away
from work(2), private industry, 2001
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                              |        |                 
                              |        |    Incidence    
                              |   SIC  |       rate      
         Industry(3)          | code(4)|_________________
                              |        |        |        
                              |        |  2000  |  2001  
______________________________|________|________|________
                              |        |        |        
Air transportation, scheduled.|   451  |     7.4|     6.6
Rubber and plastics footwear..|   302  |    -   |     5.4
Concrete block and brick......|  3271  |     3.9|     5.3
Fluid milk....................|  2026  |     5.0|     5.1
Bottled and canned soft drinks|  2086  |     4.2|     5.0
                              |        |        |        
Local and suburban            |        |        |        
 transportation...............|   411  |     4.5|     4.9
Water well drilling...........|   178  |     3.3|     4.8
Prefabricated wood buildings..|  2452  |     5.0|     4.8
Dairy products stores.........|   545  |     1.9|     4.8
Structural wood members,      |        |        |        
 n.e.c........................|  2439  |     4.2|     4.6
                              |        |        |        
Bituminous coal and lignite   |        |        |        
 mining.......................|   122  |     5.2|     4.5
Secondary nonferrous metals...|   334  |     2.6|     4.3
Fabricated structural metal...|  3441  |     4.9|     4.3
Masonry, stonework, and       |        |        |        
 plastering...................|   174  |     3.9|     4.2
Carpentry and floor work......|   175  |     4.0|     4.2
                              |        |        |        
Mattresses and bedsprings.....|  2515  |     3.3|     4.2
Aluminum die-castings.........|  3363  |     4.0|     4.2
Miscellaneous transportation  |        |        |        
 services.....................|   478  |     2.8|     4.2
Roofing, siding, and sheet    |        |        |        
 metal work...................|   176  |     4.8|     4.1
Vitreous china table and      |        |        |        
 kitchenware..................|  3262  |    -   |     4.1
                              |        |        |        
Trucking and courier services,|        |        |        
 except air...................|   421  |     3.8|     4.1
Botanical and zoological      |        |        |        
 gardens......................|   842  |    -   |     4.1
Ready-mixed concrete..........|  3273  |     3.5|     4.0
Fuel dealers..................|   598  |     3.3|     4.0
Livestock, except dairy and   |        |        |        
 poultry......................|    021 |     4.2|     3.9
                              |        |        |        
Prefabricated metal buildings.|  3448  |     3.1|     3.9
Truck and bus bodies..........|  3713  |     4.1|     3.9
Ship building and repairing...|  3731  |     5.0|     3.9
Beer, wine, and distilled     |        |        |        
 beverages....................|   518  |     4.8|     3.9
Forestry services.............|    085 |     2.3|     3.8
                              |        |        |        
Architectural metal work......|  3446  |     2.4|     3.8
Travel trailers and campers...|  3792  |     3.8|     3.8
Intercity and rural bus       |        |        |        
 transportation...............|   413  |     4.0|     3.8
Nursing and personal care     |        |        |        
 facilities...................|   805  |     4.2|     3.8
                              |        |        |        
      Private industry(5).....|        |     1.8|  (6)1.7
______________________________|________|________|________

  1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries
and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were
calculated as:  (N/EH) x 200,000, where                  
     
     N      =  number of injuries and illnesses          
             
     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)
     
  2 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result
in days away from work with or without restricted work
activity.
  3 High rate industries were those having the 15 highest
cases with days away from work incidence rates for
injuries and illnesses 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.
  4 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987
Edition.
  5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
  6 A statistical significance test indicates that the
difference between the 2001 incidence rate and the 2000
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.  The n.e.c. abbreviation means
that the category includes those components not elsewhere
classified. Dash indicates data not available.
  SOURCE:   Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department
of Labor   
  December 2002