OS TB 12/19/2002 Table: S6A. Highest rates for cases with days away from work - Injuries only - 2001

TABLE S06a.  Highest incidence rates(1) of nonfatal
occupational injury 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  |     7.1|     6.3
Concrete block and brick......|  3271  |     3.9|     5.3
Rubber and plastics footwear..|   302  |    -   |     5.2
Fluid milk....................|  2026  |     4.8|     5.1
Bottled and canned soft drinks|  2086  |     4.1|     5.0
                              |        |        |        
Water well drilling...........|   178  |     3.3|     4.8
Prefabricated wood buildings..|  2452  |     4.9|     4.8
Local and suburban            |        |        |        
 transportation...............|   411  |     4.4|     4.8
Dairy products stores.........|   545  |     1.9|     4.8
Structural wood members,      |        |        |        
 n.e.c........................|  2439  |     4.1|     4.5
                              |        |        |        
Bituminous coal and lignite   |        |        |        
 mining.......................|   122  |     5.0|     4.3
Fabricated structural metal...|  3441  |     4.8|     4.3
Secondary nonferrous metals...|   334  |     2.6|     4.2
Masonry, stonework, and       |        |        |        
 plastering...................|   174  |     3.8|     4.1
Carpentry and floor work......|   175  |     3.9|     4.1
                              |        |        |        
Miscellaneous transportation  |        |        |        
 services.....................|   478  |     2.8|     4.1
Botanical and zoological      |        |        |        
 gardens......................|   842  |    -   |     4.1
Roofing, siding, and sheet    |        |        |        
 metal work...................|   176  |     4.7|     4.0
Mattresses and bedsprings.....|  2515  |     3.1|     4.0
Trucking and courier services,|        |        |        
 except air...................|   421  |     3.8|     4.0
                              |        |        |        
Livestock, except dairy and   |        |        |        
 poultry......................|    021 |     4.0|     3.9
Ready-mixed concrete..........|  3273  |     3.5|     3.9
Fuel dealers..................|   598  |     3.2|     3.9
Architectural metal work......|  3446  |     2.3|  (5)3.8
Beer, wine, and distilled     |        |        |        
 beverages....................|   518  |     4.8|     3.8
                              |        |        |        
Forestry services.............|    085 |     2.3|     3.7
Prefabricated metal buildings.|  3448  |     3.1|     3.7
Truck and bus bodies..........|  3713  |     3.9|     3.7
Intercity and rural bus       |        |        |        
 transportation...............|   413  |     3.8|     3.7
Water transportation services.|   449  |     4.2|     3.7
                              |        |        |        
Nursing and personal care     |        |        |        
 facilities...................|   805  |     4.1|     3.7
Anthracite mining.............|   123  |     6.4|     3.6
Vitreous china table and      |        |        |        
 kitchenware..................|  3262  |    -   |     3.6
Aluminum die-castings.........|  3363  |     3.7|     3.6
Ship building and repairing...|  3731  |     4.5|     3.6
                              |        |        |        
      Private industry(6).....|        |     1.7|  (5)1.6
______________________________|________|________|________

  1 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)
     
  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 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 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.
  6 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
  
  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