OS TB 11/17/2005 Table: SNR12. Highest rates for total illness cases - 2004 TABLE SNR12. Highest incidence rates(1) of total nonfatal occupational illness cases, private industry, 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | 2004 | Incidence | NAICS | Annual | rate Industry(2) | code(3) | average |___________________________________________ | | employment(4) | | | | (thousands) | 2003 | 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________ | | | | Light truck and utility vehicle manufacturing....................................| 336112 | 74.8 | 734.7 | (5)679.4 Animal (except poultry) slaughtering.............................................| 311611 | 150.8 | 500.7 | 504.2 Automobile manufacturing.........................................................| 336111 | 146.7 | 390.8 | (5)309.6 Motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing...................| 33635 | 84.7 | 239.6 | 279.8 Household laundry equipment manufacturing........................................| 335224 | 16.0 | - | 226.7 | | | | Poultry processing...............................................................| 311615 | 235.1 | 234.9 | 226.0 Geophysical surveying and mapping services.......................................| 54136 | 13.9 | - | 201.2 Cookie and cracker manufacturing.................................................| 311821 | 34.2 | 108.2 | 200.1 Motor vehicle metal stamping.....................................................| 33637 | 100.5 | 174.6 | 181.2 Amusement parks and arcades......................................................| 7131 | 154.8 | 144.0 | (5)176.3 | | | | Footwear manufacturing...........................................................| 31621 | 19.2 | 209.9 | 175.3 Iron foundries...................................................................| 331511 | 60.7 | 111.6 | 173.0 Men's and boys' cut and sew work clothing manufacturing..........................| 315225 | 12.2 | 20.6 | 162.3 Rolled steel shape manufacturing.................................................| 331221 | 24.3 | 36.4 | 161.7 Dried and dehydrated food manufacturing..........................................| 311423 | 12.0 | 20.5 | (5)160.3 | | | | Hardware manufacturing...........................................................| 33251 | 37.9 | 64.1 | 158.8 Other motor vehicle electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing............| 336322 | 82.6 | 113.9 | 150.4 Meat processed from carcasses....................................................| 311612 | 111.4 | 198.0 | 148.7 Cheese manufacturing.............................................................| 311513 | 37.6 | 96.8 | 146.8 Gasoline engine and engine parts manufacturing...................................| 336312 | 64.1 | 198.6 | (5)144.7 | | | | Photographic film, paper, plate, and chemical manufacturing......................| 325992 | 30.3 | 96.4 | (5)140.7 Motor vehicle air-conditioning manufacturing.....................................| 336391 | 12.5 | 212.1 | 139.9 Aluminum foundries (except die-casting)..........................................| 331524 | 21.9 | 147.3 | 138.6 Coated and laminated packaging paper and plastics film manufacturing.............| 322221 | 16.4 | 66.9 | 136.7 Other hosiery and sock mills.....................................................| 315119 | 16.9 | 47.6 | (5)131.9 | | | | Private industry(6)........................................................| | 107,551.8 | 30.7 | (5)27.9 _________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________ 1 The 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) 2 High rate industries were those having the highest incidence rate of total recordable cases of illnesses and at least 500 total recordable cases at the most detailed level of publication, based on the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002. 3 North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2002 4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. 5 A statistical significance test indicates that the difference between the 2004 incidence rate and the 2003 rate is statistically significant at the 95 percent confidence level. 6 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. NOTE: Dash indicates data not available. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor November 2005