OS TB 10/16/2007 Table: SNR01. Highest rates for total cases - injuries and illnesses -2006 TABLE SNR01. Highest incidence rates(1) of total nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases, private industry, 2006 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | 2006 | Incidence | NAICS | Annual | rate Industry(2) | code(3) | average |___________________________________________ | | employment(4) | | | | (thousands) | 2005 | 2006 ______________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________ | | | | Nonclay refractory manufacturing..............................................| 327125 | 6.3 | - | 16.9 Motor home manufacturing......................................................| 336213 | 21.1 | - | 16.8 Iron foundries................................................................| 331511 | 58.4 | 17.1 | 15.1 Light truck and utility vehicle manufacturing.................................| 336112 | 69.3 | 17.8 | (5)14.6 Prefabricated wood building manufacturing.....................................| 321992 | 27.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | | | | Truck trailer manufacturing...................................................| 336212 | 38.5 | 16.8 | 13.9 Manufactured home (mobile home) manufacturing.................................| 321991 | 49.1 | 12.9 | 13.2 Skiing facilities.............................................................| 71392 | 34.0 | - | 13.2 Travel trailer and camper manufacturing.......................................| 336214 | 48.7 | 14.1 | 13.1 Sports teams and clubs........................................................| 711211 | 63.2 | - | 12.8 | | | | Animal (except poultry) slaughtering..........................................| 311611 | 146.3 | 12.6 | 12.5 Steel foundries (except investment)...........................................| 331513 | 20.9 | 10.7 | 12.1 Aluminum foundries (except die-casting).......................................| 331524 | 22.5 | 13.3 | 12.1 Metal tank (heavy gauge) manufacturing........................................| 33242 | 27.1 | - | 11.9 Motor vehicle body manufacturing..............................................| 336211 | 66.9 | 8.3 | (5)11.8 | | | | Beet sugar manufacturing......................................................| 311313 | 6.1 | 18.3 | (5)11.7 Amusement and theme parks.....................................................| 71311 | 137.0 | - | 11.7 Couriers......................................................................| 4921 | 528.0 | 12.4 | (5)11.0 Ambulance services............................................................| 62191 | 127.3 | - | 11.0 Iron and steel forging........................................................| 332111 | 27.0 | 13.3 | 10.9 | | | | Heavy duty truck manufacturing................................................| 33612 | 37.6 | 13.1 | (5)10.9 Scheduled passenger air transportation........................................| 481111 | 426.8 | - | 10.8 Ship building and repairing...................................................| 336611 | 91.7 | 10.9 | 10.7 Soft drink manufacturing......................................................| 312111 | 79.7 | 10.4 | 10.6 Household furniture (except wood and metal) manufacturing.....................| 337125 | 6.5 | - | 10.6 | | | | Private industry(6).....................................................| | 111,273.1 | 4.6 | (5)4.4 ______________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________ 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 High rate industries were those having the highest incidence rate of total recordable cases of injuries and 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 2006 incidence rate and the 2005 rate is statistically significant at the 95 percent confidence level. 6 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor October 2007