OS TB 10/23/2008 Table: SNR12. Highest rates for total illness cases - 2007 TABLE SNR12. Highest incidence rates(1) of total nonfatal occupational illness cases, private industry, 2007 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | 2007 | Incidence | NAICS | Annual | rate Industry(2) | code(3) | average |___________________________________________ | | employment(4) | | | | (thousands) | 2006 | 2007 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________ | | | | Animal (except poultry) slaughtering................................................................................................................| 311611 | 145.2 | 484.5 | (5)424.6 Light truck and utility vehicle manufacturing.......................................................................................................| 336112 | 64.1 | 530.7 | (5)423.9 Beet sugar manufacturing............................................................................................................................| 311313 | 6.1 | 78.8 | (5)319.1 Motor vehicle air-conditioning manufacturing........................................................................................................| 336391 | 10.9 | 91.2 | 250.0 Automobile manufacturing............................................................................................................................| 336111 | 134.2 | 297.7 | (5)211.2 | | | | Nonclay refractory manufacturing....................................................................................................................| 327125 | 6.1 | 64.0 | 182.3 Porcelain electrical supply manufacturing...........................................................................................................| 327113 | 6.4 | - | 141.9 Motor vehicle transmission and power train parts manufacturing......................................................................................| 33635 | 78.4 | 192.4 | (5)138.1 Seafood canning.....................................................................................................................................| 311711 | 5.4 | 76.9 | (5)135.8 Carburetor, piston, piston ring, and valve manufacturing............................................................................................| 336311 | 13.8 | 136.1 | 133.7 | | | | Motor vehicle seating and interior trim manufacturing...............................................................................................| 33636 | 62.2 | 127.7 | 131.1 Cutlery and flatware (except precious) manufacturing................................................................................................| 332211 | 8.2 | 97.2 | 130.9 Metal heat treating.................................................................................................................................| 332811 | 18.8 | 31.8 | 121.8 Motor home manufacturing............................................................................................................................| 336213 | 20.6 | 139.6 | (5)117.8 Iron foundries......................................................................................................................................| 331511 | 55.8 | 134.9 | 116.6 | | | | Poultry processing..................................................................................................................................| 311615 | 237.9 | 133.5 | (5)116.3 Meat processed from carcasses.......................................................................................................................| 311612 | 111.3 | 135.4 | 113.5 Ambulance services..................................................................................................................................| 62191 | 135.0 | 95.4 | 111.5 Powder metallurgy part manufacturing................................................................................................................| 332117 | 9.9 | 70.7 | 111.4 Small arms manufacturing............................................................................................................................| 332994 | 10.1 | 118.9 | 106.3 | | | | Motor vehicle metal stamping........................................................................................................................| 33637 | 91.5 | 107.8 | 102.0 Other aluminum rolling and drawing..................................................................................................................| 331319 | 6.8 | 59.8 | (5)101.5 Motor vehicle brake system manufacturing............................................................................................................| 33634 | 37.8 | 89.5 | 96.9 Gasoline engine and engine parts manufacturing......................................................................................................| 336312 | 57.5 | 134.1 | (5)94.1 Fresh and frozen seafood processing.................................................................................................................| 311712 | 34.6 | 64.0 | 93.9 | | | | Private industry(6)...........................................................................................................................| | 114,833.4 | 24.6 | (5)21.8 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________ 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 2007 incidence rate and the 2006 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 2008