Worker Health Chartbook 2004

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1		Figure 1-21 Injuries and illnesses in private industry, 2001. Of the 5.2 million nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses reported in 2001, 4.9 million or 93.6% were injuries. The remainder (333,800 cases or 6.4%) were work-related illnesses. Sixty-five percent (216,400 cases) of the nonfatal occupational illnesses were disorders associated with repeated trauma. (Source: BLS [2002b].)
2		Figure 1-22 Number of illness cases in private industry by type of illness, 1972-2001. Since 1972, BLS data illustrate significant variation in the number of reported illness cases. From 1972 to 1982, the number of illness cases declined gradually from 210,500 to 105,600. This number increased and peaked sharply in 1994 at 514,700 cases. The number of cases declined steadily to 333,800 in 2001. Disorders associated with repeated trauma declined for 7 consecutive years dating from 1995. About 216,400 cases were reported in 2001, compared with a high of 332,100 cases in 1994. (Source: BLS [2002b].)
3		Figure 1-23 Incidence rates of occupational illness in private industry by illness category, 1984-2001. Since first reporting illness category rates in 1984, BLS has tracked the steep increase in overall illness rates that began in the mid-1980s and peaked in 1994. The overall pattern reflects the trends for disorders associated with repeated trauma. (Source: BLS [2002b].)
4		Figure 2-56 Number of disorders associated with repeated trauma in private industry, 1972-2001. Repeated trauma disorders ranged from a low of 20,200 cases in 1978 to a high of approximately 332,100 cases in 1994. In 2001, BLS reported 216,400 repeated trauma disorder cases-nearly 65% of all nonfatal occupational illness cases in 2001, and a decrease of 42% from the 1994 rate. (Source: BLS [2002].)
5		Figure 2-57 Incidence rates of disorders associated with repeated trauma in private industry, 1984-2001. BLS reported increasing rates for repeated trauma disorders-from 5.1 per 10,000 full-time workers in 1984 to 41.1 in 1994. BLS reported a rate of 23.8 per 10,000 full-time workers in 2001. (Source: BLS [2002].)
6		Figure 2-58 Number of disorders associated with repeated trauma in private industry by State, 2001. Within reporting States, the number of repeated trauma disorders ranged from 100 to 26,700 cases in 2001. States with the highest numbers included California (26,700), Michigan (22,700), Texas (11,600), and Illinois (9,500). (Source: BLS [2002].)
7		Figure 2-59 Incidence rates for disorders associated with repeated trauma in private industry by State, 2001. Incidence rates for disorders associated with repeated trauma varied by State in 2001, from a low of 2.9 per 10,000 full-time workers in New Mexico to a high of 120.1 in Maine. The U.S. rate was 23.8 per 10,000 full-time workers. Lower rates were reported for States in the West, the Southwest, and the South. (Source: BLS [2002].)

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