Worker Health Chartbook 2004

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1		Figure 1-25 Number of occupational illness cases in private industry by State, 2001. The number of new cases among reporting States ranged from 400 to 41,700. States with the highest numbers included California (41,700), Michigan (30,200), Texas (17,200), and Illinois (14,500). (Source: BLS [2003d].)
2		Figure 2-17 Average annual rate of fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers by State of death, 1980-2000. (All data for 1980-2000 exclude New York City.) The States with the highest fatality rates for occupational injury during 1980-2000 include Alaska (20.9 per 100,000 workers), Wyoming (14.9), Montana (11.1), Idaho (9.7), Mississippi (9.6), and West Virginia (9.6). The greatest numbers of fatal occupational injuries occurred in California (12,221), Texas (11,635), Florida (7,252), Illinois (5,145), and Pennsylvania (4,420). (Source: NIOSH [2003].)
3		Figure 2-18 Number of fatal occupational injuries by State, 2002. BLS reported a low of 8 fatal occupational injuries in Rhode Island and a high of 478 in California for 2002. High fatality counts were also reported for Texas (417), Florida (354), New York (238), and Ohio (202). (Source: BLS [2003].)
4		Figure 2-37 Number of MSD cases involving days away from work in private industry by State, 2001. The number of new MSD cases within reporting States ranged from 1,589 to 52,136 in 2001. The States with the highest numbers of cases included California (52,136), New York (33,773), and Texas (32,838). (Source: BLS [2003d].)
5		Figure 2-54 Number of CTS cases in California by occupation, 1998-2000. For each year during this period, technical, sales, and administrative support occupations consistently accounted for a disproportionately large number of CTS cases in California-nearly three times the number accounted for by other occupations. The number of CTS cases decreased during this period for four of the seven occupational groups. (Source: Harrison and Flattery [2002a].)
6		Figure 2-55 Number of CTS cases in California by type of job activity, 1998-2000. Among the cases sampled, computing (data entry) activities consistently accounted for nearly half of all CTS cases in California for each of the 3 years during 1998-2000. Cases involved with reaching and twisting, computing (customer service), and handwriting increased from 1998 to 2000. (Source: Harrison and Flattery [2002a].)
7		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].)
8		Figure 2-149 Number of occupational disorders due to physical agents in private industry by State, 2001. In 2001, the number of disorders due to physical agents within reporting States ranged from fewer than 50 cases to 1,300. States with the highest numbers included California (1,300), Michigan (1,200), Indiana (800), Illinois (700), and Wisconsin (700). (Source: BLS [2002].)
9		Figure 2-153 Number of occupational poisoning cases in private industry by State, 2001. The number of occupational poisoning cases within reporting States ranged from fewer than 50 to 300 in 2001. BLS reported a total of 2,800 occupational poisoning cases in 2001. States with the highest numbers included California (300), Illinois (200), Indiana (200), Michigan (200), Missouri (200), North Carolina (2002) and Texas (200). (Source: BLS [2002].)
10		Figure 2-197 Number of cases of dust diseases of the lungs in private industry by State, 2001. The number of dust diseases of the lungs within reporting States ranged from fewer than 50 cases to 200 in 2001. BLS reported 1,300 cases of dust diseases of the lung in 2001. Eight States (California, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia) reported 100 or more cases. (Source: BLS [2002].)
11		Figure 2-201 Number of respiratory conditions due to toxic agents in private industry by State, 2001. The number of respiratory conditions due to toxic agents within reporting States in 2001 ranged from fewer than 50 cases to 1,400. BLS reported 14,500 cases in 2001. States with the highest numbers of these conditions included California (1,400), Michigan (900), Texas (700), North Carolina (700), and New York (700). (Source: BLS [2002].)
12		Figure 2-206 Number of skin diseases and disorders in private industry by State, 2001. The number of occupational skin diseases and disorders within reporting States ranged from fewer than 50 cases to 3,700 in 2001. BLS reported 38,900 cases in 2001. States with the highest numbers included California (3,700), Michigan (2,800), Texas (2,000), and Florida (1,900). (Source: BLS [2002].)
13		Figure 3-8 Fatal occupational injuries in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry by State, 1992-2000. (Fatality data exclude New York City.) During 1992-2000, the highest numbers of fatal occupational injuries in agriculture, forestry, and fishing were reported by California (646), Texas (384), Florida (313), Kentucky (298), Pennsylvania (289), and Tennessee (271). (Sources: BLS [2001a]; Myers [2001b].)
14		Figure 3-15 Number of nonfatal occupational farming injuries by State, 1993-1995. During 1993-1995, the highest numbers of nonfatal occupational farming injuries occurred in California (12,695), Minnesota (11,847), Iowa (11,137), and Wisconsin (10,173). (Note: For reporting purposes, the following States were combined: Alaska and Washington; Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island; Delaware and Maryland; Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont; Montana and Wyoming; and Nevada and Utah.) (Sources: NIOSH [2001b]; Myers [2001c].)

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