os tb 12/15/95 summary: highest inc. rate (w/cases) repeated trauma '94

Industries with the highest nonfatal illness incidence rates(1) of disorders
associated with repeated trauma, private industry, 1994
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                                                                          Number
                                              SIC           Incidence       of    
       Industry(2)                          code(3)            rate       cases
                                                                         (000's)
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 Meat packing plants.......................   2011           1,257.4        17.9
 Knit underwear mills......................   2254           1,052.6         2.4
 Motor vehicles and car bodies.............   3711             963.5        34.3
 Poultry slaughtering and processing.......   2015             832.0        18.7
 House slippers............................   3142             725.3         0.2
                                                                                          
 Motorcycles, bicycles, and parts..........   3751             530.2         1.0
 Men's and boys' underwear and nightwear...   2322             500.3         1.1
 Engine electrical equipment...............   3694             460.8         3.3
 Potato chips and similar snacks...........   2096             455.7         1.6
 Men's and boys' trousers and slacks.......   2325             416.0         3.2
                                                                                          
 Sausages and other prepared meats.........   2013             391.3         3.6
 Automotive stampings......................   3465             383.2         4.4
 Household refrigerators and freezers......   3632             375.6         1.1
 Vehicular lighting equipment..............   3647             362.8         0.6
 Men's and boys' work clothing.............   2326             357.7         1.4
                                                                                          
 Public building and related furniture.....   2531             353.0         1.4
 Automotive and apparel trimmings..........   2396             351.4         1.9
 Household laundry equipment...............   3633             351.3         0.6
 Motor vehicle parts and accessories.......   3714             340.4        16.7
 Flat glass................................   3211             321.6         0.5
                                                                                          
 Hats, caps, and millinery.................   2353             319.2         0.6
 Men's footwear, except athletic...........   3143             309.7         0.8
 Hosiery, n.e.c............................   2252             293.3         1.1
 Lawn and garden equipment.................   3524             292.6         0.8
 Greeting cards............................   2771             268.2         0.7
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	1  Incidence rates represent the number of illness cases of disorders
associated with repeated trauma per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated
as:  (N/EH) X 20,000,000 where,

           N = number of illness cases of disorders associated with repeated trauma,
          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 25 highest incidence rates
of illness cases of disorders associated with repeated trauma at the most
detailed or lowest SIC level at which rates are calculated and published.  Based
on this comparison, the highest rates were all reported in manufacturing
industries.  Generally, manufacturing industries were calculated at the 4-digit
code level and the remaining industries at the 3-digit level based on the Standard
Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.

	3  Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.

	n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified

        SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
                 December 1995