OS TB 12/12/2000 Table :S8. Illnesses by type of illness - rates, numbers, and percent - 1995-1999 TABLE S08. Nonfatal occupational illnesses by category of illness, private industry, 1995-99 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | Number (000s) | Percent of total illness cases | Incidence rate(1) Category | | | |____________________________________________|____________________________________________|____________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 ______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total illness cases.......| 494.8| 439.0| 429.8| 391.9| 372.3| 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 60.7| 52.2| 49.8| 44.2| 41.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Skin diseases or disorders....| 64.2| 58.1| 57.9| 53.1| 44.6| 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7.9| 6.9| 6.7| 6.0| 4.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dust diseases of the lungs....| 2.7| 3.5| 2.9| 2.1| 2.2| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .3| .4| .3| .2| .2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Respiratory conditions due to | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | toxic agents.................| 24.4| 21.7| 20.3| 17.5| 16.5| 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3.0| 2.6| 2.4| 2.0| 1.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Poisoning.....................| 7.5| 4.8| 5.1| 4.0| 4.4| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .9| .6| .6| .5| .5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Disorders due to physical | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | agents.......................| 22.4| 16.8| 16.6| 16.6| 15.1| 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2.8| 2.0| 1.9| 1.9| 1.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Disorders associated with | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | repeated trauma..............| 308.2| 281.1| 276.6| 253.3| 246.7| 62 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 37.8| 33.5| 32.0| 28.5| 27.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | All other occupational | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | illnesses....................| 65.3| 53.0| 50.4| 45.4| 42.9| 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8.0| 6.3| 5.8| 5.1| 4.7 ______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________ 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) NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor December 2000