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Occupational injuries and illnesses
Industry | Incidence rate(1) | Number (In thousands) | |||||||||
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Total recordable cases | Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction | Other recordable cases | Total recordable cases | Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction | Other recordable cases | ||||||
Total | Cases with days away from work(2) | Cases with job transfer or restriction | Total | Cases with days away from work(2) | Cases with job transfer or restriction | ||||||
Private industry (3) | |||||||||||
2004 |
4.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 93.4 | 50.8 | 37.9 | 12.9 | 42.6 | |
2005 |
4.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 93.0 | 51.6 | 37.4 | 14.2 | 41.4 | |
2006 |
3.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 87.9 | 47.6 | 35.9 | 11.8 | 40.2 | |
2007 |
4.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 89.6 | 47.2 | 36.6 | 10.5 | 42.4 |
Footnotes:
(1) Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as (N/EH) x 200,000 where
N = number of injuries and illnesses
EH = total hours worked by all employees durring the calendar year
200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).
(2) Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work, some of which also include job transfer or restriction.
(3) Excludes firms with fewer than 11 employees.
NOTE: Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to totals.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies.
Last Modified Date: November 18, 2008