Table 3. Total recordable case rates, private industry and grocery stores, by selected States and the Nation, 2000

Table 3. Total recordable case rates, private industry and grocery stores, by selected States and the Nation, 2000
Area	Private industry(1)	Grocery stores
National Average(2)	6.1	8.4
Alaska	7.6	10.7
Arkansas	6.5	6.6
Arizona	5.8	6.2
Delaware	5.3	9.2
Florida	5.8	7.8
Georgia	5.1	5.3
Indiana	7.6	6.2
Louisiana	4.3	3.6
Maine	8.7	18.4
Maryland	4.6	11.1
Michigan	7.8	9.9
Minnesota	7.0	11.3
Nebraska	6.6	7.6
New Jersey	4.9	10.8
North Carolina	5.3	4.1
Oklahoma	6.6	9.6
Texas	4.7	8.2
Utah	6.7	10.8
Virginia	5.3	8.8
Washington	8.5	11.9
West Virginia	7.0	5.7
Wisconsin	8.9	11.6
Footnotes: (1) Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. (2) Includes States where a separate estimate for grocery stores is not available.
NOTE: Total recordable case rates or incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers, calculated as follows: (number of injuries and illnesses X 200,000)/Employee hours worked.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.