Table 3. Incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by major industry sector and employment size, 2007
TABLE 3. Incidence rates(1) of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by major industry sector and employment size, 2007
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| | Establishment employment size (workers)
Industry sector | All |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
| establishments | | | | |
| | 1 to 10 | 11 to 49 | 50 to 249 | 250 to 999 | 1,000 or more
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Private industry(2).....................................................................................| 4.2 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.5
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Goods-producing(2)....................................................................................| 5.4 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.4
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Natural resources and mining(2)(3)..................................................................| 4.4 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.4
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Construction........................................................................................| 5.4 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 3.3
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Manufacturing.......................................................................................| 5.6 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.5
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Service-providing.....................................................................................| 3.8 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.5
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Trade, transportation, and utilities(4).............................................................| 4.9 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.9
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Information.........................................................................................| 2.0 | .9 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.6
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Financial activities................................................................................| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .8
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Professional and business services..................................................................| 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.6
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Education and health services.......................................................................| 5.2 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.4
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Leisure and hospitality.............................................................................| 4.5 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 5.9
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Other services, except public administration........................................................| 3.1 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.8
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1 The 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 during the
calendar year
200,000= base for 100 equivalent full-time workers
(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and
Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors
are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore,
estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
4 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
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