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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 |
5.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 17.2 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 7.8 | |
2005 |
5.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 17.8 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 8.6 | |
2006 |
5.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 17.2 | 8.8 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 8.4 | |
2007 |
5.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 17.1 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 8.8 |
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