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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 | ||||||
All industries including State and local government (3) | |||||||||||
2004 |
6.6 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 31.2 | 17.6 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 13.7 | |
2005 |
7.1 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 32.5 | 17.7 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 14.8 | |
2006 |
6.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 31.2 | 17.3 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 13.9 | |
2007 |
6.4 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 29.4 | 16.1 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 13.3 | |
Private industry (3) | |||||||||||
2004 |
6.9 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 28.2 | 16.0 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 12.3 | |
2005 |
7.2 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 28.9 | 15.8 | 6.8 | 9.0 | 13.1 | |
2006 |
7.0 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 27.6 | 15.5 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 12.1 | |
2007 |
6.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 25.7 | 14.3 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 11.5 | |
State and local government | |||||||||||
2004 |
4.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | |
2005 |
6.3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | |
2006 |
5.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | |
2007 |
6.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | |
State government | |||||||||||
2004 |
3.7 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
2005 |
6.0 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |
2006 |
6.6 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | |
2007 |
5.8 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | |
Local government | |||||||||||
2004 |
5.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
2005 |
6.4 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | |
2006 |
5.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | |
2007 |
6.0 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
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