Industry sector²

Total cases

Skin disorders

Respiratory conditions

Poisonings

Hearing loss

All other illnesses

Total cases

Skin disorders

Respiratory conditions

Poisonings

Hearing loss

All other illnesses

Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers

Numbers of illnesses in thousands

Private industry³

9.9

2.0

1.3

1.0

( ⁷)

4.8

0.2

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

0.1

Goods producing³

11.6

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

8.3

0.1

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

( ⁶ )

Natural resources and mining^3,4

9.5

( ⁷)

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting³

( ⁷)

Mining⁴

9.8

( ⁷)

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

Construction

--

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

--

Manufacturing

27.7

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

22.9

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

( ⁶ )

Service providing

9.1

2.6

1.6

--

3.1

0.1

( ⁶ )

--

( ⁶ )

Trade, transportation, and utilities⁵

11.5

( ⁷)

--

6.0

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

--

( ⁶ )

Wholesale trade

( ⁷)

Retail trade

15.9

( ⁷)

--

6.8

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

--

( ⁶ )

Transportation and warehousing⁵

( ⁷)

Utilities

( ⁷)

Information

( ⁷)

Financial activities

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

Finance and insurance

( ⁷)

Real estate and rental and leasing

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

Professional and business services

( ⁷)

Professional, scientific, and technical services

( ⁷)

Management of companies and enterprises

--

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

( ⁷)

Education and health services

( ⁷)

Educational services

( ⁷)

Health care and social assistance

( ⁷)

Leisure and hospitality

15.8

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

--

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

--

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

( ⁷)

Accommodation and food services

16.9

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

--

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

--

Other services

( ⁷)

Other services, except public administration

( ⁷)

¹ Incidence rates represent the number of illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as:

⁵ Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of

(N/EH) x 20,000,000 where:

Transportation.

N = number of illnesses

⁶ Fewer than 50 cases.

EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year

⁷ Fewer than 15 cases.

20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.

² North American Industry Classification System Manual, 2002 Edition.

-- Indicates data not available.

³ Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.

⁴ Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System Manual, 2002 edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies.

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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.

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