(Numbers in thousands)

Characteristic

Private industry3,4,5

Animal production (code 112)

Mining (except oil and gas) (code 212)

Support activities for mining (code 213)

Utilities (code 221)

Construction of buildings (code 236)

Specialty trade contractors (code 238)

Food manufact-uring (code 311)

Wood product manufact-uring (code 321)

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (code 423)

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Injuries and Illnesses

Total cases

8.7

4.6

0.1

8.5

0.3

2.7

0.5

3.0

0.1

3.2

0.3

7.0

0.6

5.5

0.1

18.8

0.1

10.5

0.3

5.6

Cases with days away from work, job

transfer, or restriction

4.3

2.3

( ⁷ )

4.0

0.2

1.7

0.3

1.5

( ⁷ )

0.9

0.2

3.9

0.3

2.8

0.1

10.8

( ⁷ )

5.1

0.1

2.5

Cases with days away from work⁶

3.4

1.8

( ⁷ )

3.0

0.1

1.2

0.2

1.1

( ⁷ )

0.7

0.2

3.6

0.3

2.6

( ⁷ )

7.2

( ⁷ )

4.9

0.1

1.8

Cases with job transfer or restriction

0.9

0.5

( ⁷ )

0.1

0.6

0.1

0.4

( ⁷ )

0.2

--

( ⁷ )

--

Other recordable cases

4.4

2.3

( ⁷ )

4.5

0.1

1.0

0.2

1.5

0.1

2.3

0.1

3.2

0.3

2.7

( ⁷ )

8.0

( ⁷ )

5.5

0.2

3.0

Injuries

Total cases

8.5

4.5

0.1

8.5

0.3

2.6

0.5

3.0

0.1

2.9

0.3

7.0

0.6

5.5

0.1

17.7

0.1

10.2

0.3

5.5

Illnesses

Total cases

0.2

9.6

( ⁷ )

Illness categories

Skin disorders

( ⁷ )

1.1

( ⁷ )

Respiratory conditions

( ⁷ )

Poisoning

( ⁷ )

Hearing loss

( ⁷ )

1.9

( ⁷ )

All other illness cases

0.1

5.9

( ⁷ )

Characteristic

Private industry3,4,5

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (code 424)

Motor vehicle & parts dealers (code 441)

Furniture & home furnishings stores (code 442)

Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (code 444)

Food & beverage stores (code 445)

Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores (code 451)

General merchandise stores (code 452)

Rail transport-ation (code 482)

Truck transport-ation (code 484)

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Injuries and Illnesses

Total cases

8.7

4.6

0.1

5.3

0.2

5.0

( ⁷ )

3.1

0.2

8.0

0.2

5.1

( ⁷ )

2.3

0.4

8.4

0.1

3.0

0.3

6.4

Cases with days away from work, job

transfer, or restriction

4.3

2.3

0.1

2.5

0.1

2.2

( ⁷ )

0.1

5.6

0.1

2.2

( ⁷ )

0.2

5.0

0.1

2.3

0.1

3.2

Cases with days away from work⁶

3.4

1.8

0.1

1.9

0.1

1.7

( ⁷ )

0.1

4.4

0.1

1.5

( ⁷ )

0.1

2.4

0.1

2.1

0.1

2.9

Cases with job transfer or restriction

0.9

0.5

( ⁷ )

0.5

( ⁷ )

1.3

( ⁷ )

0.7

( ⁷ )

0.1

2.7

( ⁷ )

Other recordable cases

4.4

2.3

0.1

2.9

0.1

2.9

( ⁷ )

0.1

2.4

0.1

2.9

( ⁷ )

1.9

0.2

3.3

( ⁷ )

0.7

0.1

3.2

Injuries

Total cases

8.5

4.5

0.1

5.3

0.2

5.0

( ⁷ )

3.1

0.2

7.9

0.2

5.1

( ⁷ )

2.3

0.4

8.0

0.1

2.9

0.3

6.4

Illnesses

Total cases

0.2

9.6

( ⁷ )

--

( ⁷ )

39.8

( ⁷ )

Illness categories

Skin disorders

( ⁷ )

1.1

( ⁷ )

Respiratory conditions

( ⁷ )

Poisoning

( ⁷ )

Hearing loss

( ⁷ )

1.9

( ⁷ )

All other illness cases

0.1

5.9

( ⁷ )

--

( ⁷ )

Characteristic

Private industry3,4,5

Publishing industries (except Internet) (code 511)

Telecom-munications (code 517)

Waste management & remediation services (code 562)

Ambulatory health care services (code 621)

Hospitals (code 622)

Nursing and residential care facilities (code 623)

Social assistance (code 624)

Accom-modation (code 721)

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, & similar organizations (code 813)

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Injuries and Illnesses

Total cases

8.7

4.6

( ⁷ )

3.0

( ⁷ )

3.0

0.1

8.6

0.3

4.7

0.2

8.3

0.4

9.6

0.2

5.4

0.6

6.7

( ⁷ )

1.5

Cases with days away from work, job

transfer, or restriction

4.3

2.3

( ⁷ )

7.6

0.1

0.9

0.1

3.0

0.2

5.0

0.1

3.0

0.3

3.1

( ⁷ )

Cases with days away from work⁶

3.4

1.8

( ⁷ )

5.6

( ⁷ )

0.8

0.1

2.6

0.2

4.1

0.1

2.7

0.2

1.9

( ⁷ )

Cases with job transfer or restriction

0.9

0.5

( ⁷ )

--

( ⁷ )

0.9

--

0.1

1.2

( ⁷ )

Other recordable cases

4.4

2.3

( ⁷ )

1.9

( ⁷ )

2.1

( ⁷ )

0.2

3.8

0.1

5.3

0.2

4.6

0.1

2.4

0.3

3.5

( ⁷ )

1.1

Injuries

Total cases

8.5

4.5

( ⁷ )

3.0

( ⁷ )

2.9

0.1

8.6

0.2

4.1

0.2

8.2

0.4

9.4

0.2

5.3

0.6

6.5

( ⁷ )

1.5

Illnesses

Total cases

0.2

9.6

( ⁷ )

--

( ⁷ )

Illness categories

Skin disorders

( ⁷ )

1.1

( ⁷ )

Poisoning

( ⁷ )

Hearing loss

( ⁷ )

1.9

( ⁷ )

All other illness cases

0.1

5.9

( ⁷ )

--

( ⁷ )

¹ Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and/or illnesses per 100 full-time workers (10,000 full-time workers for illness rates) and were calculated as: (N / EH) X 200,000 (20,000,000 for illness rates) where,

N = number of injuries and/or illnesses

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

200,000 = base for 100 full-time equivalent workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

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

² North American Industry Classification System.

³ Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.

⁴ Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System, 2002 edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) 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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to

estimates in other industries.

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

⁶ Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.

⁷ Data too small to be displayed.

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that do not meet publication guidelines.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 20, 2008

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