Table 5.  Incidence rates1 and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses by major industry sector and category of illness, Wyoming, 2004          
Industry sector2 Total cases Skin disor-ders Respir-atory condi-tions Poison-ings Hearing loss All other illnes-ses Total cases Skin disor-ders Respir-atory condi-tions Poison-ings Hearing loss All other illnes-ses
  Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers Numbers of illnesses in thousands
 
                       
All industries including State and local government   13.6 2.5 2.7 ( 7 ) 1.2 6.8 0.3 ( 6 ) 0.1 ( 7 ) ( 6 ) 0.1
     Private industry3 13.4 2.8 2.5 ( 7 ) 1.5 6.2 0.2 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 ) 0.1
          Goods producing3 9.9 ( 7 ) 3.2 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) 5.5 0.1 ( 7 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 )
               Natural resources and mining3,4 9.8 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) 6.1 ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 )
                    Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting3 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
                    Mining4 9.4 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
               Construction  9.8 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
               Manufacturing -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
          Service providing  15.1 4.0 2.1 ( 7 ) 2.0 6.5 0.2 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 ) 0.1
               Trade, transportation, and utilities5 13.0 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) 4.7 4.9 0.1 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 )
                    Wholesale trade ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
                    Retail trade 9.3 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
                    Transportation and warehousing5 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
                    Utilities  114.8 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) 90.9 ( 7 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 )
               Information ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
               Financial activities ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
                    Finance and insurance ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
                    Real estate and rental and leasing  ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
               Professional and business services  ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
                    Professional, scientific, and technical services    -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
                    Management of companies and enterprises   -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
                    Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services  ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
               Education and health services  42.8 ( 7 ) 11.8 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) 23.0 0.1 ( 7 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 )
                    Educational services  ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
                    Health care and social assistance  42.5 ( 7 ) 12.4 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) 22.9 0.1 ( 7 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 )
               Leisure and hospitality  14.3 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
                    Arts, entertainment, and recreation ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
                    Accommodation and food services 15.4 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
               Other services  ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
                    Other services, except public administration ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
     State and local government  14.2 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) 9.4 0.1 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 )
          State government 21.0 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )
          Local government 11.5 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) 9.4 ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 6 )
                         
     1  Incidence rates represent the number of illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as:   excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes OSHA 
     (N/EH) x 20,000,000 where: made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1,
          N         = number of illnesses                                                                        2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not 
          EH       = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year comparable to estimates in other industries.
     20,000,000  = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).              5  Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S.
     2  North American Industry Classification System Manual, 2002 Edition. Department of Transportation.  
     3  Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.      6  Fewer than 50 cases.
     4  Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System Manual, 2002 edition) include estab-      7  Fewer than 15 cases.
lishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Admin-istration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and       NOTE:  Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
gas extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to      -- Indicates data not available.
BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are       SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses,
in cooperation with participating State agencies.
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