Industry sector²

Total cases

Skin disorders

Respir-atory condi-tions

Poison-ings

Hearing loss

All other illnesses

Total cases

Skin disorders

Respir-atory condi-tions

Poison-ings

Hearing loss

All other illnesses

Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers

Numbers of illnesses in thousands

Private industry³

6.5

2.0

( ⁷)

3.2

0.1

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

0.1

Goods producing³

6.4

( ⁷)

3.2

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

( ⁶ )

Natural resources and mining ^3,4

5.4

( ⁷)

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting³

( ⁷)

Mining⁴

5.6

( ⁷)

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

Construction

( ⁷)

Manufacturing

19.8

( ⁷)

--

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

--

Service providing

6.6

2.0

( ⁷)

3.2

0.1

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

( ⁶ )

Trade, transportation, and utilities⁵

6.1

( ⁷)

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

Wholesale trade

( ⁷)

Retail trade

( ⁷)

Transportation and warehousing⁵

( ⁷)

Utilities

( ⁷)

Information

( ⁷)

Financial activities

( ⁷)

Finance and insurance

( ⁷)

Real estate and rental and leasing

( ⁷)

Professional and business services

( ⁷)

Professional, scientific, and technical services

( ⁷)

Management of companies and enterprises

( ⁷)

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

( ⁷)

Education and health services

11.0

( ⁷)

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

Educational services

( ⁷)

Health care and social assistance

10.3

( ⁷)

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

Leisure and hospitality

8.7

( ⁷)

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

( ⁷)

Accommodation and food services

9.3

( ⁷)

( ⁶ )

( ⁷)

Other services

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

Other services, except public administration

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

--

( ⁷)

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

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

N = number of illnesses

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

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

² North American Industry Classification System Manual, 2002 Edition.

³ Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.

⁴ Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classi-fication 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 extraction and related sup-port activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administra-

tion, 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 require-

ments effective January 1, 2002; therefore estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.

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

⁶ Fewer than 50 cases.

⁷ Fewer than 15 cases.