TEXT Table 1. Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates per Table 2. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, by industry division, 1993 Table 3. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time workers 1, by industry division Table 4. Occupational injury and illness incidence rates per 100 full-time workers, (1) 1973-93. 2 Table 5. Occupational injury and illness incidence rates per 100 full-time workers 1, by industry division, 1991-93 Table 6. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time workers (1), by industry, 1993 Table 6. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time workers (1), by industry, 1993 - Continued Table 6. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time workers (1), by industry, 1993 - Continued Table 7. Nonfatal occupational injuries: number of cases and incidence rates, USDL-94-600 Technical information: E. Jackson (202) 606-6180 Media contact: FOR RELEASE: 10 A.M. EST K. Hoyle (202) 606-5902 Wednesday, December 21, 1994 WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES IN 1993 A total of 6.7 million injuries and illnesses was reported in private industry workplaces during 1993, resulting in a rate of 8.5 cases for every 100 equivalent full-time workers. The rate varied by industry, ranging from 12 injuries and illnesses for every 100 full-time construction workers to 3 per 100 full-time workers in finance, insurance, and real estate, according to initial results from the latest annual survey of job-related injuries and illnesses by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. The 1993 findings announced today are the second in a series of three annual releases from the BLS safety and health statistical system. In August 1994, the first release covered work-related fatalities from the 1993 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. In April 1995, a third release will contain information on the characteristics of workers sustaining serious nonfatal injuries and illnesses in 1993, for example, their occupation, the nature of their injury or illness, and how it happened. The annual survey provides estimates of the number and frequency (incidence rates) of workplace injuries and illnesses based on logs kept by private industry employers during the year. These records reflect not only the year's injury and illness experience but also the employer's understanding of which cases are work related under current recordkeeping guidelines of the U.S. Department of Labor. The number of injuries and illnesses reported in any given year also can be influenced by changes in the level of economic activity, working conditions and work practices, worker experience and training, and the number of hours worked. After increasing in 1991-92, the incidence rate of reported injuries and illnesses fell from 8.9 per 100 full-time workers in 1992 to 8.5 cases per 100 workers in 1993. Since 1980, such rates have fluctuated within a broad range of 7.5 to 9.0. 1993 Results Of the 6.7 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses, nearly 6.3 million were injuries that resulted in lost worktime, medical treatment other than first aid, loss of consciousness, - 2 - restriction of work or motion, or transfer to another job. The remainder of these private industry cases (about 482,000) were work-related illnesses. Other findings on 1993 nonfatal injuries and illnesses follow: * Nearly 3 million injuries and illnesses were serious enough to require recuperation away from work, to restrict duties at work, or both (table 2). * Manufacturing accounted for about three-fifths of all newly reported occupational illnesses (table 2). About three-fifths of the workplace illnesses were disorders associated with repeated trauma (302,000), such as carpal tunnel syndrome. (See "Background of the Survey" for limitations on kinds of illnesses reported.) * Injury rates were higher for mid-size establishments (with 50 to 499 workers) than for the smallest and the largest groupings (table 3). This pattern varied somewhat by industry division. * Both the 1991-92 increase and the 1992-93 decline in injury and illness rates largely reflected changes in the number of cases that did not involve lost work- time or restricted work activity (table 4). * The lost worktime rates for workers in mining and transportation industries continued to be higher than the non-lost worktime rates (table 5). * Injury rates can vary widely among individual industries sharing the same broad industrial activity. Rates in manufacturing, for example, ranged from about 16 per 100 full-time workers in primary metal industries to about 4 per 100 workers in instruments and related products industries (table 6). * Nine industries, each having at least 100,000 injuries, accounted for about 1.9 million injuries, or 30 percent of the 6.3 million total (table 7). Background of the Survey The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses is a Federal/State program (50/50 funded) in which employer reports are collected from about 250,000 private industry establishments and processed by State agencies cooperating with the Bureau of Labor - 3 - Statistics. Occupational injury and illness data for coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for railroad activities were provided by the Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration. The survey measures nonfatal injuries and illnesses only. The survey also excludes the self-employed; farmers with fewer than 11 employees; private households; and employees in federal, state, and local government agencies. In addition to the summary injury and illness data presented in this release, the BLS survey will provide details on the more seriously injured and ill workers (occupations, age, gender, race, and length of service) and on the circumstances of their injuries and illnesses (nature of the injury/illness, part of body affected, event or exposure, and primary and secondary sources of the injury/illness). "More seriously" is defined in this survey as involving days away from work. This more detailed information is scheduled for release in April 1995. The survey continues to measure the number of new work-related illness cases which are recognized, diagnosed, and reported during the year. Some conditions, e.g., long-term latent illnesses caused by exposure to carcinogens, often are difficult to relate to the workplace and are not adequately recognized and reported. These long-term latent illnesses are believed to be understated in the survey's illness measures. In contrast, the overwhelming majority of the reported new illnesses are those which are easier to directly relate to workplace activity (e.g., contact dermatitis or carpal tunnel syndrome). The survey estimates of occupational injuries and illnesses are based on a scientifically selected probability sample, rather than a census of the entire population. These sample- based estimates may differ from the results which would be obtained from a census of the population. The sample used was one of many possible samples, each of which could have produced different estimates. The variation in the sample estimates across all possible samples that could have been drawn is measured by the standard error. For example, the 1993 incidence rate for all occupational injuries and illnesses of 8.5 per 100 full-time workers in private industry has an estimated relative standard error of about 0.4 percent or less than 0.1 percentage point. A relative standard error was calculated for each estimate from the survey and will be published in a BLS bulletin that will be available in the summer of 1995. The data also are subject to nonsampling error. The inability to obtain information about all cases in the sample, mistakes in recording or coding the data, and definitional difficulties are examples of nonsampling error in the survey. Nonsampling errors are not measured. However, BLS has implemented quality assurance procedures to minimize nonsampling error in the survey. - 4 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Note on Injury and Illness Severity From 1972-91, BLS generated limited measures of severity for lost workday injuries and illnesses. These included the total number of lost workdays and the lost workdays incidence rate per 100 full-time workers. Although employer reports include a prediction of future lost worktime for injured and ill workers who have not returned to regular work activity by the end of the survey year, BLS is unable to verify the accuracy of these estimates. As an alternative measure of injury and illness severity, beginning with the 1992 data, BLS began to estimate the percent distribution and median number of lost workdays by industry and for groups of workers sustaining similar work disabilities, for example, back injuries. Information of this type for 1993 will be available in an April 1995 news release by industry division, worker demographics, and characteristics of the days away from work cases. To allow users a one-year transition to these new measures, the total number of lost workdays and lost workdays incidence rates were produced for 1992 data. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 1. Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates per 100 full-time workers 1, by industry division, 1993 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lost workday cases ___________________________________ Cases Industry division Total without lost cases With workdays Total 2 days away from work 3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Private industry 4.......... 8.5 3.8 2.9 4.8 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 4.............................. 11.2 5.0 4.2 6.2 Mining 5.......................... 6.8 3.9 3.3 2.9 Construction...................... 12.2 5.5 4.9 6.7 Manufacturing..................... 12.1 5.3 3.3 6.8 Durable goods.................. 13.1 5.4 3.5 7.7 Nondurable goods............... 10.7 5.0 3.0 5.7 Transportation and public utilities 5.................... 9.5 5.4 4.3 4.1 Wholesale and retail trade........ 8.1 3.4 2.8 4.7 Wholesale trade................ 7.8 3.7 2.8 4.1 Retail trade................... 8.2 3.3 2.7 4.9 Finance, insurance, and real estate......................... 2.9 1.2 1.0 1.7 Services.......................... 6.7 2.8 2.3 3.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 The 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 during the calendar year 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). 2 Total includes cases involving restricted work activity only in addition to days-away-from-work cases with or without restricted work activity. 3 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 5 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to the totals. Table 2. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, by industry division, 1993 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Lost workday cases ____________________________________ Cases Total without lost Industry division cases With workdays (000's) Total (1) days away (000's) (000's) from work (2) (000's) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ INJURIES AND ILLNESSES Private industry (3)...... 6,737.4 2,967.4 2,252.5 3,770.0 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing (3).................. 118.8 52.8 44.8 66.0 Mining (4)...................... 42.9 24.9 21.1 18.0 Construction.................... 510.5 229.9 204.8 280.6 Manufacturing................... 2,168.7 943.3 583.8 1,225.4 Durable goods................ 1,343.5 556.1 352.9 787.4 Nondurable goods............. 825.2 387.2 230.9 438.0 Transportation and public utilities (4)................ 518.5 293.0 233.0 225.5 Wholesale and retail trade...... 1,670.7 706.7 569.5 963.9 Wholesale trade.............. 448.1 211.4 160.9 236.7 Retail trade................. 1,222.6 495.3 408.6 727.3 Finance, insurance, and real estate....................... 173.5 71.1 60.2 102.4 Services........................ 1,533.8 645.6 535.4 888.2 INJURIES Private industry (3)...... 6,255.3 2,772.5 2,135.6 3,482.9 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing (3).................. 113.1 51.2 43.5 61.9 Mining (4)...................... 41.2 24.2 20.5 17.0 Construction.................... 501.8 226.5 201.6 275.3 Manufacturing................... 1,869.1 819.5 526.6 1,049.6 Durable goods................ 1,168.8 489.9 319.8 678.9 Nondurable goods............. 700.3 329.6 206.7 370.7 Transportation and public utilities (4)................ 497.8 284.1 225.4 213.7 Wholesale and retail trade...... 1,621.6 685.7 553.1 935.9 Wholesale trade.............. 431.5 205.3 156.4 226.1 Retail trade................. 1,190.1 480.4 396.7 709.8 Finance, insurance, and real estate....................... 152.4 61.7 52.2 90.7 Services........................ 1,458.3 619.6 512.7 838.8 ILLNESSES Private industry (3)...... 482.1 194.9 116.9 287.1 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing (3).................. 5.8 1.6 1.3 4.1 Mining (4)...................... 1.7 0.6 0.6 1.0 Construction.................... 8.7 3.4 3.1 5.3 Manufacturing................... 299.6 123.8 57.3 175.8 Durable goods................ 174.7 66.2 33.1 108.5 Nondurable goods............. 124.8 57.6 24.2 67.2 Transportation and public utilities (4)................ 20.7 9.0 7.6 11.8 Wholesale and retail trade...... 49.1 21.0 16.4 28.0 Wholesale trade.............. 16.6 6.1 4.5 10.5 Retail trade................. 32.5 14.9 11.9 17.5 Finance, insurance, and real estate....................... 21.1 9.4 8.0 11.6 Services........................ 75.5 26.0 22.7 49.4?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Total includes cases involving restricted work activity only in addition to days-away-from-work cases with or without restricted work activity. 2 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 4 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to the totals. Table 3. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time workers 1, by industry division and employment size, 1993 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Establishment employment size (workers) ________________________________________________________________________ Industry division 1 20 50 100 250 500 1,000 2,500 to to to to to to to or 19 49 99 249 499 999 2,499 more ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Private industry 2.......... 4.3 7.8 9.8 10.5 9.3 8.5 8.1 8.1 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 2 9.3 10.5 12.0 12.7 11.5 8.8 - - Mining 3............................ 6.3 8.3 7.7 7.4 5.2 4.7 - - Construction........................ 9.7 14.4 15.0 13.6 11.5 7.7 4.2 2.5 Manufacturing....................... 7.0 11.1 12.9 12.1 10.4 8.9 9.1 9.9 Durable goods.................... 8.7 12.9 14.5 13.6 11.1 9.0 9.4 10.9 Nondurable goods................. 4.4 8.5 11.0 10.5 9.8 8.7 8.7 5.7 Transportation and public utilities 3................................ 5.1 9.8 11.6 10.7 7.8 9.6 8.8 9.6 Wholesale and retail trade.......... 4.0 8.1 9.7 10.9 11.2 9.8 9.1 9.3 Wholesale trade................. 4.4 8.1 9.3 10.4 9.6 8.8 7.7 1.8 Retail trade.................... 3.9 8.1 9.9 11.1 11.9 10.1 9.5 9.5 Finance, insurance, and real estate. 2.1 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.4 2.1 1.5 Services............................ 2.7 4.3 7.8 9.7 8.4 9.0 8.4 7.4 ______________________________________________________________________ 1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: N/EH) X 200,000, where N = number of injuries EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). 2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. - Data not available. Table 4. Occupational injury and illness incidence rates per 100 full-time workers, (1) 1973-93. 2 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Injuries and illnesses Injuries ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Lost workday cases Lost workday cases ______________________ _______________________ Year Cases Cases Total without Total without cases With lost cases With lost Total 3 days away workdays Total 3 days away workdays from work 4 from work 4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1973................ 11.0 3.4 - 7.5 10.6 3.3 - 7.3 1974................ 10.4 3.5 - 6.9 10.0 3.4 - 6.6 1975................ 9.1 3.3 3.2 5.8 8.8 3.2 3.1 5.6 1976................ 9.2 3.5 3.3 5.7 8.9 3.4 3.2 5.5 1977................ 9.3 3.8 3.6 5.5 9.0 3.7 3.5 5.3 1978 5.............. 9.4 4.1 3.8 5.3 9.2 4.0 3.7 5.2 1979 5.............. 9.5 4.3 4.0 5.2 9.2 4.2 3.9 5.0 1980................ 8.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 8.5 3.9 3.6 4.6 1981................ 8.3 3.8 3.5 4.5 8.1 3.7 3.4 4.4 1982................ 7.7 3.5 3.2 4.2 7.6 3.4 3.2 4.1 1983 5.............. 7.6 3.4 3.2 4.2 7.5 3.4 3.1 4.1 1984 5.............. 8.0 3.7 3.4 4.3 7.8 3.6 3.3 4.2 1985................ 7.9 3.6 3.3 4.3 7.7 3.6 3.3 4.2 1986................ 7.9 3.6 3.3 4.3 7.7 3.6 3.3 4.2 1987................ 8.3 3.8 3.4 4.4 8.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 1988................ 8.6 4.0 3.5 4.6 8.3 3.8 3.4 4.4 1989................ 8.6 4.0 3.4 4.6 8.2 3.9 3.3 4.4 1990................ 8.8 4.1 3.4 4.7 8.3 3.9 3.3 4.5 1991................ 8.4 3.9 3.2 4.5 7.9 3.7 3.1 4.2 1992 6.............. 8.9 3.9 3.0 5.0 8.3 3.6 2.9 4.7 1993 6.............. 8.5 3.8 2.9 4.8 7.9 3.5 2.7 4.4 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 The 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 during the calendar year 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). 2 Data for 1973-1975 are based on the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1967 Edition; data for 1976-1987 are based on the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972 Edition; and data for 1988-93 are based on the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition. 3 Total includes cases involving restricted work activity only in addition to days-away-from-work cases with or without restricted work activity. 4 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 5 To maintain historical comparability with the rest of the series, data for small nonfarm employers in low-risk industries who were not surveyed were imputed and included in the survey estimates. 6 Data for 1992-93 exclude fatal work-related injuries and illnesses. NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to the totals. Data for 1976-93 exclude farms with fewer than 11 employees. - Data not available. Table 5. Occupational injury and illness incidence rates per 100 full-time workers 1, by industry division, 1991-93 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ : : : : : Lost workday cases : : :_________________________________________________: : : : : Cases without : Total cases : : With days away : lost workdays Industry division : : Total 2 : from work 3 : :________________________:_____________________:___________________________: ______________________ : : : : : 1991 1992 4 1993 4 : 1991 1992 4 1993 4: 1991 1992 4 1993 4 : 1991 1992 4 1993 4 _______________________________:________________________:_____________________:__________________________ : : : : : Private industry 5............ : 8.4 8.9 8.5 : 3.9 3.9 3.8 : 3.2 3.0 2.9 : 4.5 5.0 4.8 : : : : Agriculture, forestry, and : : : : fishing 5...................: 10.8 11.6 11.2 : 5.4 5.4 5.0 : 4.8 4.7 4.2 : 5.3 6.2 6.2 Mining 6.......................: 7.4 7.3 6.8 : 4.5 4.1 3.9 : 4.0 3.6 3.3 : 2.8 3.3 2.9 Construction...................: 13.0 13.1 12.2 : 6.1 5.8 5.5 : 5.6 5.3 4.9 : 6.9 7.3 6.7 Manufacturing..................: 12.7 12.5 12.1 : 5.6 5.4 5.3 : 3.9 3.5 3.3 : 7.1 7.1 6.8 Durable goods.............: 13.6 13.4 13.1 : 5.7 5.5 5.4 : 4.0 3.7 3.5 : 7.9 7.9 7.7 Nondurable goods..........: 11.5 11.3 10.7 : 5.5 5.3 5.0 : 3.7 3.3 3.0 : 6.0 6.0 5.7 Transportation and public : : : : utilities 6.................: 9.3 9.1 9.5 : 5.4 5.1 5.4 : 4.6 4.2 4.3 : 3.9 4.0 4.1 Wholesale and retail trade.....: 7.6 8.4 8.1 : 3.4 3.5 3.4 : 3.0 2.9 2.8 : 4.1 4.9 4.7 Wholesale trade..............: 7.2 7.6 7.8 : 3.7 3.6 3.7 : 3.1 3.0 2.8 : 3.6 3.9 4.1 Retail trade.................: 7.7 8.7 8.2 : 3.3 3.4 3.3 : 2.9 2.9 2.7 : 4.4 5.3 4.9 Finance, insurance, and real : : : : estate.....................: 2.4 2.9 2.9 : 1.1 1.2 1.2 : 1.0 1.0 1.0 : 1.3 1.7 1.7 Services.......................: 6.2 7.1 6.7 : 2.8 3.0 2.8 : 2.5 2.5 2.3 : 3.3 4.2 3.9 _______________________________:________________________:_____________________:___________________________:_______________________ 1 The 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 during the calendar year 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). 2 Total includes cases involving restricted work activity only in addition to days-away-from-work cases with or without restricted work activity. 3 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 4 Data for 1992-93 exclude fatal work-related injuries and illnesses. 5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 6 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to the totals. Table 6. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time workers (1), by industry, 1993 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lost workday cases Annual __________________________ SIC average Total Cases without Industry (2) code (3) employment cases lost workdays (4) With (000's) Total (5) days away from work (6) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Private industry (7).................. 91,932.1 7.9 3.5 2.7 4.4 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing (7)... 1,224.4 10.6 4.8 4.1 5.8 Agricultural production (7).............. 01-02 n.a. 10.9 5.1 4.2 5.8 Agricultural production-crops (7)...... 01 n.a. 10.4 4.9 4.0 5.6 Agricultural production-livestock (7).. 02 n.a. 12.4 5.9 5.0 6.5 Agricultural services.................. 07 n.a. 10.5 4.6 4.0 5.9 Forestry............................... 08 n.a. 9.1 4.4 3.6 4.7 Fishing, hunting, and trapping......... 09 n.a. 7.4 4.0 3.6 3.3 Mining (8)............................... 599.0 6.5 3.8 3.2 2.7 Metal mining (8)....................... 10 50.6 5.6 3.1 2.3 2.5 Coal mining (8)........................ 12 105.3 9.6 7.4 7.1 2.2 Oil and gas extraction ................ 13 343.4 5.9 2.9 2.4 2.9 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels (8). 14 99.8 6.1 3.7 2.9 2.5 Construction............................. 4,574.0 12.0 5.4 4.8 6.6 General building contractors........... 15 1,060.9 11.3 5.0 4.5 6.2 Heavy construction, except building.... 16 708.5 10.9 5.0 4.3 5.8 Special trade contractors.............. 17 2,804.4 12.6 5.7 5.1 6.9 Manufacturing............................ 17,802.0 10.4 4.6 2.9 5.9 Durable goods............................ 10,047.0 11.4 4.8 3.1 6.6 Lumber and wood products............... 24 685.5 15.2 7.3 5.6 7.9 Furniture and fixtures................. 25 480.5 13.2 5.8 3.7 7.5 Stone, clay, and glass products........ 32 512.2 13.0 5.9 4.1 7.0 Primary metal industries............... 33 676.1 15.6 6.9 4.5 8.7 Fabricated metal products.............. 34 1,311.2 14.8 6.2 4.1 8.6 Industrial machinery and equipment..... 35 1,899.5 10.1 3.8 2.6 6.4 Electronic and other electric equipment 36 1,513.3 6.8 2.8 1.8 4.0 Transportation equipment............... 37 1,726.7 14.3 5.8 3.2 8.5 Instruments and related products....... 38 880.8 4.3 1.9 1.2 2.5 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ See footnotes at end of table. Table 6. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time workers (1), by industry, 1993 - Continued ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lost workday cases Annual __________________________ SIC average Total Cases without Industry (2) code (3) employment cases lost workdays (4) With (000's) Total (5) days away from work (6) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Miscellaneous manufacturing industries. 39 361.6 8.7 3.9 2.6 4.8 Nondurable goods......................... 7,755.0 9.1 4.3 2.7 4.8 Food and kindred products.............. 20 1,650.1 14.2 7.1 4.3 7.0 Tobacco products....................... 21 46.8 5.4 2.3 1.7 3.1 Textile mill products.................. 22 666.2 8.3 3.7 1.8 4.7 Apparel and other textile products..... 23 977.2 7.0 2.9 2.1 4.1 Paper and allied products.............. 26 680.2 9.1 4.3 2.6 4.8 Printing and publishing................ 27 1,504.2 6.2 2.8 2.1 3.4 Chemicals and allied products.......... 28 1,073.6 5.2 2.4 1.4 2.8 Petroleum and coal products............ 29 155.3 4.9 2.3 1.4 2.5 Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products................................ 30 885.8 12.6 5.8 3.6 6.7 Leather and leather products........... 31 115.8 9.6 4.3 3.0 5.3 Transportation and public utilities (8).. 5,708.0 9.1 5.2 4.1 3.9 Railroad transportation (8)............ 40 250.1 5.6 4.3 3.7 1.3 Local and interurban passenger transit. 41 366.7 11.1 5.5 4.9 5.6 Trucking and warehousing............... 42 1,629.1 13.5 8.1 6.5 5.4 Water transportation................... 44 166.7 10.0 5.5 5.2 4.5 Transportation by air.................. 45 733.2 14.6 8.1 6.8 6.5 Pipelines, except natural gas.......... 46 17.7 3.6 1.9 1.3 1.7 Transportation services................ 47 347.3 3.9 2.0 1.7 1.8 Communications......................... 48 1,252.0 3.4 1.8 1.4 1.6 Electric, gas, and sanitary services... 49 945.2 7.0 3.6 2.2 3.4 Wholesale and retail trade............... 25,856.0 7.9 3.3 2.7 4.5 Wholesale trade.......................... 6,113.0 7.5 3.6 2.7 3.9 Wholesale trade--durable goods......... 50 3,492.0 6.6 2.9 2.2 3.7 Wholesale trade--nondurable goods...... 51 2,622.0 8.8 4.6 3.5 4.3?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ See footnotes at end of table. Table 6. Nonfatal occupational injury incidence rates per 100 full-time workers (1), by industry, 1993 - Continued ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lost workday cases Annual __________________________ SIC average Total Cases without Industry (2) code (3) employment cases lost workdays (4) With (000's) Total (5) days away from work (6) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Retail trade............................. 19,743.0 8.0 3.2 2.7 4.8 Building materials and garden supplies. 52 789.9 10.6 4.9 3.9 5.7 General merchandise stores............. 53 2,371.1 10.3 4.8 3.5 5.4 Food stores............................ 54 3,210.4 10.3 4.2 3.7 6.0 Automotive dealers and service stations 55 2,034.9 7.7 2.8 2.5 4.9 Apparel and accessory stores........... 56 1,141.1 3.9 1.6 1.3 2.3 Furniture and homefurnishings stores... 57 842.7 5.3 2.6 2.1 2.7 Eating and drinking places............. 58 6,863.4 8.3 2.9 2.5 5.4 Miscellaneous retail................... 59 2,489.7 4.4 2.0 1.6 2.4 Finance, insurance, and real estate...... 6,604.0 2.5 1.0 0.9 1.5 Depository institutions................ 60 2,115.1 2.1 0.7 0.6 1.4 Nondepository institutions............. 61 409.7 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 Security and commodity brokers......... 62 462.7 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 Insurance carriers..................... 63 1,464.7 1.8 0.7 0.6 1.1 Insurance agents, brokers, and service. 64 646.6 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 Real estate............................ 65 1,280.0 6.0 2.8 2.4 3.2 Holding and other investment offices... 67 225.1 2.2 0.9 0.7 1.4 Services................................. 29,543.7 6.4 2.7 2.2 3.7 Hotels and other lodging places........ 70 1,577.4 10.4 4.7 3.7 5.7 Personal services...................... 72 1,108.5 4.0 1.9 1.5 2.1 Business services...................... 73 5,749.3 4.7 2.2 1.9 2.5 Auto repair, services, and parking..... 75 927.3 7.3 3.0 2.6 4.3 Miscellaneous repair services.......... 76 355.2 8.1 3.6 3.0 4.5 Motion pictures........................ 78 420.8 3.2 1.0 0.8 2.1 Amusement and recreation services...... 79 1,181.6 10.0 3.9 3.0 6.0 Health services........................ 80 8,870.8 9.1 3.7 3.1 5.4 Legal services......................... 81 929.7 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.7 Educational services................... 82 1,746.5 4.2 1.4 1.2 2.7 Social services........................ 83 2,068.3 7.1 3.2 2.7 3.8 Museums, botanical, zoological gardens. 84 76.0 8.5 3.5 2.6 5.0 Engineering and management services.... 87 2,522.0 2.4 1.0 0.8 1.4 Services, n.e.c........................ 89 41.8 2.2 0.9 0.7 1.3 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) X 200,000, where N = number of injuries EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). 2 Totals for divisions include data for industries not shown separately. 3 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition. 4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-State Current Employment Statistics program. Annual average employment for the agriculture, forestry, and fishing division is a composite of employment data for agricultural production (SIC's 01 and 02) as obtained from the Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses and employment data for agricultural services (SIC 07); forestry (SIC 08); and fishing, hunting, and trapping (SIC 09) as obtained from the State unemployment insurance programs. 5 Total includes cases involving restricted work activity only in addition to days-away-from-work cases with or without restricted work activity. 6 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity. 7 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 8 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to the totals. n.a. = data not available. n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified. Table 7. Nonfatal occupational injuries: number of cases and incidence rates, per 100 full-time workers 1, for industries with 100,000 or more injury cases, 1993? Total Industry SIC cases Incidence code 2 (000's) rate ________________________________________________________________________________ Eating and drinking places.... 581 382.5 8.3 Hospitals..................... 806 331.7 10.9 Grocery stores................ 541 230.8 11.0 Nursing and personal care facilities................... 805 216.4 16.9 Trucking and courier services, except air......... 421 209.3 13.7 Department stores............. 531 164.3 10.6 Motor vehicles and equipment manufacturing................ 371 149.4 17.7 Hotels and motels............. 701 129.5 10.5 Groceries and related products--wholesale.......... 514 100.1 12.1 _____________________________________________________________________________ 1 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) X 200,000 where, N = number of injuries, EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year, 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). 2 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.