Table 2. Occupational injuries and illnesses, employment, and fatality rate of groundskeepers, 1992-2002

Table 2. Occupational injuries and illnesses, employment, and fatality rate of groundskeepers, 1992-2002
	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Nonfatal injuries and illnesses(1)	21,328	21,268	20,486	21,382	18,468	18,595	22,995	18,854	16,036	17,398	14,862
Fatal injuries	68	87	79	78	91	104	108	106	130	120	146
Employment	937,000	890,000	864,000	832,000	875,000	856,000	924,000	943,000	870,000	876,000	973,000
Fatality rate(2)	7.3	9.8	9.1	9.4	10.4	12.1	11.6	11.2	14.8	13.6	15.0
Footnotes: (1) Data from 2002 is not directly comparable to data from previous years due to changes in OSHA recordkeeping rules. (2) The fatality rate is calculated by using the equation (N/W) x 100,000, where N is the number of fatal occupational injuries and W is the number of workers. Employment data are taken from the Current Population Survey (CPS). Since CPS counts only workers age 16 and above, only fatalities to those age 16 and above are included in the rate calculation.
NOTE: Fatality totals for 2001 exclude fatalities resulting from the September 11 terrorist attacks.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Program (IIF); in cooperation with State, New York City, District of Columbia, and Federal agencies.