December 22, 2003 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Workplace injuries by industry, 2002

Of the 4.7 million nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in 2002, 4.4 million were injuries.

Percent of nonfatal workplace injuries by industry division, 2002
[Chart data—TXT]

The services and trade divisions had the largest shares of injury cases, about 27 percent each. They were followed by manufacturing with just over 23 percent.

The on-the-job injury rate was of 5.0 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers in private industry in 2002. The construction industry had the highest rate, 6.9 cases per 100 full-time workers. Finance, insurance, and real estate had the lowest rate, 1.5 cases per 100 full-time workers.

The BLS Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities Program produced these data. Find more information on occupational injuries and illnesses in 2002 in "Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in 2002" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 03-913.

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