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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
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Table 1
| Year | Total recordable cases | Days away from work, job transfer, or restriction cases | Days away from work cases | Days of job transfer or restriction only cases | Other recordable cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
2004 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
2005 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
2006 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
2007 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
2008 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
2009 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart
Table 2
| Year | 1-10 employees | 11-49 employees | 50-249 employees | 250-999 employees | 1000+ employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
2006 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
2007 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
2008 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
2009 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart
Table 3
| Type of injury or illness | Percent of injuries and illnesses | Percent of illnesses |
|---|---|---|
Injury | 94.9 | - |
Illness | 5.1 | - |
Other illness | - | 62.7 |
Skin disease | - | 15.6 |
Hearing loss | - | 11.7 |
Respiratory conditions | - | 8.8 |
Poisoning | - | 1.2 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart
Table 4
| NAICS Industry | Injuries | Illnesses |
|---|---|---|
Health care and social assistance | 623.9 | 43.4 |
Manufacturing | 480.7 | 47.9 |
Retail trade | 475.0 | 12.3 |
Accommodation and food services | 269.5 | 7.9 |
Construction | 244.2 | 6.8 |
Transportation and warehousing | 199.9 | 7.0 |
Wholesale trade | 181.4 | 4.5 |
Administrative and waste services | 127.6 | 6.7 |
Professional and technical services | 78.3 | 3.9 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 60.8 | 2.4 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 56.8 | 2.5 |
Information | 46.1 | 3.2 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 42.8 | 2.1 |
Finance and insurance | 41.0 | 4.3 |
Educational services | 39.1 | 2.0 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 28.5 | 1.9 |
Mining | 17.1 | 0.6 |
Utilities | 16.6 | 1.8 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart
Table 5
| NAICS Industry | Incidence rate (per 100 full-time workers) | Number of cases (in thousands) |
|---|---|---|
Health care and social assistance | 5.4 | 667.3 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 5.3 | 44.9 |
Transportation and warehousing | 5.2 | 206.9 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 4.9 | 63.2 |
Manufacturing | 4.3 | 528.6 |
Construction | 4.3 | 251.0 |
Retail trade | 4.2 | 487.2 |
Accommodation and food services | 3.7 | 277.4 |
Wholesale trade | 3.3 | 185.9 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3.3 | 59.3 |
Utilities | 3.3 | 18.4 |
Administrative and waste services | 2.9 | 134.3 |
Other services (except public administration) | 2.9 | 87.4 |
Educational services | 2.4 | 41.0 |
Mining | 2.4 | 17.7 |
Information | 1.9 | 49.3 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 1.7 | 30.3 |
Professional and technical services | 1.2 | 82.2 |
Finance and insurance | 0.8 | 45.3 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart
Table 6
| NAICS Industry | Incidence rate (per 100 full-time workers) | Number of cases (in thousands) |
|---|---|---|
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 5.1 | 42.8 |
Health care and social assistance | 5.0 | 623.9 |
Transportation and warehousing | 5.0 | 199.9 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 4.7 | 60.8 |
Construction | 4.2 | 244.2 |
Retail trade | 4.1 | 475.0 |
Manufacturing | 3.9 | 480.7 |
Accommodation and food services | 3.6 | 269.5 |
Wholesale trade | 3.2 | 181.4 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3.2 | 56.8 |
Utilities | 3.0 | 16.6 |
Other services (except public administration) | 2.8 | 82.3 |
Administrative and waste services | 2.7 | 127.6 |
Educational services | 2.3 | 39.1 |
Mining | 2.3 | 17.1 |
Information | 1.8 | 46.1 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 1.6 | 28.5 |
Professional and technical services | 1.1 | 78.3 |
Finance and insurance | 0.8 | 41.0 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart
Table 7
| NAICS Industry | Incidence rate (per 10,000 full-time workers) | Number of cases (in thousands) |
|---|---|---|
Manufacturing | 39.0 | 47.9 |
Health care and social assistance | 34.8 | 43.4 |
Utilities | 32.6 | 1.8 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 24.7 | 2.1 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 19.0 | 2.4 |
Transportation and warehousing | 17.4 | 7.0 |
Administrative and waste services | 14.4 | 6.7 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 13.7 | 2.5 |
Information | 12.3 | 3.2 |
Construction | 11.6 | 6.8 |
Educational services | 11.5 | 2.0 |
Retail trade | 10.6 | 12.3 |
Accommodation and food services | 10.6 | 7.9 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 10.4 | 1.9 |
Finance and insurance | 8.0 | 4.3 |
Wholesale trade | 7.9 | 4.5 |
Mining | 7.8 | 0.6 |
Professional and technical services | 5.5 | 3.9 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart
Table 8
| NAICS Industry | Days away from work cases rate | Days of job transfer or restriction only cases rate |
|---|---|---|
Transportation and warehousing | 2.3 | 1.3 |
Construction | 1.6 | 0.7 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.6 | 1.2 |
Health care and social assistance | 1.4 | 1.1 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.2 | 0.7 |
Retail trade | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Mining | 1.1 | 0.4 |
Administrative and waste services | 1.1 | 0.5 |
Wholesale trade | 1.1 | 0.9 |
Accommodation and food services | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Other services (except public administration) | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Utilities | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Manufacturing | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Information | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Educational services | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Professional and technical services | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Finance and insurance | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart
Table 9
| NAICS Industry | Days away from work cases count | Days of job transfer or restriction only cases count |
|---|---|---|
Health care and social assistance | 172.8 | 131.1 |
Retail trade | 137.0 | 117.3 |
Manufacturing | 127.1 | 158.5 |
Construction | 92.5 | 44.0 |
Transportation and warehousing | 90.7 | 50.3 |
Accommodation and food services | 71.1 | 37.4 |
Wholesale trade | 62.4 | 49.8 |
Administrative and waste services | 49.4 | 25.3 |
Other services (except public administration) | 29.0 | 13.9 |
Professional and technical services | 24.0 | 10.0 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 21.6 | 11.7 |
Information | 17.0 | 8.1 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 16.6 | 12.8 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 13.8 | 10.4 |
Educational services | 10.4 | 4.1 |
Finance and insurance | 8.7 | 3.7 |
Mining | 7.8 | 2.9 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 7.3 | 6.7 |
Utilities | 5.6 | 4.4 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart
Table 10
| NAICS Industry | Number of cases (in thousands) | Incidence rate (per 100 full-time workers) |
|---|---|---|
General medical and surgical hospitals (Private industry, NAICS 6221) | 253.1 | 7.3 |
Elementary and secondary schools (Local govt., NAICS 6111) | 250.6 | 5.0 |
Food services and drinking places (Private industry, NAICS 722) | 206.8 | 3.4 |
Specialty trade contractors (Private industry, NAICS 238) | 168.7 | 4.6 |
Ambulatory health care services (Private industry, NAICS 621) | 124.2 | 2.7 |
General merchandise stores (Private industry, NAICS 452) | 117.5 | 5.2 |
Administrative and support services (Private industry, NAICS 561) | 115.1 | 2.7 |
Nursing care facilities (Private industry, NAICS 6231) | 113.6 | 8.9 |
Justice, public order, and safety activities (Local govt., NAICS 9221) | 107.9 | 11.5 |
Grocery stores (Private industry, NAICS 4451) | 102.5 | 5.5 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart
Table 11
| Ownership | Percent of cases | Percent of employment |
|---|---|---|
Private industry | 79.2 | 85.5 |
Local government | 16.2 | 10.7 |
State government | 4.7 | 3.7 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart
Table 12
| Case Type | Private industry | State government | Local government |
|---|---|---|---|
Days away from work cases | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Days away from work, job transfer, or restriction cases | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
Days of job transfer or restriction only cases | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Other recordable cases | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
Total recordable cases | 3.6 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart
Table 13
| NAICS Industry | Incidence rate (per 100 full-time workers) | Number of cases (in thousands) |
|---|---|---|
Hospitals (NAICS 622) | 11.0 | 34.7 |
Correctional institutions (NAICS 92214) | 7.8 | 33.7 |
Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237) | 5.1 | 3.9 |
Colleges and universities (NAICS 6113) | 2.5 | 32.3 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart
Table 14
| NAICS Industry | Incidence rate (per 100 full-time workers) | Number of cases (in thousands) |
|---|---|---|
Fire protection (NAICS 92216) | 15.3 | 29.4 |
Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237) | 13.1 | 13.1 |
Police protection (NAICS 92212) | 12.7 | 55.0 |
Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623) | 11.1 | 6.5 |
Transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485) | 7.8 | 14.8 |
Hospitals (NAICS 622) | 7.0 | 38.5 |
Water sewage and other systems (NAICS 2213) | 6.5 | 10.0 |
Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111) | 5.0 | 250.6 |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart
Table 15
| State | Incidence rate (per 100 full-time workers) | Comparison to national rate |
|---|---|---|
Alabama | 3.6 | State rate not statistically different from national rate |
Alaska | 4.5 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Arizona | 3.5 | State rate not statistically different from national rate |
Arkansas | 3.5 | State rate not statistically different from national rate |
California | 3.7 | State rate not statistically different from national rate |
Colorado | NA | State rate not available |
Connecticut | 4.2 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Delaware | 3.1 | State rate statistically less than national rate |
District of Columbia | 1.9 | State rate statistically less than national rate |
Florida | 3.5 | State rate not statistically different from national rate |
Georgia | 3.1 | State rate statistically less than national rate |
Hawaii | 4.0 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Idaho | NA | State rate not available |
Illinois | 3.5 | State rate not statistically different from national rate |
Indiana | 4.2 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Iowa | 4.6 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Kansas | 4.1 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Kentucky | 4.2 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Louisiana | 2.8 | State rate statistically less than national rate |
Maine | 5.6 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Maryland | 3.3 | State rate statistically less than national rate |
Massachusetts | NA | State rate not available |
Michigan | 4.2 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Minnesota | 3.8 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Mississippi | NA | State rate not available |
Missouri | 3.5 | State rate not statistically different from national rate |
Montana | 5.3 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Nebraska | 4.1 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Nevada | 4.3 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
New Hampshire | NA | State rate not available |
New Jersey | 3.3 | State rate statistically less than national rate |
New Mexico | 4.2 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
New York | 2.9 | State rate statistically less than national rate |
North Carolina | 3.1 | State rate statistically less than national rate |
North Dakota | NA | State rate not available |
Ohio | NA | State rate not available |
Oklahoma | 4.0 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Oregon | 4.4 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Pennsylvania | NA | State rate not available |
Rhode Island | NA | State rate not available |
South Carolina | 3.2 | State rate statistically less than national rate |
South Dakota | NA | State rate not available |
Tennessee | 3.8 | State rate not statistically different from national rate |
Texas | 2.9 | State rate statistically less than national rate |
Utah | 4.0 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Vermont | 5.2 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Virginia | 2.9 | State rate statistically less than national rate |
Washington | 5.1 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
West Virginia | 4.4 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Wisconsin | 4.2 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Wyoming | 4.0 | State rate statistically greater than national rate |
Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart