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Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities

Table 1

Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type, private industry, 2003–2009
YearTotal recordable casesDays away from work, job transfer, or restriction casesDays away from work casesDays of job transfer or restriction only casesOther recordable cases

2003

5.02.61.51.12.4

2004

4.82.51.41.12.3

2005

4.62.41.41.02.2

2006

4.42.31.31.02.1

2007

4.22.11.20.92.1

2008

3.92.01.10.91.9

2009

3.61.81.10.81.8

Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart

Table 2

Total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by employment size, private industry, 2005–2009
Year1-10 employees11-49 employees50-249 employees250-999 employees1000+ employees

2005

2.04.15.85.25.2

2006

1.93.95.55.04.9

2007

1.93.85.34.74.5

2008

1.83.44.94.44.1

2009

1.83.44.53.84.0

Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart

Table 3

Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases by category of illness, private industry, 2009
Type of injury or illnessPercent of injuries and illnessesPercent 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

Distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by private industry sector, 2009
NAICS IndustryInjuriesIllnesses

Health care and social assistance

623.943.4

Manufacturing

480.747.9

Retail trade

475.012.3

Accommodation and food services

269.57.9

Construction

244.26.8

Transportation and warehousing

199.97.0

Wholesale trade

181.44.5

Administrative and waste services

127.66.7

Professional and technical services

78.33.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

60.82.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

56.82.5

Information

46.13.2

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

42.82.1

Finance and insurance

41.04.3

Educational services

39.12.0

Management of companies and enterprises

28.51.9

Mining

17.10.6

Utilities

16.61.8

Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart

Table 5

Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by private industry sector, 2009
NAICS IndustryIncidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Number of cases
(in thousands)

Health care and social assistance

5.4667.3

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

5.344.9

Transportation and warehousing

5.2206.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

4.963.2

Manufacturing

4.3528.6

Construction

4.3251.0

Retail trade

4.2487.2

Accommodation and food services

3.7277.4

Wholesale trade

3.3185.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

3.359.3

Utilities

3.318.4

Administrative and waste services

2.9134.3

Other services (except public administration)

2.987.4

Educational services

2.441.0

Mining

2.417.7

Information

1.949.3

Management of companies and enterprises

1.730.3

Professional and technical services

1.282.2

Finance and insurance

0.845.3

Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart

Table 6

Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries by private industry sector, 2009
NAICS IndustryIncidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Number of cases
(in thousands)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

5.142.8

Health care and social assistance

5.0623.9

Transportation and warehousing

5.0199.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

4.760.8

Construction

4.2244.2

Retail trade

4.1475.0

Manufacturing

3.9480.7

Accommodation and food services

3.6269.5

Wholesale trade

3.2181.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

3.256.8

Utilities

3.016.6

Other services (except public administration)

2.882.3

Administrative and waste services

2.7127.6

Educational services

2.339.1

Mining

2.317.1

Information

1.846.1

Management of companies and enterprises

1.628.5

Professional and technical services

1.178.3

Finance and insurance

0.841.0

Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart

Table 7

Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses by private industry sector, 2009
NAICS IndustryIncidence rate
(per 10,000 full-time workers)
Number of cases
(in thousands)

Manufacturing

39.047.9

Health care and social assistance

34.843.4

Utilities

32.61.8

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

24.72.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

19.02.4

Transportation and warehousing

17.47.0

Administrative and waste services

14.46.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

13.72.5

Information

12.33.2

Construction

11.66.8

Educational services

11.52.0

Retail trade

10.612.3

Accommodation and food services

10.67.9

Management of companies and enterprises

10.41.9

Finance and insurance

8.04.3

Wholesale trade

7.94.5

Mining

7.80.6

Professional and technical services

5.53.9

Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart

Table 8

Incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2009
NAICS IndustryDays away from work cases rateDays of job transfer or restriction only cases rate

Transportation and warehousing

2.31.3

Construction

1.60.7

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

1.61.2

Health care and social assistance

1.41.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1.31.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

1.20.7

Retail trade

1.21.0

Mining

1.10.4

Administrative and waste services

1.10.5

Wholesale trade

1.10.9

Accommodation and food services

1.00.5

Other services (except public administration)

1.00.5

Utilities

1.00.8

Manufacturing

1.01.3

Information

0.70.3

Educational services

0.60.2

Management of companies and enterprises

0.40.4

Professional and technical services

0.30.1

Finance and insurance

0.20.1

Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart

Table 9

Number of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction, by private industry sector, 2009
NAICS IndustryDays away from work cases countDays of job transfer or restriction only cases count

Health care and social assistance

172.8131.1

Retail trade

137.0117.3

Manufacturing

127.1158.5

Construction

92.544.0

Transportation and warehousing

90.750.3

Accommodation and food services

71.137.4

Wholesale trade

62.449.8

Administrative and waste services

49.425.3

Other services (except public administration)

29.013.9

Professional and technical services

24.010.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

21.611.7

Information

17.08.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

16.612.8

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

13.810.4

Educational services

10.44.1

Finance and insurance

8.73.7

Mining

7.82.9

Management of companies and enterprises

7.36.7

Utilities

5.64.4

Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart

Table 10

Industries reporting 100,000 or more nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, all ownerships, 2009
NAICS IndustryNumber of cases
(in thousands)
Incidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)

General medical and surgical hospitals (Private industry, NAICS 6221)

253.17.3

Elementary and secondary schools (Local govt., NAICS 6111)

250.65.0

Food services and drinking places (Private industry, NAICS 722)

206.83.4

Specialty trade contractors (Private industry, NAICS 238)

168.74.6

Ambulatory health care services (Private industry, NAICS 621)

124.22.7

General merchandise stores (Private industry, NAICS 452)

117.55.2

Administrative and support services (Private industry, NAICS 561)

115.12.7

Nursing care facilities (Private industry, NAICS 6231)

113.68.9

Justice, public order, and safety activities (Local govt., NAICS 9221)

107.911.5

Grocery stores (Private industry, NAICS 4451)

102.55.5

Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart

Table 11

Distribution of nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases and employment by ownership, 2009
OwnershipPercent of casesPercent of employment

Private industry

79.285.5

Local government

16.210.7

State government

4.73.7

Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart

Table 12

Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates by case type and ownership, 2009
Case TypePrivate industryState governmentLocal government

Days away from work cases

1.11.81.8

Days away from work, job transfer, or restriction cases

1.82.32.6

Days of job transfer or restriction only cases

0.80.50.7

Other recordable cases

1.82.33.7

Total recordable cases

3.64.66.3

Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart

Table 13

Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by select industry, State government, 2009
NAICS IndustryIncidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Number of cases
(in thousands)

Hospitals (NAICS 622)

11.034.7

Correctional institutions (NAICS 92214)

7.833.7

Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)

5.13.9

Colleges and universities (NAICS 6113)

2.532.3

Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart

Table 14

Incidence rates and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry, local government, 2009
NAICS IndustryIncidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Number of cases
(in thousands)

Fire protection (NAICS 92216)

15.329.4

Heavy and civil engineering construction (NAICS 237)

13.113.1

Police protection (NAICS 92212)

12.755.0

Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623)

11.16.5

Transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485)

7.814.8

Hospitals (NAICS 622)

7.038.5

Water sewage and other systems (NAICS 2213)

6.510.0

Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111)

5.0250.6

Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart

Table 15

State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates compared to the national rate, private industry, 2009
StateIncidence rate
(per 100 full-time workers)
Comparison to national rate

Alabama

3.6State rate not statistically different from national rate

Alaska

4.5State rate statistically greater than national rate

Arizona

3.5State rate not statistically different from national rate

Arkansas

3.5State rate not statistically different from national rate

California

3.7State rate not statistically different from national rate

Colorado

NAState rate not available

Connecticut

4.2State rate statistically greater than national rate

Delaware

3.1State rate statistically less than national rate

District of Columbia

1.9State rate statistically less than national rate

Florida

3.5State rate not statistically different from national rate

Georgia

3.1State rate statistically less than national rate

Hawaii

4.0State rate statistically greater than national rate

Idaho

NAState rate not available

Illinois

3.5State rate not statistically different from national rate

Indiana

4.2State rate statistically greater than national rate

Iowa

4.6State rate statistically greater than national rate

Kansas

4.1State rate statistically greater than national rate

Kentucky

4.2State rate statistically greater than national rate

Louisiana

2.8State rate statistically less than national rate

Maine

5.6State rate statistically greater than national rate

Maryland

3.3State rate statistically less than national rate

Massachusetts

NAState rate not available

Michigan

4.2State rate statistically greater than national rate

Minnesota

3.8State rate statistically greater than national rate

Mississippi

NAState rate not available

Missouri

3.5State rate not statistically different from national rate

Montana

5.3State rate statistically greater than national rate

Nebraska

4.1State rate statistically greater than national rate

Nevada

4.3State rate statistically greater than national rate

New Hampshire

NAState rate not available

New Jersey

3.3State rate statistically less than national rate

New Mexico

4.2State rate statistically greater than national rate

New York

2.9State rate statistically less than national rate

North Carolina

3.1State rate statistically less than national rate

North Dakota

NAState rate not available

Ohio

NAState rate not available

Oklahoma

4.0State rate statistically greater than national rate

Oregon

4.4State rate statistically greater than national rate

Pennsylvania

NAState rate not available

Rhode Island

NAState rate not available

South Carolina

3.2State rate statistically less than national rate

South Dakota

NAState rate not available

Tennessee

3.8State rate not statistically different from national rate

Texas

2.9State rate statistically less than national rate

Utah

4.0State rate statistically greater than national rate

Vermont

5.2State rate statistically greater than national rate

Virginia

2.9State rate statistically less than national rate

Washington

5.1State rate statistically greater than national rate

West Virginia

4.4State rate statistically greater than national rate

Wisconsin

4.2State rate statistically greater than national rate

Wyoming

4.0State rate statistically greater than national rate

Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities | Chart