TABLE 6b.  Number of cases of nonfatal occupational illnesses by major industry sector, category of illness, and ownership, 2015
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                                            Industry sector                                             |        Total        |       diseases      |     Respiratory     |      Poisonings     |     Hearing loss    |      All other      
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All industries including state and local government(1)..................................................|         187.9       |          28.3       |          17.2       |           2.5       |          19.5       |         120.4       
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Private industry(1).....................................................................................|         140.5       |          21.9       |          12.1       |           1.7       |          16.8       |          88.0       
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  Goods-producing(1)....................................................................................|          49.7       |           6.6       |           2.7       |            .5       |          13.8       |          26.0       
    Natural resources and mining(1)(2)..................................................................|           3.8       |           1.0       |            .6       |            .2       |            .3       |           1.7       
    Construction........................................................................................|           5.1       |           1.4       |            .5       |            .1       |            .1       |           3.1       
    Manufacturing.......................................................................................|          40.8       |           4.2       |           1.7       |            .2       |          13.5       |          21.2       
  Service-providing.....................................................................................|          90.9       |          15.4       |           9.3       |           1.2       |           3.0       |          61.9       
    Trade, transportation, and utilities(3).............................................................|          23.7       |           3.0       |           1.6       |            .3       |           2.4       |          16.3       
    Information.........................................................................................|           1.9       |            .2       |            .1       |          -          |            .2       |           1.5       
    Financial activities................................................................................|           3.6       |            .3       |            .3       |          -          |          -          |           2.9       
    Professional and business services..................................................................|          11.8       |           3.1       |           1.3       |            .2       |            .1       |           7.0       
    Education and health services.......................................................................|          37.3       |           5.8       |           4.7       |            .2       |            .1       |          26.4       
    Leisure and hospitality.............................................................................|          10.4       |           2.4       |           1.2       |            .3       |            .1       |           6.5       
    Other services, except public administration........................................................|           2.2       |            .5       |            .2       |          -          |         (4)         |           1.2       
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State and local government(1)...........................................................................|          47.4       |           6.4       |           5.1       |            .8       |           2.7       |          32.4       
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State government(1).....................................................................................|          12.5       |           1.6       |           1.4       |            .1       |            .7       |           8.7       
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Local government(1).....................................................................................|          34.8       |           4.8       |           3.7       |            .6       |           2.0       |          23.7       
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  1 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
  2 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2012) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and
Gas Extraction and related support activities.  Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors
are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore,
estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
  3 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
  4 Data too small to be displayed.
  
  NOTE:  Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.  Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 
  SOURCE:  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor