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Workplace Injury Statistics on Respiratory Skin Disease and other Work Illnesses Incidence rates(1) and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses by industry division and category of illness, 2002
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1. The incidence rates represent the number of illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000, where
| N | = | number of illnesses |
| EH | = | total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year |
| 20,000,000 | = | base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year) |
2. Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
3. Data for mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction. 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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
4. Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. These data do not reflect the changes OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
5. Fewer than 50 cases.
NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. Dash
indicates data not available.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
Department of Labor.
More Workplace Statistics below:
- Table 1. Incidence rates(1) of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2002
- Table 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and llnesses by selected industries and case types, 2002
- Table 3. Incidence rates(1) of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry division and employment size, 2002
- Table 4. Numbers of cases and incidence rates(1) of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for industries with 100,000 or more cases, 2002
- Table 5. Incidence rates(1) and numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2002
- Table 6. Incidence rates(1) and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses by industry division and category of illness, 2002
- Text version of entire news release
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