# Presentation: 676328

## Focus Area 20:Occupational Safety and HealthProgress Review 

**February 18, 2004**

## Burden of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

**In 2002**
**Reported**** 5,524**** ****work-related injury deaths in the U.S.**
**	****(~15 deaths/day)**
**Over ****4.7 million**** new nonfatal injuries and illnesses reported in the private industry alone**
**4,406,100 injuries **
**294,500 illnesses**
**Occupational injuries and illnesses are estimated to cost:**
**$45.8 billion**** - direct costs**
**$137.4 - $229 billion**** - indirect costs**

- Source: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, BLS; Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, BLS; The Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, 2003 (Refers to costs for year 2001).

## Occupational Safety and Health Objectives

_**Moving toward target**_
**20-1. Work-related injury deaths**
**20-2. Work-related injuries**
**20-3. Overexertion or repetitive motion injuries**
**20-4. Pneumoconiosis deaths**
**20-5. Work-related homicides**
**20-6. Work-related assaults**
**20-7. Elevated blood lead levels**
**20-8. Occupational skin diseases or disorders**

_**Unable to assess**_
**20-9. Stress reduction programs**
**20-10. Needlestick injuries**
**20-11. Noise induced hearing loss***

- Note: +Topics to be highlighted
-           *Developmental objective

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## Percent of 2010 Target Achieved as of February 2004

**Injury **
**deaths**

**Non-fatal injuries**

**Overexertion or repetitive motion injuries**

**Pneumo-**
**coniosis **
**deaths**

**  ****Homicides **

**  ****Assaults**

**Elevated blood lead levels**

**Skin diseases or disorders**

- Note: Percent of Target Achieved =  _Most recent value – Baseline value_
- 		              Target value – Baseline value

**Notes:**
NOTE: Progress was assessed by comparing HP2010 baseline with the most recent value.

## Work-Related Injury Death Rates, 2002

**Deaths per 100,000 workers**

- Note: Rates are calculated for workers 16 and over.  Counts are for workers of all ages.
- Source: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, BLS, DOL.

**All Industries**

**Obj. 20-1**

**Mining**

**Agriculture**

**Construction**

**Transportation**

**N=5,524**

**N= 121**

**N= 789**

**N= 1,121**

**N=910**

**All Industries**

**Deaths per **
**100,000 workers**

**2010 Target**

**3.6**

**3.8**

**4.0**

**4.2**

**4.4**

**4.6**

**1998**

**1999**

**2000**

**2001**

**2002**

## Work-Related Injury Deaths, 2002

- Note: Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding.
- Source: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, BLS, DOL.

**Transportation – 43%**

**Contact with objects and equipment – 16%**

**Assaults and violent acts – 15%**

**Falls – 13%**

**Exposure to harmful substances and environments – 10%**

**Fires and explosions – 3%**

**N=5,524**

##  Work-Related Injury Death Rates, 2002

**Deaths per 100,000 workers**

**2010 Target**

**Total**

**Obj. 20-1a**

- Note: Black and White exclude persons of Hispanic origin; Persons of Hispanic origin may be any race.
- Source: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, BLS, DOL.

**Black**

**White**

**Hispanic**

**Females**

**Males**

**4.0**

**3.5**

**3.9**

**5.0**

**0.7**

**6.9**

## Work-Related Injury Deaths Among Hispanics, 1995-2000

**Agriculture**

**Construction**

**Transportation**

**Services**

**Retail**

**Manufacturing**

**Wholesale**

**Mining**

**Finance**

**0**

**20**

**40**

**200**

**400**

**600**

**800**

**1000**

**1200**

**Number of deaths**

**Rate per 100,000 workers **

**18.3**

- Source: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, DOL, BLS.

**1,153**

**625**

**493**

**483**

**432**

**417**

**160**

**109**

**59**

**15.3**

**10.1**

**2.0**

**3.0**

**3.1**

**4.9**

**37.6**

**1.7**

**Rate for all workers, 2000**

**12.9**
**20.9**
**11.8**
**2.0**
**2.7**
**3.3**
**4.3**
**30.0**
**0.9**

## Work-Related Injury Deaths Among Hispanics

**Number of deaths**

- Source: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, BLS, DOL.

**Foreign-born**
**Native-born**

**Work-Related Injury **
**Deaths per 100,000 workers (1996-2000)**

## Work-Related Injury Deaths Among Workers Under 18 years, 1992-2002

**Work-Related Injury Deaths Among Workers Under 18 years, 1992-2002**

- Source:  Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, BLS, DOL.

**Agriculture**
**Retail trade**
**Construction**
**Services**
**Manufacturing**
**Government**
**Transportation**
**Wholesale trade**
**Other**

**N = 707**

- Deaths

- Age

## Mining Injury Death Rates, 2002

**Deaths per 100,000 workers**

- Note: Rates are calculated for workers 16 and over.  Numbers are for workers of all ages.
-           Total includes three deaths from Metal mining.
- Source: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, BLS, DOL.

**Obj. 20-1b**

**Total**

**Oil & gas extraction**

**Coal **
**mining**

**Nonmetal **
**mining**

**N=121**

**N=71**

**N=25**

**N=22**

## Coal, Metal and Non-Metal Mining Injury Deaths, 1998-2002

**Underground (N=141)**

**Surface (N=250)**

- Notes: “Fall of ground” includes “fall of face, rib, pillar, side, or highwall’ and “fall of roof or back” (underground mining).
- Source: Mine Safety and Health Administration, DOL.

- Fall of ground
- Powered haulage
- Machinery
- Slip or fall of person
- Ignition/explosion of gas/dust
- Other

## Miners with Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis

**Miners with Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis**

-         **25+**
**        ****20-24**
**        ****15-19**
**        ****10-14**
**        ****<10**

- Note: Includes only miners who are examined.
- Source: Coal Workers X-Ray Surveillance Program, NIOSH.

**Percent**

_**Years worked**_

**1973-1978**

**1978-1981**

**1982-1986**

**1987-1991**

**1992-1995**

**1996-2002**

- _Number of deaths_
- 1999: 1,003
- 2000: 950

## Pneumoconiosis Deaths

- Note: Age 15 and over.
- Source: National Surveillance System for Pneumoconiosis Mortality, NIOSH.

**Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis**
**Other pneumoconiosis**

**Number of deaths**

**Obj. 20-4**

**2010 Target**

## Nonfatal Occupational Emergency Department Visits, 1999

**Visits per 100 **
**full-time workers **

- Source: National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, CPSC and NIOSH.

**Age (years)**

## Nonfatal Occupational Illnesses, 2002

- Source: Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illness, DOL, BLS.

**Skin diseases or disorders**
**Respiratory conditions**
**Poisoning**
**All other occupational illnesses (about 80% of “other” are diseases associated with repeated trauma)**

**N = 294,500**

**Nonfatal Occupational Illnesses, 2002**

## Dermatitis Cases

- Note: Age 16 and over. **Cases involving days away from work**.
- Source: Annual Survey for Occupational Illnesses and Injuries, BLS, DOL.

**Number of cases**

**Rate per 10,000 **
**full-time workers**

## http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hphome.htm

**Progress review data and slides**
**can be found on the web at:**

**http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hphome.htm**