OS NR 12/19/2002 News Release:  Workplace injuries and illnesses in 2001

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Internet address: https://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm                 Thursday, December 19, 2002

                            WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES IN 2001

       A total of 5.2 million injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry workplaces 
during 2001, resulting in a rate of 5.7 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, according to a 
survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.  Employers reported a  
1 percent decrease in hours worked and nearly an 8 percent decrease in cases compared with 
2000, reducing the case rate from 6.1 in 2000 to 5.7 in 2001.  The rate for 2001 was the lowest 
since the Bureau began reporting this information in the early 1970s.  (See 'Background of the 
Survey' section for a discussion of the factors that can influence rate changes from one survey to 
the next.)

       The following tabulation on incidence rates for injuries and illnesses shows the decline in 
rates per 100 full-time workers since 1997:


                                   1997      1998      1999     2000      2001

             Private industry       7.1       6.7       6.3      6.1       5.7
               Goods-producing      9.9       9.3       8.9      8.6       7.9
               Service-producing    5.9       5.6       5.3      5.1       5.1

Among goods-producing industry divisions, incidence rates for 2001 ranged from 4.0 cases per 
100 full-time employees in mining to 8.1 cases per 100 full-time employees in manufacturing.  
(See chart 1 and table 1.)  Within the service-producing sector, incidence rates ranged from 1.8 
cases per 100 full-time employees in finance, insurance, and real estate to 6.9 cases per 100 full-
time workers in transportation and public utilities. 

       This release is the second in a series of three releases covering 2001 from the BLS safety 
and health statistical series. The first release, in September 2002, covered work-related fatalities 
from the 2001 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.  In March 2003, a third release 
will provide details on the more seriously injured and ill workers (occupation, age, gender, race, 
and length of service) and on the circumstances of their injuries and illnesses (nature of the 
disabling condition, part of body affected, event or exposure, and primary source producing the 
disability).  "More seriously" is defined in this survey as involving days away from work.

(Chart 1 appears here in the printed release.)
(Chart 2 appears here in the printed release.)

Case types

       Of the 5.2 million total injuries and illnesses reported in 2001, about 2.6 million were lost 
workday cases, that is, they required recuperation away from work or restricted duties at work, or 
both. (See table 2.)  The remaining 2.7 million were cases without lost workdays.  From 2000 to 
2001, the incidence rate for lost workday cases decreased from 3.0 cases per 100 workers to  
2.8 cases per 100 workers, and the rate for cases without lost workdays decreased from 3.2 cases 
per 100 workers to 2.9 cases per 100 workers.  (See chart 2.)

       Lost workday cases are comprised of two case types, those requiring at least one day 
away from work, with or without restricted work activity, and those requiring restricted activity 
only.  The latter type of case may involve shortened hours, a temporary job change, or temporary 
restrictions on certain duties (for example, no heavy lifting) of a worker's regular job.  At  
1.7 cases per 100 workers in 2001, the rate for cases with days away from work declined from 
1.8 in 2000 and was the lowest on record.  The rate for cases involving restricted activity only 
was 1.1 cases per 100 employees, down from the 1.2 level recorded for 1997 through 2000.  (See 
chart 3 and table 7.)  Also, for the fourth consecutive year, the rate in manufacturing for 
restricted-activity-only cases (2.2) was higher than the rate for days-away-from-work cases (1.8).  
In all other divisions, the rate for days-away-from-work cases was higher than the rate for 
restricted-activity-only cases.
 
(Chart 3 appears here in the printed release.)

Injuries and Illnesses

       Injuries.  Of the 5.2 million nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in 2001, 4.9 
million were injuries.  Injury rates generally were higher for mid-size establishments (those 
employing 50 to 249 workers) than for smaller or larger establishments, although this pattern did 
not hold within certain industry divisions.  (See table 3.)  Eight industries, each having at least 
100,000 injuries, accounted for about 1.4 million injuries, or 29 percent of the 4.9 million total.  
(See table 4.)  

       Illnesses.  There were about 333,800 newly reported cases of occupational illnesses in 
private industry in 2001.  Manufacturing accounted for 54 percent of these cases.  (See table 5.)  
Disorders associated with repeated trauma, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and noise-induced 
hearing loss, accounted for 4 percent of the 5.2 million total workplace injuries and illnesses in 
2001.  They were, however, the dominant type of illness reported, making up 65 percent of the 
333,800 total illness cases.  The number of repeated trauma cases reported for 2001 (216,400) 
was 10 percent lower than the corresponding 2000 figure (242,000).  Sixty-five percent of the 
repeated trauma cases in 2001 were in manufacturing industries.

       The survey measures the number of new work-related illness cases that are recognized, 
diagnosed, and reported during the year.  Some conditions (for example, long-term latent 
illnesses caused by exposure to carcinogens) often are difficult to relate to the workplace and are 
not adequately recognized and reported.  These long-term latent illnesses are believed to be 
understated in the survey?s illness measures.  In contrast, the overwhelming majority of the 
reported new illnesses are those that are easier to directly relate to workplace activity (for 
example, contact dermatitis or carpal tunnel syndrome).

Background of the Survey

       The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses is a Federal/State program in which 
employer reports were collected from about 179,800 private industry establishments and 
processed by State agencies cooperating with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  
Occupational injury and illness data for coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for railroad 
activities were provided by the Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration 
and the Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration.  The survey measures 
nonfatal injuries and illnesses only.  The survey excludes the self-employed; farms with fewer 
than 11 employees; private households; Federal government agencies; and, for national 
estimates, employees in State and local government agencies.

       The annual survey provides estimates of the number and frequency (incidence rates) of 
workplace injuries and illnesses based on logs kept by private industry employers during the 
year.  These records reflect not only the year's injury and illness experience, but also the 
employer's understanding of which cases are work related under current recordkeeping 
guidelines of the U.S. Department of Labor.  The number of injuries and illnesses reported in any 
given year also can be influenced by the level of economic activity, working conditions and work 
practices, worker experience and training, and the number of hours worked.

       The events of September 11, 2001, could be expected to impact the 2001 data, especially 
in selected industries.  However, the survey design does not allow BLS to estimate separately the 
nonfatal injuries and illnesses related to the terrorist attacks.  It also should be noted that BLS 
could not send a questionnaire to many sample units located in the World Trade Center, probably 
resulting in fewer reported nonfatal injuries and illnesses than otherwise might be the case.  The 
BLS 2001 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, released in September 2002, provided 
information on fatal injuries related to the September 11th terrorist attacks.
       
       Establishments are classified in industry categories based on the 1987 Standard 
Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget.  
The survey estimates of occupational injuries and illnesses are based on a scientifically selected 
probability sample, rather than a census of the entire population.  Because the data are based on a 
sample survey, the injury and illness estimates probably differ from the figures that would be 
obtained from all units covered by the survey.  To determine the precision of each estimate, a 
standard error was calculated.  The standard error defines a range (confidence interval) around 
the estimate.  The approximate 95-percent confidence interval is the estimate plus or minus twice 
the standard error.  The standard error also can be expressed as a percent of the estimate, or the 
relative standard error.  For example, the 95-percent confidence interval for an incidence rate of 
6.5 per 100 full-time workers with a relative standard error of 1.0 percent would be 6.5 plus or 
minus 2 percent (2 times 1.0 percent) or 6.37 to 6.63.  One can be 95 percent confident that the 
?true? incidence rate falls within the confidence interval.  The 2001 incidence rate for all 
occupational injuries and illnesses of 5.7 per 100 full-time workers in private industry has an 
estimated relative standard error of about 0.8 percent.  A relative standard error was calculated 
for each estimate from the survey and will be available on the BLS Internet site at 
https://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm, as well as published in a BLS bulletin that is scheduled to be 
available at a later date.

       The data also are subject to nonsampling error.  The inability to obtain information about 
all cases in the sample, mistakes in recording or coding the data, and definition difficulties are 
examples of nonsampling error in the survey.  Nonsampling errors are not measured.  However, 
BLS has implemented quality assurance procedures to minimize nonsampling error in the 
survey.

       The goods-producing sector consists of the following industry divisions:  agriculture, 
forestry, and fishing; mining; construction; and manufacturing.  The service-producing sector 
includes the following industry divisions:  transportation and public utilities; trade; finance, 
insurance, and real estate; and services.  BLS has generated estimates of injuries and illnesses 
combined and of injuries alone for nearly all 2-, 3-, and, for manufacturing, 4-digit private sector 
industries as defined in the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual.  Because of space 
limitations, a complete listing of these estimates is not possible in this release.  The information 
is available from BLS staff on 202-691-6179 and from the BLS Internet site at 
https://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm.

TABLE 1.  Incidence rates(1) of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case
types, 2001
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                              |        |                                   |                                   
                              |        |       Injuries and illnesses      |              Injuries             
                              |        |___________________________________|___________________________________
                              |        |        |                 |        |        |                 |        
                              |        |        |   Lost workday  |        |        |   Lost workday  |        
                              |        |        |      cases      |        |        |      cases      |        
         Industry(2)          |   SIC  |        |_________________|  Cases |        |_________________|  Cases 
                              | code(3)|  Total |        |        | without|  Total |        |        | without
                              |        |  cases |        |  With  |  lost  |  cases |        |  With  |  lost  
                              |        |        |        |  days  |  work- |        |        |  days  |  work- 
                              |        |        |Total(4)|  away  |  days  |        |Total(4)|  away  |  days  
                              |        |        |        |  from  |        |        |        |  from  |        
                              |        |        |        | work(5)|        |        |        | work(5)|        
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Private industry(6).........|        |     5.7|     2.8|     1.7|     2.9|     5.4|     2.6|     1.6|     2.7
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Agriculture, forestry, and|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     fishing(6)...............|        |     7.3|     3.6|     2.7|     3.7|     7.0|     3.6|     2.6|     3.4
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Agricultural             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
      production(6)...........|  01-02 |     7.6|     3.7|     2.5|     4.0|     7.3|     3.6|     2.4|     3.7
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
      Agricultural            |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       production-crops(6)....|    01  |     7.0|     3.4|     2.2|     3.6|     6.7|     3.3|     2.2|     3.3
      Agricultural            |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       production-livestock(6)|    02  |     9.2|     4.4|     3.2|     4.9|     9.0|     4.3|     3.1|     4.7
      Agricultural services...|    07  |     7.1|     3.6|     2.8|     3.5|     6.8|     3.6|     2.8|     3.3
      Forestry................|    08  |     6.4|     3.3|     2.6|     3.1|     6.0|     3.2|     2.5|     2.8
      Fishing, hunting, and   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       trapping...............|    09  |     3.9|     2.8|     2.4|     1.1|     3.5|     2.4|     2.0|     1.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Mining(7).................|        |     4.0|     2.4|     1.8|     1.6|     3.9|     2.3|     1.7|     1.5
      Metal mining(8).........|    10  |     4.2|     2.4|     1.3|     1.9|     3.9|     2.2|     1.2|     1.7
      Coal mining(8)..........|    12  |     6.9|     4.9|     4.5|     2.0|     6.4|     4.6|     4.3|     1.7
      Oil and gas extraction..|    13  |     3.3|     1.7|     1.2|     1.6|     3.2|     1.7|     1.2|     1.6
      Nonmetallic minerals,   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       except fuels(8)........|    14  |     4.2|     2.8|     1.7|     1.4|     4.0|     2.7|     1.6|     1.4
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Construction..............|        |     7.9|     4.0|     3.0|     3.9|     7.8|     3.9|     3.0|     3.9
      General building        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       contractors............|    15  |     6.9|     3.5|     2.6|     3.5|     6.8|     3.4|     2.5|     3.4
      Heavy construction,     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       except building........|    16  |     7.8|     4.0|     2.9|     3.8|     7.6|     4.0|     2.9|     3.7
      Special trade           |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       contractors............|    17  |     8.2|     4.1|     3.2|     4.1|     8.1|     4.0|     3.2|     4.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Manufacturing.............|        |     8.1|     4.1|     1.8|     4.0|     7.0|     3.6|     1.7|     3.4
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Durable goods............|        |     8.8|     4.3|     2.0|     4.6|     7.7|     3.7|     1.8|     3.9
      Lumber and wood products|    24  |    10.6|     5.5|     3.0|     5.1|    10.1|     5.3|     2.9|     4.9
      Furniture and fixtures..|    25  |    11.0|     5.7|     2.4|     5.3|    10.0|     5.1|     2.2|     4.8
      Stone, clay, and glass  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    32  |    10.1|     5.1|     2.8|     5.0|     9.6|     4.9|     2.7|     4.7
      Primary metal industries|    33  |    10.7|     5.3|     2.5|     5.4|     9.8|     4.9|     2.3|     4.9
      Fabricated metal        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    34  |    11.1|     5.3|     2.6|     5.8|    10.3|     4.9|     2.4|     5.4
      Industrial machinery and|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       equipment..............|    35  |     7.2|     3.1|     1.6|     4.1|     6.6|     2.8|     1.5|     3.7
      Electronic and other    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       electric equipment.....|    36  |     5.0|     2.5|     1.1|     2.5|     4.2|     2.1|      .9|     2.1
      Transportation equipment|    37  |    12.6|     6.0|     2.2|     6.6|     9.4|     4.7|     1.9|     4.7
      Instruments and related |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    38  |     4.0|     2.0|      .9|     2.0|     3.0|     1.4|      .7|     1.5
      Miscellaneous           |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       manufacturing          |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       industries.............|    39  |     6.4|     3.2|     1.7|     3.3|     5.8|     2.8|     1.5|     3.0
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Nondurable goods.........|        |     6.8|     3.8|     1.6|     3.1|     6.0|     3.3|     1.5|     2.7
      Food and kindred        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    20  |    10.9|     6.3|     2.3|     4.6|     9.0|     5.2|     2.1|     3.8
      Tobacco products........|    21  |     4.3|     1.9|     1.4|     2.3|     4.0|     1.9|     1.3|     2.2
      Textile mill products...|    22  |     5.2|     2.7|      .9|     2.6|     4.6|     2.4|      .8|     2.2
      Apparel and other       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       textile products.......|    23  |     5.0|     2.4|     1.2|     2.6|     4.1|     2.0|     1.0|     2.1
      Paper and allied        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    26  |     6.0|     3.2|     1.7|     2.7|     5.5|     3.0|     1.5|     2.5
      Printing and publishing.|    27  |     4.6|     2.4|     1.4|     2.2|     4.3|     2.2|     1.3|     2.1
      Chemicals and allied    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    28  |     4.0|     2.1|      .9|     1.8|     3.4|     1.9|      .8|     1.5
      Petroleum and coal      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    29  |     2.9|     1.4|      .7|     1.5|     2.8|     1.3|      .7|     1.5
      Rubber and miscellaneous|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       plastics               |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    30  |     8.7|     4.8|     2.1|     4.0|     8.0|     4.4|     2.0|     3.7
      Leather and leather     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    31  |     8.7|     4.4|     1.8|     4.3|     6.9|     3.5|     1.5|     3.4
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Transportation and public |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     utilities(9).............|        |     6.9|     4.3|     3.0|     2.6|     6.6|     4.2|     2.9|     2.4
      Railroad                |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       transportation(9)......|    40  |     3.4|     2.6|     2.3|      .7|     3.3|     2.6|     2.2|      .7
      Local and interurban    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       passenger transit......|    41  |     9.8|     5.3|     3.8|     4.5|     9.5|     5.2|     3.7|     4.3
      Trucking and warehousing|    42  |     8.4|     5.2|     3.9|     3.2|     8.3|     5.1|     3.8|     3.2
      Water transportation....|    44  |     6.0|     3.5|     3.0|     2.5|     5.9|     3.4|     2.9|     2.4
      Transportation by air...|    45  |    13.3|     9.0|     5.9|     4.2|    12.6|     8.7|     5.7|     3.8
      Pipelines, except       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       natural gas............|    46  |     3.4|     2.0|     1.9|     1.4|     3.2|     1.9|     1.9|     1.3
      Transportation services.|    47  |     3.0|     1.9|     1.4|     1.1|     2.8|     1.8|     1.3|     1.1
      Communications..........|    48  |     2.9|     1.8|     1.4|     1.1|     2.6|     1.6|     1.3|      .9
      Electric, gas, and      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       sanitary services......|    49  |     5.7|     3.1|     1.6|     2.6|     5.3|     3.0|     1.6|     2.4
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Wholesale and retail trade|        |     5.6|     2.5|     1.6|     3.0|     5.4|     2.5|     1.5|     3.0
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Wholesale trade..........|        |     5.3|     2.8|     1.7|     2.4|     5.1|     2.8|     1.7|     2.4
      Wholesale trade-durable |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       goods..................|    50  |     4.7|     2.3|     1.4|     2.3|     4.5|     2.3|     1.4|     2.3
      Wholesale               |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       trade-nondurable goods.|    51  |     6.2|     3.6|     2.2|     2.6|     6.0|     3.5|     2.1|     2.5
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Retail trade.............|        |     5.7|     2.4|     1.5|     3.2|     5.5|     2.4|     1.5|     3.2
      Building materials and  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       garden supplies........|    52  |     7.5|     3.6|     2.0|     3.9|     7.4|     3.5|     2.0|     3.8
      General merchandise     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       stores.................|    53  |     7.8|     4.6|     2.3|     3.1|     7.6|     4.5|     2.3|     3.1
      Food stores.............|    54  |     7.5|     3.3|     2.0|     4.3|     7.3|     3.1|     1.9|     4.2
      Automotive dealers and  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       service stations.......|    55  |     5.5|     2.2|     1.6|     3.3|     5.4|     2.1|     1.5|     3.3
      Apparel and accessory   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       stores.................|    56  |     3.2|     1.3|      .8|     1.9|     3.1|     1.2|      .8|     1.9
      Furniture and           |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       homefurnishings stores.|    57  |     4.1|     1.9|     1.3|     2.1|     4.0|     1.9|     1.3|     2.1
      Eating and drinking     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       places.................|    58  |     5.3|     1.6|     1.3|     3.6|     5.2|     1.6|     1.2|     3.6
      Miscellaneous retail....|    59  |     3.7|     1.8|     1.1|     1.9|     3.5|     1.7|     1.0|     1.8
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Finance, insurance, and   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     real estate..............|        |     1.8|      .7|      .6|     1.0|     1.5|      .7|      .5|      .9
      Depository institutions.|    60  |     1.4|      .5|      .4|      .9|     1.2|      .4|      .3|      .8
      Nondepository           |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       institutions...........|    61  |     1.0|      .3|      .3|      .7|    -   |    -   |      .2|    -   
      Security and commodity  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       brokers................|    62  |      .5|      .2|      .1|      .3|      .4|      .2|      .1|      .3
      Insurance carriers......|    63  |     1.7|      .6|      .4|     1.1|     1.2|      .4|      .3|      .8
      Insurance agents,       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       brokers, and service...|    64  |      .8|      .3|      .2|      .5|      .7|      .2|      .2|      .4
      Real estate.............|    65  |     4.1|     2.1|     1.5|     2.0|     3.9|     2.0|     1.5|     1.9
      Holding and other       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       investment offices.....|    67  |     1.4|      .6|      .5|      .8|     1.3|      .6|      .4|      .7
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Services..................|        |     4.6|     2.2|     1.3|     2.5|     4.4|     2.1|     1.2|     2.3
      Hotels and other lodging|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       places.................|    70  |     7.2|     3.3|     1.8|     3.8|     6.9|     3.2|     1.8|     3.7
      Personal services.......|    72  |     3.1|     1.7|     1.0|     1.4|     3.0|     1.6|     1.0|     1.4
      Business services.......|    73  |     2.7|     1.3|      .8|     1.4|     2.5|     1.2|      .8|     1.3
      Auto repair, services,  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       and parking............|    75  |     4.5|     2.1|     1.6|     2.5|     4.4|     2.0|     1.5|     2.4
      Miscellaneous repair    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       services...............|    76  |     5.4|     2.7|     2.0|     2.7|     5.3|     2.6|     1.9|     2.7
      Motion pictures.........|    78  |     2.5|     1.0|      .7|     1.5|     2.4|      .9|      .7|     1.5
      Amusement and recreation|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       services...............|    79  |     7.1|     3.2|     1.7|     3.9|     6.8|     3.0|     1.6|     3.7
      Health services.........|    80  |     7.2|     3.3|     1.9|     3.8|     6.7|     3.2|     1.8|     3.5
      Legal services..........|    81  |      .8|      .3|      .3|      .5|      .7|      .3|      .2|      .4
      Educational services....|    82  |     2.9|     1.2|      .8|     1.7|     2.7|     1.1|      .8|     1.6
      Social services.........|    83  |     5.9|     2.9|     1.9|     3.1|     5.8|     2.8|     1.9|     3.0
      Museums, botanical,     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       zoological gardens.....|    84  |     6.1|     2.8|     1.9|     3.4|     5.9|     2.7|     1.8|     3.2
      Membership organizations|    86  |     2.8|     1.2|     0.9|     1.6|     2.7|     1.2|     0.9|     1.5
      Engineering and         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       management services....|    87  |     1.6|      .7|      .5|      .9|     1.5|      .7|      .5|      .8
      Services, n.e.c.........|    89  |     1.7|      .6|    -   |     1.1|     1.4|      .5|    -   |      .9
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________

  1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were
calculated as:  (N/EH) x 200,000, where                  
     
     N      =  number of injuries and illnesses                   
     EH     =  total hours worked by all employees during the    
               calendar year                                 
     200,000=  base for 100 equivalent full-time workers    
               (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
     
  2 Totals include data for industries not shown separately.
  3 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.
  4 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, days of restricted work activity, or both.
  5 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work
activity.
  6 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
  7 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided
to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining
contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  Data for Mining (Division B in
the Standard Industrial Classification manual, 1987 edition) include establishments not governed by MSHA rules
and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.
  8 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded.
  9 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the
Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
  
  NOTE:  Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.  Dash indicates data not available.  The n.e.c.
abbreviation means that the category includes those components not elsewhere classified.
  SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor   


TABLE 2.  Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2001

(thousands)
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                              |        |                                   |                                   
                              |        |       Injuries and illnesses      |              Injuries             
                              |        |___________________________________|___________________________________
                              |        |        |                 |        |        |                 |        
                              |        |        |   Lost workday  |        |        |   Lost workday  |        
                              |        |        |      cases      |        |        |      cases      |        
         Industry(1)          |   SIC  |        |_________________|  Cases |        |_________________|  Cases 
                              | code(2)|  Total |        |        | without|  Total |        |        | without
                              |        |  cases |        |  With  |  lost  |  cases |        |  With  |  lost  
                              |        |        |        |  days  |  work- |        |        |  days  |  work- 
                              |        |        |Total(3)|  away  |  days  |        |Total(3)|  away  |  days  
                              |        |        |        |  from  |        |        |        |  from  |        
                              |        |        |        | work(4)|        |        |        | work(4)|        
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Private industry(5).........|        | 5,215.6| 2,559.1| 1,537.6| 2,656.5| 4,881.8| 2,409.4| 1,465.3| 2,472.4
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Agriculture, forestry, and|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     fishing(5)...............|        |   109.3|    54.4|    40.2|    54.9|   104.4|    53.5|    39.5|    50.9
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Agricultural             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
      production(5)...........|  01-02 |    40.8|    19.6|    13.2|    21.1|    39.0|    19.2|    12.9|    19.8
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
      Agricultural            |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       production-crops(5)....|      01|    27.2|    13.2|     8.5|    14.0|    25.8|    12.9|     8.4|    12.9
      Agricultural            |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       production-livestock(5)|      02|    13.6|     6.4|     4.7|     7.2|    13.2|     6.3|     4.5|     6.9
      Agricultural services...|      07|    66.5|    33.6|    26.1|    32.8|    63.5|    33.2|    25.7|    30.3
      Forestry................|      08|     1.7|      .9|      .7|      .8|     1.6|      .8|      .7|      .7
      Fishing, hunting, and   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       trapping...............|      09|      .4|      .3|      .2|      .1|      .3|      .2|      .2|      .1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Mining(6).................|        |    24.0|    14.4|    10.6|     9.6|    23.0|    13.9|    10.1|     9.2
      Metal mining(7).........|    10  |     1.3|      .7|      .4|      .6|     1.2|      .7|      .4|      .5
      Coal mining(7)..........|    12  |     5.8|     4.1|     3.8|     1.7|     5.4|     3.9|     3.6|     1.5
      Oil and gas extraction..|    13  |    11.5|     6.0|     4.2|     5.5|    11.3|     5.9|     4.1|     5.4
      Nonmetallic minerals,   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       except fuels(7)........|    14  |     5.4|     3.5|     2.2|     1.8|     5.2|     3.4|     2.1|     1.7
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Construction..............|        |   481.4|   240.9|   185.7|   240.5|   474.5|   237.6|   182.7|   236.9
      General building        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       contractors............|    15  |    91.1|    45.5|    34.0|    45.7|    89.7|    44.8|    33.4|    44.9
      Heavy construction,     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       except building........|    16  |    69.7|    36.0|    26.2|    33.7|    68.4|    35.5|    25.8|    32.9
      Special trade           |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       contractors............|    17  |   320.6|   159.4|   125.4|   161.1|   316.4|   157.3|   123.5|   159.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Manufacturing.............|        | 1,390.9|   702.4|   317.3|   688.6| 1,209.7|   614.5|   287.6|   595.2
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Durable goods............|        |   922.9|   445.5|   206.9|   477.4|   801.9|   390.6|   186.3|   411.4
      Lumber and wood products|    24  |    80.5|    41.8|    22.7|    38.7|    76.9|    40.0|    21.9|    36.9
      Furniture and fixtures..|    25  |    54.5|    28.3|    12.1|    26.2|    49.3|    25.3|    10.8|    23.9
      Stone, clay, and glass  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    32  |    58.5|    29.7|    16.5|    28.9|    55.6|    28.5|    15.8|    27.1
      Primary metal industries|    33  |    70.6|    35.1|    16.3|    35.5|    64.6|    32.4|    15.1|    32.1
      Fabricated metal        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    34  |   160.3|    76.5|    37.6|    83.8|   149.1|    71.1|    35.0|    77.9
      Industrial machinery and|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       equipment..............|    35  |   141.3|    61.2|    31.8|    80.1|   129.0|    55.6|    28.9|    73.3
      Electronic and other    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       electric equipment.....|    36  |    80.0|    39.8|    16.9|    40.2|    66.0|    32.5|    14.3|    33.5
      Transportation equipment|    37  |   221.7|   105.7|    39.3|   116.0|   166.2|    83.1|    33.1|    83.2
      Instruments and related |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    38  |    32.6|    16.3|     7.8|    16.3|    24.6|    11.9|     5.9|    12.7
      Miscellaneous           |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       manufacturing          |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       industries.............|    39  |    22.9|    11.2|     5.9|    11.7|    20.8|    10.1|     5.4|    10.7
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Nondurable goods.........|        |   468.1|   256.9|   110.4|   211.2|   407.7|   223.9|   101.3|   183.8
      Food and kindred        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    20  |   185.1|   107.4|    39.1|    77.7|   153.5|    88.7|    36.4|    64.7
      Tobacco products........|    21  |     1.4|      .6|      .4|      .7|     1.3|      .6|      .4|      .7
      Textile mill products...|    22  |    24.2|    12.4|     4.1|    11.8|    21.3|    11.2|     3.7|    10.1
      Apparel and other       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       textile products.......|    23  |    25.6|    12.4|     6.2|    13.2|    21.0|    10.1|     5.2|    10.9
      Paper and allied        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    26  |    38.1|    20.7|    10.7|    17.4|    35.3|    19.3|     9.8|    16.0
      Printing and publishing.|    27  |    62.6|    32.7|    18.7|    29.9|    57.6|    30.0|    17.3|    27.6
      Chemicals and allied    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    28  |    40.3|    21.6|     9.0|    18.7|    34.7|    19.1|     8.1|    15.5
      Petroleum and coal      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    29  |     3.9|     1.9|     1.0|     2.1|     3.8|     1.8|      .9|     2.0
      Rubber and miscellaneous|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       plastics               |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    30  |    82.0|    44.8|    20.1|    37.3|    75.4|    41.1|    18.6|    34.3
      Leather and leather     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    31  |     4.9|     2.5|     1.0|     2.4|     3.9|     2.0|      .8|     1.9
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Transportation and public |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     utilities(8).............|        |   456.1|   285.1|   199.9|   170.9|   436.9|   276.4|   192.9|   160.5
      Railroad                |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       transportation(8)......|    40  |     8.0|     6.2|     5.4|     1.8|     7.8|     6.1|     5.3|     1.7
      Local and interurban    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       passenger transit......|    41  |    37.4|    20.3|    14.4|    17.2|    36.4|    20.0|    14.1|    16.5
      Trucking and warehousing|    42  |   156.6|    97.0|    72.6|    59.6|   154.2|    95.4|    71.2|    58.8
      Water transportation....|    44  |    10.0|     5.9|     5.0|     4.2|     9.9|     5.8|     4.9|     4.1
      Transportation by air...|    45  |   135.5|    92.3|    60.1|    43.2|   128.6|    89.3|    57.8|    39.3
      Pipelines, except       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       natural gas............|    46  |      .5|      .3|      .3|      .2|      .5|      .3|      .3|      .2
      Transportation services.|    47  |    12.8|     7.9|     5.8|     4.8|    12.1|     7.5|     5.5|     4.6
      Communications..........|    48  |    47.0|    29.1|    22.5|    17.9|    42.1|    26.8|    20.5|    15.3
      Electric, gas, and      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       sanitary services......|    49  |    48.2|    26.1|    13.9|    22.1|    45.3|    25.2|    13.3|    20.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Wholesale and retail trade|        | 1,326.9|   604.6|   377.6|   722.3| 1,293.3|   588.1|   366.8|   705.2
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Wholesale trade..........|        |   340.1|   183.0|   111.9|   157.1|   329.2|   177.1|   108.2|   152.0
      Wholesale trade-durable |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       goods..................|    50  |   179.8|    90.1|    54.6|    89.7|   174.1|    87.2|    52.8|    86.9
      Wholesale               |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       trade-nondurable goods.|    51  |   160.3|    92.9|    57.3|    67.4|   155.1|    90.0|    55.4|    65.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Retail trade.............|        |   986.8|   421.6|   265.7|   565.2|   964.2|   411.0|   258.6|   553.2
      Building materials and  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       garden supplies........|    52  |    68.4|    32.6|    18.7|    35.8|    67.4|    32.3|    18.4|    35.2
      General merchandise     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       stores.................|    53  |   166.2|    98.9|    49.5|    67.3|   163.0|    97.1|    48.4|    65.9
      Food stores.............|    54  |   190.5|    82.7|    49.9|   107.8|   184.6|    79.2|    47.6|   105.4
      Automotive dealers and  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       service stations.......|    55  |   122.8|    48.7|    34.9|    74.0|   121.2|    48.0|    34.2|    73.2
      Apparel and accessory   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       stores.................|    56  |    26.2|    10.5|     6.9|    15.8|    25.5|    10.1|     6.6|    15.5
      Furniture and           |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       homefurnishings stores.|    57  |    38.5|    18.2|    12.5|    20.3|    38.0|    17.9|    12.2|    20.1
      Eating and drinking     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       places.................|    58  |   289.1|    89.1|    68.9|   200.0|   283.7|    88.1|    68.1|   195.6
      Miscellaneous retail....|    59  |    85.1|    40.9|    24.5|    44.2|    80.7|    38.3|    23.0|    42.3
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Finance, insurance, and   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
     real estate..............|        |   122.1|    51.1|    38.0|    70.9|   106.3|    45.0|    33.6|    61.3
      Depository institutions.|    60  |    27.0|     9.4|     7.4|    17.6|    23.0|     7.7|     6.2|    15.3
      Nondepository           |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       institutions...........|    61  |     7.0|     2.2|     1.8|     4.8|    -   |    -   |     1.4|    -   
      Security and commodity  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       brokers................|    62  |     3.6|     1.4|     1.1|     2.2|     3.0|     1.1|      .9|     1.9
      Insurance carriers......|    63  |    23.5|     8.2|     5.8|    15.3|    16.6|     5.6|     4.1|    11.0
      Insurance agents,       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       brokers, and service...|    64  |     5.8|     2.0|     1.6|     3.7|     4.7|     1.6|     1.3|     3.1
      Real estate.............|    65  |    52.1|    26.4|    19.2|    25.7|    50.5|    26.0|    18.7|    24.5
      Holding and other       |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       investment offices.....|    67  |     3.2|     1.4|     1.1|     1.7|     2.8|     1.3|      .9|     1.5
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Services..................|        | 1,304.9|   606.2|   368.3|   698.8| 1,233.7|   580.5|   352.2|   653.2
      Hotels and other lodging|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       places.................|    70  |   102.8|    48.2|    26.5|    54.7|    98.8|    46.3|    25.3|    52.5
      Personal services.......|    72  |    30.1|    16.2|     9.7|    13.9|    28.8|    15.5|     9.1|    13.3
      Business services.......|    73  |   155.1|    74.2|    47.8|    80.9|   144.1|    69.1|    45.1|    75.0
      Auto repair, services,  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       and parking............|    75  |    51.4|    23.5|    17.6|    27.9|    50.1|    22.9|    17.1|    27.2
      Miscellaneous repair    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       services...............|    76  |    18.5|     9.2|     6.9|     9.3|    18.0|     8.8|     6.6|     9.2
      Motion pictures.........|    78  |     9.7|     3.7|     2.7|     6.0|     9.2|     3.5|     2.6|     5.7
      Amusement and recreation|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       services...............|    79  |    79.5|    36.0|    19.0|    43.5|    76.2|    34.2|    18.3|    42.0
      Health services.........|    80  |   594.6|   275.5|   155.0|   319.1|   558.2|   265.2|   148.5|   293.0
      Legal services..........|    81  |     7.6|     3.1|     2.6|     4.5|     6.3|     2.6|     2.2|     3.7
      Educational services....|    82  |    38.9|    15.6|    11.1|    23.3|    36.9|    15.0|    10.6|    21.9
      Social services.........|    83  |   138.3|    66.7|    45.0|    71.6|   134.8|    65.5|    44.1|    69.3
      Museums, botanical,     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       zoological gardens.....|    84  |     5.0|     2.2|     1.5|     2.7|     4.8|     2.2|     1.5|     2.6
      Membership organizations|    86  |    20.0|     8.7|     6.6|    11.3|    19.1|     8.4|     6.4|    10.7
      Engineering and         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       management services....|    87  |    52.8|    23.2|    16.2|    29.6|    47.8|    21.2|    14.8|    26.6
      Services, n.e.c.........|    89  |      .7|      .2|    -   |      .5|      .6|      .2|    -   |      .4
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________

  1 Totals include data for industries not shown separately.
  2 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.
  3 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, days of restricted work activity, or both.
  4 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work
activity.
  5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
  6 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided
to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining
contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  Data for Mining (Division B in
the Standard Industrial Classification manual, 1987 edition) include establishments not governed by MSHA rules
and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.
  7 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded.
  8 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the
Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
  
  NOTE:  Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.  Dash indicates data not available.  The n.e.c.
abbreviation means that the category includes those components not elsewhere classified.
  SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor   


TABLE 3.  Incidence rates(1) of nonfatal occupational injuries by industry division
and employment size, 2001
____________________________________________________________________________________
                              |        |                                            
                              |        |   Establishment employment size (workers)  
                              |   All  |____________________________________________
      Industry division       |establi-|        |        |        |        |        
                              | shments| 1 to 10|11 to 49|  50 to | 250 to |1,000 or
                              |        |        |        |   249  |   999  |  more  
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
Private industry(2)...........|     5.4|     2.0|     4.5|     7.1|     6.2|     5.4
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Agriculture, forestry, and  |        |        |        |        |        |        
   fishing(2).................|     7.0|     4.6|     6.8|     8.7|     7.5|     4.9
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Mining(3)...................|     3.9|     2.7|     4.3|     5.1|     3.0|     1.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Construction................|     7.8|     4.8|     8.1|     9.7|     7.4|     4.0
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Manufacturing...............|     7.0|     3.0|     7.4|     8.4|     6.5|     6.0
    Durable goods.............|     7.7|     3.5|     8.7|     9.4|     6.9|     6.4
    Nondurable goods..........|     6.0|     2.2|     5.1|     7.0|     6.1|     5.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Transportation and public   |        |        |        |        |        |        
   utilities(4)...............|     6.6|    -   |     5.6|     8.2|     6.5|     6.9
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Wholesale and retail trade..|     5.4|     1.8|     4.6|     7.4|     8.1|     5.3
    Wholesale trade...........|     5.1|     1.8|     4.7|     7.2|     6.7|     3.6
    Retail trade..............|     5.5|     1.8|     4.5|     7.5|     8.6|     5.7
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Finance, insurance, and real|        |        |        |        |        |        
   estate.....................|     1.5|     1.1|     1.7|     2.0|     1.7|     1.2
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Services....................|     4.4|     1.3|     2.6|     6.0|     5.8|     5.7
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________

  1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time workers
and were calculated as:  (N/EH) x 200,000, where                  
     
     N      =  number of injuries                    
     EH     =  total hours worked by all employees during the    
               calendar year                                 
     200,000=  base for 100 equivalent full-time workers    
               (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
     
  2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
  3 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and
nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from
the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  Data for Mining (Division B in the
Standard Industrial Classification manual, 1987 edition) include establishments not
governed by MSHA rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.
  4 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for employers in railroad transportation are
provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
  
  NOTE:  Dash indicates data not available.
 
  
  SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 



TABLE 4.  Number of cases and incidence rates(1) of
nonfatal occupational injuries for private sector
industries with 100,000 or more cases, 2001
_________________________________________________________
                              |        |        |        
                              |   SIC  |  Total |Inciden-
         Industry(2)          | code(3)|  cases |   ce   
                              |        |  (000) |  rate  
______________________________|________|________|________
                              |        |        |        
Eating and drinking places....|   581  |   283.7|     5.2
                              |        |        |        
Hospitals.....................|   806  |   265.7|     8.2
                              |        |        |        
Nursing and personal care     |        |        |        
 facilities...................|   805  |   192.9|    13.0
                              |        |        |        
Grocery stores................|   541  |   175.1|     7.8
                              |        |        |        
Department stores.............|   531  |   145.3|     7.7
                              |        |        |        
Trucking and courier services,|        |        |        
 except air...................|   421  |   134.9|     8.3
                              |        |        |        
Air transportation, scheduled.|   451  |   116.3|    13.6
                              |        |        |        
Motor vehicles and equipment..|   371  |   102.7|    10.9
______________________________|________|________|________

  1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries
per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as:  (N/EH)
x 200,000, where                  
     
     N      =  number of injuries                    
     EH     =  total hours worked by all employees during
               the calendar year                             
        
     200,000=  base for 100 equivalent full-time workers
               (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks 
                per year)
     
  2 Industries with 100,000 or more cases were determined
by analysis of the number of cases at the 3-digit SIC
code level.
  3 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987
Edition.
  
  
  SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics
           U.S. Department of Labor      


TABLE 5.  Number of nonfatal occupational illnesses by industry division
and selected case types, 2001

(thousands)
___________________________________________________________________________
                              |        |                 |        |        
                              |        |   Lost workday  |        |  Total 
                              |        |      cases      |        |  cases 
                              |        |_________________|        |    of  
                              |        |        |        |  Cases |disorde-
      Industry division       |  Total |        |  With  | without|   rs   
                              |  cases |        |  days  |  lost  |associa-
                              |        |Total(1)|  away  |workdays|   ted  
                              |        |        |  from  |        |  with  
                              |        |        | work(2)|        |repeated
                              |        |        |        |        | trauma 
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________
                              |        |        |        |        |        
Private industry(3)...........|   333.8|   149.6|    72.2|   184.1|   216.4
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Agriculture, forestry, and  |        |        |        |        |        
   fishing(3).................|     4.9|      .9|      .7|     4.0|      .7
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Mining(4)...................|      .9|      .5|      .5|      .4|      .6
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Construction................|     7.0|     3.3|     3.0|     3.6|     2.6
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Manufacturing...............|   181.3|    87.9|    29.7|    93.4|   141.0
    Durable goods.............|   120.9|    54.9|    20.6|    66.0|    92.2
    Nondurable goods..........|    60.4|    33.0|     9.1|    27.4|    48.8
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Transportation and public   |        |        |        |        |        
   utilities(5)...............|    19.2|     8.7|     7.1|    10.4|    10.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Wholesale and retail trade..|    33.6|    16.5|    10.9|    17.1|    18.4
    Wholesale trade...........|    10.9|     5.8|     3.7|     5.1|     7.4
    Retail trade..............|    22.7|    10.6|     7.1|    12.0|    11.0
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Finance, insurance, and real|        |        |        |        |        
   estate.....................|    15.8|     6.2|     4.4|     9.6|    12.4
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Services....................|    71.2|    25.6|    16.1|    45.6|    30.6
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________

  1 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, days of
restricted work activity, or both.
  2 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from
work with or without restricted work activity.
  3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
  4 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal,
metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining
contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining
industries.  Data for Mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial
Classification manual, 1987 edition) include establishments not governed by
MSHA rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction.
  5 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for employers in railroad
transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation.
  
  NOTE:  Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
  SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 



TABLE 6.  Incidence rates(1) of occupational injuries and illnesses for private industry by selected
case types, 1973-2001
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              |                                   |                                   
                              |       Injuries and illnesses      |              Injuries             
                              |___________________________________|___________________________________
                              |        |                 |        |        |                 |        
                              |        |   Lost workday  |        |        |   Lost workday  |        
                              |        |      cases      |        |        |      cases      |        
           Year(2)            |        |_________________|        |        |_________________|        
                              |  Total |        |        |  Cases |  Total |        |        |  Cases 
                              |  cases |        |  With  | without|  cases |        |  With  | without
                              |        |        |  days  |  lost  |        |        |  days  |  lost  
                              |        |Total(3)|  away  |workdays|        |Total(3)|  away  |workdays
                              |        |        |  from  |        |        |        |  from  |        
                              |        |        | work(4)|        |        |        | work(4)|        
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
1973..........................|    11.0|     3.4|    -   |     7.5|    10.6|     3.3|    -   |     7.3
1974..........................|    10.4|     3.5|    -   |     6.9|    10.0|     3.4|    -   |     6.6
1975..........................|     9.1|     3.3|     3.2|     5.8|     8.8|     3.2|     3.1|     5.6
1976..........................|     9.2|     3.5|     3.3|     5.7|     8.9|     3.4|     3.2|     5.5
1977..........................|     9.3|     3.8|     3.6|     5.5|     9.0|     3.7|     3.5|     5.3
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
1978(5).......................|     9.4|     4.1|     3.8|     5.3|     9.2|     4.0|     3.7|     5.2
1979(5).......................|     9.5|     4.3|     4.0|     5.2|     9.2|     4.2|     3.9|     5.0
1980..........................|     8.7|     4.0|     3.7|     4.7|     8.5|     3.9|     3.6|     4.6
1981..........................|     8.3|     3.8|     3.5|     4.5|     8.1|     3.7|     3.4|     4.4
1982..........................|     7.7|     3.5|     3.2|     4.2|     7.6|     3.4|     3.2|     4.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
1983(5).......................|     7.6|     3.4|     3.2|     4.2|     7.5|     3.4|     3.1|     4.1
1984(5).......................|     8.0|     3.7|     3.4|     4.3|     7.8|     3.6|     3.3|     4.2
1985..........................|     7.9|     3.6|     3.3|     4.3|     7.7|     3.6|     3.3|     4.2
1986..........................|     7.9|     3.6|     3.3|     4.3|     7.7|     3.6|     3.3|     4.2
1987..........................|     8.3|     3.8|     3.4|     4.4|     8.0|     3.7|     3.3|     4.3
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
1988..........................|     8.6|     4.0|     3.5|     4.6|     8.3|     3.8|     3.4|     4.4
1989..........................|     8.6|     4.0|     3.4|     4.6|     8.2|     3.9|     3.3|     4.4
1990..........................|     8.8|     4.1|     3.4|     4.7|     8.3|     3.9|     3.3|     4.5
1991..........................|     8.4|     3.9|     3.2|     4.5|     7.9|     3.7|     3.1|     4.2
1992(6).......................|     8.9|     3.9|     3.0|     5.0|     8.3|     3.6|     2.9|     4.7
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
1993(6).......................|     8.5|     3.8|     2.9|     4.8|     7.9|     3.5|     2.7|     4.4
1994(6).......................|     8.4|     3.8|     2.8|     4.6|     7.7|     3.5|     2.6|     4.2
1995(6).......................|     8.1|     3.6|     2.5|     4.4|     7.5|     3.4|     2.4|     4.1
1996(6).......................|     7.4|     3.4|     2.2|     4.1|     6.9|     3.1|     2.1|     3.8
1997(6).......................|     7.1|     3.3|     2.1|     3.8|     6.6|     3.1|     2.0|     3.5
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
1998(6).......................|     6.7|     3.1|     2.0|     3.5|     6.2|     2.9|     1.9|     3.3
1999(6).......................|     6.3|     3.0|     1.9|     3.3|     5.9|     2.8|     1.8|     3.1
2000(6).......................|     6.1|     3.0|     1.8|     3.2|     5.8|     2.8|     1.7|     2.9
2001(6).......................|     5.7|     2.8|     1.7|     2.9|     5.4|     2.6|     1.6|     2.7
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________

  1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and
were calculated as:  (N/EH) x 200,000, where                  
     
     N      =  number of injuries and illnesses                   
     EH     =  total hours worked by all employees during the    
               calendar year                                 
     200,000=  base for 100 equivalent full-time workers    
               (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
     
  2 Data for 1973-75 are based on the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1967 Edition; data
for 1976-87 are based on the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972 Edition; and data for
1988-2001 are based on the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.  Data for
1976-2001 exclude farms with fewer than 11 employees.  The recordkeeping guidelines for occupational
injuries and illnesses were revised in 1986, and the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses was
redesigned in 1992.
  3 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, days of restricted work activity, or both.
  4 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without
restricted work activity.
  5 To maintain historical comparability with the rest of the series, data for small nonfarm employers
in low-risk industries who were not surveyed were imputed and included in the survey estimates.
  6 Data exclude fatal work-related injuries and illnesses.
  
  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   



TABLE 7.  Incidence rates(1) of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry division and selected case types, 1999-2001
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                              |                          |                                                                                |                          
                              |                          |                               Lost workday cases                               |                          
                              |        Total cases       |________________________________________________________________________________|  Cases without lost work 
                              |                          |                          |                          |                          |           days           
      Industry division       |                          |         Total(2)         |      With days away      |  With days of restricted |                          
                              |__________________________|                          |       from work(3)       |    work activity only    |__________________________
                              |        |        |        |__________________________|__________________________|__________________________|        |        |        
                              |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  
                              |        |        |        |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |        |        |        
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
Private industry(4)...........|     6.3|     6.1|     5.7|     3.0|     3.0|     2.8|     1.9|     1.8|     1.7|     1.2|     1.2|     1.1|     3.3|     3.2|     2.9
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Agriculture, forestry, and  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
   fishing(4).................|     7.3|     7.1|     7.3|     3.4|     3.6|     3.6|     2.4|     2.5|     2.7|     1.0|     1.1|      .9|     3.9|     3.5|     3.7
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Mining(5)...................|     4.4|     4.7|     4.0|     2.7|     3.0|     2.4|     2.0|     2.4|     1.8|      .6|      .6|      .6|     1.7|     1.7|     1.6
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Construction................|     8.6|     8.3|     7.9|     4.2|     4.1|     4.0|     3.3|     3.2|     3.0|      .9|      .9|      .9|     4.4|     4.2|     3.9
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Manufacturing...............|     9.2|     9.0|     8.1|     4.6|     4.5|     4.1|     2.2|     2.0|     1.8|     2.4|     2.5|     2.2|     4.6|     4.5|     4.0
    Durable goods.............|    10.1|     9.8|     8.8|     4.8|     4.7|     4.3|     2.4|     2.2|     2.0|     2.4|     2.5|     2.3|     5.3|     5.1|     4.6
    Nondurable goods..........|     7.8|     7.8|     6.8|     4.2|     4.2|     3.8|     1.9|     1.8|     1.6|     2.3|     2.4|     2.1|     3.6|     3.5|     3.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Transportation and public   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
   utilities(6)...............|     7.3|     6.9|     6.9|     4.4|     4.3|     4.3|     3.1|     3.1|     3.0|     1.4|     1.1|     1.3|     2.8|     2.6|     2.6
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Wholesale and retail trade..|     6.1|     5.9|     5.6|     2.7|     2.7|     2.5|     1.8|     1.7|     1.6|      .9|     1.0|     1.0|     3.4|     3.3|     3.0
    Wholesale trade...........|     6.3|     5.8|     5.3|     3.3|     3.1|     2.8|     2.0|     1.9|     1.7|     1.2|     1.2|     1.1|     3.0|     2.7|     2.4
    Retail trade..............|     6.1|     5.9|     5.7|     2.5|     2.5|     2.4|     1.7|     1.6|     1.5|      .8|      .9|      .9|     3.6|     3.4|     3.2
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Finance, insurance, and real|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
   estate.....................|     1.8|     1.9|     1.8|      .8|      .8|      .7|      .6|      .6|      .6|      .2|      .2|      .2|     1.1|     1.1|     1.0
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Services....................|     4.9|     4.9|     4.6|     2.2|     2.2|     2.2|     1.5|     1.4|     1.3|      .8|      .9|      .8|     2.6|     2.6|     2.5
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________

  1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as:  (N/EH) x 200,000, where                  
     
     N      =  number of injuries and illnesses                   
     EH     =  total hours worked by all employees during the                  
               calendar year                                 
     200,000=  base for 100 equivalent full-time workers                 
               (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)
     
  2 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, days of restricted work activity, or both.
  3 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without restricted work activity.
  4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
  5 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.  Data for Mining (Division B in
the Standard Industrial Classification manual, 1987 edition) include establishments not governed by MSHA rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas
Extraction.
  6 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
  
  NOTE:  Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.
  SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor