Note on expanded data on the Internet: BLS has released two new web-based tools for 

analyzing occupational injury and illness data. Employers can compute their own injury and 

illness incidence rate for safety management purposes and compare their rate to their industry 

rate by visiting http://data.bls.gov/IIRC/. A second Web tool, Profiles on the Web, allows 

anyone to access injury and illness data by industry, demographic characteristics, and case 

characteristics by visiting http://data.bls.gov/GQT/servlet/InitialPage .

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WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES IN 2004 

A total of 4.3 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry 

workplaces during 2004, down from 4.4 million in 2003. These cases occurred at a rate of 4.8 

cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, according to the Survey of Occupational Injuries and 

Illnesses by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor. This was a decline 

from the rate of 5.0 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers reported by BLS for 2003 and 

resulted from a 2.5 percent decrease in the number of cases reported combined with a 1.6 percent 

increase in the number of hours worked. 

This release is the second in a series of three releases from the BLS covering 

occupational safety and health statistics in 2004. The first release, in August 2005, covered 

work-related fatalities from the 2004 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. In 

December 2005, a third release will be issued three months earlier than it has been in the past 

and will provide details from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses 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, primary source producing the disability, the time of day of 

occurrence, and the number of hours into the workshift before the occurrence). “More seriously” 

is defined in this survey as cases involving days away from work. 

Goods producing industries as a whole had an injury and illness rate of 6.5 cases per 100 

equivalent full-time workers, while service providing industries as a whole had a rate of 4.2 

cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers. Both of these rates declined by 0.2 cases per 100 

equivalent full-time workers from the rates reported for 2003. Among the goods producing 

industry sectors, incidence rates during 2004 ranged from 3.8 cases per 100 full-time workers in 
mining to 6.6 cases per 100 full-time workers in manufacturing. (See table 1.) Within the 

service providing industry sectors, incidence rates ranged from 0.9 cases per 100 full-time 

workers in the finance and insurance sector to 7.3 cases per 100 full-time workers in 

transportation and warehousing. Among all private industry sectors only the utilities sector 

experienced a significant increase in the injury and illness rate, rising from 4.4 cases per 100 

equivalent full-time workers in 2003 to 5.2 cases in 2004. 

For private industry in 2004, rates for injuries and illnesses combined ranged from 1.9 

cases per 100 workers for small establishments (those employing 1 to 10 workers) to 5.9 for midsize establishments (those employing 50 to 249 workers). (See table 3.) While incidence rates 

remained relatively unchanged for establishments employing fewer than 250 workers, the rates 

for establishments with 250 to 999 workers and for establishments with 1,000 or more workers 

both declined significantly in 2004 to 5.4 cases per 100 full-time workers, down from 5.8 and 5.7 

cases per 100 workers, respectively, in 2003. 

Fourteen industries, each having at least 100,000 injuries and illnesses combined, 

accounted for about 2 million cases, or 46 percent of the 4.3 million total. (See table 4.) These 

same fourteen industries also reported having at least 100,000 injuries and illnesses in 2003, 

although their rank order has changed slightly. Hospitals (NAICS 622) led this group of 

industries in each year, followed by nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623). (NAICS 

is the North American Industry Classification System, which replaced the Standard Industrial 

Classification (SIC) system as the means of classifying businesses by the type of activity in 

which they are primarily engaged. The BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses first 

reported NAICS-based data for its 2003 results.) 

 

Approximately 2.2 million injuries and illnesses were cases with days away from work, 

job transfer, or restriction; that is, they required recuperation away from work, transfer to another 

job, restricted duties at work, or a combination of these actions. The remaining 2.0 million 

injuries and illnesses were other recordable cases that did not result in time away from work. 

(See table 2.) The incidence rate for cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction 

was 2.5 cases per 100 workers, and the rate for other recordable cases was 2.3. Both of these 

rates decreased by 0.1 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers from 2003. 

Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction are comprised of two case 

types, those requiring at least one day away from work, with or without job transfer or 

restriction, and those requiring only job transfer or restriction. The latter case type may involve 

shortened work hours, a temporary job change, or temporary restrictions on a worker’s regular 

duties; for example, no heavy lifting. Separately, the rate for cases with days away from work 

was 1.4 cases per 100 workers and the rate for cases with job transfer or restriction was 1.1 cases 

per 100 workers. The rate in manufacturing for cases with job transfer or restriction (2.1) was 

higher than the rate for days-away-from-work cases (1.6). (See chart 1.) Among the remaining 

industry sectors included in this chart, the rate for cases with days away from work was higher 

than the rate for cases with job transfer or restriction. 
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Other services

Leisure and hospitality

Health care and social assistance

Education services

Professional and business services

Financial activities

Information

Utilities

Transportation and warehousing

Retail trade

Wholesale trade

Trade, transportation, and utilities

Service providing

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Natural resources and mining

Goods producing

Private Industry

Cases with days away from work

Cases with job transfer or restriction

Chart 1. Incidence rates for cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction by case 

type and selected industry sector, 2004

 

Injuries and Illnesses 

Injuries. Of the 4.3 million nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in 2004, 4.0 

million were injuries. Of these 4.0 million injuries, 1.3 million or 32 percent occurred in the 

goods producing industries, while 2.7 million or 68 percent occurred in the service providing 

industries. Goods producing industries employed nearly 22 percent of the private sector 

workforce covered by this program, while service providing industries employed 78 percent of 

the workforce. (Employment data are derived primarily from the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.) The manufacturing sector (21 percent), the 

health care and social assistance sector (16 percent), and the retail trade sector (15 percent) had 

the largest shares of injury cases. (See table 5 and chart 2.) 

Illnesses. There were about 249,000 newly reported cases of occupational illnesses in 

private industry in 2004, down by nearly 8 percent from 269,500 cases in 2003. Service 

providing industries accounted for approximately 53 percent of these cases, while goods 

producing industries accounted for 47 percent. The manufacturing sector accounted for 42 

percent of all newly reported cases of occupational illnesses. (See table 6 and chart 3.) The “All 

other illnesses” category accounted for 65 percent of total illness cases in 2004. In 2003, this 

category comprised over 75 percent of all illnesses. Beginning with the 2004 calendar year, the 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) included “Hearing loss” as a separate 

illness category. Hearing loss accounted for more than 11 percent of all illnesses in 2004. In 

2003, hearing loss cases were included in the “All other illnesses” category. 
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). 

Education services

0.9%

Other services

2.3%

Retail trade

15.2%

Wholesale trade

5.8%

Manufacturing

20.9%

Utilities

0.6%

Information

1.3%

Financial activities

2.6%

Professional and 

business services

6.6%

Mining

0.5%

Agriculture, forestry, 

fishing and hunting

1.3%

Construction

9.8%

Transportation and 

warehousing

6.9%

Health care and social 

assistance

15.9%

Leisure and hospitality

9.4%

Chart 2. Percent of nonfatal workplace injuries by industry sector, 2004
Industry Sectors at a Glance 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting. While the incidence rate for this sector was 

significantly higher than that of private industry in 2004, the number of injury and illness 

cases, as well as the incidence rate, remained relatively unchanged from 2003. 

Mining. The incidence rate in this industry sector was significantly lower than that of 

private industry. The number of injury and illness cases reported in mining rose 

significantly in 2004, while the incidence rate was not significantly higher than in 2003 

due to an increase in the number of hours worked. This is also true of cases involving 

days away from work, job transfer, or restriction and for injury cases. 

Construction. The incidence rate of injuries and illnesses in this industry sector declined 

significantly in 2004 to 6.4 cases per 100 full-time workers, down from 6.8 cases a year 

earlier. The rates for cases involving days away from work, job transfer, or restriction, 

cases with days away from work, cases with job transfer or restriction, and injury cases 

also declined significantly in 2004. These declines were driven by changes among 

specialty trades contractors (NAICS 238), whose total recordable case incidence rate 

declined from 7.3 to 6.8 cases per 100 full-time workers in 2004. (Specialty trades 

contractors are defined as those establishments whose primary activity is performing 

specific functions involved in building construction, such as masonry, roofing, electrical, 

plumbing, and painting.) The rates for cases involving days away from work, job 

Other services

1.4%

Health care and social 

assistance

18.4%

Education services

0.7%

Professional and 

business services

6.6%

Financial activities

3.4%

Transportation and 

warehousing

4.1%

Utilities

1.3%

Retail trade

6.9%

Wholesale trade

2.9%

Manufacturing

42.2%

Information

1.7%

Mining

0.3%

Agriculture, forestry, 

fishing and hunting

1.2%

Construction

3.5%

Leisure and hospitality

5.3%

Chart 3. Percent of nonfatal workplace illnesses by industry sector, 2004
transfer, or restriction and for injury cases also declined significantly. As with 

construction as a whole, the number of cases for specialty trades contractors remained 

relatively unchanged. Specialty trades contractors accounted for a majority of 

employment (64 percent) and cases (67 percent) in the construction sector. The number 

of cases and the incidence rate remained relatively unchanged in 2004 for the two 

remaining three-digit NAICS industries within construction, NAICS 236 (Construction of 

buildings) and NAICS 237 (Heavy and civil engineering construction). 

Manufacturing. More than 1 in 5 injury and illnesses cases reported in private industry 

occur in manufacturing, while this industry accounts for less than 14 percent of private 

sector employment. The incidence rate in 2004 for this industry sector, 6.6 cases per 100 

full-time workers, was significantly higher than that of overall private industry. 

However, similar to private industry, the rate of total recordable cases of injuries and 

illnesses declined by 0.2 cases per 100 full-time workers in 2004, down to 6.6 from 6.8 a 

year earlier. Of the fourteen private sector industries reporting 100,000 or more cases in 

2004, three of these were manufacturing industries. Transportation equipment 

manufacturing (NAICS 336) with 151,500 cases, food manufacturing (NAICS 311) with 

122,300 cases, and fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332) with 119,900 

cases, accounted for 42 percent of all cases reported in manufacturing, but accounted for 

one-third of manufacturing employment in 2004. The injury and illness rate for each of 

these industries is significantly higher than that for the manufacturing sector as a whole. 

Wholesale and retail trade. While the incidence rates for both of these industry sectors 

remained relatively unchanged in 2004, the rate for retail trade (5.3 cases per 100 fulltime workers) was significantly higher than the rate of 4.5 cases for wholesale trade and 

the rate of 4.8 cases for private industry as a whole. Within retail trade, the rate in only 

one of the dozen three-digit industries (NAICS 444, Building material and garden supply 

stores) changed significantly in 2004, where the total recordable case rate rose from 6.4 

to 8.1 cases per 100 full-time workers. Nearly all of this change was accounted for by an 

increase in the number of cases among home centers (NAICS 444110) – establishments 

primarily engaged in retailing a general line of home repair and improvement materials 

and supplies. The rate of injuries and illnesses for home centers rose from 7.2 cases per 

100 full-time workers in 2003 to 10.4 cases in 2004. More than 99 percent of the 

reported increase in cases was injuries and nearly 6 in 10 of these were cases that 

involved days away from work, job transfer, or restriction. 
Transportation and warehousing. While the incidence rate of injuries and illnesses in 

this industry sector declined in 2004 from 7.8 to 7.3 cases per 100 full-time workers, the 

rate was significantly higher than the rate of 4.8 cases in all of private industry. Of the 

ten three-digit NAICS industries within this industry sector, only truck transportation 

(NAICS 484) experienced a significant decline in the rate of injuries and illnesses, falling 

from 6.8 cases per 100 full-time employees in 2003 to 6.1 cases in 2004. This decline 

can be attributed to decreases in the numbers and rates for both cases involving days 

away from work, job transfer, or restriction and cases involving days away from work. 

Utilities. This was the only industry sector in 2004 to experience a statistically 

significant increase in the incidence rate of total recordable injury and illness cases, rising 

from 4.4 cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003 to 5.2 cases in 2004. This rise was the 

result of a jump of 19 percent in the number of cases reported in the industry sector, 

while the total number of hours worked rose by only 1 percent. Approximately 60 

percent of the increase in cases in this sector can be attributed to natural gas distribution 

(NAICS 2212), where the rate of injuries and illnesses increased from 4.8 to 7.3 cases per 

100 full-time employees in 2004. This industry accounted for about 20 percent of total 

employment in the utilities industry sector, but contributed nearly 27 percent of the 

reported cases. 

Incidence rates for home centers (NAICS 444110) 

by case type, 2003 versus 2004

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4

6

8

10

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TRC DART DAFW DJTR ORC INJU

Case type

Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers 

2003

2004

TRC=total recordable cases 

DART=days away from work, job transfer, or restriction 

DAFW=days away from work 

DJTR=days of job transfer or restriction 

ORC=other recordable cases 

INJU=injuries only 
Information. This industry sector is a new aggregate added with the transition from SIC 

to NAICS in 2003 and includes industries such as motion picture and sound recording, 

telecommunications, internet service providers, and publishing and broadcasting. 

Establishments in this industry sector reported injuries and illnesses at a rate of 2.0 cases 

per 100 full-time workers in 2004, relatively unchanged from the previous year but 

significantly lower than the rate for private industry as a whole (4.8). 

Finance and insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing. Within these industry 

sectors, real estate and rental and leasing experienced a significantly higher rate of 

injuries and illnesses (3.7 cases per 100 full-time workers) than did the finance and 

insurance sector (0.9 cases) in 2004. Both of these sectors experienced rates below that 

of private industry (4.8 cases per 100 full-time workers) in 2004. 

Professional and business services. This industry aggregate, composed of professional, 

scientific, and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; and 

administrative and support and waste management and remediation services experienced 

injuries and illnesses at a rate of 2.4 cases per 100 full-time workers in 2004. The rate 

was well below that for all private industry (4.8) and was relatively unchanged from the 

previous year. Administrative and support and waste management and remediation 

services accounted for 56 percent of all cases in professional and business services and 

experienced a higher rate of total recordable injury and illness cases (3.7 cases per 100 

full-time workers) than the other two industry sectors within this aggregate. Waste 

management and remediation services (NAICS 562) experienced injuries and illnesses at 

a rate higher than that of the sector as a whole, reporting a rate of 7.6 cases per 100 fulltime workers. 

Education services and Health care and social assistance. Of the fourteen industries 

reporting 100,000 or more cases in 2004, three of these were industries in the health care 

and social assistance sector – hospitals (NAICS 622) with 284,600 cases, nursing and 

residential care facilities (NAICS 623) with 215,200 cases, and ambulatory health care 

services (NAICS 621) with 124,600 cases. Hospitals have led the list of industries 

reporting 100,000 or more cases for the past two years. The rate of illnesses experienced 

by workers in the hospital industry was 72.9 cases per 10,000 full-time workers, 

compared to 27.9 cases for private industry as a whole. While the total recordable case 

incidence rate for the health care and social assistance industry sector declined from 6.5 

cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003 to 6.2 cases in 2004, the rates at which injuries 

and illnesses were reported for these three industries with 100,000 or more cases 

remained relatively unchanged in 2004. 

Leisure and hospitality. Accommodation and food services accounted for approximately 

85 percent of employment and 83 percent of cases in this industry aggregate, with the 

arts, entertainment, and recreation industry sector accounting for the remainder. The rate 

of total recordable cases in leisure and hospitality declined in 2004 to 4.7 cases per 100 

full-time workers, down from 5.1 cases in 2003. This was driven by a decline in the rate 

for accommodation and food services, which fell from 5.0 cases per 100 full-time 

workers in 2003 to 4.5 cases in 2004, while the rate for arts, entertainment, and recreation 
remained unchanged in 2004 at 5.9 cases per 100 workers. Of the fourteen private sector 

industries which reported 100,000 or more cases in 2004, two of these were in the 

accommodation and food services sector – full service restaurants (NAICS 7221) with 

113,300 cases and limited-service eating places (NAICS 7222) with 104,200 cases. 

These industries were previously combined under SIC reporting, but have been broken 

out under NAICS. Neither of these industries experienced a significant change in the rate 

or count of total recordable cases in 2004. 

Background of the Survey 

The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses is a Federal/State program in which 

employer reports were collected from about 173,800 private industry establishments in 2004 and 

processed by State agencies cooperating with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey 

measures nonfatal injuries and illnesses only and 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 survey provides estimates of the number and frequency (incidence rates) of nonfatal 

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 recordkeeping rules revised by 

the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor and made 

effective on January 1, 2002. Effective January 1, 2004, OSHA further revised the 

recordkeeping rules by adding hearing loss as a separately identified illness category. 

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 

(MSHA) and the Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), 

respectively. MSHA has not adopted the revised OSHA recordkeeping requirements for 2004. 

Therefore, estimates for coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are not comparable with estimates for 

other industries. FRA adopted the revised OSHA recordkeeping requirements in June 2003. 

Therefore, estimates for railroad activities for 2004 can be compared to estimates for other 

industries. However, estimates for railroad activities in 2004 should not be compared to 

estimates for railroad activities from prior years. 

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 2004 incidence rate for all 

occupational injuries and illnesses of 4.8 cases per 100 full-time workers in private industry has 

an estimated relative standard error of about 0.6 percent. The 95-percent confidence interval 

would be 4.8 plus or minus 1.2 percent (2 times 0.6 percent) or 4.74 to 4.86. One can be 95 
percent confident that the “true” incidence rate falls within the confidence interval. A relative 

standard error was calculated for each estimate from the survey and will be available on the BLS 

Internet site at http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm. 

The number of injuries and illnesses reported in any year 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 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 sectors: agriculture, 

forestry, fishing, and hunting; mining; construction; and manufacturing. The service providing 

sector includes the following industry sectors: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and 

warehousing; utilities; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; 

professional, scientific, and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; 

administrative and support and waste management and remediation services; educational 

services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment, and recreation; accommodation 

and food services; and other services (except public administration). BLS has generated 

estimates of injuries and illnesses for many of the 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-digit private sector 

industries as defined in the 2002 North American Industry Classification System 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 202-691-6170 and from the BLS Internet site at 

http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm. 
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004

Industry2 NAICS code3

2004

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Private industry6 ........................................................................................ 107,551.8 4.8 2.5 1.4 

Goods producing6 ................................................................................. 22,655.5 6.5 3.5 1.9 

Natural resources and mining6,7 ...................................................... 1,481.7 5.3 3.1 2.0 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting6 ........................................ 11 961.8 6.4 3.7 2.3 

Crop production6 .......................................................................... 111 429.8 5.6 3.3 1.7 

Animal production6 ...................................................................... 112 141.1 8.5 4.7 2.9 

Support activities for agriculture and forestry .............................. 115 309.2 5.9 3.3 2.2 

Mining7 ............................................................................................. 21 519.9 3.8 2.3 1.6 

Oil and gas extraction .................................................................. 211 121.3 2.6 1.2 .9 Mining (except oil and gas)8 ........................................................ 212 204.2 4.3 2.9 2.2 Support activities for mining ........................................................ 213 194.4 3.8 2.2 1.5 

Construction ...................................................................................... 6,916.4 6.4 3.4 2.4 

Construction .................................................................................... 23 6,916.4 6.4 3.4 2.4 

Construction of buildings ............................................................. 236 1,618.5 5.6 2.9 2.2 Heavy and civil engineering construction .................................... 237 895.0 5.9 3.2 2.1 Specialty trade contractors .......................................................... 238 4,402.9 6.8 3.6 2.6 

Manufacturing .................................................................................... 14,257.4 6.6 3.6 1.6 

Manufacturing .................................................................................. 31-33 14,257.4 6.6 3.6 1.6 

Food manufacturing ..................................................................... 311 1,490.4 8.2 5.3 1.9 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing ............................ 312 193.7 8.7 5.8 2.9 Textile mills .................................................................................. 313 237.8 4.0 2.3 .8 Textile product mills ..................................................................... 314 176.2 5.4 2.9 1.0 Apparel manufacturing ................................................................ 315 284.7 3.5 1.8 1.0 Leather and allied product manufacturing ................................... 316 42.5 6.9 4.4 1.5 Wood product manufacturing ...................................................... 321 548.0 10.0 5.4 2.7 Paper manufacturing ................................................................... 322 493.3 4.9 2.9 1.4 Printing and related support activities .......................................... 323 658.5 4.5 2.4 1.2 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing ............................... 324 112.3 2.5 1.2 .7 Chemical manufacturing .............................................................. 325 881.8 3.5 2.0 .9 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing ............................... 326 803.7 7.7 4.7 2.0 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing ................................ 327 498.5 8.0 4.8 2.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2004

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Primary metal manufacturing ....................................................... 331 466.0 10.0 5.2 2.2 Fabricated metal product manufacturing ..................................... 332 1,488.7 8.0 3.9 1.9 Machinery manufacturing ............................................................ 333 1,136.8 6.7 3.1 1.5 Computer and electronic product manufacturing ......................... 334 1,314.9 2.3 1.2 .6 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component

manufacturing ............................................................................ 335 443.8 5.5 2.9 1.2 

Transportation equipment manufacturing .................................... 336 1,763.4 8.5 4.6 1.6 Furniture and related product manufacturing .............................. 337 568.5 8.3 4.7 2.3 Miscellaneous manufacturing ...................................................... 339 653.6 4.5 2.5 1.2 

Service providing .................................................................................. 84,896.3 4.2 2.2 1.3 

Trade, transportation, and utilities9 ................................................. 25,273.3 5.5 3.1 1.8 

Wholesale trade ............................................................................... 42 5,642.5 4.5 2.7 1.5 

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ......................................... 423 2,942.2 4.1 2.2 1.3 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ................................... 424 2,000.0 5.6 3.9 2.0 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers ............... 425 700.4 2.8 1.6 1.0 

Retail trade ...................................................................................... 44-45 15,060.7 5.3 2.7 1.5 

Motor vehicle and parts dealers .................................................. 441 1,901.3 5.1 2.2 1.4 Furniture and home furnishings stores ........................................ 442 563.8 5.7 3.2 1.9 Electronics and appliance stores ................................................. 443 521.8 3.1 1.5 .9 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers ... 444 1,234.1 8.1 4.3 2.3 Food and beverage stores ........................................................... 445 2,818.3 6.4 3.3 1.9 Health and personal care stores .................................................. 446 940.7 2.3 1.1 .7 Gasoline stations ......................................................................... 447 872.9 3.4 1.5 1.0 Clothing and clothing accessories stores .................................... 448 1,367.6 2.6 .9 .6 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores .......................... 451 646.1 3.9 1.3 .8 General merchandise stores ....................................................... 452 2,851.3 7.0 4.3 1.9 Miscellaneous store retailers ....................................................... 453 918.5 3.2 1.6 .9 Nonstore retailers ........................................................................ 454 424.4 4.8 2.8 1.6 

Transportation and warehousing9 .................................................... 48-49 4,006.2 7.3 4.9 3.1 

Air transportation ......................................................................... 481 513.2 10.1 7.7 5.3 Rail transportation9 ...................................................................... 482 – 2.7 2.0 1.8 Water transportation .................................................................... 483 55.0 4.4 2.6 1.8 Truck transportation ..................................................................... 484 1,350.8 6.1 3.9 2.9 Transit and ground passenger transportation .............................. 485 378.4 6.1 3.6 2.8 Pipeline transportation ................................................................. 486 37.6 2.5 1.4 1.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2004

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Scenic and sightseeing transportation ......................................... 487 27.0 4.7 2.8 2.4 Support activities for transportation ............................................. 488 530.6 5.3 3.5 2.2 Couriers and messengers ........................................................... 492 557.5 12.4 8.8 4.1 Warehousing and storage ........................................................... 493 555.8 9.3 5.8 2.8 

Utilities ............................................................................................. 22 563.9 5.2 2.5 1.4 

Utilities ......................................................................................... 221 563.9 5.2 2.5 1.4 

Information ......................................................................................... 3,099.6 2.0 1.1 .8 

Information ....................................................................................... 51 3,099.6 2.0 1.1 .8 

Publishing industries (except Internet) ........................................ 511 907.5 2.1 1.1 .7 Motion picture and sound recording industries ............................ 512 380.3 – – .7 Broadcasting (except Internet) .................................................... 515 323.6 2.3 1.2 .7 Internet publishing and broadcasting ........................................... 516 29.3 2.4 .7 .5 Telecommunications .................................................................... 517 1,027.0 2.2 1.4 1.0 Internet service providers, web search portals, and data

processing services ................................................................... 518 382.5 .8 .3 .2 

Other information services ........................................................... 519 49.4 1.6 1.0 1.0 

Financial activities ............................................................................. 7,890.8 1.6 .7 .5 

Finance and insurance .................................................................... 52 5,813.3 .9 .3 .2 

Monetary authorities - central bank ............................................. 521 21.6 1.9 1.2 .6 Credit intermediation and related activities .................................. 522 2,813.1 1.0 .4 .3 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial

investments and related activities .............................................. 523 765.2 .3 .1 .1 

Insurance carriers and related activities ...................................... 524 2,127.9 1.1 .4 .3 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles .................................. 525 85.5 .6 .3 .2 

Real estate and rental and leasing .................................................. 53 2,077.5 3.7 1.9 1.3 

Real estate .................................................................................. 531 1,410.4 3.3 1.7 1.2 Rental and leasing services ......................................................... 532 641.0 4.7 2.5 1.5 

Professional and business services ................................................ 16,294.8 2.4 1.3 .8 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ................................ 54 6,768.9 1.3 .5 .3 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ............................ 541 6,768.9 1.3 .5 .3 

Management of companies and enterprises ................................... 55 1,696.5 2.7 1.5 .7 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2004

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Administrative and support and waste management and

remediation services ...................................................................... 56 7,829.4 3.7 2.2 1.4 

Administrative and support services ............................................ 561 7,503.5 3.4 2.0 1.3 Waste management and remediation services ........................... 562 325.8 7.6 5.3 2.9 

Education and health services ......................................................... 16,085.0 5.8 2.7 1.5 

Educational services ........................................................................ 61 2,079.2 2.5 1.0 .7 

Educational services .................................................................... 611 2,079.2 2.5 1.0 .7 

Health care and social assistance ................................................... 62 14,005.7 6.2 2.9 1.6 

Ambulatory health care services ................................................. 621 4,937.5 3.3 1.2 .8 Hospitals ...................................................................................... 622 4,246.7 8.3 3.4 1.9 Nursing and residential care facilities .......................................... 623 2,810.2 9.7 5.8 2.9 Social assistance ......................................................................... 624 2,011.3 3.9 2.1 1.2 

Leisure and hospitality ..................................................................... 12,467.6 4.7 1.9 1.1 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................................................. 71 1,852.9 5.9 3.1 1.5 

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries ............ 711 380.5 5.8 2.5 1.8 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions ....................... 712 116.9 5.2 2.5 1.6 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries ....................... 713 1,355.4 6.0 3.3 1.5 

Accommodation and food services .................................................. 72 10,614.7 4.5 1.7 1.1 

Accommodation ........................................................................... 721 1,785.0 5.8 3.1 1.6 Food services and drinking places .............................................. 722 8,829.6 4.2 1.4 1.0 

Other services .................................................................................... 3,785.2 3.2 1.6 1.1 

Other services, except public administration ................................... 81 3,785.2 3.2 1.6 1.1 

Repair and maintenance ............................................................. 811 1,222.0 3.9 1.9 1.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2004

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Personal and laundry services .................................................... 812 1,266.1 2.8 1.6 1.0 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar

organizations ............................................................................. 813 1,297.2 2.7 1.2 .8 

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 North American Industry Classification System — United States, 2002 4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-Quarterly

Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. 5 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without jobtransfer or restriction.

6 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 7 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,

2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and

reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining cometal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in ot

8 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to 

Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining codo not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Admrequirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for thestimates in other industries.

9 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provide

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 10 Incidence rate less than 0.05.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totalsSOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2004

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Private industry5 ........................................................................................ 107,551.8 4,257.3 2,225.0 1,259.3 

Goods producing5 ................................................................................. 22,655.5 1,419.3 776.5 408.4 

Natural resources and mining5,6 ...................................................... 1,481.7 76.3 44.5 29.1 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5 ........................................ 11 961.8 54.7 31.5 19.8 

Crop production5 .......................................................................... 111 429.8 21.1 12.3 6.6 

Animal production5 ...................................................................... 112 141.1 12.6 7.0 4.2 

Support activities for agriculture and forestry .............................. 115 309.2 15.3 8.6 5.6 

Mining6 ............................................................................................. 21 519.9 21.6 12.9 9.4 

Oil and gas extraction .................................................................. 211 121.3 3.2 1.5 1.1 Mining (except oil and gas)7 ........................................................ 212 204.2 10.1 6.8 5.1 

Support activities for mining ........................................................ 213 194.4 8.3 4.7 3.2 

Construction ...................................................................................... 6,916.4 401.0 212.2 153.2 

Construction .................................................................................... 23 6,916.4 401.0 212.2 153.2 

Construction of buildings ............................................................. 236 1,618.5 81.1 42.5 32.0 Heavy and civil engineering construction .................................... 237 895.0 50.8 27.2 18.3 Specialty trade contractors .......................................................... 238 4,402.9 269.1 142.5 102.9 

Manufacturing .................................................................................... 14,257.4 941.9 519.9 226.1 

Manufacturing .................................................................................. 31-33 14,257.4 941.9 519.9 226.1 

Food manufacturing ..................................................................... 311 1,490.4 122.3 78.3 27.6 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing ............................ 312 193.7 16.6 11.2 5.6 Textile mills .................................................................................. 313 237.8 9.4 5.4 1.9 Textile product mills ..................................................................... 314 176.2 9.5 5.0 1.8 Apparel manufacturing ................................................................ 315 284.7 8.8 4.4 2.5 Leather and allied product manufacturing ................................... 316 42.5 2.8 1.8 .6 Wood product manufacturing ...................................................... 321 548.0 54.8 29.7 15.0 Paper manufacturing ................................................................... 322 493.3 25.3 14.6 7.1 Printing and related support activities .......................................... 323 658.5 28.2 15.2 7.7 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing ............................... 324 112.3 3.1 1.6 .9 Chemical manufacturing .............................................................. 325 881.8 31.1 17.4 8.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004 — Continued

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2004

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing ............................... 326 803.7 62.6 38.2 16.6 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing ................................ 327 498.5 40.4 24.5 11.6 Primary metal manufacturing ....................................................... 331 466.0 49.0 25.4 10.7 Fabricated metal product manufacturing ..................................... 332 1,488.7 119.9 58.1 28.6 Machinery manufacturing ............................................................ 333 1,136.8 77.7 36.0 17.8 Computer and electronic product manufacturing ......................... 334 1,314.9 30.5 16.0 8.0 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component

manufacturing ............................................................................ 335 443.8 24.1 12.8 5.3 

Transportation equipment manufacturing .................................... 336 1,763.4 151.5 82.6 28.4 Furniture and related product manufacturing .............................. 337 568.5 46.0 26.0 12.4 Miscellaneous manufacturing ...................................................... 339 653.6 28.4 15.7 7.8 

Service providing .................................................................................. 84,896.3 2,838.0 1,448.5 850.9 

Trade, transportation, and utilities8 ................................................. 25,273.3 1,182.2 673.1 387.6 

Wholesale trade ............................................................................... 42 5,642.5 241.5 146.2 81.1 

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ......................................... 423 2,942.2 117.5 63.1 37.3 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ................................... 424 2,000.0 105.7 72.9 37.6 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers ............... 425 700.4 18.2 10.1 6.2 

Retail trade ...................................................................................... 44-45 15,060.7 626.1 322.8 178.8 

Motor vehicle and parts dealers .................................................. 441 1,901.3 92.3 39.1 25.9 Furniture and home furnishings stores ........................................ 442 563.8 26.6 14.9 9.0 Electronics and appliance stores ................................................. 443 521.8 13.4 6.4 3.7 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers ... 444 1,234.1 92.9 49.1 25.8 Food and beverage stores ........................................................... 445 2,818.3 135.0 70.7 41.2 Health and personal care stores .................................................. 446 940.7 15.4 7.3 4.6 Gasoline stations ......................................................................... 447 872.9 23.8 10.5 7.1 Clothing and clothing accessories stores .................................... 448 1,367.6 23.7 8.7 5.8 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores .......................... 451 646.1 17.2 5.9 3.6 General merchandise stores ....................................................... 452 2,851.3 146.1 89.1 39.9 Miscellaneous store retailers ....................................................... 453 918.5 21.6 10.6 6.3 Nonstore retailers ........................................................................ 454 424.4 18.1 10.5 6.0 

Transportation and warehousing8 .................................................... 48-49 4,006.2 285.5 190.0 120.0 

Air transportation ......................................................................... 481 513.2 43.3 33.0 22.4 Rail transportation8 ...................................................................... 482 – 6.2 4.6 4.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004 — Continued

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2004

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Water transportation .................................................................... 483 55.0 2.5 1.5 1.0 Truck transportation ..................................................................... 484 1,350.8 86.6 54.8 40.9 Transit and ground passenger transportation .............................. 485 378.4 17.3 10.2 7.9 Pipeline transportation ................................................................. 486 37.6 .9 .5 .4 Scenic and sightseeing transportation ......................................... 487 27.0 1.0 .6 .5 Support activities for transportation ............................................. 488 530.6 27.2 17.6 11.0 Couriers and messengers ........................................................... 492 557.5 52.6 37.1 17.3 Warehousing and storage ........................................................... 493 555.8 48.0 30.2 14.6 

Utilities ............................................................................................. 22 563.9 29.1 14.1 7.7 

Utilities ......................................................................................... 221 563.9 29.1 14.1 7.7 

Information ......................................................................................... 3,099.6 57.6 31.1 21.1 

Information ....................................................................................... 51 3,099.6 57.6 31.1 21.1 

Publishing industries (except Internet) ........................................ 511 907.5 17.6 9.1 5.7 Motion picture and sound recording industries ............................ 512 380.3 – – 2.2 Broadcasting (except Internet) .................................................... 515 323.6 6.5 3.3 1.9 Internet publishing and broadcasting ........................................... 516 29.3 .7 .2 .2 Telecommunications .................................................................... 517 1,027.0 21.8 14.2 10.1 Internet service providers, web search portals, and data

processing services ................................................................... 518 382.5 2.9 1.1 .8 

Other information services ........................................................... 519 49.4 .6 .4 .4 

Financial activities ............................................................................. 7,890.8 113.3 51.8 34.9 

Finance and insurance .................................................................... 52 5,813.3 49.1 18.4 12.9 

Monetary authorities - central bank ............................................. 521 21.6 .4 .2 .1 Credit intermediation and related activities .................................. 522 2,813.1 25.0 9.6 6.8 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial

investments and related activities .............................................. 523 765.2 2.2 .9 .7 

Insurance carriers and related activities ...................................... 524 2,127.9 21.1 7.4 5.2 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles .................................. 525 85.5 .5 .2 .2 

Real estate and rental and leasing .................................................. 53 2,077.5 64.2 33.4 22.0 

Real estate .................................................................................. 531 1,410.4 38.4 19.8 13.6 Rental and leasing services ......................................................... 532 641.0 25.4 13.5 8.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004 — Continued

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2004

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Professional and business services ................................................ 16,294.8 280.3 150.5 90.5 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ................................ 54 6,768.9 79.1 32.2 20.4 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ............................ 541 6,768.9 79.1 32.2 20.4 

Management of companies and enterprises ................................... 55 1,696.5 41.9 23.4 10.3 Administrative and support and waste management and

remediation services ...................................................................... 56 7,829.4 159.3 94.9 59.9 

Administrative and support services ............................................ 561 7,503.5 134.4 77.7 50.4 Waste management and remediation services ........................... 562 325.8 24.9 17.2 9.4 

Education and health services ......................................................... 16,085.0 720.5 337.3 190.0 

Educational services ........................................................................ 61 2,079.2 36.5 14.5 10.1 

Educational services .................................................................... 611 2,079.2 36.5 14.5 10.1 

Health care and social assistance ................................................... 62 14,005.7 684.0 322.8 179.9 

Ambulatory health care services ................................................. 621 4,937.5 124.6 46.4 31.3 Hospitals ...................................................................................... 622 4,246.7 284.6 116.1 63.9 Nursing and residential care facilities .......................................... 623 2,810.2 215.2 128.5 65.6 Social assistance ......................................................................... 624 2,011.3 59.6 31.7 19.1 

Leisure and hospitality ..................................................................... 12,467.6 389.5 157.7 95.4 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................................................. 71 1,852.9 68.2 35.2 17.8 

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries ............ 711 380.5 13.9 6.0 4.3 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions ....................... 712 116.9 4.0 2.0 1.2 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries ....................... 713 1,355.4 50.3 27.2 12.2 

Accommodation and food services .................................................. 72 10,614.7 321.3 122.5 77.6 

Accommodation ........................................................................... 721 1,785.0 77.5 41.1 21.0 Food services and drinking places .............................................. 722 8,829.6 243.8 81.4 56.7 

Other services .................................................................................... 3,785.2 94.6 47.0 31.3 

Other services, except public administration ................................... 81 3,785.2 94.6 47.0 31.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2004 — Continued

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2004

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Repair and maintenance ............................................................. 811 1,222.0 43.7 21.2 15.1 Personal and laundry services .................................................... 812 1,266.1 27.0 15.5 9.1 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar

organizations ............................................................................. 813 1,297.2 23.9 10.3 7.1 

1 Totals include data for industries not shown separately. 2 North American Industry Classification System — United States, 2002 3 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the BLS-Quarterly

Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. 4 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without jobtransfer or restriction.

5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 6 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States,

2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for miningoperators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HealthAdministration, 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 estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in ot

7 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to 

Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining codo not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Admrequirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for thestimates in other industries.

8 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provide

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totalsSOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 3. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by major industry sector and employment size, 2

Industry sector

All

establishments

Establishment employment size (wo

1 to 10 11 to 49 50 to 249 250 

Private industry2 ............................................................................................ 4.8 1.9 4.2 5.9 

Goods producing2 ...................................................................................... 6.5 3.6 6.8 7.6 

Natural resources and mining2,3 ............................................................ 5.3 3.3 5.7 5.8 

Construction .......................................................................................... 6.4 3.9 7.1 7.5 Manufacturing ........................................................................................ 6.6 2.9 6.7 7.8 

Service providing ....................................................................................... 4.2 1.5 3.6 5.4 

Trade, transportation, and utilities4 ........................................................ 5.5 2.0 4.6 6.9 

Information ............................................................................................. 2.0 – – 2.1 Financial activities ................................................................................. 1.6 1.3 1.6 2.1 Professional and business services ...................................................... 2.4 – 2.9 2.8 Education and health services ............................................................... 5.8 1.1 3.2 7.1 Leisure and hospitality ........................................................................... 4.7 1.4 3.8 5.8 Other services, except public administration ......................................... 3.2 1.8 3.4 5.2 

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 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United

States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health

Administration rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Exactivities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mininnot reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, eare not comparable to estimates in other industries. 4 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to 

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 rate1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for industries 

100,000 or more cases, 2004

Industry2 NAICS code3

2004

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total cases

(thousands)

Incidenc

rate

Hospitals ........................................................................ 622 4,246.7 284.6 8.3Nursing and residential care facilities ............................ 623 2,810.2 215.2 9.7Transportation equipment manufacturing ...................... 336 1,763.4 151.5 8.5General merchandise stores .......................................... 452 2,851.3 146.1 7.0Administrative and support services .............................. 561 7,503.5 134.4 3.4Ambulatory health care services .................................... 621 4,937.5 124.6 3.3Food manufacturing ....................................................... 311 1,490.4 122.3 8.2Fabricated metal product manufacturing ....................... 332 1,488.7 119.9 8.0Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ........................... 423 2,942.2 117.5 4.1Building equipment contractors ..................................... 2382 1,848.2 117.2 6.8Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience)

stores ........................................................................... 44511 2,298.3 114.1 6.7

Full-service restaurants ................................................. 7221 4,194.9 113.3 4.1Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ..................... 424 2,000.0 105.7 5.6Limited-service eating places ........................................ 7222 3,737.3 104.2 4.3

Private industry5 .............................................. 107,551.8 4,257.3 4.8

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 North American Industry Classification System — United 

2002

4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is 

primarily from the BLS-Quarterly Census of Employment and (QCEW) program. 5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2004

Industry2 NAICS code3

2004

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Private industry5 ..................................................................................................... 107,551.8 4.5 

Goods producing5 .............................................................................................. 22,655.5 5.9 

Natural resources and mining5,6 ................................................................... 1,481.7 5.1 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5 ..................................................... 11 961.8 6.0 

Crop production5 ...................................................................................... 111 429.8 5.1 

Animal production5 ................................................................................... 112 141.1 8.3 

Support activities for agriculture and forestry ........................................... 115 309.2 5.6 

Mining6 ......................................................................................................... 21 519.9 3.6 

Oil and gas extraction ............................................................................... 211 121.3 2.4 Mining (except oil and gas)7 ..................................................................... 212 204.2 4.1 Support activities for mining ..................................................................... 213 194.4 3.8 

Construction ................................................................................................... 6,916.4 6.2 

Construction ................................................................................................. 23 6,916.4 6.2 

Construction of buildings .......................................................................... 236 1,618.5 5.5 Heavy and civil engineering construction ................................................. 237 895.0 5.8 Specialty trade contractors ....................................................................... 238 4,402.9 6.6 

Manufacturing ................................................................................................. 14,257.4 5.9 

Manufacturing ............................................................................................... 31-33 14,257.4 5.9 

Food manufacturing ................................................................................. 311 1,490.4 6.8 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing ......................................... 312 193.7 8.3 Textile mills ............................................................................................... 313 237.8 3.6 Textile product mills .................................................................................. 314 176.2 4.7 Apparel manufacturing ............................................................................. 315 284.7 3.1 Leather and allied product manufacturing ................................................ 316 42.5 5.7 Wood product manufacturing ................................................................... 321 548.0 9.5 Paper manufacturing ................................................................................ 322 493.3 4.5 Printing and related support activities ...................................................... 323 658.5 4.1 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing ............................................ 324 112.3 2.2 Chemical manufacturing ........................................................................... 325 881.8 3.0 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing ............................................ 326 803.7 7.1 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing ............................................. 327 498.5 7.5 Primary metal manufacturing ................................................................... 331 466.0 9.1 Fabricated metal product manufacturing .................................................. 332 1,488.7 7.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2004 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2004

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Machinery manufacturing ......................................................................... 333 1,136.8 6.2 Computer and electronic product manufacturing ..................................... 334 1,314.9 2.0 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing ............. 335 443.8 4.8 Transportation equipment manufacturing ................................................. 336 1,763.4 6.9 Furniture and related product manufacturing ........................................... 337 568.5 7.7 Miscellaneous manufacturing ................................................................... 339 653.6 4.0 

Service providing ............................................................................................... 84,896.3 4.0 

Trade, transportation, and utilities8 .............................................................. 25,273.3 5.3 

Wholesale trade ........................................................................................... 42 5,642.5 4.4 

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ...................................................... 423 2,942.2 4.0 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ................................................ 424 2,000.0 5.5 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers ............................ 425 700.4 2.8 

Retail trade ................................................................................................... 44-45 15,060.7 5.1 

Motor vehicle and parts dealers ............................................................... 441 1,901.3 5.0 Furniture and home furnishings stores ..................................................... 442 563.8 5.6 Electronics and appliance stores .............................................................. 443 521.8 3.1 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers ................ 444 1,234.1 8.0 Food and beverage stores ....................................................................... 445 2,818.3 6.2 Health and personal care stores .............................................................. 446 940.7 2.2 Gasoline stations ...................................................................................... 447 872.9 3.4 Clothing and clothing accessories stores ................................................. 448 1,367.6 2.5 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores ...................................... 451 646.1 3.8 General merchandise stores .................................................................... 452 2,851.3 6.7 Miscellaneous store retailers .................................................................... 453 918.5 3.1 Nonstore retailers ..................................................................................... 454 424.4 4.6 

Transportation and warehousing8 ................................................................ 48-49 4,006.2 7.0 

Air transportation ...................................................................................... 481 513.2 9.7 Rail transportation8 ................................................................................... 482 – 2.6 Water transportation ................................................................................. 483 55.0 4.2 Truck transportation ................................................................................. 484 1,350.8 6.0 Transit and ground passenger transportation .......................................... 485 378.4 5.9 Pipeline transportation .............................................................................. 486 37.6 2.4 Scenic and sightseeing transportation ..................................................... 487 27.0 4.6 Support activities for transportation .......................................................... 488 530.6 5.2 Couriers and messengers ........................................................................ 492 557.5 11.7 Warehousing and storage ........................................................................ 493 555.8 8.9 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2004 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2004

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Utilities .......................................................................................................... 22 563.9 4.6 

Utilities ...................................................................................................... 221 563.9 4.6 

Information ...................................................................................................... 3,099.6 1.9 

Information ................................................................................................... 51 3,099.6 1.9 

Publishing industries (except Internet) ..................................................... 511 907.5 1.9 Motion picture and sound recording industries ......................................... 512 380.3 – Broadcasting (except Internet) ................................................................. 515 323.6 2.2 Internet publishing and broadcasting ....................................................... 516 29.3 2.2 Telecommunications ................................................................................ 517 1,027.0 2.0 Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing

services .................................................................................................. 518 382.5 .8 

Other information services ....................................................................... 519 49.4 1.3 

Financial activities ......................................................................................... 7,890.8 1.5 

Finance and insurance ................................................................................. 52 5,813.3 .8 

Monetary authorities - central bank .......................................................... 521 21.6 1.5 Credit intermediation and related activities .............................................. 522 2,813.1 .8 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and

related activities ...................................................................................... 523 765.2 .3 

Insurance carriers and related activities ................................................... 524 2,127.9 1.0 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ............................................... 525 85.5 .6 

Real estate and rental and leasing ............................................................... 53 2,077.5 3.6 

Real estate ............................................................................................... 531 1,410.4 3.2 Rental and leasing services ..................................................................... 532 641.0 4.6 

Professional and business services ............................................................ 16,294.8 2.2 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ............................................ 54 6,768.9 1.2 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ........................................ 541 6,768.9 1.2 

Management of companies and enterprises ................................................ 55 1,696.5 2.5 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation

services ...................................................................................................... 56 7,829.4 3.6 

Administrative and support services ......................................................... 561 7,503.5 3.2 Waste management and remediation services ........................................ 562 325.8 7.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2004 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2004

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Education and health services ...................................................................... 16,085.0 5.4 

Educational services .................................................................................... 61 2,079.2 2.4 

Educational services ................................................................................ 611 2,079.2 2.4 

Health care and social assistance ................................................................ 62 14,005.7 5.8 

Ambulatory health care services .............................................................. 621 4,937.5 3.0 Hospitals ................................................................................................... 622 4,246.7 7.6 Nursing and residential care facilities ....................................................... 623 2,810.2 9.2 Social assistance ...................................................................................... 624 2,011.3 3.7 

Leisure and hospitality .................................................................................. 12,467.6 4.5 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation .............................................................. 71 1,852.9 5.6 

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries ......................... 711 380.5 5.7 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions .................................... 712 116.9 4.9 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries .................................... 713 1,355.4 5.6 

Accommodation and food services .............................................................. 72 10,614.7 4.4 

Accommodation ........................................................................................ 721 1,785.0 5.6 Food services and drinking places ........................................................... 722 8,829.6 4.1 

Other services ................................................................................................ 3,785.2 3.1 

Other services, except public administration ................................................ 81 3,785.2 3.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2004 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2004

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Repair and maintenance .......................................................................... 811 1,222.0 3.9 Personal and laundry services ................................................................. 812 1,266.1 2.7 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations ..... 813 1,297.2 2.6 

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 Totals include data for industries not shown separately. 3 North American Industry Classification System — United States, 2002 4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the

BLS-Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. 5 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 6 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System--

United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety andHealth Administration rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction andrelated support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining

are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health AdministrationLabor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coalmining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the OccHealth Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effectherefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable tindustries.

7 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BL

and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independeare excluded. These data do not reflect the changes the OccHealth Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effectherefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable tindustries.

8 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to 

Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to to

data not available. 

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 6. Incidence rates1 and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses by major industry sector and category of illness, 2004

Industry sector Total cases

Skin

diseases

or

disorders

Respiratory

conditions Poisonings Hea

 Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers

Private industry2 ................................................................... 27.9 4.4 2.0 0.4 

Goods producing2 ............................................................ 53.5 6.4 2.1 .6 

Natural resources and mining2,3 .................................. 25.8 7.2 1.7 2.3 Construction ................................................................. 13.8 3.7 1.0 .9 Manufacturing .............................................................. 73.8 7.4 2.6 .3 

Service providing .............................................................. 19.6 3.7 1.9 .3 

Trade, transportation, and utilities4 .............................. 17.5 2.8 1.3 .2 

Information ................................................................... 15.4 2.0 1.0 .4 Financial activities ........................................................ 12.0 1.3 .9 .4 

Professional and business services ............................. 13.9 4.0 1.3 .3 Education and health services ..................................... 38.2 6.0 4.8 .4 Leisure and hospitality ................................................. 15.8 5.3 1.4 .2 Other services, except public administration ................ 12.1 2.6 1.7 .4 

 Numbers of illnesses in thousands

Private industry2 ................................................................... 249.0 38.9 17.6 3.3 

Goods producing2 ............................................................ 117.6 14.0 4.6 1.3 

Natural resources and mining2,3 .................................. 3.7 1.0 .2 .3 Construction ................................................................. 8.7 2.3 .6 .5 Manufacturing .............................................................. 105.2 10.6 3.8 .4 

Service providing .............................................................. 131.5 24.9 13.0 2.0 

Trade, transportation, and utilities4 .............................. 37.9 6.1 2.9 .5 

Information ................................................................... 4.3 .6 .3 .1 Financial activities ........................................................ 8.5 .9 .6 .3 

Professional and business services ............................. 16.5 4.7 1.6 .3 Education and health services ..................................... 47.6 7.4 6.0 .5 Leisure and hospitality ................................................. 13.1 4.4 1.1 .2 Other services, except public administration ................ 3.5 .8 .5 .1 

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 (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002)

include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and reporting, suchas 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 HLabor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coaThese data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; thereforecomparable to estimates in other industries. 4 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provid

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 5 Incidence rate less than 0.05.

6 Fewer than 50 cases.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totalsSOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 7. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by major industry sector and selected ca

2003-2004

Industry sector

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away from work,

job transfer, or restriction

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work2

Cases

with job

transfer or

restriction

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 20

Private industry3 ....................................................................... 5.0 4.8 2.6 2.5 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 

Goods producing3 ................................................................. 6.7 6.5 3.7 3.5 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 

Natural resources and mining3,4 ....................................... 5.1 5.3 2.8 3.1 1.8 2.0 1.0 1.1 

Construction ..................................................................... 6.8 6.4 3.6 3.4 2.6 2.4 1.0 .9 Manufacturing ................................................................... 6.8 6.6 3.8 3.6 1.6 1.6 2.2 2.1 

Service providing .................................................................. 4.4 4.2 2.3 2.2 1.4 1.3 .9 .9 

Trade, transportation, and utilities5 ................................... 5.5 5.5 3.2 3.1 1.9 1.8 1.3 1.3 

Information ........................................................................ 2.2 2.0 1.1 1.1 .8 .8 .3 .4 Financial activities ............................................................ 1.7 1.6 .8 .7 .6 .5 .2 .2 Professional and business services ................................. 2.5 2.4 1.4 1.3 .9 .8 .5 .5 Education and health services .......................................... 6.0 5.8 2.9 2.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 Leisure and hospitality ...................................................... 5.1 4.7 2.1 1.9 1.3 1.1 .8 .8 Other services, except public administration .................... 3.4 3.2 1.7 1.6 1.1 1.1 .6 .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 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work

with or without job transfer or restriction. 3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 4 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry ClassificationSystem-- United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine

Safety and Health Administration rules and reporting, such as thosExtraction and related support activities. Data for mining operatorand nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine SafAdministration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries. Threflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administrarecordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; thereforethese industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries

5 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided 

Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totalsSOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor