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United States

Departmen t

of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212

Technical information: (202) 691-6179 USDL 01-472

Media information: (202) 691-5902 For release: 10 A.M. EST

Internet address: http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm Tuesday, December 18, 2001

WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES IN 2000

A total of 5.7 million injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry workplaces

during 2000, resulting in a rate of 6.1 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, according to

the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Employers reported about the same

number of cases compared with 1999 and a 2 percent increase in the hours worked, reducing the

case rate from 6.3 in 1999 to 6.1 in 2000. The rate for 2000 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 1995:

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

 Private industry 8.1 7.4 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.1

 Goods-producing 11.2 10.2 9.9 9.3 8.9 8.6

 Service-producing 6.7 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.1

Among goods-producing industries, manufacturing had the highest incidence rate in 2000 (9.0

cases per 100 full-time workers). (See chart 1 and table 1.) Within the service-producing sector,

the highest incidence rate was reported for transportation and public utilities (6.9 cases per 100

full-time workers), followed by wholesale and retail trade (5.9 cases per 100 workers).

This release is the second in a series of three releases covering 2000 from the BLS safety

and health statistical series. The first release, in August 2001, covered work-related fatalities

from the 2000 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. In the spring of 2002, 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.
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forestry, and

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Mining Construction Manufacturing Transportation &

public utilities

Trade Finance,

insurance, & real

estate

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1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Chart 1. Nonfatal workplace injury and illness incidence rates

by industry, 1996-2000

Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers

Chart 2. Workplace injury and illness incidence rates

by type of case, 1981-2000

Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers

Total cases

Cases without lost workdays

Lost workday cases
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Case types

Of the 5.7 million total injuries and illnesses reported in 2000, about 2.8 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 2.9 million were cases without lost workdays. The incidence

rate for lost workday cases was the same in 2000 as in 1999 (3.0 cases per 100 workers), while

the rate for cases without lost workdays decreased from 3.3 cases per 100 workers to 3.2 cases

per 100 workers.

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 1.8

cases per 100 workers in 2000, the rate for cases with days away from work declined from 1.9 in

1999 and was the lowest on record. (See chart 2.) The rate for cases involving restricted activity

only was 1.2 cases per 100 employees, the same level as in 1998 and l999. (See chart 3 and table

7.) Also for the third consecutive year, the rate in manufacturing for restricted-activity-only

cases (2.5) was higher than the rate for days-away-from-work cases (2.0). In all other divisions,

the rate for days-away-from-work cases was higher than the rate for restricted-activity-only

cases.

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1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Chart 3. Lost workday case incidence rates, injuries

and illnesses, 1981-2000

Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers

Lost workday cases

Cases with days away from work

Cases with days of restricted

work activity only
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Injuries and Illnesses

Injuries. Of the 5.7 million nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in 2000, 5.3

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.) Nine industries, each having at least

100,000 injuries, accounted for about 1.6 million injuries, or 29 percent of the 5.3 million total.

(See table 4.) These industries made up 23 percent of total private industry employment, and all

but one of them were in the service-producing sector.

Illnesses. There were about 362,500 newly reported cases of occupational illnesses in

private industry in 2000. Manufacturing accounted for nearly three-fifths of these cases. (See

table 5.) Disorders associated with repeated trauma, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and noiseinduced hearing loss, accounted for 4 percent of the 5.7 million total workplace injuries and

illnesses. They were, however, the dominant type of illness reported, making up 67 percent of

the 362,500 total illness cases. Sixty-eight percent of the repeated trauma cases 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 are collected from about 176,000 private industry establishments and processed

by state agencies cooperating with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 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.
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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 2000 incidence rate for all

occupational injuries and illnesses of 6.1 per 100 full-time workers in private industry has an

estimated relative standard error of about 0.6 percent. A relative standard error was calculated

for each estimate from the survey and will be 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 edition of the 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

http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2000

Industry2 SIC

code3

2000

Annual

average

employment4

(000)

Injuries and illnesses Injuries

Total

cases

Lost workday

cases Cases

without

lost

workdays

Total

cases

Lost workday

cases Cases

without

lost

workdays Total5

With

days

away

from

work6

Total5

With

days

away

from

work6

Private industry7 ................................................... 110,064.9 6.1 3.0 1.8 3.2 5.8 2.8 1.7 2.9

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing7 .................. 1,911.6 7.1 3.6 2.5 3.5 6.8 3.5 2.4 3.4

Agricultural production7 .................................... 01-02 772.6 7.6 4.1 2.7 3.5 7.3 3.9 2.6 3.4

Agricultural production—crops7 ...................... 01 575.1 6.7 3.7 2.4 3.0 6.4 3.6 2.3 2.8

Agricultural production—livestock7 ................. 02 197.5 10.4 5.1 3.6 5.3 10.0 4.9 3.5 5.1

Agricultural services ....................................... 07 1,099.3 6.8 3.3 2.3 3.5 6.5 3.2 2.2 3.3

Forestry .......................................................... 08 28.9 8.8 3.8 3.2 4.9 8.4 3.8 3.2 4.6

Fishing, hunting, and trapping ........................ 09 10.8 6.7 1.7 1.1 5.0 6.5 1.6 1.1 4.9

Mining8 .............................................................. 535.7 4.7 3.0 2.4 1.7 4.6 3.0 2.4 1.6

Metal mining8 .................................................. 10 39.6 4.9 2.7 1.5 2.2 4.6 2.5 1.4 2.0

Coal mining8 ................................................... 12 77.2 7.5 5.6 5.3 2.0 7.1 5.3 5.0 1.8

Oil and gas extraction ..................................... 13 306.7 4.2 2.6 2.1 1.7 4.1 2.5 2.0 1.6

Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels8 ............... 14 112.2 4.3 2.9 2.0 1.5 4.2 2.8 2.0 1.4

Construction ..................................................... 6,623.0 8.3 4.1 3.2 4.2 8.2 4.0 3.1 4.1

General building contractors ........................... 15 1,503.5 7.8 3.9 3.1 3.9 7.7 3.8 3.0 3.9

Heavy construction, except building ............... 16 890.6 7.6 3.7 2.7 3.9 7.5 3.7 2.7 3.8

Special trade contractors ................................ 17 4,228.8 8.6 4.3 3.4 4.3 8.5 4.2 3.3 4.3

Manufacturing ................................................... 18,424.6 9.0 4.5 2.0 4.5 7.8 4.0 1.9 3.9

Durable goods .................................................. 11,102.9 9.8 4.7 2.2 5.1 8.6 4.1 2.0 4.4

Lumber and wood products ............................ 24 823.5 12.1 6.1 3.3 6.0 11.4 5.7 3.2 5.7

Furniture and fixtures ...................................... 25 555.3 11.2 5.9 2.6 5.3 10.2 5.3 2.4 4.8

Stone, clay, and glass products ...................... 32 578.8 10.4 5.5 2.9 4.9 9.8 5.2 2.8 4.6

Primary metal industries ................................. 33 699.4 12.6 6.3 2.9 6.3 11.7 5.9 2.7 5.8

Fabricated metal products .............................. 34 1,535.9 11.9 5.5 2.8 6.4 11.1 5.2 2.6 6.0

Industrial machinery and equipment ............... 35 2,110.9 8.2 3.6 1.8 4.6 7.5 3.3 1.7 4.2

Electronic and other electric equipment ......... 36 1,714.3 5.7 2.9 1.2 2.7 4.8 2.5 1.0 2.3

Transportation equipment ............................... 37 1,851.1 13.7 6.3 2.5 7.5 10.4 5.0 2.1 5.4

Instruments and related products ................... 38 842.2 4.5 2.2 .9 2.3 3.4 1.7 .8 1.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing industries ......... 39 391.5 7.2 3.6 1.8 3.6 6.4 3.2 1.7 3.2

Nondurable goods ............................................ 7,321.7 7.8 4.2 1.8 3.5 6.7 3.7 1.7 3.1

Food and kindred products ............................. 20 1,688.7 12.4 7.3 2.7 5.0 10.2 6.1 2.5 4.2

Tobacco products ........................................... 21 34.9 6.2 3.1 1.8 3.1 5.7 2.9 1.7 2.7

Textile mill products ........................................ 22 530.8 6.0 3.2 1.0 2.8 5.4 2.9 1.0 2.5

Apparel and other textile products .................. 23 632.9 6.1 3.0 1.3 3.1 4.8 2.3 1.0 2.5

Paper and allied products ............................... 26 655.0 6.5 3.4 1.7 3.1 6.0 3.2 1.6 2.8

Printing and publishing ................................... 27 1,538.7 5.1 2.6 1.5 2.5 4.6 2.3 1.4 2.3

Chemicals and allied products ........................ 28 1,031.5 4.2 2.2 1.0 2.0 3.6 1.9 .9 1.7

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 29 127.3 3.7 1.9 1.1 1.8 3.5 1.8 1.0 1.7

Rubber and miscellaneous plastics 

products ........................................................ 30 1,011.8 10.7 5.8 2.7 4.9 9.8 5.2 2.5 4.5

Leather and leather products .......................... 31 70.0 9.0 4.3 2.1 4.7 6.9 3.3 1.7 3.6

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2000— Continued

Industry2 SIC

code3

2000

Annual

average

employment4

(000)

Injuries and illnesses Injuries

Total

cases

Lost workday

cases Cases

without

lost

workdays

Total

cases

Lost workday

cases Cases

without

lost

workdays Total5

With

days

away

from

work6

Total5

With

days

away

from

work6

Transportation and public utilities8 ................ 6,792.1 6.9 4.3 3.1 2.6 6.7 4.1 3.0 2.5

Railroad transportation8 .................................. 40 - 3.6 2.8 2.4 .8 3.5 2.8 2.4 .8

Local and interurban passenger transit .......... 41 472.4 8.0 4.4 3.4 3.6 7.8 4.3 3.3 3.5

Trucking and warehousing ............................. 42 1,841.6 7.9 4.7 3.8 3.2 7.9 4.7 3.7 3.2

Water transportation ....................................... 44 193.3 7.0 4.1 3.6 2.9 6.9 4.1 3.6 2.8

Transportation by air ....................................... 45 1,293.3 13.9 9.4 6.7 4.5 13.4 9.1 6.4 4.3

Transportation services .................................. 47 465.6 3.2 2.0 1.2 1.2 3.1 1.9 1.2 1.2

Communications ............................................. 48 1,658.9 2.6 1.6 1.2 1.0 2.3 1.5 1.0 .8

Electric, gas, and sanitary services ................ 49 852.1 6.3 3.4 1.9 2.8 5.9 3.3 1.8 2.6

Wholesale and retail trade ............................... 30,304.7 5.9 2.7 1.7 3.3 5.8 2.6 1.6 3.2

Wholesale trade ................................................ 7,002.6 5.8 3.1 1.9 2.7 5.7 3.0 1.8 2.7

Wholesale trade—durable goods ................... 50 4,189.2 5.1 2.5 1.5 2.6 5.0 2.4 1.5 2.6

Wholesale trade—nondurable goods ............. 51 2,813.4 6.9 4.0 2.4 3.0 6.7 3.9 2.3 2.9

Retail trade ....................................................... 23,302.0 5.9 2.5 1.6 3.4 5.8 2.4 1.6 3.4

Building materials and garden supplies .......... 52 1,011.8 8.2 4.1 2.3 4.1 8.1 4.0 2.3 4.1

General merchandise stores .......................... 53 2,874.0 8.2 4.3 2.3 3.9 8.0 4.2 2.2 3.8

Food stores ..................................................... 54 3,476.6 8.0 3.7 2.3 4.4 7.7 3.5 2.2 4.2

Automotive dealers and service stations ........ 55 2,407.8 5.6 2.1 1.6 3.5 5.5 2.1 1.5 3.4

Apparel and accessory stores ........................ 56 1,196.2 3.7 1.6 1.0 2.1 3.5 1.5 .9 2.1

Furniture and homefurnishings stores ............ 57 1,128.6 4.7 2.2 1.5 2.6 4.7 2.2 1.5 2.5

Eating and drinking places ............................. 58 8,131.9 5.3 1.7 1.3 3.6 5.2 1.6 1.3 3.6

Miscellaneous retail ........................................ 59 3,075.2 3.9 1.7 1.1 2.1 3.7 1.6 1.0 2.0

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................ 7,436.1 1.9 .8 .6 1.1 1.6 .7 .5 .9

Depository institutions .................................... 60 2,029.7 1.4 .5 .4 .9 1.2 .4 .3 .8

Nondepository institutions .............................. 61 683.8 1.1 .3 .3 .8 .8 .2 .2 .6

Security and commodity brokers .................... 62 754.3 .6 .2 .2 .4 .5 .2 .1 .3

Insurance carriers ........................................... 63 1,461.0 1.9 .7 .5 1.2 1.3 .5 .4 .8

Insurance agents, brokers, and service .......... 64 758.7 1.0 .4 .3 .6 .8 .3 .2 .5

Real estate ..................................................... 65 1,504.7 4.1 2.0 1.4 2.1 4.0 2.0 1.4 2.0

Holding and other investment offices ............. 67 243.9 1.3 .7 .5 .7 1.2 .6 .4 .6

Services ............................................................. 37,686.2 4.9 2.2 1.4 2.6 4.6 2.2 1.3 2.4

Hotels and other lodging places ..................... 70 1,881.5 6.9 3.3 1.9 3.6 6.8 3.2 1.9 3.6

Personal services ........................................... 72 1,246.6 3.3 1.6 .9 1.7 3.1 1.5 .9 1.6

Business services ........................................... 73 9,860.3 3.2 1.5 1.0 1.7 3.1 1.5 .9 1.6

Auto repair, services, and parking .................. 75 1,230.3 5.0 2.2 1.7 2.9 4.9 2.1 1.6 2.8

Miscellaneous repair services ........................ 76 366.2 4.9 2.5 1.8 2.4 4.8 2.4 1.8 2.4

Motion pictures ............................................... 78 590.3 3.4 1.4 .8 2.0 3.2 1.4 .8 1.9

Amusement and recreation services .............. 79 1,773.9 6.9 3.3 1.8 3.7 6.7 3.1 1.7 3.5

Health services ............................................... 80 10,073.9 7.4 3.5 2.1 3.9 6.9 3.4 2.0 3.6

Legal services ................................................. 81 1,011.6 .7 .3 .2 .5 .6 .2 .2 .4

Educational services ....................................... 82 1,739.1 3.2 1.1 .8 2.1 3.1 1.1 .8 2.0

Social services ................................................ 83 2,798.8 6.1 2.8 1.9 3.2 5.9 2.7 1.9 3.2

Museums, botanical, zoological gardens ........ 84 106.5 5.2 2.3 1.5 2.9 4.9 2.1 1.3 2.8

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2000— Continued

Industry2 SIC

code3

2000

Annual

average

employment4

(000)

Injuries and illnesses Injuries

Total

cases

Lost workday

cases Cases

without

lost

workdays

Total

cases

Lost workday

cases Cases

without

lost

workdays Total5

With

days

away

from

work6

Total5

With

days

away

from

work6

Membership organizations ............................. 86 1,094.1 3.0 1.1 0.9 1.8 2.8 1.1 0.8 1.7

Engineering and management services ......... 87 3,440.5 1.7 .7 .5 1.0 1.5 .7 .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 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily

from the BLS-State Covered Employment and Wages program. 5 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, days of restricted

work activity, or both. 6 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from

work with or without restricted work activity. 7 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 8 Data conforming to OSHA definitions for mining operators in coal, metal,

and nonmetal mining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to

BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor,

and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal

mining industries.

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 

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TABLE 2. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2000

(thousands)

Industry1 SIC

code2

2000

Annual

average

employment3

Injuries and illnesses Injuries

Total

cases

Lost workday

cases Cases

without

lost

workdays

Total

cases

Lost workday

cases Cases

without

lost

workdays Total4

With

days

away

from

work5

Total4

With

days

away

from

work5

Private industry6 ................................................... 110,064.9 5,650.1 2,752.1 1,664.0 2,898.0 5,287.6 2,587.0 1,584.0 2,700.5

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing6 .................. 1,911.6 107.8 54.2 37.3 53.6 103.4 52.4 36.1 51.0

Agricultural production6 .................................... 01-02 772.6 42.6 22.9 15.1 19.8 40.9 22.0 14.7 18.9

Agricultural production—crops6 ...................... 01 575.1 28.2 15.8 10.1 12.5 26.9 15.2 9.9 11.8

Agricultural production—livestock6 ................. 02 197.5 14.4 7.1 5.0 7.3 13.9 6.9 4.8 7.1

Agricultural services ....................................... 07 1,099.3 62.5 30.3 21.3 32.2 59.9 29.3 20.6 30.6

Forestry .......................................................... 08 28.9 2.1 .9 .8 1.2 2.1 .9 .8 1.1

Fishing, hunting, and trapping ........................ 09 10.8 .6 .1 .1 .4 .5 .1 .1 .4

Mining7 .............................................................. 535.7 27.3 17.5 14.1 9.8 26.4 17.0 13.7 9.3

Metal mining7 .................................................. 10 39.6 1.7 .9 .5 .8 1.6 .9 .5 .7

Coal mining7 ................................................... 12 77.2 5.8 4.3 4.0 1.5 5.4 4.1 3.8 1.4

Oil and gas extraction ..................................... 13 306.7 14.2 8.6 6.9 5.6 13.9 8.5 6.8 5.5

Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels7 ............... 14 112.2 5.6 3.7 2.6 1.9 5.4 3.6 2.5 1.8

Construction ..................................................... 6,623.0 503.5 249.1 194.4 254.4 497.2 246.1 191.8 251.1

General building contractors ........................... 15 1,503.5 107.0 53.0 41.9 53.9 105.5 52.4 41.4 53.1

Heavy construction, except building ............... 16 890.6 65.7 32.0 23.2 33.7 64.6 31.7 22.9 33.0

Special trade contractors ................................ 17 4,228.8 330.8 164.0 129.3 166.7 327.0 162.0 127.5 165.0

Manufacturing ................................................... 18,424.6 1,651.4 829.5 376.6 821.9 1,441.7 727.7 343.0 714.0

Durable goods .................................................. 11,102.9 1,091.3 522.9 243.9 568.4 955.2 461.7 221.9 493.5

Lumber and wood products ............................ 24 823.5 97.0 48.7 26.4 48.3 91.7 46.0 25.5 45.8

Furniture and fixtures ...................................... 25 555.3 61.0 32.3 14.2 28.7 55.3 28.9 13.0 26.3

Stone, clay, and glass products ...................... 32 578.8 62.2 33.1 17.5 29.2 58.9 31.4 16.7 27.5

Primary metal industries ................................. 33 699.4 92.9 46.3 21.2 46.7 86.5 43.8 20.1 42.8

Fabricated metal products .............................. 34 1,535.9 186.2 86.7 43.3 99.5 173.7 80.6 40.8 93.1

Industrial machinery and equipment ............... 35 2,110.9 174.0 76.3 39.4 97.6 160.5 70.1 36.6 90.4

Electronic and other electric equipment ......... 36 1,714.3 97.4 50.4 20.0 47.0 81.5 42.0 16.8 39.5

Transportation equipment ............................... 37 1,851.1 256.4 117.3 47.2 139.2 194.7 93.2 39.8 101.6

Instruments and related products ................... 38 842.2 37.3 18.5 7.8 18.8 28.3 13.9 6.4 14.4

Miscellaneous manufacturing industries ......... 39 391.5 26.8 13.3 6.8 13.5 24.0 11.9 6.2 12.1

Nondurable goods ............................................ 7,321.7 560.1 306.6 132.6 253.5 486.5 266.0 121.2 220.5

Food and kindred products ............................. 20 1,688.7 210.8 125.0 45.3 85.9 174.5 103.3 41.9 71.2

Tobacco products ........................................... 21 34.9 2.1 1.0 .6 1.0 1.9 1.0 .6 .9

Textile mill products ........................................ 22 530.8 31.8 16.8 5.6 15.0 28.9 15.4 5.1 13.5

Apparel and other textile products .................. 23 632.9 36.5 17.8 7.6 18.7 28.8 13.7 6.1 15.2

Paper and allied products ............................... 26 655.0 44.2 23.1 11.8 21.1 40.9 21.7 11.1 19.1

Printing and publishing ................................... 27 1,538.7 71.5 36.2 21.3 35.3 65.3 33.0 19.7 32.4

Chemicals and allied products ........................ 28 1,031.5 43.8 22.8 10.6 21.1 37.6 20.1 9.4 17.5

Petroleum and coal products .......................... 29 127.3 4.9 2.5 1.4 2.4 4.6 2.4 1.4 2.2

Rubber and miscellaneous plastics 

products ........................................................ 30 1,011.8 108.6 58.7 27.1 49.9 99.4 53.2 24.9 46.2

Leather and leather products .......................... 31 70.0 5.8 2.8 1.3 3.1 4.5 2.1 1.1 2.3

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2000— Continued

(thousands)

Industry1 SIC

code2

2000

Annual

average

employment3

Injuries and illnesses Injuries

Total

cases

Lost workday

cases Cases

without

lost

workdays

Total

cases

Lost workday

cases Cases

without

lost

workdays Total4

With

days

away

from

work5

Total4

With

days

away

from

work5

Transportation and public utilities7 ................ 6,792.1 458.6 283.1 207.0 175.5 441.9 274.6 200.3 167.3

Railroad transportation7 .................................. 40 - 8.8 6.9 5.9 1.9 8.6 6.8 5.8 1.9

Local and interurban passenger transit .......... 41 472.4 29.8 16.4 12.5 13.4 29.2 16.1 12.2 13.1

Trucking and warehousing ............................. 42 1,841.6 149.3 88.3 70.6 60.9 147.9 87.6 70.0 60.2

Water transportation ....................................... 44 193.3 12.4 7.3 6.4 5.1 12.2 7.2 6.3 5.0

Transportation by air ....................................... 45 1,293.3 148.9 100.3 71.7 48.5 143.4 97.1 68.9 46.3

Transportation services .................................. 47 465.6 13.6 8.4 5.1 5.2 13.0 8.1 4.9 4.9

Communications ............................................. 48 1,658.9 42.3 26.2 18.7 16.1 36.9 23.4 16.6 13.5

Electric, gas, and sanitary services ................ 49 852.1 53.4 29.1 16.1 24.3 50.6 28.3 15.5 22.4

Wholesale and retail trade ............................... 30,304.7 1,424.2 640.2 406.8 784.0 1,387.0 622.4 394.1 764.6

Wholesale trade ................................................ 7,002.6 392.5 207.6 125.6 184.9 382.4 201.7 121.6 180.7

Wholesale trade—durable goods ................... 50 4,189.2 207.7 101.8 62.1 106.0 202.2 98.6 59.9 103.6

Wholesale trade—nondurable goods ............. 51 2,813.4 184.7 105.8 63.5 79.0 180.2 103.1 61.7 77.1

Retail trade ....................................................... 23,302.0 1,031.7 432.7 281.3 599.1 1,004.6 420.6 272.5 583.9

Building materials and garden supplies .......... 52 1,011.8 75.0 37.2 21.3 37.8 73.9 36.8 21.0 37.1

General merchandise stores .......................... 53 2,874.0 172.2 89.8 47.8 82.4 167.8 88.4 47.0 79.4

Food stores ..................................................... 54 3,476.6 203.2 92.8 58.7 110.4 195.6 88.5 55.5 107.2

Automotive dealers and service stations ........ 55 2,407.8 124.9 47.7 35.3 77.2 121.6 46.7 34.5 74.9

Apparel and accessory stores ........................ 56 1,196.2 30.1 12.9 8.0 17.2 29.2 12.3 7.6 16.9

Furniture and homefurnishings stores ............ 57 1,128.6 45.7 20.9 14.2 24.7 45.1 20.8 14.0 24.4

Eating and drinking places ............................. 58 8,131.9 290.4 90.9 70.0 199.4 285.3 89.1 68.4 196.2

Miscellaneous retail ........................................ 59 3,075.2 90.3 40.4 25.9 50.0 86.0 38.1 24.5 47.9

Finance, insurance, and real estate ................ 7,436.1 126.7 53.3 39.5 73.3 108.1 45.9 34.0 62.2

Depository institutions .................................... 60 2,029.7 25.4 9.3 7.5 16.1 21.6 7.3 6.0 14.3

Nondepository institutions .............................. 61 683.8 7.3 2.2 1.9 5.1 5.3 1.5 1.3 3.8

Security and commodity brokers .................... 62 754.3 4.3 1.6 1.3 2.7 3.5 1.3 1.0 2.2

Insurance carriers ........................................... 63 1,461.0 26.9 10.3 7.5 16.6 18.1 7.1 5.2 11.0

Insurance agents, brokers, and service .......... 64 758.7 6.9 2.5 1.7 4.4 5.7 2.2 1.5 3.5

Real estate ..................................................... 65 1,504.7 53.0 26.0 18.5 27.0 51.3 25.2 17.8 26.1

Holding and other investment offices ............. 67 243.9 2.9 1.5 1.1 1.4 2.6 1.4 1.0 1.3

Services ............................................................. 37,686.2 1,350.7 625.2 388.3 725.5 1,282.0 601.1 371.1 680.9

Hotels and other lodging places ..................... 70 1,881.5 105.1 49.9 29.1 55.2 102.6 48.7 28.1 53.9

Personal services ........................................... 72 1,246.6 31.6 15.3 9.0 16.3 29.8 14.5 8.4 15.2

Business services ........................................... 73 9,860.3 189.1 89.9 56.9 99.2 180.9 86.2 54.2 94.8

Auto repair, services, and parking .................. 75 1,230.3 55.9 24.0 18.5 31.9 54.7 23.5 18.2 31.2

Miscellaneous repair services ........................ 76 366.2 16.8 8.5 6.3 8.4 16.5 8.3 6.2 8.2

Motion pictures ............................................... 78 590.3 13.5 5.7 3.3 7.9 12.9 5.4 3.2 7.5

Amusement and recreation services .............. 79 1,773.9 81.9 38.4 20.7 43.5 78.7 37.1 20.0 41.6

Health services ............................................... 80 10,073.9 593.4 281.4 164.7 312.0 556.0 270.5 157.2 285.5

Legal services ................................................. 81 1,011.6 6.6 2.5 2.1 4.1 5.3 1.9 1.6 3.4

Educational services ....................................... 82 1,739.1 40.5 14.0 10.4 26.4 38.7 13.4 9.9 25.3

Social services ................................................ 83 2,798.8 135.2 62.7 43.1 72.5 132.1 61.3 42.0 70.8

Museums, botanical, zoological gardens ........ 84 106.5 3.8 1.7 1.1 2.2 3.6 1.6 1.0 2.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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TABLE 2. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2000— Continued

(thousands)

Industry1 SIC

code2

2000

Annual

average

employment3

Injuries and illnesses Injuries

Total

cases

Lost workday

cases Cases

without

lost

workdays

Total

cases

Lost workday

cases Cases

without

lost

workdays Total4

With

days

away

from

work5

Total4

With

days

away

from

work5

Membership organizations ............................. 86 1,094.1 22.1 8.4 6.4 13.7 20.7 8.0 6.1 12.7

Engineering and management services ......... 87 3,440.5 54.3 22.8 16.6 31.5 48.6 20.7 14.9 27.9

1 Totals include data for industries not shown separately. 2 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition. 3 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily

from the BLS-State Covered Employment and Wages program. 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 and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to

BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor,

and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal

mining industries.

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 

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TABLE 3. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries by industry division and employment size, 2000

Industry division All

establishments

Establishment employment size (workers)

1 to 10 11 to 49 50 to 249 250 to 999 1,000 or more

Private industry2 ............................................. 5.8 2.1 4.9 7.5 6.8 5.7

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing2 ............... 6.8 4.9 6.3 8.9 7.1 3.9

Mining3 ....................................................... 4.6 4.5 6.1 4.8 3.4 1.3

Construction ............................................... 8.2 5.0 8.8 9.9 8.1 4.3

Manufacturing ............................................. 7.8 3.4 7.9 9.4 7.6 6.5

Durable goods ........................................ 8.6 4.4 9.2 10.5 8.2 6.8

Nondurable goods .................................. 6.7 1.7 5.7 7.9 6.8 5.9

Transportation and public utilities3 ............. 6.7 2.5 5.9 7.8 6.4 7.3

Wholesale and retail trade .......................... 5.8 1.9 5.0 7.8 8.0 5.8

Wholesale trade ...................................... 5.7 1.9 5.2 7.8 7.4 5.0

Retail trade ............................................. 5.8 1.9 4.9 7.9 8.2 6.0

Finance, insurance, and real estate ........... 1.6 1.3 1.7 2.1 1.8 .9

Services ...................................................... 4.6 1.3 2.9 6.1 6.4 5.8

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 and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to

BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor,

and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 

Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal

mining industries.

NOTE: Dash indicates data not available.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 

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TABLE 4. Number of cases and incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries for private sector industries with 100,000 or more

cases, 2000

Industry2 SIC

code3

2000

Annual

average

employment4

(000)

Total cases

(000)

Incidence

rate

Eating and drinking places ..................................... 581 8,131.9 285.3 5.2

Hospitals ................................................................. 806 3,958.2 259.5 8.3

Nursing and personal care facilities ........................ 805 1,799.9 199.0 13.7

Grocery stores ........................................................ 541 3,069.2 180.1 8.1

Department stores .................................................. 531 2,529.6 150.7 8.2

Trucking and courier services, except air ............... 421 1,625.5 129.1 7.7

Air transportation, scheduled .................................. 451 1,101.3 127.2 14.1

Motor vehicles and equipment ................................ 371 1,016.5 124.6 12.1

Hotels and motels ................................................... 701 1,813.5 101.0 6.9

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. 4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily

from the BLS-State Covered Employment and Wages program.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 

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TABLE 5. Number of nonfatal occupational illnesses by industry division and selected case types, 2000

(thousands)

Industry division Total

cases

Lost workday cases

Cases

without

lost

workdays

Total cases

 of disorders

associated

with

repeated

trauma

Total1 With days away

from work2

Private industry3 ............................................. 362.5 165.1 80.0 197.5 241.8

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing3 ............... 4.4 1.8 1.2 2.6 1.0

Mining4 ....................................................... .9 .5 .4 .4 .6

Construction ............................................... 6.3 3.0 2.6 3.3 2.2

Manufacturing ............................................. 209.7 101.8 33.6 107.9 163.9

Durable goods ........................................ 136.1 61.2 22.1 74.9 104.5

Nondurable goods .................................. 73.6 40.6 11.5 33.0 59.4

Transportation and public utilities4 ............. 16.7 8.5 6.7 8.2 9.6

Wholesale and retail trade .......................... 37.2 17.8 12.7 19.4 20.4

Wholesale trade ...................................... 10.1 5.8 3.9 4.2 6.8

Retail trade ............................................. 27.1 12.0 8.8 15.1 13.6

Finance, insurance, and real estate ........... 18.6 7.5 5.6 11.1 14.9

Services ...................................................... 68.7 24.1 17.2 44.6 29.1

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 and for employers in railroad transportation are

provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S.

Department of Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded

from the coal, metal, and nonmetal mining industries.

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

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 

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TABLE 6. Incidence rates1 of occupational injuries and illnesses for private industry by selected case types, 1973-2000

Year2

Injuries and illnesses Injuries

Total

cases

Lost workday cases

Cases

without

lost

workdays

Total

cases

Lost workday cases

Cases

without

lost

workdays

Total3

With days

away from

work4

Total3

With days

away from

work4

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

19785 ........................ 9.4 4.1 3.8 5.3 9.2 4.0 3.7 5.2

19795 ........................ 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

19835 ........................ 7.6 3.4 3.2 4.2 7.5 3.4 3.1 4.1

19845 ........................ 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

19926 ........................ 8.9 3.9 3.0 5.0 8.3 3.6 2.9 4.7

19936 ........................ 8.5 3.8 2.9 4.8 7.9 3.5 2.7 4.4

19946 ........................ 8.4 3.8 2.8 4.6 7.7 3.5 2.6 4.2

19956 ........................ 8.1 3.6 2.5 4.4 7.5 3.4 2.4 4.1

19966 ........................ 7.4 3.4 2.2 4.1 6.9 3.1 2.1 3.8

19976 ........................ 7.1 3.3 2.1 3.8 6.6 3.1 2.0 3.5

19986 ........................ 6.7 3.1 2.0 3.5 6.2 2.9 1.9 3.3

19996 ........................ 6.3 3.0 1.9 3.3 5.9 2.8 1.8 3.1

20006 ........................ 6.1 3.0 1.8 3.2 5.8 2.8 1.7 2.9

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 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 1988-2000 are based on the

Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition. Data for 1976-2000

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 

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TABLE 7. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry division and selected case types, 1998-2000

Industry division

Total cases

Lost workday cases

Cases without lost work

days Total2 With days away

from work3

With days of restricted

work activity only

1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000

Private industry4 ..................................... 6.7 6.3 6.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 3.5 3.3 3.2

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing4 ....... 7.9 7.3 7.1 3.9 3.4 3.6 3.0 2.4 2.5 1.0 1.0 1.1 4.0 3.9 3.5Mining5 ............................................... 4.9 4.4 4.7 2.9 2.7 3.0 2.2 2.0 2.4 .6 .6 .6 2.0 1.7 1.7

Construction ....................................... 8.8 8.6 8.3 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.3 3.3 3.2 .8 .9 .9 4.8 4.4 4.2Manufacturing ..................................... 9.7 9.2 9.0 4.7 4.6 4.5 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.5 5.0 4.6 4.5

Durable goods ................................ 10.7 10.1 9.8 5.0 4.8 4.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.5 5.7 5.3 5.1Nondurable goods .......................... 8.2 7.8 7.8 4.3 4.2 4.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.4 3.9 3.6 3.5

Transportation and public utilities5 ..... 7.3 7.3 6.9 4.3 4.4 4.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 1.1 1.4 1.1 3.0 2.8 2.6

Wholesale and retail trade .................. 6.5 6.1 5.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.0 .9 1.0 3.6 3.4 3.3

Wholesale trade .............................. 6.5 6.3 5.8 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 3.2 3.0 2.7Retail trade ..................................... 6.5 6.1 5.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 1.8 1.7 1.6 .9 .8 .9 3.8 3.6 3.4

Finance, insurance, and real estate ... 1.9 1.8 1.9 .7 .8 .8 .5 .6 .6 .1 .2 .2 1.2 1.1 1.1Services .............................................. 5.2 4.9 4.9 2.4 2.2 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.4 .8 .8 .9 2.9 2.6 2.6

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 nonmetalmining and for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety andHealth Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, and the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S.Department of Transportation. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal,metal, and nonmetal mining industries.

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

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