Workplace injury and illness incidence rates by type 

case, 1980-96

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10

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1

Total cases

Cases without lost workdays

Lost workday cases

Cases with days away from work

Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers

A total of 6.2 million injuries and illnesses occurred in private industry work place

resulting in a rate of 7.4 cases for every 100 equivalent full-time workers. This w

rate ever recorded and the first time that injury and illness rates declined four y

since the early 1980’s.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of LaborDecember 1997
Occupational injury and illness incidence rate

private industry, 1980-96

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1011121314

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 

Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers

The 1992-1996 decline in rates per 100 full-time workers for both goods-produ

service-producing industries (18 and15 percent, respectively) about match

decrease in the overall rate over the same period.

Goods-producing

industries

All industries

Service-producing

industries

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of LaborDecember 1997
Nonfatal workplace injury and illness incidence rates 

industry division, 1992-96

02468

101214

Agriculture,

forestry, &

fishing

Mining Construction Manufacturing Transportation 

& publicutilities

Trade Finan

insurance

estat

Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers

Rates per 100 full-time workers declined from 1992 to 1996 in all industry d

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of LaborDecember 1997
Total case incidence rates for all private industries, 

construction, and manufacturing, 1974-96

02468

101214161820

1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 19

Construction

Manufacturing

All private industries

In 1996, the overall rate in construction remained below the rate in manu

Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of LaborDecember 1997
Lost workday case incidence rates, injuries and illness

1976-96

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1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 

Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers

Lost workday cases

Cases with days away from work

Cases with days of restricted

work activity only

The incidence rate for lost workday cases has declined steadily from 4.1 ca100 full-time workers in 1990 to 3.4 cases per 100 full-time workers in 1996. for the two types of lost workdays cases moved in opposite directions, how

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of LaborDecember 1997
Total case incidence rates for injuries only by 

establishment employment size group, 1996

02468

10

1- 10 11 - 49 50 - 249 250 - 999 

Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers

All establishments = 6.9

Establishment employment size groups

Nationwide, injury rates generally are higher for mid-size establishmen

employing 50 to 249 workers than for smaller or larger establishment

although this pattern does not hold within certain industry divisions

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of LaborDecember 1997
Industries with at least 100,000 nonfatal injury case

Hospitals

Eating and

drinking places

Nursing and

personal care

facilities

Grocery stores

Motor vehicles

and equipment

manufacturing

Department

stores

Trucking and

courier services,

except air

Air transportation,

scheduled

Hotels and motels

All oindu

Nine industries, each having at least 100,000 injuries, accounted for about 1.8 million injuries, or 31 percent of the 5.8 million tota

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of LaborDecember 1997
Total nonfatal cases in 1996: 

Injuries versus illnesses

Nonfatal illness ca

selected categorie

6,239,000 cases 439,000 cases

Injuries

5,800,000

cases

Illnesses

439,000

cases

Disordersassociatedwithrepeatedtrauma

Of the 6.2 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses reported in 1996, nearly 5.8 million were injuriein either lost work-time, medical treatment other than first aid, loss of consciousness, restrictioor transfer to another job. The remainder of these private industry cases (about 439,000 casesillnesses. Sixty-four percent (281,000 cases) of the workplace illnesses were disorders associatrauma, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of LaborDecember 1997
Nonfatal workplace illnesses by industry division, 19

Man

Services

Finance,

insurance,

& real estate

Trade

Transportation

& public utilities

Construction

Agriculture,

forestry,

& fishing

Mining

Manufacturing accounted for three-fifths of all newly reported

occupational illnesses in private industry in 1996.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of LaborDecember 1997
Occupational illness cases, private industry, 1976-96

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100200300400500600

1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 

Number of cases (in thousands)

Total illness cases

Disorders with repe

All oth

The number of disorders associated with repeated trauma cases reported in 1

 was 9 percent lower than the corresponding 1995 figure (308,000). The numbe

associated with repeated has declined for two consecutive years

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of LaborDecember 1997