OS NR 12/14/2004 News Release:  Workplace injuries and illnesses in 2003

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(This release was reissued on June 14, 2005 to revise selected industry employment data in 
several of the tables.  Employment data are included in the tables give the users some 
perspective regarding the size of the published industries.  NOTE: These changes do not affect 
the published injury and illness data from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses for 
2003.  The injury and illness rates were computed separately from the employment data.  For more 
information, see www.bls.gov/iif/osh_notice05.htm.) 

                        WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES IN 2003

      A total of 4.4 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry
workplaces during 2003, resulting in a rate of 5.0 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.  The rate of injuries and illnesses declined from 5.3 cases per 
100 equivalent full-time workers in 2002.  The decline is a result of a 7.1 percent decrease in the 
number of cases reported and a 0.7 percent decrease 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 2003.  The first release, in September 2004, covered 
work-related fatalities from the 2003 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.  In March 
2005, 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, 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.
      
      Industry.  Goods producing industries as a whole had a rate of 6.7 cases per 100 
equivalent full-time workers while service providing industries as a whole had a rate of 4.4 cases 
per 100 equivalent full-time workers.  Among the goods producing industry sectors, incidence 
rates during 2003 ranged from 3.3 cases per 100 full-time workers in mining to 6.8 cases per 100 
full-time workers in manufacturing and construction.  (See table 1.)  Within the service providing 
sector, incidence rates ranged from 1.1 cases per 100 full-time workers in finance and insurance 
to 7.8 cases per 100 full-time workers in transportation and warehousing.  (This release of 
nonfatal injury and illness data is the first using the North American Industry Classification 

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  *     Note on industry classifications: Beginning with the 2003 reference year, the Survey of        *
  *     Occupational Injuries and Illnesses began using the 2002 North American Industry               *
  *     Classification System (NAICS).  Prior to 2003, the survey used the Standard Industrial         *
  *     Classification (SIC) system.  The substantial differences between these systems result in      *
  *     breaks in series for industry data.  Users are advised against making comparisons between the  * 
  *     2003 industry categories and the results from previous years.                                  *
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System (NAICS).  See the box note and the "Background of the Survey" section for a discussion 
of NAICS and of the factors that can influence incidence rate changes from one survey to the 
next.)



      For private industry in 2003, rates for injuries and illnesses ranged from 2.0 cases per 100 
workers for small establishments (those employing 1 to 10 workers) to 6.2 for mid-size 
establishments (those employing 50 to 249 workers).  (See table 3.)  Fourteen industries, each 
having at least 100,000 injuries and illnesses, accounted for about 2 million cases, or 47 percent 
of the 4.4 million total.  (See table 4.)

      Case types.  Approximately 2.3 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 2.1 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 2.6 cases per 100 workers, and the rate for other recordable cases was 
2.4 cases per 100 workers. 

(Chart 1 appears here in the printed release.)
      
      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 restricted 
work activity, 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.  The rate for cases with days away from work was 
1.5 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 (2.2 cases per 
100 workers) was higher than the rate for days-away-from-work cases (1.6 cases per 100 
workers).  (See chart 1.)  Among the remaining industry sectors included in this chart, with the 
exception of utilities, the rate for days-away-from-work cases was higher than the rate for cases 
with job transfer or restriction.
      
      Injuries.  Of the 4.4 million nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in 2003, 4.1 
million were injuries.  Of these 4.1 million injuries, 1.3 million or 32 percent occurred in the 
goods producing industries while 2.8 million or 68 percent occurred in the service providing 
industries.  Goods producing industries employed 21.5 percent of the private sector workforce 
covered by this program while service providing industries employed 78.5 percent of the 
workforce.  (Employment data are derived primarily from the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.)  The manufacturing sector and the trade sectors 
had the largest shares of injury cases with 21 percent each, followed by the health care and social 
assistance sector with 16 percent.  (See table 5 and chart 2.)
      
 (Chart 2 appears here in the printed release.)     
      
 
    
      
      Illnesses.  There were about 269,500 newly reported cases of occupational illnesses in 
private industry in 2003.  Service providing industries accounted for 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 over 75 percent of total illness cases in 2003.  
Over 48 percent of all other illness 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).

(Chart 3 appears here in the printed release.)



Background of the Survey

      The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses is a Federal/State program in which 
employer reports were collected from about 183,700 private industry establishments in 2003 and 
processed by State agencies cooperating with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  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 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 recordkeeping rules revised by 
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor and 
made effective on January 1, 2002.  

      Data in this release mark the first time for the Survey of Occupational Injuries and 
Illnesses that establishments are classified by industry based on the 2002 North American 
Industry Classification System Manual, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget.  
NAICS recognizes hundreds of new businesses in the United States economy, most of which are 
in the service providing sector.  NAICS classifies establishments into a detailed industry based 
on the production processes and provided services.  As a result of the conversion to NAICS, the 
estimates by industry from the 2003 survey are not comparable with those from prior years.  
      
      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, respectively.  Neither 
of these agencies adopted the revised OSHA recordkeeping requirements for 2003.  Therefore, 
estimates for these industries for 2003 are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
      
      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 2003 incidence rate for all 
occupational injuries and illnesses of 5.0 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 5.0 plus or minus 1.2 percent (2 times 0.6 percent) or 4.94 to 5.06.  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 https://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 202-691-6179 and from the BLS Internet site at 
https://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm.





TABLE 1.  Incidence rates(1) of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2003
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                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                 Cases with days away from work,                 |                     
                                                                                  |                     |         2003        |                     |                   job transfer, or restriction                  |                     
                                                                                  |                     |        Annual       |        Total        |_________________________________________________________________|        Other        
                                   Industry(2)                                    |        NAICS        |       average       |      recordable     |                     |                     |                     |      recordable     
                                                                                  |       code(3)       |    employment(4)    |        cases        |                     |        Cases        |        Cases        |        cases        
                                                                                  |                     |     (thousands)     |                     |        Total        |      with days      |       with job      |                     
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |      away from      |     transfer or     |                     
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |       work(5)       |     restriction     |                     
__________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
 Private industry(6)..............................................................|                     |     106,183.1       |          5.0        |          2.6        |          1.5        |          1.1        |          2.4        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
   Goods producing(6).............................................................|                     |      22,788.4       |          6.7        |          3.7        |          1.9        |          1.8        |          3.0        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Natural resources and mining(6)(7)...........................................|                     |       1,465.1       |          5.1        |          2.8        |          1.8        |          1.0        |          2.3        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting(6)..............................|               11    |       1,156.2       |          6.2        |          3.3        |          2.1        |          1.2        |          2.9        
         Crop production(6).......................................................|              111    |         555.9       |          6.1        |          3.3        |          2.1        |          1.2        |          2.8        
         Animal production(6).....................................................|              112    |         205.5       |          8.2        |          3.8        |          2.3        |          1.5        |          -          
         Forestry and logging.....................................................|              113    |          72.8       |          6.2        |          4.2        |          4.0        |           .3        |          2.0        
         Fishing, hunting and trapping............................................|              114    |          10.1       |          1.5        |          1.2        |           .9        |           .2        |           .4        
         Support activities for agriculture and forestry..........................|              115    |         311.9       |          5.5        |          2.9        |          1.6        |          1.3        |          2.6        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Mining(7)..................................................................|               21    |         500.1       |          3.3        |          2.0        |          1.4        |           .6        |          1.2        
         Oil and gas extraction...................................................|              211    |         120.3       |          1.8        |           .8        |           .6        |           .2        |          1.0        
         Mining (except oil and gas)(8)...........................................|              212    |         200.3       |          4.6        |          3.1        |          2.4        |           .8        |          1.4        
         Support activities for mining............................................|              213    |         179.5       |          2.7        |          1.5        |           .9        |           .6        |          -          
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     Construction.................................................................|                     |       6,672.4       |          6.8        |          3.6        |          2.6        |          1.0        |          3.2        
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       Construction...............................................................|               23    |       6,672.4       |          6.8        |          3.6        |          2.6        |          1.0        |          3.2        
         Construction of buildings................................................|              236    |       1,565.4       |          5.7        |          3.0        |          2.2        |           .8        |          2.7        
         Heavy and civil engineering construction.................................|              237    |         891.5       |          6.5        |          3.5        |          2.4        |          1.2        |          3.0        
         Specialty trade contractors..............................................|              238    |       4,215.5       |          7.3        |          3.9        |          2.8        |          1.1        |          3.4        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Manufacturing................................................................|                     |      14,459.7       |          6.8        |          3.8        |          1.6        |          2.2        |          3.1        
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       Manufacturing..............................................................|            31-33    |      14,459.7       |          6.8        |          3.8        |          1.6        |          2.2        |          3.1        
         Food manufacturing.......................................................|              311    |       1,513.4       |          8.6        |          5.5        |          1.9        |          3.7        |          3.1        
         Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing...............................|              312    |         199.4       |         10.7        |          7.1        |          3.2        |          3.9        |          3.6        
         Textile mills............................................................|              313    |         261.3       |          5.0        |          2.8        |           .8        |          1.9        |          2.2        
         Textile product mills....................................................|              314    |         182.6       |          5.5        |          3.2        |          1.3        |          1.9        |          2.3        
         Apparel manufacturing....................................................|              315    |         309.0       |          3.6        |          1.9        |           .9        |          1.0        |          1.7        
         Leather and allied product manufacturing.................................|              316    |          45.6       |          7.8        |          4.8        |          2.1        |          2.7        |          3.0        
         Wood product manufacturing...............................................|              321    |         534.3       |         10.0        |          5.4        |          2.8        |          2.6        |          4.6        
         Paper manufacturing......................................................|              322    |         514.1       |          4.8        |          2.9        |          1.5        |          1.4        |          1.9        
         Printing and related support activities..................................|              323    |         672.3       |          4.5        |          2.7        |          1.2        |          1.5        |          1.9        
         Petroleum and coal products manufacturing................................|              324    |         115.5       |          2.8        |          1.6        |           .9        |           .7        |          1.2        
         Chemical manufacturing...................................................|              325    |         905.5       |          3.4        |          2.0        |           .9        |          1.0        |          1.4        
         Plastics and rubber products manufacturing...............................|              326    |         814.6       |          7.4        |          4.4        |          1.7        |          2.8        |          2.9        
         Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing................................|              327    |         496.0       |          7.9        |          4.6        |          2.2        |          2.4        |          3.3        
         Primary metal manufacturing..............................................|              331    |         474.5       |          9.6        |          4.8        |          2.1        |          2.7        |          4.8        
         Fabricated metal product manufacturing...................................|              332    |       1,476.2       |          8.5        |          4.2        |          2.0        |          2.2        |          4.3        
         Machinery manufacturing..................................................|              333    |       1,145.8       |          6.9        |          3.1        |          1.5        |          1.6        |          3.8        
         Computer and electronic product manufacturing............................|              334    |       1,354.0       |          2.4        |          1.2        |           .6        |           .6        |          1.1        
         Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing.............|              335    |         457.8       |          6.1        |          3.1        |          1.2        |          1.9        |          2.9        
         Transportation equipment manufacturing...................................|              336    |       1,753.7       |          9.3        |          5.1        |          1.8        |          3.3        |          4.1        
         Furniture and related product manufacturing..............................|              337    |         570.3       |          8.7        |          4.7        |          1.9        |          2.8        |          4.1        
         Miscellaneous manufacturing..............................................|              339    |         663.6       |          5.0        |          2.7        |          1.2        |          1.5        |          2.3        
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   Service providing..............................................................|                     |      83,394.6       |          4.4        |          2.3        |          1.4        |           .9        |          2.1        
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     Trade, transportation, and utilities(9)......................................|                     |      25,041.8       |          5.5        |          3.2        |          1.9        |          1.3        |          2.4        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Wholesale trade............................................................|               42    |       5,589.0       |          4.7        |          2.8        |          1.5        |          1.3        |          1.9        
         Merchant wholesalers, durable goods......................................|              423    |       2,929.2       |          4.3        |          2.4        |          1.3        |          1.0        |          2.0        
         Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods...................................|              424    |       1,998.4       |          5.7        |          3.7        |          1.9        |          1.8        |          2.0        
         Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers......................|              425    |         661.4       |          2.9        |          1.5        |          -          |           .5        |          1.4        
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       Retail trade...............................................................|            44-45    |      14,930.8       |          5.3        |          2.7        |          1.6        |          1.2        |          2.6        
         Motor vehicle and parts dealers..........................................|              441    |       1,878.8       |          5.1        |          2.2        |          1.5        |           .7        |          2.9        
         Furniture and home furnishings stores....................................|              442    |         547.7       |          5.2        |          2.7        |          1.6        |          1.1        |          2.6        
         Electronics and appliance stores.........................................|              443    |         517.6       |          3.3        |          1.3        |           .7        |           .6        |          2.0        
         Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers..............|              444    |       1,190.6       |          6.4        |          3.4        |          2.0        |          1.4        |          3.0        
         Food and beverage stores.................................................|              445    |       2,842.4       |          6.8        |          3.6        |          2.1        |          1.5        |          3.2        
         Health and personal care stores..........................................|              446    |         935.8       |          2.6        |          1.2        |           .8        |           .4        |          1.4        
         Gasoline stations........................................................|              447    |         879.2       |          3.7        |          1.7        |          1.2        |           .5        |          1.9        
         Clothing and clothing accessories stores.................................|              448    |       1,309.2       |          2.8        |          1.0        |           .7        |           .3        |          1.8        
         Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores............................|              451    |         655.3       |          3.6        |          1.3        |           .7        |           .6        |          2.3        
         General merchandise stores...............................................|              452    |       2,813.4       |          7.2        |          4.3        |          1.9        |          2.3        |          2.9        
         Miscellaneous store retailers............................................|              453    |         937.5       |          3.6        |          1.9        |          1.3        |           .7        |          1.7        
         Nonstore retailers.......................................................|              454    |         423.4       |          5.6        |          3.5        |          1.7        |          1.8        |          2.1        
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       Transportation and warehousing(9)..........................................|            48-49    |       3,946.2       |          7.8        |          5.4        |          3.5        |          1.8        |          2.4        
         Air transportation.......................................................|              481    |         527.0       |         11.0        |          8.0        |          5.8        |          2.2        |          3.0        
         Rail transportation(9)...................................................|              482    |            -        |          2.9        |          2.2        |          2.0        |           .2        |           .7        
         Water transportation.....................................................|              483    |          53.1       |          -          |          2.3        |          1.8        |           .4        |          1.1        
         Truck transportation.....................................................|              484    |       1,322.4       |          6.8        |          4.5        |          3.4        |          1.1        |          2.3        
         Transit and ground passenger transportation..............................|              485    |         375.4       |          6.4        |          3.8        |          2.8        |          1.0        |          2.6        
         Pipeline transportation..................................................|              486    |          40.3       |          2.1        |          1.0        |           .5        |           .5        |          1.1        
         Scenic and sightseeing transportation....................................|              487    |          26.7       |          3.9        |          2.3        |          1.9        |           .4        |          1.6        
         Support activities for transportation....................................|              488    |         513.2       |          5.6        |          3.5        |          2.4        |          1.1        |          2.1        
         Couriers and messengers..................................................|              492    |         565.1       |         12.1        |          8.8        |          5.5        |          3.3        |          3.3        
         Warehousing and storage..................................................|              493    |         519.6       |         10.1        |          7.3        |          3.0        |          4.4        |          2.7        
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       Utilities..................................................................|               22    |         575.9       |          4.4        |          2.2        |          1.2        |          1.0        |          2.2        
         Utilities................................................................|              221    |         575.9       |          4.4        |          2.2        |          1.2        |          1.0        |          2.2        
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     Information..................................................................|                     |       3,180.8       |          2.2        |          1.1        |           .8        |           .3        |          1.1        
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       Information................................................................|               51    |       3,180.8       |          2.2        |          1.1        |           .8        |           .3        |          1.1        
         Publishing industries (except Internet)..................................|              511    |         929.5       |          2.3        |          1.1        |           .7        |           .4        |          1.2        
         Motion picture and sound recording industries............................|              512    |         368.5       |          -          |          -          |           .5        |           .2        |          -          
         Broadcasting (except Internet)...........................................|              515    |         323.9       |          2.0        |          1.0        |           .6        |           .4        |          1.0        
         Telecommunications.......................................................|              517    |       1,079.1       |          -          |          -          |          1.1        |          -          |          -          
         Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing      |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
          services................................................................|              518    |         402.2       |          1.4        |           .5        |           .3        |           .2        |          -          
         Other information services...............................................|              519    |          48.1       |          2.1        |          1.5        |          1.3        |          -          |           .6        
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     Financial activities.........................................................|                     |       7,826.9       |          1.7        |           .8        |           .6        |           .2        |           .9        
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       Finance and insurance......................................................|               52    |       5,782.1       |          1.1        |           .4        |           .3        |           .1        |           .7        
         Monetary authorities - central bank......................................|              521    |          22.8       |          3.1        |          1.4        |           .7        |           .7        |          1.7        
         Credit intermediation and related activities.............................|              522    |       2,780.4       |          1.1        |           .4        |           .3        |           .1        |           .7        
         Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
          related activities......................................................|              523    |         757.0       |           .5        |           .2        |           .1        |           .1        |           .3        
         Insurance carriers and related activities................................|              524    |       2,137.9       |          1.2        |           .5        |           .4        |           .1        |           .7        
         Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles..............................|              525    |          83.9       |          1.0        |           .5        |           .3        |           .2        |           .5        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Real estate and rental and leasing.........................................|               53    |       2,044.9       |          3.9        |          2.1        |          1.5        |           .6        |          1.8        
         Real estate..............................................................|              531    |       1,381.3       |          3.6        |          1.9        |          1.4        |           .5        |          1.7        
         Rental and leasing services..............................................|              532    |         637.2       |          4.7        |          2.5        |          1.6        |          1.0        |          2.2        
         Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works).....|              533    |          26.4       |          1.2        |           .9        |           .7        |          -          |          -          
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Professional and business services...........................................|                     |      15,858.5       |          2.5        |          1.4        |           .9        |           .5        |          1.1        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Professional, scientific, and technical services...........................|               54    |       6,638.7       |          1.3        |           .6        |           .4        |           .2        |           .7        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
         Professional, scientific, and technical services.........................|              541    |       6,638.7       |          1.3        |          0.6        |          0.4        |          0.2        |          0.7        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Management of companies and enterprises....................................|               55    |       1,660.1       |          3.0        |          1.6        |           .9        |           .7        |          1.3        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services...|               56    |       7,559.6       |          4.0        |          2.4        |          1.6        |           .8        |          1.6        
         Administrative and support services......................................|              561    |       7,241.4       |          3.7        |          2.1        |          1.4        |           .6        |          1.6        
         Waste management and remediation services................................|              562    |         318.2       |          8.3        |          5.7        |          3.5        |          2.2        |          2.6        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Education and health services................................................|                     |      15,738.0       |          6.0        |          2.9        |          1.6        |          1.3        |          3.1        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Educational services.......................................................|               61    |       2,016.2       |          2.7        |          1.2        |           .8        |          -          |          1.5        
         Educational services.....................................................|              611    |       2,016.2       |          2.7        |          1.2        |           .8        |          -          |          1.5        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Health care and social assistance..........................................|               62    |      13,721.9       |          6.5        |          3.1        |          1.7        |          1.4        |          3.3        
         Ambulatory health care services..........................................|              621    |       4,783.4       |          3.3        |          1.2        |           .8        |           .4        |          2.1        
         Hospitals................................................................|              622    |       4,201.3       |          8.7        |          3.6        |          2.0        |          1.6        |          5.1        
         Nursing and residential care facilities..................................|              623    |       2,776.5       |         10.1        |          6.3        |          3.2        |          3.1        |          3.9        
         Social assistance........................................................|              624    |       1,960.7       |          4.1        |          2.3        |          1.4        |           .9        |          1.8        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Leisure and hospitality......................................................|                     |      12,162.2       |          5.1        |          2.1        |          1.3        |           .8        |          3.0        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Arts, entertainment, and recreation........................................|               71    |       1,816.9       |          5.9        |          2.9        |          1.6        |          1.4        |          3.0        
         Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries................|              711    |         383.3       |          6.7        |          2.6        |          1.6        |          1.0        |          4.1        
         Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions......................|              712    |         115.4       |          4.2        |          2.2        |          1.6        |           .6        |          2.0        
         Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries...........................|              713    |       1,318.2       |          5.8        |          3.1        |          1.5        |          1.6        |          2.7        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Accommodation and food services............................................|               72    |      10,345.3       |          5.0        |          2.0        |          1.3        |           .7        |          3.0        
         Accommodation............................................................|              721    |       1,768.0       |          6.7        |          3.6        |          1.9        |          1.6        |          3.2        
         Food services and drinking places........................................|              722    |       8,577.3       |          4.6        |          1.6        |          1.1        |           .5        |          3.0        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Other services...............................................................|                     |       3,777.7       |          3.4        |          1.7        |          1.1        |           .6        |          1.7        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Other services, except public administration...............................|               81    |       3,777.7       |          3.4        |          1.7        |          1.1        |           .6        |          1.7        
         Repair and maintenance...................................................|              811    |       1,224.3       |          4.2        |          2.1        |          1.4        |           .7        |          2.1        
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
         Personal and laundry services............................................|              812    |       1,258.9       |          2.8        |          1.7        |          0.9        |          0.7        |          1.2        
         Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations...|              813    |       1,294.5       |          2.9        |          1.3        |           .9        |           .4        |          1.6        
__________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________

  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 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 job transfer 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 support activities.  Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, 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 effective January 1, 2002; therefore,
estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
  8 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded.  These data do not reflect the changes the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
  9 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other 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




TABLE 2.  Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2003

(thousands)
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                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                                                                 |                     
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                 Cases with days away from work,                 |                     
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                   job transfer, or restriction                  |                     
                                                                                  |                     |         2003        |        Total        |_________________________________________________________________|        Other        
                                   Industry(1)                                    |        NAICS        |        Annual       |      recordable     |                     |                     |                     |      recordable     
                                                                                  |       code(2)       |       average       |        cases        |                     |        Cases        |        Cases        |        cases        
                                                                                  |                     |    employment(3)    |                     |        Total        |      with days      |       with job      |                     
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |      away from      |     transfer or     |                     
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |       work(4)       |     restriction     |                     
__________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
 Private industry(5)..............................................................|                     |     106,183.1       |       4,365.2       |       2,301.9       |       1,315.9       |         986.0       |       2,063.3       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
   Goods producing(5).............................................................|                     |      22,788.4       |       1,455.2       |         796.5       |         407.6       |         388.8       |         658.8       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Natural resources and mining(5)(6)...........................................|                     |       1,465.1       |          73.4       |          40.5       |          26.4       |          14.1       |          32.9       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting(5)..............................|               11    |       1,156.2       |          55.2       |          29.3       |          18.4       |          10.9       |          25.9       
         Crop production(5).......................................................|              111    |         555.9       |          24.9       |          13.3       |           8.4       |           5.0       |          11.5       
         Animal production(5).....................................................|              112    |         205.5       |          12.1       |           5.6       |           3.4       |           2.2       |          -          
         Forestry and logging.....................................................|              113    |          72.8       |           4.0       |           2.8       |           2.6       |            .2       |           1.3       
         Fishing, hunting and trapping............................................|              114    |          10.1       |            .1       |            .1       |            .1       |         (7)         |         (7)         
         Support activities for agriculture and forestry..........................|              115    |         311.9       |          14.1       |           7.5       |           4.1       |           3.4       |           6.6       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Mining(6)..................................................................|               21    |         500.1       |          18.2       |          11.2       |           8.0       |           3.2       |           6.9       
         Oil and gas extraction...................................................|              211    |         120.3       |           2.2       |           1.0       |            .8       |            .2       |           1.2       
         Mining (except oil and gas)(8)...........................................|              212    |         200.3       |          10.3       |           7.1       |           5.4       |           1.7       |           3.2       
         Support activities for mining............................................|              213    |         179.5       |           5.7       |           3.1       |           1.8       |           1.3       |          -          
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Construction.................................................................|                     |       6,672.4       |         408.3       |         218.0       |         155.4       |          62.5       |         190.3       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Construction...............................................................|               23    |       6,672.4       |         408.3       |         218.0       |         155.4       |          62.5       |         190.3       
         Construction of buildings................................................|              236    |       1,565.4       |          78.6       |          41.9       |          30.5       |          11.4       |          36.7       
         Heavy and civil engineering construction.................................|              237    |         891.5       |          55.5       |          30.2       |          20.1       |          10.1       |          25.3       
         Specialty trade contractors..............................................|              238    |       4,215.5       |         274.1       |         145.8       |         104.8       |          41.0       |         128.3       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Manufacturing................................................................|                     |      14,459.7       |         973.6       |         538.0       |         225.8       |         312.2       |         435.6       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Manufacturing..............................................................|            31-33    |      14,459.7       |         973.6       |         538.0       |         225.8       |         312.2       |         435.6       
         Food manufacturing.......................................................|              311    |       1,513.4       |         129.1       |          82.5       |          27.7       |          54.8       |          46.6       
         Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing...............................|              312    |         199.4       |          20.4       |          13.6       |           6.2       |           7.4       |           6.8       
         Textile mills............................................................|              313    |         261.3       |          12.6       |           7.0       |           2.1       |           4.9       |           5.6       
         Textile product mills....................................................|              314    |         182.6       |           9.3       |           5.4       |           2.2       |           3.2       |           3.9       
         Apparel manufacturing....................................................|              315    |         309.0       |          10.0       |           5.3       |           2.4       |           2.9       |           4.7       
         Leather and allied product manufacturing.................................|              316    |          45.6       |           3.3       |           2.1       |            .9       |           1.1       |           1.3       
         Wood product manufacturing...............................................|              321    |         534.3       |          52.4       |          28.3       |          14.8       |          13.5       |          24.1       
         Paper manufacturing......................................................|              322    |         514.1       |          25.6       |          15.2       |           8.0       |           7.2       |          10.4       
         Printing and related support activities..................................|              323    |         672.3       |          28.9       |          17.1       |           7.8       |           9.3       |          11.8       
         Petroleum and coal products manufacturing................................|              324    |         115.5       |           3.3       |           1.9       |           1.1       |            .8       |           1.4       
         Chemical manufacturing...................................................|              325    |         905.5       |          31.0       |          17.9       |           8.4       |           9.5       |          13.1       
         Plastics and rubber products manufacturing...............................|              326    |         814.6       |          59.6       |          35.8       |          13.4       |          22.4       |          23.9       
         Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing................................|              327    |         496.0       |          39.0       |          22.9       |          11.1       |          11.8       |          16.2       
         Primary metal manufacturing..............................................|              331    |         474.5       |          45.7       |          22.8       |          10.0       |          12.8       |          22.8       
         Fabricated metal product manufacturing...................................|              332    |       1,476.2       |         123.5       |          61.1       |          29.6       |          31.5       |          62.4       
         Machinery manufacturing..................................................|              333    |       1,145.8       |          79.8       |          36.2       |          17.3       |          18.9       |          43.7       
         Computer and electronic product manufacturing............................|              334    |       1,354.0       |          31.4       |          16.4       |           7.8       |           8.5       |          15.1       
         Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing.............|              335    |         457.8       |          27.0       |          14.0       |           5.6       |           8.5       |          13.0       
         Transportation equipment manufacturing...................................|              336    |       1,753.7       |         162.1       |          89.9       |          31.4       |          58.5       |          72.2       
         Furniture and related product manufacturing..............................|              337    |         570.3       |          47.8       |          25.5       |          10.4       |          15.2       |          22.3       
         Miscellaneous manufacturing..............................................|              339    |         663.6       |          31.6       |          17.2       |           7.6       |           9.7       |          14.3       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
   Service providing..............................................................|                     |      83,394.6       |       2,909.9       |       1,505.4       |         908.3       |         597.1       |       1,404.5       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Trade, transportation, and utilities(9)......................................|                     |      25,041.8       |       1,188.7       |         683.2       |         405.3       |         277.9       |         505.6       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Wholesale trade............................................................|               42    |       5,589.0       |         247.6       |         147.4       |          80.1       |          67.3       |         100.3       
         Merchant wholesalers, durable goods......................................|              423    |       2,929.2       |         121.7       |          66.9       |          37.7       |          29.2       |          54.7       
         Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods...................................|              424    |       1,998.4       |         108.9       |          71.4       |          36.6       |          34.8       |          37.5       
         Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers......................|              425    |         661.4       |          17.1       |           9.1       |          -          |           3.3       |           8.0       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Retail trade...............................................................|            44-45    |      14,930.8       |         620.9       |         319.6       |         183.6       |         136.0       |         301.3       
         Motor vehicle and parts dealers..........................................|              441    |       1,878.8       |          90.8       |          39.0       |          27.0       |          12.0       |          51.8       
         Furniture and home furnishings stores....................................|              442    |         547.7       |          23.8       |          12.2       |           7.4       |           4.8       |          11.6       
         Electronics and appliance stores.........................................|              443    |         517.6       |          14.5       |           5.8       |           3.3       |           2.5       |           8.8       
         Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers..............|              444    |       1,190.6       |          69.7       |          36.7       |          21.8       |          14.8       |          33.1       
         Food and beverage stores.................................................|              445    |       2,842.4       |         140.7       |          74.3       |          44.2       |          30.1       |          66.4       
         Health and personal care stores..........................................|              446    |         935.8       |          18.2       |           8.6       |           6.0       |           2.6       |           9.6       
         Gasoline stations........................................................|              447    |         879.2       |          26.0       |          12.3       |           8.5       |           3.7       |          13.8       
         Clothing and clothing accessories stores.................................|              448    |       1,309.2       |          24.7       |           8.9       |           6.4       |           2.5       |          15.8       
         Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores............................|              451    |         655.3       |          15.8       |           5.8       |           3.2       |           2.6       |          10.1       
         General merchandise stores...............................................|              452    |       2,813.4       |         150.6       |          89.6       |          40.7       |          49.0       |          61.0       
         Miscellaneous store retailers............................................|              453    |         937.5       |          25.2       |          13.5       |           8.8       |           4.7       |          11.7       
         Nonstore retailers.......................................................|              454    |         423.4       |          20.9       |          13.1       |           6.4       |           6.7       |           7.8       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Transportation and warehousing(9)..........................................|            48-49    |       3,946.2       |         295.7       |         204.0       |         135.0       |          69.0       |          91.7       
         Air transportation.......................................................|              481    |         527.0       |          47.7       |          34.8       |          25.2       |           9.6       |          12.9       
         Rail transportation(9)...................................................|              482    |          -          |           6.5       |           5.0       |           4.4       |            .6       |           1.5       
         Water transportation.....................................................|              483    |          53.1       |          -          |           1.4       |           1.1       |            .3       |            .7       
         Truck transportation.....................................................|              484    |       1,322.4       |          93.6       |          61.9       |          46.5       |          15.4       |          31.7       
         Transit and ground passenger transportation..............................|              485    |         375.4       |          17.9       |          10.6       |           7.9       |           2.7       |           7.3       
         Pipeline transportation..................................................|              486    |          40.3       |            .8       |            .4       |            .2       |            .2       |            .4       
         Scenic and sightseeing transportation....................................|              487    |          26.7       |            .7       |            .4       |            .3       |            .1       |            .3       
         Support activities for transportation....................................|              488    |         513.2       |          26.6       |          16.8       |          11.6       |           5.2       |           9.8       
         Couriers and messengers..................................................|              492    |         565.1       |          52.0       |          37.9       |          23.6       |          14.3       |          14.1       
         Warehousing and storage..................................................|              493    |         519.6       |          47.9       |          34.9       |          14.2       |          20.7       |          13.0       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Utilities..................................................................|               22    |         575.9       |          24.5       |          12.2       |           6.6       |           5.6       |          12.3       
         Utilities................................................................|              221    |         575.9       |          24.5       |          12.2       |           6.6       |           5.6       |          12.3       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Information..................................................................|                     |       3,180.8       |          61.2       |          30.8       |          21.5       |           9.3       |          30.4       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Information................................................................|               51    |       3,180.8       |          61.2       |          30.8       |          21.5       |           9.3       |          30.4       
         Publishing industries (except Internet)..................................|              511    |         929.5       |          19.2       |           9.1       |           5.5       |           3.6       |          10.1       
         Motion picture and sound recording industries............................|              512    |         368.5       |          -          |          -          |           1.2       |            .4       |          -          
         Broadcasting (except Internet)...........................................|              515    |         323.9       |           5.8       |           3.0       |           1.8       |           1.2       |           2.8       
         Telecommunications.......................................................|              517    |       1,079.1       |          -          |          -          |          11.4       |          -          |          -          
         Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing      |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
          services................................................................|              518    |         402.2       |           5.1       |           1.8       |           1.0       |            .8       |          -          
         Other information services...............................................|              519    |          48.1       |            .8       |            .5       |            .5       |          -          |            .2       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Financial activities.........................................................|                     |       7,826.9       |         122.5       |          56.9       |          40.4       |          16.5       |          65.6       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Finance and insurance......................................................|               52    |       5,782.1       |          55.9       |          21.3       |          15.6       |           5.7       |          34.7       
         Monetary authorities - central bank......................................|              521    |          22.8       |            .7       |            .3       |            .2       |            .2       |            .4       
         Credit intermediation and related activities.............................|              522    |       2,780.4       |          28.3       |           9.4       |           7.2       |           2.2       |          18.9       
         Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
          related activities......................................................|              523    |         757.0       |           3.3       |           1.5       |           1.0       |            .4       |           1.8       
         Insurance carriers and related activities................................|              524    |       2,137.9       |          22.9       |           9.7       |           6.9       |           2.8       |          13.2       
         Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles..............................|              525    |          83.9       |            .7       |            .4       |            .2       |            .1       |            .4       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Real estate and rental and leasing.........................................|               53    |       2,044.9       |          66.5       |          35.6       |          24.8       |          10.8       |          30.9       
         Real estate..............................................................|              531    |       1,381.3       |          41.1       |          21.8       |          16.3       |           5.5       |          19.3       
         Rental and leasing services..............................................|              532    |         637.2       |          25.1       |          13.6       |           8.3       |           5.3       |          11.5       
         Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works).....|              533    |          26.4       |            .3       |            .2       |            .2       |          -          |          -          
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Professional and business services...........................................|                     |      15,858.5       |         288.9       |         157.7       |         102.5       |          55.3       |         131.1       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Professional, scientific, and technical services...........................|               54    |       6,638.7       |          79.3       |          36.0       |          22.9       |          13.1       |          43.4       
         Professional, scientific, and technical services.........................|              541    |       6,638.7       |          79.3       |          36.0       |          22.9       |          13.1       |          43.4       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Management of companies and enterprises....................................|               55    |       1,660.1       |          45.5       |          25.1       |          14.1       |          11.0       |          20.4       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services...|               56    |       7,559.6       |         164.1       |          96.7       |          65.5       |          31.2       |          67.4       
         Administrative and support services......................................|              561    |       7,241.4       |         137.3       |          78.2       |          54.3       |          23.9       |          59.1       
         Waste management and remediation services................................|              562    |         318.2       |          26.8       |          18.5       |          11.3       |           7.3       |           8.3       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Education and health services................................................|                     |      15,738.0       |         737.1       |         355.8       |         199.8       |         156.0       |         381.3       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Educational services.......................................................|               61    |       2,016.2       |          39.0       |          17.9       |          11.4       |          -          |          21.1       
         Educational services.....................................................|              611    |       2,016.2       |          39.0       |          17.9       |          11.4       |          -          |          21.1       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Health care and social assistance..........................................|               62    |      13,721.9       |         698.1       |         337.9       |         188.4       |         149.5       |         360.2       
         Ambulatory health care services..........................................|              621    |       4,783.4       |         122.4       |          45.1       |          30.2       |          14.8       |          77.3       
         Hospitals................................................................|              622    |       4,201.3       |         292.7       |         121.8       |          67.3       |          54.5       |         170.8       
         Nursing and residential care facilities..................................|              623    |       2,776.5       |         221.5       |         136.9       |          69.4       |          67.4       |          84.6       
         Social assistance........................................................|              624    |       1,960.7       |          61.6       |          34.2       |          21.5       |          12.7       |          27.4       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Leisure and hospitality......................................................|                     |      12,162.2       |         411.0       |         169.3       |         105.7       |          63.6       |         241.7       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Arts, entertainment, and recreation........................................|               71    |       1,816.9       |          68.6       |          34.1       |          18.1       |          16.0       |          34.5       
         Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries................|              711    |         383.3       |          17.2       |           6.8       |           4.2       |           2.5       |          10.4       
         Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions......................|              712    |         115.4       |           3.5       |           1.9       |           1.3       |            .5       |           1.7       
         Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries...........................|              713    |       1,318.2       |          47.9       |          25.5       |          12.6       |          12.9       |          22.4       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Accommodation and food services............................................|               72    |      10,345.3       |         342.4       |         135.2       |          87.6       |          47.6       |         207.1       
         Accommodation............................................................|              721    |       1,768.0       |          89.5       |          47.4       |          25.6       |          21.8       |          42.2       
         Food services and drinking places........................................|              722    |       8,577.3       |         252.8       |          87.9       |          62.0       |          25.8       |         165.0       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Other services...............................................................|                     |       3,777.7       |         100.6       |          51.7       |          33.1       |          18.6       |          48.9       
                                                                                  |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Other services, except public administration...............................|               81    |       3,777.7       |         100.6       |          51.7       |          33.1       |          18.6       |          48.9       
         Repair and maintenance...................................................|              811    |       1,224.3       |          47.4       |          23.9       |          15.9       |           8.0       |          23.6       
         Personal and laundry services............................................|              812    |       1,258.9       |          27.3       |          16.0       |           9.1       |           6.9       |          11.4       
         Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations...|              813    |       1,294.5       |          25.9       |          11.9       |           8.1       |           3.7       |          14.0       
__________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________

  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 job transfer 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 and reporting, such as 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 Health Administration, 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 effective January 1, 2002; therefore,
estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
  7 Fewer than 50 cases.
  8 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are excluded.  These data do not reflect the changes the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
  9 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other 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



TABLE 3.  Incidence rates(1) of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry sector and employment size, 2003
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                                                                          |                     |                                                                                                             
                                                                          |                     |                                   Establishment employment size (workers)                                   
                                            Industry sector               |         All         |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                          |    establishments   |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
                                                                          |                     |       1 to 10       |       11 to 49      |      50 to 249      |      250 to 999     |    1,000 or more    
__________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
Private industry(2).......................................................|          5.0        |          2.0        |          4.3        |          6.2        |          5.8        |          5.7        
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
  Goods producing(2)......................................................|          6.7        |          3.8        |          7.1        |          7.7        |          6.5        |          6.3        
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
    Natural resources and mining(2)(3)....................................|          5.1        |          -          |          5.2        |          6.2        |          4.4        |          2.7        
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
    Construction..........................................................|          6.8        |          4.3        |          8.0        |          7.8        |          5.9        |          -          
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
    Manufacturing.........................................................|          6.8        |          2.7        |          6.6        |          7.8        |          6.8        |          6.4        
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
  Service providing.......................................................|          4.4        |          1.7        |          3.6        |          5.7        |          5.4        |          5.4        
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
    Trade, transportation, and utilities(4)...............................|          5.5        |          2.2        |          4.7        |          6.9        |          7.4        |          7.0        
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
    Information...........................................................|          2.2        |          -          |          1.6        |          3.0        |          -          |          2.0        
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
    Financial activities..................................................|          1.7        |          1.5        |          1.9        |          2.1        |          2.0        |          1.1        
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
    Professional and business services....................................|          2.5        |          1.2        |          2.7        |          3.0        |          2.8        |          2.0        
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
    Educational and health services.......................................|          6.0        |          1.0        |          3.1        |          7.6        |          7.3        |          7.7        
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
    Leisure and hospitality...............................................|          5.1        |          -          |          4.0        |          6.7        |          7.3        |          7.4        
                                                                          |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
    Other services, except public administration..........................|          3.4        |          2.1        |          3.4        |          5.4        |          -          |          3.6        
__________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________

  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 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 Extraction and related support activities.  Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, 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 effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
  4 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
  
  NOTE:  Dash indicates data not available.
  SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor   




TABLE 4.  Number of cases and incidence rate(1) of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for industries with 100,000 or more cases, 2003
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                                                           |                     |                     |                     |                     
                                                           |                     |         2003        |                     |                     
                                                           |        NAICS        |        Annual       |     Total cases     |      Incidence      
                  Industry(2)                              |       code(3)       |       average       |     (thousands)     |         rate        
                                                           |                     |    employment(4)    |                     |                     
                                                           |                     |     (thousands)     |                     |                     
___________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________
                                                           |                     |                     |                     |                     
Hospitals..................................................|              622    |       4,201.3       |         292.7       |          8.7        
Nursing and residential care facilities....................|              623    |       2,776.5       |         221.5       |         10.1        
Transportation equipment manufacturing.....................|              336    |       1,753.7       |         162.1       |          9.3        
General merchandise stores.................................|              452    |       2,813.4       |         150.6       |          7.2        
Administrative and support services........................|              561    |       7,241.4       |         137.3       |          3.7        
                                                           |                     |                     |                     |                     
Food manufacturing.........................................|              311    |       1,513.4       |         129.1       |          8.6        
Grocery stores.............................................|             4451    |       2,454.9       |         126.3       |          7.2        
Fabricated metal product manufacturing.....................|              332    |       1,476.2       |         123.5       |          8.5        
Ambulatory health care services............................|              621    |       4,783.4       |         122.4       |          3.3        
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods........................|              423    |       2,929.2       |         121.7       |          4.3        
                                                           |                     |                     |                     |                     
Full-service restaurants...................................|             7221    |       4,072.1       |         119.3       |          4.5        
Building equipment contractors.............................|             2382    |       1,804.7       |         118.3       |          7.1        
Limited-service eating places..............................|             7222    |       3,612.2       |         112.5       |          4.9        
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods.....................|              424    |       1,998.4       |         108.9       |          5.7        
                                                           |                     |                     |                     |                     
      Private industry(5)..................................|                     |     106,183.1       |       4,365.2       |          5.0        
___________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________

  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 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
  
  
  SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor




TABLE 5.  Incidence rate(1) and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2003
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                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
                                                                                        |                     |         2003        |                     |                     
                                                                                        |        NAICS        |        Annual       |                     |                     
                               Industry                                                 |       code(2)       |       average       |    Incidence rate   |  Number (thousands) 
                                                                                        |                     |    employment(3)    |                     |                     
                                                                                        |                     |     (thousands)     |                     |                     
________________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
 Private industry(4)....................................................................|                     |     106,183.1       |          4.7        |       4,095.7       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
   Goods producing(4)...................................................................|                     |      22,788.4       |          6.1        |       1,328.3       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Natural resources and mining(4)(5).................................................|                     |       1,465.1       |          4.7        |          68.4       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting(4)....................................|               11    |       1,156.2       |          5.8        |          51.1       
         Crop production(4).............................................................|              111    |         555.9       |          5.5        |          22.2       
         Animal production(4)...........................................................|              112    |         205.5       |          7.8        |          11.6       
         Forestry and logging...........................................................|              113    |          72.8       |          6.0        |           3.9       
         Fishing, hunting and trapping..................................................|              114    |          10.1       |          1.5        |            .1       
         Support activities for agriculture and forestry................................|              115    |         311.9       |          5.1        |          13.3       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Mining(5)........................................................................|               21    |         500.1       |          3.1        |          17.3       
         Oil and gas extraction.........................................................|              211    |         120.3       |          1.6        |           1.9       
         Mining (except oil and gas)(6).................................................|              212    |         200.3       |          4.3        |           9.8       
         Support activities for mining..................................................|              213    |         179.5       |          2.6        |           5.5       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Construction.......................................................................|                     |       6,672.4       |          6.7        |         399.1       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Construction.....................................................................|               23    |       6,672.4       |          6.7        |         399.1       
         Construction of buildings......................................................|              236    |       1,565.4       |          5.6        |          77.4       
         Heavy and civil engineering construction.......................................|              237    |         891.5       |          6.3        |          53.8       
         Specialty trade contractors....................................................|              238    |       4,215.5       |          7.1        |         267.8       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Manufacturing......................................................................|                     |      14,459.7       |          6.0        |         860.9       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Manufacturing....................................................................|            31-33    |      14,459.7       |          6.0        |         860.9       
         Food manufacturing.............................................................|              311    |       1,513.4       |          7.1        |         106.6       
         Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing.....................................|              312    |         199.4       |         10.3        |          19.7       
         Textile mills..................................................................|              313    |         261.3       |          4.4        |          11.2       
         Textile product mills..........................................................|              314    |         182.6       |          5.2        |           8.8       
         Apparel manufacturing..........................................................|              315    |         309.0       |          3.1        |           8.7       
         Leather and allied product manufacturing.......................................|              316    |          45.6       |          6.5        |           2.7       
         Wood product manufacturing.....................................................|              321    |         534.3       |          9.5        |          49.5       
         Paper manufacturing............................................................|              322    |         514.1       |          4.4        |          23.2       
         Printing and related support activities........................................|              323    |         672.3       |          4.2        |          27.0       
         Petroleum and coal products manufacturing......................................|              324    |         115.5       |          2.5        |           3.0       
         Chemical manufacturing.........................................................|              325    |         905.5       |          2.9        |          26.7       
         Plastics and rubber products manufacturing.....................................|              326    |         814.6       |          6.9        |          55.4       
         Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing......................................|              327    |         496.0       |          7.4        |          37.0       
         Primary metal manufacturing....................................................|              331    |         474.5       |          8.8        |          41.8       
         Fabricated metal product manufacturing.........................................|              332    |       1,476.2       |          8.0        |         115.8       
         Machinery manufacturing........................................................|              333    |       1,145.8       |          6.4        |          73.5       
         Computer and electronic product manufacturing..................................|              334    |       1,354.0       |          1.9        |          25.5       
         Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing...................|              335    |         457.8       |          5.3        |          23.8       
         Transportation equipment manufacturing.........................................|              336    |       1,753.7       |          7.4        |         129.9       
         Furniture and related product manufacturing....................................|              337    |         570.3       |          7.9        |          43.4       
         Miscellaneous manufacturing....................................................|              339    |         663.6       |          4.4        |          27.8       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
   Service providing....................................................................|                     |      83,394.6       |          4.2        |       2,767.3       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Trade, transportation, and utilities(7)............................................|                     |      25,041.8       |          5.3        |       1,145.7       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Wholesale trade..................................................................|               42    |       5,589.0       |          4.5        |         239.7       
         Merchant wholesalers, durable goods............................................|              423    |       2,929.2       |          4.2        |         117.9       
         Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods.........................................|              424    |       1,998.4       |          5.5        |         105.4       
         Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers............................|              425    |         661.4       |          2.8        |          16.4       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Retail trade.....................................................................|            44-45    |      14,930.8       |          5.1        |         601.2       
         Motor vehicle and parts dealers................................................|              441    |       1,878.8       |          5.0        |          88.0       
         Furniture and home furnishings stores..........................................|              442    |         547.7       |          5.2        |          23.6       
         Electronics and appliance stores...............................................|              443    |         517.6       |          3.2        |          14.2       
         Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers....................|              444    |       1,190.6       |          6.2        |          68.0       
         Food and beverage stores.......................................................|              445    |       2,842.4       |          6.6        |         136.3       
         Health and personal care stores................................................|              446    |         935.8       |          2.5        |          17.7       
         Gasoline stations..............................................................|              447    |         879.2       |          3.6        |          25.6       
         Clothing and clothing accessories stores.......................................|              448    |       1,309.2       |          2.7        |          24.1       
         Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores..................................|              451    |         655.3       |          3.5        |          15.4       
         General merchandise stores.....................................................|              452    |       2,813.4       |          6.9        |         144.4       
         Miscellaneous store retailers..................................................|              453    |         937.5       |          3.5        |          24.6       
         Nonstore retailers.............................................................|              454    |         423.4       |          5.2        |          19.3       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Transportation and warehousing(7)................................................|            48-49    |       3,946.2       |          7.4        |         282.6       
         Air transportation.............................................................|              481    |         527.0       |         10.3        |          44.6       
         Rail transportation............................................................|              482    |           -         |          2.8        |           6.4
         Truck transportation...........................................................|              484    |       1,322.4       |          6.7        |          91.4       
         Transit and ground passenger transportation....................................|              485    |         375.4       |          6.2        |          17.5       
         Pipeline transportation........................................................|              486    |          40.3       |          1.7        |            .7       
         Scenic and sightseeing transportation..........................................|              487    |          26.7       |          3.9        |            .7       
         Support activities for transportation..........................................|              488    |         513.2       |          5.3        |          25.1       
         Couriers and messengers........................................................|              492    |         565.1       |         11.4        |          49.3       
         Warehousing and storage........................................................|              493    |         519.6       |          9.5        |          45.1       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Utilities........................................................................|               22    |         575.9       |          4.0        |          22.2       
         Utilities......................................................................|              221    |         575.9       |          4.0        |          22.2       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Information........................................................................|                     |       3,180.8       |          2.0        |          56.2       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Information......................................................................|               51    |       3,180.8       |          2.0        |          56.2       
         Publishing industries (except Internet)........................................|              511    |         929.5       |          2.2        |          17.9
         Broadcasting (except Internet).................................................|              515    |         323.9       |          1.9        |           5.6       
         Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing services...|              518    |         402.2       |          1.3        |           4.9       
         Other information services.....................................................|              519    |          48.1       |          2.0        |            .7       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Financial activities...............................................................|                     |       7,826.9       |          1.6        |         113.6       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Finance and insurance............................................................|               52    |       5,782.1       |           .9        |          49.1       
         Monetary authorities - central bank............................................|              521    |          22.8       |          2.8        |            .6       
         Credit intermediation and related activities...................................|              522    |       2,780.4       |          2.0        |          25.6
         Insurance carriers and related activities......................................|              524    |       2,137.9       |          1.0        |          19.3       
         Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles....................................|              525    |          83.9       |           .8        |            .6       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Real estate and rental and leasing...............................................|               53    |       2,044.9       |          3.8        |          64.5       
         Real estate....................................................................|              531    |       1,381.3       |          3.5        |          39.7       
         Rental and leasing services....................................................|              532    |         637.2       |          4.6        |          24.5       
         Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)...........|              533    |          26.4       |          1.2        |            .3       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Professional and business services.................................................|                     |      15,858.5       |          2.3        |         270.6       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Professional, scientific, and technical services.................................|               54    |       6,638.7       |          1.2        |          73.4       
         Professional, scientific, and technical services...............................|              541    |       6,638.7       |          1.2        |          73.4       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Management of companies and enterprises..........................................|               55    |       1,660.1       |          2.7        |          42.3       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services.........|               56    |       7,559.6       |          3.8        |         154.9       
         Administrative and support services............................................|              561    |       7,241.4       |          3.4        |         128.9       
         Waste management and remediation services......................................|              562    |         318.2       |          8.0        |          26.0       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Education and health services......................................................|                     |      15,738.0       |          5.6        |         686.8       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Educational services.............................................................|               61    |       2,016.2       |          2.6        |          37.0       
         Educational services...........................................................|              611    |       2,016.2       |          2.6        |          37.0       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Health care and social assistance................................................|               62    |      13,721.9       |          6.0        |         649.8       
         Ambulatory health care services................................................|              621    |       4,783.4       |          3.0        |         112.8       
         Hospitals......................................................................|              622    |       4,201.3       |          7.9        |         267.9       
         Nursing and residential care facilities........................................|              623    |       2,776.5       |          9.7        |         211.0       
         Social assistance..............................................................|              624    |       1,960.7       |          3.9        |          58.1       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Leisure and hospitality............................................................|                     |      12,162.2       |          5.0        |         397.5       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Arts, entertainment, and recreation..............................................|               71    |       1,816.9       |          5.6        |          65.2       
         Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries......................|              711    |         383.3       |          6.6        |          16.8       
         Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions............................|              712    |         115.4       |          4.1        |           3.4       
         Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries.................................|              713    |       1,318.2       |          5.5        |          45.0       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Accommodation and food services..................................................|               72    |      10,345.3       |          4.8        |         332.3       
         Accommodation..................................................................|              721    |       1,768.0       |          6.4        |          85.0       
         Food services and drinking places..............................................|              722    |       8,577.3       |          4.5        |         247.3       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
     Other services.....................................................................|                     |       3,777.7       |          3.3        |          96.9       
                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     
       Other services, except public administration.....................................|               81    |       3,777.7       |          3.3        |          96.9       
         Repair and maintenance.........................................................|              811    |       1,224.3       |          4.1        |          46.1       
         Personal and laundry services..................................................|              812    |       1,258.9       |          2.7        |          26.1       
         Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations.........|              813    |       1,294.5       |          2.8        |          24.6       
________________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________

  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 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 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
  5 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 support activities.  Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are 
provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, 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 effective January 1, 2002; therefore,
estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.  
  6 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.  Independent mining contractors are 
excluded.  These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, 
estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
  7 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  These data do not reflect the 
changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not 
comparable to estimates in other 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   




TABLE 6.  Incidence rates(1) and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses by industry sector and category of illness, 2003
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                                                                      |                     |         Skin        |                     |                     |                     
                   Industry sector                                    |        Total        |       diseases      |     Respiratory     |      Poisonings     |      All other      
                                                                      |        cases        |          or         |      conditions     |                     |      illnesses      
                                                                      |                     |      disorders      |                     |                     |                     
______________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________
                                                                      |
                                                                      |                                          Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers
                                                                      |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
Private industry(2)...................................................|         30.7        |          4.9        |          2.2        |          0.4        |         23.2        
                                                                      |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
  Goods producing(2)..................................................|         58.6        |          6.7        |          2.2        |           .7        |         49.0        
    Natural resources and mining(2)(3)................................|         34.7        |         11.7        |          2.2        |          1.5        |          -          
    Construction......................................................|         15.4        |          3.8        |          1.6        |           .9        |          9.1        
    Manufacturing.....................................................|         79.2        |          7.4        |          2.5        |           .5        |         68.8        
  Service providing...................................................|         21.6        |          4.4        |          2.1        |           .4        |         14.7        
    Trade, transportation, and utilities(4)...........................|         20.1        |          3.4        |          1.3        |           .5        |         14.9        
    Information.......................................................|         17.6        |          1.4        |           .6        |           .2        |         15.4        
    Financial activities..............................................|         12.6        |          1.1        |          1.1        |           .2        |         10.3        
    Professional and business services................................|         15.8        |          3.7        |          -          |           .2        |         10.1        
    Educational and health services...................................|         41.1        |          8.8        |          5.4        |           .5        |         26.4        
    Leisure and hospitality...........................................|         16.8        |          5.5        |          1.7        |           .3        |          9.3        
    Other services, except public administration......................|         12.6        |          3.9        |          1.0        |           .3        |          7.3        
                                                                      |_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________
                                                                      |
                                                                      |                                                Numbers of illnesses in thousands
                                                                      |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                      |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
Private industry(2)...................................................|         269.5       |          43.4       |          19.0       |           3.9       |         203.2       
                                                                      |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
  Goods producing(2)..................................................|         126.9       |          14.5       |           4.9       |           1.4       |         106.1       
    Natural resources and mining(2)(3)................................|           5.0       |           1.7       |            .3       |            .2       |          -          
    Construction......................................................|           9.2       |           2.3       |            .9       |            .5       |           5.5       
    Manufacturing.....................................................|         112.7       |          10.5       |           3.6       |            .7       |          97.9       
  Service providing...................................................|         142.6       |          28.9       |          14.2       |           2.4       |          97.0       
    Trade, transportation, and utilities(4)...........................|          43.0       |           7.2       |           2.9       |           1.1       |          31.8       
    Information.......................................................|           5.0       |            .4       |            .2       |            .1       |           4.3       
    Financial activities..............................................|           8.9       |            .8       |            .8       |            .1       |           7.2       
    Professional and business services................................|          18.3       |           4.2       |          -          |            .2       |          11.7       
    Educational and health services...................................|          50.3       |          10.7       |           6.7       |            .6       |          32.3       
    Leisure and hospitality...........................................|          13.5       |           4.4       |           1.4       |            .2       |           7.5       
    Other services, except public administration......................|           3.7       |           1.2       |            .3       |            .1       |           2.2       
______________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________|_____________________

  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, such as 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 Health Administration, 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 effective January 1, 2002; therefore,
estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
  4 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.  These data do not reflect the
changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not 
comparable to estimates in other 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