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Internet address: http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshsum.htm Thursday, October 23, 2008 

WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES IN 2007 

Nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses among private industry employers in 2007 

occurred at a rate of 4.2 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers—a decline from 4.4 cases in 

2006. Similarly, the number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses reported in 2007 

declined to 4 million cases, compared to 4.1 million cases in 2006. The total recordable case 

injury and illness incidence rate among private industry employers has declined significantly—

by 0.2 cases per 100 workers—each year since 2003, when estimates from the Survey of 

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) were first published using the 2002 North American 

Industry Classification System (NAICS). 

Key findings of the 2007 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses 

• The total recordable case injury and illness incidence rate in 2007 (4.2 cases per 100 

workers) was the lowest among private industry employers since 2002, when recordkeeping 

requirements were revised. The decline is similar to that seen from 1972 to 2001, prior to the 

recordkeeping revisions. 

• Incidence rates and numbers of cases for injuries and illnesses combined declined 

significantly in 2007 for several case types: total recordable cases; cases with days away 

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

transfer or restriction. The incidence rate and number of cases for other recordable cases 

remained relatively unchanged. (See chart 1.) 

• Both the incidence rate and the number of injuries alone declined significantly in 2007 

compared to 2006—5 percent and 2 percent, respectively. 

• The incidence rate and the number of illnesses alone each declined significantly in 2007 

compared to 2006—mainly the result of declines among skin diseases and disorders and all 

other illness categories, which accounted for 89 percent of the decline in illness cases. 

• The total recordable case injury and illness incidence rates declined among 5 of the 19 

private industry sectors—Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting; Mining; Construction; 

Manufacturing; and Health care and social assistance—in 2007 and remained statistically 

unchanged in the remaining 14 industry sectors. 
• Manufacturing was the only industry sector over the decade spanning 1998 to 2007 in which 

the rate of job transfer or restriction cases exceeded the rate of cases with days away from 

work. 

• The total recordable case injury and illness incidence rate was highest among mid-size 

establishments (those employing between 50 and 249 workers) and lowest among small 

establishments (those employing fewer than 11 workers) compared to establishments of other 

sizes. (See chart 2.) 

• Similar to 2006, 14 detailed industries, each reporting at least 100,000 injury and illness 

cases, combined to account for nearly 1.8 million cases (45 percent) of the 4 million total 

cases reported nationally in 2007. General medical and surgical hospitals (NAICS 6221) 

reported more injuries and illnesses than any other industry in 2007—more than 253,500 

cases. (See chart 3.) 

The overall decline in the total recordable case (TRC) incidence rate among private 

industry employers in 2007 was driven primarily by declines among all goods-producing 

industry sectors—Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting; Mining; Construction; and 

Manufacturing—together reporting 111,500 fewer cases compared to 2006. Comparatively, 

while not a statistically significant increase, service-providing industry sectors together reported 

nearly 29,000 more cases in 2007 than a year earlier. Health care and social assistance was the 

only service-providing industry sector to show a decline in the TRC rate, falling from 5.8 to 5.6 

cases per 100 workers between 2006 and 2007. 

One-half of the 4 million injury and illnesses cases reported nationally in 2007 were of a 

more serious nature that involved days away from work, job transfer, or restriction—commonly 

referred to as DART cases. These occurred at a rate of 2.1 cases per 100 workers, declining from 

2.3 cases in 2006. The two components of DART cases both experienced declining rates in 2007 

compared to 2006—the rate of cases involving days away from work fell from 1.3 to 1.2 cases 

per 100 workers, while the rate for cases resulting in job transfer or restriction declined from 1.0 

to 0.9 cases. Other recordable cases—those not involving days away from work, job transfer, or 

restriction—accounted for the remaining half of the 4 million injury and illness cases nationally 

and occurred at the same rate in 2007 as in 2006 (2.1 cases per 100 workers). 

Injuries and Illnesses 

Injuries. Approximately 3.8 million (94.8 percent) of the 4 million nonfatal occupational 

injuries and illnesses in 2007 were injuries—of which 2.6 million (69.6 percent) occurred in 

service-providing industries which employed 79.5 percent of the private industry workforce 

covered by this survey. The remaining 1.2 million injuries (30.3 percent) occurred in goodsproducing industries which accounted for 20.5 percent of private industry employment in 2007. 

Illnesses. Workplace illnesses accounted for fewer than 6 percent of the 4 million injury 

and illness cases. Private industry employers reported 21,700 fewer illness cases in 2007—down 

to 206,300 cases compared to 228,000 in 2006. This resulted in a decline in the rate of workplace 

illnesses in 2007 from 24.6 to 21.8 cases per 10,000 full-time workers. 
Goods-producing industries as a whole accounted for approximately 41 percent of all 

occupational illness cases and were responsible for more than 60 percent of the decline in 

illnesses reported among private industry workplaces in 2007. Consequently, both the number 

and rate of illnesses declined significantly for goods-producing industries as a whole in 2007. 

The manufacturing sector accounted for 34 percent of all occupational illnesses cases and 

reported nearly 11,000 fewer illnesses in 2007 compared to 2006. Although the number of illness 

cases among service-providing industries as a whole remained relatively unchanged in 2007, the 

rate of illnesses declined to 17.0 cases per 10,000 employees compared to 18.8 cases in 2006. 

State Estimates 

As compared to a year earlier, TRC incidence rates in 2007 were lower in 12 of 43 States 

(including the District of Columbia) for which estimates were available; TRC rates remained 

relatively unchanged in 31 States; no State’s TRC rate was higher in 2007. 

The TRC incidence rate was higher in 26 States than the national rate of 4.2 cases per 100 

full-time workers in 2007, lower than the national rate in 14 States, and not statistically different 

from the national rate in 3 States. Differences in industry mix account for at least some of the 

differences in rates across States. (See chart 4.) 

Publication Tables and Supplemental Charts 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (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. A complete listing of these estimates is not 

available in this release. However, summary tables 1 and 2 providing incidence rates and counts 

by detailed industry and case type (e.g., total recordable cases or cases with days away from 

work), respectively, may be accessed electronically from http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshsum.htm or 

requested from BLS staff at 202-691-6170 or by email at iifstaff@bls.gov. Supplemental tables 

and charts illustrating trends among incidence rates and counts are also available from these 

sources. 

Background of the Survey 

Second in a series of three releases from the BLS covering occupational safety and health 

statistics in 2007, this release follows the August report on workplace fatalities from the Census 

of Fatal Occupational Injuries. A third release in November 2008 will provide case and 

demographic details from the SOII for cases requiring at least one day away from work to 

recuperate. Additional background and methodological information regarding the BLS 

occupational safety and health program, including information such as changes in the definition 

of recordable cases due to revised recordkeeping requirements and the inherent underreporting of 

illnesses, can be found in Chapter 9 of the BLS Handbook of Methods at 

http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch9_a1.htm. 
Chart 1. Nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

by case type, private industry, 2003-2007

5

2.6

1.5

1.1

2.4

4.8

2.5

1.4

1.1

2.3

4.6

2.4

1.4

1

2.2

4.4

2.3

1.3

1

2.1

4.2

2.1

1.2

0.9

2.1

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

TRC DART DAFW DJTR ORC

Case type

Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

TRC=total recordable cases

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

DAFW=days away from work cases

DJTR=days of job transfer or restriction only cases

ORC=other recordable cases

Chart 2. Total recordable nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates

by employment size class, private industry, 2003-2007

2

4.3

6.2

5.8 5.7

1.9

4.2

5.9

5.4 5.4

2

4.1

5.8

5.2 5.2

1.9

3.9

5.5

5 4.9

1.9

3.8

5.3

4.7

4.5

1

2

3

4

5

6

Size 1

1-10 employees

Size 2

11-49 employees

Size 3

50-249 employees

Size 4

250-999 employees

Size 5

1000+ employees

Employment size class

Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Chart 3. Industries with at least 100,000 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, 

private industry, 2007

100.9

102.2

104.7

112

112.7

112.8

116.1

119.8

120

121.6

130.2

140

142

253.5

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

Food manufacturing

Full-service restaurants

Supermarkets & other grocery stores

Building equipment contractors

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

Limited-service eating places

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

Transportation equipment manufacturing

Nursing care facilities

Ambulatory health care services

Administrative & support services

General merchandise stores

General medical & surgical hospitals

Number in thousands

CA

(4.4) 

ID 

OR 

(5.1) 

WA

(6.1) 

MT

(6.3) 

WY

(4.6) 

UT 

(5.0) 

CO 

AZ 

(4.4) NM

(4.6) 

TX

(3.4) 

OK

(4.5) 

KS

(5.1) 

NE

(5.0) 

SD 

ND 

MN

(4.7) 

WI

(5.3) 

IA

(5.5) 

IL

(3.8) 

OH IN

(5.1) 

KY

(5.2) 

WV 

(5.2) VA

(3.2) 

NC 

(3.7) 

GA

(3.5) 

FL 

(3.9) 

AL

MS (4.5) 

MO

(4.6) 

AR

(3.9) 

LA

(2.9) 

NV 

(4.8) 

HI 

(4.6) 

MI

(4.9) 

PA 

NJ

(3.5) 

NY

(3.1) 

CT

(4.8) 

MA

(4.0) 

VT 

(5.9) 

NH 

ME

(6.4) 

TN

(4.5) 

MD

(3.7) 

DE

(3.4) 

RI

(5.1) 

DC

(1.9) 

AK

(5.5) 

SC 

(3.6) 

Chart 4. Survey of Occupational Injuries & Illnesses: 

State nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rates* 

compared to the national rate, private industry, 2007 

State estimates unavailable (collected for national estimates only)

State private industry TRC rate lower than national rate

State estimates not significantly different from national rate

State private industry TRC rate higher than national rate

* Total recordable case (TRC) incidence rate per 100 full-time workers (in parenthesis) 
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2007

Industry2 NAICS code3

2007

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Private industry6 ........................................................................................ 114,833.4 4.2 2.1 1.2 

Goods-producing6 ................................................................................. 23,500.5 5.4 2.9 1.5 

Natural resources and mining6,7 ...................................................... 1,638.4 4.4 2.5 1.6 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting6 ........................................ 11 997.6 5.4 2.8 1.8 

Crop production6 .......................................................................... 111 431.6 5.2 2.8 1.6 

Animal production6 ...................................................................... 112 155.7 7.0 3.6 2.3 

Forestry and logging .................................................................... 113 68.0 5.2 2.5 2.3 Fishing, hunting and trapping ...................................................... 114 9.0 3.1 1.0 .7 Support activities for agriculture and forestry .............................. 115 333.5 4.8 2.6 1.7 

Mining7 ............................................................................................. 21 640.8 3.1 2.0 1.4 

Oil and gas extraction .................................................................. 211 139.4 1.7 1.2 1.0 Mining (except oil and gas)8 ........................................................ 212 221.3 3.7 2.5 1.8 Support activities for mining ........................................................ 213 280.2 3.2 1.9 1.2 

Construction ...................................................................................... 7,790.6 5.4 2.8 1.9 

Construction .................................................................................... 23 7,790.6 5.4 2.8 1.9 

Construction of buildings ............................................................. 236 1,863.9 4.7 2.3 1.7 Heavy and civil engineering construction .................................... 237 1,001.0 4.9 2.6 1.6 Specialty trade contractors .......................................................... 238 4,925.8 5.7 3.0 2.1 

Manufacturing .................................................................................... 14,071.4 5.6 3.0 1.3 

Manufacturing .................................................................................. 31-33 14,071.4 5.6 3.0 1.3 

Food manufacturing ..................................................................... 311 1,482.7 6.8 4.4 1.5 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing ............................ 312 200.0 7.3 5.0 2.2 Textile mills .................................................................................. 313 179.3 4.0 2.2 .9 Textile product mills ..................................................................... 314 156.4 4.2 2.4 .9 Apparel manufacturing ................................................................ 315 234.6 2.6 1.4 .6 Leather and allied product manufacturing ................................... 316 35.8 5.4 2.9 1.4 Wood product manufacturing ...................................................... 321 537.6 7.8 4.1 2.1 Paper manufacturing ................................................................... 322 463.3 4.0 2.2 1.1 Printing and related support activities .......................................... 323 633.3 3.8 2.2 1.0 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing ............................... 324 116.7 2.8 1.7 .8 Chemical manufacturing .............................................................. 325 891.2 3.1 1.7 .8 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2007 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2007

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing ............................... 326 762.8 6.4 3.7 1.6 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing ................................ 327 513.3 6.5 3.9 1.9 Primary metal manufacturing ....................................................... 331 461.5 8.1 4.3 2.0 Fabricated metal product manufacturing ..................................... 332 1,564.5 7.2 3.5 1.8 Machinery manufacturing ............................................................ 333 1,176.5 5.8 2.7 1.3 Computer and electronic product manufacturing ......................... 334 1,294.0 2.0 1.0 .5 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component

manufacturing ............................................................................ 335 435.2 4.7 2.6 1.0 

Transportation equipment manufacturing .................................... 336 1,731.9 6.9 3.6 1.4 Furniture and related product manufacturing .............................. 337 544.3 6.7 3.6 1.6 Miscellaneous manufacturing ...................................................... 339 656.5 3.9 2.0 .9 

Service-providing .................................................................................. 91,332.9 3.8 1.9 1.1 

Trade, transportation, and utilities9 ................................................. 26,565.8 4.9 2.8 1.6 

Wholesale trade ............................................................................... 42 6,031.9 4.0 2.4 1.3 

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ......................................... 423 3,120.3 3.9 2.2 1.2 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ................................... 424 2,072.3 5.1 3.3 1.7 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers ............... 425 839.3 1.8 .9 .6 

Retail trade ...................................................................................... 44-45 15,675.9 4.8 2.5 1.4 

Motor vehicle and parts dealers .................................................. 441 1,929.5 4.5 1.8 1.3 Furniture and home furnishings stores ........................................ 442 589.1 4.5 2.6 1.4 Electronics and appliance stores ................................................. 443 557.7 2.6 1.3 – Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers ... 444 1,335.7 6.6 4.0 1.7 Food and beverage stores ........................................................... 445 2,866.8 5.9 3.1 1.7 Health and personal care stores .................................................. 446 1,003.0 2.4 1.1 .8 Gasoline stations ......................................................................... 447 874.8 3.2 1.3 .9 Clothing and clothing accessories stores .................................... 448 1,511.2 2.9 1.0 .7 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores .......................... 451 663.2 3.6 1.2 .8 General merchandise stores ....................................................... 452 3,020.7 6.4 3.9 1.7 Miscellaneous store retailers ....................................................... 453 888.3 3.7 2.1 1.3 Nonstore retailers ........................................................................ 454 435.9 5.0 3.1 1.8 

Transportation and warehousing9 .................................................... 48-49 4,309.2 6.4 4.3 2.7 

Air transportation ......................................................................... 481 490.0 9.9 7.3 5.2 Rail transportation9 ...................................................................... 482 – 2.3 1.7 1.5 Water transportation .................................................................... 483 64.5 – 2.6 2.1 Truck transportation ..................................................................... 484 1,456.6 5.6 3.5 2.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2007 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2007

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Transit and ground passenger transportation .............................. 485 402.4 5.3 3.3 2.4 Pipeline transportation ................................................................. 486 39.9 2.0 .9 .5 Scenic and sightseeing transportation ......................................... 487 29.3 4.2 2.4 2.0 Support activities for transportation ............................................. 488 581.7 4.9 3.2 1.9 Couriers and messengers ........................................................... 492 583.0 9.8 6.8 3.3 Warehousing and storage ........................................................... 493 657.0 7.7 5.5 2.1 

Utilities ............................................................................................. 22 548.9 4.0 2.1 1.2 

Utilities ......................................................................................... 221 548.9 4.0 2.1 1.2 

Information ......................................................................................... 3,001.3 2.0 1.1 .7 

Information ....................................................................................... 51 3,001.3 2.0 1.1 .7 

Publishing industries (except Internet) ........................................ 511 908.4 1.8 .9 .6 Motion picture and sound recording industries ............................ 512 399.7 2.7 .8 .6 Broadcasting (except Internet) .................................................... 515 330.3 2.4 1.4 .7 Telecommunications .................................................................... 517 914.0 2.5 1.5 1.0 Internet service providers, web search portals, and data

processing services ................................................................... 518 355.6 .9 .4 .3 

Other information services ........................................................... 519 53.6 1.2 .6 .5 

Financial activities ............................................................................. 8,260.8 1.4 .7 .5 

Finance and insurance .................................................................... 52 6,092.5 .9 .4 .3 

Monetary authorities - central bank ............................................. 521 21.5 1.1 .7 .3 Credit intermediation and related activities .................................. 522 2,951.9 1.0 .4 .3 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial

investments and related activities .............................................. 523 843.3 .3 .1 .1 

Insurance carriers and related activities ...................................... 524 2,178.4 1.1 .4 .3 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles .................................. 525 97.3 1.1 .5 .4 

Real estate and rental and leasing .................................................. 53 2,168.4 2.9 1.6 1.0 

Real estate .................................................................................. 531 1,495.1 2.7 1.4 1.0 Rental and leasing services ......................................................... 532 645.5 3.5 1.9 1.1 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted

works) ........................................................................................ 533 27.8 1.0 .7 .6 

Professional and business services ................................................ 17,977.8 2.1 1.0 .6 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ................................ 54 7,670.7 1.3 .5 .3 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2007 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2007

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Professional, scientific, and technical services ............................ 541 7,670.7 1.3 0.5 0.3 

Management of companies and enterprises ................................... 55 1,853.2 1.9 .9 .5 Administrative and support and waste management and

remediation services ...................................................................... 56 8,453.9 3.3 1.8 1.2 

Administrative and support services ............................................ 561 8,098.8 3.1 1.7 1.1 Waste management and remediation services ........................... 562 355.1 6.4 4.1 2.4 

Education and health services ......................................................... 17,368.6 5.2 2.4 1.3 

Educational services ........................................................................ 61 2,291.8 2.4 1.0 .7 

Educational services .................................................................... 611 2,291.8 2.4 1.0 .7 

Health care and social assistance ................................................... 62 15,076.9 5.6 2.5 1.4 

Ambulatory health care services ................................................. 621 5,454.7 3.0 1.0 .6 Hospitals ...................................................................................... 622 4,442.1 7.7 3.0 1.7 Nursing and residential care facilities .......................................... 623 2,920.2 8.8 5.2 2.6 Social assistance ......................................................................... 624 2,259.9 3.9 1.9 1.3 

Leisure and hospitality ..................................................................... 13,586.8 4.5 1.7 1.1 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................................................. 71 2,076.0 5.3 2.5 1.4 

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries ............ 711 411.6 6.8 3.1 1.8 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions ....................... 712 124.9 4.8 2.0 1.1 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries ....................... 713 1,539.5 5.0 2.3 1.3 

Accommodation and food services .................................................. 72 11,510.8 4.4 1.6 1.0 

Accommodation ........................................................................... 721 1,907.5 5.6 2.9 1.4 Food services and drinking places .............................................. 722 9,603.3 4.1 1.3 .9 

Other services .................................................................................... 4,571.7 3.1 1.5 1.0 

Other services, except public administration ................................... 81 4,571.7 3.1 1.5 1.0 

Repair and maintenance ............................................................. 811 1,270.9 3.9 1.8 1.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2007 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2007

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work5

Personal and laundry services .................................................... 812 1,320.2 2.6 1.3 0.8 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar

organizations ............................................................................. 813 1,336.2 2.8 1.2 .8 

1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and

were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees during the 

calendar year 

200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

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

Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. 5 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of whichalso included 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 operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining cometal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in ot

8 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to 

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

9 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provide

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 10 Data too small to be displayed.

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

publication guidelines. 

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, 2007

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2007

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Private industry5 ........................................................................................ 114,833.4 4,002.7 2,036.0 1,158.9 

Goods-producing5 ................................................................................. 23,500.5 1,236.1 665.3 349.4 

Natural resources and mining5,6 ...................................................... 1,638.4 72.4 40.7 26.9 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5 ........................................ 11 997.6 50.5 26.6 17.0 

Crop production5 .......................................................................... 111 431.6 20.8 11.2 6.4 

Animal production5 ...................................................................... 112 155.7 12.1 6.2 4.0 

Forestry and logging .................................................................... 113 68.0 3.1 1.5 1.4 Fishing, hunting and trapping ...................................................... 114 9.0 .2 .1 7 ( ) 

Support activities for agriculture and forestry .............................. 115 333.5 14.3 7.7 5.1 

Mining6 ............................................................................................. 21 640.8 21.9 14.1 9.9 

Oil and gas extraction .................................................................. 211 139.4 2.4 1.6 1.4 Mining (except oil and gas)8 ........................................................ 212 221.3 9.4 6.3 4.7 

Support activities for mining ........................................................ 213 280.2 10.2 6.1 3.9 

Construction ...................................................................................... 7,790.6 380.5 197.5 135.3 

Construction .................................................................................... 23 7,790.6 380.5 197.5 135.3 

Construction of buildings ............................................................. 236 1,863.9 78.5 39.4 28.0 Heavy and civil engineering construction .................................... 237 1,001.0 47.9 26.0 16.1 Specialty trade contractors .......................................................... 238 4,925.8 254.1 132.1 91.3 

Manufacturing .................................................................................... 14,071.4 783.1 427.1 187.2 

Manufacturing .................................................................................. 31-33 14,071.4 783.1 427.1 187.2 

Food manufacturing ..................................................................... 311 1,482.7 102.2 65.2 23.1 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing ............................ 312 200.0 14.1 9.6 4.2 Textile mills .................................................................................. 313 179.3 7.2 3.9 1.6 Textile product mills ..................................................................... 314 156.4 6.3 3.7 1.3 Apparel manufacturing ................................................................ 315 234.6 5.5 2.8 1.3 Leather and allied product manufacturing ................................... 316 35.8 1.8 1.0 .5 Wood product manufacturing ...................................................... 321 537.6 41.6 21.8 11.4 Paper manufacturing ................................................................... 322 463.3 19.4 10.8 5.3 Printing and related support activities .......................................... 323 633.3 23.1 13.3 6.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2007 — Continued

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2007

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing ............................... 324 116.7 3.6 2.1 1.0 Chemical manufacturing .............................................................. 325 891.2 28.0 15.7 7.5 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing ............................... 326 762.8 49.0 28.5 12.2 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing ................................ 327 513.3 34.1 20.2 9.7 Primary metal manufacturing ....................................................... 331 461.5 39.2 21.1 9.7 Fabricated metal product manufacturing ..................................... 332 1,564.5 112.8 55.7 27.8 Machinery manufacturing ............................................................ 333 1,176.5 70.3 33.1 15.9 Computer and electronic product manufacturing ......................... 334 1,294.0 25.2 12.6 6.0 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component

manufacturing ............................................................................ 335 435.2 20.3 11.3 4.4 

Transportation equipment manufacturing .................................... 336 1,731.9 120.0 63.3 23.9 Furniture and related product manufacturing .............................. 337 544.3 34.5 18.4 8.2 Miscellaneous manufacturing ...................................................... 339 656.5 24.9 12.9 5.8 

Service-providing .................................................................................. 91,332.9 2,766.6 1,370.7 809.4 

Trade, transportation, and utilities9 ................................................. 26,565.8 1,111.7 639.1 359.8 

Wholesale trade ............................................................................... 42 6,031.9 234.9 139.3 75.2 

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ......................................... 423 3,120.3 119.8 67.1 37.1 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ................................... 424 2,072.3 100.9 65.5 33.6 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers ............... 425 839.3 14.2 6.7 4.4 

Retail trade ...................................................................................... 44-45 15,675.9 587.3 309.1 166.8 

Motor vehicle and parts dealers .................................................. 441 1,929.5 82.3 32.8 23.7 Furniture and home furnishings stores ........................................ 442 589.1 21.1 12.2 6.8 Electronics and appliance stores ................................................. 443 557.7 11.4 5.7 – Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers ... 444 1,335.7 79.1 47.6 20.7 Food and beverage stores ........................................................... 445 2,866.8 125.6 66.6 36.2 Health and personal care stores .................................................. 446 1,003.0 17.5 8.1 5.5 Gasoline stations ......................................................................... 447 874.8 21.4 9.1 6.1 Clothing and clothing accessories stores .................................... 448 1,511.2 28.2 10.0 7.0 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores .......................... 451 663.2 15.9 5.4 3.6 General merchandise stores ....................................................... 452 3,020.7 142.0 86.4 38.0 Miscellaneous store retailers ....................................................... 453 888.3 23.4 13.2 8.6 Nonstore retailers ........................................................................ 454 435.9 19.2 12.0 7.0 

Transportation and warehousing9 .................................................... 48-49 4,309.2 268.0 179.4 111.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2007 — Continued

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2007

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Air transportation ......................................................................... 481 490.0 39.0 28.8 20.6 Rail transportation9 ...................................................................... 482 – 5.6 4.2 3.7 Water transportation .................................................................... 483 64.5 – 1.9 1.5 Truck transportation ..................................................................... 484 1,456.6 85.3 53.0 39.1 Transit and ground passenger transportation .............................. 485 402.4 15.8 9.8 7.3 Pipeline transportation ................................................................. 486 39.9 .8 .4 .2 Scenic and sightseeing transportation ......................................... 487 29.3 .8 .5 .4 Support activities for transportation ............................................. 488 581.7 26.8 17.5 10.5 Couriers and messengers ........................................................... 492 583.0 43.1 29.8 14.7 Warehousing and storage ........................................................... 493 657.0 47.4 33.6 13.1 

Utilities ............................................................................................. 22 548.9 21.6 11.4 6.6 

Utilities ......................................................................................... 221 548.9 21.6 11.4 6.6 

Information ......................................................................................... 3,001.3 54.7 29.1 18.6 

Information ....................................................................................... 51 3,001.3 54.7 29.1 18.6 

Publishing industries (except Internet) ........................................ 511 908.4 15.0 7.8 5.0 Motion picture and sound recording industries ............................ 512 399.7 7.3 2.2 1.5 Broadcasting (except Internet) .................................................... 515 330.3 7.3 4.1 2.2 Telecommunications .................................................................... 517 914.0 21.6 13.3 8.6 Internet service providers, web search portals, and data

processing services ................................................................... 518 355.6 3.0 1.4 1.0 

Other information services ........................................................... 519 53.6 .5 .3 .2 

Financial activities ............................................................................. 8,260.8 108.2 49.7 35.4 

Finance and insurance .................................................................... 52 6,092.5 53.9 20.7 16.1 

Monetary authorities - central bank ............................................. 521 21.5 .2 .1 .1 Credit intermediation and related activities .................................. 522 2,951.9 28.3 10.6 8.6 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial

investments and related activities .............................................. 523 843.3 2.1 .6 .4 

Insurance carriers and related activities ...................................... 524 2,178.4 22.4 8.8 6.7 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles .................................. 525 97.3 1.0 .5 .3 

Real estate and rental and leasing .................................................. 53 2,168.4 54.3 29.0 19.3 

Real estate .................................................................................. 531 1,495.1 34.2 18.0 12.7 Rental and leasing services ......................................................... 532 645.5 19.8 10.9 6.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2007 — Continued

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2007

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted

works) ........................................................................................ 533 27.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 

Professional and business services ................................................ 17,977.8 284.5 136.2 88.3 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ................................ 54 7,670.7 88.6 31.8 20.2 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ............................ 541 7,670.7 88.6 31.8 20.2 

Management of companies and enterprises ................................... 55 1,853.2 32.8 15.1 8.2 Administrative and support and waste management and

remediation services ...................................................................... 56 8,453.9 163.0 89.2 59.8 

Administrative and support services ............................................ 561 8,098.8 140.0 74.5 51.1 Waste management and remediation services ........................... 562 355.1 23.0 14.8 8.7 

Education and health services ......................................................... 17,368.6 710.0 319.5 181.7 

Educational services ........................................................................ 61 2,291.8 39.4 15.8 10.7 

Educational services .................................................................... 611 2,291.8 39.4 15.8 10.7 

Health care and social assistance ................................................... 62 15,076.9 670.6 303.7 171.0 

Ambulatory health care services ................................................. 621 5,454.7 130.2 42.0 27.7 Hospitals ...................................................................................... 622 4,442.1 268.8 106.8 60.4 Nursing and residential care facilities .......................................... 623 2,920.2 204.3 121.9 61.1 Social assistance ......................................................................... 624 2,259.9 67.3 33.0 21.8 

Leisure and hospitality ..................................................................... 13,586.8 400.8 151.5 94.2 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................................................. 71 2,076.0 68.5 31.9 17.7 

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries ............ 711 411.6 17.3 8.0 4.5 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions ....................... 712 124.9 4.2 1.8 1.0 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries ....................... 713 1,539.5 46.9 22.1 12.2 

Accommodation and food services .................................................. 72 11,510.8 332.4 119.6 76.5 

Accommodation ........................................................................... 721 1,907.5 81.0 42.6 20.9 Food services and drinking places .............................................. 722 9,603.3 251.4 77.0 55.6 

Other services .................................................................................... 4,571.7 96.6 45.7 31.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2007 — Continued

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2007

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Other services, except public administration ................................... 81 4,571.7 96.6 45.7 31.5 

Repair and maintenance ............................................................. 811 1,270.9 45.4 21.7 16.4 Personal and laundry services .................................................... 812 1,320.2 25.6 13.2 7.8 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar

organizations ............................................................................. 813 1,336.2 25.7 10.8 7.3 

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 resulted in days away from work, some of whichalso included 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 andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for miningoperators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HealthAdministration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal,metal, and nonmetal mining industries. These data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safetyand Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore,

estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in ot

7 Data too small to be displayed. 8 Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to 

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

9 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provide

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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

publication guidelines. 

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 3. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by major industry sector and employment size, 2

Industry sector

All

establishments

Establishment employment size (wo

1 to 10 11 to 49 50 to 249 250 

Private industry2 ............................................................................................ 4.2 1.9 3.8 5.3 

Goods-producing2 ...................................................................................... 5.4 3.2 5.7 6.4 

Natural resources and mining2,3 ............................................................ 4.4 2.6 4.2 5.3 

Construction .......................................................................................... 5.4 3.5 5.9 6.2 Manufacturing ........................................................................................ 5.6 2.6 5.8 6.6 

Service-providing ....................................................................................... 3.8 1.6 3.3 4.9 

Trade, transportation, and utilities4 ........................................................ 4.9 2.1 4.3 6.0 

Information ............................................................................................. 2.0 .9 1.5 2.8 Financial activities ................................................................................. 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.8 Professional and business services ...................................................... 2.1 1.2 2.4 2.6 Education and health services ............................................................... 5.2 1.2 3.0 6.7 Leisure and hospitality ........................................................................... 4.5 1.6 3.8 5.2 Other services, except public administration ......................................... 3.1 2.0 3.2 4.7 

1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time

workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees during the 

calendar year 

200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

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

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 4. Number of cases and incidence rate1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for industries 

100,000 or more cases, 2007

Industry2 NAICS code3

2007

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total cases

(thousands)

Incidenc

rate

General medical and surgical hospitals ......................... 6221 4,178.9 253.5 7.7General merchandise stores .......................................... 452 3,020.7 142.0 6.4Administrative and support services .............................. 561 8,098.8 140.0 3.1Ambulatory health care services .................................... 621 5,454.7 130.2 3.0Nursing care facilities ..................................................... 6231 1,586.9 121.6 9.7Transportation equipment manufacturing ...................... 336 1,731.9 120.0 6.9Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ........................... 423 3,120.3 119.8 3.9Limited-service eating places ........................................ 72221 4,130.3 116.1 4.5Fabricated metal product manufacturing ....................... 332 1,564.5 112.8 7.2Building equipment contractors ..................................... 2382 2,061.2 112.7 5.9Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience)

stores ........................................................................... 44511 2,351.0 112.0 6.5

Full-service restaurants ................................................. 7221 4,565.7 104.7 3.6Food manufacturing ....................................................... 311 1,482.7 102.2 6.8Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ..................... 424 2,072.3 100.9 5.1

Private industry5 .............................................. 114,833.4 4,002.7 4.2

1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses

per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000,where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees during the 

calendar year 

200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Totals include data for industries not shown separately. 3 North American Industry Classification System — United 

2002

4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is 

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

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2007

Industry2 NAICS code3

2007

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Private industry5 ..................................................................................................... 114,833.4 4.0 

Goods-producing5 .............................................................................................. 23,500.5 5.0 

Natural resources and mining5,6 ................................................................... 1,638.4 4.2 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5 ..................................................... 11 997.6 5.0 

Crop production5 ...................................................................................... 111 431.6 4.8 

Animal production5 ................................................................................... 112 155.7 6.7 

Forestry and logging ................................................................................. 113 68.0 5.0 Fishing, hunting and trapping ................................................................... 114 9.0 2.9 Support activities for agriculture and forestry ........................................... 115 333.5 4.4 

Mining6 ......................................................................................................... 21 640.8 3.0 

Oil and gas extraction ............................................................................... 211 139.4 1.6 Mining (except oil and gas)7 ..................................................................... 212 221.3 3.6 Support activities for mining ..................................................................... 213 280.2 3.2 

Construction ................................................................................................... 7,790.6 5.2 

Construction ................................................................................................. 23 7,790.6 5.2 

Construction of buildings .......................................................................... 236 1,863.9 4.5 Heavy and civil engineering construction ................................................. 237 1,001.0 4.7 Specialty trade contractors ....................................................................... 238 4,925.8 5.6 

Manufacturing ................................................................................................. 14,071.4 5.1 

Manufacturing ............................................................................................... 31-33 14,071.4 5.1 

Food manufacturing ................................................................................. 311 1,482.7 5.9 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing ......................................... 312 200.0 7.1 Textile mills ............................................................................................... 313 179.3 3.6 Textile product mills .................................................................................. 314 156.4 3.9 Apparel manufacturing ............................................................................. 315 234.6 2.4 Leather and allied product manufacturing ................................................ 316 35.8 4.8 Wood product manufacturing ................................................................... 321 537.6 7.4 Paper manufacturing ................................................................................ 322 463.3 3.7 Printing and related support activities ...................................................... 323 633.3 3.5 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing ............................................ 324 116.7 2.7 Chemical manufacturing ........................................................................... 325 891.2 2.8 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing ............................................ 326 762.8 6.0 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing ............................................. 327 513.3 6.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2007 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2007

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Primary metal manufacturing ................................................................... 331 461.5 7.5 Fabricated metal product manufacturing .................................................. 332 1,564.5 6.7 Machinery manufacturing ......................................................................... 333 1,176.5 5.5 Computer and electronic product manufacturing ..................................... 334 1,294.0 1.7 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing ............. 335 435.2 4.3 Transportation equipment manufacturing ................................................. 336 1,731.9 5.8 Furniture and related product manufacturing ........................................... 337 544.3 6.3 Miscellaneous manufacturing ................................................................... 339 656.5 3.6 

Service-providing ............................................................................................... 91,332.9 3.7 

Trade, transportation, and utilities8 .............................................................. 26,565.8 4.7 

Wholesale trade ........................................................................................... 42 6,031.9 4.0 

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ...................................................... 423 3,120.3 3.9 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ................................................ 424 2,072.3 4.9 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers ............................ 425 839.3 1.8 

Retail trade ................................................................................................... 44-45 15,675.9 4.7 

Motor vehicle and parts dealers ............................................................... 441 1,929.5 4.3 Furniture and home furnishings stores ..................................................... 442 589.1 4.3 Electronics and appliance stores .............................................................. 443 557.7 2.6 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers ................ 444 1,335.7 6.4 Food and beverage stores ....................................................................... 445 2,866.8 5.7 Health and personal care stores .............................................................. 446 1,003.0 2.3 Gasoline stations ...................................................................................... 447 874.8 3.1 Clothing and clothing accessories stores ................................................. 448 1,511.2 2.8 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores ...................................... 451 663.2 3.5 General merchandise stores .................................................................... 452 3,020.7 6.1 Miscellaneous store retailers .................................................................... 453 888.3 3.4 Nonstore retailers ..................................................................................... 454 435.9 4.8 

Transportation and warehousing8 ................................................................ 48-49 4,309.2 6.2 

Air transportation ...................................................................................... 481 490.0 9.5 Rail transportation8 ................................................................................... 482 – 2.2 Water transportation ................................................................................. 483 64.5 3.1 Truck transportation ................................................................................. 484 1,456.6 5.5 Transit and ground passenger transportation .......................................... 485 402.4 5.1 Pipeline transportation .............................................................................. 486 39.9 1.5 Scenic and sightseeing transportation ..................................................... 487 29.3 4.1 Support activities for transportation .......................................................... 488 581.7 4.7 Couriers and messengers ........................................................................ 492 583.0 9.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2007 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2007

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Warehousing and storage ........................................................................ 493 657.0 7.5 

Utilities .......................................................................................................... 22 548.9 3.6 

Utilities ...................................................................................................... 221 548.9 3.6 

Information ...................................................................................................... 3,001.3 1.9 

Information ................................................................................................... 51 3,001.3 1.9 

Publishing industries (except Internet) ..................................................... 511 908.4 1.7 Motion picture and sound recording industries ......................................... 512 399.7 2.6 Broadcasting (except Internet) ................................................................. 515 330.3 2.3 Telecommunications ................................................................................ 517 914.0 2.3 Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing

services .................................................................................................. 518 355.6 .9 

Other information services ....................................................................... 519 53.6 1.1 

Financial activities ......................................................................................... 8,260.8 1.3 

Finance and insurance ................................................................................. 52 6,092.5 .8 

Monetary authorities - central bank .......................................................... 521 21.5 1.1 Credit intermediation and related activities .............................................. 522 2,951.9 .9 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and

related activities ...................................................................................... 523 843.3 .2 

Insurance carriers and related activities ................................................... 524 2,178.4 1.0 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ............................................... 525 97.3 1.1 

Real estate and rental and leasing ............................................................... 53 2,168.4 2.9 

Real estate ............................................................................................... 531 1,495.1 2.6 Rental and leasing services ..................................................................... 532 645.5 3.4 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) ..... 533 27.8 .9 

Professional and business services ............................................................ 17,977.8 2.0 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ............................................ 54 7,670.7 1.2 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ........................................ 541 7,670.7 1.2 

Management of companies and enterprises ................................................ 55 1,853.2 1.8 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation

services ...................................................................................................... 56 8,453.9 3.2 

Administrative and support services ......................................................... 561 8,098.8 2.9 Waste management and remediation services ........................................ 562 355.1 6.2 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2007 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2007

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Education and health services ...................................................................... 17,368.6 4.9 

Educational services .................................................................................... 61 2,291.8 2.3 

Educational services ................................................................................ 611 2,291.8 2.3 

Health care and social assistance ................................................................ 62 15,076.9 5.3 

Ambulatory health care services .............................................................. 621 5,454.7 2.8 Hospitals ................................................................................................... 622 4,442.1 7.1 Nursing and residential care facilities ....................................................... 623 2,920.2 8.4 Social assistance ...................................................................................... 624 2,259.9 3.7 

Leisure and hospitality .................................................................................. 13,586.8 4.4 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation .............................................................. 71 2,076.0 5.1 

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries ......................... 711 411.6 6.7 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions .................................... 712 124.9 4.5 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries .................................... 713 1,539.5 4.7 

Accommodation and food services .............................................................. 72 11,510.8 4.3 

Accommodation ........................................................................................ 721 1,907.5 5.3 Food services and drinking places ........................................................... 722 9,603.3 4.0 

Other services ................................................................................................ 4,571.7 3.0 

Other services, except public administration ................................................ 81 4,571.7 3.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2007 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2007

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Incidence rate N

Repair and maintenance .......................................................................... 811 1,270.9 3.8 Personal and laundry services ................................................................. 812 1,320.2 2.5 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations ..... 813 1,336.2 2.6 

1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries per 100 full-time workers and

were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where 

N = number of injuries EH = total hours worked by all employees during the 

calendar year 

200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to 

Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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

data do not meet publication guidelines. 

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 6. Incidence rates1 and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses by major industry sector and category of illness, 2007

Industry sector Total cases

Skin

diseases

or

disorders

Respiratory

conditions Poisonings Hea

 Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers

Private industry2 ................................................................... 21.8 3.7 1.8 0.4 

Goods-producing2 ............................................................ 36.7 5.5 1.8 .3 

Natural resources and mining2,3 .................................. 23.1 7.6 1.5 .5 Construction ................................................................. 12.5 3.6 1.2 .5 Manufacturing .............................................................. 50.5 6.2 2.1 .3 

Service-providing ............................................................. 17.0 3.2 1.8 .4 

Trade, transportation, and utilities4 .............................. 15.4 2.4 1.2 .4 

Information ................................................................... 14.0 1.7 1.2 .8 Financial activities ........................................................ 10.0 .8 .7 .1 Professional and business services ............................. 13.1 2.6 1.3 .2 Education and health services ..................................... 31.2 5.7 4.1 .3 Leisure and hospitality ................................................. 14.4 4.6 1.3 – Other services, except public administration ................ 11.4 2.6 1.9 – 

 Numbers of illnesses in thousands

Private industry2 ................................................................... 206.3 35.3 16.7 3.4 

Goods-producing2 ............................................................ 83.8 12.6 4.1 .8 

Natural resources and mining2,3 .................................. 3.8 1.2 .2 .1 Construction ................................................................. 8.9 2.6 .8 .3 Manufacturing .............................................................. 71.1 8.8 3.0 .4 

Service-providing ............................................................. 122.5 22.7 12.6 2.6 

Trade, transportation, and utilities4 .............................. 34.9 5.5 2.7 .8 

Information ................................................................... 3.7 .4 .3 .2 Financial activities ........................................................ 7.6 .6 .5 .1 

Professional and business services ............................. 17.8 3.6 1.8 .2 Education and health services ..................................... 42.2 7.7 5.6 .4 Leisure and hospitality ................................................. 12.8 4.1 1.2 – Other services, except public administration ................ 3.5 .8 .6 – 

1 The incidence rates represent the number of illnesses per 10,000 full-time workers and were

calculated as: (N/EH) x 20,000,000, where

N = number of illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year 20,000,000 = base for 10,000 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 3 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System-- United States, 2002)

include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and reporting, suchas those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining operators in coal, metal,

and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HLabor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coaThese data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; thereforecomparable to estimates in other industries. 4 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provid

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 5 Data too small to be displayed.

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

publication guidelines. 

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 7. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by major industry sector and selected case types, 2005-20

Industry sector

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away from work,

job transfer, or restriction

Total 

Cases

with days

away from

work2

Cases

with job

transfer o

restrictio

2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 

Private industry3 ....................................................................... 4.6 4.4 4.2 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 

Goods-producing3 ................................................................ 6.2 5.9 5.4 3.4 3.2 2.9 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.6 

Natural resources and mining3,4 ....................................... 5.1 4.9 4.4 2.9 2.7 2.5 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.0 1.0 Construction ..................................................................... 6.3 5.9 5.4 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.0 1.0 Manufacturing ................................................................... 6.3 6.0 5.6 3.5 3.3 3.0 1.5 1.4 1.3 2.0 1.9 

Service-providing .................................................................. 4.1 3.9 3.8 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 .9 .8 

Trade, transportation, and utilities5 ................................... 5.2 5.0 4.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.3 

Information ........................................................................ 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 .7 .7 .7 .4 .4 Financial activities ............................................................ 1.7 1.5 1.4 .8 .7 .7 .5 .5 .5 .2 .2 Professional and business services ................................. 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 .7 .7 .6 .5 .4 Education and health services .......................................... 5.5 5.4 5.2 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 Leisure and hospitality ...................................................... 4.7 4.6 4.5 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 .7 .7 Other services, except public administration .................... 3.2 2.9 3.1 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.0 .9 1.0 .5 .5 

1 The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were

calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where 

N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees during the 

calendar year 

200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers 

(working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

2 Days-away-from-work cases include those that resulted in days away from work, some of which also

included job transfer or restriction. 3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.

4 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Cla

include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and HLabor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coaThese data do not reflect the changes the Occupational Safety recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; thereforecomparable to estimates in other industries. 5 Data for employers in railroad transportation are providAdministration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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