OS NR 12/18/2003 News Release:  Workplace injuries and illnesses in 2002


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                        WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES IN 2002

       A total of 4.7 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry 
workplaces during 2002, resulting in a rate of 5.3 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, 
according to a survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.  Among 
goods-producing industry divisions, incidence rates during 2002 ranged from 4.0 cases per 100 
full-time workers in mining to 7.2 cases per 100 full-time workers in manufacturing.  (See 
table 1.)  Within the service-providing sector, incidence rates ranged from 1.7 cases per 100 
full-time workers in finance, insurance, and real estate to 6.1 cases per 100 full-time workers 
in transportation and public utilities.  Because of changes by the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration to its recordkeeping requirements, the data for 2002 are not comparable with data 
for prior years.  (See the "Background of the Survey" section for a discussion of recordkeeping 
changes and of the factors that can influence rate changes from one survey to the next.)
       
       This release is the second in a series of three releases covering 2002 from the BLS safety 
and health statistical series.  The first release, in September 2003, covered work-related
fatalities from the 2002 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.  In March 2004, a third 
release will provide details on the more seriously injured and ill workers (occupation, age, 
gender, race, and length of service) and on the circumstances of their injuries and illnesses 
(nature of the disabling condition, part of body affected, event or exposure, and primary source 
producing the disability).  "More seriously" is defined in this survey as cases involving days 
away from work.


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*             Revisions to the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses                *
*                                                                                           *
*   Effective January 1, 2002, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)     *
*   revised its requirements for recording occupational injuries and illnesses.  The BLS    * 
*   Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, the primary source for the estimates     *
*   of occupational injuries and illnesses in this release, is based on employers’ records  * 
*   of injuries and illnesses. Due to the revised recordkeeping rule, the estimates from    *
*   the 2002 survey are not comparable with those from previous years.  See the "Background *
*   of the Survey" for additional information.                                              *
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       For private industry in 2002, rates for injuries and illnesses combined generally were 
higher for mid-size establishments (those employing 50 to 249 workers) than for smaller or 
larger establishments, although this pattern did not hold for all industry divisions.  
(See table 3.) Seven industries, each having at least 100,000 injuries and illnesses combined, 
accounted for about 1.3 million cases, or 27 percent of the 4.7 million total.  (See table 4.)
       
       Approximately 2.5 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 2.2 
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 2.8 cases per 100 workers, and the rate for other recordable cases was 2.5.  
       
       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 job transfer or restriction.  The latter type of 
case may involve shortened hours, a temporary job change, or temporary restrictions on certain 
duties (for example, no heavy lifting) of a worker’s regular job.  Separately, the rate for cases 
with days away from work was 1.6 cases per 100 workers and the rate for cases with job transfer 
or restriction was 1.2.  The rate in manufacturing for cases with job transfer or restriction 
(2.3) was higher than the rate for days-away-from-work cases (1.7).  (See chart 1.)  In all other 
divisions, the rate for days-away-from-work cases was higher than the rate for cases with job 
transfer or restriction.


(Chart 1 appears here in the printed release.)

 
Injuries and Illnesses

       Injuries.  Of the 4.7 million nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in 2002, 4.4 
million were injuries.  The services and trade divisions had the largest shares of injury cases, 
about 27 percent each, followed by manufacturing with just over 23 percent.  (See table 5 and 
chart 2.)  
       
       Illnesses.  There were about 294,500 newly reported cases of occupational illnesses in 
private industry.  Manufacturing accounted for nearly 45 percent of these cases.  (See table 6 
and chart 3.)  The "All other illnesses" category accounted for nearly 76 percent of total 
illness cases in 2002.  Since the revised recordkeeping guidelines no longer provide categories 
to record separately cases such as disorders associated with repeated trauma or disorders due to 
physical agents, these cases likely are being captured in the all other illnesses category.  One-
half 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 2 appears here in the printed release.)
(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 182,800 private industry establishments in 2002 and 
processed by State agencies cooperating with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  The survey 
measures nonfatal injuries and illnesses only.  The survey excludes the self-employed; farms 
with fewer than 11 employees; private households; Federal government agencies; and, for 
national estimates, employees in State and local government agencies.
       
       The annual survey provides estimates of the number and frequency (incidence rates) of 
workplace injuries and illnesses based on logs kept by private industry employers during the 
year.  These records reflect not only the year’s injury and illness experience, but also the 
employer’s understanding of which cases are work related under recordkeeping rules 
promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department 
of Labor.  On January 19, 2001, OSHA promulgated revisions to its requirements for recording 
occupational injuries and illnesses.  These revisions became effective January 1, 2002, and are, 
therefore, reflected in the 2002 survey.  Details about the revised requirements, including a 
summary of the revisions and a comparison between the old and the new requirements, are 
available from the OSHA Internet site at http://www.osha-slc.gov/recordkeeping/index.html or 
from OSHA’s Office of Public Affairs at 202-693-1999.  Due to the revised requirements, the 
estimates from the 2002 survey are not comparable with those from prior years.  The survey was 
not designed to be able to determine the impact of the revision on the estimates of nonfatal 
occupational injuries and illnesses.  
       
       Occupational injury and illness data for coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for railroad 
activities were provided by the Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration 
(MSHA) and the Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), 
respectively.  Neither of these agencies adopted the revised OSHA recordkeeping requirements 
for 2002.  Therefore, estimates for these industries for 2002 are not comparable with estimates 
for other industries, but are comparable with estimates for prior years.  
       
       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.  

       Establishments are classified in industry categories based on the 1987 Standard 
Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget.  
The survey estimates of occupational injuries and illnesses are based on a scientifically 
selected probability sample, rather than a census of the entire population.  Because the data are 
based on a sample survey, the injury and illness estimates probably differ from the figures that 
would be obtained from all units covered by the survey.  To determine the precision of each 
estimate, a standard error was calculated.  The standard error defines a range (confidence 
interval) around the estimate.  The approximate 95-percent confidence interval is the estimate 
plus or minus twice the standard error.  The standard error also can be expressed as a percent of 
the estimate, or the relative standard error.  For example, the 95-percent confidence interval 
for an incidence rate of 6.5 per 100 full-time workers with a relative standard error of 1.0 
percent would be 6.5 plus or minus 2 percent (2 times 1.0 percent) or 6.37 to 6.63.  One can be 
95 percent confident that the "true" incidence rate falls within the confidence interval.  The 
2002 incidence rate for all occupational injuries and illnesses of 5.3 per 100 full-time workers 
in private industry has an estimated relative standard error of about 0.7 percent.  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, as well as published in a BLS bulletin that is 
scheduled to be available at a later date.

       The data also are subject to nonsampling error.  The inability to obtain information about 
all cases in the sample, mistakes in recording or coding the data, and definition difficulties 
are examples of nonsampling error in the survey.  Nonsampling errors are not measured.  However, 
BLS has implemented quality assurance procedures to minimize nonsampling error in the 
survey.

       The goods-producing sector consists of the following industry divisions:  agriculture, 
forestry, and fishing; mining; construction; and manufacturing.  The service-producing sector 
includes the following industry divisions:  transportation and public utilities; trade; finance, 
insurance, and real estate; and services.  BLS has generated estimates of injuries and illnesses 
combined and of injuries alone for nearly all 2-, 3-, and, for manufacturing, 4-digit private 
sector industries as defined in the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual.  Because of 
space limitations, a complete listing of these estimates is not possible in this release.  The 
information is available from BLS staff on 202-691-6179 and from the BLS Internet site at 
https://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm.


TABLE 1.  Incidence rates(1) of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by
selected industries and case types, 2002
____________________________________________________________________________________
                              |        |        |                          |        
                              |        |        | Cases with days away from|        
                              |        |        |           work,          |        
                              |        |        |     job transfer, or     |        
                              |        |        |        restriction       |        
                              |        |  Total |__________________________|  Other 
         Industry(2)          |   SIC  |recorda-|        |        |        |recorda-
                              | code(3)|   ble  |        |  Cases |  Cases |   ble  
                              |        |  cases |        |  with  |with job|  cases 
                              |        |        |  Total |  days  |transfer|        
                              |        |        |        |  away  |   or   |        
                              |        |        |        |  from  |restric-|        
                              |        |        |        | work(4)|  tion  |        
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Private industry(5).........|        |     5.3|     2.8|     1.6|     1.2|     2.5
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Agriculture, forestry, and|        |        |        |        |        |        
     fishing(5)...............|        |     6.4|     3.3|     2.1|     1.2|     3.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Agricultural             |        |        |        |        |        |        
      production(5)...........|  01-02 |     7.0|     3.8|     2.2|     1.6|     3.2
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
      Agricultural            |        |        |        |        |        |        
       production-crops(5)....|     01 |     6.2|     3.5|     2.0|     1.5|     2.7
      Agricultural            |        |        |        |        |        |        
       production-livestock(5)|     02 |     9.0|     4.7|     2.8|     1.9|     4.4
      Agricultural services...|     07 |     6.1|     3.0|     2.1|      .9|     3.1
      Forestry................|     08 |     5.2|     2.4|     1.4|      .9|     2.8
      Fishing, hunting, and   |        |        |        |        |        |        
       trapping...............|     09 |     4.5|     1.2|     1.1|      .1|     3.4
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Mining(6).................|        |     4.0|     2.6|     2.0|      .7|     1.4
      Metal mining(7).........|    10  |     4.1|     2.3|     1.6|      .7|     1.7
      Coal mining(7)..........|    12  |     6.8|     4.9|     4.6|      .3|     1.9
      Oil and gas extraction..|    13  |     3.4|     2.2|     1.5|      .7|     1.3
      Nonmetallic minerals,   |        |        |        |        |        |        
       except fuels(7)........|    14  |     3.8|     2.6|     1.7|      .9|     1.2
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Construction..............|        |     7.1|     3.8|     2.8|     1.1|     3.2
      General building        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       contractors............|    15  |     6.2|     3.2|     2.3|      .9|     2.9
      Heavy construction,     |        |        |        |        |        |        
       except building........|    16  |     6.4|     3.7|     2.4|     1.3|     2.7
      Special trade           |        |        |        |        |        |        
       contractors............|    17  |     7.5|     4.1|     3.0|     1.1|     3.5
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Manufacturing.............|        |     7.2|     4.1|     1.7|     2.3|     3.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Durable goods............|        |     7.9|     4.3|     1.9|     2.4|     3.6
      Lumber and wood products|    24  |    10.1|     5.7|     2.9|     2.8|     4.4
      Furniture and fixtures..|    25  |     9.9|     6.0|     2.2|     3.8|     3.9
      Stone, clay, and glass  |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    32  |     9.4|     5.4|     2.6|     2.8|     4.0
      Primary metal industries|    33  |    10.3|     5.5|     2.5|     3.0|     4.8
      Fabricated metal        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    34  |     9.8|     5.1|     2.4|     2.7|     4.7
      Industrial machinery and|        |        |        |        |        |        
       equipment..............|    35  |     6.7|     3.3|     1.6|     1.7|     3.4
      Electronic and other    |        |        |        |        |        |        
       electric equipment.....|    36  |     4.5|     2.4|     1.0|     1.3|     2.1
      Transportation equipment|    37  |    10.1|     5.8|     1.9|     3.9|     4.3
      Instruments and related |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    38  |     3.3|     1.9|      .8|     1.1|     1.5
      Miscellaneous           |        |        |        |        |        |        
       manufacturing          |        |        |        |        |        |        
       industries.............|    39  |     6.2|     3.4|     1.7|     1.7|     2.8
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Nondurable goods.........|        |     6.2|     3.8|     1.6|     2.2|     2.5
      Food and kindred        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    20  |     9.3|     6.1|     2.2|     3.9|     3.2
      Tobacco products........|    21  |     4.0|     2.1|     1.3|      .7|     1.9
      Textile mill products...|    22  |     5.2|     3.0|      .9|     2.1|     2.2
      Apparel and other       |        |        |        |        |        |        
       textile products.......|    23  |     4.6|     2.7|     1.2|     1.6|     1.8
      Paper and allied        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    26  |     5.6|     3.1|     1.7|     1.5|     2.4
      Printing and publishing.|    27  |     4.0|     2.2|     1.2|     1.1|     1.8
      Chemicals and allied    |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    28  |     3.3|     1.9|      .8|     1.1|     1.4
      Petroleum and coal      |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    29  |     3.6|     2.2|     1.3|      .8|     1.4
      Rubber and miscellaneous|        |        |        |        |        |        
       plastics               |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    30  |     8.8|     5.1|     2.2|     2.9|     3.6
      Leather and leather     |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    31  |     7.3|     4.3|     1.7|     2.7|     3.0
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Transportation and public |        |        |        |        |        |        
     utilities(8).............|        |     6.1|     4.0|     2.7|     1.3|     2.1
      Railroad                |        |        |        |        |        |        
       transportation(8)......|    40  |     3.0|     2.3|     2.1|      .2|      .7
      Local and interurban    |        |        |        |        |        |        
       passenger transit......|    41  |     7.9|     4.6|     3.3|     1.3|     3.4
      Trucking and warehousing|    42  |     7.0|     4.6|     3.3|     1.3|     2.4
      Water transportation....|    44  |     6.8|     4.4|     3.2|    -   |    -   
      Transportation by air...|    45  |    11.8|     8.4|     5.2|     3.2|     3.4
      Transportation services.|    47  |     2.9|     1.7|     1.0|      .7|     1.2
      Communications..........|    48  |     3.0|     2.0|     1.4|      .5|     1.0
      Electric, gas, and      |        |        |        |        |        |        
       sanitary services......|    49  |     5.0|     2.8|     1.5|     1.3|     2.2
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Wholesale and retail trade|        |     5.3|     2.7|     1.6|     1.1|     2.6
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Wholesale trade..........|        |     5.2|     3.1|     1.7|     1.3|     2.1
      Wholesale trade-durable |        |        |        |        |        |        
       goods..................|    50  |     4.5|     2.5|     1.5|     1.0|     2.0
      Wholesale               |        |        |        |        |        |        
       trade-nondurable goods.|    51  |     6.1|     3.9|     2.2|     1.7|     2.2
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Retail trade.............|        |     5.3|     2.5|     1.5|     1.0|     2.7
      Building materials and  |        |        |        |        |        |        
       garden supplies........|    52  |     7.2|     4.3|     2.5|     1.8|     2.9
      General merchandise     |        |        |        |        |        |        
       stores.................|    53  |     7.7|     4.7|     2.2|     2.5|     2.9
      Food stores.............|    54  |     6.8|     3.4|     2.1|     1.2|     3.4
      Automotive dealers and  |        |        |        |        |        |        
       service stations.......|    55  |     5.1|     2.2|     1.6|      .6|     2.8
      Apparel and accessory   |        |        |        |        |        |        
       stores.................|    56  |     3.0|     1.3|      .8|      .5|     1.6
      Furniture and           |        |        |        |        |        |        
       homefurnishings stores.|    57  |     4.2|     2.3|     1.4|      .9|     1.9
      Eating and drinking     |        |        |        |        |        |        
       places.................|    58  |     4.6|     1.6|     1.1|      .5|     3.0
      Miscellaneous retail....|    59  |     3.6|     1.9|     1.1|      .8|     1.7
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Finance, insurance, and   |        |        |        |        |        |        
     real estate..............|        |     1.7|     0.8|     0.5|     0.2|     0.9
      Depository institutions.|    60  |     1.5|      .6|      .4|      .1|      .9
      Nondepository           |        |        |        |        |        |        
       institutions...........|    61  |     1.0|      .4|      .3|      .1|      .5
      Security and commodity  |        |        |        |        |        |        
       brokers................|    62  |      .5|      .2|      .1|   (9)  |      .3
      Insurance carriers......|    63  |     1.6|      .6|      .4|      .2|     1.0
      Insurance agents,       |        |        |        |        |        |        
       brokers, and service...|    64  |      .9|      .3|      .2|      .1|      .6
      Real estate.............|    65  |     3.5|     1.9|     1.3|      .7|     1.6
      Holding and other       |        |        |        |        |        |        
       investment offices.....|    67  |     1.8|      .6|      .5|      .1|    -   
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Services..................|        |     4.6|     2.2|     1.3|      .9|     2.4
      Hotels and other lodging|        |        |        |        |        |        
       places.................|    70  |     6.6|     3.4|     1.8|     1.5|     3.2
      Personal services.......|    72  |     3.0|     1.8|     1.1|      .7|     1.2
      Business services.......|    73  |     2.7|     1.3|      .9|      .4|     1.4
      Auto repair, services,  |        |        |        |        |        |        
       and parking............|    75  |     4.5|     2.2|     1.6|      .6|     2.3
      Miscellaneous repair    |        |        |        |        |        |        
       services...............|    76  |     4.9|     2.7|     2.0|      .8|     2.2
      Motion pictures.........|    78  |     2.2|      .9|      .7|      .2|     1.3
      Amusement and recreation|        |        |        |        |        |        
       services...............|    79  |     6.3|     3.2|     1.7|     1.5|     3.1
      Health services.........|    80  |     7.4|     3.4|     2.0|     1.5|     4.0
      Legal services..........|    81  |      .8|      .3|      .2|      .1|      .4
      Educational services....|    82  |     2.8|     1.3|      .8|      .5|     1.5
      Social services.........|    83  |     5.5|     2.9|     1.8|     1.1|     2.6
      Museums, botanical,     |        |        |        |        |        |        
       zoological gardens.....|    84  |     4.9|     2.6|     1.6|      .9|     2.3
      Membership organizations|    86  |     2.6|     1.1|     0.8|     0.3|     1.5
      Engineering and         |        |        |        |        |        |        
       management services....|    87  |     1.5|      .7|      .5|      .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 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.
  4 Days-away-from-work cases include those which 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 (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual,1987 Edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction.  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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
  7 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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
  8 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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
  9 Incidence rate less than 0.05.
  
  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, 2002

(thousands)
____________________________________________________________________________________
                              |        |        |                          |        
                              |        |        | Cases with days away from|        
                              |        |        |           work,          |        
                              |        |        |     job transfer, or     |        
                              |        |        |        restriction       |        
                              |        |  Total |__________________________|  Other 
         Industry(1)          |   SIC  |recorda-|        |        |        |recorda-
                              | code(2)|   ble  |        |  Cases |  Cases |   ble  
                              |        |  cases |        |  with  |with job|  cases 
                              |        |        |  Total |  days  |transfer|        
                              |        |        |        |  away  |   or   |        
                              |        |        |        |  from  |restric-|        
                              |        |        |        | work(3)|  tion  |        
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Private industry(4).........|        | 4,700.6| 2,494.3| 1,436.2| 1,058.2| 2,206.3
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Agriculture, forestry, and|        |        |        |        |        |        
     fishing(4)...............|        |    96.3|    49.3|    31.5|    17.7|    47.0
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Agricultural             |        |        |        |        |        |        
      production(4)...........|  01-02 |    38.4|    20.9|    12.0|     8.9|    17.5
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
      Agricultural            |        |        |        |        |        |        
       production-crops(4)....|     01 |    24.5|    13.7|     7.7|     6.0|    10.8
      Agricultural            |        |        |        |        |        |        
       production-livestock(4)|     02 |    13.9|     7.1|     4.2|     2.9|     6.7
      Agricultural services...|     07 |    56.3|    27.7|    19.1|     8.6|    28.6
      Forestry................|     08 |     1.3|      .6|      .3|      .2|      .7
      Fishing, hunting, and   |        |        |        |        |        |        
       trapping...............|     09 |      .4|      .1|      .1|   (5)  |      .3
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Mining(6).................|        |    23.0|    15.1|    11.4|     3.7|     7.9
      Metal mining(7).........|    10  |     1.1|      .6|      .4|      .2|      .5
      Coal mining(7)..........|    12  |     5.5|     4.0|     3.8|      .3|     1.5
      Oil and gas extraction..|    13  |    11.7|     7.3|     5.1|     2.2|     4.4
      Nonmetallic minerals,   |        |        |        |        |        |        
       except fuels(7)........|    14  |     4.7|     3.2|     2.1|     1.1|     1.5
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Construction..............|        |   417.7|   226.8|   163.7|    63.1|   190.9
      General building        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       contractors............|    15  |    79.5|    41.9|    30.2|    11.7|    37.6
      Heavy construction,     |        |        |        |        |        |        
       except building........|    16  |    53.7|    31.0|    19.9|    11.1|    22.6
      Special trade           |        |        |        |        |        |        
       contractors............|    17  |   284.5|   153.8|   113.5|    40.3|   130.7
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Manufacturing.............|        | 1,159.5|   656.4|   280.0|   376.4|   503.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Durable goods............|        |   757.8|   413.4|   179.3|   234.0|   344.4
      Lumber and wood products|    24  |    74.2|    41.8|    21.5|    20.4|    32.4
      Furniture and fixtures..|    25  |    45.0|    27.4|     9.9|    17.4|    17.7
      Stone, clay, and glass  |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    32  |    51.0|    29.4|    14.4|    15.1|    21.5
      Primary metal industries|    33  |    60.3|    32.2|    14.8|    17.3|    28.1
      Fabricated metal        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    34  |   130.8|    68.2|    31.8|    36.4|    62.6
      Industrial machinery and|        |        |        |        |        |        
       equipment..............|    35  |   119.1|    58.8|    28.9|    29.9|    60.4
      Electronic and other    |        |        |        |        |        |        
       electric equipment.....|    36  |    60.9|    32.2|    14.1|    18.1|    28.7
      Transportation equipment|    37  |   169.7|    97.4|    32.3|    65.1|    72.3
      Instruments and related |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    38  |    26.3|    14.8|     6.0|     8.9|    11.4
      Miscellaneous           |        |        |        |        |        |        
       manufacturing          |        |        |        |        |        |        
       industries.............|    39  |    20.5|    11.1|     5.7|     5.5|     9.3
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Nondurable goods.........|        |   401.7|   243.0|   100.7|   142.4|   158.7
      Food and kindred        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    20  |   155.5|   101.6|    36.7|    64.8|    53.9
      Tobacco products........|    21  |     1.4|      .7|      .5|      .3|      .7
      Textile mill products...|    22  |    21.1|    12.3|     3.7|     8.6|     8.8
      Apparel and other       |        |        |        |        |        |        
       textile products.......|    23  |    20.5|    12.2|     5.2|     7.1|     8.3
      Paper and allied        |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    26  |    34.0|    19.1|    10.1|     9.0|    14.9
      Printing and publishing.|    27  |    50.1|    27.8|    14.7|    13.1|    22.2
      Chemicals and allied    |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    28  |    33.0|    18.8|     7.8|    10.9|    14.3
      Petroleum and coal      |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    29  |     4.6|     2.7|     1.7|     1.0|     1.8
      Rubber and miscellaneous|        |        |        |        |        |        
       plastics               |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    30  |    78.0|    45.6|    19.4|    26.2|    32.4
      Leather and leather     |        |        |        |        |        |        
       products...............|    31  |     3.6|     2.2|      .8|     1.3|     1.5
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Transportation and public |        |        |        |        |        |        
     utilities(8).............|        |   382.7|   251.8|   168.6|    83.2|   130.9
      Railroad                |        |        |        |        |        |        
       transportation(8)......|    40  |     6.8|     5.2|     4.6|      .5|     1.6
      Local and interurban    |        |        |        |        |        |        
       passenger transit......|    41  |    29.3|    16.9|    12.0|     4.9|    12.4
      Trucking and warehousing|    42  |   124.6|    82.2|    58.4|    23.8|    42.3
      Water transportation....|    44  |    11.9|     7.7|     5.6|    -   |    -   
      Transportation by air...|    45  |   112.4|    80.0|    49.7|    30.3|    32.4
      Transportation services.|    47  |    11.1|     6.6|     4.0|     2.6|     4.4
      Communications..........|    48  |    44.9|    29.7|    21.5|     8.2|    15.2
      Electric, gas, and      |        |        |        |        |        |        
       sanitary services......|    49  |    41.6|    23.4|    12.7|    10.6|    18.2
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Wholesale and retail trade|        | 1,227.7|   625.6|   372.2|   253.4|   602.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Wholesale trade..........|        |   322.0|   190.5|   108.8|    81.7|   131.5
      Wholesale trade-durable |        |        |        |        |        |        
       goods..................|    50  |   166.5|    91.4|    54.0|    37.5|    75.0
      Wholesale               |        |        |        |        |        |        
       trade-nondurable goods.|    51  |   155.5|    99.0|    54.8|    44.2|    56.5
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
     Retail trade.............|        |   905.8|   435.1|   263.4|   171.7|   470.6
      Building materials and  |        |        |        |        |        |        
       garden supplies........|    52  |    67.9|    40.5|    23.7|    16.8|    27.4
      General merchandise     |        |        |        |        |        |        
       stores.................|    53  |   160.9|    99.0|    47.0|    52.0|    62.0
      Food stores.............|    54  |   169.2|    83.6|    52.8|    30.8|    85.6
      Automotive dealers and  |        |        |        |        |        |        
       service stations.......|    55  |   111.6|    49.0|    35.0|    14.1|    62.6
      Apparel and accessory   |        |        |        |        |        |        
       stores.................|    56  |    23.8|    10.8|     6.8|     4.0|    13.0
      Furniture and           |        |        |        |        |        |        
       homefurnishings stores.|    57  |    38.8|    21.5|    13.3|     8.2|    17.3
      Eating and drinking     |        |        |        |        |        |        
       places.................|    58  |   252.3|    88.3|    60.8|    27.4|   164.0
      Miscellaneous retail....|    59  |    81.2|    42.4|    23.9|    18.5|    38.8
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Finance, insurance, and   |        |        |        |        |        |        
     real estate..............|        |   115.4|    52.3|    36.7|    15.6|    63.1
      Depository institutions.|    60  |    27.6|    10.5|     8.0|     2.5|    17.1
      Nondepository           |        |        |        |        |        |        
       institutions...........|    61  |     6.9|     3.1|     2.2|      .9|     3.9
      Security and commodity  |        |        |        |        |        |        
       brokers................|    62  |     3.3|     1.3|     1.0|      .3|     2.0
      Insurance carriers......|    63  |    21.1|     8.2|     5.6|     2.5|    12.9
      Insurance agents,       |        |        |        |        |        |        
       brokers, and service...|    64  |     6.4|     2.3|     1.7|      .6|     4.1
      Real estate.............|    65  |    46.1|    25.6|    17.1|     8.6|    20.5
      Holding and other       |        |        |        |        |        |        
       investment offices.....|    67  |     3.8|     1.3|     1.0|      .3|    -   
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
    Services..................|        | 1,278.4|   617.1|   372.2|   244.9|   661.3
      Hotels and other lodging|        |        |        |        |        |        
       places.................|    70  |    87.6|    45.0|    24.4|    20.5|    42.7
      Personal services.......|    72  |    29.4|    17.6|    10.5|     7.1|    11.9
      Business services.......|    73  |   149.4|    73.4|    49.9|    23.6|    76.0
      Auto repair, services,  |        |        |        |        |        |        
       and parking............|    75  |    49.6|    24.2|    17.9|     6.3|    25.4
      Miscellaneous repair    |        |        |        |        |        |        
       services...............|    76  |    16.0|     9.0|     6.5|     2.5|     7.1
      Motion pictures.........|    78  |     8.2|     3.3|     2.5|      .9|     4.9
      Amusement and recreation|        |        |        |        |        |        
       services...............|    79  |    68.5|    34.5|    18.1|    16.4|    34.0
      Health services.........|    80  |   623.6|   288.5|   164.7|   123.8|   335.1
      Legal services..........|    81  |     7.1|     2.9|     2.2|      .8|     4.1
      Educational services....|    82  |    37.6|    17.7|    10.8|     6.9|    19.8
      Social services.........|    83  |   130.7|    68.8|    42.5|    26.3|    61.9
      Museums, botanical,     |        |        |        |        |        |        
       zoological gardens.....|    84  |     4.0|     2.1|     1.4|      .8|     1.9
      Membership organizations|    86  |    18.2|     7.7|     5.4|     2.3|    10.5
      Engineering and         |        |        |        |        |        |        
       management services....|    87  |    48.2|    22.2|    15.3|     6.9|    26.0
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________

  1 Totals include data for industries not shown separately.
  2 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition.
  3 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with
or without job transfer or restriction.
  4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
  5 Fewer than 50 cases.
  6 Data for mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction.  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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
  7 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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
  8 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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for 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 division and employment size, 2002
____________________________________________________________________________________
                              |        |                                            
                              |        |   Establishment employment size (workers)  
                              |   All  |____________________________________________
      Industry division       |establi-|        |        |        |        |        
                              | shments| 1 to 10|11 to 49|  50 to | 250 to |1,000 or
                              |        |        |        |   249  |   999  |  more  
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
Private industry(2)...........|     5.3|     2.0|     4.6|     6.7|     6.2|     6.0
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Agriculture, forestry, and  |        |        |        |        |        |        
   fishing(2).................|     6.4|     3.5|     6.4|     8.6|     6.0|     4.3
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Mining(3)...................|     4.0|     2.1|     4.0|     5.3|     3.9|     1.3
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Construction................|     7.1|     4.0|     8.0|     8.6|     6.2|     5.5
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Manufacturing...............|     7.2|     3.1|     7.3|     8.2|     7.1|     6.7
    Durable goods.............|     7.9|     4.2|     8.4|     9.0|     7.8|     7.0
    Nondurable goods..........|     6.2|     1.4|     5.3|     7.1|     6.2|     6.1
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Transportation and public   |        |        |        |        |        |        
   utilities(4)...............|     6.1|     2.6|     5.2|     7.2|     6.4|     6.7
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Wholesale and retail trade..|     5.3|     2.0|     4.6|     7.0|     7.3|     4.3
    Wholesale trade...........|     5.2|     2.0|     4.9|     6.8|     6.8|     3.1
    Retail trade..............|     5.3|     2.1|     4.5|     7.0|     7.5|     4.7
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Finance, insurance, and real|        |        |        |        |        |        
   estate.....................|     1.7|     1.2|     1.6|     2.3|     2.0|     1.3
                              |        |        |        |        |        |        
  Services....................|     4.6|     1.3|     3.0|     5.9|     5.8|     6.8
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________

  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 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
  3 Data for mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those in oil and gas extraction.  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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for 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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
  
  SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor       



TABLE 4.  Numbers of cases and incidence rates(1) of
nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for
industries with 100,000 or more cases, 2002
_________________________________________________________
                              |        |        |        
                              |        |  Total |Inciden-
         Industry(2)          |   SIC  |  cases |   ce   
                              | code(3)|(thousa-|  rate  
                              |        |  nds)  |        
______________________________|________|________|________
                              |        |        |        
Hospitals.....................|   806  |   321.4|     9.7
                              |        |        |        
Eating and drinking places....|   581  |   252.3|     4.6
                              |        |        |        
Nursing and personal care     |        |        |        
 facilities...................|   805  |   187.0|    12.6
                              |        |        |        
Grocery stores................|   541  |   161.2|     7.3
                              |        |        |        
Department stores.............|   531  |   144.0|     7.7
                              |        |        |        
Motor vehicles and equipment..|   371  |   110.9|    12.1
                              |        |        |        
Trucking and courier services,|        |        |        
 except air...................|   421  |   106.8|     6.8
                              |        |        |        
      Private industry(4).....|        | 4,700.6|     5.3
______________________________|________|________|________

  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 Industries with 100,000 or more cases were determined
by analysis of the number of cases at the 3-digit SIC
code level.
  3 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987
Edition.
  4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
    
  SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of
  Labor       



TABLE 5.  Incidence rates(1) and numbers of nonfatal
occupational injuries by selected industries, 2002
_________________________________________________________
                              |        |        |        
                              |        |Inciden-|        
           Industry           |   SIC  |   ce   | Number 
                              | code(2)|  rate  |  (000) 
                              |        |        |        
______________________________|________|________|________
                              |        |        |        
  Private industry(3).........|        |     5.0| 4,406.1
                              |        |        |        
    Agriculture, forestry, and|        |        |        
     fishing(3)...............|        |     6.0|    90.1
                              |        |        |        
     Agricultural             |        |        |        
      production(3)...........|  01-02 |     6.5|    35.7
                              |        |        |        
      Agricultural            |        |        |        
       production-crops(3)....|     01 |     5.7|    22.5
      Agricultural            |        |        |        
       production-livestock(3)|     02 |     8.6|    13.2
      Agricultural services...|     07 |     5.7|    52.9
      Forestry................|     08 |     4.7|     1.1
      Fishing, hunting, and   |        |        |        
       trapping...............|     09 |     4.5|      .4
                              |        |        |        
    Mining(4).................|        |     3.8|    22.0
      Metal mining(5).........|    10  |     3.7|     1.0
      Coal mining(5)..........|    12  |     6.3|     5.1
      Oil and gas extraction..|    13  |     3.3|    11.3
      Nonmetallic minerals,   |        |        |        
       except fuels(5)........|    14  |     3.7|     4.5
                              |        |        |        
    Construction..............|        |     6.9|   408.3
      General building        |        |        |        
       contractors............|    15  |     6.0|    77.6
      Heavy construction,     |        |        |        
       except building........|    16  |     6.2|    52.0
      Special trade           |        |        |        
       contractors............|    17  |     7.4|   278.8
                              |        |        |        
    Manufacturing.............|        |     6.4| 1,028.5
                              |        |        |        
     Durable goods............|        |     7.0|   673.6
      Lumber and wood products|    24  |     9.6|    70.5
      Furniture and fixtures..|    25  |     9.0|    40.9
      Stone, clay, and glass  |        |        |        
       products...............|    32  |     8.9|    48.7
      Primary metal industries|    33  |     9.6|    56.2
      Fabricated metal        |        |        |        
       products...............|    34  |     9.0|   121.0
      Industrial machinery and|        |        |        
       equipment..............|    35  |     6.2|   110.0
      Electronic and other    |        |        |        
       electric equipment.....|    36  |     3.9|    52.0
      Transportation equipment|    37  |     8.0|   134.5
      Instruments and related |        |        |        
       products...............|    38  |     2.7|    21.2
      Miscellaneous           |        |        |        
       manufacturing          |        |        |        
       industries.............|    39  |     5.7|    18.8
                              |        |        |        
     Nondurable goods.........|        |     5.5|   354.9
      Food and kindred        |        |        |        
       products...............|    20  |     7.9|   132.4
      Tobacco products........|    21  |     3.7|     1.2
      Textile mill products...|    22  |     4.6|    19.0
      Apparel and other       |        |        |        
       textile products.......|    23  |     3.7|    16.6
      Paper and allied        |        |        |        
       products...............|    26  |     5.2|    32.0
      Printing and publishing.|    27  |     3.7|    46.2
      Chemicals and allied    |        |        |        
       products...............|    28  |     2.9|    28.8
      Petroleum and coal      |        |        |        
       products...............|    29  |     3.5|     4.4
      Rubber and miscellaneous|        |        |        
       plastics               |        |        |        
       products...............|    30  |     8.1|    71.7
      Leather and leather     |        |        |        
       products...............|    31  |     5.1|     2.6
                              |        |        |        
    Transportation and public |        |        |        
     utilities(6).............|        |     5.8|   362.2
      Railroad                |        |        |        
       transportation(6)......|    40  |     3.0|     6.7
      Local and interurban    |        |        |        
       passenger transit......|    41  |     7.5|    27.8
      Trucking and warehousing|    42  |     6.8|   121.4
      Water transportation....|    44  |     6.6|    11.5
      Transportation by air...|    45  |    11.1|   105.9
      Transportation services.|    47  |     2.8|    10.6
      Communications..........|    48  |     2.6|    39.1
      Electric, gas, and      |        |        |        
       sanitary services......|    49  |     4.7|    39.1
                              |        |        |        
    Wholesale and retail trade|        |     5.1| 1,190.3
                              |        |        |        
     Wholesale trade..........|        |     5.0|   312.1
      Wholesale trade-durable |        |        |        
       goods..................|    50  |     4.4|   161.3
      Wholesale               |        |        |        
       trade-nondurable goods.|    51  |     5.9|   150.8
                              |        |        |        
     Retail trade.............|        |     5.1|   878.2
      Building materials and  |        |        |        
       garden supplies........|    52  |     7.0|    66.4
      General merchandise     |        |        |        
       stores.................|    53  |     7.4|   155.6
      Food stores.............|    54  |     6.5|   162.1
      Automotive dealers and  |        |        |        
       service stations.......|    55  |     4.9|   108.3
      Apparel and accessory   |        |        |        
       stores.................|    56  |     2.9|    23.1
      Furniture and           |        |        |        
       homefurnishings stores.|    57  |     4.1|    38.0
      Eating and drinking     |        |        |        
       places.................|    58  |     4.5|   247.5
      Miscellaneous retail....|    59  |     3.5|    77.2
                              |        |        |        
    Finance, insurance, and   |        |        |        
     real estate..............|        |     1.5|   102.6
      Depository institutions.|    60  |     1.3|    23.9
      Nondepository           |        |        |        
       institutions...........|    61  |      .8|     5.9
      Security and commodity  |        |        |        
       brokers................|    62  |      .4|     2.9
      Insurance carriers......|    63  |     1.3|    17.1
      Insurance agents,       |        |        |        
       brokers, and service...|    64  |      .8|     5.7
      Real estate.............|    65  |     3.3|    43.7
                              |        |        |        
    Services..................|        |     4.3| 1,202.0
      Hotels and other lodging|        |        |        
       places.................|    70  |     6.3|    83.3
      Personal services.......|    72  |     2.9|    28.0
      Business services.......|    73  |     2.6|   141.6
      Auto repair, services,  |        |        |        
       and parking............|    75  |     4.4|    48.2
      Miscellaneous repair    |        |        |        
       services...............|    76  |     4.7|    15.5
      Motion pictures.........|    78  |     2.2|     7.9
      Amusement and recreation|        |        |        
       services...............|    79  |     6.0|    65.1
      Health services.........|    80  |     6.9|   580.6
      Legal services..........|    81  |      .7|     6.4
      Educational services....|    82  |     2.6|    35.8
      Social services.........|    83  |     5.2|   125.1
      Museums, botanical,     |        |        |        
       zoological gardens.....|    84  |     4.6|     3.8
      Membership organizations|    86  |     2.4|    16.8
      Engineering and         |        |        |        
       management services....|    87  |     1.4|    43.6
______________________________|________|________|________

  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 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987
Edition.
  3 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
  4 Data for mining (Division B in the Standard
Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition) include
establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those
in oil and gas extraction.  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 OSHA
made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January
1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are
not comparable with estimates for other industries.
  5 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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping
requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore,
estimates for these industries are not comparable with
estimates for other industries.
  6 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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping
requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore,
estimates for these industries are not comparable with
estimates for other industries.
  
  NOTE:  Because of rounding, components may not add to
totals.
  SOURCE:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of
  Labor   



TABLE 6.  Incidence rates(1) and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses
by industry division and category of illness, 2002
___________________________________________________________________________
                              |        |        |        |        |        
                              |        |  Skin  |Respira-|        |   All  
                              |        |diseases|  tory  |Poisoni-|  other 
      Industry division       |  Total |   or   |conditi-|   ngs  |illness-
                              |  cases |disorde-|   ons  |        |   es   
                              |        |   rs   |        |        |        
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________
                              |
                              |Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers
                              |____________________________________________
                              |        |        |        |        |        
Private industry(2)...........|    33.3|     5.1|     2.5|     0.5|    25.2
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Agriculture, forestry, and  |        |        |        |        |        
   fishing(2).................|    40.7|    18.8|     3.9|     1.6|    16.5
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Mining(3)...................|    17.7|     1.5|     2.4|      .5|    13.4
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Construction................|    15.8|     3.9|     1.5|      .9|     9.5
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Manufacturing...............|    81.7|     8.4|     2.7|      .7|    69.8
    Durable goods.............|    88.0|     9.7|     2.9|      .8|    74.6
    Nondurable goods..........|    72.4|     6.6|     2.4|      .6|    62.8
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Transportation and public   |        |        |        |        |        
   utilities(4)...............|    32.8|     3.8|     2.2|      .5|    26.4
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Wholesale and retail trade..|    16.0|     2.5|     1.8|      .5|    11.2
    Wholesale trade...........|    15.9|     3.3|     1.2|      .4|    10.9
    Retail trade..............|    16.1|     2.3|    -   |      .5|    11.3
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Finance, insurance, and real|        |        |        |        |        
   estate.....................|    18.6|     1.8|     1.1|      .2|    15.5
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Services....................|    27.5|     6.0|     3.5|      .4|    17.5
                              |________|________|________|________|________
                              |
                              |     Numbers of illnesses in thousands
                              |____________________________________________
                              |        |        |        |        |        
Private industry(2)...........|   294.5|    44.9|    22.0|     4.7|   222.9
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Agriculture, forestry, and  |        |        |        |        |        
   fishing(2).................|     6.2|     2.8|      .6|      .2|     2.5
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Mining(3)...................|     1.0|      .1|      .1|   (5)  |      .8
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Construction................|     9.3|     2.3|      .9|      .5|     5.6
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Manufacturing...............|   131.0|    13.5|     4.4|     1.1|   112.1
    Durable goods.............|    84.2|     9.2|     2.8|      .8|    71.4
    Nondurable goods..........|    46.9|     4.3|     1.6|      .4|    40.7
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Transportation and public   |        |        |        |        |        
   utilities(4)...............|    20.4|     2.3|     1.4|      .3|    16.4
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Wholesale and retail trade..|    37.4|     6.0|     4.2|     1.1|    26.1
    Wholesale trade...........|     9.9|     2.1|      .8|      .3|     6.8
    Retail trade..............|    27.5|     3.9|    -   |      .9|    19.4
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Finance, insurance, and real|        |        |        |        |        
   estate.....................|    12.8|     1.3|      .7|      .1|    10.6
                              |        |        |        |        |        
  Services....................|    76.4|    16.6|     9.8|     1.2|    48.8
______________________________|________|________|________|________|________

  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 (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification
Manual, 1987 Edition) include establishments not governed by the Mine
Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules and reporting, such as those
in oil and gas extraction.  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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping requirements
effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are
not comparable with estimates for 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 OSHA made to its recordkeeping
requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these
industries are not comparable with estimates for other industries.
  5 Fewer than 50 cases.
  
  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