Note on industry classifications: Beginning with the 2003 reference year, the Survey of 

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses began using the 2002 North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS). Prior to 2003, the survey used the Standard Industrial 

Classification (SIC) system. The substantial differences between these systems result in 

breaks in series for industry data. Users are advised against making comparisons between the 

2003 industry categories and the results from previous years.

NewsUnited States

Department

of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212

Technical information: (202) 691-6179 USDL 04-2486 

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

Internet address: http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm Tuesday, December 14, 2004 

(This release was reissued on June 14, 2005 to revise selected industry employment 

data in several of the tables. Employment data are included in the tables to give the users 

some perspective regarding the size of the published industries. NOTE: These changes do 

not affect the published injury and illness data from the Survey of Occupational Injuries 

and Illnesses for 2003. The injury and illness rates were computed separately from the 

employment data. For more information, see www.bls.gov/iif/osh_notice05.htm.) 

WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES IN 2003 

A total of 4.4 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry 

workplaces during 2003, resulting in a rate of 5.0 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, 

according to the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

(BLS), U.S. Department of Labor. The rate of injuries and illnesses declined from 5.3 cases per 

100 equivalent full-time workers in 2002. The decline is a result of a 7.1 percent decrease in the 

number of cases reported and a 0.7 percent decrease in the number of hours worked. 

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

occupational safety and health statistics in 2003. The first release, in September 2004, covered 

work-related fatalities from the 2003 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. In March 

2005, a third release will provide details on the more seriously injured and ill workers 

(occupation, age, gender, race, and length of service) and on the circumstances of their injuries 

and illnesses (nature of the disabling condition, part of body affected, event or exposure, primary 

source producing the disability, the time of day of occurrence, and the number of hours into the 

workshift before the occurrence). “More seriously” is defined in this survey as cases involving 

days away from work. 
Industry. Goods producing industries as a whole had a rate of 6.7 cases per 100 

equivalent full-time workers while service providing industries as a whole had a rate of 4.4 cases 

per 100 equivalent full-time workers. Among the goods producing industry sectors, incidence 

rates during 2003 ranged from 3.3 cases per 100 full-time workers in mining to 6.8 cases per 100 

full-time workers in manufacturing and construction. (See table 1.) Within the service providing 

sector, incidence rates ranged from 1.1 cases per 100 full-time workers in finance and insurance 

to 7.8 cases per 100 full-time workers in transportation and warehousing. (This release of 

nonfatal injury and illness data is the first using the North American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS). See the box note and the “Background of the Survey” section for a discussion 

of NAICS and of the factors that can influence incidence rate changes from one survey to the 

next.) 

For private industry in 2003, rates for injuries and illnesses ranged from 2.0 cases per 100 

workers for small establishments (those employing 1 to 10 workers) to 6.2 for mid-size 

establishments (those employing 50 to 249 workers). (See table 3.) Fourteen industries, each 

having at least 100,000 injuries and illnesses, accounted for about 2 million cases, or 47 percent 

of the 4.4 million total. (See table 4.) 

Case types. Approximately 2.3 million injuries and illnesses were cases with days away 

from work, job transfer, or restriction; that is, they required recuperation away from work, 

transfer to another job, restricted duties at work, or a combination of these actions. The 

remaining 2.1 million injuries and illnesses were other recordable cases that did not result in time 

away from work. (See table 2.) The incidence rate for cases with days away from work, job 

transfer, or restriction was 2.6 cases per 100 workers, and the rate for other recordable cases was 

2.4 cases per 100 workers. 

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Other services

Leisure and hospitality

Health care and social assistance

Education and health services

Professional and business services

Financial activities

Information

Utilities

Transportation and warehousing

Retail trade

Wholesale trade

Trade, transportation, and utilities

Service providing

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Natural resources and mining

Goods producing

Private Industry

Chart 1. Incidence rates for cases with days away from work, job transfer, or 

restriction, by case type and selected industry sector, 2003 

Cases with days away from work

Cases with job transfer or restriction
Manufacturing 21.0% 

Wholesale trade 5.9% 

Retail trade 14.7% 

Educational services 0.9%

Health care and social 

assistance 15.9% 

Leisure and hospitality 

9.7% 

Other services 2.4% 

Utilities 0.5% 

Information 1.4% 

Financial activities 2.8% 

Professional and business 

services 6.6% 

Mining 0.4% 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing 

and hunting 1.2% 

Construction 9.7% 

Transportation and 

warehousing 6.9% 

 Chart 2. Percent of nonfatal workplace injuries by industry sector, 2003 

Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction are comprised of two case 

types, those requiring at least one day away from work, with or without job transfer or restricted 

work activity, and those requiring only job transfer or restriction. The latter case type may 

involve shortened work hours, a temporary job change, or temporary restrictions on a worker’s 

regular duties, for example, no heavy lifting. The rate for cases with days away from work was 

1.5 cases per 100 workers and the rate for cases with job transfer or restriction was 1.1 cases per 

100 workers. The rate in manufacturing for cases with job transfer or restriction (2.2 cases per 

100 workers) was higher than the rate for days-away-from-work cases (1.6 cases per 100 

workers). (See chart 1.) Among the remaining industry sectors included in this chart, with the 

exception of utilities, the rate for days-away-from-work cases was higher than the rate for cases 

with job transfer or restriction. 

Injuries. Of the 4.4 million nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in 2003, 4.1 

million were injuries. Of these 4.1 million injuries, 1.3 million or 32 percent occurred in the 

goods producing industries while 2.8 million or 68 percent occurred in the service providing 

industries. Goods producing industries employed 21.5 percent of the private sector workforce 

covered by this program while service providing industries employed 78.5 percent of the 

workforce. (Employment data are derived primarily from the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.) The manufacturing sector and the trade sectors 

had the largest shares of injury cases with 21 percent each, followed by the health care and social 

assistance sector with 16 percent. (See table 5 and chart 2.) 
Manufacturing 

41.8% 

Wholesale trade 

2.9% 

Retail trade 

Transportation and warehousing 7.3% 

4.9% 

Utilities 0.9%

Financial activities 3.3% 

Professional and business services

6.8% 

Educational services 0.7%

Health care and social assistance

17.9%

Other services 1.4% 

Information 1.9% 

Mining 0.3%

Agriculture, forestry, fishing,

 and hunting 1.5% 

Leisure and hospitality 5.0% Construction 3.4%

 Chart 3. Percent of nonfatal workplace illnesses by industry sector, 2003 

Illnesses. There were about 269,500 newly reported cases of occupational illnesses in 

private industry in 2003. Service providing industries accounted for 53 percent of these cases 

while goods producing industries accounted for 47 percent. The manufacturing sector accounted 

for 42 percent of all newly reported cases of occupational illnesses. (See table 6 and chart 3.) 

The “All other illnesses” category accounted for over 75 percent of total illness cases in 2003. 

Over 48 percent of all other illness cases were in manufacturing industries. 

The survey measures the number of new work-related illness cases that are recognized, 

diagnosed, and reported during the year. Some conditions (for example, long-term latent 

illnesses caused by exposure to carcinogens) often are difficult to relate to the workplace and are 

not adequately recognized and reported. These long-term latent illnesses are believed to be 

understated in the survey’s illness measures. In contrast, the overwhelming majority of the 

reported new illnesses are those that are easier to directly relate to workplace activity (for 

example, contact dermatitis or carpal tunnel syndrome). 
Background of the Survey 

The Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses is a Federal/State program in which 

employer reports were collected from about 183,700 private industry establishments in 2003 and 

processed by State agencies cooperating with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey 

measures nonfatal injuries and illnesses only. The survey excludes the self-employed; farms 

with fewer than 11 employees; private households; Federal government agencies; and, for 

national estimates, employees in State and local government agencies. 

The survey provides estimates of the number and frequency (incidence rates) of 

workplace injuries and illnesses based on logs kept by private industry employers during the 

year. These records reflect not only the year’s injury and illness experience, but also the 

employer’s understanding of which cases are work related under recordkeeping rules revised by 

the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor and 

made effective on January 1, 2002. 

Data in this release mark the first time for the Survey of Occupational Injuries and 

Illnesses that establishments are classified by industry based on the 2002 North American 

Industry Classification System Manual, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. 

NAICS recognizes hundreds of new businesses in the United States economy, most of which are 

in the service providing sector. NAICS classifies establishments into a detailed industry based 

on the production processes and provided services. As a result of the conversion to NAICS, the 

estimates by industry from the 2003 survey are not comparable with those from prior years. 

Occupational injury and illness data for coal, metal, and nonmetal mining and for railroad 

activities were provided by the Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration 

and the Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration, respectively. Neither 

of these agencies adopted the revised OSHA recordkeeping requirements for 2003. Therefore, 

estimates for these industries for 2003 are not comparable with estimates for other industries. 

The survey estimates of occupational injuries and illnesses are based on a scientifically 

selected probability sample, rather than a census of the entire population. Because the data are 

based on a sample survey, the injury and illness estimates probably differ from the figures that 

would be obtained from all units covered by the survey. To determine the precision of each 

estimate, a standard error was calculated. The standard error defines a range (confidence 

interval) around the estimate. The approximate 95-percent confidence interval is the estimate 

plus or minus twice the standard error. The standard error also can be expressed as a percent of 

the estimate, or the relative standard error. For example, the 2003 incidence rate for all 

occupational injuries and illnesses of 5.0 per 100 full-time workers in private industry has an 

estimated relative standard error of about 0.6 percent. The 95-percent confidence interval would 

be 5.0 plus or minus 1.2 percent (2 times 0.6 percent) or 4.94 to 5.06. One can be 95 percent 

confident that the “true” incidence rate falls within the confidence interval. A relative standard 

error was calculated for each estimate from the survey and will be available on the BLS Internet 

site at http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm. 
The number of injuries and illnesses reported in any year can be influenced by the level 

of economic activity, working conditions and work practices, worker experience and training, 

and the number of hours worked. The data also are subject to nonsampling error. The inability 

to obtain information about all cases in the sample, mistakes in recording or coding the data, and 

definition difficulties are examples of nonsampling error in the survey. Nonsampling errors are 

not measured. However, BLS has implemented quality assurance procedures to minimize 

nonsampling error in the survey. 

The goods producing sector consists of the following industry sectors: agriculture, 

forestry, fishing, and hunting; mining; construction; and manufacturing. The service providing 

sector includes the following industry sectors: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and 

warehousing; utilities; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; 

professional, scientific, and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; 

administrative and support and waste management and remediation services; educational 

services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment, and recreation; accommodation 

and food services; and other services (except public administration). BLS has generated 

estimates of injuries and illnesses for many of the 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-digit private sector 

industries as defined in the 2002 North American Industry Classification System Manual. 

Because of space limitations, a complete listing of these estimates is not possible in this release. 

The information is available from BLS staff on 202-691-6179 and from the BLS Internet site at 

http://www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm. 
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2003

Industry2 NAICS code3

2003

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 ........................................................................................ 106,183.1 5.0 2.6 1.5 

Goods producing6 ................................................................................. 22,597.1 6.7 3.7 1.9 

Natural resources and mining6,7 ...................................................... 1,465.1 5.1 2.8 1.8 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting6 ........................................ 11 965.0 6.2 3.3 2.1 

Crop production6 .......................................................................... 111 430.8 6.1 3.3 2.1 

Animal production6 ...................................................................... 112 139.3 8.2 3.8 2.3 

Forestry and logging .................................................................... 113 72.8 6.2 4.2 4.0 Fishing, hunting and trapping ...................................................... 114 10.1 1.5 1.2 .9 Support activities for agriculture and forestry .............................. 115 311.9 5.5 2.9 1.6 

Mining7 ............................................................................................. 21 500.1 3.3 2.0 1.4 

Oil and gas extraction .................................................................. 211 120.3 1.8 .8 .6 Mining (except oil and gas)8 ........................................................ 212 200.3 4.6 3.1 2.4 Support activities for mining ........................................................ 213 179.5 2.7 1.5 .9 

Construction ...................................................................................... 6,672.4 6.8 3.6 2.6 

Construction .................................................................................... 23 6,672.4 6.8 3.6 2.6 

Construction of buildings ............................................................. 236 1,565.4 5.7 3.0 2.2 Heavy and civil engineering construction .................................... 237 891.5 6.5 3.5 2.4 Specialty trade contractors .......................................................... 238 4,215.5 7.3 3.9 2.8 

Manufacturing .................................................................................... 14,459.7 6.8 3.8 1.6 

Manufacturing .................................................................................. 31-33 14,459.7 6.8 3.8 1.6 

Food manufacturing ..................................................................... 311 1,513.4 8.6 5.5 1.9 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing ............................ 312 199.4 10.7 7.1 3.2 Textile mills .................................................................................. 313 261.3 5.0 2.8 .8 Textile product mills ..................................................................... 314 182.6 5.5 3.2 1.3 Apparel manufacturing ................................................................ 315 309.0 3.6 1.9 .9 Leather and allied product manufacturing ................................... 316 45.6 7.8 4.8 2.1 Wood product manufacturing ...................................................... 321 534.3 10.0 5.4 2.8 Paper manufacturing ................................................................... 322 514.1 4.8 2.9 1.5 Printing and related support activities .......................................... 323 672.3 4.5 2.7 1.2 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing ............................... 324 115.5 2.8 1.6 .9 Chemical manufacturing .............................................................. 325 905.5 3.4 2.0 .9 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2003 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2003

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 ............................... 326 814.6 7.4 4.4 1.7 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing ................................ 327 496.0 7.9 4.6 2.2 Primary metal manufacturing ....................................................... 331 474.5 9.6 4.8 2.1 Fabricated metal product manufacturing ..................................... 332 1,476.2 8.5 4.2 2.0 Machinery manufacturing ............................................................ 333 1,145.8 6.9 3.1 1.5 Computer and electronic product manufacturing ......................... 334 1,354.0 2.4 1.2 .6 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component

manufacturing ............................................................................ 335 457.8 6.1 3.1 1.2 

Transportation equipment manufacturing .................................... 336 1,753.7 9.3 5.1 1.8 Furniture and related product manufacturing .............................. 337 570.3 8.7 4.7 1.9 Miscellaneous manufacturing ...................................................... 339 663.6 5.0 2.7 1.2 

Service providing .................................................................................. 83,394.6 4.4 2.3 1.4 

Trade, transportation, and utilities9 ................................................. 25,041.8 5.5 3.2 1.9 

Wholesale trade ............................................................................... 42 5,589.0 4.7 2.8 1.5 

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ......................................... 423 2,929.2 4.3 2.4 1.3 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ................................... 424 1,998.4 5.7 3.7 1.9 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers ............... 425 661.4 2.9 1.5 – 

Retail trade ...................................................................................... 44-45 14,930.8 5.3 2.7 1.6 

Motor vehicle and parts dealers .................................................. 441 1,878.8 5.1 2.2 1.5 Furniture and home furnishings stores ........................................ 442 547.7 5.2 2.7 1.6 Electronics and appliance stores ................................................. 443 517.6 3.3 1.3 .7 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers ... 444 1,190.6 6.4 3.4 2.0 Food and beverage stores ........................................................... 445 2,842.4 6.8 3.6 2.1 Health and personal care stores .................................................. 446 935.8 2.6 1.2 .8 Gasoline stations ......................................................................... 447 879.2 3.7 1.7 1.2 Clothing and clothing accessories stores .................................... 448 1,309.2 2.8 1.0 .7 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores .......................... 451 655.3 3.6 1.3 .7 General merchandise stores ....................................................... 452 2,813.4 7.2 4.3 1.9 Miscellaneous store retailers ....................................................... 453 937.5 3.6 1.9 1.3 Nonstore retailers ........................................................................ 454 423.4 5.6 3.5 1.7 

Transportation and warehousing9 .................................................... 48-49 3,946.2 7.8 5.4 3.5 

Air transportation ......................................................................... 482 – 11.0 8.0 5.8 Rail transportation9 ...................................................................... – .0 2.9 2.2 2.0 Water transportation .................................................................... 483 53.1 – 2.3 1.8 Truck transportation ..................................................................... 484 1,322.4 6.8 4.5 3.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2003 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2003

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 .............................. 485 375.4 6.4 3.8 2.8 Pipeline transportation ................................................................. 486 40.3 2.1 1.0 .5 Scenic and sightseeing transportation ......................................... 487 26.7 3.9 2.3 1.9 Support activities for transportation ............................................. 488 513.2 5.6 3.5 2.4 Couriers and messengers ........................................................... 492 565.1 12.1 8.8 5.5 Warehousing and storage ........................................................... 493 519.6 10.1 7.3 3.0 

Utilities ............................................................................................. 22 575.9 4.4 2.2 1.2 

Utilities ......................................................................................... 221 575.9 4.4 2.2 1.2 

Information ......................................................................................... 3,180.8 2.2 1.1 .8 

Information ....................................................................................... 51 3,180.8 2.2 1.1 .8 

Publishing industries (except Internet) ........................................ 511 929.5 2.3 1.1 .7 Motion picture and sound recording industries ............................ 512 368.5 – – .5 Broadcasting (except Internet) .................................................... 515 323.9 2.0 1.0 .6 Telecommunications .................................................................... 517 1,079.1 – – 1.1 Internet service providers, web search portals, and data

processing services ................................................................... 518 402.2 1.4 .5 .3 

Other information services ........................................................... 519 48.1 2.1 1.5 1.3 

Financial activities ............................................................................. 7,826.9 1.7 .8 .6 

Finance and insurance .................................................................... 52 5,782.1 1.1 .4 .3 

Monetary authorities - central bank ............................................. 521 22.8 3.1 1.4 .7 Credit intermediation and related activities .................................. 522 2,780.4 1.1 .4 .3 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial

investments and related activities .............................................. 523 757.0 .5 .2 .1 

Insurance carriers and related activities ...................................... 524 2,137.9 1.2 .5 .4 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles .................................. 525 83.9 1.0 .5 .3 

Real estate and rental and leasing .................................................. 53 2,044.9 3.9 2.1 1.5 

Real estate .................................................................................. 531 1,381.3 3.6 1.9 1.4 Rental and leasing services ......................................................... 532 637.2 4.7 2.5 1.6 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted

works) ........................................................................................ 533 26.4 1.2 .9 .7 

Professional and business services ................................................ 15,858.5 2.5 1.4 .9 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ................................ 54 6,638.7 1.3 .6 .4 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2003 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2003

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 6,638.7 1.3 0.6 0.4 

Management of companies and enterprises ................................... 55 1,660.1 3.0 1.6 .9 Administrative and support and waste management and

remediation services ...................................................................... 56 7,559.6 4.0 2.4 1.6 

Administrative and support services ............................................ 561 7,241.4 3.7 2.1 1.4 Waste management and remediation services ........................... 562 318.2 8.3 5.7 3.5 

Education and health services ......................................................... 15,738.0 6.0 2.9 1.6 

Educational services ........................................................................ 61 2,016.2 2.7 1.2 .8 

Educational services .................................................................... 611 2,016.2 2.7 1.2 .8 

Health care and social assistance ................................................... 62 13,721.9 6.5 3.1 1.7 

Ambulatory health care services ................................................. 621 4,783.4 3.3 1.2 .8 Hospitals ...................................................................................... 622 4,201.3 8.7 3.6 2.0 Nursing and residential care facilities .......................................... 623 2,776.5 10.1 6.3 3.2 Social assistance ......................................................................... 624 1,960.7 4.1 2.3 1.4 

Leisure and hospitality ..................................................................... 12,162.2 5.1 2.1 1.3 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................................................. 71 1,816.9 5.9 2.9 1.6 

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries ............ 711 383.3 6.7 2.6 1.6 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions ....................... 712 115.4 4.2 2.2 1.6 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries ....................... 713 1,318.2 5.8 3.1 1.5 

Accommodation and food services .................................................. 72 10,345.3 5.0 2.0 1.3 

Accommodation ........................................................................... 721 1,768.0 6.7 3.6 1.9 Food services and drinking places .............................................. 722 8,577.3 4.6 1.6 1.1 

Other services .................................................................................... 3,777.7 3.4 1.7 1.1 

Other services, except public administration ................................... 81 3,777.7 3.4 1.7 1.1 

Repair and maintenance ............................................................. 811 1,224.3 4.2 2.1 1.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2003 — Continued

Industry2 NAICS code3

2003

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 1,258.9 2.8 1.7 0.9 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar

organizations ............................................................................. 813 1,294.5 2.9 1.3 .9 

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

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

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

calendar year 

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

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

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

Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. 5 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without jobtransfer 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 andreporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related support activities. Data for mining Reissued May 2005 - For informaiton see http://w

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. These daOccupational Safety and Health Administration made to its reJanuary 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are nindustries.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totalsSOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2003

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2003

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Private industry5 ........................................................................................ 106,183.1 4,365.2 2,301.9 1,315.9 

Goods producing5 ................................................................................. 22,597.1 1,455.2 796.5 407.6 

Natural resources and mining5,6 ...................................................... 1,465.1 73.4 40.5 26.4 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5 ........................................ 11 965.0 55.2 29.3 18.4 

Crop production5 .......................................................................... 111 430.8 24.9 13.3 8.4 

Animal production5 ...................................................................... 112 139.3 12.1 5.6 3.4 

Forestry and logging .................................................................... 113 72.8 4.0 2.8 2.6 Fishing, hunting and trapping ...................................................... 114 10.1 .1 .1 .1 

Support activities for agriculture and forestry .............................. 115 311.9 14.1 7.5 4.1 

Mining6 ............................................................................................. 21 500.1 18.2 11.2 8.0 

Oil and gas extraction .................................................................. 211 120.3 2.2 1.0 .8 Mining (except oil and gas)8 ........................................................ 212 200.3 10.3 7.1 5.4 

Support activities for mining ........................................................ 213 179.5 5.7 3.1 1.8 

Construction ...................................................................................... 6,672.4 408.3 218.0 155.4 

Construction .................................................................................... 23 6,672.4 408.3 218.0 155.4 

Construction of buildings ............................................................. 236 1,565.4 78.6 41.9 30.5 Heavy and civil engineering construction .................................... 237 891.5 55.5 30.2 20.1 Specialty trade contractors .......................................................... 238 4,215.5 274.1 145.8 104.8 

Manufacturing .................................................................................... 14,459.7 973.6 538.0 225.8 

Manufacturing .................................................................................. 31-33 14,459.7 973.6 538.0 225.8 

Food manufacturing ..................................................................... 311 1,513.4 129.1 82.5 27.7 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing ............................ 312 199.4 20.4 13.6 6.2 Textile mills .................................................................................. 313 261.3 12.6 7.0 2.1 Textile product mills ..................................................................... 314 182.6 9.3 5.4 2.2 Apparel manufacturing ................................................................ 315 309.0 10.0 5.3 2.4 Leather and allied product manufacturing ................................... 316 45.6 3.3 2.1 .9 Wood product manufacturing ...................................................... 321 534.3 52.4 28.3 14.8 Paper manufacturing ................................................................... 322 514.1 25.6 15.2 8.0 Printing and related support activities .......................................... 323 672.3 28.9 17.1 7.8 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2003 — Continued

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2003

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 ............................... 324 115.5 3.3 1.9 1.1 Chemical manufacturing .............................................................. 325 905.5 31.0 17.9 8.4 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing ............................... 326 814.6 59.6 35.8 13.4 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing ................................ 327 496.0 39.0 22.9 11.1 Primary metal manufacturing ....................................................... 331 474.5 45.7 22.8 10.0 Fabricated metal product manufacturing ..................................... 332 1,476.2 123.5 61.1 29.6 Machinery manufacturing ............................................................ 333 1,145.8 79.8 36.2 17.3 Computer and electronic product manufacturing ......................... 334 1,354.0 31.4 16.4 7.8 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component

manufacturing ............................................................................ 335 457.8 27.0 14.0 5.6 

Transportation equipment manufacturing .................................... 336 1,753.7 162.1 89.9 31.4 Furniture and related product manufacturing .............................. 337 570.3 47.8 25.5 10.4 Miscellaneous manufacturing ...................................................... 339 663.6 31.6 17.2 7.6 

Service providing .................................................................................. 83,394.6 2,909.9 1,505.4 908.3 

Trade, transportation, and utilities9 ................................................. 25,041.8 1,188.7 683.2 405.3 

Wholesale trade ............................................................................... 42 5,589.0 247.6 147.4 80.1 

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ......................................... 423 2,929.2 121.7 66.9 37.7 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ................................... 424 1,998.4 108.9 71.4 36.6 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers ............... 425 661.4 17.1 9.1 – 

Retail trade ...................................................................................... 44-45 14,930.8 620.9 319.6 183.6 

Motor vehicle and parts dealers .................................................. 441 1,878.8 90.8 39.0 27.0 Furniture and home furnishings stores ........................................ 442 547.7 23.8 12.2 7.4 Electronics and appliance stores ................................................. 443 517.6 14.5 5.8 3.3 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers ... 444 1,190.6 69.7 36.7 21.8 Food and beverage stores ........................................................... 445 2,842.4 140.7 74.3 44.2 Health and personal care stores .................................................. 446 935.8 18.2 8.6 6.0 Gasoline stations ......................................................................... 447 879.2 26.0 12.3 8.5 Clothing and clothing accessories stores .................................... 448 1,309.2 24.7 8.9 6.4 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores .......................... 451 655.3 15.8 5.8 3.2 General merchandise stores ....................................................... 452 2,813.4 150.6 89.6 40.7 Miscellaneous store retailers ....................................................... 453 937.5 25.2 13.5 8.8 Nonstore retailers ........................................................................ 454 423.4 20.9 13.1 6.4 

Transportation and warehousing9 .................................................... 48-49 3,946.2 295.7 204.0 135.0 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2003 — Continued

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2003

Annual

average

employment3

Total

recordable

cases

Cases with days away f

job transfer, or restr

Total

Cases

with days

away from

work4

Air transportation ......................................................................... 482 – 47.7 34.8 25.2 Rail transportation9 ...................................................................... – .0 6.5 5.0 4.4 Water transportation .................................................................... 483 53.1 – 1.4 1.1 Truck transportation ..................................................................... 484 1,322.4 93.6 61.9 46.5 Transit and ground passenger transportation .............................. 485 375.4 17.9 10.6 7.9 Pipeline transportation ................................................................. 486 40.3 .8 .4 .2 Scenic and sightseeing transportation ......................................... 487 26.7 .7 .4 .3 Support activities for transportation ............................................. 488 513.2 26.6 16.8 11.6 Couriers and messengers ........................................................... 492 565.1 52.0 37.9 23.6 Warehousing and storage ........................................................... 493 519.6 47.9 34.9 14.2 

Utilities ............................................................................................. 22 575.9 24.5 12.2 6.6 

Utilities ......................................................................................... 221 575.9 24.5 12.2 6.6 

Information ......................................................................................... 3,180.8 61.2 30.8 21.5 

Information ....................................................................................... 51 3,180.8 61.2 30.8 21.5 

Publishing industries (except Internet) ........................................ 511 929.5 19.2 9.1 5.5 Motion picture and sound recording industries ............................ 512 368.5 – – 1.2 Broadcasting (except Internet) .................................................... 515 323.9 5.8 3.0 1.8 Telecommunications .................................................................... 517 1,079.1 – – 11.4 Internet service providers, web search portals, and data

processing services ................................................................... 518 402.2 5.1 1.8 1.0 

Other information services ........................................................... 519 48.1 .8 .5 .5 

Financial activities ............................................................................. 7,826.9 122.5 56.9 40.4 

Finance and insurance .................................................................... 52 5,782.1 55.9 21.3 15.6 

Monetary authorities - central bank ............................................. 521 22.8 .7 .3 .2 Credit intermediation and related activities .................................. 522 2,780.4 28.3 9.4 7.2 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial

investments and related activities .............................................. 523 757.0 3.3 1.5 1.0 

Insurance carriers and related activities ...................................... 524 2,137.9 22.9 9.7 6.9 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles .................................. 525 83.9 .7 .4 .2 

Real estate and rental and leasing .................................................. 53 2,044.9 66.5 35.6 24.8 

Real estate .................................................................................. 531 1,381.3 41.1 21.8 16.3 Rental and leasing services ......................................................... 532 637.2 25.1 13.6 8.3 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2003 — Continued

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2003

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 26.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 

Professional and business services ................................................ 15,858.5 288.9 157.7 102.5 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ................................ 54 6,638.7 79.3 36.0 22.9 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ............................ 541 6,638.7 79.3 36.0 22.9 

Management of companies and enterprises ................................... 55 1,660.1 45.5 25.1 14.1 Administrative and support and waste management and

remediation services ...................................................................... 56 7,559.6 164.1 96.7 65.5 

Administrative and support services ............................................ 561 7,241.4 137.3 78.2 54.3 Waste management and remediation services ........................... 562 318.2 26.8 18.5 11.3 

Education and health services ......................................................... 15,738.0 737.1 355.8 199.8 

Educational services ........................................................................ 61 2,016.2 39.0 17.9 11.4 

Educational services .................................................................... 611 2,016.2 39.0 17.9 11.4 

Health care and social assistance ................................................... 62 13,721.9 698.1 337.9 188.4 

Ambulatory health care services ................................................. 621 4,783.4 122.4 45.1 30.2 Hospitals ...................................................................................... 622 4,201.3 292.7 121.8 67.3 Nursing and residential care facilities .......................................... 623 2,776.5 221.5 136.9 69.4 Social assistance ......................................................................... 624 1,960.7 61.6 34.2 21.5 

Leisure and hospitality ..................................................................... 12,162.2 411.0 169.3 105.7 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................................................. 71 1,816.9 68.6 34.1 18.1 

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries ............ 711 383.3 17.2 6.8 4.2 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions ....................... 712 115.4 3.5 1.9 1.3 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries ....................... 713 1,318.2 47.9 25.5 12.6 

Accommodation and food services .................................................. 72 10,345.3 342.4 135.2 87.6 

Accommodation ........................................................................... 721 1,768.0 89.5 47.4 25.6 Food services and drinking places .............................................. 722 8,577.3 252.8 87.9 62.0 

Other services .................................................................................... 3,777.7 100.6 51.7 33.1 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2. Numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by selected industries and case types, 2003 — Continued

(thousands)

Industry1 NAICS code2

2003

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 3,777.7 100.6 51.7 33.1 

Repair and maintenance ............................................................. 811 1,224.3 47.4 23.9 15.9 Personal and laundry services .................................................... 812 1,258.9 27.3 16.0 9.1 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar

organizations ............................................................................. 813 1,294.5 25.9 11.9 8.1 

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

Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. 4 Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without jobtransfer 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 other industries. Reissued June 2005. For information see http://www

7 Fewer than 50 cases.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. These daOccupational Safety and Health Administration made to its reJanuary 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are nindustries.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totalsSOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 3. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry sector and employment size, 2003

Industry sector

All

establishments

Establishment employment size (wo

1 to 10 11 to 49 50 to 249 250 

Private industry2 ............................................................................................ 5.0 2.0 4.3 6.2 

Goods producing2 ...................................................................................... 6.7 3.8 7.1 7.7 

Natural resources and mining2,3 ............................................................ 5.1 – 5.2 6.2 

Construction .......................................................................................... 6.8 4.3 8.0 7.8 Manufacturing ........................................................................................ 6.8 2.7 6.6 7.8 

Service providing ....................................................................................... 4.4 1.7 3.6 5.7 

Trade, transportation, and utilities4 ........................................................ 5.5 2.2 4.7 6.9 

Information ............................................................................................. 2.2 – 1.6 3.0 Financial activities ................................................................................. 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.1 Professional and business services ...................................................... 2.5 1.2 2.7 3.0 Educational and health services ............................................................ 6.0 1.0 3.1 7.6 Leisure and hospitality ........................................................................... 5.1 – 4.0 6.7 Other services, except public administration ......................................... 3.4 2.1 3.4 5.4 

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

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

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

calendar year 

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

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

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

States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and HealthAdministration rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and Gas Extraction and related supportactivities. 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 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. These data do Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its reffective January 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industestimates in other industries.

NOTE: Dash indicates data not available.SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 
TABLE 4. Number of cases and incidence rate1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses for industries with 100,000 o

Industry2 NAICS code3

2003

Annual

average

employment4

(thousands)

Total cases

(thousands)

Hospitals ........................................................................................................ 622 4,201.3 292.7 Nursing and residential care facilities ............................................................ 623 2,776.5 221.5 Transportation equipment manufacturing ...................................................... 336 1,753.7 162.1 General merchandise stores ......................................................................... 452 2,813.4 150.6 Administrative and support services .............................................................. 561 7,241.4 137.3 Food manufacturing ....................................................................................... 311 1,513.4 129.1 Grocery stores ............................................................................................... 4451 2,454.9 126.3 Fabricated metal product manufacturing ....................................................... 332 1,476.2 123.5 Ambulatory health care services ................................................................... 621 4,783.4 122.4 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ........................................................... 423 2,929.2 121.7 Full-service restaurants ................................................................................. 7221 4,072.1 119.3 Building equipment contractors ..................................................................... 2382 1,804.7 118.3 Limited-service eating places ........................................................................ 7222 3,612.2 112.5 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ..................................................... 424 1,998.4 108.9 

Private industry5 .............................................................................. 106,183.1 4,365.2 

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 Stat4 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is 

BLS-Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) progra

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, 2003

Industry NAICS code2

2003

Annual

average

employment3

(thousands)

Incidence rate Nu

Private industry4 ..................................................................................................... 106,183.1 4.7 

Goods producing4 .............................................................................................. 22,597.1 6.1 

Natural resources and mining4,5 ................................................................... 1,465.1 4.7 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting4 ..................................................... 11 965.0 5.8 

Crop production4 ...................................................................................... 111 430.8 5.5 

Animal production4 ................................................................................... 112 139.3 7.8 

Forestry and logging ................................................................................. 113 72.8 6.0 Fishing, hunting and trapping ................................................................... 114 10.1 1.5 Support activities for agriculture and forestry ........................................... 115 311.9 5.1 

Mining5 ......................................................................................................... 21 500.1 3.1 

Oil and gas extraction ............................................................................... 211 120.3 1.6 Mining (except oil and gas)6 ..................................................................... 212 200.3 4.3 Support activities for mining ..................................................................... 213 179.5 2.6 

Construction ................................................................................................... 6,672.4 6.7 

Construction ................................................................................................. 23 6,672.4 6.7 

Construction of buildings .......................................................................... 236 1,565.4 5.6 Heavy and civil engineering construction ................................................. 237 891.5 6.3 Specialty trade contractors ....................................................................... 238 4,215.5 7.1 

Manufacturing ................................................................................................. 14,459.7 6.0 

Manufacturing ............................................................................................... 31-33 14,459.7 6.0 

Food manufacturing ................................................................................. 311 1,513.4 7.1 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing ......................................... 312 199.4 10.3 Textile mills ............................................................................................... 313 261.3 4.4 Textile product mills .................................................................................. 314 182.6 5.2 Apparel manufacturing ............................................................................. 315 309.0 3.1 Leather and allied product manufacturing ................................................ 316 45.6 6.5 Wood product manufacturing ................................................................... 321 534.3 9.5 Paper manufacturing ................................................................................ 322 514.1 4.4 Printing and related support activities ...................................................... 323 672.3 4.2 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing ............................................ 324 115.5 2.5 Chemical manufacturing ........................................................................... 325 905.5 2.9 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing ............................................ 326 814.6 6.9 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing ............................................. 327 496.0 7.4 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2003 — Continued

Industry NAICS code2

2003

Annual

average

employment3

(thousands)

Incidence rate Nu

Primary metal manufacturing ................................................................... 331 474.5 8.8 Fabricated metal product manufacturing .................................................. 332 1,476.2 8.0 Machinery manufacturing ......................................................................... 333 1,145.8 6.4 Computer and electronic product manufacturing ..................................... 334 1,354.0 1.9 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing ............. 335 457.8 5.3 Transportation equipment manufacturing ................................................. 336 1,753.7 7.4 Furniture and related product manufacturing ........................................... 337 570.3 7.9 Miscellaneous manufacturing ................................................................... 339 663.6 4.4 

Service providing ............................................................................................... 83,394.6 4.2 

Trade, transportation, and utilities7 .............................................................. 25,041.8 5.3 

Wholesale trade ........................................................................................... 42 5,589.0 4.5 

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods ...................................................... 423 2,929.2 4.2 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods ................................................ 424 1,998.4 5.5 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers ............................ 425 661.4 2.8 

Retail trade ................................................................................................... 44-45 14,930.8 5.1 

Motor vehicle and parts dealers ............................................................... 441 1,878.8 5.0 Furniture and home furnishings stores ..................................................... 442 547.7 5.2 Electronics and appliance stores .............................................................. 443 517.6 3.2 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers ................ 444 1,190.6 6.2 Food and beverage stores ....................................................................... 445 2,842.4 6.6 Health and personal care stores .............................................................. 446 935.8 2.5 Gasoline stations ...................................................................................... 447 879.2 3.6 Clothing and clothing accessories stores ................................................. 448 1,309.2 2.7 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores ...................................... 451 655.3 3.5 General merchandise stores .................................................................... 452 2,813.4 6.9 Miscellaneous store retailers .................................................................... 453 937.5 3.5 Nonstore retailers ..................................................................................... 454 423.4 5.2 

Transportation and warehousing7 ................................................................ 48-49 3,946.2 7.4 

Air transportation ...................................................................................... 482 – 10.3 

Water transportation ................................................................................. 483 53.1 – Truck transportation ................................................................................. 484 1,322.4 6.7 Transit and ground passenger transportation .......................................... 485 375.4 6.2 Pipeline transportation .............................................................................. 486 40.3 1.7 Scenic and sightseeing transportation ..................................................... 487 26.7 3.9 Support activities for transportation .......................................................... 488 513.2 5.3 Couriers and messengers ........................................................................ 492 565.1 11.4 Warehousing and storage ........................................................................ 493 519.6 9.5 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2003 — Continued

Industry NAICS code2

2003

Annual

average

employment3

(thousands)

Incidence rate Nu

Utilities .......................................................................................................... 22 575.9 4.0 

Utilities ...................................................................................................... 221 575.9 4.0 

Information ...................................................................................................... 3,180.8 2.0 

Information ................................................................................................... 51 3,180.8 2.0 

Motion picture and sound recording industries ......................................... 512 368.5 – Broadcasting (except Internet) ................................................................. 515 323.9 1.9 Telecommunications ................................................................................ 517 1,079.1 – Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing

services .................................................................................................. 518 402.2 1.3 

Other information services ....................................................................... 519 48.1 2.0 

Financial activities ......................................................................................... 7,826.9 1.6 

Finance and insurance ................................................................................. 52 5,782.1 .9 

Monetary authorities - central bank .......................................................... 521 22.8 2.8 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and

related activities ...................................................................................... 523 757.0 – 

Insurance carriers and related activities ................................................... 524 2,137.9 1.0 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles ............................................... 525 83.9 .8 

Real estate and rental and leasing ............................................................... 53 2,044.9 3.8 

Real estate ............................................................................................... 531 1,381.3 3.5 Rental and leasing services ..................................................................... 532 637.2 4.6 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) ..... 533 26.4 1.2 

Professional and business services ............................................................ 15,858.5 2.3 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ............................................ 54 6,638.7 1.2 

Professional, scientific, and technical services ........................................ 541 6,638.7 1.2 

Management of companies and enterprises ................................................ 55 1,660.1 2.7 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation

services ...................................................................................................... 56 7,559.6 3.8 

Administrative and support services ......................................................... 561 7,241.4 3.4 Waste management and remediation services ........................................ 562 318.2 8.0 

Education and health services ...................................................................... 15,738.0 5.6 

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5. Incidence rate1 and number of nonfatal occupational injuries by selected industries, 2003 — Continued

Industry NAICS code2

2003

Annual

average

employment3

(thousands)

Incidence rate Nu

Educational services .................................................................................... 61 2,016.2 2.6 

Educational services ................................................................................ 611 2,016.2 2.6 

Health care and social assistance ................................................................ 62 13,721.9 6.0 

Ambulatory health care services .............................................................. 621 4,783.4 3.0 Hospitals ................................................................................................... 622 4,201.3 7.9 Nursing and residential care facilities ....................................................... 623 2,776.5 9.7 Social assistance ...................................................................................... 624 1,960.7 3.9 

Leisure and hospitality .................................................................................. 12,162.2 5.0 

Arts, entertainment, and recreation .............................................................. 71 1,816.9 5.6 

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries ......................... 711 383.3 6.6 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions .................................... 712 115.4 4.1 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries .................................... 713 1,318.2 5.5 

Accommodation and food services .............................................................. 72 10,345.3 4.8 

Accommodation ........................................................................................ 721 1,768.0 6.4 Food services and drinking places ........................................................... 722 8,577.3 4.5 

Other services ................................................................................................ 3,777.7 3.3 

Other services, except public administration ................................................ 81 3,777.7 3.3 

Repair and maintenance .......................................................................... 811 1,224.3 4.1 Personal and laundry services ................................................................. 812 1,258.9 2.7 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations ..... 813 1,294.5 2.8 

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

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

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

calendar year 

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

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

2 North American Industry Classification System — United States, 2002 3 Employment is expressed as an annual average and is derived primarily from the

BLS-Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. 4 Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees. 5 Data for Mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System--

United States, 2002) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety 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 data not available. are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of LaborLabor. Independent mining contractors are excluded from the coal, metal, and nonmetal Reissued June 2005. For information see http://www.bls.gov/iif/os

mining 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.

6 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.

7 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to 

Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Thesthe changes the Occupational Safety and Health Administrecordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; thereforeindustries are not comparable to estimates in other industries. NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. D
TABLE 6. Incidence rates1 and numbers of nonfatal occupational illnesses by industry sector and category of illness, 2003

Industry sector Total cases

Skin

diseases

or

disorders

Respiratory

conditions Poison

 Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time wo

Private industry2 ............................................................................................ 30.7 4.9 2.2 0

Goods producing2 ...................................................................................... 58.6 6.7 2.2 

Natural resources and mining2,3 ............................................................ 34.7 11.7 2.2 1Construction .......................................................................................... 15.4 3.8 1.6 Manufacturing ........................................................................................ 79.2 7.4 2.5 

Service providing ....................................................................................... 21.6 4.4 2.1 

Trade, transportation, and utilities4 ........................................................ 20.1 3.4 1.3 

Information ............................................................................................. 17.6 1.4 .6 Financial activities ................................................................................. 12.6 1.1 1.1 Professional and business services ...................................................... 15.8 3.7 – Educational and health services ............................................................ 41.1 8.8 5.4 Leisure and hospitality ........................................................................... 16.8 5.5 1.7 Other services, except public administration ......................................... 12.6 3.9 1.0 

 Numbers of illnesses in thousand

Private industry2 ............................................................................................ 269.5 43.4 19.0 

Goods producing2 ...................................................................................... 126.9 14.5 4.9 

Natural resources and mining2,3 ............................................................ 5.0 1.7 .3 Construction .......................................................................................... 9.2 2.3 .9 Manufacturing ........................................................................................ 112.7 10.5 3.6 

Service providing ....................................................................................... 142.6 28.9 14.2 

Trade, transportation, and utilities4 ........................................................ 43.0 7.2 2.9 

Information ............................................................................................. 5.0 .4 .2 Financial activities ................................................................................. 8.9 .8 .8 Professional and business services ...................................................... 18.3 4.2 – Educational and health services ............................................................ 50.3 10.7 6.7 Leisure and hospitality ........................................................................... 13.5 4.4 1.4 Other services, except public administration ......................................... 3.7 1.2 .3 

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 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 Health

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

4 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provide

Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. These daOccupational Safety and Health Administration made to its reJanuary 1, 2002; therefore, estimates for these industries are nindustries.

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