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Table 2. Numbers of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses by Selected Industries and Case Types, 2002

Originally Posted: March 31, 2004

Table 2. Numbers of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses by Selected Industries and Case Types, 2002
(thousands)
Industry(1) SIC code(2) Total recordable cases Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction Other recordable cases
Total Cases with days away from work(3) Cases with job transfer or restriction

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 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.7

Fishing, hunting, and trapping

 09 0.4 0.1 0.1 (8) 0.3

Mining(5)

 23.0 15.1 11.4 3.7 7.9

Metal mining(6)

 10 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.5

Coal mining(6)

 12 5.5 4.0 3.8 0.3 1.5

Oil and gas extraction

 13 11.7 7.3 5.1 2.2 4.4

Nonmetallic minerals mining(6)

 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 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.7

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 0.8 1.3 1.5

Transportation and public utilities(7)

 382.7 251.8 168.6 83.2 130.9

Railroad transportation(7)

 40 6.8 5.2 4.6 0.5 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 0.9 3.9

Security and commodity brokers

 62 3.3 1.3 1.0 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 0.6 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 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 0.9 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 0.8 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 0.8 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

Footnotes:
(1) Totals include data for industries not shown separately.
(2) Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1987.
(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) Data for Mining (Division B in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1987) 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.
(6) Data for mining operators in this industry are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. Independent mining contractors are excluded. These data do not reflect the changes 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 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.
(8) Fewer than 50 cases.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. Numbers presented are in thousands. Dashes indicate data not available.
n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.

 

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