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Table 4. Numbers of Cases and Incidence Rates of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses for Industries with 100,000 or More Cases, 2002

Originally Posted: March 31, 2004

Table 4. Numbers of Cases and Incidence Rates(1) of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses for Industries with 100,000 or More Cases, 2002
Industry(2) SIC code(3) Total cases (thousands) Incidence rate

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

Footnotes:
(1) The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as follows: (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.
(4) Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.

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

 

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