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Table 6a. Incidence rates of nonfatal occupational illnesses by major industry sector, category of illness, and ownership, 2015

TABLE 6a.  Incidence rates(1) of nonfatal occupational illnesses by major industry sector, category of illness, and ownership, 2015
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                                            Industry sector                                             |        Total        |       diseases      |     Respiratory     |      Poisonings     |     Hearing loss    |      All other      
                                                                                                        |        cases        |          or         |      conditions     |                     |                     |      illnesses      
                                                                                                        |                     |      disorders      |                     |                     |                     |                     
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                                                                                                        |                                                     Incidence rates per 10,000 full-time workers
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All industries including state and local government(2)..................................................|         16.9        |          2.6        |          1.5        |          0.2        |          1.8        |         10.9        
                                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
Private industry(2).....................................................................................|         14.6        |          2.3        |          1.3        |           .2        |          1.8        |          9.2        
                                                                                                        |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     
  Goods-producing(2)....................................................................................|         24.6        |          3.3        |          1.3        |           .2        |          6.9        |         12.9        
    Natural resources and mining(2)(3)..................................................................|         20.0        |          5.3        |          3.0        |           .9        |          1.6        |          9.1        
    Construction........................................................................................|          8.6        |          2.3        |           .8        |           .2        |           .1        |          5.2        
    Manufacturing.......................................................................................|         32.9        |          3.4        |          1.3        |           .2        |         10.9        |         17.1        
  Service-providing.....................................................................................|         12.0        |          2.0        |          1.2        |           .2        |           .4        |          8.2        
    Trade, transportation, and utilities(4).............................................................|         10.6        |          1.3        |           .7        |           .1        |          1.1        |          7.3        
    Information.........................................................................................|          7.8        |           .8        |           .3        |          -          |           .7        |          6.0        
    Financial activities................................................................................|          4.9        |           .5        |           .4        |          -          |          -          |          4.0        
    Professional and business services..................................................................|          7.8        |          2.1        |           .8        |           .2        |           .1        |          4.6        
    Education and health services.......................................................................|         23.6        |          3.7        |          3.0        |           .1        |           .1        |         16.7        
    Leisure and hospitality.............................................................................|         10.8        |          2.4        |          1.2        |           .3        |           .1        |          6.8        
    Other services, except public administration........................................................|          7.0        |          1.6        |           .7        |          -          |           .1        |          4.0        
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State and local government(2)...........................................................................|         32.0        |          4.3        |          3.4        |           .5        |          1.8        |         21.9        
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State government(2).....................................................................................|         31.4        |          4.1        |          3.5        |           .4        |          1.7        |         21.7        
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Local government(2).....................................................................................|         32.2        |          4.4        |          3.4        |           .6        |          1.8        |         22.0        
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  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, 2012) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration rules and reporting, such as those in Oil and
Gas Extraction and related support activities.  Data for mining operators in coal, metal, and nonmetal mining are provided to BLS by the Mine Safety and 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 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration made to its recordkeeping requirements effective January 1, 2002; therefore,
estimates for these industries are not comparable to estimates in other industries.
  4 Data for employers in railroad transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
  
  NOTE:  Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.  Dash indicates data do not meet publication guidelines. 
  SOURCE:  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor   

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Last Modified Date: October 27, 2016