Occupational injury and illness incidence rates by type of case, 1980-97
10
Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers
9
Total cases
8
7
6
5
Cases without lost workdays
4
Lost workday cases
3
Cases with days away from work
2
1
0
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
A total of 6.1 million injuries and illnesses occurred in private industry work places during 1997,
resulting in a rate of 7.1 cases for every 100 equivalent full-time workers. This was the lowest
rate ever recorded and the first time that injury and illness rates declined 5 years in a row.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
December 1998
Occupational injury and illness incidence rates for total recordable
cases, private industry, 1980-97
14
Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers
13
Goods-producing
industries
12
11
10
9
All industries
8
7
6
Service-producing
industries
5
0
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
The 1992-97 decline in rates per 100 full-time workers for both goods-producing and
service-producing industries (20 and 19 percent, respectively) about matched the
decrease in the overall rate over the same period
.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
December 1998
Lost workday case incidence rates, injuries and illnesses, 1976-97
Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers
5
Lost workday cases
4
3
Cases with days away from work
2
1
Cases with days of restricted
work activity only
0
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
The incidence rate for lost workday cases has declined steadily from 4.1 cases per
100 full-time workers in 1990 to 3.3 cases per 100 full-time workers in 1997. Rates
for the two types of lost workdays cases moved in opposite directions, however.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
December 1998
Nonfatal workplace injury and illness incidence rates by
industry division, 1993-97
Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers
14
1993
1994
12
1995
1996
10
1997
8
6
4
2
0
Agriculture,
forestry, and
fishing
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Transportation
& public utilities
Trade
Finance,
insurance, &
real estate
Rates per 100 full-time workers declined from 1993 to 1997 in most industry divisions.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
December 1998
Services
Total case incidence rates for all private industries,
construction, and manufacturing, 1974-97
Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers
20
18
Construction
16
14
12
Manufacturing
10
8
6
All private industries
4
2
0
1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
In 1997, the overall rate in construction remained below the rate in manufacturing.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
December 1998
Total case incidence rates for injuries only by
establishment employment size group, 1997
10
Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers
All establishments = 6.6
8
6
4
2
0
1- 10
11 - 49
50 - 249
250 - 999
1000+
Establishment employment size groups
Nationwide, injury rates generally are higher for mid-size establishments
employing 50 to 249 workers than for smaller or larger establishments,
although this pattern does not hold within certain industry divisions.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
December 1998
Industries with at least 100,000 nonfatal injury
cases, 1997
Eating and
drinking places
Hospitals
Nursing and
personal care
facilities
Grocery stores
Department
stores
Trucking and
courier services,
except air
Motor vehicles
and equipment
manufacturing
Air transportation,
scheduled
All other private
industries
Hotels and motels
Nine industries, each having at least 100,000 injuries, accounted
for about 1.7 million injuries, or 30 percent of the 5.7 million total
.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
December 1998
Nonfatal workplace illnesses by industry division, 1997
Mining
Services
Agriculture,
forestry,
& fishing
Finance,
insurance,
& real estate
Manufacturing
Construction
Trade
Transportation
& public utilities
Manufacturing accounted for three-fifths of all newly reported
occupational illnesses for private industry in 1997.
Source: Bureau o Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
December 1998
Total nonfatal cases in 1997:
injuries versus illnesses
Nonfatal illness cases by
selected categories, 1997
6,146,000 cases
430,000 cases
Disorders
associated
with
repeated
trauma
Injuries
5,716,000
cases
Illnesses
430,000
cases
Skin
diseases
All other
workrelated
illnesses
Of the 6.1 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses reported in 1997, 5.7 million were injuries, i.e., cases that resulted
in either lost work-time, medical treatment other than first aid, loss of consciousness, restriction of work or
motion, or transfer to another job. The remainder of these private industry cases (430,000 cases) were workrelated illnesses. Sixty-four percent (277,000 cases) of the workplace illnesses were disorders associated with
repeated trauma, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
Source: Bureau o Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
December 1998
Occupational illness cases, private industry, 1976-97
Number of cases (in thousands)
600
500
Total illness cases
400
Disorders associated
with repeated trauma
300
200
All other illnesses
100
0
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Disorders associated with repeated trauma declined for 3 consecutive years, 1995-97.
About 277,000 cases were reported in 1997 compared with a high of 332,000 cases in 1994.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
December 1998