Nonfatal Occupational Injury Incidence Rates in Puerto Rico

Table 6. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry and case types, Puerto Rico, 2014
Industry2
Cases with days away from work, job
transfer, or restriction
Total
recordable
cases
NAICS
code3
Cases with
days away
from work4
Total
Other
recordable
cases
Cases
with job transfer or
restriction
All industries including state and local government5
4.1
3.0
3.0
(9)
1.1
Private industry5
3.4
2.4
2.4
(9)
1.0
2.9
2.3
2.3
(9)
0.5
3.7
3.3
3.2
--
0.4
4.2
3.7
3.7
--
0.5
4.5
4.0
3.9
--
0.6
--
--
--
--
--
3.5
3.1
3.1
--
0.3
3.5
3.1
3.1
--
0.3
0.3
Goods-producing5
Natural resources and mining5,6
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting5
Crop production5
111
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction6
Construction
Construction
Construction of buildings
236
2.7
2.4
2.3
--
Residential building construction
2361
1.9
1.8
1.6
--
--
Nonresidential building construction
2362
3.4
3.0
3.0
--
0.4
0.5
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Highway, street, and bridge construction
Specialty trade contractors
Building equipment contractors
237
2.4
1.9
1.8
--
2373
2.8
2.2
2.2
--
--
238
4.8
4.5
4.5
--
0.3
2382
1.6
1.4
1.4
--
0.3
2.6
2.0
2.0
(9)
0.6
2.6
2.0
2.0
(9)
0.6
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Food manufacturing
311
4.0
3.6
3.6
--
0.4
3118
3.7
3.4
3.4
--
0.3
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
312
5.4
3.6
3.6
--
1.7
Apparel manufacturing
315
5.9
3.8
3.8
--
2.1
Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry and case types, Puerto Rico, 2014
Industry2
Total
recordable
cases
NAICS
code3
Cases with days away from work, job
transfer, or restriction
Cases with
days away
from work4
325
1.1
0.7
Cases
with job transfer or
restriction
0.7
--
3254
1.0
0.7
0.6
--
0.3
32541
1.0
0.7
0.6
--
0.3
325412
1.0
0.7
0.7
--
0.3
Total
Chemical manufacturing
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
Pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
Other
recordable
cases
0.4
332
3.7
3.6
3.6
--
--
3323
2.6
2.4
2.4
--
--
Machinery manufacturing
333
2.4
2.1
1.8
--
--
Miscellaneous manufacturing
339
2.0
1.3
1.3
--
0.7
3.6
2.5
2.4
(9)
1.1
3.3
2.6
2.5
(9)
0.8
3.0
2.6
2.6
--
0.4
Architectural and structural metals manufacturing
Service-providing
Trade, transportation, and utilities8
Wholesale trade
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
423
2.2
2.1
2.0
--
--
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
424
3.7
3.1
3.1
--
0.6
4244
5.5
4.6
4.6
--
1.0
3.5
2.6
2.6
--
0.9
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers
Retail trade
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
441
1.2
1.0
1.0
--
0.2
4413
1.4
1.1
1.1
--
--
444
3.1
2.7
2.7
--
--
4441
3.4
2.9
2.9
--
--
445
5.9
4.5
4.5
--
1.3
4451
6.0
4.7
4.7
--
1.3
446
2.0
1.3
1.3
--
0.7
Health and personal care stores
4461
2.0
1.3
1.3
--
0.7
Pharmacies and drug stores
44611
2.4
1.6
1.6
--
0.8
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
448
4.1
1.8
1.8
--
2.3
General merchandise stores
452
5.0
3.9
3.9
--
1.0
Department stores
4521
5.6
4.1
4.1
--
1.5
Other general merchandise stores
4529
3.9
3.7
3.7
--
--
Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
Building material and supplies dealers
Food and beverage stores
Grocery stores
Health and personal care stores
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry and case types, Puerto Rico, 2014
Industry2
Cases with days away from work, job
transfer, or restriction
Total
recordable
cases
NAICS
code3
Cases with
days away
from work4
Total
Transportation and warehousing8
2.7
2.5
Other
recordable
cases
Cases
with job transfer or
restriction
2.5
--
0.3
Truck transportation
484
--
--
--
--
--
Support activities for transportation
488
3.9
3.7
3.7
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
3.3
2.5
2.5
--
0.8
3.3
2.5
2.5
--
0.8
Utilities
Information
Information
Publishing industries (except internet)
511
2.5
2.1
2.1
--
--
Telecommunications
517
2.6
2.3
2.3
--
0.3
2.7
1.8
1.8
--
0.8
2.5
1.5
1.5
--
1.0
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Finance and insurance
Credit intermediation and related activities
522
2.3
1.2
1.2
--
1.2
Depository credit intermediation
5221
2.9
1.3
1.3
--
1.5
Insurance carriers and related activities
524
2.9
2.0
1.9
--
0.9
3.1
2.7
2.7
--
0.4
3.7
3.1
3.1
--
0.6
2.3
1.6
1.5
--
0.7
Professional, scientific, and technical services
0.3
0.3
--
--
--
Management of companies and enterprises
5.5
3.1
3.1
--
2.4
Administrative and support and waste management and
remediation services
2.5
1.8
1.8
--
0.7
Real estate and rental and leasing
Real estate
531
Professional and business services
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry and case types, Puerto Rico, 2014
Industry2
Cases with days away from work, job
transfer, or restriction
Total
recordable
cases
NAICS
code3
Cases with
days away
from work4
Total
Administrative and support services
Other
recordable
cases
Cases
with job transfer or
restriction
561
2.2
1.5
1.5
--
0.7
Investigation and security services
5616
1.8
1.2
1.2
--
0.6
Services to buildings and dwellings
5617
2.4
1.5
1.5
--
0.9
Janitorial services
56172
2.9
1.8
1.8
--
1.1
Landscaping services
56173
--
--
--
--
--
562
8.5
7.5
7.5
--
1.0
5.1
2.8
2.7
--
2.4
2.6
1.7
1.7
--
0.9
0.9
Waste management and remediation services
Educational and health services
Educational services
Educational services
611
2.6
1.7
1.7
--
Elementary and secondary schools
6111
3.3
2.1
2.1
--
--
Colleges, universities, and professional schools
6113
3.1
2.2
2.2
--
0.9
5.9
3.1
3.0
--
2.8
Health care and social assistance
Ambulatory health care services
621
2.9
1.4
1.4
--
1.6
Hospitals
622
9.2
4.7
4.6
--
4.6
Nursing and residential care facilities
623
4.0
2.5
2.5
--
1.5
Social assistance
624
5.9
4.1
4.1
--
1.8
4.9
3.8
3.8
--
1.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
4.2
2.1
2.1
--
2.1
Accommodation and food services
5.0
3.9
3.9
--
1.1
Leisure, entertainment, and hospitality
Accommodation
Traveler accommodation
Food services and drinking places
721
6.9
5.3
5.3
--
1.6
7211
6.9
5.3
5.3
--
1.6
722
4.3
3.4
3.4
--
0.9
2.4
2.3
2.3
--
--
Other services (except public administration)
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry and case types, Puerto Rico, 2014
Industry2
Cases with days away from work, job
transfer, or restriction
Total
recordable
cases
NAICS
code3
Cases with
days away
from work4
Other
recordable
cases
2.4
2.3
Cases
with job transfer or
restriction
2.3
--
3.9
3.8
3.8
--
--
State and local government5
6.4
5.0
5.0
0.1
1.4
State government5
6.0
4.6
4.5
0.1
1.4
11.6
9.6
9.5
--
2.1
12.7
10.4
10.4
--
2.2
12.7
10.4
10.4
--
2.2
--
--
--
--
--
4.4
3.4
3.3
--
1.0
5.5
4.3
4.3
--
1.2
621
5.1
3.9
3.9
--
1.3
6219
9.3
9.3
9.3
--
--
6.0
4.5
4.4
0.1
1.5
6.0
4.5
4.4
0.1
1.5
Total
Other services (except public administration)
Personal and laundry services
812
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Utilities
Utilities
221
Information
Colleges, universities, and professional schools
6113
Health care and social assistance
Ambulatory health care services
Other ambulatory health care services
Public administration
Public administration
Justice, public order, and safety activities
Justice, public order, and safety activities
Police protection
922
6.7
5.1
4.8
0.3
1.6
9221
6.7
5.1
4.8
0.3
1.6
92212
6.9
5.4
5.2
0.2
1.5
7.6
6.2
6.2
--
1.4
7.6
6.2
6.2
--
1.4
Local government5
Service-providing
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Incidence rates1 of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry and case types, Puerto Rico, 2014
Industry2
Cases with days away from work, job
transfer, or restriction
Total
recordable
cases
NAICS
code3
Cases with
days away
from work4
--
--
Cases
with job transfer or
restriction
---
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
7.9
6.4
6.4
--
1.5
7.9
6.4
6.4
--
1.5
Total
Trade, transportation, and utilities8
Transportation and warehousing8
Nursing and residential care facilities
623
Public administration
Public administration
1
Other
recordable
cases
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
EH
200,000
= number of injuries and illnesses
= total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year
= 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.
North American Industry Classification System -- United States, 2012.
4
Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
5
Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
6
Data for mining (Sector 21 in the North American Industry Classification System , 2012) include establishments not governed by the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) 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.
7
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 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.
8
Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
9
Data too small to be displayed.
3
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, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating state agencies.
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