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Incidence rate and number of nonfatal
occupational injuries and illnesses,
by private industry sector, 2008
Three sectors alone—manufacturing,
health care and social assistance, and
retail trade—combined to account
for about half of recordable cases
reported among all private industry
establishments in 2008.
Industry sector
The rate of nonfatal injuries and
illnesses among private industry
sectors in 2008 ranged from 5.7 cases
per 100 workers in transportation
and warehousing down to 0.9 case in
finance and insurance. Manufacturing
had the highest number of nonfatal
cases, 689,700.
Transportation and warehousing
5.7
5.4
Health care and social assistance
5.3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting
5.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
5.0
Manufacturing
4.4
68.7
689.7
322.7
532.8
Accommodation and food services
3.7
218.5
19.6
Utilities
3.1
Administrative and waste services
3.1
Other services (except public administration)
3.1
Real estate and rental and leasing
2.9
154.3
95.0
57.2
24.3
Mining
2.3
2.0
1.6
39.1
Information
52.4
28.7
1.5
81.9
Professional and technical services
0.9
3.0
Educational services
Management of companies and enterprises
1.1
4.5
311.7
Wholesale trade
3.5
6.0
46.5
Retail trade
4.1
7.5
660.2
Construction
4.7
241.8
51.0
Finance and insurance
0
Incidence rate (per 100 full-time workers)
0
150
300
450
Number of cases (thousands)
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2009.
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