For the ninth consecutive year in
manufacturing, the rate at which
job transfer or restriction cases
occurred was higher than the rate
for cases with days away from
work. Manufacturing is the only
industry sector in which this was
the case.
In the goods-producing sector,
construction had the highest rate
of days away from work (DAFW)
cases, 2.2 per 100 full-time
employees, and the secondhighest DAFW rate among all
private industry sectors.
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Incidence rates for cases with days away from
work, job transfer, or restriction, by case type and
goods-producing private industry sector, 2006
Cases with days away from work
C H A R T
Within goods-producing
industries, mining had the lowest
rate of days away from work, job
transfer, or restriction (DART)
injuries and illnesses in 2006. The
DART rates for the other goodsproducing industries were not
statistically different from each
other.
Agriculture, forestry,
fishing and hunting
Cases with job transfer or restriction only
1.9
Mining
.7
1.4
Construction
1.2
1.0
2.2
Manufacturing
1.4
0
1.9
1
2
3
Incidence rate per 100 full-time workers
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2007
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