Within the education and
health services major
industry sector, the rate of
injuries and illnesses for
health care and social
assistance was more than
2 times higher than the
rate for education services
in 2004.
Of the 4 three-digit NAICS industries within health care and social assistance, 3
were among the 14 industries reporting 100,000 or more cases in 2004.
Hospitals reported 284,600 cases, followed by nursing and residential care
facilities and ambulatory health care services, with 215,200 and 124,600 cases,
respectively.
Incidence rates per 100 full-time workers
2.5
Education services—NAICS 61
2003
2.7
2004
6.2
Health care and social
assistance—NAICS 62
6.5
3.3
3.3
Ambulatory health care
services—NAICS 621
8.3
Hospitals—NAICS 622
8.7
9.7
Nursing and residential care
facilities—NAICS 623
10.1
3.9
Social assistance—NAICS 624
4.1
0
2
4
6
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2005
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