2002 Workplace Injuries and Illnesses — 2003-12-18

A total of 4.7 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry workplaces during 2002, resulting in a rate of 5.3 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers, according to a survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Among goods-producing industry divisions, incidence rates during 2002 ranged from 4.0 cases per 100 full-time workers in mining to 7.2 cases per 100 full-time workers in manufacturing. (See table 1.) Within the service-providing sector, incidence rates ranged from 1.7 cases per 100 full-time workers in finance, insurance, and real estate to 6.1 cases per 100 full-time workers in transportation and public utilities. Because of changes by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to its recordkeeping requirements, the data for 2002 are not comparable with data for prior years.