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MISSOURI
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Workplace Injuries Reduced in 2003 Goods producing industries as a whole had an
incidence rate
of 7.9 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers.
The goods producing industry sector with the highest incidence
rate was manufacturing (NAICS 31-33) with an incidence rate of 8.4. Service providing industries as a whole had
an incidence rate of 4.1 per 100 equivalent full-time workers.
The service
providing industry sector with
the highest incidence rate was transportation and warehousing (NAICS
48-49)
which had an incidence rate of 7.6. The total number of nonfatal occupational
illnesses in
Missouri private industry in 2003 was reduced to 7,500 from 9,200 in
2002 and
11,900 in 2001. Most
(4,300) of the
occupational illnesses were in the manufacturing industry sector. Statistical data on Missouri nonfatal occupational
injuries
and illnesses are obtained from the annual Survey of Occupational
Injuries and
Illnesses. The
survey is administered
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics in
collaboration
with the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations,
Research and
Analysis Section. The Survey of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses began using the 2002 North American Industry Classification
System
(NAICS) for the 2003 reference year.
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system was used for
the
survey prior to 2003. NAICS recognizes
hundreds of new businesses in the United States economy.
NAICS classifies establishments into a
detailed industry based on the production processes and the provided
services. The industry estimates from
the 2003 survey are not comparable with prior years due to the
conversion to
NAICS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Barb Meyer or Karla Hogg
at (573) 751-7500
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 21, 2004
Jefferson City, MO –
The number and incidence rate of total recordable nonfatal
occupational injuries and illnesses in Missouri private industry were
reduced
again in 2003. There were a total of
94,900 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in Missouri private
industry in 2003. This number was
reduced from 112,900 in 2002, 118,400 in 2001 and 132,000 in
2000. The incidence
rate (number of injuries and
illnesses per 100 full-time workers) for total recordable cases of
nonfatal
occupational injuries and illnesses in Missouri private industry in
2003 was
decreased to 5.0, down from 6.0 in 2002, 6.1 in 2001 and 6.8 in 2000.
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