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Breaking down the data
2003 recordable injury and illness case totals and case rates per 100 full-time employees for each segment of the United States manufacturing industry
| Manufacturing segment |
Employment |
Recordables |
Case rate |
| Beverage and tobacco products |
199,400 |
20,400 |
10.7 |
| Wood products |
534,300 |
52,400 |
10.0 |
| Primary metal products |
474,500 |
45,700 |
9.6 |
| Transportation equipment products |
1,753,700 |
162,100 |
9.3 |
| Furniture and related products |
570,300 |
47,800 |
8.7 |
| Food products |
1,513,400 |
129,100 |
8.6 |
| Fabricated metal products |
1,476,200 |
123,500 |
8.5 |
| Non-metallic mineral products |
496,000 |
39,000 |
7.9 |
| Leather and allied products |
45,600 |
3,300 |
7.8 |
| Plastics and rubber products |
814,600 |
59,600 |
7.4 |
| Machinery products |
1,145,800 |
79,800 |
6.9 |
| Electronic equipment, appliance, etc. |
457,800 |
27,000 |
6.1 |
| Textile product mills |
182,600 |
9,300 |
5.5 |
| Textile mills |
261,300 |
12,600 |
5.0 |
| Miscellaneous products |
663,600 |
31,600 |
5.0 |
| Paper products |
514,100 |
25,600 |
4.8 |
| Printing and related products |
672,300 |
28,900 |
4.5 |
| Apparel products |
309,000 |
10,000 |
3.6 |
| Chemicals |
905,500 |
31,000 |
3.4 |
| Petroleum and coal products |
115,500 |
3,300 |
2.8 |
| Computer and electronic products |
1,354,000 |
31,400 |
2.4 |
The 10 highest case rates for subsets of manufacturing segments
| Manufacturing subset |
Manufacturing segment |
Case rate |
| Motor vehicle manufacturing |
Transportation equip. prods. |
15.2 |
| Foundries |
Primary metal products |
13.1 |
| Motor vehicle body and trailer mfg. |
Transportation equip. prods. |
12.2 |
| Beverage manufacturing |
Beverage/tobacco products |
11.8 |
| Ship and boat building |
Transportation equip. prods. |
11.0 |
| Spring and wire manufacturing |
Fabricated metal products |
10.7 |
| Forging and stamping |
Fabricated metal products |
10.5 |
| Steel prod. made from purchased steel |
Primary metal products |
10.5 |
| Other wood product manufacturing |
Wood products |
10.5 |
| Animal slaughtering and processing |
Food products |
10.3 |
The 10 lowest case rates for subsets of manufacturing segments
| Manufacturing subset |
Manufacturing segment |
Case rate |
| Communications equipment mfg. |
Computer and electronic prods. |
1.8 |
| Navigation, measuring instrument mfg. |
Computer and electronic prods. |
2.4 |
| Basic chemical manufacturing |
Chemicals |
2.6 |
| Semiconductor and component mfg. |
Computer and electronic prods. |
2.6 |
| Petroleum and coal products mfg. |
Petroleum and coat products |
2.8 |
| Pharmaceutical and medicine mfg. |
Chemicals |
2.8 |
| Resin, synth. rubber, art./synth. fibers |
Chemicals |
2.8 |
| Cut and sew apparel manufacturing |
Apparel products |
3.4 |
| Apparel accessories, other mat. mfg. |
Apparel products |
3.5 |
| Lime, gypsum product manufacturing |
Non-metallic mineral products |
3.5 |
This article appeared in the February/March 2005 issue of MRO Today magazine. Copyright, 2005.
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