8-39. Number and Percent of Occupational Illnesses for
Private and Public Sector Industry in South Carolina: 1993 and 1994
PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR
TOTAL ILLNESSES TOTAL ILLNESSES
% CHANGE % CHANGE
CATEGORY OF ILLNESS 1993 1994 93-94 1993 1994 93-94
TOTAL ILLNESSES 3,658 3,394 -7.2 356 376 5.6
Occupational Skin Diseases or Disorders 820 849 3.5 130 103 -20.8
Dust Diseases of the Lungs 6 16 166.7 5 2 -60.0
Respiratory Conditions Due to Toxic Agents 162 117 -27.8 42 45 7.1
Poisoning 45 72 60.0 12 29 141.7
Disorders Due to Physical Agents 153 104 -32.0 36 16 -55.6
Disorders Associated with Repeated Trauma 1,520 1,685 10.9 13 14 7.7
All Other Occupational Illness 952 551 -42.1 118 167 41.5
1/: Incidence Rates per 100 full-time workers.
2/: Data excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
--: Data not available.
SOURCE: S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of
Occupational Safety & Health, November 1995.
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