8-40. Occupational Injury & Illness Incidence Rates in the Us & SC by Industry Division: 1996

                                   INCIDENCE RATE PER 100 FULL-TIME WORKERS

                                                    LOST       NONFATAL CASES
                                      TOTAL        WORKDAY     WITHOUT LOST
                                      CASES         CASES        WORKDAYS

 INDUSTRY DIVISION                  US     SC     US     SC     US      SC
                                       
 PRIVATE SECTOR  2/                 7.4    5.9    3.4    2.5    4.1     3.5

    Agriculture, Forestry,
      & Fishing 2/                  8.7    6.1    3.9    2.1    4.8     4.0
    Mining                          5.4    4.1    3.2    2.1    2.2     2.1
    Construction                    9.9    7.9    4.5    3.2    5.4     4.7
    Manufacturing                  10.6    6.8    4.9    2.9    5.7     3.9
    Transportation & Public
      Utilities                     8.7    6.4    5.1    3.0    3.6     3.4
    Wholesale & Retail Trade        6.8    6.2    2.9    2.4    3.9     3.8
      Wholesale Trade               6.6    5.8    3.4    2.6    3.3     3.2
      Retail Trade                  6.9    6.2    2.8    2.3    4.1     3.9
    Finance, Insurance &
      Real Estate                   2.4    3.1    0.9    0.6    1.4     2.4
    Services                        6.0    4.5    2.6    2.1    3.4     2.4

 PUBLIC SECTOR TOTAL                 --    6.7     --    2.9     --     3.9

2/: Data excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.

--: Data not available.

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