Number & Percent of Occupational Illnessess For Private & Public Sector Industry in Sc: 1993 and 1994

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8-41. Number & Percent of Occupational Illnessess For Private & Public Sector Industry in Sc: 1993 and 1994

                                                             PRIVATE SECTOR            PUBLIC SECTOR
                                                             TOTAL ILLNESSES          TOTAL ILLNESSES
                                                               
                                                                       % CHANGE                   % CHANGE
 CATEGORY OF ILLNESS                                   1994     1996    94-96    1994     1996      94-96
 
 TOTAL ILLNESSES                                      3,394    3,351     -1.3     376      385        2.4
 
   Occupational Skin Diseases or Disorders              849      841     -0.9     103      149       44.7
   Dust Diseases of the Lungs                            16        6    -62.5       2       10      400.0
   Respiratory Conditions Due to Toxic Agents           117      116     -0.9      45       46        2.2
   Poisoning                                             72       40    -44.4      29        4      -86.2
   Disorders Due to Physical Agents                     104      176     69.2      16       28       75.0
   Disorders Associated with Repeated Trauma          1,685      769    -54.4      14       32      128.6
   All Other Occupational Illnesses                     551      403    -26.9     167      116      -30.5

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, February 1998.

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