| Rank |
Industry |
Number (000) |
Incidence rate (2) |
| 1 |
General medical and surgical hospitals |
230.2 |
6.5 |
| 2 |
Food services and drinking places |
208.4 |
3.4 |
| 3 |
Ambulatory health care services |
123.5 |
2.6 |
| 4 |
Specialty trade contractors |
119.2 |
3.9 |
| 5 |
General merchandise stores |
118.5 |
5.3 |
| 6 |
Administrative and support services |
108.8 |
2.6 |
| 7 |
Nursing care facilities |
100.2 |
7.9 |
| |
Total, private industry |
2,976.4 |
3.4 |
(1) Based on industries with 100,000 or more cases in 2012. Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
(2) The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. |