Private Industries With The Largest Number Of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries And Illnesses, 2013 (1) |
|
Rank |
Industry |
Number (000) |
Incidence rate (2) |
1 |
General medical and surgical hospitals |
226.6 |
6.4 |
2 |
Food services and drinking places |
209.5 |
3.3 |
3 |
Nursing and residential care facilities |
181.5 |
7.3 |
4 |
Specialty trade contractors |
136.7 |
4.2 |
5 |
Ambulatory healthcare services |
135.2 |
2.7 |
6 |
Administrative and support services |
108.1 |
2.5 |
7 |
General merchandise stores |
104.0 |
4.8 |
|
Total, private industry |
3,007.3 |
3.3 |
(1) Based on industries with 100,000 or more cases in 2013. 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. |
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