INJURY/ILLNESS
1995-99 BLS 1994-98
YTD AVERAGE PRIVATE SECTOR
NUMBER RATE RATE RATE
Total Cases(1) 2,363 2.4 3.3 7.5
Lost Workday Cases(1) 1,012 1.0 1.6 3.4
Lost Workdays(1) 19,699 20.1 46.9
Illnesses Only(1) 598 0.61 0.74 0.56
Fatalities(2) 3 3.1 1.3 4.9
PROPERTY LOSS
NUMBER
EXCEEDING DOLLAR LOSS DOLLAR LOSS PER
$5,000(3) (THOUSANDS) $10,000 VALUATION
2000 2000 2000 2000 1995-99
YTD YTD YTD PROJECTED AVERAGE
Fire 4 $100,074 9.78 13.04 0.02
Nonfire 8 117 0.01 0.02 0.25
Total 12 $100,190 9.79 13.06 0.27
VEHICLE LOSS(4)
1995-99
2000 AVERAGE
Number of Vehicles 14,683 18,362
Miles Traveled (millions) 73 116
Number of Accidents >$1,000(3) 93 155
Accidents per Million Miles 1.3 1.3
Dollar Loss (thousands) $ 286 $ 498
Dollar Loss per 1,000 Miles $3.91 $4.29
Note: All data throughout this report are as reported by 12/21/2000.
(1) Rates are based on 200,000 work-hours.
(2) Fatality rates are based on 100,000 worker-years.
(3) Effective 1/1/96 thresholds were increased for reporting property loss (from $1,000 to $5,000)
and for vehicle loss (from $500 to $1,000). While some sites are still reporting at the lower
threshold due to contractual agreement, this report excludes all values below the new thresholds.
(4) Vehicle loss (i.e., automobile, truck, bus) does not include aircraft, railroad, or marine craft.
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