INJURY/ILLNESS
1995-99 BLS 1995-99
TOTAL NUMBER 2000 AVERAGE PRIVATE SECTOR
1999 2000 RATE RATE RATE
Total Cases(1) 3,450 3,045 2.3 3.3 7.1
Lost Workday Cases(1) 1,571 1,279 1.0 1.6 3.3
Lost Workdays(1) 50,950 25,667 19.8 47.5
Illnesses Only(1) 812 763 0.59 0.74 0.50
Fatalities(2) 1 4 3.1 1.3 4.8
PROPERTY LOSS
NUMBER
EXCEEDING DOLLAR LOSS DOLLAR LOSS PER
$5,000(3) (THOUSANDS) $10,000 VALUATION
1995-99
2000 2000 2000 AVERAGE
Fire 4 $100,074 $9.78 $0.02
Nonfire 12 163 0.02 0.25
TOTAL 16 $100,237 $9.80 $0.27
VEHICLE LOSS(4)
1995-99
2000 AVERAGE
Number of Vehicles 15,969 18,363
Miles Traveled (millions) 99 116
Number of Accidents >$1,000(3) 123 155
Accidents per Million Miles 1.2 1.3
Dollar Loss (thousands) $ 452 $ 500
Dollar Loss per 1,000 Miles $4.56 $4.31
Note: All data throughout this report are as reported by 02/28/2001.
(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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