INJURY/ILLNESS
1996-2000 BLS 1996-2000
TOTAL NUMBER 2001 AVERAGE PRIVATE SECTOR
2000 2001 RATE RATE RATE
Total Cases(1) 3,233 3,028 2.3 3.1 6.7
Lost Workday Cases(1) 1,415 1,296 1.0 1.4 3.2
Lost Workdays(1) 43,934 30,116 23.0 45.1
Illnesses Only(1) 809 678 0.52 0.72 0.44
Fatalities(2) 4 0 0.0 1.5 4.6
PROPERTY LOSS
NUMBER
EXCEEDING DOLLAR LOSS DOLLAR LOSS PER
$5,000(3) (THOUSANDS) $10,000 VALUATION
1996-2000
2001 2001 2001 AVERAGE
Fire 2 $ 67 $0.01 $1.95
Nonfire 9 182 0.02 0.25
TOTAL 11 $249 $0.02 $2.20
VEHICLE LOSS(4)
1996-2000
2001 AVERAGE
Number of Vehicles 15,103 16,659
Miles Traveled (millions) 94 108
Number of Accidents >$1,000(3) 123 146
Accidents per Million Miles 1.3 1.3
Dollar Loss (thousands) $ 348 $ 498
Dollar Loss per 1,000 Miles $3.69 $4.60
Note: All data throughout this report are as reported by 3/15/2002.
(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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