INJURY/ILLNESS
1994-98 BLS 1994-98
YTD AVERAGE PRIVATE SECTOR
NUMBER RATE RATE RATE
Total Cases(1) 2,572 2.6 3.5 7.5
Lost Workday Cases(1) 1,133 1.1 1.7 3.4
Lost Workdays(1) 34,537 34.9 48.5
Illnesses Only(1) 562 0.57 0.76 0.56
Fatalities(2) 1 1.0 2.7 4.9
PROPERTY LOSS
NUMBER
EXCEEDING DOLLAR LOSS DOLLAR LOSS PER
$5,000(3) (THOUSANDS) $10,000 VALUATION
1999 1999 1999 1999 1994-98
YTD YTD YTD PROJECTED AVERAGE
Fire 4 $192 0.02 0.03 0.02
Nonfire 10 791 0.07 0.09 0.23
Total 14 $982 0.09 0.12 0.25
VEHICLE LOSS(4)
1994-98
1999 AVERAGE
Number of Vehicles 16,131 19,637
Miles Traveled (millions) 74 120
Number of Accidents >$1,000(3) 107 159
Accidents per Million Miles 1.4 1.3
Dollar Loss (thousands) $ 401 $ 490
Dollar Loss per 1,000 Miles $5.40 $4.00
Note: All data throughout this report are as reported by 01/24/2000.
(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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