INJURY/ILLNESS
1994-98 BLS 1994-98
TOTAL NUMBER 1999 AVERAGE PRIVATE SECTOR
1998 1999 RATE RATE RATE
Total Cases(1) 4,207 3,364 2.6 3.5 7.5
Lost Workday Cases(1) 1,938 1,500 1.1 1.7 3.4
Lost Workdays(1) 49,803 44,687 34.3 48.9
Illnesses Only(1) 914 756 0.59 0.76 0.56
Fatalities(2) 1 1 0.8 2.7 4.9
PROPERTY LOSS
NUMBER
EXCEEDING DOLLAR LOSS DOLLAR LOSS PER
$5,000(3) (THOUSANDS) $10,000 VALUATION
1994-98
1999 1999 1999 AVERAGE
Fire 4 $ 192 $0.02 $0.02
Nonfire 14 2,473 0.22 0.23
TOTAL 18 $2,665 $0.24 $0.25
VEHICLE LOSS(4)
1994-98
1999 AVERAGE
Number of Vehicles 16,131 19,685
Miles Traveled (millions) 117 120
Number of Accidents >$1,000(3) 132 159
Accidents per Million Miles 1.1 1.3
Dollar Loss (thousands) $ 456 $ 489
Dollar Loss per 1,000 Miles $3.89 $4.08
Note: All data throughout this report are as reported by 3/6/2000.
(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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