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Indicator 15: Workers Employed in Occupations with High Risk for Occupational Morbidity |
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| • Number and percent of workers employed in occupations with high risk for occupational morbidity |
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| Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Population Survey |
Workers in certain occupations sustain non-fatal injuries and illnesses at much higher rates than the overall workforce. The proportion of the workforce that is employed in these high-risk occupations varies by state. This variation can help explain differences in injury and illness rates among states.
In 1999, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimated that nationally there were 1.7 million injury and illness cases within the private sector that resulted in days away from work. This was equivalent to 1.9 cases per 100 full-time workers. Twenty-three occupations had injury and illness rates of more than 5 per 100 full-time workers more than two-and-a-half times the overall rate. While workers in these occupations made up only 6% of the national private sector workforce, they accounted for 27% of cases with one or more days away from work. These 23 occupations comprised the “high-risk” occupations for this occupational health indicator (Appendix B). The list of high risk occupations was developed based on 1999 BLS data from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illness.
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| Data |
| • 2000 click here to view table |
| • 2001 click here to view table |
| • 2002 click here to view table |
| • 2003 click here to view table |
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1 United States Department of Labor, BLS Bulletin 2551. Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Counts, Rates, and Characteristics, 1999. September 2002
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