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All Private Industries: 2004 Report

Major Private Industries in

Massachusetts

♦ Natural Resources

and Mining

♦ Construction

♦ Manufacturing

♦ Trade, Transportation,

and Utilities

♦ Information, Financial

Activities, and

Professional and

Business Services

♦ Education and Health

Services

♦ Leisure and Hospitality

Services

♦ Other Services

Injury and Illness Numbers

Incidence Rates

Education, Health

Services25.7%

Information, Financial Activites,

Professional and Business

Services13.5%

Other Services1.9%

Trade, Transport-

ation, Utilities25.2%

Construction9.5% Leisure,

Hospitality9.0%

Natural Resources,

Mining0.3%

Manufacturing14.9%

• In 2004, the total number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in MA was 93,400

• Education and

health services along with trade, transpor-tation, and utilities ac-counts for over 50% of the inju-ries and ill-nesses in MA

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• Incidence rates

in Massachu-setts were lower than the national rates during 2004

• Incidence rates

nationally have decreased steadily over the past several years

Chart 1: Incidence rates3 of nonfatal injuries and illnesses (per 100 full time workers), all private industries, MA & US, 2000-20044

Massachusetts Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

as compiled by The Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety

and the U.S. Department of Labor

Chart 2: Percent of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by major industry, private sector, 2004

* No data collected in 2003

MASSACHUSETTS, 2004

Population………………..6,416,5051

Private Sector Employment…………….. 2,718,6002

Injury and Illness Data

Summary Fatality Data: All Private Industries

Occupation Data

• Number of fatalities in the private sector in MA fell from 77 in 2003 to 67 in 2004

• Transportation

incidents represented about 37% of all workplace fatalities in MA in 2004

• In 2004, the total number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in MA was 93,400

• Lost workday cases exceeded non-lost workday cases by roughly 16% in 2004

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries NOTE: Some data do not meet publica-tion criteria and will not add to the total.

Chart 6: Number of fatal occupational injuries by major private industry, 2004

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Chart 7: Percent distribution of fatal occupational injuries by event, 2004

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construction) and heavy truck drivers had the highest number of injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in private indus-try during 2004, followed by nursing aides, orderlies and attendants

Chart 3: Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, all private industries,

2000-20044

132,200122,900

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Chart 4: Number of lost workday5 vs. non-lost workday cases of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, all private industries,

2000 - 20044

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72,200 61,200 63,300 50,800

Cases withoutLost Workdays

59,900 61,700 45,600 42,600

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

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** No Data Collected in 2003

1 Source: United States Census Bureau 2 Source: Summary estimates based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey 3 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000 where N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year. 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year) 4 A note about time series comparisons: Massachusetts did not publish an estimate for calendar year 2003. Prior to 2003 all state and national estimates were based on the SIC system. Because of substantial differences between the SIC system and NAICS, users are advised against making comparisons between the 2004 industrial categories and the results for previous years. In addition, the estimates from the 2002 survey are not comparable with those from prior years because of a break in series between 2001 and 2002 due to record keeping. The survey was not designed to be able to determine the impact of the revision on the estimates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. 5 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, days of restricted work activity, or both.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies, 2005.

All Private Industries Case & Demographic Data

Event or Exposure Age

Nature of Injury Part of Body

• Workers aged 35 to 44 had the highest numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and

illnesses • Most injuries in 2004 were caused by overexertion or contact with objects or equipment • Sprains and strains made up just over half of all nonfatal injuries and illnesses in 2004 • The back and upper extremities (arm, wrist, hand, finger and/or elbow) made up over half of all

total injuries and illnesses in 2004

Chart 8: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by age of

worker, all private industries, 2004

25 to 3425.1%

35 to 4428.1%

45 to 5421.5%

55 to 6410.3%

65 and Over1.6%

16 to 192.6%

20 to 2410.8%

Chart 11: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by part

of body, all private industries, 2004

Back28.0%

Upper Extremities

22.7%

Lower Extremities

20.5%

Multiple Body Parts7.0%

All Other6.2%

Head6.9%

Neck1.6%

Shoulder7.0%

Chart 10: Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by nature of injury or illness, all

private industries, 2004

Sprains, Strains50.9%

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

0.8%

Bruises, Contusions

8.8%Cuts,

Lacerations7.3%

Fractures8.1%

Tendonitis1.1%

All Other22.9%

Chart 9: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by event or

exposure, all private industries, 2004

Overexertion27.0%

Contact With Objects,

Equipment25.5%

Exposure to Harmful

Substances3.4%

Fall on Same Level15.6%

Assaults, Violent Acts by Person

3.1%

Transportation Accidents

4.6%

Fall to Lower Level7.0%

All Other9.5%

Repetitive Motion4.4%

Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety 399 Washington Street, 5th Floor Boston, MA 02108

VIEW AND PRINT ALL AVAILABLE REPORTS AT:

www.mass.gov/dos/stats

• All Industries • Natural Resources and Mining • Construction • Manufacturing • Trade, Transportation, and Utilities • Information, Financial Activities, and

Professional and Business Services • Education and Health Services • Leisure and Hospitality Services • Other Services

Contact us at: Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety

399 Washington Street, 5th Floor Boston, MA 02108

(617) 727-3593 Safety and Health reports for other states and the U.S. are available at: www.bls.gov/iif/home.htm

Safety and Health resources are available at:

www.mass.gov/dos www.osha.gov

This report was compiled from data collected by the Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data has also been included from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

MASSACHUSETTS OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES 2004 Report: All Private Sector Industries

Construction Industry: 2004 Report

Construction Industry Category

Occupational Examples:

♦ Construction Laborers ♦ Carpenters ♦ Brickmasons and

Stonemasons ♦ Roofers ♦ House Painters ♦ Electricians ♦ Highway, Street and

Bridge Workers ♦ Residential Builders ♦ Commercial Builders ♦ Welders and Cutters ♦ Plumbers, Pipefitters,

Steamfitters ♦ Truck Drivers ♦ Demolition Workers ♦ Heavy Equipment

Operators ♦ HVAC Mechanics

Includes NAICS codes 23


Incidence Rates

Education, Health

Services25.7%



Services13.5%

Manufacturing14.9%

Natural Resources,

Mining0.3%

Leisure, Hospitality

9.0%

Construction9.5%

Trade, Transport-


Other Services

1.9%

Construction • 5.1% of all MA

employees worked in the construction industry in 2004

• 9.5% of the

total injuries and illnesses in MA occurred in the construction industry

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• Massachusetts’ incidence rate is slightly higher than the na-tional rate in construction

• The incidence rate for the construction industry in MA was higher than the rates for all private indus-tries in 2004

Chart 1: Incidence rates3 of nonfatal injuries and illnesses (per 100 full time workers), all private industries vs. construction, MA & US, 20044i

MASSACHUSETTS, 2004

Population………………..…………..…..6,416,5051

Private Sector Employment……………..……………….2,718,6002

Construction Employment…………...….138,3002


Occupation Data


• Construction laborers had the highest number of injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in the construction industry during 2004 in MA, followed by carpenters

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries NOTE: Some data do not meet publication criteria and will not add to the total.

Chart 5: Occupations with the highest number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work, construction, 2004

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• Of the 93,400 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in MA, 8,900 occurred in the construction industry

• Lost workday cases exceed-ed non-lost workday cases by approximately 25%


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Chart 3: Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, all private industries

vs. construction in MA, 2004

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Chart 4: Number of lost workday5 cases vs. non-lost workday cases of nonfatal

occupational injuries and illnesses, all private industries vs. construction in MA,

2004

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• Fatalities in the private sector fell from 77 in 2003 to 67 in 2004

• 30% of the fatalities occurred in the construction industry in MA

• Transportation incidents represented about 37% of all workplace fatalities

Construction Industry Case & Demographic Data

• Workers aged 35 to 44 were the most commonly injured workers in the construction industry • Most injuries in 2004 were caused by contact with objects or equipment, followed by

overexertion • Sprains and strains were the most common nature of injury in the construction industry • The back and upper extremities (arm, wrist, hand, finger and/or elbow) made up more than

half of all total injuries and illnesses in 2004


Age Event or Exposure

Part of Body Nature of Injury


worker, construction, 2004

25 to 3423.6%

35 to 4430.0%

45 to 5420.1%

16 to 192.6%

All Other0.4%55 to 64

7.5% 20 to 2415.7%

Chart 10: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by nature of

injury, construction, 2004

Sprains and Strains45.5%

Bruises and Contusions

5.1%

Cuts and Lacerations

10.2%

Fractures12.8%

All Other26.5%

Chart 11: Percentage distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnessess involving days away from work by part

of body, construction, 2004

Head7.9%

Shoulder6.8%

Back32.9%

Multiple Body Parts7.1%

All Other6.8%

Upper Extremities

24.7%

Lower Extremities

13.7%


exposure, construction, 2004

Overexertion21.2%


All Other13.9%Fall on Same

Level9.7%


Exposure to Harmful

Substances3.3%

Contact with Objects,

Equipment34.7%

1 Source: United States Census Bureau 2 Source: Summary estimates based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey 3 Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000 where N = number of injuries and illnesses EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year. 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year) 4 Massachusetts did not publish estimates for calendar year 2003. Prior to 2003 all state and national estimates were based on the SIC system. Because of substantial differences between the SIC system and NAICS, users are advised against making comparisons between the 2004 industrial categories and the results for previous years. 5 Total lost workday cases involve days away from work, days of restricted work activity, or both.


MASSACHUSETTS OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES 2004 Report: Construction











Education and Health Services Industries: 2004 Report

Education and Health Services

Industries Category Occupational

Examples:

♦ Teachers and Childcare Workers

♦ Counselors ♦ Physicians and

Assistants ♦ Dentists ♦ Nurses, Nurses

Aides and Orderlies ♦ Mid-Wives ♦ Medical Laboratory

Technicians ♦ Personal and Home

Health Care Aides ♦ Emergency Medical

Technicians and Paramedics

♦ Social Workers ♦ Psychiatric Aides ♦ Janitors and

Cleaners

Includes NAICS codes 61-62


Incidence Rates

Education and Health Services

• 20.2% of all MA employees worked in the education and health services industries in 2004

• 25.7% of the total injuries and illnesses in MA occurred in the educa-tion and health services industries

Education, Health

Services25.7%



Services13.5%

Other Services1.9%

Trade, Transport-



Hospitality9.0%

Natural Resources,

Mining0.3%

Manufacturing14.9%





Chart 1: Incidence rates3 of nonfatal injuries and illnesses (per 100 full time workers), all private industries vs.

education and health services, MA & US, 20044

• Massachusetts’ incidence rates were higher in the health and education services industries than the national rates

• The education services’ incidence rate was signifi-cantly lower than health services’ incidence rate

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MASSACHUSETTS, 2004

Population………………..……….…..6,416,5051

Private Sector Employment…………………….…….2,718,6002 Education and Health Services Employment……………...….548,1002


Occupation Data


• Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants had the highest number of injuries and illnesess involving days away from work in the education and health services industries in MA during 2004, followed by registered nurses


• Transportation



Chart 5: Occupations with the highest numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesess involving days away from work, education and health services, 2004

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private industries vs. education and health services in MA, 2004

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Chart 3: Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illness, all private industries vs. education and

health services in MA, 2004

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Health Services

• In health services 21,200 occupational injuries and illnesses occurred; 2,800 occurred in education services

• Lost work day cases exceeded non-lost workday cases in health services

• Non-lost workday cases exceeded lost workday cases in education services

Education and Health Services Industries Case & Demographic Data

• Workers aged 35 to 44 had the highest numbers of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the education and health services industries

• Most injuries and illnesses in 2004 were caused by overexertion • Sprains and strains made up over half of all nonfatal injuries and illnesses in 2004 • The back and lower extremities (leg, ankle, foot and/or toe) made up over half of the total

injuries and illnesses in the education and health services industries


Age Event or Exposure Chart 8: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by age of

worker, education and health services, 2004

25 to 3423.4%

35 to 4427.5%

45 to 5425.4%

20 to 248.0%

16 to 192.4%

55 to 64 11.3%

65 and Older1.9%


exposure, education and health services, 2004

Overexertion33.8%

Assaults and Violent Acts by Person

12.6%


Contact with objects and equipment

12.0%

All Other10.8%


Fall to Same Level16.4%

Exposure to Harmful

Substances3.4%

Transportation Accidents

4.4%

Chart 10: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and ilnesses involving days away from work by nature of

injury, education and health services, 2004


All Other24.2%


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Fractures5.3%


9.4%

Tendonitis1.1%

Chart 11: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by

part of body, education and health services, 2004

Back31.5%

Upper Extremities

14.5%

Lower Extremities

20.3%

All Other5.2%

Multiple Parts10.7%

Neck3.2%

Head8.2%

Shoulder 6.4%



MASSACHUSETTS OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES 2004 Report: Education and Health Services












Information, Financial Activities, and Professional and Business Services Industries: 2004 Report

Information, Financial Activities, and

Professional and Business Industries

Category Occupational Examples:

♦ Newspaper Publishers ♦ Radio and TV

Broadcasters ♦ Lawyers ♦ Realtors ♦ Accountants ♦ Bankers ♦ Civil Engineers ♦ Computer Programmers ♦ Veterinarians ♦ Travel Agents ♦ Tour Guides ♦ Security Guards ♦ Landscapers ♦ Garbage Collectors ♦ Janitors and Cleaners ♦ Maids and Housekeepers ♦ Truck Drivers ♦ Counter and Rental Clerks Includes NAICS codes 51-56


Incidence Rates

Education, Health

Services25.7%



Services13.5%

Other Services

1.9%

Trade, Transport-



Hospitality9.0%

Natural Resources,

Mining0.3%

Manufact-uring

14.9%

Information, Financial

Activities, and Professional and

Business Services

• 27.7% of all MA employees worked in these industries in 2004

• 13.5% of the total injuries and illnesses in MA occurred in these industries

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Chart 1: Incidence rates3 of nonfatal injuries and illnesses (per 100 full time workers), all private industries vs. information, financial activities, and

professional and business services, MA & US, 20044

MASSACHUSETTS, 2004

Population………………………………..6,416,5051

Private Sector Employment…………………………….. 2,718,6002 Information, Financial Activities, and Professional and Business Services Employment…………………… 753,3002


Occupation Data


• Truck drivers had the highest number of injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in MA in the information, financial activites, and professional and business services industry in 2004


• Transportation



Chart 5: Occupations with the highest number of nonfatal occupational injuriesand illnesses involving days away from work, information, financial activities,

and professional and business services, 2004

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Chart 3: Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, all private industries vs. information, financial activites, and professional and business

services in MA, 2004

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Services

Chart 4: Number of lost workday5 cases vs. non-lost workday cases of nonfatal occupational injuries and

illnesses, all private industries vs. information, financial activites, and professional and business

services in MA, 2004

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Lost Workday Cases Cases Without Lost Workdays


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• Of the 93,400 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in MA, 12,600 occurred in these industries

• Professional and business services had more recordable cases than information and financial activities

*No publishable data for non-lost workdays in the Information Industry

Information, Financial Activities, and Professional and Business Services Industries

Case & Demographic Data

• Workers aged 25-34 were most commonly injured in the information, financial activities, and professional and business services industries in 2004

• Overexertion and contact with objects or equipment were the highest causes of nonfatal injuries or illnesses in 2004

• Sprains and strains were the most common nature of injury or illness in 2004 • The back and upper extremities (arm, wrist, hand, finger and/or elbow) were the most common

part of body to be injured in 2004



Chart 8: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by age of worker,

information, financial activies, and professional and business services, 2004

25 to 3434.9%

35 to 4427.9%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 648.7%

All Other13.0%


exposure, information, financial activites, and professional and business services, 2004

Contact with Objects and Equipment

23.5%

Overexertion27.4%


All Other23.5%


Chart 11: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by part of body,

information, financial activities, and professional and business services, 2004

Back27.9%

Upper Extremities

27.9%

Lower Extremities

19.4%

Shoulder7.3%

Mulitple Body Parts3.2%

All Other14.2%

Chart 10: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by nature,

information, financial activities, and professional and business services, 2004

Cuts, Lacerations

6.6%

Fractures10.5%


All Other23.0%

Bruises, Contusions

10.0%










MASSACHUSETTS OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES 2004 Report: Information, Financial Activities,

and Professional and Business Service





Leisure and Hospitality Services Industries: 2004 Report

Leisure and

Hospitality Services Industries Category


♦ Professional Athletes ♦ Actors, Dancers and

Performers ♦ Events Promoters ♦ Caterers ♦ Waiters and

Waitresses ♦ Bartenders ♦ Food Deliverers ♦ Chefs and Cooks ♦ Bakers ♦ Hotel Workers ♦ Janitors and Cleaners ♦ Maids and

Housekeepers ♦ Amusement Park

Workers ♦ Zookeepers ♦ Ski Patrols ♦ Curators

Includes NAICS codes 71-72


Incidence Rates

Education, Health

Services25.7%



Services13.5%

Other Services

1.9%

Trade, Transport-


Construction9.5%


9.0%Natural Resources,

Mining0.3%

Manufact-uring

14.9%

Leisure and Hospitality Services

• 10.7% of all MA employees worked in the leisure and hos-pitality services industries in 2004

• 9.0% of the total injuries and illnesses in MA occurred in the leisure and hos-pitality services industries

4.8

5.9

4.54.3

5.0

4.3

0

2

4

6

8

All Private Industries Leisure Services Hospitality Services

US MA





Chart 1: Incidence rates3 of nonfatal injuries and illnesses (per 100 full time workers), all private industries vs.

leisure & hospitality services, MA & US, 20044

• Massachusetts’ incidence rates for both leisure and hospitality services were lower than the national rates

MASSACHUSETTS, 2004

Population…………………………..…..6,416,5051

Private Sector Employment…………………………….2,718,6002 Leisure and Hospitality Services Employment………..……...….290,4002


Occupation Data


• Restaurant cooks and food preparation and serving supervisors had the highest number of injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in the leisure and hospitality industries in MA during 2004, followed by bakers


• Transportation



Chart 5: Occupations with the highest number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work, leisure and hospitality services, 2004

350

320

250 240

210

0

100

200

300

400

Restaurant Cooks Food Preparation andServing Supervisors

Bakers Laborers,nonconstruction

Janitors and Cleaners

Chart 3: Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, all private industries vs. leisure and hospitality services in MA,

2004

1,3007,100

93,400

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000


Leisure Services HospitalityServices

• Of the 93,400 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in MA, 8,400 occurred in the leisure and hospitality services industries

• Non-lost workday cases exceeded lost workday cases in both leisure and hospitality

Chart 4: Number of lost workday5 cases vs. non-lost workday cases of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, all

private industries vs. leisure and hospitality services in MA, 2004

50,800

800 3,100500

42,600

4,000

0

20,000

40,000

60,000


LeisureServices

HospitalityServices



20

9 86 6 6 5

34

0

5

10

15

20

25

Constructio

n

Professional, B

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Service

s

Natural Reso

urces

Retail

Transporta

tion

Other Servi

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Manufacturin

g

Leisure, H

ospita

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All Other

Total = 67


22.4%

9.0%

19.4%

11.9%

37.3%

0.0%5.0%

10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%35.0%40.0%45.0%

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Leisure and Hospitality Services Industries Case & Demographic Data

• Workers aged 35 to 44 were the most commonly injured in the leisure and hospitality services industries

• Most injuries or illnesses in 2004 were caused by a fall to the same level • Sprains and strains made up more than a quarter of all nature of injury and illnesses in 2004 in

the leisure and hospitality services industries • The upper extremities (arm, wrist, hand, finger and/or elbow) and back were the most common

parts of the body to be injured or affected by illness in 2004


Age Event or Exposure Chart 8: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving day as away from work by age of

worker, leisure and hospitality services, 2004

16 to 198.8%

20 to 2413.0%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4436.8%

45 to 5416.5%

55 to 64 9.2%

All Other0.8%

Chrat 10: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by nature of

injury, leisure and hospitality services, 2004


Fractures11.9%

All Other61.3%

Chart 11: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by part of

body, leisure and hospitality services, 2004

Head9.2%

Shoulder9.6%

Back19.9%

Upper Extremities

24.1%

Multiple Parts12.6%

All Other10.0%

Lower Extremities

14.6%


exposure, leisure and hospitality services, 2004


16.1%

Fall to Same Level30.7%

Overexertion15.3%

Exposure to Harmful

Substances10.3%

All Other27.6%














MASSACHUSETTS OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES 2004 Report: Leisure and Hospitality Services

Manufacturing Industry: 2004 Report

Manufacturing Industry Category


♦ Machine Operators ♦ Assemblers ♦ Lithographers ♦ Printing Press

Operators ♦ Chemical Technicians ♦ Laborers and Material

Handlers ♦ Millwrights ♦ Machinists ♦ Sewing Machine

Operators ♦ Welders and Cutters ♦ Truck Drivers ♦ Food and Beverage

Packagers ♦ Shipping and Receiving

Clerks Includes NAICS codes 31-33


Incidence Rates

Education, Health

Services25.7%



Services13.5%

Manufacturing14.9%

Natural Resources,

Mining0.3%


9.0%

Construction9.5%

Trade, Transport-


Other Services1.9%

Manufacturing

• 11.5% of all MA employees worked in the manufacturing industry in 2004

• 14.9% of the

total injuries and illnesses in MA occurred in the manufacturing industry





Chart 1: Incidence rates3 of nonfatal injuries and illnesses (per 100 full time workers), all private industries vs. manufacturing, MA & US, 20044

• Massachusetts’ incidence rate was notably lower than the national rate in manufacturing

• The incidence

rate for manu-facturing in MA was slightly higher than the MA rates for all private indus-tries in 2004

4.8

6.6

4.3 4.5

0

2

4

6

8

Private Industry Manufacturing

US MA

MASSACHUSETTS, 2004

Population…………………………..…..6,416,5051

Private Sector Employment…………………………….2,718,6002

Manufacturing Employment…………...313,4002


Occupational Data


• Laborers (non-

construction) had the highest number of injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in the manufacturing industry in MA during 2004, followed by truck drivers


• Transportation



Chart 5: Occupations with the highest number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work, manufacturing, 2004

640

510

300

190130

0

200

400

600

800

Laborers,nonconstruction

Truck Drivers, heavy Drivers / SalesWorkers

Shipping, Receivingand Traffic Clerks

Janitors and Cleaners

• Of the 93,400 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in MA, 13,900 occurred in the manufact-

uring industry • Lost workday

cases exceeded non-lost workday cases by 25%


20

9 86 6 6

4 35

0

5

10

15

20

25

Constructio

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Professional, B

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Service

s

Natural Reso

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Retail

Transporta

tion

Other Servi

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Manufacturin

g

Leisure, H

ospita

lity

All Other

Total = 67


22.4%

9.0%

19.4%

11.9%

37.3%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

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Chart 3: Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illness, all private industries vs.

manufacturing in MA, 2004

93,400

13,900

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

All Private Industries Manufacturing


occupational injuries and illnesses, all private industries vs. manufacturing in MA,

2004

50,800

8,000

42,600

6,000

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

All Private Industries Manufacturing


Manufacturing Industry Case & Demographic Data

• Workers aged 35 to 44 and 45 to 54 made up more than half of all injured workers in 2004 • Most injuries and illnesses in 2004 were caused by contact with objects or equipment,

followed by overexertion • Sprains and strains were the most common nature of injury and illness in the manufacturing

industry in 2004 • The upper extremities (arm, wrist, hand, finger and/or elbow) was the most common part of

body to be injured or affected by illness in 2004.


Age Event or Exposure Chart 8: Percent Distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by age of

worker, manufacturing, 2004

25 to 3420.1%

35 to 4428.0%

45 to 5425.0%

20 to 2411.0%

16 to 191.1%

Over 651.1%

55 to 64 13.6%


injury, manufacturing, 2004


Brusies and Contusions

8.1%


14.8%

Fractures7.0%

Carpal Tunnel

Syndrome1.1%

Tendonitis1.8%

All Other21.8%


body, manufacturing, 2004

Shoulder6.8%

Back21.4%

Head5.7%

Upper Extremities

32.3%

Neck1.1%

Multiple Parts5.7%

Lower Extremities

20.1%

All Other6.8%


exposure, manufacturing, 2004

Overexertion24.5%



Transport-ation

Accidents3.7%

Exposure to Harmful

Substances3.0%



39.1%

All Other6.3%



MASSACHUSETTS OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES 2004 Report: Manufacturing

This report was compiled from data collected by the Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data has also been included from the Census of Fatal Occupational .











Natural Resources and Mining Industries: 2004 Report

Natural Resources and Mining Industries

Category Occupational

Examples:

♦ Forestry Workers ♦ Agricultural Workers ♦ Horticultural Workers ♦ Farm Workers ♦ Nursery and Greenhouse Workers ♦ Loggers ♦ Dairy Farmers ♦ Egg and Poultry Producers ♦ Animal Specialists ♦ Commercial Hunters and Trappers ♦ Animal Breeders ♦ Commercial Fishers ♦ Miners and Quarry Workers Includes NAICS codes 11 and 21


Incidence Rates

Education, Health

Services25.7%



Services13.5%

Other Services

1.9%

Trade, Transport-



Hospitality9.0%

Natural Resources,

Mining0.3%

Manufacturing14.9%

Natural Resources and Mining

• Less than 1% of all MA employ-ees worked in the natural resources and mining industries

• 0.3% of the total injuries and illnesses in MA occurred in the natural resources and mining industries

4.8

6.4

3.84.3 4.5

2.8

0

2

4

6

8

All Private Industries Natural Resources Mining

US MA





Chart 1: Incidence rates3 of nonfatal injuries and illnesses (per 100 full time workers), all private industries vs. natural

resources and mining, MA & US, 20044

• Massachusetts’

incidence rates in natural resources and mining were lower than the national rates

• The natural

resources industry rates were much lower in MA than the US

MASSACHUSETTS, 2004

Population…………………………..…..6,416,5051

Private Sector Employment…………………………….2,718,6002 Natural Resources and Mining Employment.…..………..…….7,5002

Injury and Illness Data Injury and Illness Data


Chart 3: Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, all private industries vs. natural resources

and mining in MA, 2004

93,400

3000

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

All Private Industries Natural Resources & Mining

Chart 4: Number of lost workday5 cases vs. non-lost workday cases of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, all private industries vs. natural resources

and mining in MA, 2004

50,800

200

42,600

1000

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

All Private Industries Natural Resources and Mining



20

9

6 6 65

43

8

0

5

10

15

20

25

Constructio

n

Professional, B

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Service

s

Natural Reso

urces

Retail

Transporta

tion

Other Servi

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Manufacturin

g

Leisure, H

ospita

lity

All Other

Total = 67


22.4%

9.0%

19.4%

11.9%

37.3%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

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• Of the 93,400 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in MA, 300 occurred in the natural resources and mining industries

• Lost workday cases exceeded non-lost workday case

Summary of Fatality Data: All Private Industries

• Number of fatalities in the private sector in MA fell from 77 in 2003 to 67 in 2004 • Transportation incidents represented about 37% of all workplace fatalities in MA in 2004

Natural Resources and Mining Industries Case & Demographic Data

• Workers aged 25 to 34 were most commonly injured in the natural resources and mining industries

• Most injuries in 2004 were caused by contact with objects or equipment • Fractures were the most common nature of injury or illness in the natural resources and

mining industries • Injuries or illnesses to the upper extremities (arm, wrist, hand, finger and/or elbow) made up

83.3% of the total injuries and illnesses in 2004

Age


Event or Exposure Chart 7: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from wrok by age of

worker, natural resources and mining, 2004

25 to 3483.3%

All Other16.7%


exposure, natural resources and mining, 2004

All Other16.7%

Contact with Objects,

Equipment83.3%

Chart 9: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by nature of injury or illness, natural resources and mining, 2004

Fractures75.0%

All Other25.0%


body, natural resources and mining, 2004

Upper Extremities

83.3%

All Other16.7%


NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, in cooperation with participating State agencies.












MASSACHUSETTS OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES 2004 Report: Natural Resources and Mining

Other Services Industries: 2004 Report

Other Services


Examples:

♦ Auto Mechanics ♦ Car Wash

Attendants ♦ Hair Stylists and

Barbers ♦ Funeral Home

Directors ♦ Parking Lot

Attendants ♦ Drycleaners ♦ Pet Groomers ♦ Human Rights

Advocates ♦ Conservationists ♦ Clergymen/women ♦ Electronic and

Household Repairers

Includes NAICS codes 81


Incidence Rates

Education, Health Services

25.7%



Services13.5%

Manufacturing14.9%

Natural Resources,

Mining0.3%


9.0%

Construction9.5%

Trade, Transportation,

Utilities25.2%

Other Services1.9%

Other Services

• 3.6% of all MA

employees worked in the other services industries in 2004

• 1.9% of the

total injuries and illnesses in MA occurred in the other ser-vices industries

4.8

3.2

4.3

2.5

0

2

4

6

All Private Industries Other Services

US MA





• Massachusetts’ incidence rate was lower than the national rate in the other services industries

Chart 1: Incidence rates3 of nonfatal injuries and illnesses (per 100 full time workers), all private industries vs. other services, MA & US, 20044

MASSACHUSETTS, 2004

Population………………………....…..6,416,5051

Private Sector Employment……..…………………….2,718,6002

Other Services Employment……………96,9002


Occupational Data


• Installation and repair workers had the highest number of injuries and illnesses involving days away from work in MA in the other services industries during 2004


• Transportation



Chart 5: Occupatons with the highest number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work, other services, 2004

200

130

7060

0

50

100

150

200

250

Installation and RepairWorkers

Transportation and MaterialHandlers

Production Workers Building Maintenance andGroundskeepers

Chart 3: Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, all private industries

vs. other services in MA, 2004

1,800

93,400

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000



occupational injuries and illnesses, all private industries vs. other services in MA,

2004

50,800

600 1,200

42,600

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000



• Of the 93,400 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in MA, 1,800 occurred in the other services industries

• Non-lost workday cases exceeded lost workday cases


20

9 86 6 5 4 3

6

0

5

10

15

20

25

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Natural Reso

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Leisure, H

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All Other

Total = 67


22.4%

9.0%

19.4%

11.9%

37.3%

0.0%5.0%

10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%35.0%40.0%45.0%

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Other Services Industries Case & Demographic Data

• Workers aged 45 to 54 were the most commonly injured • Most injuries in 2004 with days away from work were caused by contact with objects or

equipment, followed by overexertion • Sprains and strains made up more than half of the nature of injury and illnesses in the other

services industries • The back and lower extremities (leg, ankle, foot and/or toe) made up nearly half of all injuries

and illnesses in 2004


Age Event or Exposure Chart 8: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by age of

worker, other services, 2004

25 to 3428.1%

35 to 4426.3%

45 to 5429.8%

All Other15.8%


exposure, other service, 2004


22.8%


Overexertion21.1%

All Other38.6%


injury, other services, 2004



12.3%

All Other31.6%


body, other services, 2004

Back24.6%

Upper Extremities

19.3%Lower

Extremities22.8%

All Other33.3%














MASSACHUSETTS OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES 2004 Report: Other Services

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Industries: 2004 Report

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities


Examples:

♦ Merchant Wholesalers ♦ Automobile Dealers ♦ Couriers and

Messengers ♦ Bus and Taxi Drivers ♦ Truck Drivers ♦ Cashiers ♦ Retail Sales Associates ♦ Warehouse Workers ♦ Gas Station Attendants ♦ Air Traffic Controllers ♦ Flight Attendants ♦ Ticket and Reservation

Agents ♦ Baggage Handlers ♦ Oil and Gas

Distributors ♦ Electrical Power

Installers and Repairers

♦ Water and Sewage Workers

Includes NAICS codes 42,

44-45, 48-49 and 22


Incidence Rates

Education, Health

Services25.7%



Services13.5%

Other Services

1.9%

Trade, Transport-



Hospitality9.0%

Natural Resources,

Mining0.3%

Manufacturing14.9%

Trade, Transportation,

and Utilities

• 21.0% of all MA employees worked in the trade, transporta-tion, and utilities industries

• 25.2% of the total injuries and illnesses in MA occurred in the trade, transportation, and utilities industries

4.8

9.8

4.3

8.99.5

5.2

7.3

4.7

0

2

4

6

8

10

12


Trade Transportation Utilities

US MA






incidence rates in the trade and utilities indus-tries were lower than the na-tional rates


incidence rate in the transportation industry was higher than the national rate

Chart 1: Incidence rates3 of nonfatal injuries and illnesses (per 100 full time workers), all private industries vs. trade,

transportation, and utilities, MA & US, 20044

MASSACHUSETTS, 2004

Population…………………………..…..6,416,5051

Private Sector Employment…………………………….2,718,6002 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Employment…………...… 570,7002

Injury & Illness Data

Occupational Data


• Laborers, non-construction, had the highest number of injuries and illnessess involving days away from work in the trade, transportation, and utilities industries in MA during 2004, followed by truck drivers, heavy


• Transportation



Chart 5: Occupations with the highest number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work, trade, transportation, and utilities, 2004

1,590

640 570 520 510290

170 160 150

2,210

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1000

1500

2000

2500

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Chart 3: Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses, all private industries vs. trade, transportation, and utilities in MA,

2004

17,300

5,800500

93400

0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000


Trade Transport-ation

Utilities

Chart 4: Number of lost workday5 cases vs. non lost workday cases of nonfatal

occupational injuries and illnesses, all private industries vs. trade, transportation,

and utilities in MA, 2004

50,800

9,800

3003,900

1001,8007,500

42,600

0

20,000

40,000

60,000


Trade Transport-ation

Utilities


• Of the 93,400 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in MA, 23,600 occurred in these industries

• Lost workday cases exceeded non-lost workday cases in 2004


20

9 86 5 4 3

6 6

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10

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25

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Total = 67


22.4%

9.0%

19.4%

11.9%

37.3%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

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Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Case & Demographic Data

• Workers aged 25 to 34 and 35 to 44 made up more than half of all injuries and illnesses in the trade, transportation, and utilities industries in 2004

• Most injuries and illnesses with days away from work in 2004 were caused by contact with objects or equipment, followed closely by overexertion

• Sprains and strains were the most common nature of injury or illness in 2004 • The back and lower extremities (leg, ankle, foot, and/or toe) made up more than half of all

injuries and illnesses in 2004 within the trade, transportation, and utilities industries




worker, trade, transportation, and utilities, 2004

25 to 3426.3%

35 to 4426.1%

45 to 5421.3%

55 to 6410.3%

65 and Older1.9%

16 to 192.9% 20 to 24

11.1%


injury, trade, transportation, and utilities, 2004



9.7%

Tendonitis0.6%


7.8%

Fractures5.3%

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

1.7%

All Other18.8%


body, trade, transportation, and utilities, 2004

Back29.1%

Head6.2%

Neck1.6%

Lower Extremities

26.1%Shoulder

6.8%

Upper Extremities

20.1%

Mulitple Parts3.8%

All Other6.5%

Chart 9: Percent distribution of nonfatal injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by event or exposure, trade, transportation, and utilities, 2004

Overexertion28.4%

All Other8.6%

Transport-ation

Accidents6.2%



Exposure to Harmful

Substances2.7%



28.7%














MASSACHUSETTS OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES 2004 Report: Trade, Transportation and Utilities

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