2002 metalcasting industry lost workday injury, illness rates released by U.S. Bureau of Labor.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) A research agency of the U.S. Department of Labor; it compiles statistics on hours of work, average hourly earnings, employment and unemployment, consumer prices and many other variables. has released the 2002 Injury and Illness rates. These numbers reflect the lost workday rates as well as OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. recordable rates for the metalcasting industry. When OSHA decides what firms will be targeted for compliance inspections, the agency picks industries that reflect the highest rates. This chart shows five years of comparisons for foundry A semiconductor manufacturer that makes chips for third parties. It may be a large chip maker that sells its excess manufacturing capacity or one that makes chips exclusively for other companies. industry SIC codes. The incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full time workers and were calculated as the number of injuries divided by the total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year and multiplied mul·ti·ply 1 v. mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing, mul·ti·plies v.tr. 1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of. 2. Mathematics To perform multiplication on. by 200,000 (the base for 100 equivalent full-time full-time adj. Employed for or involving a standard number of hours of working time: a full-time administrative assistant. full workers working 40 hr/wk, 50 wk/yr). While numbers as a whole reflect a downward trend, they are still higher then the general average.
Table 1. Occupational Injury Rates per 100 Full Time Workers
Total OSHA
Recordable
Injury &
Illness
Cases
SIC (1)
Code 2002 2001
All Manufacturing -- 7.2 8.1
Primary Metal Industries 33 10.3 10.7
Iron & Steel Foundries 332 15.8 16.7
Gray & Ductile Iron 3321 17.4 18.9
Malleable 3322 18.3 11.2
Steel Investment 3324 9.8 11.5
Steel, n.e.c. 3325 14.1 14.0
Nonferrous Foundries (Castings) 336 13.5 13.1
Aluminum Die Castings 3363 15.9 16.1
Aluminum Foundries 3365 12.8 13.4
Valves & Pipe Fittings, n.e.c. 3494 8.1 8.9
Plumbing, Fixtures, Fittings & Trim 3432 6.6 6.3
Total OSHA Recordable
Injury & Illness Cases
2000 1999 1998
All Manufacturing 9.0 9.2 9.7
Primary Metal Industries 12.6 12.9 14.0
Iron & Steel Foundries 21.0 20.1 22.1
Gray & Ductile Iron 21.7 21.9 25.1
Malleable n.a. n.a. n.a.
Steel Investment 12.1 14.2 13.1
Steel, n.e.c. n.a. 19.3 20.8
Nonferrous Foundries (Castings) 16.5 15.8 17.6
Aluminum Die Castings 15.2 16.2 17.6
Aluminum Foundries 18.3 18.3 18.2
Valves & Pipe Fittings, n.e.c. 8.9 9.8 9.9
Plumbing, Fixtures, Fittings & Trim 5.7 8.0 7.3
Total OSHA Lost Workday
InjuryAnd Illness
(Lwdii) Cases (2)
2002 2001 2000
All Manufacturing 4.1 4.1 4.5
Primary Metal Industries 5.5 5.3 6.3
Iron & Steel Foundries 7.2 7.3 9.2
Gray & Ductile Iron 7.2 7.4 9.3
Malleable 9.5 6.1 n.a.
Steel Investment 6.3 6.8 6.2
Steel, n.e.c. 7.2 7.7 n.a.
Nonferrous Foundries (Castings) 8.5 7.7 8.5
Aluminum Die Castings 9.7 9.4 7.4
Aluminum Foundries 7.7 8.1 9.9
Valves & Pipe Fittings, n.e.c. 5.0 4.3 3.8
Plumbing, Fixtures, Fittings & Trim 3.1 3.7 3.1
Total OSHA Lost Workday
InjuryAnd Illness
(Lwdii) Cases (2)
1999 1998
All Manufacturing 4.6 4.7
Primary Metal Industries 6.3 7.0
Iron & Steel Foundries 8.8 10.6
Gray & Ductile Iron 8.6 11.5
Malleable n.a. n.a.
Steel Investment 8.8 6.7
Steel, n.e.c. 9.3 11.1
Nonferrous Foundries (Castings) 8.8 9.7
Aluminum Die Castings 9.6 8.5
Aluminum Foundries 10.2 11.4
Valves & Pipe Fittings, n.e.c. 5.3 5.2
Plumbing, Fixtures, Fittings & Trim 4.1 4.8
n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified * n.a. = not available * (1) Standard
Industrial Classifications (SIC) Manual, 1987 Edition * (2) Total lost
workday injuries and illness cases involves cases with days away from
work and cases with restricted work.
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