BLA Releases 1999 Metalcasting Industry Lost Workday Injury, Illness Rates.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 1999 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 5 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 full-time adj. Employed for or involving a standard number of hours of working time: a full-time administrative assistant. full 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 workers working 40 hr/week, 50 weeks/year.). While numbers as a whole reflect a downward trend, they are still higher than the general industry average.
Occupational Injury Rates
per 100 Full Time Workers
TOTAL OSHA
RECORDABLE INJURY &
ILLNESS CASES
SIC [1]
Code 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
All Manufacturing --- 9.2 9.7 10.3 10.6 11.6
Primary Metal Industries 33 12.9 14.0 15.0 15.0 16.5
Iron & Steel Foundries 332 20.1 22.1 23.2 23.9 26.6
Gray Iron 3321 21.9 25.1 26.6 25.8 29.2
Malleable 3322 n.a. n.a. 27.6 16.7 26.0
Steel Investment 3324 14.2 13.1 13.6 12.1 13.0
Steel, n.e.c. 3325 19.3 20.8 19.1 26.4 26.4
Nonferrous Foundries
(Castings) 336 15.8 17.6 18.0 17.0 20.6
Aluminum Die Castings 3363 16.2 17.6 17.4 19.9 23.1
Aluminum Foundries 3365 18.3 18.2 19.8 17.1 22.1
Nonferrous Foundries,
n.e.c. 3369 n.a. n.a. n.a. 9.0 n.a.
Plumbing, Fixtures,
Fittings & Trim 3432 8.0 7.3 8.1 8.0 ---
TOTAL OSHA LOST
WORKDAY INJURY
AND ILLNESS
(LWDII) CASES [2]
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
All Manufacturing 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.3
Primary Metal Industries 6.3 7.0 7.2 6.8 7.2
Iron & Steel Foundries 8.8 10.6 10.9 10.2 10.9
Gray Iron 8.6 11.5 11.7 10.3 10.8
Malleable n.a. n.a. 14.2 8.2 12.5
Steel Investment 8.8 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.4
Steel, n.e.c. 9.3 11.1 10.4 12.5 12.7
Nonferrous Foundries
(Castings) 8.8 9.7 9.6 8.5 9.7
Aluminum Die Castings 9.6 8.5 8.4 9.6 10.1
Aluminum Foundries 10.2 11.4 11.8 9.2 10.8
Nonferrous Foundries,
n.e.c. n.a. n.a. n.a. 4.3 n.a.
Plumbing, Fixtures,
Fittings & Trim 4.1 4.8 3.2 4.3 ---
(1.)Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC) Manual, 1987 Edition (2.)Total lost workday injuries and illness cases involve cases with days away from work and cases with restricted work n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified n.a. = not available |
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