Every year the United States Department of Labor releases a report on workplace safety that includes injury and illness rates. Knowing what your industries injury rate is and what tools can be used to reduce your risk can save thousands of unnecessary dollars in fines and lawsuits.

Industry 2006 annual average employment(in thousands)/Incidence Rate2005/2006

Nonclay refractory manufacturing 6.3 / – / 16.9
Motor home manufacturing 21.1 / – / 16.8
Iron foundries 58.4/ 17.1 / 15.1
Light truck and utility vehicle manufacturing 69.3 / 17.8 / 14.6
Prefabricated wood building manufacturing 27.2 / 14.3 / 14.3
Truck trailer manufacturing 38.5 / 16.8 / 13.9
Manufactured home (mobile home) manufacturing 49.1 / 12.9 / 13.2
Skiing facilities 34.0 / – / 13.2
Travel trailer and camper manufacturing 48.7 / 14.1 / 13.1
Sports teams and clubs 63.2 / – / 12.8
Animal (except poultry) slaughtering 146.3 / 12.6 / 12.5
Steel foundries (except investment) 20.9 / 10.7 / 12.1
Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) 22.5 / 13.3 / 12.1
Metal tank (heavy gauge) manufacturing 27.1 / – / 11.9
Motor vehicle body manufacturing 66.9 / 8.3 / 11.8
Beet sugar manufacturing 6.1 / 18.3 / 11.7
Amusement and theme parks 137.0 / – / 11.7
Couriers 528.0 / 12.4 / 11.0
Ambulance services 127.3 / – 11.0
Iron and steel forging 27.0 / 13.3 / 10.9
Heavy duty truck manufacturing 37.6 / 13.1 / 10.9
Scheduled passenger air transportation 426.8 / – / 10.8
Ship building and repairing 91.7 / 10.9 / 10.7
Soft drink manufacturing 79.7 10.4 10.6
Household furniture (except wood/metal) manufacturing 6.5 / – / 10.6
Private industry 111,273.1 / 4.6 / 4.4

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