Workplace Issues: Data Presentation

Fatal Occupational Injuries by Gender and Top Three Categories of Injury, 1993-2000

	Number of Fatal Injuries			Leading Causes of Death as % of All Workplace Fatalities by Category
	Total	Males	Females	Assault	Transportation	Contact w/Object
1993	6,271	5,790	481	20.9	39.6	16.6
1994	6,588	6,067	521	19.9	41.6	15.4
1995	6,210	5,676	534	20.3	41.2	14.7
1996	6,112	5,605	507	18.7	41.8	16.4
1997	6,218	5,743	475	17.7	41.8	16.6
1998	6,026	5,544	482	15.9	43.6	15.6
1999	6,023	5,582	441	14.8	43.4	17.1
2000	5,915	5,467	448	15.7	43.5	17.0
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Fatal Occupational Injuries by Event or Exposure and Major Private Industry Division 2000," avaliable online at http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcfoi1.htm.

Workplace Injury and Illness Rates, by Severity of Injury/Illness, 1973-2000

Figures are rates—number of injuries and/or illnesses per 100 full-time workers over a one year period.
	Rate of Injury and Illness	Rate of Lost Work Day Injuries (Serious)	Rate of Non-Lost Work Day Injuries (Minor)
1973	11.0	3.4	7.6
1974	10.4	3.5	6.9
1975	9.1	3.3	5.8
1976	9.2	3.5	5.7
1977	9.3	3.8	5.5
1978	9.4	4.1	5.3
1979	9.5	4.3	5.2
1980	8.7	4.0	4.7
1981	8.3	3.8	4.5
1982	7.7	3.5	4.2
1983	7.6	3.4	4.2

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Workplace Injury and Illness Rates, by Severity of Injury/Illness, 1973-2000

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	Rate of Injury and Illness	Rate of Lost Work Day Injuries (Serious)	Rate of Non-Lost Work Day Injuries (Minor)
1984	8.0	3.7	4.3
1985	7.9	3.6	4.3
1986	7.9	3.6	4.3
1987	8.3	3.8	4.5
1988	8.6	4.0	4.6
1989	8.6	4.0	4.6
1990	8.8	4.1	4.7
1991	8.4	3.9	4.5
1992	8.9	3.9	5.0
1993	8.5	3.8	4.7
1994	8.4	3.8	4.6
1995	8.1	3.6	4.5
1996	7.4	3.4	4.0
1997	7.1	3.3	3.8
1998	6.7	3.1	3.6
1999	6.3	3.0	3.3
2000	6.1	3.0	3.1
%Change 1973 to 2000	-45.0	-12.0	-59.0
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Incidence rate of occupational injuries and illness for private industry by selected case types, 1973-2000," available online at: http://www/bls.gov/news.release/osha.t06.htm.

Number of Work-related Injuries and Illnesses Involving Days Away from Work in 1999

Nature of Injury/Illness	All Cases	Women	Men
Sprain, strain	739,742	262,315	470,536
Fracture	113,734	30,355	82,460
Cuts, lacerations, punctures	153,762	29,815	122,937
Bruises, contusions	155,965	56,300	97,899
Heat burns	27,108	9,031	18,012
Chemical burns	11,614	1,949	9,624
Amputations	9,985	1,228	8,679
Carpal tunnel syndrome	27,922	18,651	9,185
Tendonitis	16,582	10,127	6,406
Multiple injuries	59,343	19,710	39,966
Soreness, pain	109,257	38,233	70,374

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Number of Work-related Injuries and Illnesses Involving Days Away from Work in 1999

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Nature of Injury/Illness	All Cases	Women	Men
All Others	277,456	80,953	193,165
Total	1,702,470	558,667	1,129,243
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Case and Demographic Characteristics of Work-related Injuries and Illnesses Involving Days Away From Work -1999," available online at http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshcdnew.html. Note: The figures for women and men do not add to the totals for every category. This is the result of rounding and of cases in which an injury or illness reported made no reference to the gender of the injured party.

Fatal and Non-fatal Workplace Injuries and Illnesses by Private Industrial Sector, 1999

Sector	Fatal Injury Rate (per 1,000 employed in sector)	Non-Fatal Injury Rate (per 100 full-time in sector)	Percent of Workforce		Employment by Sector (000)	Total Fatalities by Sector
			Female	Male
Overall Private Sector	0.041	6.3	46.5	53.5	133,488	5,461
Agriculture	0.246	7.3	25.9	74.1	3,281	807
Mining	0.214	4.4	12.3	87.7	565	121
Construction	0.132	8.6	9.9	90.1	8,987	1,190
Manufacturing	0.036	9.2	32.0	68.0	20,070	719
Transportation	0.105	7.3	28.7	71.3	9,554	1,006
Wholesale & Retail	0.027	6.1	47.6	52.4	27,572	744
FIRE1	0.012	1.8	58.0	42.0	8,815	105
Services	0.015	4.9	62.0	38.0	48,687	732
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2001, Tables 409, 596, 633 and 635. Note: 1. FIRE stands for Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate.

Rate of Violent Victimization in the Workplace, by Occupational Field, 1993-99

Rate of victimization per 1,000 employees in the field.
	Medical	Mental Health	Teaching	Law Enforcement	Retail Sales	Transportation
1993	20.3	64.4	25.8	163.1	21.9	20.6
1994	16.7	63.7	19.3	156.4	22.8	24.1
1995	16.0	56.7	15.4	157.2	22.2	13.8
1996	11.9	63.9	16.6	125.9	20.4	12.6
1997	8.4	39.7	14.9	122.0	20.5	15.4
1998	9.2	49.3	18.9	88.5	16.2	18.3
1999	10.0	46.1	12.4	74.1	14.1	8.4

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Rate of Violent Victimization in the Workplace, by Occupational Field, 1993-99

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	Medical	Mental Health	Teaching	Law Enforcement	Retail Sales	Transportation
Percentage change 1993 -1999	-51.0	-28.0	-52.0	-55.0	-36.0	-59.0
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey, "Violence in the Workplace, 1993-99," December 2001, p. 5.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Discrimination Charges and Case Outcomes by Category, 1992-2001

	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Disability:
Charges Filed	1,048	15,274	18,859	19,798	18,046	18,108	17,806	17,007	15,864	16,470
Charges Resolved	88	4,502	12,523	18,900	23,451	24,200	23,324	22,152	20,475	19,084
Monetary Benefits Paid ($ mil.)	0.2	15.9	32.6	38.7	38.7	36.1	49.1	49.9	47.9	42.2
Age:
Charges Filed	19,573	19,809	19,618	17,416	15,719	15,785	15,191	14,141	16,008	17,405
Charges Resolved	19,975	19,761	13,942	17,033	17,699	18,279	15,995	15,448	14,672	15,155
Monetary Benefits Paid ($ mil.)	57.3	40.7	42.3	29.4	31.5	44.3	34.7	38.6	45.2	53.7
National Origin:
Charges Filed	7,434	7,454	7,414	7,035	6,687	6,712	6,778	7,108	7,792	8,025
Charges Resolved	7,196	6,788	6,453	7,619	9,047	8,795	8,482	8,750	8,691	8,899
Monetary Benefits Paid ($ mil.)	9.5	8.8	15.5	10.5	10.5	9.1	11.2	19.7	15.7	48.1
Race:
Charges Filed	29,548	31,695	31,656	29,986	26,287	29,199	28,820	28,819	28,945	28,912
Charges Resolved	28,497	27,440	25,253	31,674	35,127	36,419	35,716	35,094	33,188	32,077
Monetary Benefits Paid ($ mil.)	31.9	33.3	39.7	30.1	37.2	41.8	32.2	53.2	61.7	86.5
Sex:
Charges Filed	21,796	23,919	25,860	26,181	23,813	24,728	24,454	23,907	25,194	25,140
Charges Resolved	20,102	21,606	21,545	26,726	30,965	32,836	31,818	30,643	29,631	28,602
Monetary Benefits Paid ($ mil.)	30.7	44.0	44.1	23.6	47.1	72.5	58.7	81.7	109.0	94.4
Sexual Harassment:
Charges Filed	10,532	11,908	14,420	15,549	15,342	15,889	15,618	15,222	15,836	15,475
Charges Resolved	7,484	9,971	11,478	13,802	15,861	17,333	17,115	16,524	16,726	16,383
Monetary Benefits Paid ($ mil.)	12.7	25.1	22.5	24.3	27.8	49.5	34.3	50.3	54.6	53.0
Pregnancy:
Charges Filed	3,385	3,577	4,170	4,191	3,743	3,977	4,219	4,166	4,160	4,287
Charges Resolved	3,045	3,145	3,181	3,908	4,186	4,595	4,467	4,343	4,480	4,280
Monetary Benefits Paid ($ mil.)	3.7	3.9	4.0	4.7	4.1	5.6	5.3	6.7	20.6	7.5
Religion:
Charges Filed	1,388	1,449	1,546	1,581	1,564	1,709	1,786	1,811	1,939	2,127
Charges Resolved	1,297	1,286	1,274	1,606	1,911	2,137	2,247	2,187	2,230	2,217
Monetary Benefits Paid ($ mil.)	1.4	2.1	1.5	1.5	1.8	2.2	2.6	3.1	5.5	14.1
Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "Charge Statistics Fiscal Year (FY) 1992 through FY 2001," available online at http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/charges.html.

Annual Discrimination and Harassment Charge Filings and Case Outcomes at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1992-2001

Charges filed are not always resolved within the same year they are filed.
	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Total Charges Filed	72,302	87,942	91,189	87,529	77,990	80,680	79,591	77,444	79,896	80,840
Charges Resolved	68,366	71,716	71,563	91,774	103,467	106,312	101,470	97,846	93,672	90,106
Resolved with a Finding of No Cause	41,736	40,183	34,451	46,700	63,216	64,567	61,794	58,174	54,578	51,562
All Other Resolutions	26,630	31,533	37,112	45,074	40,251	41,745	39,676	39,672	39,094	38,544
Resolved in the Plaintiff's Favor	10,627	11,248	11,100	10,921	9,430	11,668	12,558	16,102	19,938	19,908
Charges Litigated	626	427	469	338	296	231	312	317	434	354
Monetary Benefits in millions of dollars Administrative	117.7	126.8	146.3	136.0	145.2	176.7	169.2	210.5	245.7	247.8
Established through litigation	71.1	36.4	39.6	18.9	50.8	112.3	92.2	96.9	46.0	50.6
Total Monetary Benefits Paid Out	188.8	163.2	185.9	154.9	196.0	289.0	261.4	307.4	291.7	298.4
Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "Charge Statistics Fiscal Year (FY) 1992 through FY 2001," available online at http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/charges.html.

Number of Discrimination or Harassment Charges, by Category, Resolved with Any Finding Other Than No Cause 1992-2001

These are all charges filed with the U.S. Equal Empoyment Opportunity Commission.
Discrimination based on:	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Sex	9,287	11,127	12,755	14,886	14,244	15,006	14,318	13,943	13,660	12,957
Race	9,717	10,345	11,187	12,321	10,924	11,436	11,215	11,932	11,881	11,772
Sexual Harassment	5,029	6,641	7,954	9,606	9,707	10,157	9,875	9,253	9,350	9,076
Disability	81	3,061	7,789	10,508	10,436	10,285	9,866	9,392	9,050	8,760
Age	7,890	8,280	7,069	8,721	6,619	7,111	6,126	6,272	6,162	6,774
National Origin	2,583	2,559	2,917	3,101	3,203	3,087	3,045	3,264	3,190	3,435
Pregnancy	1,547	1,595	1,746	2,056	1,909	2,164	1,934	1,954	2,029	1,909
Religion	590	656	710	827	776	872	883	919	888	869
Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "Charge Statistics Fiscal Year (FY) 1992 through FY 2001," available online at http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/charges.html.

Percentage Change, by Category, in Discrimination Filings and Outcomes, 1993 to 2001

These are all charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Charge Categories	Percentage Change from 1993 to 2001 in:
	Number of Charges Filed	Number of Charges Resolved	Benefits Paid Out	Number of Charges Found to be "With Cause"
Disabilities	7.8	323.9	165.4	186.1
Age-based	-12.1	-23.3	31.9	-18.2
National Origin	7.7	31.1	446.6	34.2
Race-based	-8.8	16.9	159.8	13.8
Sex-based	5.1	32.4	114.5	16.4
Sexual Harassment	30.0	64.3	111.2	36.7

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Percentage Change, by Category, in Discrimination Filings and Outcomes, 1993 to 2001

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Charge Categories	Percentage Change from 1993 to 2001 in:
	Number of Charges Filed	Number of Charges Resolved	Benefits Paid Out	Number of Charges Found to be "With Cause"
Pregnancy	19.8	36.1	92.3	19.7
Religion	46.8	72.4	571.4	32.5
Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "Charge Statistics Fiscal Year (FY) 1992 through FY 2001," available online at http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/charges.html.

Annual Data on Sexual Harassment Charges Filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1992-2001

	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Charges Filed	10,532	11,908	14,420	15,549	15,342	15,889	15,618	15,222	15,836	15,475
Charges Resolved	7,484	9,971	11,478	13,802	15,861	17,333	17,115	16,524	16,726	16,383
Found to have no cause	2,455	3,330	3,524	4,196	6,154	7,176	7,240	7,271	7,376	7,307
Found to have some cause	5,029	6,641	7,954	9,606	9,707	10,157	9,875	9,253	9,350	9,076
Resolved in Plaintiff's Favor	2,019	2,524	2,713	2,709	2,882	3,253	3,576	3,840	4,724	4,768
Monetary Benefits Paid ($000)	13,000	25,000	23,000	24,000	28,000	50,000	34,000	50,000	55,000	53,000
Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "Charge StatisticsFY 1992 throughFY 2001," availableonline at http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/charges.html.