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Characteristics of Work-related Injuries and Illnesses in Maine 1999_________________
Table 5 shows the number and percent of disabling cases
for the major industry divisions. In 1999, the services industry
accounted for 30.4% of Maineís employment and
Table 5. Disabling Cases by Major Industry Division, Maine, 1997-1999
Major Industry Division
Number
Reports
21.4% of the disabling cases. The manufacturing industry
accounted for 15.4% of Maineís employment and 21.4%
of disabling cases.
Disabling Cases
1997 1998 1999
Percent
Reports
Percent
Emplmt
Number
Reports
Percent
Reports
Percent
Emplmt
Number
Reports
Percent
Reports
Percent
Emplmt
Total 12,718 100.0 100.0 12,863 100.0 100.0 16,561 100.0 100.0
*Total Public Sector 1,737 13.6 15.0 1,638 12.7 14.6 2,159 13.0 14.5
Educational Services 528 4.2 óñ 572 4.4 óñ 717 4.3 óñ
Public Administration 354 2.8 óñ 387 3.0 óñ 449 2.7 óñ
Highway Department 202 1.6 óñ 218 1.7 óñ 266 1.6 óñ
*Total Private Sector 10,973 86.3 85.0 11,209 87.1 85.4 14,400 87.0 85.5
70-89 Services 2,819 22.2 29.0 2,936 22.8 30.0 3,551 21.4 30.4
Health Services 1,103 8.7 10.0 1,149 8.9 10.0 1,672 10.1 9.8
Business Services 516 4.1 3.8 519 4.0 4.0 317 1.9 4.0
Social Services 367 2.9 3.7 410 3.2 3.8 561 3.4 4.0
Hotels, Rooming Houses 224 1.8 1.8 201 1.6 1.8 264 1.6 1.9
20-39 Manufacturing 2,727 21.5 16.0 2,571 20.0 16.0 3,600 21.7 15.4
Transportation Service 631 5.0 2.0 577 4.5 2.0 858 5.2 2.0
Lumber & Wood Prod 456 3.6 1.9 449 3.5 1.9 543 3.3 1.8
Food Product 343 2.7 1.2 309 2.4 1.1 567 3.4 1.2
Paper & Allied Product 282 2.2 2.7 233 1.8 2.6 281 1.7 2.4
Leather & Leather Prod 174 1.4 1.4 180 1.4 1.3 234 1.4 1.1
52-59 Retail Trade 2,214 17.4 21.0 2,379 18.5 21.0 2,767 16.7 20.8
Eating & Drinking Places 537 4.2 6.5 538 4.2 6.4 705 4.3 6.2
Food Stores 530 4.2 3.7 567 4.4 3.9 501 3.0 3.9
Automotive Dealers 238 1.9 2.4 312 2.4 2.4 439 2.7 2.4
15-17 Construction 1,016 8.0 4.0 1,078 8.4 5.0 1,616 9.8 4.9
Special Trades 610 4.8 2.6 602 4.7 2.7 918 5.5 2.9
Building Construction 315 2.5 1.0 335 2.6 1.1 512 3.1 1.2
50-51 Wholesale Trade 833 6.6 4.8 873 6.8 5.0 1,199 7.2 4.7
Nondurable Goods 524 4.1 óñ 585 4.6 óñ 839 5.1 óñ
Durable Goods 309 2.4 óñ 288 2.2 óñ 360 2.2 óñ
40-49 Trans. & Public Util 833 6.6 4.3 811 6.3 4.2 995 6.0 4.2
Motor Freight Transport 433 3.4 óñ 414 3.2 óñ 518 3.1 óñ
01-09 Agric./Fish./Forest 266 2.1 1.2 267 2.1 1.2 306 1.9 1.2
60-67 Finance/Ins/R.Est. 254 2.0 4.0 275 2.1 4.2 274 1.7 4.3
Other & Unknown SIC 11 0.0 0.1 19 0.1 0.1 92 0.5 0.6
*Unknown Ownership 8 0.1 óñ 16 0.1 óñ 2 0.0 óñ
* Lines add up to total. The 2-digit SIC groups in bold add up to Total Private Sector. Subgroups listed are those
with highest disabling injuries; they are not all-inclusive and do not add up to the group total.
Source: Employment from Department of Labor, Labor Market Information Services.
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