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Month
Characteristics of Work-related Injuries and Illnesses in Maine 1999_________________
The percent of 1999 disabling work-related injuries
and illnesses per month ranged from 7.3% in December
to 9.5% in January.
The percentages of disabling work-related injuries
and illnesses per month have remained fairly consistent
over the past decade. See Table 8 for details.
Table 8. Disabling Cases by Month of Occurrence, Maine, 1997-1999
Month of Occurrence
Disabling Cases
1997 1998 1999
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 12,718 100.0 12,863 100.0 16,561 100.0
January 1,176 9.2 1,224 9.5 1,579 9.5
February 986 7.8 970 7.5 1,248 7.5
March 1,045 8.2 1,086 8.4 1,354 8.2
April 949 7.5 1,003 7.8 1,257 7.6
May 1,056 8.3 1,029 8.0 1,248 7.5
June 1,075 8.5 1,074 8.3 1,467 8.9
July 1,085 8.5 1,144 8.9 1,507 9.1
August 1,080 8.5 1,215 9.4 1,539 9.3
September 1,142 9.0 1,106 8.6 1,473 8.9
October 1,150 9.0 1,079 8.4 1,404 8.5
November 1,012 8.0 923 7.2 1,278 7.7
December 962 7.6 1,010 7.9 1,207 7.3
Figure 10.
Percent of Disabling Cases
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10
8
6
4
2
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9.4 9.5
January
8.2
February
7.5
Month of Occurence
Percent of Disabling Cases, Maine, 1990-1998, 1999
8.7
March
8.2
8.0
April
1990-1998 1999
7.6
8.3
7.5
May
8.8 9.3
8.5 8.9 9.1 9.3
June
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July
Month of Injury or Illness
August
8.2
September
8.9
8.5
October
8.5
7.2
November
7.7
6.9
7.3
December