For pafalafa-ga. I am looking for more recent information about
construction and job related accident trends in New York. Similar to
the following information that you provided previously (but more
current).
--In 2002, the construction industry in New York State reported 5.6
incidents (non-fatal job-related injuries or illnesses) for every 100
workers, or 5.6% -- far higher than then the overall rate in private
industry of 3.5 incidents per 100 workers (3.5%).
--Heavy construction (non-buildings), in particular, had an
accident/illness rate of 7.3% -- more than twice the 3.5% overall
incidence rate in the private sector -- and considerably more than the
accident/illness rate in the manufacturing sector, which was 4.5% in
2002.
--Electrical work in the construction industry was particularly
dangerous, with an overall rate of 8.9%
--Construction (non-building) in the public sector was even more
dangerous for workers, with an extraordinary incidence rate of 18.5%
in two categories of construction: Heavy construction
(non-buildings), and Highway/Street construction. The
accident/illness rate in these categories was slightly higher than the
incidence rate in police work (18.4%) in 2002.
--In terms of raw numbers, these incidence rates translate to 15,600
occupational injuries/illnesses in the construction industry in New
York State in 2002 serious enough to require reporting to the
authorities.
--There were also 52 construction-related worker deaths in 2002, out
of a total number of 233 worker fatalities in New York State, making
the construction industry the largest overall contributor to worker
fatalities in the state
--More than half the construction industry fatalities occurred in New
York City (30 out of 52). |
Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
07 Dec 2004 14:23 PST
netxpert-ga,
Thanks for steering this my way, and my apologies for taking so long
in responding (holidays, you know!).
I've looked at the available information, and I'm afraid it's not yet
possible to update the information I previously provided.
Numbers have been released at the national level for some categories
of statistics. While they can be broken down by state OR by industry,
they cannot be broken down yet by both (that is, I can't crank out the
stats specific to the construction industry in NY).
I'd love to be able to help on this one, but until the government
publishes more detailed numbers, I'm afraid that were both stuck!
Happy holidays, just the same...
paf
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