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  1. Workers Killed or Disabled On the Job, 1960 - 1989, & by   Industry Group, 1989 & 1989
  2.  
  3.        ____________________Deaths_____________________
  4.                                               Non-        Dis-
  5.        ____Total____    Manufacturing    Manufacturing   abling
  6.         Number  Rate     Number  Rate     Number  Rate  injuries
  7. Year   (1,000)   (1)    (1,000)   (1)    (1,000)   (1) (1,000)(2)
  8.  
  9. 1960     13.8     21       1.8    10       12.1    25     1,950
  10. 1965     14.1     20       1.8    10       12.3    24     2,100
  11. 1970     13.8     18       1.7     9       12.1    21     2,200
  12. 1975     13.0     15       1.6     9       11.4    17     2,200
  13. 1980     13.2     13       1.7     8       11.5    15     2,200
  14. 1984     11.5     11       1.1     6       10.4    12     1,900
  15. 1985     11.5     11       1.2     6       10.3    12     2,000
  16. 1986     11.2     10       1.1     6       10.1    11     1,800
  17. 1987     11.1     10       1.1     6       10.0    11     1,800
  18. 1988     10.6      9       1.1     6        9.5    10     1,800
  19. 1989     10.4      9       1.1     6        9.3    10     1,700
  20.  
  21.  
  22.                                _____Deaths_____         Disabling
  23.    Year &                       Number    Rate           injuries
  24. Industry Group                 (1,000)     (1)         (1,000)(2)
  25.  
  26.   1988, total                   10.6         9            1,800
  27. Agriculture(3)                   1.5        48              140
  28. Mining & quarrying                .2        25               30
  29. Construction                     2.2        34              210
  30. Manufacturing                    1.1         6              350
  31. Transportation & utilities       1.4        24              140
  32. Trade(4)                         1.1         4              320
  33. Service(5)                       1.5         4              330
  34. Government                       1.6         9              280
  35.  
  36.   1989, total                   10.4         9            1,700
  37. Agriculture(3)                   1.3        40              120
  38. Mining & quarrying                .3        43               30
  39. Construction                     2.1        32              190
  40. Manufacturing                    1.1         6              340
  41. Transportation & utilities       1.4        24              140
  42. Trade(4)                         1.1         4              340
  43. Service(5)                       1.5         4              300
  44. Government                       1.6         9              240
  45.  
  46.  
  47. 1. Per 100,000 workers.
  48. 2. Disabling injury defined as one which results in death, some
  49.    degree of physical impairment, or renders the person unable
  50.    to perform regular activities for a full day beyond the day
  51.    of  the injury.
  52. 3. Includes forestry and fishing.
  53. 4. Includes wholesale and retail trade.
  54. 5. Includes finance, insurance and real estate.
  55.  
  56. Source:National Safety Council, Chicago, IL.
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