NIOSH Publication 99-107: Identifying High-Risk Small Business Industries

NIOSH Publication No. 99-107:

Identifying High-Risk Small Business Industries - The Basis for Preventing Occupational Injury, Illness, and Fatality

May 1999

Main Page
Introduction
Defining and Identifying Small Business Industries
Small Business Industries and Related Measures of Risk
Results
Discussion
Reference
Appendix

Small Business Industries and Related Measures of Risk

The 253 small business industries that meet the criterion for a small business industry consist of nearly 4 million establishments with more than 30 million employees.

Small Business Industries

Data for all SIC codes listed in the County Business Patterns 1994 [Bureau of the Census 1996] were examined to identify industries meeting the criterion for a small business industry. Of 253 SIC categories determined to be small business industries, 1 was identified at the two-digit SIC level, 102 at the three-digit level, and 150 at the four-digit level. Of the 150 at the four-digit level, 96 were contained within a broader three-digit small business industry, which was also identified. Each of the SIC codes identified as a small business industry is described in the Appendix of this report. These 253 small business industries consist of nearly 4 million establishments with more than 30million employees. They represent 62% of all private industry establishments and 33% of all private industry employees. The distribution of these 253 small business industries by major industry division is as follows:

Number of industries
Division A—Agriculture (SIC 0109)	4
Division B—Mining (SIC 1014)	10
Division C—Construction (SIC 1517)	17
Division D—Manufacturing (SIC 2039)	21
Division E—Transportation, Communications, and Public Utilities (SIC 4049)	12
Division F—Wholesale Trade (SIC 5051)	45
Division G—Retail Trade (SIC 5259)	61
Division H—Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (SIC 6067)	8
Division I—Services (SIC 7089)	75

Table 1 lists the number and percentage of employees in establishments with fewer than 100, 20, and 10 employees, by major industry division. Table 3 lists the number and percentage of employees in the 253 identified small business industries who are in establishments with fewer than 100, 20, and 10 employees. In some cases it was not possible to determine the exact percentages in specific size categories, as employment information is routinely withheld from County Business Patterns data by the Bureau of the Census to assure confidentiality of operations for some establishments. For these industries, it was still possible to calculate the minimum percentages of employees in the desired categories. For example, at least 81% of the employees in Soil Preparation Services (SIC071) work in establishments with fewer than 100 employees, thereby satisfying the definition of a small business industry. But the exact number of employees in establishments with fewer than 100 employees is not provided.

Many of the industrial classifications that meet the definition of a small business industry are also characterized as having the majority of their employees in establishments with fewer than 20 employees. In more than half (157) of the 253 small business industries, 50% of the employees worked in establishments with fewer than 20 employees. The small business industries with the largest number of employees working in establishments with fewer than 20 employees include the following: offices of Podiatrists (SIC8043) (97%), Chiropractors (SIC 8041) (96%), Optometrists (SIC 8042) (93%), Dentists (SIC 802) (92%), and automotive shops specializing in Exhaust System Repair (SIC 7533) (96%) and Transmission Repair (SIC 7537) (93%).

TABLE 3.	*Number and percentage of employees in the 253 identified small business industries^ who are in establishments with fewer than 100, 20, and 10 employees, by SIC in 1994**
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	% employees in workplaces with
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	<100	<20	<10
All private industry	—	6,509,276	96,733,300	>55^†	>26	>15
Division A, Agriculture [SIC 07 only]:
Soil preparation services	071	630	4,339	>81	53	35
Veterinary services	074	21,549	153,309	>98	80	44
Animal services, except veterinary	075	9,375	39,241	>91	71	54
Landscape and horticultural services	078	62,228	294,854	85	56	39
Division B, Mining [SIC 10-14]:
Uranium-radium- vanadium ores	1094	57	1,023	>94	>16	>7
Natural gas liquids	132	627	14,288	>78	>19	>6
Dimension stone	141	196	1,475	>87	>52	28
Crushed and broken stone	142^‡	2,001	37,644	>83	>30	>8
Crushed and broken limestone	1422	1,316	24,312	>84	>31	>8
Crushed and broken granite	1423	238	5,180	>89	>24	>3
Sand and gravel	144^‡	2,459	28,552	>91	45	21
Construction sand and gravel	1442	2,295	25,501	>91	>44	>19
Industrial sand	1446	148	2,872	>90	>21	>8
Nonmetallic mineral services, except fuels	148	143	1,618	>80	>37	>17
Division C, Construction [SIC 15-17]:
General contractors and operative builders	15^‡	187,470	1,134,095	81	52	35
Plumbing, heating, and air conditioning	171	79,636	645,621	83	49	29
Painting and paper hanging	172	34,627	160,160	92	63	43
Masonry, stonework, and plastering	174^‡	48,960	397,536	82	44	27
Masonry, stone setting, and other stone work	1741	23,550	144,400	88	56	36
See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

TABLE 3 (Continued).	*Number and percentage of employees in the 253 identified small business industries^ who are in establishments with fewer than 100, 20, and 10 employees, by SIC in 1994**
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	% employees in workplaces with
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	<100	<20	<10
Division C, Construction [SIC 15-17] (Continued):
Terrazzo, tile, marble, and mosaic work	1743	5,882	31,319	96	61	40
Carpentry and floor work	175^‡	49,464	230,154	90	65	45
Carpentry work	1751	37,468	178,713	88	64	45
Floor laying and other floor work, NEC^§	1752	10,652	50,223	96	66	45
Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work	176	28,420	215,608	90	49	25
Concrete work	177	26,911	188,941	89	53	32
Water well drilling	178	3,672	18,816	97	73	50
Miscellaneous special trade contractors	179^‡	60,768	477,190	83	48	28
Glass and glazing work	1793	4,529	31,997	97	67	38
Excavation work	1794	18,768	93,383	94	66	44
Wrecking and demolition work	1795	945	11,615	82	>32	>14
Special trade contractors, NEC	1799	27,869	214,386	82	49	29
Division D, Manufacturing [SIC 20-39]:
Prepared feeds and feed ingredients for animals and fowls, except dogs and cats	2048	1,702	35,110	>81	>24	>8
Animal and marine fats and oils	2077	253	8,366	100	>7	>3
Manufactured ice	2097	552	4,454	100	60	27
Fur goods	237	161	686	>80	66	46
Logging	241	13,962	84,624	93	67	42
Special products Division sawmills, NEC	2429	177	1,714	100	>40	>19
Wood containers	244^‡	2,546	42,069	>84	>28	>12
Nailed and lock corner wood boxes and shook	2441	299	5,152	92	31	12
Wood pallets and skids	2448	2,009	31,920	>88	>30	>10
See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

TABLE 3 (Continued).	*Number and percentage of employees in the 253 identified small business industries^ who are in establishments with fewer than 100, 20, and 10 employees, by SIC in 1994**
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	% employees in workplaces with
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	<100	<20	<10
Division D, Manufacturing [SIC 20-39] (Continued):
Wood preserving	2491	474	11,218	85	16	7
Industrial gases	2813	600	7,789	92	31	16
Fertilizers, mixing only	2875	458	7,400	85	32	13
Printing ink	2893	518	12,262	87	21	7
Asphalt paving mixtures and blocks	2951	1,073	11,065	92	43	28
Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products	327^‡	9,350	173,474	81	29	10
Concrete block andf brick	3271	952	15,978	>93	>32	>9
Ready-mixed concrete	3273	5,058	81,214	90	35	12
Cut stone and stone products	328	931	12,097	>80	38	17
Industrial patterns	3543	651	7,824	>82	>41	>19
Industrial and commercial machinery and equipment, NEC	3599	23,073	271,999	86	40	20
Marking devices	3953	623	8,077	80	36	20
Division E, Transportation, communications, and public utilities [SIC 40-49]:
Taxicabs	412	3,378	26,516	81	43	24
Bus charter service, except local	4142	885	18,106	>81	>19	>7
Bus terminal and service facilities	417	35	182	100	>63	36
Farm product warehousing and age	4221	567	6,052	>81	>44	>19
Trucking terminal facilities	423	52	533	80	>24	>14
Ferries	4482	117	1,606	>80	>28	>14
Marinas	4493	3,763	18,496	99	73	47
Pipelines, NEC	4619	59	264	100	>73	>47
Passenger transportation arrangement	472^‡	32,160	207,423	81	59	43
See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

TABLE 3 (Continued).	*Number and percentage of employees in the 253 identified small business industries^ who are in establishments with fewer than 100, 20, and 10 employees, by SIC in 1994**
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	% employees in workplaces with
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	<100	<20	<10
Division E, Transportation, communications, and public utilities [SIC 40-49] (Continued):
Travel agencies	4724	28,118	162,795	87	66	49
Freight transportation arrangement	473	13,388	117,767	86	47	28
Irrigation systems	497	325	1,673	>80	59	38
Division F, Wholesale trade [SIC 50-51]:
Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies	501^‡	46,423	504,484	84	45	24
Motor vehicle supplies and new parts	5013	27,140	274,902	87	52	28
Tires and tubes	5014	3,930	47,053	92	50	21
Motor vehicle parts, used	5015	6,976	42,485	98	76	48
Furniture and home furnishings	502^‡	16,267	169,461	82	39	21
Furniture	5021	7,197	72,037	86	40	21
Home furnishings	5023	8,824	97,024	80	39	21
Lumber and construction materials	503^‡	20,473	232,555	>86	>39	>17
Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood anels	5031	8,604	122,835	>84	>29	>12
Brick, stone, and related construction materials	5032	4,618	35,532	97	63	35
Roofing, siding, and insulation materials	5033	2,902	33,514	>89	>46	>18
Construction materials, NEC	5039	3,982	39,930	88	49	24
Commercial equipment, NEC	5046	5,039	45,117	88	52	28
Metals and minerals, except petroleum	505^‡	11,137	144,449	81	33	17
Metals service centers and offices	5051	10,246	138,724	81	32	16
Coal and other minerals and ores	5052	766	5,557	>89	>50	34
Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and construction materials	5063	18,264	195,300	91	47	24
See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

TABLE 3 (Continued).	*Number and percentage of employees in the 253 identified small business industries^ who are in establishments with fewer than 100, 20, and 10 employees, by SIC in 1994**
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	% employees in workplaces with
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	<100	<20	<10
Division F, Wholesale trade [SIC 50-51] (Continued):
Hardware, plumbing, and heating equipment	507^‡	24,808	254,822	87	48	26
Plumbing and hydronic heating supplies	5074	9,341	92,224	93	54	27
Warm-air heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies	5075	5,506	49,661	92	54	31
Refrigeration equipment and supplies	5078	1,421	12,152	>88	>49	>28
Machinery, equipment, and supplies	508^‡	73,344	707,226	88	50	26
Farm and garden machinery and equipment	5083	10,280	103,375	96	59	25
Industrial machinery and equipment	5084	29,854	268,073	89	49	28
Industrial supplies	5085	15,678	153,968	91	53	28
Service establishment equipment and supplies	5087	7,392	65,316	>84	>45	>24
Sporting and recreational goods and supplies	5091	5,730	56,056	82	43	24
Scrap and waste materials	5093	9,079	102,395	88	39	19
Industrial and personal service paper	5113	5,388	67,972	80	36	18
Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods	5131	5,827	52,100	84	45	25
Fish and seafoods	5146	3,223	29,511	>85	>38	>20
Farm-product raw materials	515^‡	11,142	104,274	>91	>47	>23
Grain and field beans	5153	6,960	58,117	98	67	36
Livestock	5154	2,372	31,127	99	30	13
Farm-product raw materials, NEC	5159	1,717	14,688	>80	43	26
Chemicals and allied products	516^‡	14,436	150,985	85	44	22
Plastic materials and basic forms and shapes	5162	3,524	35,112	>86	>42	>19
Chemicals and allied products, NEC	5169	10,695	115,680	83	42	22
Petroleum and petroleum products	517^‡	14,636	162,814	>84	>43	>19
Petroleum bulk stations and terminals	5171	10,562	124,661	91	47	22
See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

TABLE 3 (Continued).	*Number and percentage of employees in the 253 identified small business industries^ who are in establishments with fewer than 100, 20, and 10 employees, by SIC in 1994**
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	% employees in workplaces with
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	<100	<20	<10
Division F, Wholesale trade [SIC 50-51] (Continued):
Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers, except bulk stations and terminals	5172	3,864	37,663	>80	>40	>20
Farm supplies	5191	16,835	145,383	>80	60	33
Flowers, nursery stock, and florists' supplies	5193	4,277	47,618	86	41	20
Paints, varnishes, and supplies	5198	3,544	29,051	86	60	39
Nondurable goods, NEC	5199	17,778	117,097	82	50	32
Division G, Retail trade [SIC 52-59]:
Hardware stores	525	18,227	140,019	98	66	37
Retail nurseries, lawn/garden supply stores	526	11,017	72,757	98	67	38
Mobile home dealers	527	4,294	28,632	>92	>70	>39
Variety stores	533	13,197	106,709	>95	67	43
Meat and fish food) markets, including freezer provisioners	542	8,480	44,536	95	74	49
Fruit and vegetable markets	543	3,108	17,268	>91	56	35
Candy, nut, and confectionery stores	544	4,940	27,829	>99	87	59
Dairy products stores	545	2,338	8,967	100	>82	61
Miscellaneous food stores	549	9,316	46,362	>97	78	53
Motor vehicle dealers (used only)	552	19,569	72,847	>98	84	64
Auto and home supply stores	553	41,338	294,733	99	78	43
Gasoline service stations	554	99,250	692,240	>96	82	50
Boat dealers	555	4,778	28,925	100	78	45
Recreational vehicle dealers	556	2,850	25,593	97	56	29
See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

TABLE 3 (Continued).	*Number and percentage of employees in the 253 identified small business industries^ who are in establishments with fewer than 100, 20, and 10 employees, by SIC in 1994**
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	% employees in workplaces with
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	<100	<20	<10
Division G, Retail trade [SIC 52-59] (Continued):
Motorcycle dealers	557	3,605	24,984	>98	78	41
Automotive dealers, NEC	559	936	4,357	100	>69	>42
Men's and boys' clothing/accessory stores	561	14,646	106,542	98	76	47
Women's clothing stores	562	47,715	419,793	95	67	34
Women's accessories and specialty stores	563	8,291	45,485	98	90	60
Children's and infants' wear stores	564	5,264	38,368	97	64	36
Shoe stores	566	34,795	184,533	99	91	71
Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores	569	9,458	47,451	98	79	51
Furniture and home furnishings stores	571^‡	66,783	451,368	94	67	41
Furniture stores	5712	32,828	252,493	92	61	35
Floor covering stores	5713	14,165	72,792	>98	80	54
Drapery, curtain, and upholstery stores	5714	2,670	10,867	100	>83	64
Miscellaneous home furnishings stores	5719	16,813	114,772	95	70	43
Household appliance stores	572	9,642	60,676	87	65	43
Radio, television, and computer stores	573^‡	37,496	277,437	94	60	41
Radio, television, and consumer electronics stores	5731	16,901	135,170	92	54	39
Computer and computer software stores	5734	7,479	47,635	>85	>54	>38
Record and prerecorded tape stores	5735	8,714	69,209	98	68	42
Musical instrument stores	5736	4,138	24,916	>89	>63	37
Eating and drinking places	581^‡	449,089	6,928,226	91	28	11
Eating places	5812	367,205	6,476,992	91	25	10
Drinking places	5813	52,874	310,238	95	64	43
Drug stores and proprietary stores	591	45,676	583,486	98	49	19
See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

TABLE 3 (Continued).	*Number and percentage of employees in the 253 identified small business industries^ who are in establishments with fewer than 100, 20, and 10 employees, by SIC in 1994**
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	% employees in workplaces with
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	<100	<20	<10
Division G, Retail trade [SIC 52-59] (Continued):
Liquor stores	592	29,554	128,727	99	88	66
Used merchandise stores	593	21,622	111,719	95	69	47
Miscellaneous shopping goods stores	594^‡	126,594	785,116	96	71	45
Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops	5941	24,456	157,121	96	62	37
Book stores	5942	13,520	102,380	92	66	38
Stationery stores	5943	4,179	23,081	>97	76	50
Jewelry stores	5944	26,995	141,748	95	86	62
Hobby, toy, and game shops	5945	10,402	93,976	97	39	26
Camera and photographic supply stores	5946	2,958	17,704	100	83	58
Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	5947	34,402	179,249	97	81	54
Luggage and leather goods stores	5948	1,921	11,031	>94	83	64
Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores	5949	7,497	58,579	98	77	30
Direct selling establishments	5963	13,207	119,526	82	44	24
Fuel dealers	598^‡	11,142	89,262	>93	68	40
Fuel oil dealers	5983	4,859	45,632	>88	55	29
Liquefied petroleum (bottled gas) dealers	5984	5,940	42,705	>99	82	50
Fuel dealers, NEC	5989	309	876	100	>79	>67
Retail stores, NEC	599^‡	90,164	421,359	98	78	57
Florists	5992	26,757	120,354	99	85	62
Tobacco stores and stands	5993	1,655	7,146	>95	81	63
News dealers and newsstands	5994	2,310	9,247	95	79	63
Optical goods stores	5995	14,318	73,120	99	76	57
Miscellaneous retail stores, NEC	5999	44,558	210,825	97	75	54
See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

TABLE 3 (Continued).	*Number and percentage of employees in the 253 identified small business industries^ who are in establishments with fewer than 100, 20, and 10 employees, by SIC in 1994**
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	% employees in workplaces with
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	<100	<20	<10
Division H, Finance, insurance, and real estate [SIC 60-67]:
Credit unions	606	15,142	151,685	86	47	27
Insurance agents, brokers, and service	641	123,998	661,685	83	59	43
Real estate operators and lessors	651	99,852	483,250	87	61	45
Title abstract offices	654	4,881	42,593	>86	>49	>27
Subdividers and developers	655^‡	16,912	106,235	81	45	30
Cemetery subdividers and developers	6553	6,263	43,929	>86	>43	>25
Oil royalty traders	6792	698	2,436	100	>71	58
Investors, NEC	6799	4,975	23,261	82	57	42
Division I, Services [SIC 7011-89]:
Rooming and boarding houses	702	1,627	8,192	>93	65	43
Camps and recreational vehicle parks	703^‡	6,645	31,418	90	60	40
Sporting and recreational camps	7032	3,018	15,238	92	57	37
Recreational vehicle parks and campsites	7033	3,611	16,173	88	63	43
Laundry, cleaning, and garment services	721^‡	56,536	433,926	83	51	31
Garment pressing and cleaners' agents	7212	3,159	12,159	>98	82	63
Coin-operated laundries and drycleaning	7215	12,906	47,458	97	85	69
Drycleaning plants, except rug cleaning	7216	22,024	165,823	97	67	37
Carpet and upholstery cleaning	7217	8,289	39,576	97	69	45
Laundry and garment services, NEC	7219	3,665	20,353	85	55	39
Photographic studios, portrait	722	12,436	74,990	80	63	37
Beauty shops	723	82,478	388,925	>99	86	56
Barber shops	724	4,629	14,237	>99	88	71
See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

TABLE 3 (Continued).	*Number and percentage of employees in the 253 identified small business industries^ who are in establishments with fewer than 100, 20, and 10 employees, by SIC in 1994**
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	% employees in workplaces with
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	<100	<20	<10
Division I, Services [SIC 7011-89] (Continued):
Shoe repair shops and shoeshine parlors	725	2,438	6,109	>96	88	76
Funeral services and crematories	726	15,912	93,562	98	80	52
Miscellaneous personal services, NEC	7299	17,296	97,224	83	61	42
Outdoor advertising services	7312	1,251	12,589	91	42	22
Adjustment and collection services	7322	5,649	76,016	>78	>32	>15
Commercial photography	7335	3,964	16,321	>80	>52	>39
Commercial art nd graphic design	7336	12,401	53,026	96	71	51
Secretarial and court reporting services	7338	7,349	32,968	92	61	43
Disinfecting and pest control services	7342	10,716	76,208	97	63	32
Miscellaneous equipment rental and leasing	735^‡	25,138	215,956	86	54	33
Medical equipment rental	7352	3,292	33,313	>81	>44	>22
Heavy construction equipment rental	7353	3,661	37,253	88	48	22
Equipment rental and leasing, NEC	7359	17,564	143,828	86	57	37
Computer rental and leasing	7377	812	7,780	>85	>36	>19
Truck rental and leasing, no drivers	7513	4,577	37,421	89	56	34
Utility trailer rental	7519	479	1,989	100	>66	>46
Automobile parking	752	8,879	58,475	89	54	36
Automotive repair shops	753^‡	133,335	557,862	99	87	64
Tops and body repair and paint shops	7532	35,030	177,811	>98	82	53
Automotive exhaust system repair shops	7533	5,502	24,720	100	96	82
Tire retreading and repair shops	7534	1,913	14,050	92	60	34
Automotive glass replacement shops	7536	4,938	22,786	100	85	64
Automotive transmission repair shops	7537	6,391	25,578	>99	93	77
See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

TABLE 3 (Continued).	*Number and percentage of employees in the 253 identified small business industries^ who are in establishments with fewer than 100, 20, and 10 employees, by SIC in 1994**
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	% employees in workplaces with
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	<100	<20	<10
Division I, Services [SIC 7011-89] (Continued):
General automotive repair shops	7538	68,419	249,981	99	89	70
Automotive repair shops, NEC	7539	9,931	41,687	99	88	69
Automotive services, except repair	754^‡	24,299	184,328	96	56	32
Carwashes	7542	12,197	106,719	95	40	23
Automotive services, except repair	7549	11,704	77,119	98	79	43
Radio and television repair shops	7622	5,611	28,384	94	64	45
Refrigeration and air-conditioning service and repair shops	7623	3,687	24,160	>80	>52	>29
Watch, clock, and jewelry repair	763	1,642	5,140	>95	85	72
Reupholstery and furniture repair	764	6,735	21,796	>97	87	69
Miscellaneous repair shops	769^‡	42,189	257,741	90	59	39
Welding repair	7692	5,714	25,305	>94	73	53
Armature rewinding shops	7694	2,332	25,021	>81	>41	>19
Repair shops and related services, NEC	7699	34,136	207,396	89	59	39
Motion picture distribution services	7829	188	1,099	100	>51	>40
Motion picture theaters, except drive-ins	7832	6,155	108,358	>96	>34	>8
Drive-in motion picture theaters	7833	435	3,195	>80	38	19
Video tape rental	784	21,562	144,644	98	69	42
Dance studios, schools, and halls	791	5,255	24,430	98	83	57
Bowling centers	793	5,855	92,962	>96	>31	>9
Physical fitness facilities	7991	9,813	154,692	>82	>23	>9
Public golf courses	7992	4,021	47,993	>89	>31	>13
Coin-operated amusement devices	7993	4,722	31,418	90	64	43
See footnotes at end of table. (Continued)

TABLE 3 (Continued).	*Number and percentage of employees in the 253 identified small business industries^ who are in establishments with fewer than 100, 20, and 10 employees, by SIC in 1994**
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	% employees in workplaces with
Industry name	SIC	Number of establishments	Number of employees	<100	<20	<10
Division I, Services [SIC 7011-89] (Continued):
Offices and clinics of medical doctors	801	198,538	1,621,384	80	53	34
Offices and clinics of dentists	802	110,559	594,259	99	92	66
Offices and clinics of doctors of osteopathy	803	8,385	48,908	99	83	54
Offices of other health practitioners	804^‡	79,002	314,788	95	82	64
Offices and clinics of chiropractors	8041	28,768	89,121	>99	96	83
Offices and clinics of optometrists	8042	17,080	72,027	99	93	73
Offices and clinics of podiatrists	8043	7,981	26,805	100	97	83
Offices and clinics of health practitioners, NEC	8049	24,817	126,300	88	63	42
Dental laboratories	8072	7,417	39,309	96	67	47
Schools and educational services, NEC	829	14,927	119,070	84	47	27
Child day care services	835	51,191	526,000	95	54	22
Labor organizations	863	19,264	171,996	82	52	29
Religious organizations	866	146,527	1,265,938	82	47	30
Architectural services	8712	18,295	126,421	86	54	35
Surveying services	8713	8,870	49,752	>96	71	47
Public relations services	8743	5,404	30,305	84	53	34
Services, NEC	899	14,632	85,030	>82	>46	>29
All small business industries combined	-	3,849,586	30,835,590	-	-	-
Source: Bureau of the Census County Business Patterns, 1994. Small business industries are those with 80% or more of their workers in establishments employing fewer than 100 workers. ^†(>)indicates that it was not possible to determine the exact percentages in all size categories, as employment information is routinely withheld from CBP* data by the Bureau of the Census to assure confidentiality of operations for some establishments. It was still possible to calculate at least the minimum percentages of workers in the desired categories for every industry. ^‡Indicates that the SIC category is followed by at least one additional subcategory. ^§Not elsewhere classified.

BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII)

The BLS conducts its annual SOII in private industry. Data from the most recent survey year (1995) were used for this investigation [BLS 1997c]. The survey sample includes 250,000 establishments and is designed to provide detailed industry information about nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses. Data for coal, metal and nonmetal mining, and railroad transportation are provided by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation. The survey excludes self-employed workers and workers on farms with fewer than 11 employees. The survey includes the following private industry divisions:

Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing (SIC 0109)
Oil and Gas Extraction (SIC 13)
Sulfur Mining (part of SIC 14)
Construction (SIC 1517)
Manufacturing (SIC 2039)
Transportation, Communications, and
Public Utilities (SIC 4142 and 4449)
Wholesale and Retail Trade (SIC 5059)
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (SIC 6067)
Services (SIC 7087 and 89)

Estimated IRs of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses are based on logs kept by private industry employers in accordance with recordkeeping guidelines of the U.S. Department of Labor. The BLS survey data on nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses are reported by industry as follows:

Total number of cases
Total number of cases involving lost workdays
Injury IRs per 100 full-time employees
Combined injury and illness IRs per 100 full-time employees

BLS reports IRs for illnesses per 10,000 employees. For this investigation, illness IRs are reported per 100 employees to maintain consistency.

The annual survey sample is selected to represent all private industries and all employment class sizes in these industries in the United States and its territories. The national sample is designed to provide data at the two-digit SIC level for agriculture, forestry, and fishing. Data are provided at the three-digit SIC level for oil and gas extraction; transportation, communications, and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. The survey provides data at the four-digit SIC level for manufacturing industries. Employers who are selected to participate in the survey are obligated to complete and return the Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Survey Form, as specified in 29 CFR 1904.21. If selected to participate in the survey, small employers (those with no more than 10 employees at a single business establishment) are also obligated to maintain a log of occupational injuries and illnesses for completing the survey form [29 CFR 1904.15].

BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI)

The BLS also conducts the CFOI annually [BLS 1997b]. A variety of data sources (including death certificates, workers compensation reports, news media, and records of Federal, State, and local agencies) are used to compile a comprehensive, verifiable count of fatal work-related injuries in the United States. Data from the 1994 survey were used for this investigation, since fatality rates for each small business industry had to be calculated from (1) the number of fatalities identified through the survey [BLS 1997c] and (2) the population at risk within each small business industry identified from the County Business Patterns 1994 [Bureau of the Census 1996]. For each of the small business industries by SIC, a fatality rate was calculated as follows:

Fatality rate = [(number of fatal work injuries/number employed) 100,000 employees]

The number of fatal occupational injuries by SIC for salaried and wage-earning employees in private industry was derived from the 1994 CFOI [BLS1995]. The employment totals by SIC code were determined from the County Business Patterns 1994 [Bureau of the Census 1996]. The BLS Current Population Survey [BLS 1996] and the BLS employment data from the SOII [BLS 1997c] were also considered. However, employment information was not consistently available for all small business industries by SIC from these sources.

The use of numerator data (i.e., number of fatalities by SIC for 1994) and denominator data (i.e., number of persons employed by SIC for 1994) allowed for the calculation of fatality rates by SIC for small business industries in 1994. A potentially major inconsistency between these two data sources (which could significantly affect the fatality rate calculations) involves the inclusion or exclusion of data on self-employed workers. Because the CFOI survey data include fatalities among self-employed workers and the County Business Patterns data exclude this group from employment totals, using the two without adjustment would introduce bias into the calculation of industry-specific IRs, resulting in artificially high rates [Biddle and Kisner 1998]. To adjust for this inconsistency, we excluded fatal injury cases involving self-employed workers reported in the CFOI data, thereby bringing the numerator data more closely in line with the denominator data. The fatality rates calculated by SIC reflect the IR for fatal injury cases among the salaried and wage-earning sectors of small business industries within private industry; therefore, these rates do not necessarily characterize the fatality experience for self-employed workers in the same small business industries. In this report, the numbers of fatalities for self-employed workers within each small business industry from the 1994 CFOI [BLS1995] are presented separately. Still, with insufficient data on self-employed workers by industry, this segment of the U.S. workforce could potentially be the least understood with respect to employment totals and occupational hazards—and therefore the most difficult to address with appropriate hazard intervention and prevention strategies. The need to adjust for these missing data illustrates the importance of characterizing self-employment in future employment surveillance projects. For example, certain construction and transportation industries tend to have a high proportion of self-employed workers [Biddle and Kisner 1998]; and other industries in the service division may experience rapid growth in the number of self-employed workers with the increasing reliance on temporary services, independent consulting, and limited contract work.

Injury, Illness, and Fatality Statistics for All Small Business Industries

Table 4 lists by SIC the small business industries for which occupational injury, illness, or fatality data were available. The table presents data on the numbers and IRs for combined occupational injury and illness cases, lost workday cases, and occupational injury, illness, and fatality cases.

Information was available for 105 of the 253 small business industries identified at either the three- or four-digit SIC level (and 1 at the two-digit SIC level). Most of the small business industries lacking data are in the Service (SIC 7089), Wholesale Trade (SIC 5051), and Retail Trade (SIC5259) industry divisions, with 54, 36, and 30 small business industries lacking information, respectively. The reason for this lack of information is that the BLS survey is designed to generate industry estimates at the four-digit SIC level only for manufacturing industries, and at the three-digit SIC level for nonmanufacturing industries.

TABLE 4.	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
All private industry		--^‡	6,575,400	8.1	2,972,100	3.6	6,080,600	7.5	494,800	0.6	5,923	1,252	4.8
All small business industries		--	1,561,300	--	644,950	--	1,507,500	--	>55,850	--	1,924	356	--
Soil preparation services		071	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	5	--	115
Veterinary services		074	9,700	7.9	2,900	2.4	9,500	7.7	600	0.2	--	--	--
Animal services, except veterinary		075	3,400	8.6	1,400	3.6	3,300	8.3	100	0.3	--	--	--
Landscape and horticultural services		078	33,300	10.5	14,700	4.6	32,000	10.1	1,300	0.4	100	36	22
Uranium-radium- vanadium ores		1094	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Natural gas liquids		132	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Dimension stone		141	300	9.1	200	5.6	300	9.0	<50	0.1	--	--	--
Crushed and broken stone		142^§	3,600	5.8	2,100	3.4	3,600	5.7	<50	0.1	13	--	35
Crushed and broken limestone		1422	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Crushed and broken granite		1423	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Sand and gravel		144^§	1,700	4.9	1,000	3.1	1,600	4.8	100	0.1	8	--	28
Construction sand and gravel		1442	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Industrial sand		1446	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Nonmetallic mineral services, except fuels		148	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
See footnotes at end of table.(Continued)

TABLE 4.	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
General contractors and operative builders		15	104,700	9.8	47,100	4.4	102,700	9.6	2,000	0.2	191	30	14
Plumbing, heating, and air conditioning		171	86,000	12.9	36,100	5.4	84,900	12.7	1,100	0.2	71	14	8.8
Painting and paper hanging		172	11,200	7.3	6,100	4.0	11,000	7.2	200	0.1	40	9	19
Masonry, stonework, and plastering		174^§	37,300	10.8	19,100	5.5	36,900	10.7	400	0.1	53	11	11
Masonry, stone setting, and other stone work		1741	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Terrazzo, tile, marble, and mosaic work		1743	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Carpentry and floor work		175^§	20,100	10.8	10,200	5.4	19,600	10.5	500	0.3	31	11	8.7
Carpentry work		1751	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Floor laying, and other work, NEC**		1752	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work		176	25,600	14.8	13,400	7.8	25,200	14.6	400	0.2	89	12	36
Concrete work		177	21,800	10.6	10,400	5.0	21,100	10.2	700	0.4	34	4	16
Water well drilling		178	1,900	9.4	900	4.2	1,900	9.3	<50	0.1	8	4	21
Miscellaneous special trade contractors		179^§	45,700	9.6	21,400	4.5	44,800	9.4	900	0.2	182	24	33
Glass and glazing work		1793	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Excavation work		1794	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	47	8	42
Wrecking and demolition work		1795	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
See footnotes at end of table.(Continued)

TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Special trade contractors, NEC		1799	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	46	10	17
Prepared feeds, NEC		2048	4,400	10.0	2,000	4.6	4,200	9.6	200	0.4	--	--	--
Animal and marine fats and oils		2077	1,500	17.1	800	9.3	1,400	16.4	100	0.7	--	--	--
Manufactured ice		2097	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Fur goods		237	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Logging		241	7,700	10.5	4,900	6.7	7,300	10.0	400	0.5	130	39	108
Special products sawmills, NEC		2429	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Wood containers		244^§	8,200	17.1	4,000	8.4	8,100	16.9	100	0.2	6	--	14
Nailed and lock corner wood boxes		2441	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Wood pallets and skids		2448	6,200	16.7	3,000	8.2	6,100	16.5	100	0.2	--	--	--
Wood preserving		2491	1,500	12.6	600	5.6	1,400	12.1	100	0.1	--	--	--
Industrial gases		2813	600	2.4	300	1.0	500	2.1	100	0.3	--	--	--
Fertilizers, mixing only		2875	1,000	10.2	500	4.8	1,000	10.1	<50	0.1	--	--	--
Printing ink		2893	1,200	8.0	400	2.7	1,200	7.9	<50	0.1	--	--	--
Asphalt paving mixtures and blocks		2951	1,300	9.4	600	3.9	1,300	9.2	<50	0.2	--	--	--
Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products		327^§	26,600	12.5	12,800	6.0	25,700	12.0	900	0.5	24	--	14
Concrete block and brick		3271	2,200	11.8	1,100	5.9	2,100	11.6	100	0.2	--	--	--
Ready-mixed concrete		3273	12,200	11.7	6,000	5.7	12,100	11.5	100	0.2	--	--	--
Cut stone and stone products		328	1,200	9.6	500	3.8	1,100	8.7	900	0.9	6	--	50
See footnotes at end of table.(Continued)

TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Industrial patterns		3543	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Industrial and commercial machinery and equipment, NEC		3599	32,400	12.3	12,500	4.7	31,100	11.8	1,300	0.5	13	4	3.3
Marking devices		3953	500	6.2	300	3.3	500	5.7	<50	0.5	--	--	--
Taxicabs		412	1,700	6.1	1,000	3.5	1,700	6.1	<50	0.0	103	17	324
Bus charter service, except local		4142	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Bus terminal and service facilities		417	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Farm product warehousing and storage		4221	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Trucking terminal facilities		423	600	14.9	300	8.8	600	14.7	<50	0.2	7	--	>159^††
Ferries		4482	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Marinas		4493	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Pipelines, NEC		4619	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Passenger transportation arrangement		472^§	1,700	0.9	700	0.4	1,500	0.8	200	0.1	13	4	4.3
Travel agencies		4724	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Freight transportation arrangement		473	9,300	6.1	5,500	3.6	9,200	6.0	100	0.1	10	--	8.5
Irrigation systems		497	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies		501^§	48,900	10.7	23,400	5.1	46,000	10.0	2,900	0.7	24	--	4.8
Motor vehicle supplies and new parts		5013	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
See footnotes at end of table.(Continued)

TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Tires and tubes		5014	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Motor vehicle parts, used		5015	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Furniture and home furnishings		502^§	9,200	6.5	4,600	3.3	9,000	6.3	200	0.2	6	--	3.5
Furniture		5021	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Home furnishings		5023	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Lumber and construction materials		503^§	24,900	10.5	12,000	5.0	24,700	10.4	200	0.1	25	--	11
Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels		5031	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Brick, stone, and related construction materials		5032	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Roofing, siding, and insulation materials		5033	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Construction materials, NEC		5039	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Commercial equipment, NEC		5046	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Metals and minerals, except petroleum		505^§	18,300	12.5	8,500	5.8	18,000	12.3	300	0.2	8	--	5.5
Metals service centers and offices		5051	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Coal and other minerals and ores		5052	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
See footnotes at end of table.(Continued)

TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and construction materials		5063	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Hardware, plumbing, and heating equipment		507^§	17,800	6.4	8,800	3.2	17,300	6.3	500	0.1	9	--	3.5
Plumbing and hydronic heating supplies		5074	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Warm-air heating and air conditioning equipment and supplies		5075	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Refrigeration equipment and supplies		5078	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Machinery, equipment, and supplies		508^§	54,800	7.1	21,800	2.8	53,600	7.0	1,200	0.1	28	--	4.0
Farm and garden machinery and equipment		5083	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Industrial machinery and equipment		5084	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Industrial supplies		5085	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Service establishment equipment and supplies		5087	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Sporting and recreational goods and supplies		5091	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
See footnotes at end of table.(Continued)

TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Scrap and waste materials		5093	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Industrial and personal service paper		5113	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods		5131	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Fish and seafoods		5146	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Farm-product raw materials		515^§	6,700	7.1	2,900	3.1	6,500	7.0	200	0.1	20	--	19
Grain and field beans		5153	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Livestock		5154	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Farm-product raw materials, NEC		5159	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Chemicals and allied products		516^§	8,100	5.5	3,700	2.5	7,800	5.4	300	0.1	--	--	--
Plastic materials and basic forms and shapes		5162	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Chemical and allied products, NEC		5169	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Petroleum and petroleum products		517^§	9,300	6.1	4,000	2.6	8,900	5.8	400	0.3	14	--	8.6
Petroleum bulk stations and terminals		5171	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers, except bulk stations and terminals		5172	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
See footnotes at end of table.(Continued)

TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Farm supplies		5191	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Flowers, nursery stock, and florists' supplies		5193	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Paints, varnishes, and supplies		5198	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Nondurable goods, NEC		5199	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores		523	3,600	6.2	1,600	2.6	3,600	6.2	<50	0.0	--	--	--
Hardware stores		525	7,100	5.2	2,800	2.1	6,900	5.1	200	0.1	4	--	2.9
Retail nurseries, lawn, and garden supply stores		526	5,000	6.7	2,200	3.0	4,700	6.5	300	0.2	--	--	--
Mobile home dealers		527	2,200	6.6	900	2.7	2,200	6.5	<50	0.1	--	--	--
Variety stores		533	9,000	8.9	4,400	4.4	8,900	8.8	100	0.1	--	--	--
Meat and fish (seafood) markets, including freezer provisioners		542	1,600	4.1	600	1.5	1,600	4.0	<50	0.1	--	--	--
Fruit and vegetable markets		543	1,200	5.7	600	2.8	1,200	5.6	<50	0.1	--	--	--
Candy, nut, and confectionery stores		544	900	4.7	600	2.8	900	4.6	<50	0.1	--	--	--
Dairy products stores		545	500	4.7	300	2.5	400	4.0	100	0.7	--	--	--
Miscellaneous food stores		549	1,800	3.6	800	1.6	1,800	3.5	<50	0.1	--	--	--
Motor vehicle dealers (used only)		552	1,700	2.3	700	1.0	1,700	2.3	<50	0.0	10	--	14
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TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Auto and home supply stores		553	33,300	9.2	14,300	4.0	32,800	9.1	500	0.1	16	--	5.4
Gasoline service stations		554	23,700	4.4	10,100	1.9	23,100	4.3	600	0.1	54	4	7.2
Boat dealers		555	1,800	5.9	700	2.4	1,800	5.9	<50	0.0	--	--	--
Recreational vehicle dealers		556	2,200	9.3	600	2.7	2,200	9.3	<50	0.0	--	--	--
Motorcycle dealers		557	700	2.5	300	1.0	700	2.3	<50	0.2	--	--	--
Automotive dealers, NEC		559	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Mens' and boys' clothing and accessory stores		561	1,400	2.1	800	1.1	1,300	2.0	100	0.1	--	--	--
Women's clothing stores		562	6,900	3.3	2,700	1.3	6,700	3.2	200	0.1	--	--	--
Women's accessories and specialty stores		563	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Children's and infants' wear stores		564	700	2.9	400	1.7	700	2.9	<50	0.0	--	--	--
Shoe stores		566	4,000	2.7	2,100	1.4	3,800	2.6	200	0.1	--	--	--
Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores		569	1,800	2.9	700	1.1	1,700	2.8	100	0.1	--	--	--
Furniture and home furnishings stores		571^§	30,900	7.2	15,300	3.5	30,500	7.0	400	0.2	16	7	2.0
Furniture stores		5712	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Floor covering stores		5713	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Drapery, curtain, and upholstery stores		5714	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Miscellaneous home furnishings stores		5719	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
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TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Household appliance stores		572	5,200	7.2	2,100	2.9	5,100	7.2	100	0.0	--	--	--
Radio, television, and computer stores		573^§	10,500	3.3	4,600	1.4	10,300	3.2	200	0.1	15	5	3.6
Radio, television, and consumer electronics stores		5731	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Computer and computer software stores		5734	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Record and prerecorded tape stores		5735	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Musical instrument stores		5736	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Eating and drinking places		581^§	379,200	7.6	121,700	2.4	365,600	7.4	13,600	0.2	181	33	2.1
Eating places		5812	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	119	21	1.5
Drinking places		5813	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	38	11	8.7
Drug stores and proprietary stores		591	13,300	3.2	5,300	1.3	12,800	3.0	500	0.2	--	7	1.2
Liquor stores		592	2,000	2.5	700	0.9	2,000	2.5	<50	0.0	22	12	7.8
Used merchandise stores		593	3,600	4.5	2,100	2.6	3,500	4.4	100	0.1	22	7	13
Miscellaneous shopping goods stores		594^§	26,200	3.8	10,500	1.5	25,400	3.7	800	0.1	19	11	1.0
Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops		5941	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Book stores		5942	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
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TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Stationery stores		5943	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Jewelry stores		5944	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Hobby, toy, and game shops		5945	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Camera and photographic supply stores		5946	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops		5947	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Luggage and leather goods stores		5948	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores		5949	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Direct selling establishments		5963	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Fuel dealers		598^§	7,400	8.0	3,600	3.9	7,200	7.8	200	0.2	10	--	11
Fuel oil dealers		5983	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Liquefied petroleum (bottled gas) dealers		5984	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Fuel dealers, NEC		5989	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Retail stores, NEC		599^§	12,000	3.3	4,900	1.3	11,400	3.1	600	0.2	26	11	3.6
Florists		5992	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Tobacco stores and stands		5993	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
News dealers and newsstands		5994	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Optical goods stores		5995	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
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TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Miscellaneous retail stores, NEC		5999	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Credit unions		606	3,000	2.2	1,000	0.7	2,700	1.9	300	0.3	--	--	--
Insurance agents, brokers, and service		641	7,600	1.2	2,700	0.4	6,400	1.0	1,200	0.2	11	--	1.7
Real estate operators and lessors		651	32,100	7.1	16,100	3.6	30,600	6.8	1,500	0.3	31	4	5.6
Title abstract offices		654	200	0.9	100	0.3	200	0.8	<50	0.1	--	--	--
Subdividers and developers		655^§	7,300	7.7	3,400	3.6	7,000	7.5	300	0.2	--	--	--
Cemetery subdividers and developers		6553	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Oil royalty traders		6792	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Investors, NEC		6799	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Rooming and boarding houses		702	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Camps and recreational vehicle parks		703^§	3,100	10.8	1,000	3.5	2,900	10.2	200	0.6	7	--	22
Sporting and recreational camps		7032	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Recreational vehicle parks and campsites		7033	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Laundry, cleaning, and garment services		721^§	26,400	7.2	13,000	3.5	25,300	6.9	1,100	0.3	13	--	3.0
Garment pressing and cleaners' agents		7212	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
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TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Coin-operated laundries and drycleaning		7215	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Drycleaning plants, except rug cleaning		7216	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Carpet and upholstery cleaning		7217	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Laundry and garment services, NEC		7219	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Photographic studios, portrait		722	1,600	2.9	800	1.4	1,500	2.7	100	0.2	--	--	--
Beauty shops		723	5,000	1.7	1,900	0.7	3,700	1.3	1,300	0.4	--	--	--
Barber shops		724	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	5	--	35
Shoe repair shops and shoeshine parlors		725	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Funeral services and crematories		726	2,400	3.2	1,100	1.5	2,300	3.1	100	0.1	--	--	--
Miscellaneous personal services, NEC		7299	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Outdoor advertising services		7312	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Adjustment and collection services		7322	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Commercial photography		7335	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Commercial art and graphic design		7336	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Secretarial and court reporting services		7338	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
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TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Disinfecting and pest control services		7342	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Miscellaneous equipment rental and leasing		735^§	16,100	7.9	6,500	3.2	15,600	7.6	500	0.3	14	--	6.5
Medical equipment rental		7352	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Heavy construction equipment rental		7353	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Equipment rental and leasing, NEC		7359	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Computer rental and leasing		7377	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Truck rental and leasing, no drivers		7513	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Utility trailer rental		7519	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Automobile parking		752	2,900	5.7	1,200	2.4	2,800	5.6	100	0.1	--	--	--
Automotive repair shops		753^§	35,400	6.6	13,900	2.6	34,400	6.4	1,000	0.2	61	28	5.9
Top, body and upholstery repair shops, and paint shops		7532	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Automotive exhaust system repair shops		7533	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Tire retreading and repair shops		7534	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Automotive glass replacement shops		7536	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
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TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Automotive transmission repair shops		7537	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
General automotive repair shops		7538	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Automotive repair shops, NEC		7539	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Automotive services, except repair		754^§	12,000	7.1	5,900	3.5	11,700	6.9	300	0.2	14	--	7.6
Carwashes		7542	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Automotive services, except repair		7549	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Radio and television repair shops		7622	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Refrigeration and air conditioning service and repair shops		7623	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Watch, clock, and jewelry repair		763	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Reupholstery and furniture repair		764	1,000	5.3	600	3.0	1,000	5.2	<50	0.1	--	--	--
Miscellaneous repair shops		769^§	19,700	9.5	9,100	4.4	19,300	9.3	400	0.2	29	11	7.0
Welding repair		7692	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Armature rewinding shops		7694	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Repair shops and related services, NEC		7699	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
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TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Motion picture distribution services		7829	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Motion picture theaters, except drive-ins		7832	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Drive-in motion picture theaters		7833	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Video tape rental		784	1,100	1.3	300	0.3	1,100	1.3	<50	0.0	7	--	4.8
Dance studios, schools, and halls		791	100	0.9	<50	0.5	100	0.9	<50	0.0	--	--	--
Bowling centers		793	2,000	3.8	600	1.2	1,900	3.7	100	0.2	--	--	--
Physical fitness facilities		7991	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Public golf courses		7992	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Coin-operated amusement devices		7993	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Offices and clinics of medical doctors		801	37,900	2.8	9,800	0.7	32,700	2.4	5,200	0.4	11	--	0.7
Offices and clinics of dentists		802	10,100	2.4	700	0.2	9,000	2.1	1,100	0.3	6	4	0.3
Offices and clinics of doctors of osteopathy		803	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Offices of other health practitioners		804^§	6,000	1.9	2,700	0.8	5,400	1.7	600	0.2	--	--	--
Offices and clinics of chiropractors		8041	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Offices and clinics of optometrists		8042	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Offices and clinics of podiatrists		8043	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
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TABLE 4 (Continued).	Injuries, illnesses, and lost workday cases (1995) and fatal occupational injuries (1994) in small business industries, by SIC
Industry name		SIC	Illnesses and injuries combined		Lost workday cases		Injuries only		Illnesses only		Fatal occupational injuries
Industry name		SIC	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Number	IR	Total	SW^*	IR^†
Offices and clinics of health practitioners, NEC		8049	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Dental laboratories		8072	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Schools and educational services, NEC		829	2,800	3.1	1,000	1.1	2,600	2.9	200	0.2	10	--	8.4
Child day care services		835	14,800	3.8	6,700	1.7	13,800	3.5	1,000	0.3	5	--	0.2
Labor organizations		863	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Religious organizations		866	2,000	2.6	900	1.2	1,900	2.5	100	0.1	27	--	2.1
Architectural services		8712	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Surveying services		8713	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Public relations services		8743	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Services, NEC		899	900	2.4	500	1.2	800	2.1	100	0.3	7	--	8.2
^SW = the number of fatal occupational injuries associated with self-employed workers; this number is included in the total number of fatal occupational injuries, but it was not used in the calculation of the fatality rate. ^†Fatal occupational injuries associated with self-employed workers are excluded from the calculations in this column. Denominator data were derived from employment totals by SIC in the Bureau of the Census County Business Patterns 1994. ^‡—indicates that too few data were reported or available for the industry at this SIC level. ^§Indicates that the SIC category listed is followed by at least one additional subcategory. Not elsewhere classified. ^††A wide discrepancy exists between the BLS estimate and the Bureau of the Census data on the number of persons employed in Trucking terminal facilities [SIC 423]. The SOII 1995* estimates employment for this industry to be 4,400, whereas data from the CBP 1994 shows employment to be 553. The larger estimate was used as the denominator to calculate the fatality rate for this particular SIC category. The fatality rate for this category, though high compared with other SIC categories, is probably conservative.