Which Occupations Were The Most Dangerous?

WHICH OCCUPATIONS WERE THE MOST DANGEROUS? The Texas incidence rate of nonfatal injuries and illnesses in private industry was 2.7 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers in 2012. The incidence rate for Texas remained unchanged for the third consecutive year. TEXAS 2012 INFORMATION SECTOR RETAIL TRADE 14% 13% 203,165 ate industry workplaces in Texas reporfed a total of 203,165 nonfatal injuries during 2012. In 2012, the retail trade sector incidence rate rose 14% from 2011 to 4.1. In 2012, the information sector incidence rate rose 13% from 2011 to 1.8. INDUSTRIES WITHTHE 3 HIGHEST INCIDENCE RATES TOP 10 FOR 2012 4.1 Retail Trade store 3.4 2.9 Industry Sectors store 3.9 Service Providing I Goods Producing Wholesale Trade I Leisure and Hospitality Agriculture, Forestry, Físhing & Hunting IEducation and Health Services 4.1 Health Care and Social Assistance Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Of the ten industries that had the highest average annual employment in Texas in 2012, the injury incidence rates for hospitals, general merchandise stores, and food and beverage stores were above the statewide rate of 2.7. | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting Transportation and Warehousing 3.9 ITransportation and Warehousing I Retail Trade For more information about workplace injuries, please visit http://austin.zdfirm.com. Data Source: Texas Department of Insurance Zinda & Davis ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW Incident Rate