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Work related ill health statistics

Estimated cases of work-related ill health in the sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC50)

The following Table shows for 2004-2006:

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders

total estimated number of cases reported by rheumatologists by occupational physicians and estimated rates per 100 000 MVR workers per year

Contact dermatitis

total estimated number of cases reported by dermatologists and by occupational physicians and estimated rates per 100 000 workers per year, for motor mechanics and auto-engineers

Occupational asthma

estimated number of cases reported by chest physicians and by occupational physicians and estimated rates per 100,000 workers per year for vehicle spray painters

(See the statistics microsite for a full list of cases and rates tables).

2004-2006 Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 50)

  Average cases Rate/100,000
Musculoskeletal (All)
(incl. back/upper limb)
69 13
Dermatitis 68 13
Asthma 21 102