Health and Safety Executive

Table MSDIND4_3YR

Estimated incidence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by industry, for people working in the last 12 months, averaged 2003/04-2005/06

Industry description + Section, division, group or class^ Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Averaged estimated incidence (thousands) Averaged rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 11 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 11 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 8 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 2 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 6 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 119 21 17 25 540 440 630
Construction F 101 18 15 22 820 660 980
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 166 30 25 34 510 430 590
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 139 25 21 29 550 450 640
    Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automative fuel 50 15 * * * * * *
    Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51 21 4 2 6 550 310 790
    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles: repair of personal and household goods 52 103 18 15 22 550 440 660
      Retail trade 52.1-6 101 18 14 21 550 440 660
      Repair of personal, household goods 52.7 2 * * * * * *
  Hotels and restaurants H 27 5 3 7 370 230 510
Transport, storage and communication I 79 15 11 18 750 580 920
Finance and business J&K 108 19 15 23 420 340 500
  Financial intermediation J 33 6 4 8 480 310 640
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 75 13 10 16 400 300 490
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 57 10 7 12 500 370 640
      Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community 75.1 33 5 4 7 490 320 660
      Defence, justice, law, fire, foreign affairs etc 75.2 23 4 2 6 550 330 780
      Compulsory Social Security activities 75.3 1 * * * * * *
Education M 69 11 9 14 430 320 530
Health and social work N 152 26 22 30 740 620 860
      Human health activities 85.1 90 16 12 19 770 610 930
      Social work activities 85.3 62 10 8 13 710 530 890
        Social work activities with accommodation 85.31 27 5 3 6 930 580 1290
        Social work activities without accommodation 85.32 35 6 4 8 600 400 800
Other community, social and personal service activities O 60 10 8 13 640 470 800
Other P&Q 6 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 6 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   936 164 153 175 560 530 600
Other job caused illness#   96 17 14 20 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1032 181 170 192 620 580 660

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Updated 11.09.09