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Table THORM06

Work-related upper limb disorders: estimated number of cases reported by rheumatologists to MOSS and by occupational physicians to OPRA and estimated rates per 100 000 workers per year, by industry 2006-2008

Industry(a) SIC92 Rheumatologists (MOSS)(p) Occupational physicians (OPRA)(b)(p)
Section Division Annual average estimated cases(c) 2006-2008 Rate per 100 000 workers per year(d) Annual average estimated cases(c) 2006-2008 Rate per 100 000 workers per year(d)
Agriculture, hunting and forestry A   37 10 14 4
Fishing B   - - - -
Mining and quarrying C   21 20 17 16
Manufacturing D   237 7 487 14
Manufacture of food and beverages   15 29 8 67 18
Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media   22 17 5 19 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products   24 1 1 65 26
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products   25 12 7 14 8
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products   26 4 4 22 20
Manufacture of basic metals   27 4 4 33 30
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment   28 9 3 58 16
Manufacture of machinery and equipment nec   29 1 - 14 4
Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus nec   31 6 4 17 11
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers   34 101 41 74 30
Manufacture of other transport equipment   35 13 6 26 11
Manufacture of furniture: manufacturing nec   36 12 7 32 18
Electricity, gas and water supply E   25 12 37 18
Electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply   40 17 12 27 19
Collection, Purification and Distribution of Water   41 8 13 10 16
Construction F   128 6 243 11
Wholesale and retail trade: repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G   78 2 60 1
Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel   50 13 3 22 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles: repair of personal and household goods   52 64 2 34 1
Hotels and restaurants H   69 5 18 1
Transport, storage and communication I   56 3 49 3
Land transport; transport via pipelines   60 10 2 11 2
Supporting and Auxiliary Transport Activities; Activities of Travel Agencies   63 15 2 10 2
Post and telecommunications   64 30 5 15 3
Financial intermediation J   58 5 9 1
Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding   65 47 6 - -
Real estate, renting and business activities K   128 4 66 2
Computer and related activities   72 22 4 4 1
Other business activities   74 100 4 46 2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L   80 4 181 9
Education M   31 1 34 1
Health and social work N   159 4 443 12
Other community, social and personal service activities O   76 4 108 6
Sewage and Refuse Disposal, Sanitation and Similar Activities   90 - - 18 13
Recreational, cultural and sporting activities   92 39 4 78 8
Other service activities   93 36 9 12 3
Private households with employed persons P   5 3 - -
Extra-territorial organisations and bodies Q   - - - -
All industries     1358 5 1767 6

Notes:

  • (a) All SIC 92 Sections are shown, as are SIC 92 Divisions with 10 or more actual cases reported to either MOSS or OPRA over the period 2004-2006. Figures are shown in light type if they are based on fewer than 10 actual cases.
  • (b) Comparisons of rates based on OPRA reports are likely to be misleading because workers in some industries are much more likely to have access to occupational physicians than those in others.
  • (c) Some physicians report on a sample basis, for one month in each year. Estimated totals for these are calculated by multiplying the actual number of cases reported by 12.
  • (d) The rates have been calculated using the average of the Office for National Statistics Annual Population Survey (APS) denominators for the years 2006-2008
  • nec Not elsewhere classified
  • "-" Can mean zero or rounds to zero
  • (p) Provisional.

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