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Table THORM09

Work-related musculoskeletal 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   45 12 6 2
Fishing B   - 2 - -
Mining and quarrying C   29 27 29 27
Manufacturing D   290 8 602 17
Manufacture of food and beverages   15 42 11 98 26
Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media   22 14 4 13 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products   24 9 3 94 37
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products   26 - - 33 29
Manufacture of basic metals   27 4 4 41 37
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment   28 17 5 69 19
Manufacture of machinery and equipment nec   29 1 - 20 6
Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus nec   31 13 8 20 13
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers   34 97 40 98 40
Manufacture of other transport equipment   35 13 6 21 9
Manufacture of furniture; manufacturing nec   36 25 14 72 40
Electricity, gas and water supply E   17 8 98 48
Electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply   40 13 9 77 54
Construction F   170 7 179 8
Wholesale and retail trade: repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G   124 3 98 2
Sale maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel   50 35 7 38 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and household goods   52 88 3 56 2
Hotels and restaurants H   79 6 19 1
Transport, storage and communication I   91 5 177 9
Land transport; transport via pipelines   60 16 2 38 6
Air transport   62 5 11 13 26
Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies   63 31 5 72 12
Post and telecommunications   64 38 7 50 9
Financial intermediation J   47 4 16 1
Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding   65 31 4 - -
Insurance, pensions (not Social Sec)   66 9 11 16 19
Real estate, renting and business activities K   144 4 97 3
Computer and related activities   72 34 6 16 3
Other business activities   74 105 5 71 3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L   113 5 366 18
Education M   37 1 80 3
Health and social work N   157 4 790 22
Other community, social and personal service activities O   154 9 95 5
Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities   90 9 6 28 20
Recreational, cultural and sporting activities   92 85 9 59 6
Other service activities   93 56 14 9 2
Private households with employed persons P   5 3 - -
Extra-territorial organisations and bodies Q   - 2 - -
All industries     1675 6 2660 9

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 2006-2008. 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.
  • "-" Can mean zero or rounds to zero.
  • (p) Provisional.

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