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Document ID (ISN)23572
CIS number 75-1490
Year 1972
Convention or series no.
Author(s)
New York State Department of Labor, Division of Research and Statistics, New York.
Title Characteristics and costs of work injuries in New York State, 1966-1970.
Bibliographic information Office of Public Information, New York State Department of Labor, Building No.12, State Office Building Campus, Albany, N.Y. 12201, USA, Dec. 1972. 10 Vols. 4,400p. Price: US-$10.00.
Abstract This report gives occupational injury and occupational accident statistics in tabular form, according to material cause, type of accident, nature of injury, part of body affected, industrial sector, number of cases and percentage of total, and compensation awarded (amount, percentage of total, average), according to the classification scheme of the New York Workmen's Compensation Board. The report covers the 100 industries which had the largest number of compensated work injuries in the period covered; these industries accounted for 80% of all such injuries.
Descriptors (primary) occupational accidents; cost of accidents; statistics; USA
Descriptors (secondary) New York; report; injuries; location of injury; compensation of occupational accidents; accident agencies; frequency rates; types of accident
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Statistics
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Economic aspects