Table 1: Changes in Industrial Accident Incidence by Industry (Major Classification) Industry 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 (YOY) Frequency rate Total of industries surveyed (Excluding general construction) Forestry Mining Construction (specialty and facility construction) Manufacturing Electricity/Gas/Heat supply/Water Transport /Communications Wholesaling/Retailing Services 2.00 1.88 1.89 1.75 1.72 -0.03 -1.92 -1.83 -1.84 -1.68 -1.65 (-0.03) 10.07 9.99 6.90 7.61 5.47 -2.14 1.76 2.14 2.57 1.74 1.13 -0.61 0.91 0.93 0.86 0.83 0.84 0.01 1.26 1.19 1.18 1.10 1.00 -0.10 0.68 0.69 0.57 0.58 0.60 0.02 4.55 4.57 4.25 3.76 4.06 0.30 1.55 1.45 1.47 1.64 1.52 -0.12 4.98 4.53 4.91 4.17 4.36 0.19 -4.61 -4.41 -5.09 -4.40 -4.46 -0.06 General construction 2.40 2.25 1.25 1.11 1.32 0.21 Severity rate Total of industries surveyed (Excluding general construction) Forestry Mining Construction (specialty and facility construction) Manufacturing Electricity/Gas/Heat supply/Water Transport /Communications Wholesaling/Retailing Services 0.20 0.19 0.16 0.16 0.14 -0.02 -0.21 -0.20 -0.17 -0.16 -0.16 (0.00) 0.38 1.75 0.10 0.13 0.07 -0.06 0.30 0.56 0.87 0.62 0.75 0.13 0.07 0.11 0.19 0.12 0.17 0.05 0.18 0.16 0.15 0.13 0.10 -0.03 0.07 0.19 0.13 0.04 0.07 0.03 0.39 0.39 0.26 0.32 0.42 0.10 0.16 0.09 0.06 0.15 0.03 -0.12 0.19 0.27 0.19 0.13 0.16 0.03 -0.19 -0.28 -0.17 -0.16 -0.20 -0.04 General construction 0.45 0.72 0.61 0.37 0.39 0.02

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