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Table 3 Types of Diseases by Industry (2002)
unit: person
industry

Disease classification
Manufacturing Mining Construction Transportation Cargo handling Agriculture, forestry and fisheries Commerce, finance and advertising Public health Entertainment Cleaning and slaughtering Other industries Total
Food Textile Lumber, wood products and furniture Pulp, paper, printing and binding Chemicals Ceramic and earthenware Steel and nonferrous metals Metal products General/ electric/
transport machinery and equipment		 Electricity, gas and water supply Other manufacturing Subtotal
Total 361 52 71 73 155 245 115 262 364 7 148 1,853 359 1,055 998 73 159 1,114 813 429 342 307 7,502
(1) Diseases due to occupational injuries 251
(20)		 41
(34)		 59
(43)		 62
(48)		 98
(78)		 68
(53)		 45
(28)		 194
(159)		 224
(175)		 5
(4)		 118
(89)		 1,165
(912)		 3
(3)		 532
(329)		 920
(835)		 59
(53)		 125
(77)		 957
(830)		 667
(590)		 327
(270)		 290
(246)		 232
(189)		 5,277
(4,334)
Diseases due to physical factors (2) Diseases due to hazardous rays - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 2 1 - - 1 5
(3) Diseases due to ionizing radiation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(4) Diseases due to abnormal atmospheric pressure - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 3
(5) Diseases due to abnormal temperature 49 2 3 - 12 3 21 22 24 - 6 142 2 87 23 6 9 45 6 62 9 16 407
(6) Ear diseases due to noise - - - - * - - 1 1 - 1 3 - 4 1 - - - - - - 1 9
(7) Diseases due to factors other than (2) to (6) 2 - - - 1 1 2 1 1 - - 8 - 3 1 - - 3 1 2 1 - 19
Diseases due to work forms (8) Diseases of locomotion and internal organs due to heavy and excessive work load 4 - 1 1 2 1 - 2 1 - 3 15 - 7 10 1 1 10 12 9 6 4 75
(9) Occupational lower back pain excluding that caused by occupational injuries 4 - 1 1 - 4 1 2 7 - 3 23 - 2 9 4 3 16 8 2 1 2 70
(10) Diseases due to vibration 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 5 - - 1 - - - - - 7
(11) Disorders in fingers and forearms, and cervico-bronchial disorder 14 3 6 3 4 2 - 11 15 - 1 59 - 9 10 - 10 34 11 7 - 10 150
(12) Diseases due to causes other than (8) to (11) 3 - - - - - 1 1 4 - 2 11 - 2 2 - 1 14 4 9 1 - 44
(13) Anoxia 2 - - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 5 - 4 1 - - - - - - - 10
(14) Diseases due to chemical substances (excluding cancer) 29 6 1 3 32 5 5 15 38 2 7 143 - 51 7 3 3 24 5 8 30 13 287
(15) Pneumoconiosis and complications - - - - 5 159 36 13 43 - 6 262 353 334 - - - - - - - 7 956
(16) Diseases due to pathogenic organisms 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - 4 - - 5 3 96 - 2 7 120
Cancer (17) Cancer due to ionizing radiation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
(18) Cancer due to chemical substances - - - - - - 2 - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - 2
(19) Cancer due to causes other than (17) to (18) - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1
(20) Other diseases evidently due to occupational causes 1 - - 3 - 1 1 - 5 - - 11 - 9 14 - - 6 2 3 2 13 60
Source: A report of occupational disease by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Note: (1) The table covers only those requiring an absence of 4 days or more.
(2) The disease classification is based on the method set forth in Article 35 of Enforcement Ordinance of Labour Standards Law.
(3) The figures in the parentheses in "(1) Diseases due to occupational injuries" are those of lower back pain and are included in the bare figures.
(4) The chemical substances in column (18) are those specified in No. 7, Appendix 1-2, Enforcement Ordinance of Labour Standards Law.
(5) The table covers only those cases found during 2002 and reported by the end of March 2003.
(6) Public health, entertainment, and cleaning and slaughtering are usually included in "other industries" but are handled separately in this table.

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