AUSTIN --- Manufacturing businesses in Texas reported a total of 234,559 nonfatal injuries and illnesses during 2008.
The incidence rate of 3.1 cases per 100 workers marks the sixth consecutive year that the incidence rate has dropped. The rate for 2008 is a 9% decrease from 3.4 in 2007.
The Texas rate is below the national rate of 3.9 for 2008.
This is the first time public sector data has been collected and released through this survey. State and local government reported a total of 77,985 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses and the incidence rate among state and local government employees was 5.8 cases per 100 full-time workers. This rate is lower than the national public sector rate of 6.3

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