Occupational Health Indicators - Herkimer County
Occupational Health
Herkimer County
2004-2006
| Indicator | 3 Year Total |
County Rate |
NYS Rate | Sig.Dif. | NYS Rate exc NYC | Sig.Dif. | Ranking Quartile |
HP2010 Goal |
HP2010 Goal Met? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence of Malignant Mesothelioma per 1,000,000 Persons Age 15+ (2001-05) | 5 | 19.1* | 13.3 | No | 16.7 | No | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| HOSPITALIZATION RATES PER 100,000 Persons Age 15+ | |||||||||
| Pneumoconiosis (ICD9 500-505) | 21 | 13.3 | 14.8 | No | 19.6 | No | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| Asbestosis (ICD9 501) | 20 | 12.7 | 13.1 | No | 17.5 | No | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| Work Related Hospitalizations per 10,000 Employed Persons Age 16+ | 202 | 22.2 | 16.0 | Yes | 19.7 | No | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| Elevated Blood Lead Levels (>=25 µg/dL) per 100,000 Employed Persons Age 16+ | 3 | 3.3* | 6.0 | No | 5.8 | No | 1st | 0 | No |
| Fatal Work-related Injuries per 100,000 Employed Persons Age 16+ | 4 | 4.4* | 2.7 | No | 2.7 | No | 3rd | 3.2 | No |
s: Total suppressed for confidentiality
*: Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable
