Occupational Health Indicators - Kings County

Occupational Health
Kings County
2004-2006

Indicator 3 Year
Total
County
Rate
NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYC Rate Sig.Dif. Ranking
Quartile
HP2010
Goal
HP2010
Goal Met?
Incidence of Malignant Mesothelioma per 1,000,000 Persons Age 15+ (2001-05) 71 7.3 13.3 Yes 8.8 No 1st N/A N/A
HOSPITALIZATION RATES PER 100,000 Persons Age 15+                  
      Pneumoconiosis (ICD9 500-505) 355 6.1 14.8 Yes 8.1 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Asbestosis (ICD9 501) 298 5.1 13.1 Yes 7.0 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Work Related Hospitalizations per 10,000 Employed Persons Age 16+ 2,992 10.0 16.0 Yes 10.3 No 1st N/A N/A
Elevated Blood Lead Levels (>=25 µg/dL) per 100,000 Employed Persons Age 16+ 170 5.7 6.0 No 6.4 No 2nd 0 No
Fatal Work-related Injuries per 100,000 Employed Persons Age 16+ s N/A 2.7 N/A 2.8 N/A N/A 3.2 N/A

s: Total suppressed for confidentiality
*: Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable