Occupational Health Indicators - Rensselaer County

Occupational Health
Rensselaer 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) 10 15.7* 13.3 No 16.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
HOSPITALIZATION RATES PER 100,000 Persons Age 15+                  
      Pneumoconiosis (ICD9 500-505) 77 20.2 14.8 Yes 19.6 No 3rd N/A N/A
      Asbestosis (ICD9 501) 74 19.4 13.1 Yes 17.5 No 3rd N/A N/A
Work Related Hospitalizations per 10,000 Employed Persons Age 16+ 413 17.0 16.0 No 19.7 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Elevated Blood Lead Levels (>=25 µg/dL) per 100,000 Employed Persons Age 16+ 15 6.2* 6.0 No 5.8 No 3rd 0 No
Fatal Work-related Injuries per 100,000 Employed Persons Age 16+ 3 1.2* 2.7 No 2.7 No 1st 3.2 Yes

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