Occupational Health Indicators - Tompkins County

Occupational Health
Tompkins 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) s 4.6* 13.3 No 16.7 No 1st N/A N/A
HOSPITALIZATION RATES PER 100,000 Persons Age 15+                  
      Pneumoconiosis (ICD9 500-505) 12 4.6* 14.8 Yes 19.6 Yes 1st N/A N/A
      Asbestosis (ICD9 501) 10 3.8* 13.1 Yes 17.5 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Work Related Hospitalizations per 10,000 Employed Persons Age 16+ 92 5.8 16.0 Yes 19.7 Yes 1st N/A N/A
Elevated Blood Lead Levels (>=25 µg/dL) per 100,000 Employed Persons Age 16+ 3 1.9* 6.0 Yes 5.8 No 1st 0 No
Fatal Work-related Injuries per 100,000 Employed Persons Age 16+ s N/A 2.7 N/A 2.7 N/A N/A 3.2 Yes

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