Occupational Health Indicators - Onondaga County

Occupational Health
Onondaga County
2005-2007

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+ (2002-06) 23 12.5 12.9 No 16.1 No 2nd N/A N/A
HOSPITALIZATION RATES per 100,000 Persons Age 15+                  
      Pneumoconiosis (ICD9 500-505) 110 9.9 13.9 Yes 18.5 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
      Asbestosis (ICD9 501) 98 8.9 12.4 Yes 16.5 Yes 2nd N/A N/A
Work Related Hospitalizations per 10,000 Employed Persons Age 16+ 910 13.5 15.5 Yes 19.2 Yes 1st N/A N/A
ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS per 100,000 Employed Persons Age 16+                  
      >=10 µg/dL 199 29.6 30.8 No 32.7 No 3rd N/A N/A
      >=25 µg/dL 20 3.0 5.3 Yes 5.4 Yes 1st 0 No
Fatal Work-related Injuries per 100,000 Employed Persons Age 16+ 19 2.8* 2.5 No 2.6 No 2nd 3.2 Yes

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