Table 4.  Number of nonfatal occupational illnesses, by category of illness, California, 1982-1998 (in thousands)
														California
Category of Illness		1982		1983		1984		1985		1986		1987		1988		1989		1990		1991		1992		1993		1994		1995		1996		1997		1998
TOTAL		24.9		23.2		24.7		26.3		26.4		29.0		34.0		36.9		48.7		56.5		56.2		61.5		67.5		61.2		66.6		61.2		55.4
Occupational skin
diseases and disorders		8.7		7.9		8.9		8.7		8.2		9.2		9.8		9.0		10.4		9.7		8.7		8.0		8.9		7.3		8.7		9.3		6.7
Dust diseases of the
lungs		0.3		0.4		0.2		0.2		0.3		0.4		0.4		0.4		0.5		0.5		0.5		0.6		0.6		0.5		0.3		0.4		0.2
Respiratory conditions
due to toxic agents		1.9		2.0		2.3		3.0		2.9		3.0		3.6		3.6		3.7		4.6		4.5		4.7		3.7		3.6		5.4		2.9		2.4
Poisoning		0.8		0.7		1.0		0.9		1.0		1.1		1.0		1.2		1.0		1.3		1.0		0.7		1.0		0.6		0.8		0.7		0.3
Disorders due to
physical agents		2.0		1.9		2.0		1.9		2.1		2.4		2.3		2.4		2.9		2.7		2.3		1.9		2.4		1.9		1.7		1.5		1.2
Disorders associated
with repeated trauma		3.0		3.5		4.0		3.5		3.5		4.7		7.1		9.1		13.2		18.1		22.9		27.7		31.8		28.6		33.9		32.3		31.9
All other occupational
illnesses		8.0		6.8		6.1		8.0		8.2		8.3		9.8		11.3		16.9		19.6		16.4		18.0		19.2		18.7		15.8		14.1		12.7
NOTE:  Detail may not add to total due to rounding.
Source:  Division of Labor Statistics and Research, California Department of Industrial Relations, in cooperation with the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.