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. 2014 Aug 5;57(10):1133–1143. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22350

I.

Select Characteristics of Washington Establishments Contacted for Interview (n = 271)

Completed interviews* Refusals**
Total 113 100% 158 100%
Establishment size
 1–10 Emp 3 3% 26 16%
 11–24 Emp 15 13% 29 18%
 25–49 Emp 30 27% 35 22%
 50–99 Emp 27 24% 34 22%
 100–999 Emp 29 26% 32 20%
 1,000+ Emp 9 8% 2 1%
Industry
 Manufacturing 27 24% 28 18%
 Construction 16 14% 38 24%
 Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 14 12% 11 7%
 Transportation, warehousing, and utilities 13 12% 12 8%
 Health care and social assistance 10 9% 14 9%
 Retail trade 8 7% 18 11%
 Wholesale trade 6 5% 8 5%
 Public administration 5 4% 2 1%
 Educational services 3 3% 5 3%
 Leisure and hospitality 3 3% 5 3%
 Admin & support, waste mgmt & remediation srvs 3 3% 4 3%
 Other 5 4% 13 8%
Total number of DAFW cases reported to SOII
 0 Cases 19 17% 48 30%
 1–2 Cases 50 44% 66 42%
 3 or More 44 39% 44 28%

Data presented are number of establishments and column percentages.

**

Includes three interviews among establishments where someone other than the interviewee completed the OSHA recordkeeping forms. These three interviews are excluded from additional analysis.

*

Includes 83 establishments that refused to participate, 14 scheduled interviews canceled by the establishment, and 61 establishments that never returned calls requesting to schedule an interview.

†DAFW, one or more days away from work following the day of injury.