NAICS

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Summarizing and Understanding the Establishments Included in the OSHA Data Set.

Data Dictionary Summary:

• The first year of data collection (CY 2016 data) was conducted in August, December 2017.
• Data are from OSHA Form 300A: Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses.
• Establishments with 250+ employees that are not listed in Exempt Industries list and establishments with 20-249 employees listed in the 300A Table must electronically submit their 300A data to OSHA each year.

Main Questions to Answer as of March 10th, 2024:

• [x] What qualifies an establishment to be under the exempt industries list?
• [x] How do these exemptions potentially impact the data?
• [x] Do these exemptions impact our conclusion or discussion section?
• [x] Are their ways to track the injuries within those exemption establishments?

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What qualifies an establishment to be under the exempt industries list?

NAICS explains that to be included in the OSHA data you have to be directly requested based on industry type:

• Employers are not required to keep OSHA injury and illness records for any establishment classified in the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), unless they are asked in writing to do so by OSHA, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), or a state agency operating under the authority of OSHA or the BLS.

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Here is a list of exempt industries:

NAICS Code	Industry Description	NAICS Code	Industry Description
4412	Other Motor Vehicle Dealers	5411	Legal Services
4431	Electronics and Appliance Stores	5412	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services
4461	Health and Personal Care Stores	5413	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
4471	Gasoline Stations	5414	Specialized Design Services
4481	Clothing Stores	5415	Computer Systems Design and Related Services
4482	Shoe Stores	5416	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
4483	Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Stores	5417	Scientific Research and Development Services
4511	Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	5418	Advertising and Related Services
4512	Book, Periodical, and Music Stores	5511	Management of Companies and Enterprises
4531	Florists	5611	Office Administrative Services
4532	Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores	5614	Business Support Services
4812	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	5615	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services
4861	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	5616	Investigation and Security Services
4862	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	6111	Elementary and Secondary Schools
4869	Other Pipeline Transportation	6112	Junior Colleges
4879	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other	6113	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
4885	Freight Transportation Arrangement	6114	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training
5111	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	6115	Technical and Trade Schools
5112	Software Publishers	6116	Other Schools and Instruction
5121	Motion Picture and Video Industries	6117	Educational Support Services
5122	Sound Recording Industries	6211	Offices of Physicians
5151	Radio and Television Broadcasting	6212	Offices of Dentists
5172	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	6213	Offices of Other Health Practitioners
5173	Telecommunications Resellers	6214	Outpatient Care Centers
5179	Other Telecommunications	6215	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
5181	Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals	6244	Child Day Care Services
5182	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	7114	Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures
5191	Other Information Services	7115	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
5211	Monetary Authorities - Central Bank	7213	Rooming and Boarding Houses
5221	Depository Credit Intermediation	7221	Full-Service Restaurants
5222	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	7222	Limited-Service Eating Places
5223	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	7224	Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
5231	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	8112	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
5232	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	8114	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance
5239	Other Financial Investment Activities	8121	Personal Care Services
5241	Insurance Carriers	8122	Death Care Services
5242	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	8131	Religious Organizations
5251	Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	8132	Grantmaking and Giving Services
5259	Other Investment Pools and Funds	8133	Social Advocacy Organizations
5312	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	8134	Civic and Social Organizations
5331	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	8139	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations

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Here's how it could potentially impact the data analysis:

1. Underrepresentation of Certain Industries: If certain industries with higher accident rates are not required to report, the overall dataset may not accurately reflect the true distribution of workplace accidents across industries. This can lead to biased estimates, especially if the excluded industries have substantially different accident rates compared to the included ones.

2. Establishment Size Effects: Industries that are not required to report may vary in their size distribution compared to those that are required to report. This can bias estimates of the relationship between establishment size and accident rates if the excluded industries have different size distributions or if the relationship between size and accidents varies across industries.

3. Limited Generalizability: The findings based on the dataset that includes only reporting industries may not be generalizable to all industries, as they may not capture the full range of variation in accident rates across different types of workplaces. This could potentially limit the importance of our data findings.

4. Potential Misinterpretation of Results: Researchers may misinterpret the results if they assume that the dataset represents all industries equally. They may overgeneralize findings or draw incorrect conclusions about the effectiveness of safety interventions or regulations.

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Potential Add to Data Section:

OSHA collects data primarily from private sector employers, including those in construction, general industry, and maritime. The agency's coverage extends to federal government employees, excluding those in the United States Postal Service. OSHA's data collection also excludes a number of establishments based on the polices of The North American Industry Classification System. These establishments are not involved in manufacturing directly but are still exposed to workplace injuries. For example, one exemption to the data set it is the Motion Picture and Video Industry, which would not necessarily be categorized as safe. Another important impact of these exclusions pertains to the size of the excluded sectors. For instance, retail workers, who typically work in large establishments, are not included in the dataset. This exclusion may introduce a skew in the results, particularly when analyzing larger establishment sizes. Understanding the industries excluded from the data set is extremely important because every exclusion limits the application of our analysis.