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THE VOICE OF TEXAS INSURANCE RE C O R D INSURANCE

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Rate of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses for
Private Industries in Texas Declined Again in 2009

AUSTIN—Private industry workplaces in Texas reported a total of 213,507 nonfatal injuries and illnesses during 2009. The incidence rate of 2. 9 cases per 100 equivalent full-time employees is six percent lower than in 2008, when the incidence rate was 3.1 cases per 100 equivalent full-time employees. Last year marked the seventh consecutive year that the incidence rate dropped. The Texas rate is below the national rate of 3. 6 for 2009.

The 2009 injury and illness data are the latest available from
the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses conduct-
ed by the Texas Department of Insurance ( www.tdi.state.
tx.us), Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC),
in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS). The occupational injury and ill-
ness rates are based on a statistical sample of private firms
in Texas.

The 2009 reference year data is based on the latest edition of North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS) 2007. For more information regarding NAICS 2007

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MALVERN, Pa.—Almost one-in-five drivers in the United States ( 18 percent) reported texting while driving in the last 30 days according to a new survey from the Insurance Research Council (IRC).

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We All See It Done Everyday

Younger drivers were much more likely than older drivers to say that they were texting while driving. Forty-one percent of drivers age 25 to 39, compared to only five percent of drivers 55 and older, reported texting while driving. Thirty-one percent of drivers age 16 to 24 said they had texted while continued on page 9