Southwest Occupational Injuries and Fatalities


Nonfatal Occupational Injury and Illness Incidence Rates(1), Private Industy, U.S. and Selected States, 2005

State

Total recordable cases

Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction

Other recordable cases

Total

Cases with days away from work (2)

Cases with job transfer or restriction
U.S.

4.6

2.4

1.4

1.0

2.2
  Arkansas

5.0

2.4

1.2

1.1

2.6
  Louisiana

3.1

1.5

1.0

0.5

1.6
  New Mexico

4.4

2.2

1.4

0.8

2.2
  Oklahoma

4.6

2.6

1.4

1.2

2.1
  Texas

3.6

2.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

(1) Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000, where

N = number of injuries and illnesses
EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year
200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year)

(2) Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.

NOTE: Because of rounding, components may not add to totals.

Last updated: January 4, 2007

Fatal Occupational Injuries by Event or Exposure, U.S. and Selected States, 2006

Area

Total fatalities
(1) (2)

Percent distribution by event or exposure (3)

Transportation incidents (4)

Assaults and violent acts (5)

Contact with objects and equipment

Falls

Exposure to harmful substances or environments

Fires and explosions
United States

5,703

42

13

17

14

9

4
  Arkansas

78

60

6

10

15

-

5
  Louisiana

118

42

11

18

10

15

3
  New Mexico

59

49

5

22

15

8

-
  Oklahoma

91

65

-

16

9

4

3
  Texas

486

41

12

18

12

11

5

(1) Includes other events and exposures such as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown separately.
(2) Includes 4 fatalities that occurred within the territorial boundaries of the United States, but a State of
incident could not be determined.
(3) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
(4) Includes highway, nonhighway, air, water, and rail fatalities, and fatalities resulting from being struck by a vehicle.
(5) Includes violence by persons, self-inflicted injuries, and attacks by animals.

NOTE: Totals for 2006 are preliminary. Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

Last updated: August 9, 2007


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Last Modified Date: August 9, 2007