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Pennsylvania Workplace Fatalities, 2006 (PDF)Fatal work injuries totaled 240 in 2006 for Pennsylvania, an increase of 7 percent from the revised total of 224 recorded in 2005, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Regional Commissioner Sheila Watkins noted that this year’s count was the highest since 1997 when 259 job-related fatalities were reported. (See chart A.) The most frequent types of workplace fatalities in 2006 were highway crashes (49), falls to a lower level (31), being struck by objects (30), and homicides (27); these four types of events1 accounted for 57 percent of the workplace fatalities in the Commonwealth. Chart A. Total workplace fatalities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1992-2006
Highway crashes led all events as the most frequent type of on-the-job fatalities for both the nation and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The number of fatal work injuries from highway crashes in Pennsylvania decreased from 60 in 2005 to 49 in 2006. (See table A.) Work-related deaths from highway crashes accounted for 20 percent of Pennsylvania’s and 23 percent of the United States’ total in 2006. The 31 fatalities resulting from falls to a lower level in Pennsylvania in 2006 was the highest level recorded since 1999 when an identical number was reported. Fatal work injuries from falls to a lower level accounted for 13 percent of both the Commonwealth’s and the United States’ fatal occupational injuries total in 2006. The number of work-related homicides in 2006 in Pennsylvania changed little over the year, from 28 in 2005 to 27 in 2006. Homicides accounted for 11 percent of fatal work injuries in Pennsylvania and 9 percent of work-related fatalities in the nation in 2006. Other frequent events leading to workplace fatalities in the Commonwealth in 2006 were pedestrian incidents (17), nonhighway incidents (15), being caught in or compressed by equipment or objects (12), and exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic substances (10). (See table 1.) The number of work-related fatalities due to pedestrian incidents changed little, from 18 in 2005 to 17 in 2006. Over the year, fatalities from nonhighway incidents were down from 21 in 2005 to 15 one year later, while the number of on-the-job fatalities resulting from being caught in or compressed by equipment or objects increased from 7 in 2005 to 12 in 2006. The number of work-related deaths due to exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic substances totaled 5 in 2005 and 10 in 2006, reaching its highest level since 1994, when 12 fatalities were recorded. All together, these four events were responsible for 23 percent of all fatal work injuries in Pennsylvania in 2006.
Nationwide, a total of 5,703 fatal work injuries were reported in 2006, down slightly from the revised total of 5,734 fatal work injuries recorded in 2005. The count for 2006 was the third lowest annual total recorded by the fatality census, which has been conducted yearly since 1992. (See table B.) The 2006 count of 1,329 fatal highway crashes was the lowest annual total since 1993. Highway crashes in 2006 accounted for nearly one out of every four fatal work injuries and continued to lead all other events in the frequency of on-the-job fatalities. Fatal work injuries involving falls to a lower level increased 10 percent in 2006 after a sharp decrease in 2005. The 2006 total of 728 fatal falls to a lower level was the second highest since the fatality census began. The number of workers who were fatally injured from being struck by objects was lower in 2006, after increasing for the last three years. The 583 fatalities resulting from being struck by objects in 2006 represented a 4-percent decline from the 2005 total. Workplace homicides decreased 9 percent to 516 in 2006, the lowest annual total ever reported by the fatality census. Overall, workplace homicides have decreased more than 50 percent from the series high in 1994.
Key characteristics of fatal work injuries in Pennsylvania
Additional Census of Fatal Occupational Injuriesdata are available on the BLS Internet site at http://www.bls.gov/iif/. Data can be accessed in two ways, through Create Customized Tables, which allows quick access to particular items, or via the special request FTP service, which allows access to an extensive collection of flat text files. For personal assistance or further information on the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries program, as well as other Bureau programs, contact the Mid-Atlantic Information Office at 215-597-3282 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. Information on the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and other programs and surveys are available on our Web site at http://www.bls.gov/ro3/. Technical NotesBackground of the programThe Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, part of the BLS occupational safety and health statistics program, compiles a count of all fatal work injuries occurring in the U.S. in each calendar year. The program uses diverse State and Federal data sources to identify, verify, and describe fatal work injuries. Information about each workplace fatality (industry, occupation, and other worker characteristics; equipment being used; and circumstances of the event) is obtained by cross-referencing source documents, such as death certificates, workers’ compensation records, news accounts, and reports to Federal and State agencies. This method assures counts are as complete and accurate as possible. DefinitionsFor a fatality to be included in the census, the decedent must have been employed (that is working for pay, compensation, or profit) at the time of the event, engaged in a legal work activity, or present at the site of the incident as a requirement of his or her job. Fatalities to volunteer and unpaid family workers who perform the same duties and functions as paid workers are also included in the counts. These criteria are generally broader than those used by Federal and State agencies administering specific laws and regulations. (Fatalities that occur during a person's normal commute to or from work are excluded from the census counts.) Data presented in this release include deaths occurring in 2006 that resulted from traumatic occupational injuries. An injury is defined as any wound or damage to the body resulting from acute exposure to energy, such as heat, electricity, or impact from a crash or fall, or from the absence of such essentials as heat or oxygen caused by a specific event or incident within a single workday or shift. Included are open wounds, intracranial and internal injuries, heatstroke, hypothermia, asphyxiation, acute poisonings resulting from short-term exposures limited to the worker's shift, suicides and homicides, and work injuries listed as underlying or contributory causes of death. Information on work-related fatal illnesses is not reported in the BLS census and is excluded from the attached tables because the latency period of many occupational illnesses and the difficulty of linking illnesses to work exposures make identification of a universe problematic. Measurement techniques and limitationsData for the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries are compiled from various Federal, State, and local administrative sources--including death certificates, workers' compensation reports and claims, reports to various regulatory agencies, medical examiner reports, and police reports--as well as news and other non-governmental reports. Diverse sources are used because studies have shown that no single source captures all job-related fatalities. Source documents are matched so that each fatality is counted only once. To ensure that a fatality occurred while the decedent was at work, information is verified from two or more independent source documents or from a source document and a follow-up questionnaire. Approximately 30 data elements are collected, coded, and tabulated, including information about the worker, the fatal incident, and the machinery or equipment involved. Federal/State agency coverage The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries includes data for all fatal work injuries, whether the decedent was working in a job covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or other Federal or State agencies or was outside the scope of regulatory coverage. Thus, any comparison between the BLS fatality census counts and those released by other agencies should take into account the different coverage requirements and definitions being used by each agency. Fatalities occurring among several other groups of workers are generally not covered by any Federal or State agencies. These groups include self-employed and unpaid family workers, which accounted for about 18 percent of the fatalities; laborers on small farms, accounting for about 1 percent of the fatalities; and State and local government employees in States without OSHA-approved safety programs, which accounted for about 4 percent. (Approximately one-half of the States have approved OSHA safety programs, which cover State and local government employees.) AcknowledgmentsBLS thanks the Pennsylvania Department of Health for their efforts in collecting accurate, comprehensive, and useful data on fatal work injuries. BLS also appreciates the efforts of all Federal, State, local, and private sector agencies that submitted source documents used to identify fatal work injuries. Among these agencies are the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; the National Transportation Safety Board; the U.S. Coast Guard; the Mine Safety and Health Administration; the Employment Standards Administration (Federal Employees' Compensation and Longshore and Harbor Workers' divisions); the Department of Energy; State vital statistics registrars, coroners, and medical examiners; State departments of health, labor and industries, and workers' compensation agencies; State and local police departments; and State farm bureaus. 1. Fatal events are categorized into several major groupings including transportation incidents, assaults and violent acts, and falls. These major groups are further broken down into more detailed groups. For example, transportation incidents includes highway incidents, commonly referred to as highway crashes, and aircraft incidents; assaults and violent acts includes homicides and suicides; and falls includes falls to a lower level (as from a roof or ladder) and falls on the same level (as due to grease on a floor or ice on a sidewalk). |
Chart 1. Total workplace fatalities for metropolitan areas in Pennsylvania, 2006
Event or exposure2 | Total fatalities (number) | Goods producing | Service providing | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total goods producing | Natural resources and mining3 | Construction | Manufacturing | Total service providing | Trade, transportation, and utilities | Information | Financial activities | Professional and business services | Education and health services | Leisure and hospitality | Other services | ||
Total |
240 | 100 | 30 | 50 | 20 | 128 | 71 | — | 4 | 21 | 13 | 16 | — |
Contact with objects and equipment |
44 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Struck by object |
30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Struck by falling object |
20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Struck by rolling, sliding objects on floor or ground level |
5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
12 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Caught in running equipment or machinery |
5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Compressed or pinched by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects |
3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. |
4 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Falls |
37 | 25 | 3 | 20 | — | 12 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Fall, unspecified |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fall to lower level |
31 | 23 | — | 19 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fall from floor, dock, or ground level |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fall from ladder |
5 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fall from roof |
10 | 8 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fall from roof edge |
4 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fall from scaffold, staging |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fall from nonmoving vehicle |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fall on same level |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Exposure to harmful substances or environments |
22 | 11 | — | 6 | 3 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Contact with electric current |
7 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Contact with overhead power lines |
5 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Contact with temperature extremes |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic substances |
10 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Exposure to caustic, noxious, or allergenic substances, unspecified |
3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Injections, stings, venomous bites |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Injections, stings, venomous bites, n.e.c. |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Transportation accidents |
89 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 59 | 43 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
Highway accident |
49 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 39 | 30 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Collision between vehicles, mobile equipment |
12 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Moving in same direction |
3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Moving in opposite directions, oncoming |
3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Moving in intersection |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Vehicle struck stationary object, equipment on side of road |
29 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Noncollision accident |
8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Jack-knifed or overturned--no collision |
5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nonhighway accident, except rail, air, water |
15 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Noncollision accident |
12 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fell from and struck by vehicle, mobile equipment |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Overturned |
7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pedestrian, nonpassenger struck by vehicle, mobile equipment |
17 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pedestrian struck by vehicle, mobile equipment in roadway |
6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pedestrian struck by vehicle, mobile equipment in parking lot or non-roadway area |
10 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Aircraft accident |
6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
During takeoff or landing |
5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fires and explosions |
8 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fire--unintended or uncontrolled |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Explosion |
5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Explosion, n.e.c. |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Assaults and violent acts |
40 | 6 | — | 4 | — | 29 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | — |
Assaults and violent acts by person(s) |
27 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 21 | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | — |
Hitting, kicking, beating |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Shooting |
22 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Self-inflicted injury |
12 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Suicide, attempted suicide |
12 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 Classified according to the North American Industry Classification System, 2002. |
Worker characteristics | Total fatalities (number) | Event or exposure1 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transportation incidents2 | Assaults and violent acts3 | Contact with objects and equipment | Falls | Exposure to harmful substances or environments | Fires and explosions | ||
Total |
240 | 89 | 40 | 44 | 37 | 22 | 8 |
Employee Status | |||||||
Wage and Salary Workers4 |
184 | 72 | 29 | 34 | 27 | 18 | 4 |
Self-employed5 |
56 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Gender | |||||||
Men |
222 | 77 | 39 | 44 | 36 | 18 | 8 |
Women |
18 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Age | |||||||
Under 16 years |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 to 17 years |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 to 19 years |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 to 24 years |
9 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
25 to 34 years |
37 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — |
35 to 44 years |
60 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | — |
45 to 54 years |
63 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 7 | — |
55 to 64 years |
36 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — |
65 years and over |
31 | 14 | — | 6 | 7 | — | 3 |
Race or Ethnic Origin6 | |||||||
White, non-Hispanic |
196 | 77 | 21 | 40 | 31 | 19 | 8 |
Black, non-Hispanic |
19 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Hispanic or Latino |
14 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Asian |
9 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual. |
Industry1 | NAICS code1 | Total fatalities (number) | Event or exposure2 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transportation incidents3 | Assaults and violent acts4 | Contact with objects and equipment | Falls | Exposure to harmful substances or environments | Fires and explosions | |||
Total |
240 | 89 | 40 | 44 | 37 | 22 | 8 | |
Private Industry |
228 | 83 | 35 | 44 | 37 | 21 | 8 | |
Goods Producing |
100 | 24 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 6 | |
Natural Resources and Mining |
30 | 11 | — | 10 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting |
11 | 26 | 10 | — | 9 | 3 | — | — |
Crop Production |
111 | 15 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production |
1114 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Food Crops Grown Under Cover |
11141 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mushroom Production |
111411 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Crop Farming |
1119 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
All Other Crop Farming |
11199 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming |
111998 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Animal Production |
112 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Cattle Ranching and Farming |
1121 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Dairy Cattle and Milk Production |
11212 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Forestry and Logging |
113 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Logging |
1133 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Logging |
11331 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Mining5 |
21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mining (except Oil and Gas) |
212 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Construction |
50 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 6 | — | |
Construction |
23 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 6 | — |
Construction of buildings |
236 | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — |
Residential Building Construction |
2361 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Residential Building Construction |
23611 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Residential Remodelers |
236118 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
237 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Utility System Construction |
2371 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Specialty Trade Contractors |
238 | 30 | 3 | — | 5 | 15 | 4 | — |
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
2381 | 10 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Roofing Contractors |
23816 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Building Finishing Contractors |
2383 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors |
23832 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
2389 | 11 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Site Preparation Contractors |
23891 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Manufacturing |
31-33 | 20 | 3 | — | 10 | — | 3 | — |
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
327 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing |
3273 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing |
332 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Machinery Manufacturing |
333 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Manufacturing |
20 | 3 | — | 10 | — | 3 | — | |
Service providing |
128 | 59 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 10 | — | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
71 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wholesale Trade |
42 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods |
423 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Retail Trade |
44-45 | 15 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers |
441 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
4413 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores |
44131 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Food and Beverage Stores |
445 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Grocery Stores |
4451 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Transportation and Warehousing |
48-49 | 47 | 35 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
Truck Transportation |
484 | 29 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
General Freight Trucking |
4841 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance |
48412 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload |
484121 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload |
484122 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Specialized Freight Trucking |
4842 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance |
48423 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
485 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
School and Employee Bus Transportation |
4854 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
School and Employee Bus Transportation |
48541 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Support Activities for Transportation |
488 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Couriers and Messengers |
492 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Financial Activities |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing |
53 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Real Estate |
531 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Professional and Business Services |
21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services |
56 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Administrative and Support Services |
561 | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Investigation and Security Services |
5616 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services |
56161 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Security Guards and Patrol Services |
561612 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
5617 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Landscaping Services |
56173 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Waste Management and Remediation Services |
562 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Waste Collection |
5621 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Waste Collection |
56211 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Solid Waste Collection |
562111 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Education and Health Services |
13 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | |
Health Care and Social Assistance |
62 | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Ambulatory Health Care Services |
621 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hospitals |
622 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Leisure and Hospitality |
16 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Accommodation and Food Services |
72 | 16 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Food Services and Drinking Places |
722 | 14 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Full-Service Restaurants |
7221 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Full-Service Restaurants |
72211 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Limited-Service Eating Places |
7222 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Limited-Service Eating Places |
72221 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Limited-Service Restaurants |
722211 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
7224 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
72241 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Government6 |
12 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Local Government |
10 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Service providing |
9 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Education and Health Services |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Educational Services |
61 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Educational Services |
611 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
6111 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
61111 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Public Administration |
5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Public Administration |
92 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities |
922 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities |
9221 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Police Protection |
92212 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
1 Classified according to the North American Industry Classification System, 2002. |
Occupation1 | Total fatalities (number) | Event or exposure2 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transportation incidents3 | Assaults and violent acts4 | Contact with objects and equipment | Falls | Exposure to harmful substances or environments | Fires and explosions | ||
Total |
240 | 89 | 40 | 44 | 37 | 22 | 8 |
Management occupations |
18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Other management occupations |
17 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
Agricultural managers |
13 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Farmers and ranchers |
13 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners |
6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Registered nurses |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Registered nurses |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Protective service occupations |
7 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Law enforcement workers |
4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Police officers |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Police and sheriff's patrol officers |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other protective service workers |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Security guards |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Supervisors, food preparation and serving workers |
4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers |
4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers |
3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations |
7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Building cleaning and pest control workers |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Building cleaning workers |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Grounds maintenance workers |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Grounds maintenance workers |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sales and related occupations |
8 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Supervisors, sales workers |
5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers |
5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers |
5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
11 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Agricultural workers |
8 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Miscellaneous agricultural workers |
8 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Agricultural equipment operators |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Forest, conservation, and logging workers |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Logging workers |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fallers |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Construction and extraction occupations |
46 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 4 |
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers |
6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers |
6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Construction trades workers |
36 | 5 | — | 4 | 20 | 4 | — |
Carpenters |
5 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Carpenters |
5 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Construction laborers |
9 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Construction laborers |
9 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Construction equipment operators |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Painters and paperhangers |
5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Painters, construction and maintenance |
5 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Roofers |
6 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Roofers |
6 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Extraction workers |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
15 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — |
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers |
5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers |
5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Maintenance and repair workers, general |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Production occupations |
17 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Supervisors, production workers |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Metal workers and plastic workers |
6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other production occupations |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
85 | 57 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — |
Air transportation workers |
5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers |
5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Commercial pilots |
5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Motor vehicle operators |
60 | 39 | 7 | 7 | — | 5 | — |
Bus drivers |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Bus drivers, school |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers |
53 | 36 | 5 | 7 | — | 5 | — |
Driver/sales workers |
7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer |
41 | 31 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Truck drivers, light or delivery services |
5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Material moving workers |
17 | 12 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Laborers and material movers, hand |
6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand |
6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Refuse and recyclable material collectors |
6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 Based on the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification System |
Last Modified Date: July 3, 2008