Fatal occupational injuries in Alabama

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Alabama
Selected
characteristics		 2005
Total Event or exposure (1)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 128 23 20 9 55   19
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

112 20 18 9 51   13

Self Employed (3)

16 3     4   6
 

Sex

  

Men

 123 23 20 9 52   17

Women

 5       3    
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

              

20-24

 7       3    

25-34

 22 3 4   10   3

35-44

 38 9 6 4 13   5

45-54

 28 5 6   13   3

55-64

 21 3 4   10   3

65 and older

 9       3   4
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 77 16 12 4 31   13

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 38 5 3 3 21   5

Hispanic or Latino

 9   4        

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

              

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

              

Multiple races

              

Other or not reported

 3            

Footnotes
(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification system.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(3) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, members of partnerships, and may include owners of incorporated businesses.
(4) Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. The individual racial categories shown exclude data for Hispanic and Latino workers.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected events and employee status and sex, Alabama
Event or exposure (1) 2005
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 128 112 16 123 5
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 23 20 3 23  

Struck by object

 14 11 3 14  

Struck by falling object

 12 10   12  

Caught in equipment or object

 5 5   5  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

          

Falls

 20 18   20  

Fall to lower level

 18 17   18  

Fall from ladder

 3 3   3  

Fall from roof

 4 4   4  

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 9 9   9  

Contact with electric current

 7 7   7  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

          

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 55 51 4 52 3

Highway transportation incident

 31 30   29  

Collision between vehicles

 19 18   19  

Non-collision highway incident

 5 5   4  

Non-highway transportation incident

 4 4   4  

Overturned, non-highway

          

Struck by vehicle

 11 10   11  

Aircraft incident

          

Fires and explosions

          

Assaults and violent acts

 19 13 6 17  

Homicides

 14 9 5 12  

Homicides - shooting

 12 8 4 11  

Self-inflicted injuries

 4 3   4  

Footnotes
(1) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
(2) May include volunteers and workers receiving other types of compensation.
(3) Includes self-employed workers, owners of unincorporated businesses and farms, paid and unpaid family workers, members of partnerships, and may include owners of incorporated businesses.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected industries and major events or exposures, Alabama
Selected industries (1) 2005
Total Event or exposure (2)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 128 23 20 9 55   19
 

Private industry

 116 22 20 9 46   17

Goods Producing

 52 14 17 6 14    

Natural resources and mining

 13 7     5    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 10 5     4    

Mining

 3            

Construction

 31 6 14 5 6    

Manufacturing

 8   3   3    

Service providing

 64 8 3 3 32   17

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 31       20   6

Wholesale trade

 5       3    

Retail trade

 7           4

Transportation and warehousing

 18       15    

Utilities

              

Information

 4       3    

Financial activities

              

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 9       4    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 4            

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 5            

Education and health services

 6       4    

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 4            

Leisure and hospitality

              

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

              

Other services

 8 4         3

Government (3)

12       9    

Federal

              

State

 3       3    

Local

 8       5    

Footnotes
(1) Classified according to the North American Industry Classification System, 2002.
(2) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Manual.
(3) Includes fatalities to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

 

Fatal occupational injuries by selected occupations and major events or exposures, Alabama
Selected occupations (1) 2005
Total Event or exposure (2)
Contact
with objects
and
equipment		 Falls Exposure to
harmful
substances or
environments		 Transpor-
tation
incidents		 Fires
or
explosions		 Assaults
and
violent
acts

Total

 128 23 20 9 55   19
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 18       8   6

Management occupations

 9       4   4

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

 3            

Life, physical, and social science occupations

              

Community and social services occupations

              

Legal occupations

              

Education, training, and library occupations

              

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

              

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

              

Service occupations

 8       3   3

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 6       3    

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

              

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 10       6   4

Sales and related occupations

 7       4   3

Office and administrative support occupations

 3            

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 50 16 16 8 9    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 7 4          

Construction and extraction occupations

 29 6 14 3 6    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 14 6   5      

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 39 4     29   4

Production occupations

 5            

Transportation and material moving occupations

 34 3     28    

Military specific occupations

              

Footnotes
(1) Based on the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification System.
(2) Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification system.

NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.