Fatal occupational injuries in Pennsylvania

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Pennsylvania
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

 224 30 33 11 107   41
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

173 22 30 9 85   25

Self Employed (3)

51 8 3   22   16
 

Sex

  

Men

 207 29 30 10 103   33

Women

 17   3   4   8
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 3            

20-24

 15   3   7   3

25-34

 32 5 3   14   9

35-44

 47 4 6 6 22   8

45-54

 56 8 9 3 20   15

55-64

 42 5 8   25    

65 and older

 25 4 4   14   3
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 192 27 29 10 99   25

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 16       6   6

Hispanic or Latino

 11           7

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 5           3

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

              

Multiple races

              

Other or not reported

              

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, Pennsylvania
Event or exposure (1) 2005
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 224 173 51 207 17
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 30 22 8 29  

Struck by object

 21 15 6 20  

Struck by falling object

 13 9 4 13  

Caught in equipment or object

 7 5   7  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

          

Falls

 33 30 3 30 3

Fall to lower level

 26 23 3 24  

Fall from ladder

          

Fall from roof

 9 8   9  

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 11 9   10  

Contact with electric current

 3 3      

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 5 3   5  

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 107 85 22 103 4

Highway transportation incident

 60 51 9 57 3

Collision between vehicles

 33 30 3 31  

Non-collision highway incident

 5 3   5  

Non-highway transportation incident

 21 13 8 21  

Overturned, non-highway

 8 4 4 8  

Struck by vehicle

 18 13 5 17  

Aircraft incident

 3 3   3  

Fires and explosions

          

Assaults and violent acts

 41 25 16 33 8

Homicides

 28 16 12 22 6

Homicides - shooting

 23 13 10 18 5

Self-inflicted injuries

 9 7   8  

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, Pennsylvania
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

 224 30 33 11 107   41
 

Private industry

 204 29 32 10 97   36

Goods Producing

 83 17 19 7 31   9

Natural resources and mining

 28 6     16   4

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 23 4     13   4

Mining

 5       3    

Construction

 36 4 17 4 9    

Manufacturing

 19 7     6    

Service providing

 121 12 13 3 66   27

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 70 6 4   48   11

Wholesale trade

 9       7    

Retail trade

 24 3 3   9   9

Transportation and warehousing

 37       32    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

 3            

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 18 4 4   8    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 6            

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 12 4     6    

Education and health services

 9   3       3

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 7   3        

Leisure and hospitality

 13       4   8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

 11       3   7

Other services

 6            

Government (3)

20       10   5

Federal

              

State

 7       3   3

Local

 11       6    

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, Pennsylvania
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

 224 30 33 11 107   41
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 32 3 5   15   6

Management occupations

 19 3     11   4

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

 6            

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

 28 4     7   13

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 11       4   4

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 9           6

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 7 3          

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 25   4   8   11

Sales and related occupations

 16       6   7

Office and administrative support occupations

 9           4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 63 12 20 5 20   6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 12       6    

Construction and extraction occupations

 40 7 19   10    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 11 3     4    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 76 9     57   5

Production occupations

 8 4          

Transportation and material moving occupations

 68 5     57   3

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.