Fatal occupational injuries in Tennessee

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Tennessee
Selected
characteristics		 2006
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

 153 29 14 9 59 5 37
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

110 20 12 7 43 5 23

Self Employed (3)

43 9     16   14
 

Sex

  

Men

 141 28 14 9 55 5 30

Women

 12       4   7
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 3            

20-24

 8            

25-34

 27 4 3 5 11    

35-44

 31 8     9   9

45-54

 29 6     11   9

55-64

 33 4 4   14   9

65 and older

 21 3     12   4
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 110 20 7 7 46 4 26

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 22   4   9   4

Hispanic or Latino

 14 6 3   4    

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 4           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, Tennessee
Event or exposure (1) 2006
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 153 110 43 141 12
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 29 20 9 28  

Struck by object

 20 13 7 20  

Struck by falling object

 15 11 4 15  

Caught in equipment or object

 6 5   5  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 3        

Falls

 14 12   14  

Fall to lower level

 12 10   12  

Fall from ladder

          

Fall from roof

 5 3   5  

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 9 7   9  

Contact with electric current

 6 5   6  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

          

Oxygen deficiency

 3     3  

Transportation incident

 59 43 16 55 4

Highway transportation incident

 40 34 6 36 4

Collision between vehicles

 16 16   12 4

Non-collision highway incident

 8 5 3 8  

Non-highway transportation incident

 16 6 10 16  

Overturned, non-highway

 9   7 9  

Struck by vehicle

          

Aircraft incident

          

Fires and explosions

 5 5   5  

Assaults and violent acts

 37 23 14 30 7

Homicides

 26 19 7 20 6

Homicides - shooting

 22 17 5 17 5

Self-inflicted injuries

 6 3 3 6  

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, Tennessee
Selected industries (1) 2006
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

 153 29 14 9 59 5 37
 

Private industry

 139 27 13 8 52 4 35

Goods Producing

 60 16 9 6 21 3 5

Natural resources and mining

 28 8     13   3

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 25 8     12   3

Mining

 3            

Construction

 22 6 7 4 4    

Manufacturing

 10       4    

Service providing

 79 11 4   31   30

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 45 5 3   20   16

Wholesale trade

 3            

Retail trade

 20       5   14

Transportation and warehousing

 22   3   14    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

 5           3

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

 3            

Professional and business services

 17 4     6   4

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 4           3

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 13 4     6    

Education and health services

 3       3    

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

              

Leisure and hospitality

 4           4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

 3           3

Other services

 5           3

Government (3)

14       7    

Federal

              

State

              

Local

 10       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, Tennessee
Selected occupations (1) 2006
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

 153 29 14 9 59 5 37
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 28 5     11   10

Management occupations

 23 4     8   9

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

              

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

 19 4     8   5

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 6       3    

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 9 4     3    

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 18           15

Sales and related occupations

 15           13

Office and administrative support occupations

 3            

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 39 11 9 4 11    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 9 4     4    

Construction and extraction occupations

 18 4 4 3 6    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 12 3 4        

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 48 7 3 3 27 3 5

Production occupations

 10 3          

Transportation and material moving occupations

 38 4 3   26   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.