Fatal occupational injuries in Alaska

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Alaska
Selected
characteristics
2004
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

42     3 31    
 

Employee Status

             

Wage and Salary (2)

37       28    

Self Employed (3)

5       3    
 

Sex

             

Men

38       28    

Women

4       3    
 

Age

             

Under 16

             

16-17

             

18-19

             

20-24

6       4    

25-34

10       8    

35-44

9       7    

45-54

11       9    

55-64

6       3    

65 and older

             
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

             

White, non-Hispanic

28     3 19    

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

             

Hispanic or Latino

             

American Indian or Alaska Native

3       3    

Asian

7       6    

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, Alaska
Event or exposure (1) 2004
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)
Self
employed
(3)
Men Women

Total

42 37 5 38 4
 

Contact with objects and equipment

         

Struck by object

         

Struck by falling object

         

Caught in equipment or object

         

Caught in running equipment or machinery

         

Falls

         

Fall to lower level

         

Fall from ladder

         

Fall from roof

         

Fall from scaffold

         

Harmful substances or environments

3        

Contact with electric current

         

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

         

Oxygen deficiency

         

Transportation incident

31 28 3 28 3

Highway transportation incident

8 8   6  

Collision between vehicles

3 3      

Non-collision highway incident

         

Non-highway transportation incident

         

Overturned, non-highway

         

Struck by vehicle

         

Aircraft incident

13 13   13  

Fires and explosions

         

Assaults and violent acts

         

Homicides

         

Homicides - shooting

         

Self-inflicted injuries

         

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, Alaska
Selected industries (1) 2004
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

42     3 31    
 

Private industry

             

Goods Producing

13       8    

Natural resources and mining

9       6    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

9       6    

Mining

             

Construction

4            

Manufacturing

             

Service providing

24       19    

Trade, transportation, and utilities

16       14    

Wholesale trade

             

Retail trade

             

Transportation and warehousing

16       14    

Utilities

             

Information

             

Financial activities

             

Finance and insurance

             

Real estate and rental and leasing

             

Professional and business services

3       3    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

             

Management of companies and enterprises

             

Administrative and waste services

             

Education and health services

             

Educational services

             

Health care and social assistance

             

Leisure and hospitality

3            

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

             

Accommodation and food services

             

Other services

             

Government (3)

5       4    

Federal

3            

State

             

Local

             

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, Alaska
Selected occupations (1) 2004
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

42     3 31    
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

6       4    

Management occupations

             

Business and financial operations occupations

             

Computer and mathematical occupations

             

Architecture and engineering occupations

             

Life, physical, and social science occupations

3            

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

3            

Healthcare support occupations

             

Protective service occupations

             

Food preparation and serving related occupations

             

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

             

Personal care and service occupations

             

Sales and office occupations

             

Sales and related occupations

             

Office and administrative support occupations

             

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

13       8    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

9       6    

Construction and extraction occupations

             

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

             

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

18       15    

Production occupations

             

Transportation and material moving occupations

17       15    

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.