Fatal occupational injuries in California

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

 467 86 71 40 194 12 63
 

Employee Status

              

Wage and Salary (2)

388 72 51 35 172 10 47

Self Employed (3)

79 14 20 5 22   16
 

Sex

              

Men

 441 84 69 36 182 11 58

Women

 26     4 12   5
 

Age

              

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 19 5     10    

20-24

 38 4   5 20   7

25-34

 81 13 7 6 38   15

35-44

 121 26 20 13 44   13

45-54

 103 19 13 12 40 4 15

55-64

 71 14 17   29   9

65 and older

 32 5 14   11    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

             

White, non-Hispanic

 211 37 30 13 107 3 21

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 25   3 4 10   7

Hispanic or Latino

 188 44 34 18 63 7 21

American Indian or Alaska Native

 3            

Asian

 33 3 3   9   14

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

 4            

Multiple races

              

Other or not reported

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

Total

 467 388 79 441 26
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 86 72 14 84  

Struck by object

 68 56 12 67  

Struck by falling object

 38 32 6 38  

Caught in equipment or object

 15 14   14  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 8 7   8  

Falls

 71 51 20 69  

Fall to lower level

 66 46 20 65  

Fall from ladder

 11 9   11  

Fall from roof

 22 14 8 22  

Fall from scaffold

 8 5 3 8  

Harmful substances or environments

 40 35 5 36 4

Contact with electric current

 18 15 3 18  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 14 13   10 4

Oxygen deficiency

 5 4   5  

Transportation incident

 194 172 22 182 12

Highway transportation incident

 94 89 5 89 5

Collision between vehicles

 48 45 3 46  

Non-collision highway incident

 27 27   26  

Non-highway transportation incident

 41 31 10 40  

Overturned, non-highway

 25 19 6 24  

Struck by vehicle

 32 32   28 4

Aircraft incident

 19 15 4 17  

Fires and explosions

 12 10   11  

Assaults and violent acts

 63 47 16 58 5

Homicides

 48 37 11 44 4

Homicides - shooting

 38 31 7 35 3

Self-inflicted injuries

 13 8 5 12  

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, California
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

 467 86 71 40 194 12 63
 

Private industry

              

Goods Producing

 195 55 45 17 62 10 6

Natural resources and mining

 53 14 4   31    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 51 12 4   31    

Mining

              

Construction

 108 24 38 15 20 7 4

Manufacturing

 34 17 3   11    

Service providing

 216 28 24 20 97   46

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 95 13 4   54   22

Wholesale trade

 10       4    

Retail trade

 21       4   14

Transportation and warehousing

 62 10     46   6

Utilities

              

Information

 4            

Financial activities

 7            

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

 7            

Professional and business services

 54 8 11 9 18   7

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 6       3    

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 48 8 10 9 15   5

Education and health services

 14       7    

Educational services

 3            

Health care and social assistance

 11       6    

Leisure and hospitality

 24     3 7   10

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 9       6    

Accommodation and food services

 15           9

Other services

 18 3 3   7   4

Government (3)

56 3   3 35   11

Federal

 24       18    

State

 7       4    

Local

 25       13   8

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, California
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

 467 86 71 40 194 12 63
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 46 6 6 4 20   10

Management occupations

 23 3 5   8   6

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

 5       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

 4       3    

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 7            

Service occupations

 84 10 13 12 28   19

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 35       19   11

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 6           5

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 35 8 11 7 7    

Personal care and service occupations

 7            

Sales and office occupations

 22           16

Sales and related occupations

 21           16

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 164 38 45 19 50 8 4

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 36 8 3   21    

Construction and extraction occupations

 95 19 37 9 21 6 3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 33 11 5 8 8    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 129 29 5 3 77 3 12

Production occupations

 19 9       3 3

Transportation and material moving occupations

 110 20 3 3 75   9

Military specific occupations

 21       17    

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.