Fatal occupational injuries in Colorado

Create Customized Tables (one screen)Get detailed statistics for occupational fatalities.

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

 125 17 9 11 76 3 8
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

99 9 8 9 64   6

Self Employed (3)

26 8     12    
 

Sex

  

Men

 117 17 9 10 73   5

Women

 8       3   3
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

              

20-24

 9       4    

25-34

 28 5     20    

35-44

 24 4   4 10   4

45-54

 31 4   4 22    

55-64

 22 3 5   12    

65 and older

 9       6    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 98 11 7 8 61 3 7

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 3            

Hispanic or Latino

 19 5     11    

American Indian or Alaska Native

 4            

Asian

              

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

Total

 125 99 26 117 8
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 17 9 8 17  

Struck by object

 9 4 5 9  

Struck by falling object

 6 3 3 6  

Caught in equipment or object

 5 3   5  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 3     3  

Falls

 9 8   9  

Fall to lower level

 7 6   7  

Fall from ladder

          

Fall from roof

          

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 11 9   10  

Contact with electric current

 5 5   5  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 5 4   4  

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 76 64 12 73 3

Highway transportation incident

 35 31 4 34  

Collision between vehicles

 15 12 3 15  

Non-collision highway incident

 6 6   6  

Non-highway transportation incident

 10 8   9  

Overturned, non-highway

 8 7   7  

Struck by vehicle

 10 8   9  

Aircraft incident

 18 14   18  

Fires and explosions

 3        

Assaults and violent acts

 8 6   5 3

Homicides

 6 5   3 3

Homicides - shooting

 4 3   3  

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, Colorado
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

 125 17 9 11 76 3 8
 

Private industry

 119 17 8 11 72 3 7

Goods Producing

 54 11 5 6 27   3

Natural resources and mining

 19 6     7    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 13 4     5    

Mining

 6            

Construction

 26 4 3 4 14    

Manufacturing

 9       6    

Service providing

 65 6 3 5 45   4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 33 5   3 22    

Wholesale trade

 5            

Retail trade

 8       6    

Transportation and warehousing

 20 3     14    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

 4       4    

Finance and insurance

 4       4    

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 14       10    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 4            

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 10       7    

Education and health services

              

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

              

Leisure and hospitality

 5       4    

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 4       3    

Accommodation and food services

              

Other services

 3            

Government (3)

6       4    

Federal

 4       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, Colorado
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

 125 17 9 11 76 3 8
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 32 5     20   3

Management occupations

 16 4     9    

Business and financial operations occupations

 3       3    

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

 14       10    

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 6       4    

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 5       4    

Personal care and service occupations

 3            

Sales and office occupations

 7       5    

Sales and related occupations

 6       5    

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 32 6 6 5 12    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 3            

Construction and extraction occupations

 24 5 6   10    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 5            

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 40 6   4 29    

Production occupations

 4            

Transportation and material moving occupations

 36 5     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.