Fatal occupational injuries in Louisiana

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

 111 18 10 13 55   14
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

96 13 10 12 48   12

Self Employed (3)

15 5     7    
 

Sex

  

Men

 102 18 10 13 52   8

Women

 9       3   6
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 3   3        

20-24

 6       3    

25-34

 22 3   4 8   5

35-44

 27 3   5 12   5

45-54

 29 7 4 3 14    

55-64

 15       12    

65 and older

 9 3     6    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 70 10 6 8 37   8

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 29 7     14   4

Hispanic or Latino

 8       4    

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 4            

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

Total

 111 96 15 102 9
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 18 13 5 18  

Struck by object

 10 6 4 10  

Struck by falling object

 7 3 4 7  

Caught in equipment or object

 8 7   8  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 5 5   5  

Falls

 10 10   10  

Fall to lower level

 10 10   10  

Fall from ladder

          

Fall from roof

 5 5   5  

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 13 12   13  

Contact with electric current

 8 7   8  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

          

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 55 48 7 52 3

Highway transportation incident

 22 19 3 20  

Collision between vehicles

 12 9 3 11  

Non-collision highway incident

 5 5   5  

Non-highway transportation incident

 5 5   5  

Overturned, non-highway

          

Struck by vehicle

 11 9   11  

Aircraft incident

          

Fires and explosions

          

Assaults and violent acts

 14 12   8 6

Homicides

 12 10   6 6

Homicides - shooting

 11 9   6 5

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, Louisiana
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

 111 18 10 13 55   14
 

Private industry

 101 17 10 13 50   10

Goods Producing

 44 11 9 4 19    

Natural resources and mining

 14 3     8    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 5       4    

Mining

 9       4    

Construction

 23 4 7 3 9    

Manufacturing

 7 4          

Service providing

 57 6   9 31   9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 37 3   5 24   4

Wholesale trade

 5       3    

Retail trade

 8       3   3

Transportation and warehousing

 23       18    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

 3            

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 10 3     6    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 3       3    

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 7 3     3    

Education and health services

              

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

              

Leisure and hospitality

 3           3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

 3           3

Other services

 3            

Government (3)

10       5   4

Federal

              

State

 5           3

Local

 4            

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, Louisiana
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

 111 18 10 13 55   14
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 5       5    

Management occupations

 3       3    

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

 15 3     5   6

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 8       3   4

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 5            

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 8           7

Sales and related occupations

 4           3

Office and administrative support occupations

 4           4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 39 7 8 8 15    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 4       4    

Construction and extraction occupations

 23 5 8   7    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 12     6 4    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 44 8   4 29    

Production occupations

 12 5     3    

Transportation and material moving occupations

 32 3     26    

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.