Fatal occupational injuries in Mississippi

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

 112 20 17 7 49   19
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

86 11 10 4 47   14

Self Employed (3)

26 9 7 3     5
 

Sex

  

Men

 106 20 17 6 44   19

Women

 6       5    
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 3            

20-24

 9       4    

25-34

 21       11   6

35-44

 19   3   9   5

45-54

 23 4 6   9   3

55-64

 24 8 3   10    

65 and older

 13       5    
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 75 14 13 4 32   12

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 30 6 4 3 13   4

Hispanic or Latino

 3            

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

Total

 112 86 26 106 6
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 20 11 9 20  

Struck by object

 16 8 8 16  

Struck by falling object

 12 8 4 12  

Caught in equipment or object

 3     3  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

          

Falls

 17 10 7 17  

Fall to lower level

 14 8 6 14  

Fall from ladder

 5   3 5  

Fall from roof

 6 4   6  

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 7 4 3 6  

Contact with electric current

          

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

          

Oxygen deficiency

 4     3  

Transportation incident

 49 47   44 5

Highway transportation incident

 29 28   27  

Collision between vehicles

 9 8   8  

Non-collision highway incident

 11 11   10  

Non-highway transportation incident

 5 4   5  

Overturned, non-highway

          

Struck by vehicle

 3 3      

Aircraft incident

          

Fires and explosions

          

Assaults and violent acts

 19 14 5 19  

Homicides

 15 11 4 15  

Homicides - shooting

 13 11   13  

Self-inflicted injuries

 4 3   4  

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, Mississippi
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

 112 20 17 7 49   19
 

Private industry

 94 18 17 6 41   12

Goods Producing

 34 13 10 3 7    

Natural resources and mining

 11 6     4    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 11 6     4    

Mining

              

Construction

 15 4 8        

Manufacturing

 8 3          

Service providing

 60 5 7 3 34   11

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 40       28   6

Wholesale trade

              

Retail trade

 8       3   4

Transportation and warehousing

 30       24    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

              

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 10   4        

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 9   4        

Education and health services

 3            

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 3            

Leisure and hospitality

 3           3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

              

Accommodation and food services

 3           3

Other services

              

Government (3)

18       8   7

Federal

 4            

State

              

Local

 10       3   6

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, Mississippi
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

 112 20 17 7 49   19
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 11 5         4

Management occupations

 8 5          

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 3 4   4   7

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 9           7

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 9 3 4        

Personal care and service occupations

              

Sales and office occupations

 8       3   5

Sales and related occupations

 6           4

Office and administrative support occupations

              

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 32 6 12 3 10    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 5            

Construction and extraction occupations

 21 4 10   5    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 6            

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 40 6     29    

Production occupations

 5 3          

Transportation and material moving occupations

 35 3     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.