Fatal occupational injuries in New York (including N.Y.C)

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, New York (including N.Y.C)
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

 239 40 33 23 87 7 49
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

201 35 25 19 79 6 37

Self Employed (3)

38 5 8 4 8   12
 

Sex

  

Men

 216 40 31 23 74 7 41

Women

 23       13   8
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 8       4    

20-24

 20 3     6   6

25-34

 49 14 6 5 17   6

35-44

 55 9 9 6 19   10

45-54

 59 8 7 6 22   14

55-64

 35 4 5   17   8

65 and older

 10   3 3     3
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 159 27 15 18 66 6 27

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 32   7   10   12

Hispanic or Latino

 34 7 9 4 8   5

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 14 4     3   5

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, New York (including N.Y.C)
Event or exposure (1) 2005
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 239 201 38 216 23
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 40 35 5 40  

Struck by object

 21 19   21  

Struck by falling object

 18 16   18  

Caught in equipment or object

 11 9   11  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 7 5   7  

Falls

 33 25 8 31  

Fall to lower level

 31 23 8 29  

Fall from ladder

          

Fall from roof

 5 3   5  

Fall from scaffold

 8 7   8  

Harmful substances or environments

 23 19 4 23  

Contact with electric current

 9 7   9  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 7 6   7  

Oxygen deficiency

 4 3   4  

Transportation incident

 87 79 8 74 13

Highway transportation incident

 51 46 5 41 10

Collision between vehicles

 27 26   22 5

Non-collision highway incident

 4 4   3  

Non-highway transportation incident

 5 4   5  

Overturned, non-highway

          

Struck by vehicle

 27 26   24 3

Aircraft incident

          

Fires and explosions

 7 6   7  

Assaults and violent acts

 49 37 12 41 8

Homicides

 31 23 8 25 6

Homicides - shooting

 21 17 4 19  

Self-inflicted injuries

 17 13 4 15  

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, New York (including N.Y.C)
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

 239 40 33 23 87 7 49
 

Private industry

 209 37 30 20 73 4 45

Goods Producing

 79 23 22 12 15 3 4

Natural resources and mining

 12 7          

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 11 6          

Mining

              

Construction

 53 12 19 9 11    

Manufacturing

 14 4 3       3

Service providing

 130 14 8 8 58   41

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 73 7     39   22

Wholesale trade

 10           4

Retail trade

 20       7   10

Transportation and warehousing

 42 4     29   7

Utilities

              

Information

 5       4    

Financial activities

 5           3

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

 3            

Professional and business services

 7            

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 6            

Education and health services

 10       6    

Educational services

 6       3    

Health care and social assistance

 4            

Leisure and hospitality

 11 3   3 3    

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 7 3          

Accommodation and food services

 4            

Other services

 19       3   11

Government (3)

30 3 3 3 14   4

Federal

 4       3    

State

 3            

Local

 23 3     10   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, New York (including N.Y.C)
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

 239 40 33 23 87 7 49
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 20 3 3   8   5

Management occupations

 7            

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

 7       3    

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

              

Service occupations

 39 5 6 3 10   12

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 15       3   6

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 12 3 4   4    

Personal care and service occupations

 9           6

Sales and office occupations

 18       3   14

Sales and related occupations

 14           12

Office and administrative support occupations

 4            

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 78 20 20 13 18   5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 7 4          

Construction and extraction occupations

 55 12 19 8 14    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 16 4   4 3    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 82 12   6 47   13

Production occupations

 10           3

Transportation and material moving occupations

 72 11   4 45   10

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.