Fatal occupational injuries in Colorado

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Fatal occupational injuries by selected demographic characteristics and major events or exposures, Colorado
Selected
characteristics		 2006
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

 137 23 13 7 60 3 30
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

108 21 11 5 50 3 17

Self Employed (3)

29       10   13
 

Sex

  

Men

 123 22 13 6 54 3 24

Women

 14       6   6
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 6            

20-24

 8 4          

25-34

 26 5 3   10   6

35-44

 29 4     15   7

45-54

 34   4   21   5

55-64

 17 3     6   4

65 and older

 17 3 3   5   6
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 109 16 10 6 54   21

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 8           4

Hispanic or Latino

 18 6     4   4

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

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) 2006
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 137 108 29 123 14
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 23 21   22  

Struck by object

 13 13   13  

Struck by falling object

 8 8   8  

Caught in equipment or object

 4 3   4  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

          

Falls

 13 11   13  

Fall to lower level

 12 10   12  

Fall from ladder

          

Fall from roof

 4 4   4  

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 7 5   6  

Contact with electric current

 4 3   3  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 3     3  

Oxygen deficiency

          

Transportation incident

 60 50 10 54 6

Highway transportation incident

 42 39 3 38 4

Collision between vehicles

 23 20 3 20  

Non-collision highway incident

 10 10   10  

Non-highway transportation incident

 3   3 3  

Overturned, non-highway

          

Struck by vehicle

 5 4   4  

Aircraft incident

 9 6 3 8  

Fires and explosions

 3 3   3  

Assaults and violent acts

 30 17 13 24 6

Homicides

 11 8 3 7 4

Homicides - shooting

 8 7   6  

Self-inflicted injuries

 14 5 9 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, Colorado
Selected industries (1) 2006
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

 137 23 13 7 60 3 30
 

Private industry

 124 22 13 7 53   27

Goods Producing

 53 13 4 4 18   13

Natural resources and mining

 21 6     4   9

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 18 4     4   9

Mining

 3            

Construction

 26 6 4   10   4

Manufacturing

 6       4    

Service providing

 71 9 9 3 35   14

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 38 4     19   11

Wholesale trade

 9       3    

Retail trade

 10           7

Transportation and warehousing

 19       14    

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

 4            

Finance and insurance

 3            

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 5       4    

Professional, scientific, and technical services

              

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 5       4    

Education and health services

 7       6    

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 5       4    

Leisure and hospitality

 9       4    

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 5            

Accommodation and food services

 4            

Other services

 8 3 3        

Government (3)

13       7   3

Federal

              

State

 4       4    

Local

 7           3

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) 2006
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

 137 23 13 7 60 3 30
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 34       20   9

Management occupations

 20       9   8

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

 3            

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 4       4    

Service occupations

 14       4   4

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 7           3

Food preparation and serving related occupations

              

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

              

Personal care and service occupations

 3            

Sales and office occupations

 14       5   7

Sales and related occupations

 11       3   7

Office and administrative support occupations

 3            

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 36 10 6 3 8   6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 4            

Construction and extraction occupations

 23 5 5   6   4

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 9 3          

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 37 8     22   4

Production occupations

 3            

Transportation and material moving occupations

 34 6     22   4

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.