Fatal occupational injuries in Florida

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

 360 37 65 49 142 11 54
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

336 35 63 47 133 11 45

Self Employed (3)

24       9   9
 

Sex

  

Men

 333 36 62 46 133 11 43

Women

 27   3 3 9   11
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

 5            

18-19

 5            

20-24

 25   5 5 10   4

25-34

 68 7 12 10 28   9

35-44

 81 16 11 11 24 4 15

45-54

 85 5 13 14 40 3 9

55-64

 59   12 3 29   11

65 and older

 31 5 11 3 8   3
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 194 14 37 31 77 5 29

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 55 9 5 5 21 4 10

Hispanic or Latino

 95 13 23 11 40   7

American Indian or Alaska Native

              

Asian

 8           7

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

              

Multiple races

              

Other or not reported

 7       3    

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, Florida
Event or exposure (1) 2006
Total Employee status Sex
Wage
and
salary
(2)		 Self
employed
(3)		 Men Women

Total

 360 336 24 333 27
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 37 35   36  

Struck by object

 23 23   23  

Struck by falling object

 18 18   18  

Caught in equipment or object

 8 7   8  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 3 3   3  

Falls

 65 63   62 3

Fall to lower level

 57 56   56  

Fall from ladder

 4 4   4  

Fall from roof

 19 19   19  

Fall from scaffold

 9 9   9  

Harmful substances or environments

 49 47   46 3

Contact with electric current

 23 22   23  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 13 13   11  

Oxygen deficiency

 10 9   9  

Transportation incident

 142 133 9 133 9

Highway transportation incident

 75 72 3 68 7

Collision between vehicles

 42 40   37 5

Non-collision highway incident

 12 12   12  

Non-highway transportation incident

 21 18 3 20  

Overturned, non-highway

 5 4   4  

Struck by vehicle

 30 28   29  

Aircraft incident

 13 13   13  

Fires and explosions

 11 11   11  

Assaults and violent acts

 54 45 9 43 11

Homicides

 41 38 3 30 11

Homicides - shooting

 36 33 3 26 10

Self-inflicted injuries

 13 7 6 13  

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, Florida
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

 360 37 65 49 142 11 54
 

Private industry

 330 35 62 49 130 9 44

Goods Producing

 143 18 43 27 46 5 4

Natural resources and mining

 29     7 17    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 27     7 16    

Mining

              

Construction

 97 15 35 16 24 4 3

Manufacturing

 17   7 4 5    

Service providing

 187 17 19 22 84 4 40

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 88 8 4 5 49   20

Wholesale trade

 11     3 5    

Retail trade

 28   3   8   14

Transportation and warehousing

 47 5     35   5

Utilities

              

Information

              

Financial activities

 6           3

Finance and insurance

 4            

Real estate and rental and leasing

              

Professional and business services

 50 5 7 12 20   5

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 4            

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 46 5 6 11 19   4

Education and health services

 8       5    

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 6       4    

Leisure and hospitality

 21   3 3 4   9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 8            

Accommodation and food services

 13           7

Other services

 11 3     3    

Government (3)

30   3   12   10

Federal

 4            

State

              

Local

 24   3   10   7

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, Florida
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

 360 37 65 49 142 11 54
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 32   3   17   9

Management occupations

 18       10   6

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

              

Architecture and engineering occupations

 4            

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

 48 3 6 9 15   13

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 15       5   10

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 5            

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 23   5 7 8    

Personal care and service occupations

 4            

Sales and office occupations

 28       7   19

Sales and related occupations

 25       4   19

Office and administrative support occupations

 3       3    

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 147 21 48 29 35 8 5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 16     7 7    

Construction and extraction occupations

 105 16 41 17 24 4  

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 26 4 7 5 4 4  

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 101 11 5 9 67   7

Production occupations

 12   3 3 3    

Transportation and material moving occupations

 89 9   6 64   7

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.