Fatal occupational injuries in Illinois

Create Customized Tables (one screen)Get detailed statistics for occupational fatalities.

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

 207 24 32 27 86   36
 

Employee Status

  

Wage and Salary (2)

156 16 23 25 66   25

Self Employed (3)

51 8 9   20   11
 

Sex

  

Men

 184 22 30 23 77   30

Women

 23     4 9   6
 

Age

  

Under 16

              

16-17

              

18-19

 3            

20-24

 12     4 5    

25-34

 27 3   3 13   6

35-44

 48 6 4 8 18   10

45-54

 52 5 11 10 20   6

55-64

 43 4 12   19   6

65 and older

 20 4 3   9   4
 

Race or ethnic origin (4)

 

White, non-Hispanic

 150 14 24 20 69   23

Black or African American, non-Hispanic

 25 5   4 5   9

Hispanic or Latino

 30 5 6 3 11   3

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

Total

 207 156 51 184 23
 

Contact with objects and equipment

 24 16 8 22  

Struck by object

 6 5   5  

Struck by falling object

 6 5   5  

Caught in equipment or object

 9 6 3 9  

Caught in running equipment or machinery

 3     3  

Falls

 32 23 9 30  

Fall to lower level

 31 22 9 29  

Fall from ladder

 8 4 4 8  

Fall from roof

          

Fall from scaffold

          

Harmful substances or environments

 27 25   23 4

Contact with electric current

 6 5   6  

Exposure to caustic, noxious substances

 15 14   14  

Oxygen deficiency

 5 5     3

Transportation incident

 86 66 20 77 9

Highway transportation incident

 43 37 6 40 3

Collision between vehicles

 27 24 3 25  

Non-collision highway incident

 6 6   6  

Non-highway transportation incident

 14 6 8 14  

Overturned, non-highway

 9   8 9  

Struck by vehicle

 17 14 3 13 4

Aircraft incident

 5     5  

Fires and explosions

          

Assaults and violent acts

 36 25 11 30 6

Homicides

 25 16 9 19 6

Homicides - shooting

 18 12 6 16  

Self-inflicted injuries

 9 8   9  

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, Illinois
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

 207 24 32 27 86   36
 

Private industry

 183 24 29 25 72   31

Goods Producing

 70 18 16 11 18   6

Natural resources and mining

 18 7     9    

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

 18 7     9    

Mining

              

Construction

 32 6 13 7 4    

Manufacturing

 20 5 3 4 5    

Service providing

 113 6 13 14 54   25

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 56   6 4 40   4

Wholesale trade

 6       5    

Retail trade

 11       4    

Transportation and warehousing

 38       31    

Utilities

              

Information

 3            

Financial activities

 5            

Finance and insurance

              

Real estate and rental and leasing

 3            

Professional and business services

 19   4 3 5   6

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 9            

Management of companies and enterprises

              

Administrative and waste services

 10       4    

Education and health services

 6            

Educational services

              

Health care and social assistance

 5            

Leisure and hospitality

 15           9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 4           3

Accommodation and food services

 11           6

Other services

 8           3

Government (3)

24   3   14   5

Federal

              

State

 4            

Local

 18       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, Illinois
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

 207 24 32 27 86   36
 

Management, professional, and related occupations

 56 9 8 7 18   14

Management occupations

 34 6 4 3 13   8

Business and financial operations occupations

              

Computer and mathematical occupations

 3            

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

 4            

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 3            

Service occupations

 32   5 3 12   12

Healthcare support occupations

              

Protective service occupations

 13       8   4

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 5           3

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 8   4        

Personal care and service occupations

 6           4

Sales and office occupations

 8       3   3

Sales and related occupations

              

Office and administrative support occupations

 6           3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 43 7 16 8 11    

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 4            

Construction and extraction occupations

 28 4 11 6 6    

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 11   4   3    

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 68 8 3 7 42   6

Production occupations

 12 5   4      

Transportation and material moving occupations

 56 3   3 41   5

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.