CF TB 8/03/95 NR SUPP TBL2 94 INDEVE Table 2. Fatal occupational injuries by industry and event or exposure, 1994 Event or exposure(2) (percent) Total Exposure Industry(1) fataliti- Contact to es Trans- Assaults with harmful Fires and (number) portation and objects Falls sub- explosio- in- violent and stances ns cidents acts equipment or environ- ments Total........... 6,588 41.6 19.9 15.4 10.0 9.7 3.1 Private industry...... 5,923 40.5 19.7 16.4 10.4 10.1 2.7 Agriculture, for- estry and fishing........ 847 53.7 6.6 19.8 7.2 11.3 .9 Agricultural production - crops........ 441 61.0 4.8 22.0 4.3 7.0 - Cash grains... 29 51.7 - 31.0 - - - Field crops, except cash grains..... 26 57.7 - - - 19.2 - Cotton...... 8 50.0 - - - - - Irish potatoes. 7 71.4 - - - - - Field crops, except grains, nec...... 6 66.7 - - - - - Vegetables and melons..... 10 50.0 - - - - - Fruits and tree nuts.. 19 57.9 - - - 26.3 - Grapes...... 6 83.3 - - - - - Horticultural specialties 14 50.0 - - - - - Ornamental nursery products. 10 50.0 - - - - - General farms, primarily crop....... 247 61.1 4.9 25.1 3.6 4.0 - Agricultural production - livestock.... 172 44.2 12.2 20.3 7.0 13.4 2.3 Livestock, except dairy and poultry.... 49 46.9 18.4 12.2 8.2 14.3 - Beef cattle, except feedlots. 23 43.5 21.7 - - - - Dairy farms... 70 40.0 7.1 30.0 7.1 10.0 - Animal specialties 8 - - - - 50.0 - General farms, primarily animal..... 24 58.3 16.7 16.7 - - - Agricultural services..... 162 43.8 5.6 17.3 18.5 14.2 - Soil preparation services... 5 100.0 - - - - - Crop services. 38 68.4 - 10.5 13.2 - - Crop planting and protecti- ng....... 23 82.6 - - - - - Crop preparat- ion services for market... 8 50.0 - - 50.0 - - Farm labor and management services... 9 55.6 - - - - - Farm labor contract- ors...... 7 57.1 - - - - - Landscape and horticultu- ral services... 100 33.0 - 23.0 24.0 17.0 - Landscape counseli- ng and planning. 14 71.4 - 28.6 - - - Lawn and garden services. 29 44.8 - - 24.1 13.8 - Ornamental shrub and tree services. 43 - - 34.9 34.9 20.9 - Forestry........ 10 - - 60.0 - - - Timber tracts. 6 - - 83.3 - - - Fishing, hunting, and trapping..... 62 58.1 6.5 - - 30.6 - Commercial fishing.... 62 58.1 6.5 - - 30.6 - Finfish..... 17 58.8 - - - 35.3 - Shellfish... 27 63.0 - - - 37.0 - Mining............ 180 31.1 - 33.9 6.1 15.0 11.7 Metal mining.... 16 37.5 - 31.2 - - - Coal mining..... 41 22.0 - 56.1 - - 12.2 Bituminous coal and lignite mining..... 38 23.7 - 52.6 - - 13.2 Oil and gas extraction... 99 33.3 - 23.2 9.1 21.2 13.1 Crude petroleum and natural gas........ 9 - - - - 44.4 - Oil and gas field services... 85 31.8 - 25.9 9.4 18.8 14.1 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels. 24 33.3 - 41.7 - - - Crushed and broken stone...... 13 38.5 - 38.5 - - - Construction...... 1,027 25.8 2.7 17.8 32.1 17.9 3.3 General building contractors.. 189 22.2 5.3 15.9 41.8 12.2 2.6 Residential building constructi- on......... 82 22.0 9.8 18.3 32.9 15.9 - Nonresidential building constructi- on......... 96 20.8 - 14.6 47.9 10.4 4.2 Heavy construction, except building..... 247 41.3 - 21.1 8.1 24.3 3.6 Highway and street constructi- on......... 76 65.8 - 6.6 - 13.2 7.9 Heavy constructi- on, except highway.... 166 29.5 - 27.1 10.2 30.1 - Special trades contractors.. 591 20.5 2.5 17.1 39.1 17.1 3.4 Plumbing, heating and air-condit- ioning..... 71 29.6 5.6 22.5 23.9 14.1 - Painting and paper hanging.... 40 12.5 - - 62.5 15.0 - Electrical work....... 78 15.4 5.1 7.7 23.1 46.2 - Masonry, stonework, tile setting, and plastering. 53 34.0 - - 52.8 7.5 - Carpentry and floor work. 31 22.6 - - 54.8 16.1 - Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work....... 89 9.0 - 5.6 67.4 14.6 - Concrete work. 34 26.5 - 35.3 11.8 14.7 - Water well drilling... 8 - - - - 62.5 - Miscellaneous special trade contractors 182 19.8 - 30.8 32.4 9.3 5.5 Structural steel erection. 52 11.5 - 11.5 69.2 - - Excavation work..... 47 36.2 - 53.2 - - - Special trade contract- ors, n.e.c.... 46 19.6 - 23.9 15.2 23.9 13.0 Manufacturing..... 787 31.3 7.0 38.6 6.6 10.3 5.6 Food and kindred products..... 78 42.3 7.7 21.8 9.0 16.7 - Meat products. 15 33.3 - - - - - Preserved fruits and vegetables. 9 55.6 - - - - - Grain mill products... 13 38.5 - - - 30.8 - Beverages..... 10 50.0 - - - - - Miscellaneous food and kindred products... 13 38.5 - 30.8 - - - Textile mill products..... 12 - - 41.7 - - - Lumber and wood products..... 199 19.1 - 68.3 2.0 7.0 2.0 Logging....... 130 18.5 - 78.5 - - - Sawmills and planing mills...... 35 22.9 - 60.0 - - - Millwork, plywood and structural members.... 13 - - 53.8 - - - Wood containers. 6 - - - - 66.7 - Furniture and fixtures..... 11 36.4 - 36.4 - - - Paper and allied products..... 33 18.2 - 51.5 - - - Paper mills... 14 - - 57.1 - - - Paperboard containers and boxes.. 11 - - 45.5 - - - Printing and publishing... 28 71.4 - - - - - Newspapers.... 18 83.3 - - - - - Chemicals and allied products..... 46 39.1 - 8.7 - 15.2 28.3 Industrial inorganic chemicals.. 9 55.6 - - - - - Agricultural chemicals.. 7 - - - - - 71.4 Miscellaneous chemical products... 8 - - - - - 50.0 Petroleum and coal products 10 - - 40.0 - - - Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products..... 34 23.5 - 35.3 - 17.6 11.8 Miscellaneous plastics products, nec........ 24 33.3 - 29.2 - 16.7 - Stone, clay, glass and concrete products..... 41 36.6 9.8 26.8 12.2 14.6 - Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products... 24 50.0 - 33.3 - - - Primary metal industries... 64 28.1 - 40.6 - 18.8 7.8 Blast furnace and basic steel products... 36 38.9 - 27.8 - 22.2 - Iron and steel foundries.. 8 - - 62.5 - - - Primary nonferrous metals..... 4 - - 100.0 - - - Nonferrous rolling and drawing.... 7 - - 57.1 - - - Fabricated metal products..... 51 25.5 7.8 49.0 - 7.8 - Fabricated structural metal products... 22 31.8 - 45.5 - - - Metal forgings and stampings.. 11 - - 63.6 - - - Metal services, nec........ 9 - - 55.6 - - - Industrial machinery and equipment.... 69 33.3 13.0 31.9 13.0 - - Construction and related machinery.. 20 20.0 - 50.0 20.0 - - Metalworking machinery.. 15 66.7 - 26.7 - - - Industrial machinery, nec........ 13 - - 30.8 30.8 - - Electronic and other electronic equipment.... 24 41.7 33.3 - - - - Electronics components and accessories 9 55.6 - - - - - Transportation equipment.... 50 40.0 8.0 18.0 8.0 14.0 10.0 Motor vehicles and equipment.. 17 29.4 - 29.4 - - - Aircraft and parts...... 6 100.0 - - - - - Ship and boat building and repairing.. 18 27.8 - - 22.2 22.2 - Instruments and related products..... 13 61.5 - - - - - Measuring and controlling devices.... 5 80.0 - - - - - Miscellaneous manufacturing industries... 14 28.6 - 28.6 - - - Miscellaneous manufactur- es......... 12 - - 33.3 - - - Transportation and public util- ities.......... 944 67.4 13.8 8.7 3.0 6.2 .7 Railroad transportati- on........... 30 83.3 - - - - - Railroads..... 30 83.3 - - - - - Local and interurban passenger transportati- on........... 114 17.5 79.8 - - - - Local and suburban transporta- tion....... 8 75.0 - - - - - Taxicabs...... 102 11.8 86.3 - - - - Trucking and warehousing.. 502 78.7 4.2 10.8 2.2 3.4 - Trucking and courier services, except air. 472 81.1 3.6 9.1 2.1 3.2 - Local trucking, without storage.. 109 68.8 - 22.0 - 5.5 - Trucking, except local.... 279 84.2 3.6 5.4 2.5 3.2 - Local trucking with storage.. 8 62.5 - - - - - Courier services, except by air...... 17 82.4 - - - - - Public warehousing and storage 18 27.8 22.2 50.0 - - - Water transportati- on........... 48 54.2 - 10.4 - 27.1 - Water transporta- tion of freight, nec........ 7 71.4 - - - - - Water transporta- tion services... 30 50.0 - - - 30.0 - Transportation by air....... 98 93.9 - - - - - Air transporta- tion, scheduled.. 45 91.1 - - - - - Air courier services. 7 85.7 - - - - - Air transporta- tion, nonschedul- ed......... 34 100.0 - - - - - Airports, flying fields, and services... 18 88.9 - - - - - Transportation services..... 29 55.2 24.1 - - - - Passenger transporta- tion arrangement 13 38.5 38.5 - - - - Freight transporta- tion arrangement 10 80.0 - - - - - Communications.. 33 54.5 15.2 - - - - Telephone communicat- ions....... 14 42.9 - - - - - Radio and television broadcasti- ng......... 10 60.0 - - - - - Cable and other pay television services... 8 75.0 - - - - - Electric, gas, and sanitary services..... 88 47.7 4.5 10.2 8.0 26.1 - Electric services... 35 28.6 - - 11.4 51.4 - Gas production and distributi- on......... 9 55.6 - - - - - Sanitary services... 32 71.9 - 15.6 - - - Wholesale trade... 269 50.6 9.7 20.4 8.2 7.4 3.7 Wholesale trade--durab- le goods..... 156 44.2 8.3 26.3 7.7 9.6 3.8 Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies... 24 58.3 - 16.7 - - - Lumber and constructi- on materials.. 25 48.0 - 20.0 - 20.0 - Professional and commercial equipment.. 14 71.4 - - - - - Metals and minerals, except petroleum.. 8 - - 50.0 - - - Electrical goods...... 6 66.7 - - - - - Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment.. 9 66.7 - - - - - Machinery, equipment, and supplies... 28 57.1 - 25.0 - - - Miscellaneous durable goods...... 36 11.1 - 50.0 - 16.7 13.9 Wholesale trade--nondu- rable goods.. 113 59.3 11.5 12.4 8.8 4.4 3.5 Paper and paper products... 6 66.7 - - - - - Groceries and related products... 39 69.2 20.5 - - - - Farm-product raw materials.. 20 35.0 - 25.0 - - - Petroleum and petroleum products... 13 69.2 - - - - - Miscellaneous nondurable goods...... 24 62.5 - - - - - Retail trade...... 797 18.8 69.9 4.4 2.9 2.6 1.4 Building materials and garden supplies..... 44 36.4 20.5 25.0 - - - Lumber and other building materials.. 26 34.6 - 34.6 - - - General merchandise stores....... 33 15.2 54.5 - - - - Department stores..... 15 26.7 40.0 - - - - Miscellaneous general merchandise stores..... 14 - 64.3 - - - - Food stores..... 235 6.0 88.1 2.1 2.1 - - Grocery stores 217 4.1 91.7 - 1.8 - - Retail bakeries... 11 - 36.4 - - - - Automotive dealers and service stations..... 120 34.2 55.0 6.7 - - - New and used car dealers 34 44.1 38.2 - - - - Used car dealers.... 10 60.0 - - - - - Auto and home supply stores..... 16 50.0 37.5 - - - - Gasoline service stations... 54 14.8 81.5 - - - - Apparel and accessory stores....... 12 - 75.0 - - - - Furniture and homefurnishi- ngs stores... 33 36.4 60.6 - - - - Furniture and homefurnis- hings stores..... 16 25.0 68.8 - - - - Radio, television, and computer stores..... 15 40.0 60.0 - - - - Eating and drinking places....... 181 12.2 77.3 - 3.9 3.3 - Eating places. 119 16.0 73.1 - 5.0 3.4 - Drinking places..... 38 - 92.1 - - - - Miscellaneous retail....... 139 28.1 63.3 3.6 - 3.6 - Drug stores and proprietary stores..... 7 57.1 - - - - - Liquor stores. 22 - 100.0 - - - - Used merchandise stores..... 22 - 77.3 - - - - Miscellaneous shopping goods stores..... 19 - 89.5 - - - - Nonstore retailers.. 32 62.5 37.5 - - - - Fuel dealers.. 10 40.0 - - - - - Retail stores, nec........ 26 30.8 57.7 - - - - Finance, insur- ance, and real estate......... 112 39.3 36.6 5.4 8.0 8.9 - Depository institutions. 22 54.5 36.4 - - - - Commercial banks...... 18 55.6 38.9 - - - - Nondepository institutions. 6 83.3 - - - - - Insurance carriers..... 15 66.7 26.7 - - - - Life insurance 5 80.0 - - - - - Insurance agents, brokers, and service...... 11 54.5 - - - - - Real estate..... 51 13.7 49.0 11.8 11.8 11.8 - Real estate operators and lessors 31 - 45.2 16.1 12.9 16.1 - Real estate agents and managers... 16 25.0 56.2 - - - - Services.......... 844 41.9 29.5 7.1 9.0 10.0 2.4 Hotels and other lodging places....... 44 27.3 56.8 - - - - Hotels and motels..... 37 18.9 62.2 - - - - Camps and recreation- al vehicle parks...... 7 71.4 - - - - - Personal services..... 32 18.8 65.6 - - - - Laundry, cleaning, and garment services... 13 - 38.5 - - - - Barber shops.. 5 - 100.0 - - - - Miscellaneous personal services... 6 - 83.3 - - - - Business services..... 253 39.9 31.2 5.1 12.6 10.3 - Advertising... 18 - - - 38.9 38.9 - Mailing, reproducti- on, stenograph- ic......... 9 66.7 - - - - - Services to buildings.. 33 33.3 - - 33.3 21.2 - Miscellaneous equipment rental and leasing.... 14 57.1 - - - - - Personnel supply services... 35 51.4 14.3 - 20.0 - - Computer and data processing services... 16 87.5 - - - - - Miscellaneous business services... 128 32.0 51.6 4.7 3.1 7.0 - Detective and armored car services. 73 19.2 72.6 - - - - Automotive repair, services, and parking...... 89 28.1 28.1 22.5 4.5 7.9 9.0 Automotive rentals, no drivers.... 14 71.4 - - - - - Automotive repair shops...... 61 9.8 34.4 27.9 - 9.8 13.1 Automotive services, except repair..... 14 64.3 - - - - - Miscellaneous repair services..... 38 15.8 15.8 21.1 - 21.1 18.4 Electrical repair shops...... 9 - - - - 66.7 - Miscellaneous repair shops...... 29 20.7 20.7 24.1 - - 20.7 Motion pictures. 12 - 66.7 - - - - Video tape rental..... 7 - 100.0 - - - - Amusement and recreation services..... 80 46.2 22.5 13.8 6.2 8.8 - Producers, orchestras, entertaine- rs......... 8 62.5 - - - - - Commercial sports..... 17 58.8 23.5 - - - - Miscellaneous amusement, recreation services... 54 40.7 20.4 16.7 - 13.0 - Health services. 86 50.0 31.4 - 8.1 8.1 - Offices and clinics of medical doctors.... 11 36.4 54.5 - - - - Offices and clinics of dentists... 6 - 83.3 - - - - Nursing and personal care facilities. 11 - 45.5 - - - - Hospitals..... 28 57.1 17.9 - 14.3 - - Medical and dental laboratori- es......... 4 100.0 - - - - - Home health care services... 19 78.9 - - - - - Legal services.. 11 - 54.5 - - - - Educational services..... 29 58.6 13.8 - 17.2 - - Colleges and universiti- es......... 11 45.5 - - - - - Schools and educational services, nec........ 10 80.0 - - - - - Social services. 34 55.9 23.5 - - 14.7 - Individual and family services... 9 44.4 - - - - - Job training and related services... 10 50.0 - - - - - Social services, nec........ 5 100.0 - - - - - Membership organizations 43 55.8 18.6 - 11.6 9.3 - Religious organizati- ons........ 27 55.6 18.5 - - - - Engineering and management services..... 72 72.2 12.5 - 5.6 6.9 - Engineering and architectu- ral services... 35 80.0 - - - 11.4 - Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping 9 55.6 44.4 - - - - Research and testing services... 11 45.5 - - - - - Management and public relations.. 17 82.4 - - - - - Private households... 11 - - - - 45.5 - Services, nec... 7 71.4 - - - - - Other or nonclassifiable 116 49.1 20.7 12.9 - 12.1 - Government(3)......... 665 51.3 20.9 6.9 7.1 6.3 6.5 Federal government (including resident armed forces).......... 209 59.3 11.5 7.2 5.7 5.7 10.5 Transportation and public util- ities.......... 11 63.6 - - - - - U.S. Postal Service...... 11 63.6 - - - - - Public adminis- tration........ 181 62.4 11.0 6.1 3.9 6.1 10.5 Justice, public order, and safety....... 12 41.7 50.0 - - - - Public order and safety. 11 45.5 45.5 - - - - Police protecti- on....... 7 57.1 - - - - - Environmental quality and housing...... 27 18.5 - - - 14.8 51.9 Administration of economic programs..... 21 90.5 - - - - - National security and international affairs...... 116 69.0 8.6 7.8 6.0 4.3 4.3 National security... 115 68.7 8.7 7.8 6.1 4.3 4.3 State government.... 112 66.1 18.8 - 8.0 4.5 - Construction...... 20 85.0 - - - - - Heavy construction, except building..... 20 85.0 - - - - - Highway and street constructi- on......... 20 85.0 - - - - - Services.......... 21 57.1 23.8 - - - - Educational services..... 17 64.7 - - - - - Colleges and universiti- es......... 14 71.4 - - - - - Public adminis- tration........ 64 64.1 21.9 - 9.4 - - Justice, public order, and safety....... 31 58.1 32.3 - - - - Public order and safety. 30 60.0 30.0 - - - - Police protecti- on....... 14 50.0 50.0 - - - - Correctional institut- ions..... 11 63.6 - - - - - Administration of economic programs..... 22 81.8 - - - - - Local government.... 333 41.4 27.9 8.1 7.2 7.2 6.0 Construction...... 26 65.4 - 23.1 - - - Heavy construction, except building..... 24 70.8 - 25.0 - - - Highway and street constructi- on......... 19 68.4 - 26.3 - - - Heavy constructi- on, except highway.... 5 80.0 - - - - - Transportation and public util- ities.......... 40 27.5 10.0 20.0 10.0 25.0 - Electric, gas, and sanitary services..... 32 25.0 - 21.9 - 28.1 - Electric services... 4 - - - - 100.0 - Sanitary services... 17 35.3 - 29.4 - - - Services.......... 32 34.4 28.1 - 21.9 - - Educational services..... 18 44.4 - - 22.2 - - Elementary and secondary schools.... 17 41.2 - - 23.5 - - Public adminis- tration........ 230 42.2 34.3 4.3 4.8 4.3 7.8 Executive, legislative, and general government... 42 42.9 16.7 14.3 16.7 - - Executive offices.... 9 44.4 - - - - - Executive and legislative combined... 21 47.6 - - - - - Justice, public order, and safety....... 162 36.4 43.2 - 2.5 2.5 10.5 Public order and safety. 161 36.6 43.5 - - 2.5 10.6 Police protecti- on....... 118 43.2 53.4 - - - - Fire protecti- on....... 38 18.4 - - - - 44.7 Administration of human resources.... 5 80.0 - - - - - Environmental quality and housing...... 16 68.8 - - - - - Administration of economic programs..... 5 100.0 - - - - - 1 Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1987 Edition. 2 Based on the 1992 BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification Structures. Includes other events and exposures, such as bodily reaction, in addition to those shown seperately. 3 Includes fatalities to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. NOTE: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. Percentages may not add to totals because of rounding. Dashes indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, in cooperation with State and Federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 1994.